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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
7
A large group from Montana, drawn by a ten day travel rate from Butte, visits Salt Lake City. They tour housing options and potential investments while praising the clean air away from copper smelter smoke.
The Salt Lake Board of Education filed in Third District Court a petition for a writ of mandate against County Assessor Eldredge Treasurer Carbis Auditor Fisher and the County Commissioners to compel a 12.5 mills levy for public school maintenance. Judge Lewis, now at Brighton, has the case. Attorney Van Cott said no schedule for action. The board asked for 12.5 mills after estimating next year’s funding. commissioners set 12.5 mills.
Turville and Samuelson won the professional two mile tandem at the saucer track with a forty yard handicap. Downing and Stevens finished a half wheel back. Braver took second in the two mile lap race as Samuelson won most of the lap money with other results listed for amateurs and professionals, times and laps.
Violence broke out at the National Restaurant on State Street yesterday when waiter Parker and Charley Lee exchanged heated words. Parker used catsup bottles as weapons, injuring Lee who suffered a fractured hand, and a cook also ducked another bottle before landing a punch. Parker returned to work that evening and Lee received medical treatment. no arrests were made.
W F Hills constable for Salt Lake county reports a $75 diamond ring lost after a bank visit. The ring, separated from its ring, was left in a pocketbook and missed during a deposit. Police and reward offered. no trace found to date.
Capt Charles Loeffler of Washington DC long served as doorkeeper of the White House since Gen Grant’s first term. He and Mrs Loeffler and daughter Miss Lucy Hayes Loeffler paused en route to the G A R reunion in San Francisco. Loeffler served since 1869 and once served under Col Albert Sidney Johnston in Texas.
In 1882 the Second Cavalry became the Fifth, ending dragoons. Captain Loeffler served under Grant in the Civil War and followed Grant to the Presidency as doorkeeper. He praises President Roosevelt for his easy familiarity with reporters and brief daily chats while he signs documents.
A wide range of city items including Daniel Eyer's successful operation on his right foot, Thormas McKean's release on a $1000 bond after a fatal row at the Return saloon, a 10-year-old boy's compound arm fracture and back injuries from a fall, and a fire at a vacant adobe house. Saltair injuries to a Park City boy, typhoid fever surge, and irrigation congress delegates named by Mayor Thompson are reported. Also noted are a Pleasant Grove death, a Springville boy’s eye injury, a typhoid outbreak, Utah lake encampment plans, a stolen bicycle from C. H. McCoy, a divorce suit by Josephine Russell, and ongoing legal and civic notices.
Park City reports Frank Nessel, an Ontario mine worker, injured in an explosion at about 1 am. A small quantity of power on a pile of ore at the 1500 foot level was ignited as Nessel was shoveling ore. Dr. Warde treated him with several stitches. eyes unharmed.
Eureka Utah Aug 13 Dan Phillips 20 a miner from Bingham Canyon died here at 2 30 this morning from appendicitis He worked in local mines and belonged to the Foresters of America and the Western Federation of Miners His parents live at Bingham Junction and the body will be sent there for burial He was unmarried.
Eureka Aug. 12 The City Council decided to begin prospecting for water on city owned ground. The town lacks its own water supply and has bought water from Eureka Hill Mining. If no good flow is found, an option may be taken on the Northern Bell claim north of the camp to obtain water for the camp.
Logan August 12. The Board of Education awarded bids for furnishing school supplies to Wilkinson & Son Earl & England of Logan and B A McMullan of Salt Lake. Several staff changes and medical cases are noted including resignations hiring and a fatal accident involving W W Roundy's son Myron.
Foreman Kimball oversees carpenters at the Kearns Keith mill as the bare framework becomes a nearly finished building. The first 2 carloads of machinery have arrived and are moved inside with hopes of full operation by October 1. The Hanaver tunnel mines are expected to supply products to the world.
Salt Lake Los Angeles and San Pedro railroad executives visited Spanish Fork to gauge support for extending closer to the city. Local merchants favor a nearer line, hoping for closer ties and prospects tied to the road's expansion. In Springville, Fred J. Thomas druggist who died Sunday will be shipped to Atlanta, Georgia, by his parents' request. Mammoth reports funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Howell conducted at the L D S meeting house at 2 PM.
An inspection at New York Navy Yard of the torpedo boat Decatur, which ran aground near Grinsted Neck off Bar Harbor, Maine, shows the hull suffered extensive under-body damage. The rock scraped the keel, paint was stripped, bottom plates dented, and the propeller shaft bent, though the vessel avoided total loss.
A series of games produced varied results with Salt Lake 5 defeating Butte 31, Seattle 3 over Los Angeles 4, Tacoma 1, San Francisco 7, Spokane 15, and Helena 7. The day highlighted mixed outcomes among regional teams.
Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 4. Boston led Chicago 7 to 1, then Chicago surged to 10 in the second game. New York lost to St Louis 14 to 4.
The list shows multiple city teams with win loss tallies: Boston 59 34, Philadelphia 64 40, Cleveland 50 43, New York 46 41, Detroit 45 43, Chicago 42 51, St Louis 40 40, Washington 29 63.
Yesterday's games in the Western League include Des Moines 1 Milwaukee 4 and Denver 9 St Joseph 76 with Colorado Springs 10 Kansas City. An Omaha-Veoria matchup was postponed due to wet grounds.
Multiple city teams posted mixed scores with San Francisco 47 to Los Angeles 72 and Sacramento 60 to 59. Portland 52 to 2, Seattle 47 to 62, and Oakland 49 to 77 reflect uneven outcomes across the regional schedule.
Seattle defeated Portland 10 to 7 while San Francisco beat Oakland 7 to 3 in yesterday's games, reflecting a high scoring day for the region with both West Coast clubs showing offense.
The article notes a rapid population increase in Tonopah with conservative estimates indicating many newcomers arriving in the last ninety days. It highlights ongoing settlement and potential impacts on local services and infrastructure.
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