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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
8
Katherine Gillespie sues Salt Lake in district court seeking 5000 damages and costs for a broken leg and other injuries from a February 1903 fall on an icy sidewalk. The incident occurred on Fourth South Street between Second and Third East streets, where the sidewalk was alleged to be unsafe.
KH H Butler arrived from Pocatello Idaho with a developed smallpox outbreak and was taken to quarantine hospital after being found diseased on the street. It is the city’s first smallpox case in nearly three weeks. The health office reports forty typhoid fever cases this month with three new ones yesterday: Edward Riches of 411 West Sixth South, Frank Todd of 008 Hazel Street, and the year-old daughter of Mr. Whallen at 222 West Third South Street.
Three Salt Lake youths bypassed home life and ran away seeking to see the world. George Gibson John Westphal and C Mackay were intercepted by San Francisco police and are being returned home after parents were notified.
A fine program for the South Dakota Press Association members arrives today at 12 noon and runs through Saturday night. Local committee John Cain and G L Mague will guide the visitors, both former South Dakotans, showing sights and hosting events in the city.
An old newspaper ad touts Riverdale Fiaur as the best value, claiming quality will be remembered long after price. The pitch urges buying from all grocers and notes the product is sold widely.
A Utah Press association committee arrives and tours the sanitarium Saltair Lagoon and Calder's Park. They ride the Seeing Salt Lake car, hear an organ recital in the Tabernacle, attend Salt Palace bicycle races, and visit Lagoon before returning Saturday night.
The Board of Education failed to obtain a mandamus ruling from Judge Lewis on increasing the county tax levy for schools. The case was postponed to 1 45 today due to the county attorney’s absence. Whichever way the ruling goes, tax notices and collections will be delayed and both sides plan appeals, with Supreme Court guidance expected only months later.
Salt Lake City stores admit storing giant powder giant caps and gunpowder in their buildings triggering fears of catastrophic fires. Chief Devine dispatched firemen to inspect and record findings and witnesses noted a close call at a recent hardware firm blaze.
George S. Hickox, a Wyoming Department of Industrial Affairs official, stands firm amid active sheriffs' scrutiny as dispatches claim he fulfilled his duties and contributed to eradicating a scab presence, signaling a tense enforcement stance in the region.
Mr Hickox explains that federal and Wyoming rules on scabby sheep shipments are identical and must be enforced rigidly. He has supported modifications urged by sheepmen and his own observations, backed by the bureau chief, aiming to ease burdens while following state and government directions.
Logan Utah August 19 Mrs Nephi Nelson of Newton died this morning from peritonitis after a long illness She was operated on last month for an intestinal obstruction and relapsed fatally Her husband and four children survive Also noted is the pending appointment of George C Jensen to teach at Nephi high school and a court decision in Joseph Monson vs John Christofferson granting $438.50 in favor of Monson
Clerk Farrell issued a marriage license to John Estrom and Alma Sofia Olsen, both residents of Salt Lake City, today.
Deputy Sheriff McDowell of Mondoe county Alabama arrived with a requisition on the Utah governor for delivery of Jim W. Fox the alleged murderer captured there by detectives Norrell and Raleigh. Fox has been in Sheriff Emerys custody since. The move ends habeas corpus proceedings unless requisition papers are in order. The officer witnessed the July murder of Stewart by Fox during a picnic crowd incident. A $400 reward for the detectives is to be paid once formalities are completed.
The region endured an extreme heat spell with temperatures reaching 98 at 1 pm, then lingering above 95 into the afternoon. Forecasters say another such peak is unlikely this season, noting only a few Augusts show similar heat in recent years.
Historical notes describe a heat wave peaking July 30 1889 with a 102 degree reading, while other records that summer had been surpassed earlier in 1889 and the overall season marked high temperatures.
Brigham Pearce 34 and Fannie M Wilson 20 of Salt Lake City. John Deeble 59 and Mrs Jennie Jones 40 of Montrose Colorado. Elmer E Heston 295 and May Parrot 29 of Salt Lake City. Charles Force 273 and Ora Nelson 21 of Salt Lake City.
Deputy Sheriff McDowell arrives with requisition papers for W. W. Fox who is wanted in Alabama for murder and will depart soon with the prisoner. Also reports on typhoid fever in Salt Lake City, a severe hand injury requiring amputation, a 53-person Colorado Chautauqua party, a broken leg from a Provo tunnel accident, a clerk at the Windsor hotel suspected of theft, twin infant deaths from cholera infantum, a new Utah Collapsible Box company incorporation with officers, and unresolved Morgan schoolhouse issues with a site decision pending Friday.
The grocer touts Schilling's Best as the nicest trade, offering money to settle any complaints. The note emphasizes satisfaction and ready compensation as a selling point.
Portland August 20 Senator W A Clark of Montana plans a large smelter in Portland to process ore from his mine in the Coeur d Alene district A representative has scouted sites in the city for over two weeks and will report findings to Clark in Butte before proceeding
The Churchman argues a chief executive is essential for the Episcopal church as for a nation. Currently no real executive head exists. the presiding bishop is mainly a chair and lacks defined administrative duties.
News from Hare reports a new independent ore channel at the Victor Consolidated mine at Tintic reaching 500 feet with copper averaging 15 percent plus gold and silver. Management and locals expect the find to rival the camp’s best as air issues slow extraction and plans push toward a deeper winze. Mammoth dispatches note high copper percentages and strong excitement locally.
Edna Rolley, 19, popular Park City youth, died last night on a ranch in Oregon. Mr and Mrs Stanton Holley received telegram from Freewater reporting the death and requesting burial details. Body to be shipped to Park City for burial.
In a Park wrestling faceoff McLaughlin defeated Bobby Sykes to claim the heavyweight title. McLaughlin, 123 pounds, used a half Nelson to win the first bout after nineteen minutes and then dominated the second in twelve minutes with the same hold. Sykes weighed 113 1/2 pounds.
Mrs Caroline Lucillia Horton widow of Captain Steven Decatur Horton, an original Daughter of the Revolution, dies at her City Island home. Her father Captain Skidmore served in the Continental army.
An announcement from London via dispatch says Miss Kuehne Beveridge the American sculptress and W. E. B. Branson an American in South Africa plan to marry on Tuesday August 25 in Troutville Stiss Beveridge is the granddaughter of the late Governor Beveridge of Illinois.
Ottawa officials thoroughly investigate the Petrel action after the captain logs firing on the American vessel Silver Spray for not stopping on signal. The log notes shots fired as the Silver Spray kept course. officials say patrol commanders may fire on poachers who refuse to stop in Canadian waters.
The Gold Beaters' Union meets in New York with national president Frederick Lambert of Boston presiding. Delegates attend from St. Louis Louisville and other cities as topics include employment of riots in gold beating are debated and set for discussion again this week.
Eczema scald head and hives are claimed to be instantly relieved and permanently cured by Dean's ointment available at any drug store.
The New York market reports a sudden banana price surge from 75 cents to 3 dollars per bunch following a hurricane that devastated Jamaica plantations last week. Disruption across the West Indies prompts sharp inland demand.
Chicago officials announce potential massive frauds in special assessment rebates totaling around 1 million dollars. Attorney Frederick A. Sawyer is charged with forgery for signing A N Mattison on a $250 rebate warrant and is alleged to have cashed over a hundred warrants. He allegedly runs three offices and has ties to city hall workers who know rebate sums from the past twenty years.
Idaho Attorney General Bagley rules that the eighth clause of Section 26 of the pure food act is unconstitutional because the year stamping requirement on canned fruits vegetables and meats is not referenced in the act title. The rest of the law remains valid, a decision relevant to packers and wholesalers.
A New Orleans dispatch reports the Southern Textile company a combine of Southern cotton yarn mills is nearly complete. The $14,000,000 capital concern will take over about seventy mills across North Carolina Georgia Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee marking the largest cotton merger to date.
Samuel W. Thompson acting disbursing agent for the New York custom house designs to retire due to impaired sight and advanced age. He was linked to a gold mining company exposure but says he resigned from the company board before the matter became public.
A New York Herald dispatch from Lima reports Congress has proclaimed the election of President Candemo and Second Vice President Calderon. A new election for first vice president is ordered after Renor Alario, the prior holder, died.
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