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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
9
A scanned 19th century column contains misc items from court actions to births, arrestees, business notices, and local advertisements. It notes probate letters granted in Carnahan estate matters, a divorce dispute dismissal, numerous birth reports from city health records, a Chinaman arrest on vagrancy, and various business notices including a dentist moved to a bank and a hardware shop offering gate materials.
In a noted session of The Committee on Credentials, Harry D. Carey leads a detailed review of eligibility and credentialing rules. Herbert Rawlison appears in Nature Incorporated at Oracle Theatre, marking a notable collaboration on a stage project.
Fragmentary classified notice promising home based civil service positions with unclear details. Mentions at home work and furnished data but text is garbled. Likely recruitment ad offering uncertain opportunities and rates.再
Auction notice reports a sales event at Ogden Sales Weathers with a date range and location Bex 900. Details are fragmented but indicate horse lots and public bidding. Potential buyers are advised to consult the listing for exact horses and times.
Prompsoy v. EJ Howatt appeals the judgment for 979.50 against the defendant. Ida M. Connelly sues James A. Connelly for divorce alleging failure to provide for her since their marriage on July 12, 1912. Connelly, now in Trenton, New Jersey, has sent letters to his wife while refusing support.
At a city commission session, a ban on motorcycles without mufflers and open mufflers for cars was passed. Whistles horns and other loud noises in business districts and residential areas are prohibited with fines up to 50 dollars or up to 20 days in jail. Also forbidden are loading wagons with metal material causing clanging and operation of streetcars on flat wheels.
The Southern Pacific baseball team, after beating Montello last Sunday, heads to Ogden to face the Pocatello nine at Glenwood Park Sunday at 3 30 pm. Manager L J Mann expects a fast game with pitchers Halmen Hadley and Bunt Stewart opposing Boothers Pacific’s best form under Hoy Stone.
A. L. Thomas is promoted to general yardmaster of the Ogden Union Depot and Railway Company after W. Ke. Fite resigns. Thomas, previously night yardmaster for three years, began in Ogden and later served in various Salt Lake division roles. J. H. Hants becomes yardmaster assistant as part of the Southern Pacific reorganization.
Mr and Mrs Jamen Chapin of Washington DC are registered at the Reed hotel and will remain in the city several days They are old acquaintances of Mrs Sraith mother of Assistant Superintendent F G Smith of the Salt Lake division of the Southern Pacific and will be entertained by Mrs Bayith and her son while in this locality
Macon Georgia August 25 Camero F J Spratting of F Company Fifth Infantry National Guard was shot and killed in front of his tent at the state mobilisation camp near here Mrs H A Adame of Atlanta was arrested after statements from several officers and a man say she shot the military officers She declines to make any statements
A meeting at Judge A. Howell's courtroom in Weber County will discuss establishing a federal district farm loan bank in Ogden. Tonite the Weber County Farm Bureau and local citizens plan to examine location advantages and whether Weber and adjacent counties should back the movement. Prominent speakers will present views and urge attendance.
Rival departments of Utah Power & Light clash in a planned baseball game at Glenwood Park tomorrow at 3 PM. Nine players from each side will wear uniforms and duel in what is billed as a decisive contest. The business leader expects a spirited showdown and invites the public to attend.
Berlin reports a German counter attack near Nevyfin recaptured trenches lost August 21 and 61 prisoners were taken yesterday. The Balkans show no major changes, according to the war office.
Charles E Hughes arrived in Cheyenne Wyoming ahead of schedule from Salt Lake City and spoke at Laramie route stop. A cowboy escort and two brass bands greeted him at the station as he and his wife led an automobile parade through downtown streets.
Mrs. Ames of Logante in Ogden visits daughter Mrs. W. Hh. Israelsen at 2457 Drinker Avenue for two weeks returns to Ogden. Mize Etta Williams 32% Thintleth Street returns from a pleasant six week trip combining pleasure and business to American Falls. Marry Relpshriber and wife return from an extended eastern trip visiting major eastern centers including the national capitol Virginia St. Louis and Des Moines. Mr. Heinsbieder was in New York during explosions in New Jersey and strikes in New York City but says things are settling and winter prospects are good.
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Harley Jordan dies at home on Thirty strait treet and Porter avenue at 4 pm. Funeral arrangements to be announced later. George Russell of Pocatello Idaho dies in Ogden canyon. Survived by wife and sister in Kansas City. J W Lincoln, physician and writer formerly of San Francisco, dies at Washington avenue. Burial at Kirkendall mortuary pending instructions.
Cap t Koenig is to write a book about his voyage to the United States and back after nearly 100,000 marks were donated by Bremen residents for the submarine Deutschland crew. An ordinance in Ogden City Utah confirms a sidewalk district on Sixteenth Street with concrete sidewalks and taxes to cover construction and related work. The ordinance, adopted August 25, 1916, names parcels in Silverside Annex and other blocks, and is certified as a true copy by City Recorder Walter Richey.
The city commission awarded contracts for district street work and water projects, with bids from J. P. O Neill for districts 12 121 125 and Wheelwright Construction for district 124. A police car purchase offer from Wortherry Co. was discussed, with approval subject to final satisfaction. An item to file a petition on Twenty third Street grading was ordered, and ordinances from today’s meeting were to be enforced as recorded.
The Ogden city commissioners approved an ordinance governing funeral processions giving right of way on streets. Violations carry up to a $60 fine or 30 days in jail. A separate nuisance provision bans toxic weeds and vegetable piles near yards and sidewalks with fines up to $50 or 30 days jail.
Historic ordinance confirms the assessment and district creation for grading and paving Orchard Avenue with six inches of concrete in Ogden City Utah. It ratifies the city engineer's assessment, approved by the Board of Commissioners, and marks the district paying costs with full completion of the project. Public notice published August 28 1916 in the Ogden Standard.
Ogden Utah August 25 1910 a certified ordinance outlines construction on the Potenly 1 ald Aapter upon ly Chart Avenue between twenty fifth and twenty sixth streets in District 5 to 119 to raise the roadway with six inches of concrete and complete related work as ordered by the Board of Commissioners of Ogden City Walthiel Michhey City Treasurer attests on August 25 1916.
Harry D Carey writes about Herbert Rawlison and his work in nature writing. The piece examines Rawlison’s influence on natural history prose and his enduring relevance to readers seeking close observations of flora and fauna.
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