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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1916
Page
9
A Utah city page reports court actions with not guilty pleas in a poolroom case, divorce and adoption rulings, and estate payments. It notes licenses issued, commitments to hospitals, and junk-intervention cases. Local transfers, marriages, and obituaries mingle with travel and public works notes. Forester conferences and city secretary updates conclude the roundup.
Obituary notes report W. D. W. Zeller’s father death in Florida and transport of the body to Pennsylvania. Local items include mail carrier Bert Litzenberg leaving after telegrams, railroad collision brief, plumbing moves, street paving updates, a new sugar factory rumor, and births at the city health office.
Henry W. Gwilliam a longtime Democrat in Weber County has applied to Governor elect Simon H. Berner for a spot on the state land board. The job pays a hundred dollars a month and his friends say he has the backing of most leading Democrats and committees in the city.
Election of officers for the ensuing Pv will be held Wednesday evening December 6 1916 from 2 pm to 1 pm. Australian Cadot, Worthy President Shaughnessy, Hensley, Secretary. Advert i ment.
A letter from Fayetteville expresses gratitude as Chas H Brough, formerly of Ogden, is elected governor of Arkansas. He thanks Dr A B Condon W G NalrympIe Ramuel L Brick J Kaas and A G Horne for congratulations and notes hopes for an honest progressive administration while welcoming friends to visit Arkansas.
Miss Welch visits her parents in Ogden during Thanksgiving and returns to Salt Lake. A brides tea is held in Salt Lake with P B Haslet and Mrs N Puls ton attending. Mrs Bristol travels to New York and the East. Happy Hooligan club hosts Mrs Earl Brela visiting her mother. A social gathering features music, games, and refreshments. The Historical Society met, with Prof Gulley presenting on the Faust Legend and the devil in literature, followed by tea.
The young people of the First Congregated choir will host a penny supper on Friday evening December 4 from 6:30 to 8:00. It will feature a chicken supper and served on a one cent basis. A birthday celebration notes a joint event honoring Willam G. Biddle's eighty fourth birthday and wedding anniversary, previously mis-stated.
Parley T Wright manager of W F Wright and Gena company today authorized The Standard to state he does not seek membership on the city board of education and would refuse to qualify if elected. Successor to Van Dyke. Washington, Dec. Jobo W Garrett of Baltimore, formerly minister to the Argentine Republic, will likely be nominated by President Wilson to be ambassador to The Netherlands to succeed Henry Van Dyke, resigned.
Delinquent taxes incur a three percent penalty after noon today as the Tax Collector’s office closes. Clerks worked all day, processing mailed payments. total Saturday receipts reached $57,000 with about half of the year’s $978,000 collected so far. Treasurer Finney cites legal limits preventing an extension to recipients who have not yet received their checks.
Hugh Drerescow assumes leadership at Araat Gamated Sugar Company plant on Wilcon Lane in Ogden. He arrived following a message from the auger company and resumes his long experience in the sugar industry as superintendent.
Crowds of children greet Santa at Wrights Store opening on Wrights’ third morning. Parents bring young believers to Toyland displays and the toy chaper fosters holiday selections. The December silk sale also attracts hundreds as shoppers enjoy advertised values during the sale period.
Police officers captured three Japanese and five Chinese individuals at a suspected gambling house at 2468 Lincoln Avenue in a late night raid led by Sergeant T. N. Blackburn and Patrolman J. F. Kelliher. Those detained were Yamata Keno Sama and Lei? names. Bill Loy Sing Stra Lot Len Chow and Will Fong. They were booked on vagrancy charges and released on $25 bail each.
Ernest Wilson a colored man was held on a roadault charge with use of a deadly weapon after a reported fight at Anderson residence on Walkazenua. Sergeant Fitzgerald swore out the complaint. Wilson allegedly fired and stabbed a woman during the affray. Bail set at 41000 by Municipal Judge G S Earkier.
The British government barred Greek steamers from sailing to and from British ports to Greek ports. A Paris despatch reported that an embargo was placed on all Greek ships stopping in French and other ports of the entente allies following recent events in Athens.
Albany dispatch reports Tart na Koka, condemned to die for the murder of Charles D. Phelps in Orange County, had his sentence briefly stayed before an extraordinary supreme court session refused intervention. The case hinged on a confession by Erwin King. later King recanted as appeals unfolded.
A skeptical letter describes the Smith Bedding factory fire, alleging the fire department pump failed to start promptly due to inoperative equipment. Residents report delays caused by wiring, hoses, and the need for external power. The piece urges better gear at the city station to prevent future losses and notes economic impact from the stoppage.
The page reports multiple funeral notices and burials. C H Dobson died by suicide in the city. Mrs Barah Mends died after a pavement fall at 2359 Jackson Avenue. Esther A Hadlock honored in a Second Ward service. Mrs Nerth Emilia Lund of Plain City died of poisoning. Helda C Johnson buried at Swedish Lutheran church. Jane A Lotgreen to be buried in Huntsville. Peter G Peterson memorialized in Kanesville. Mrs Anna Blade Satan expansion ceremony at Twelfth Ward meeting house with interment in city cemetery. obituaries list survivors, service times, and cemetery plans.
Arrangements are under way at Truckee for the winter sports season opening during Christmas week per the Southern Pacific Bulletin. The High Sierras resemble St Moritz with skiing, skating and sleighing planned as main attractions. A record number of visitors is expected as new facilities and ample travel ease improve access.
A fragmented report from Juapiz states that a German vice consul in Chi huahua City and American Charles Stmerdorf were killed by Vivia. An unknown American was also slain and Elmerderfe's young daughter was carried off to Moustache by Villabandia, with the tale said to come from Juapiz El Pa.
Berlin reported decisive Romanian defeat as German and Austro Hungarian forces advance from camps north to the Danube region. First Romanian Army declared defeated with large prison numbers and rail interference. Bucharest bombarded by German artillery near the capital.
South Bethlehem, Pa December 1 The Bethlehem Steel Company announced a wage raise of about 10 percent affecting nearly 40 060 workers across its South Bethlehem Breighton and Sparrow's Point plants. E G Grace president of Bethlehem Steel disclosed the decision.
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