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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1909
Page
7
Today at The Toggery a lease expiring sale offers special prices on boys medium and lightweight suits and knee pants. Bring the boy to shop with you and take advantage of the bargains on children's wear.
The Utah House devoted its Wednesday session to prohibition bills drawing crowded galleries and heated debate. Efforts to delay the Cannon bill collide with calls for swift action, while related measures on convict labor and local governance spark discussion as the Senate mulls minor amendments and public interest remains high.
A will be held at 2 o clock pm Saturday February 13 at the Ogden court house for a fruit growers meeting. Experienced speakers will discuss spraying pruning thinning and related topics followed by open discussion. Growers with experience are urged to attend and share knowledge. All interested people are invited including non members and members should invite others.
State lawmakers and trustees visited the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind to inspect methods and operations. They praised the institution, expressing confidence in the current management under Prof. F. M. Driggs and indicating a favorable report may be filed. The delegation included J. L. Clark and Rep. Harvey P Randall among others, with changes to assembly format this year for practicality.
General Manager Martin Beck of the Orpheum circuit has visited the western region and recommends establishing a theater in Ogden. He argues Ogden’s railroad position on the main line between Kansas City and the Pacific coast will improve connections between the eastern and Pacific circuits.
Ogden residents report relief from back ache and lameness after using Dean's Kidney Pills bought at Badcon's Pharmacy. Mrs Baker of 626 27th St praises the remedy as valuable, with Foster Milburn Co selling nationwide at 50 cents. Remember the name Dean's. Ad urges readers to take no other.
The Weber club of Ogden and Weber County approves strict regulation of the liquor trade while opposing a state prohibition law. The board pledged to use its best efforts to oppose prohibition and to consider concrete actions, saying it would be improper for the legislature to enact prohibition now. Members argued drastic Prohibition could harm business and Utah’s finances, with all directors present as they discussed the issue.
Colonel Bughouse keeps bachelor quarters near Twenty third Street and Madison Avenue. After work he changes from beaver and straw hat to overalls, then milks his routine chores and supper with an Evening Standard and clay pipe. Dawn finds him repeating the same ritual.
A frail parade of townsfolk encounters a venerable colonel plodding through deep snow on Washington Avenue. Children grin and whisper jokes while a housewife offers an umbrella. He loses his hat and dignity, retreating homeward in misread glory.
New York reports a ten round lightweight match at the Fairmount Athletic Club where Johnny Driscoll defeated Leech Gnoss of New York. Driscoll won the first four rounds with a sharp left jab while cross had the edge in the final rounds.
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