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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
6
Several local notices describe a Sunday school party for Episcopal children at the Guild rooms from 8 to 5 p m on Saturday inviting all kids. Other items report Typhoid fears in St Anthony Idaho due to canal drainage, local public notices, and various social events, with multiple short community updates and notices.
John Pingree to head a publicity drive for the National Wool Growers Convention. A new permanent board of controls was elected including F W Herrington and A P Bigelow. The group plans a mid winter stock show and a broad publicity push to attract country merchants and maximize attendance.
Ogden's Intermountain Fair aims to stage a Four-State Fair in September 1909 with Utah Idaho Wyoming and Nevada cooperating. The Retail Merchants Association Chamber of Commerce and Weber Club pledge financial and moral support while the Fair Association contemplates leasing the grounds for a nominal fee.
The Episcopal Church Ladies will host an old fashioned supper at the parish house on Grant and Twenty fourth street from 6 30 to 9 00 pm Monday. Attendees pay at the door with no tickets issued and those serving will wear Ye Olden Times costumes.
A reader report praises Postum as a coffee substitute easing stomach trouble insomnia and headaches. She says she slept better and ate normally after switching, and her brother also improved, with Postum touted as a health aid from Battie Creek Michigan.
A tourist printer from Sacramento traveling east on passenger No. 6 was crushed between two railroad cars at a small halt east of Halleck after trapped by his feet. The fall day body was recovered at Halleck and identified by a single penny and the name J. W. Saunders. The incident occurred Tuesday night prompting official inquiry.
In St. Louis Judge George Hitchcock awards Mrs. William Jemp Jr. a divorce on desertion grounds with $6,000 yearly alimony and custody of their seven year old son. Lemp receives weekly Sunday-to-Saturday custody, while the wife lobbied for $500 monthly. the court calls this a compromise.
Police recover a silverware haul valued at $250 found in a hay stack near Five Points after a January 29 burglary at Dr Pitcock's residence. Two men linked to an organized gang fled. one suspect photographed from a state penitentiary file. A single present valued at $175 included among stolen items.
The personal injury case of W M Wolff is proceeding in district court with Judge Maughn presiding. The caption was corrected from WM Wolff to M N Wolff. Only three witnesses testified so far, including the plaintiff and two defense witnesses. The defense will present many witnesses including Superintendent Manson and Master Mechanic Malone as the trial nears another week of cautious courtroom activity.
Washington February 17 A bid to abolish federal capital punishment stalled as the penal code bill moved to the committee of the whole. The key amendment sought to regulate interstate shipment of intoxicating liquors and the debate included a roll call quorum fight and a proposed switch from hanging to electrocution. The session recessed after a two hour dispute with members recalled to complete the roll call.
A doctor’s advice suggests mixing rum and honey for colds. The honey masks the rum’s taste while the rum dulls the memory of the grip.
Judge Barlow Wilson conducts a noon sale before the Weber county courthouse door. J. H. Kurtz acting trustee bid up to 2300 dollars, securing the Ogden Canyon Sanitarium property from Receiver Barton. The sanitarium firm may redeem within six months. Kurtz plans improvements and promotion of the resort.
Morning session featured several minor charges including vagrancy and careless handling of firearms. Three men arrested near railroad yards were found to carry a small arsenal and were held for further investigation. A Japanese defendant fined for allowing minors at a resort and a slot machine case were noted with bail forfeiture for non appearance.
Joseph E Flint of Keys ville and Alice A Whitesides of Layton received a marriage license this morning. The groom is 53 and the bride 45, as they disclosed during the ceremony note.
Harris infant son of Mr and Mrs J D Harris Jr died at 1 AM and burial is set for 2 PM tomorrow from Lindquist undertaping parlors.
President Roosevelt signed a special act fixing the salary of the secretary of state. The measure is seen as removing constitutional objections to Philander C. Knox serving as premier in Taft's cabinet.
An Austrian engineer unveils a trunk based filter that draws sea water through a tree to produce drinkable water for ship crews. A pump sends seawater into a tree stump filter. upon reaching pressure, water appears at the far end in minutes, initially drops then streams, tasting saline-free.
Queen Helena funds and directs creation of a new town near Messina on the hill above the lighthouse. The settlement, named Regina Elena, will start with 1,000 inhabitants and be built under her personal supervision.
England undertakes a deep-sea fishing program with 11 vessels that systematically visit boating villages along the North Sea and off the Newfoundland banks, aiming to strengthen fleet reach and fishing grounds.
Teheran reports the Burujurd government dispatched agents to assess damage from the January 23 earthquake. Many communities were ruined and some villages vanished with Bahrem and Laban said to have no survivors left.
An earthquake at Sivas in Asiatic Turkey on February 16 caused extensive destruction with 430 buildings destroyed and 442 damaged. Reports from Wednesday estimate 30 fatalities, with ongoing shocks noted in the vilayet and Sustetri district. In divorce news, Maria Norden vs The O Norden advances as answer filed and defendant signals commitment to the fight.
Los Angeles notes a wireless connection with Kahuka Hawaii last night. United Wireless Station operator Blakeney reported contact with Kahuka for a short time. The distance was about 520 miles and messages concerned the movement of ships along the coast.
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