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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
5
A compact notice shows standard telephone lines for editorial rooms and business offices with ring counts. It lists numbers 56 and 66 and room identifiers such as Ind, Be, Gell. The fragment outlines ring patterns for two phones in the editorial and business areas.
Funeral notices and brief local items from Ogden including Ann Mary Simpson’s funeral at Riverdale meeting house, memorials and obituaries for George W Gilchrist and Orland Shaw, a large funeral attendance, plus short notices on rail reduced rates to Los Angeles for a livestock association meeting, theater listings, and local incidents and ads. The report references bidders, local residents, and business notices in a compact community rundown.
The Salt Lake case recounts Jim Donaldson facing a ten year term for the McWhirter robbery and potential reduction for good behavior. The Supreme Court criticized some defense assignments while retaining options for rehearing before transferring to the district court if denied.
The funeral drew many friends and relatives, with members of Bartenders' Union No. 643 attending in a body. Gue Saunders led singing of Free to Face and There Let Me Rest, while Pauline Matdosk performed Softly and Tenderly. Interment followed in the city cemetery.
The Palace Royal Millinery at 2495 Wash Ave Wilkie passes from Mrs W W Davis to Mrs Walter Morrison. Mrs Davis thanks patrons for favors and promises best designs and courteous service under new management.
The Shaw family thanks friends for aid and sympathy after a bereavement. They appreciate floral offerings solos and comforting words and wish others the same support in sorrow from Mr and Mrs Francis Shaw and family.
Silverware can stay bright by soaking for several hours in a net solution of borax. This method suggests a simple, chemical-based cleaning option to restore shine to utensils. The procedure emphasizes time and a minimal approach without additional tools.
A poetic reflection extols human invention and mechanical finesse, praising ingenuity as a demonstration of mastery over nature. It likens the human maker to a reflection of divine design, celebrating delicate structure and precise function across various marvels of mechanism.
A fire in Calumet Michigan killed Tore Las Bolton and two children of Mrs Fred Curtis and seriously injured Eva Bolton John Bolton Mrs Fred O Dell and Mrs Curtis. All but Mrs O Dell jumped from upper floors to an alley. Mrs O Dell carried her baby through flames then escaped with severe burns. Miss Bolton is believed fatally injured.
Neighbors and friends express surprise as Neil W. Davison, a clerk at a local Pacific Express office, remains missing after last seen Monday night. Local agent Nye Dobbs says inquiries pour in from concerned ladies while investigators review transfers and business records for any clue to his whereabouts.
Deaths notice states Martha Pauline, infant daughter, died Wednesday afternoon at 4 welock at 2102 Jefferson. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 PM from the Fourth Ward meeting house with interment in City cemetery.
Walter Barnes was arrested on a charge of failing to provide for his wife and minor child living with relatives in Plain City. Mrs Barnes, mentally troubled, was taken to the Writtenton Home in Ogden after being found destitute. A warrant issued last July is cited. Barnes had been elusive until his arrival from Nevada.
The Unknown figure, referred to as the Plesseden times man, remains unnamed to his closest neighbors and elusive about his residence, prompting local curiosity about his identity and background.
Judge Ragley presided as numerous petty offense cases from the year’s start were disposed. Nagel the carpet agent pleaded guilty to taking money under false pretences and was fined 60 dollars or fifty days. Several defendants faced drunkenness, migrancy, larceny, and vagrancy charges with fines, bonds, and suspensions, including Thomas Taylor who was allowed to continue his journey.
A short survey notes socialism has no footing in the country and little likelihood of growth. Before the war with Russia a small group opposed hostilities and published a paper to spread their views, but they faded away and the current socialist content lacks influence or purpose beyond occasional commentary.
Rice Lake Wisconsin January 7 four boys ages 4 to 16 sons of Christ Lee perished in a house fire that destroyed the Lee home. The family escaped in night clothing and barefoot through 22 degrees below zero cold. Mrs Lee and two children collapsed, and the husband carried the three indoors. One child walked and reached the neighbor's house but his feet were frozen.
Secretary Reynolds of the Weber Club promotes attendance at the Good Roads Association annual meeting in Salt Lake City. The convention, set for January 15 at the Salt Lake Armory, could lead to a finely graded highway between Ogden and Salt Lake, boosting Sunday trips for trout dinners and city visits, with broad citizen support urged.
The National City Bank of New York, the largest in America, relocates from 52 Wall Street to the rebuilt custom house on Wall Street. Architects Mears McKim Mead & White preserve the building’s character while creating a vast domed banking chamber with a 60 foot ceiling and a 83 foot dome. The giant 300 ton armor plate safe sits in the center as part of a stark, monochrome interior with pale Italian stone and limited color.
A survey of the National City Bank highlighting its early formation in 1812 its rapid growth across the United States and the development of its influential governance. It notes key presidents directors including Moses Taylor Joannes Stillman and Frank Vanderlip and details ties with Henry Frick E H Harriman Cyrus McCormick and J P Morgan among others. The piece covers its government loans foreign dealings and expansive network as New York’s national banking hub.
At about three in the morning Toby M P reports T P O Connor speaking in the House of Commons. Sir Patrick OBrien drooped asleep and then woke, arguing the disorderly conduct. OConnor alleged interruptions, while OBrien claimed he was waking the audience with a timely interruption.
Notice announces the annual stockholders meeting at the courthouse on Monday January 21 190% at 730 pm. It will hear the secretary and treasurer’s financial report for 1907 and vote on the 1909 assessment date plus any other business. A D Chambers secretary. Ogden Utah December 30 190%
The annual meeting of stock holders will be at the Court House in Ogden on January 12, 190g at 10 o'clock am to elect a seven member board of directors and to transact other business. All stock holders are urged to attend. J. K. Wright, Secretary.
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