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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
3
A large roundup organized by Charles S. Miner, scout commissioner for the Pacific coast, will begin in Berkeley, California, starting in January. The call invites buyers to contact bidders in the evenings at 2100 or during the day at 704 for details and to arrange purchases of cattle and cars of cable.
Funeral notices for Mrs Maury Elvabeth Payne and Mrs James N Kimball, with service times and locations. Obituaries for Christie, Wilson, Kasey, Peter Lee, and Lenn Wilson Taylor noted, along with notices on cremation plans, cemetery interment, and local business notices amid a Weber County death roundup.
Actors Here Twenty vaudeville performers of the Orpheuneffeult scheduled to open in Los Angeles Sunday afternoon are slated in Ogden. The party is stopping at one of the local hotels. In the case against George Quskos the hearing was continued until next Monday by Judge T. Roberts. Georges Henderson, a witness, appeared in court this morning and recounted the alleged assault on Mrs. Tilah Teamer. other witnesses were questioned during the rain of Gluskes on December 9.
At this morning's city meeting an application for a Plumbers' license was granted and a bond of 2000 dollars was approved. The Portola Cafe and other listings appear with local names and dates, while a separate suit is filed against Utah Ide & Forge Company to recover a sum of money.
Ogden Rotary Club's Boys Committee outlined a plan to broaden youth welfare work. William Ring led the presentation with subcommittees on Boy Scouts, public schools, vocational education, juvenile court, parks, and street trades. The group proposed school talks, work with employers, savings plans for boys, and broader collaboration with local organizations to encourage education and career readiness. The committee will meet within the week to finalize details and present a concrete report to the club.
Reports to Ogden say three to four feet of sand and snow have clogged tracks from Farmington to Ogden on the Oregon Short Line and Denver and Rio Grande lines. A Bamberger train left Salt Lake City last night, arriving in Ogden at 6 this morning with passengers. Crews fight packed snow and sand, unable to use snow plows. three plows are stuck.
High school agricultural students from multiple schools will judge livestock at the Ogden stockyards tomorrow under guidance from a Utah State College expert. Prizes totaling 60 dollars will be awarded for top cattle sheep and hogs with students comparing their results to professional judges.
Wrestlers of national reputation are in Ogden to attend the Santeb Barberigon match at the Alhambra tonight. Mike Yoke, former scoreless champion in middleweight, Ira Dern, contender for world honors in the 158-pound class, and Ke Manatt, a top heavyweight, are already in Ogden. Bint Londen is also expected to attend.
A Democratic zonal committee today selected San Francisco as the site for the party 124th national convention. After 27 votes were counted San Francisco won unanimously as other cities withdrew. The convention date was set for Monday, June 23.
A weather bulletin reports a drop of six degrees in city temperatures with winds easing after hours of a wind storm. Thermometer readings at City Hall showed 19 degrees this morning, down from 23 above zero yesterday, as forecast warned of continued cold and a frigid night ahead.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational Church will meet Friday afternoon at 2:20 at the home of Mrs. P. Millin, 2613 Madison Avenue. All members and friends are invited to attend. Yeoman Card Party Friday at 8:30 PM in Hv. G. W. hall. Epworth League social and business meeting this evening at 7:30 in the parlors of the Method ist Church. Silver Review No. 1 Joint Installation with Knights of Pythias Friday at 8 PM in BK of B hall. members and friends invited.
A Denver death yesterday claimed Ole Berkhoel, longtime Ogden resident and former member of the community. Born in Ogden, he later moved to Salt Lake and then Denver where he pursued business interests. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. E.R. Vleck.
Mayor Frank Francis proposed referring the sale of old materials from city departments to the city commission for action. A bench canal stockholders meeting is set for next Monday evening alongside the city commission gathering. Storms disrupted events, a memorial meeting was canceled, and a safety plan for sledding near Twentieth Street was announced with teachers supervising students.
A meeting for all members of the Masonic Fraternity of Ogden Utah will be held at the Masonic Temple on Saturday evening January 10 1920 at 730 pm Business of interest to every Mason will be presented and all members are urged to attend by the Masonic Temple Association 2012
In Ogden, Boy Scouts urge every man woman and child to join a national Good Turn Week February 9 to 14. The campaign seeks daily acts of kindness by 16 000 communities with church leaders coordinating efforts.
The Ogden Standard basketball team of the Commercial league will meet Brigham City Athletic in a hoop contest in Brigham City this evening. The Standard team departs shortly after 6 o'clock with ten players and the manager making the trip.
Divorce granted by District Judge Pratt. Bula Créman Weildr obtains divorce from A B rate In the etetercs raurt. Plaintee granted custody of the child and 390 j moth aliens.
The United States civil airview commission announces examinations to be held on February dates. Applications from local secretaries, boards of civil service examiners, at the post office. Tests include forest and field clerk, petty clerk, and clerk positions.
Colonel Kit Carson II arrives in Ogden with editor W. P. F. real of the Nevada Home Counter. He travels from Nevada to Pittsburgh and says he fought Apache and Sioux as a scout until their subjugation. Carson is grandson of the famed Kit Carson and spoke of pony express days and narrowly missing the Custer massacre. He met with Mayor Frank Francis on arrival.
Sheriff I C Pettison with Deputy Robert Buk and Special Agent H H Cordon of the Southern Pacific company say intensified investigations into a series of boxcar robberies are underway. Officials in San Francisco report the robberies are among the largest in the company's history with several arrests made and substantial recoveries. The case will be pursued to the full extent of the law on grand larceny charges.
City Commissioner Wed wax resumes the police department investigation with seven teen officers examined by 2:70 o clock. Commissioner Ward and Captain Jones say the probe covers more than eighteen months of work, recapping prior retirement officers and Woodward cast and other waiter as part of the inquiry.
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