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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
5
A local store promotes a half price suit sale featuring fifteen new suits in sizes 34 to 38. Highlighted items include a fine broadcloth suit with Persian vest at 18.50, an all wool Cheviot in black size 34 or 36 at 18.50, and a grey suit costing 30 dollars with alterations offered for 15 dollars.
Eon and H F Dodge pleaded guilty to drunkenness and drew fines or five days each. Burns and Grace faced vagrancy charges with detective Pender labeling them undesirable. They pleaded guilty and received ninety day flunters to exit the city. Butter prices rise but ranch stock remains 100 pounds available at 25 cents per pound. Richardson & Grants Hospital Sale advertised alongside various local notices.
New York January 15 two persons were injured by jumping from a burning tenement on the East Side. Many tenants narrowly escaped as firemen fought the basement blaze. A two year old boy Maurice Welsenfeldt Wis found unconscious in a smoke filled room and dragged to safety by a fireman.
Washington January 15 Admiral Dewey has shown notable improvement after two months home confinement due to sciatica He is now going to his office and handling regular duties as president of the General Board of the Navy The admiral recently celebrated his 71st birthday.
Missx Hl on Cmeyson, eldest daughter of the late Ralph Waldo Emerson, died near Concord yesterday. She was 70, had suffered ill health for some time, and through her father met and entertained many literary personages.
Rail traffic from Ogden to San Francisco is rerouted over the San Pedro line due to unprecedented floods. Through eastbound services are suspended. local routes may shift to the Salt Lake division. Major bridge damage and river upswells threaten coast traffic for up to two weeks.
An old advertisement touts Dosa's Regulats as a cure for constipation and stomach discomfort, claiming it tones the stomach, stimulates the liver, aids digestion, and improves appetite. It suggests asking a druggist and lists a price of 26 cents per box.
A dispatch from Pocatello reports the Wool Growers convention venue vote in a lively battle between Ogden and Salt Lake. Salt Lake sent a large delegation to push Ogden’s selection, while Ogden supporters campaigned hard at the event. A compromise was reached at a joint meeting of both clubs.
The Supreme Court affirms the Second District ruling forcing Commercial National Bank of Ogden to record ten shares of Mundt stock purchased from Dawson in Mundt’s name and issue new certificates. It rejects the bank’s right to block transfers without cause and notes no review of motives or consideration unless the bank has a claim or third‑party notice. The decision also reviews the San Pedro Railway case against Salt Lake City Board of Education over condemnation of school ground in Salt Lake City. The court reverses earlier rulings on damages and interest and remands for new trial in the McKinney v Careon trespass matter and upholds various rulings in other related cases.
Police search for Daniel Kelleher an electrician who vanished from the reception ward at Bt. hospital in New York on January 15 with authorities urging public help and offering a description of the missing man.
A fragment describes Vincent at a hospital yesterday recovering from pneumonia. He escaped the Institution and bypassed orderlies at all entrances, then disappeared in drizzle on snow covered streets while wearing thin clothing and a pile of slippers.
The Sixth Ward Sunday school promises an attractive musical feature on Sunday morning with Mr and Mrs Dent Mowery performing several numbers including a cello solo. School leaders urge all parents in the ward to attend and note the parents department offers compelling topics of vital importance this season.
Ogden river rose overnight and reached the Washington avenue bridge braces by morning. Flooding damaged Yuen Chong’s lettuce beds and nearby barnyards, with water several feet deep in some yards. An Examiner carrier waded through three feet of water to deliver papers to flooded subscribers.
Miss Matilda Ecklund, 47, of Sandy, was shot and killed Thursday night as Axel Carlson of Salt Lake City fired three more shots after entering the home. Carlson, arrested by Constable Ward, faced murder charges. motive cited as revenge over a broken love match involving his brother Carl Carlson.
The text identifies Carl Carlson as a suspect who had recently been released from the State Mental Hospital at Provo. It notes he walked back to the house after committing the deed, with the murder taking place in a well lit room where victims Misses Ecklund and Colquist sat with shades undrawn. Carlson’s current location is unknown.
Chicago January 15 The Bell Cross Society reports first complaints of dishonest persons exploiting earthquake relief donations. In two cases women solicitors fled when credentials were requested. A public warning states The Red Cross Society has no street solicitors with or without credentials.
Chicago January 18 Two balky mules nearly cost the lives of two peddlers when a train struck their cart yesterday. Both mules were filled and the men had a thrilling ride of a quarter mile on the end of a cart in front of a limited train, but beyond a few bruises they were uninjured.
Abraham Goldman, aged 55, father of Emma Goldman, died in Rochester New York yesterday. He owned a furniture store and was a Russian native who came to the United States when Emma was a child. He reportedly did not share his daughter’s anarchist beliefs.
Willemstad Curacao January 14 The Netherlands government revoked the decree permitting free export of arms and ammunition from the colony. The move reverses a reprisal act tied to President Castro’s stance toward the Netherlands government.
Dialogue from Illustrated Sunday Magazine notes babies form habits, praising Marjorie’s early years. A doctor credits both theory and practice in successful management, while parents debate roles in Marjorie’s upbringing.
A group of minstrels toured a country town promising a benefit for the poor with tickets cut to sixpence. The hall filled, but the committee later confronted the treasurer over proceeds. The treasurer claimed the tickets were sixpence for the poor, prompting disbelief and satire.
In a New York Press item, Frank orders 100 postcards showing his home and sends a dozen to Claude. Claude replies with mansion views showing three garbage barrels and later Frank's neighbor’s automobiles and marble garage, sparking a witty exchange over mistaken foregrounds.
A Tama Musquankie descendant serves as an engineer on a fast Burlington passenger train. He lives on the same ground his ancestors did and experiences the same landscapes and weather as their forebears, though he now wears different clothes and speaks another language while serving civilization.
Robert Barr the English novelist dined with a North Woodward Avenue family. The maid, delighted to serve a famous guest, said she hoped to wait on Shakespeare someday, in a brief Detroit Free Press item about social hospitality.
A royal coachman is described as a person of great dignity. When asked if he drove royal guests at Buckingham Palace during the jubilee year of 1887 he replies I am the queen's coachman I don't drive the rifrag.
District commissioners order the exhumation of Maj Pierry Charles L Enfant from the Riges farm in Prince Georges County Maryland eight miles north of Washington and reinterment on the Catholic University campus with a monument to mark the new grave.
In Nanterre France a Mispatch-bearline contest crowned a Swiss dog Wax winner, while the W prize for word search went to a German dog. Thirty German police were ordered to St Peterabure to guard palaces amid reported assaysins.
The Wind explains how sun heating powers air differently across regions. Warm air rises and lightens, cold air remains heavy, yet both move toward the earth. Heavier air is driven downward and displaces lighter air, creating wind as a result.
A fortuneteller claims no art exists in predicting the future. The observer argues everyone has a natural type and that an experienced person can read temperament. He concludes fortunes are mere guesswork rather than reliable forecasts.
Legal notice from Single Gold Standard Mining and Milling Company Ogden Utah about an assessment of 4 mills per share on outstanding stock due immediately. Delinquent shares to be sold at public auction May 5 1909 if unpaid by February 18 1900 and at secretary George Halversons office in Ogden Utah. First publication January 16 1909.
The State of Utah summons William P. Jones to appear in the Seemnil Judicial District Velor County court within twenty days after service or thirty days if served elsewhere to defend plaintiff Jine Jones in a divorce action. Plaintiff's attorney H D Vine of 426 Eccles Building, Ogden, seeks to dissolve the bonds of matrimony.
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