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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1908
Page
3
Unclear fragmented notes show a TAC gathering discussing delegation elections in annual district parts. Mentions Secretary Tall and Anticipated statements from Doraker and Futihe, with references to Obie te and Vorve, but details are garbled and partial.
Ogden area notices report subscription actives at Standard and Pioneer, with names and duties. A California trip by James Hutton is noted, plus a January 24 gathering at Congress Hall to honor poet Robert Burns. Weekend theater and dance events at Elenith Theater and Royal Dancing Academy are promoted along with local court and crime briefs and coal price updates.
An article item describes a plot to steal funds with conspirators including LiBlanch and Manituron. They allegedly planned to pay $100 to Ryne and to “heat up” Ryean, with authorities noting threats and a possible arrest.
A buggy driven by Henry Danes and a streetcar collided on Washington Avenue as horses panicked a Burton Implement Co. wagon. Mrs. Storey of Harrison Avenue was thrown to the ground and carried home for treatment. Danes suffered shoulder injuries and others were knocked aside. The wounded party's full condition was not yet known.
J Peter son led a two month wholesale theft of fowl meat and lard from markets and a Belmont street home. Detectives tracked him to a restaurant where he feigned innocence before being identified as the chicken thief. He confessed to the burglary spree and related losses amid a wave of farmyard thefts.
A 1900 Provo, Utah, trial concerns whether public access to council meetings is allowed during sessions. The jury awarded damages for ousting and alleged wrongful exclusion, while the court held the public may be present under procedural rules. The opinion discusses whether council proceedings for official duties must remain open to observers.
A cracked satchel of Herculag No 2 powder and blasting caps was found near Ogden tracks. Railroad men and depot staff moved the dangerous cache from the Union Depot, destroying the contents to prevent an explosion.
In Montgomery on January 21 a mob of about 400 men attacked a man and a body was burned. The mob dispersed after dawn and the man was found alive but in critical condition, with authorities preparing to pursue further action.
Chief Paine presents a yearly report detailing fire department activity for the year ending Dec 31 1907. The department answered 116 alarms seen a rise from the prior year, logged miles traveled and water usage, and reported property endangered at 5038 020 with insurance losses of 167 750 only 16 348 16 paid on actual loss. Expenses for maintaining the three stations totaled 27045 kg with varying station costs. Paine recommends extending ta lns to outlying districts Fi Poluta central fire stations and maintaining 109 pounds of equipment pressure amid overall improvements and higher costs. Supervisor Wright notes ongoing unusual expenses and cites good condition due to improvements ordered by the city council.
Justice Gould denied George W. Adin of New York a restraining order to halt Secretary Cortelyon from allotting 21 00 300 worth of Panama canal bonds to national banks. The District Court in Anetalou heard arguments by Mr Sustn and the government. a demurrer to follow for a formal dismissal. The suit sought to enjoin the secretary from actions already accomplished under territorial authority.
A Utah court granted a six month injunction restricting water diversions in the Ogden River near Ogden Canyon. Defendants and their agents are barred from altering the channel, except if the court later allows construction at the canyon end to redirect flow. The decision preserves the court ordered water flow and schedules costs to the plaintiffs.
Poward Scanton, a 0 ler borer at Lakeside, fell from a quarry rock ledge to the bottom, about eleven feet, this morning. He sustained injuries and was taken to Genoa Hospital. This marks a serious accident at Lakeside amid a busy shift when a worker was reportedly rising to the challenge.
Waenington June 21 petition seeks supreme court review of an appeal involving Charles C May of Washington asking the high court to review a lower court decision. The case concerns May having ten counts in the books of the Big Bend National Bank of Big Bend Washington and awaits state actions to confirm if May is a furnitive from Justice.
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