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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1903
Page
7
Fragmented OCR lists random names, trips, store ads, and social notices from a small town newspaper. Items include visitors returning home, local market prices, church social plans, sporting goods, and business addresses. Several names and locations appear, but the text is garbled and only readable in fragments.
The Irrigation Congress Board adopts an engineer's recommendation and approves $91,000 for the irrigation exhibit at the school grounds. Secretary Beardsley gains an assistant, and the committee plans the exhibit program as delegates prepare to attend the Congress. A $1,000 grant is set for ground improvements and display readiness.
The building committee of the Carnegie Library meets to consider bids for work on the basement rooms. The panel weighs funds availability and whether the board can approve the contractor bids from A. BR Nowlon and others.
Dr J L Thompson, former head of a state sanitarium in Columbia, arrived in Ogden to take charge of Elder Olpin of the Attendant Work. Allegations describe a severe whipping by a workman that left the elder insane after harboring at the Blakes mission. Thompson reportedly accompanied the elder to his American Fork home and showed kindness as President Nye attended a related inquiry while Thompson was driven through Ogden Canyon by President Shurtlitt.
A petition in the Probate division of the district court seeks letters of administration for the estate of Joel I. Coolidge who died intestate on July 3. The estate is valued at 500 dollars in real property and 206 dollars in personal property. The widow Hilaniski Coolidge is the petitioner, with son Clayton Coolidge and daughter Tortia Coolidge listed as heirs, the latter residing in Onke Tanud.
Weber Stake Young Men's and Young Ladies Mutual Improvement associations invite members and friends to a Glenwood gathering on Tuesday July 14. The program includes dancing and games in the afternoon and evening, with baseball games and a display of juvenile work. The event aims to raise funds to resume September activities and strengthen mutual improvement work.
An inquest into the death of a stranger whose boy was found Sunday produced no new findings. Witnesses described a morphine involvement and a nervous undertaker testimony. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from cause unknown, with certain officers and a coroner present.
A lively program featured songs by Mesapple and Shibley, with audience rousing applause for The Holy City and Gionond songs. Pictorials and moving pictures complemented the act, drawing strong turnout and prompting plans to repeat the same program tonight with likely standing room only.
Probate records show Horace B. Taylor of Chicago bequeathing about 123000 dollars to charities and the needy, with 1000 dollars each to three distant relatives. Tony Havemayer widow receives letters of administration for an estate valued at 1300 dollars.
Administrator of the estate of William M. Shaw deceased gives notice of sale of personal property by private sale at 4.8 Weeks Way Ogden Utah on or after the 20th of the month. Highest bidder to pay cash with balance due as specified by court. Various notes and debts listed with percentage terms and dates, including several named parties and heirs.
Shippers in Ogden allege Missouri River firms receive lower shipping rates on certain articles from the Northwest. A complaint has been filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission and the railroad, with a hearing planned to determine if preferential treatment exists and to assess how it affects Ogden merchants and local freight costs.
A bankruptcy case details debts totaling $270,550 with $1,116 in liabilities secured by a land conveyance. Named individuals include Adway and Wadsworth, with ties to New York and California. The document mentions several places and a list of names, showing a probate or court filing context.
Police circle reports two men arrested in Evanston over a Salt Lake burglary while other suspects are tied to a grand larceny arrest in Ogden. Officers say a watch was stolen from a Hilton hotel and investigators note ongoing links between Wheeler and several thefts across Wyoming and neighboring states with coordinated warrants and ongoing inquiries.
The text records installation of lodge officers with names and roles in a New York unit. It notes the assembly of officers and the formal oath under the lodge, referencing the New York location and the election or appointment by a new president, with accompanying procedural details.
An advertisement critique notes batch proportions and display accuracy for Southern Pacific California Excursions. It questions veracity of many ads while praising some as artful, but warns few listings clearly match advertised trains. The dated exhibition shows Wednesday acknowledgment.
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