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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1903
Page
12
The readable portion notes an office opening time from 55 m to 8 30 pm on workdays with Sunday closed. A second fragment mentions Sunny Truss and a 36 a om time to noon, plus a reference to a business office address and some illegible numbers. The passage is fragmented and specifications are not fully coherent.
A mixture of notes from Ogden reports business ads and personal updates. Mentioned are George Shawell of Blackfoot Idaho, a railroad contractor who helped with Oregon Short Line excavation, Grace Holmes visiting from Salt Lake City, and Judge Wright’s county property purchase near Ogden. Also listed are local sales, fishing tackle, a newborn, and upcoming Weber County Fair entries with brief references to places like 2464 Wash Ave and the Standard delivery in Ogden Canyon.
Officials report Boxelder County will collect about 83000 from workers in the cut-off class this year. The poll tax process is described as busy with paymasters aiding collectors. Some laborers say $3 is deducted from time checks to cover poll tax, and those who protest are pressured to pay or face denial of receipts. Immigrant laborers from Italy Greece Austria China and Japan are entering Ogden with poll tax burdens as part of county enforcement.
Contractors in Ogden face serious embarrassment due to a shortage of work teams and horses. They consider sending workers from Brigham City and other counties to meet hauling needs for macadam rock and gravel, but prefer to hire local youth first if possible.
Ogden Eagles plan a royal day with a morning parade gathering at Union Depot 11 a m. Excursions from Salt Lake and others join, then parade to Washington avenue and Twenty-fifth street to Glenwood Park for contests and amusements at 2:30. A baseball game at 5 or 6 p m between Ogden and Salt Lake Eagles offers a $300 prize. team picks from local players Jones Hansen Tracy Geiger Conley Pattison Ward Wessler Shingifl Hinton O Malley Johnson.
Superintendent Allison returns from the East as the Board meets at night with most members present. Minutes are approved, reports on land issues and High School progress are given. Total students registered 4,423. 2,156 boys. 302 grammar and 46 high school graduates. Report on National Educational Association dues and a principal position in High School is noted.
A young Ogden brakeman named Bhuwy was struck by a train at Novine, knocked unconscious, and brought to Ogden for treatment. He suffered bruises and gashes to the head and face but is resting easy with no serious injuries expected.
Ogden beat Evanston yesterday afternoon with a 12 to 8 score. Ogden batteries were McDonough Scott and Fulmer. Evanston batteries listed as Fettla Ward and Joe Gyion McDonough Seoth and Widmer.
Joseph Sivener was arraigned in Municipal Court on a forgery charge related to forged checks. A hearing was set for Wednesday July 22, 1903 at 2 in the afternoon. He remains in county jail after bail was set at 500 but could not be posted. The case involves the entity Orahood & Watts and a forged signature tied to a person identified as Mr Orahood. The suspect was later captured by Detective Blunt.
Jolyn Panos, a Bant-Bound passenger, was arrested last night as he stepped from a Southern Pacific train. Sheriff Bailey noted Panos carried $22 in gold and a bag at the depot allegedly containing revolvers stolen in Sacramento. Interpreters spoke with the prisoner but he claimed only the revolver from a debt, as Sacramento officers pursued further details.
In Harrisville a jury trial is set on a charge of battery against the son of John Huxley after trouble at a brick yard where the two men were employed. The State of Utah v. Thomas Mocfullough was heard in Municipal Court.
A jury found the defendant guilty after a dispute in a brickyard where Belinda was accused of battery against Wye till Llawhey. The case, heard at Hitting ile, resulted in a verdict of guilty with a fine to cover costs and related expenses.
Western Pacific surveyors are active in southern Nevada moving the survey from Wells and Pasa tough toward Deep Creek and Gat Lake. Joseph Carrell of Elko and Ogden business circles report crews at Golconda Meleen and Wells, with surveys extending north into Clover Valley and toward Loop Creek and Lake Ball. The company has bought horses and supplies, boosting Nevada business as surveys push toward Wadsworth as the first town crossed.
Colorado workers, Senators, Congressmen, and Governor attend as the Denver Republican reports a conference to mobilize support for the National Irrigation Congress to be held in Ogden in September. Senator WA Clarke of Montana is named president and Utah allocates 6000 dollars for expenses.
Vague OCR read gives fragmentary statements about congressional responses and a planned trip. Mentions Gi, Corturer, Peabody, Adj Gen Bell, and irrigation interests in the West. No clear dates or places are readable.
A catalog of various railway and common stock listings and preferred issues presented by Ogden Brokerage Co. Includes numerous lines such as Chesapeake & Ohio Rio Grande Western Canada Ontario & Western Reading Southern Pacific Union Pacific and Milwaukee & others with quoted prices and share types.
A fragment lists numerous names and places such as Hugh Cotterlee Rochester. Salt Take. PF Gaskill. Higgins unit wife. Denver Waker. Kaziens City. Tonnsville. E. a Ritson. Boston. B McGarty Chicago. FB Woodruff New York. Weller Omaha. Oscar Rowenberg Detroit. J A Snyder nail wife St Louis. J E Brhidge Salt Lakes. Henry Crosby West Sides. J B Wild Cripple Greeley. Denver. Pueblo. Chiengos Spachewk.
Fragmented notice lists an Early Celebration on a sixth Sunday after Pentecost at Central Park Church with prayers and evening services at 740 Lincolns Avenue. It mentions Bible school, Sunday school at 10 am, a Young People’s Meeting, and a parish parlor gathering after evening services, with references to hymns and prayers on a mistyped date near Washington and Adam streets.
Fragmentary notes show superintendent Underwood preaching at a Methodist gathering with morning service and an evening sermon on a topic titled The Ens thie That Accumpliation w Bronk Work. The text mentions Mtaw Violet Rut Sedge fender and local church meetings, with faint references to community actions and relief.
Fragmentary notice announces piano lessons by Miles Pell at Rose York College of Music with Professor Lambert as authority. It mentions limited pupil slots and references unrelated medical phrases and garbled terms, suggesting a flawed OCR of a local advertisement or announcement.
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