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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
3
Fragmented OCR notes describe Market activity, visits, and local names. Mentions Weatherby’s Meat Market, weather reference, visiting families from Scully Dakota, and various names like Joseph Fis yrs, Heller, Culley, and Geo A. btwn Co.
A misspelled and fragmentary handwritten note discusses methods to kill beet pests using chemicals and pumps. It mentions emulsion mixtures, spraying timing, and equipment like valves and nozzles. The writer offers to visit for further advice and suggests a ten day window for testing outcomes.
A special session of the city council is convened tonight at 8 oclock by the mayor to pass the payroll appropriation that was previously delayed. The council may revise or delay the tax levy and related funding, with action expected on Monday night.
A garbled sworn complaint outlines a police case with several named parties and a dispute along Washington and May street areas. The document mentions officers, a county or city figure, and alleged actions leading to a social altercation, with names like Herrick and Palace referenced in a muddled narrative.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a public event with names such as Has been visiting for THrsh week and Powingu, Oaegon. It mentions a road incident with a car collision, a jury, and a listed marriage penne. Names include Moh Walden and Mareen, Cola, Anil Mra.
A damaged OCR fragment from a local newspaper yields unclear event details with unreadable names and places leaving the reported action and stakes indeterminate. The visible words suggest some community notice without concrete facts or dates.
A shocking case in Ogden centers on a brutal assault linked to a black suspect who abducted a young white girl and left the infant victim at her home. Five doctors confirmed injuries, and investigators pursue the suspect while public outrage and debate over legal charges and race color the scene.
The report details a long standing shootout between Bigelow and Sharp over a Browning lever rifle. A series of matches were proposed, with stipulations about timing and eligibility, but illness and delays paused the challenge. Plans for a future contest were not yet finalized.
Orandima Drake died this morning at 10 o clock in a town tragedy. Mrs Trak has been ill nine weeks and Grandma Dwiks was seen visiting. The community mourns as family members, including Drake's Yriondé, await notice of funeral arrangements and services.
In a busy police court session, several defendants faced charges ranging from vagrancy to public disturbance. Witnesses described incidents outside the theater and at local venues, while prosecutors noted alleged offenses connected with street activities and property disputes. The docket included a theater incident, a francophone name appears among the attendees, and a separate case referenced a monetary amount linked to a public nuisance.
An interview with Salt Lake conductor Professor Dyan Ephens questions Ogden choir plans to tour Portland and asserts the Salt Lake organization fears misrepresentation. Ogden officials emphasize they are the Ogden Mormon choir and deny stealing the Salt Lake name. A second Salt Lake leader clarifies the Ogden group will perform as the Ogden choir in Portland.
The Salt Lake and Ogden choirs clash over using the name Ogden Tabernacle choir for a Portland engagement. Salt Lake leader Bran Stephens objects to federalizing the name while Ogden’s group prepares a spring Southern California trip to allay tensions. The dispute involves President Smith and Kiesel, with broader implications for choir identity and public perception.
A scrambled OCR text mentions A. H Smerantny and Notlor with MR AT Nats CH Heat of Gh20.24 for goods sold and delivered. It references Volunting Ghdeon, Alnor Javon, his wife, and multiple litdon et al. alleging certain payments and actions in a civil or criminal matter involving named entities and a 14 pay Jy action.
A group including Helo Fellaying, Wred Ramelow, Georyr White, and others were arrested after police found a grip containing stolen items. The suspects denied bags on them, while a boy passerby aided identification. Detectives link the burglary spree to recent thefts, with officials hopeful for more recoveries.
A farmer urges careful irrigation during the blight plague, recommending to water beet fields where vines show life while allowing tomato patches to receive less water. He notes beet tops suffer less, beets respond to moisture, and hay fleabane pests spread as the season cools. Farmers should prioritize beet water use to improve the fall harvest.
A garbled OCR passage recounts a confused scene with numerous misread words and names. It mentions a wagon hound, a hotel, a Walton and a Josh, and a tense moment as youths confront an incident, but details are obscured and names are unreliable.
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