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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1908
Page
3
A garbled OCR page fragment blends notices, names, and local items. It mentions arrests, marriages, births, and public notices with scattered names such as Crawehown Studio, Judge Howall, Breeghler, Lovkyer, Burden, and Horx-Abiornes. Also noted are public program items, store ads, and a bear lake outing reference amid vague dates like July 25th and a three month forest service trip through northwest states.
Fragments from a local Ogden page describe ward services, resignations, and community events. Mentions include Mahion Peter B. Pebeyaot, Sage toads De pltyatually, and a sequence of names tied to residents and visitors. The text references the Mormon church history, a party visiting several eastern cities, and a marriage announcement involving Folkman and Cook, with real estate transfers and arrivals from Los Angeles.
Expert smelter men take charge of the plant north of Ogden at the Utan Vint Springs. After ten months offline, Ula Smelter resumes, with a capable force handling 160 tons daily, expandable with extra staff. Camps from Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah contribute ore as the plant expands to Nevada districts like Goldfield and Tonopah. R. Dunsve is manager, with R. J. Wall supervising, formerly of United States Mining and Smelting Company.
July 27, 1908, the Weber County Board of County Commissioners approved adjustments to the annual assessment rolls. Property values across classes show reductions and increases with totals for Ogden City and surrounding districts. The report lists real estate, improvements, cattle, railroad property, stock, and personal property values, noting gains from state board actions and county equalization changes.
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The city advances toward an all electric interurban network as Bamberger targets August for completion. Rail works front the Maryland Hills to Washington avenues progress, with crossings and trunk lines near Webb Ington and Mong Hesley completed to enable citywide service. Officials expect trains to link with Washington Avenue streetcars, finalizing the anticipated transit opening.
President Roosevelt expresses pride in American victories as he travels by automobile and attends church with family on Sagamore Hill. He plans to host returning athletes and hopes to meet them in Sagamore Hill amid plans for a reception in London. Assistant treasurer Frank Hitchcock announces Frederick W. Untan as assistant treasurer and details party moves for the Democratic headquarters in New England.
Fragmented OCR text describes a proposed arena with a 19,000 seat capacity and a 40 percent greater weight framework. Mentions Olynple Kanes and a large tent, with references to London and a landmark structure.
The Weber County Commissioners set the general county levy at 5 mills and district school levy at 4 mills for the 1908 fiscal year. They also fixed rates for indigent relief and district records, approved funding for school construction and bond interest, and authorized bonds totaling 80,000 with a 4 percent interest rate, due after 20 years.
The Board of County Commissioners of Weber County Utah in 1908 authorized a five mill road tax levy for Roy and Slaterville Road Districts for the fiscal year 1908 after a July 20 vote. A later protest in Slaterville prompted a county attorney review and the board, citing voting irregularities, ordered no road tax levy for Slaterville for 1908.
Mrs Lottie McGaw, gram representative of the United Pythian Sisterhood, leaves this afternoon for Boston to attend the grand lodge meeting. She will be away two months, then visit relatives in the central states. Local Knights of Pythias members hosted a surprise gathering at the McGaw home to wish her well.
The notice states that shippers may combine freight shipments to achieve lower rates via coordinated forwarding. It mentions Washington WI and a 2 percent threshold, noting that combining is permitted when coordinated by a forwarding agency and the arrangement yields a lower rating for large ship loads.
Witnesses allege John Fielding forged notes and a mortgage to borrow 650 dollars from Ogden Savings Bank. Cashier Pingree testified Fielding used false identity and fled west after the loan, with cross examination revealing tensions between Fielding’s attorney and the bank’s representatives. The case proceeds as prosecutors and defense clash over the alleged scheme and credibility of the borrower.
The readable fragments present a mix of religious language and mythic phrases. Names and clear events are scarce, but hints of a translation effort show references to inner mind and prophetic expressions, suggesting a lost or garbled page with uncertain attribution.
A butchered OCR note discusses steel tempering myths and furnace temperatures. It mentions applying heat or quenching tools, with figures like 490 to 510 degrees and 460 to 690 degrees, while questioning superstition about sun heat harming tempered steel.
Fragmentary 18th century reminiscence describes May dew rituals, a wife washing with peculiar remedies, and social expectations around domestic tasks. The text references a diary entry and a household coach outing linked to May dew preparations and personal conduct.
Fragmented OCR passage discusses thinking, willpower, and brain function in extreme decline. Mentions names and places obliquely, with unclear actions and outcomes.
In a terse report from the National Hotel of Brierly, a dramatic bank failure ripple effects hit the hotel industry. The emergency crew evacuated rooms as losses mounted, with a preliminary tally near 525,000 dollars. Authorities urge calm as the financial shock unsettles Worlaptun and surrounding markets.
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