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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1919
Page
3
Random local items include a fatal burn injury to Mrs. John M. Erskine and a road mishap. The Fourteenth ward plans a new meeting house at a $30,000 cost with a building committee to select site and plans. Other notes cover a Woodmen of the World memorial service, a gear market sale, and various city court fines and police updates.
Fragmented OCR notes mention rent related items and a 2-room house. Also references to Marines and a vague purchase of an organization, with scattered names and a phone number. Text is garbled and lacks coherent story or dates.
A woman petitions for divorce from her husband for the second time in a year amid a troubled marriage in Beignamit City. They have five children. She seeks custody and alimony of 100 dollars monthly.
Exercises are to be held at the State School with a day of events including a school band concert, closing exercises, exhibits viewing, and speeches. Governor Simon Bamberger to review cadets. special performances by Company C and the girls. The program ends with decorations and a flag salute followed by a reading of the Pledge and songs. Coming Wednesday features Tom Mix in Fame and Fortune.
Multiple obituaries report Miss Catherine T. Greenwell, infant Kubota, and Mrs S M Miller, with services in Ogden city and Kirkendall chapels. Interments planned in Ogden City Cemetery. Funeral services list pastors Bishop Richardson, Patriarch Taylor, President Wotherspoon, and others, with graveside dedications by relatives.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe transfers involving Vettra and wife in Prank 14 HUVEC ATL OF Lot V1 Mood 7 Eve and Mood View additions, with names Nellie Walker Stewart, Josi, Mena Fain, Janevy White, Danied Jennien, Allion, Chielos Ro McGregor and HO THIN. Details of consideration, lot numbers, blocks, plats appear garbled. no clear dates or full party lists emerge.
A J Cairns, a former railroad brakeman, returns to Oden after serving with the French Second Army in France. He fought in Verdun and the Somme sector from September 1914 to October 1, and took part in the Argonne offensive before the armistice. He plans to resume railroad work at 5839 Adais Avenue.
At a meeting of the Orden Ministerial association at the University club led by Rev. Christian Gurgor, it was decided to hold union evening services from June through August and the first Sunday in September. No services will be held next Sunday due to Chaulaguay kite son. Union services on June 22 and 29 will be at First Congregational church. Rev. John Edward Carver, advised by Rev. John W. Hystop, the secretary Rev. Godfrey Matthews, was instructed to pass sermon material to the local press. Cerver was asked to convey the association’s wish that the American Journal of Theology and Hibbert Journal be procured by the Carnegie Library Board for the reading room.
G MePhetera supervisor of the Sawtooth national forest arrived in Ogden to oversee road and trail construction within the district. He will devote his first year to projects in the eastern portion of the area. Over 100000 dollars are available for this work.
Bert Twaddin once local railroad dispatcher is now a second lieutenant in the American unit of the Russian railway service corps. He says Americans await transport in central Siberia along the Trans-Siberian route from Vladivostok to Ekaterinburg. Progress in the country is very slow due to diplomatic issues with Russians.
Druggists of Utah plan a Hermitage gathering with a second convention in Ogden in June. The event will include delegates from nearby towns, a North Park canyon outing for fishing, and social programs. Notables cited include A R Melityre and John Cull with Charles Priver and others.
A 17 year old boy was released by the county court after two days in custody. He had been arrested by a civilian who claimed the youth operated a small back door delivery and had been confined without a warrant. The court ordered his release and directed the deputy to release him. The case involved a horse named Nov tied on Main Street and the disappearance of a hay wagon. The deputy placed the youth in a cell in Sheriff Peterson’s absence.
A court heard that a Ninth troop member admitted taking small sums from supporters and offered to pay a larger amount to avoid trouble. The judge noted the arrest was legal due to lack of formal charges and warned that an adult could seek damages for false imprisonment.
Frosts cause little damage to apricot harvest says Ben Lomond Creamery as thinning begins. Juilee Sullivan of Huvenita serves to send fifteen boys aged over 16 to work in Nevada orchards and Montello hay ranch jobs. Judge Sullivan reports a list of willing youths for summer farm work and The Tech Construction Company requests twelve husky high school boys for Montello hay ranch near Urano.
The state Elks meeting in Ogden ends with Salt Lake named next host city and awards given for parade appearance. Officers for the coming year include M I. Graham of Frevo as president and other officers from Eureka Ogden Park City and Neen. Dancing at Glenwood Park follows the sessions.
Mr and Mrs T F Rowlands arrived in Ogden this morning from quartzland California to spend a short vacation. Rowlands formerly supervised Salt Lake Pacific railroad operations and now heads the western division with headquarters at Oakburn Pier San Francisco.
Ogden Council members are urged to attend the regular meeting next Wednesday evening. Attendance is expected from all members, per J. Wealy.
A campaign began in Ogden to expand Boy Scouts membership across the city. Citizens donate funds to support scout benefits as Troop 12 plans a meeting in the Sth ward on Thursday at 7 30 PM to recruit new members and promote the program.
Eugene Stanford and Fred Fife, two Wilson Jane youths, confessed to beating John Anderson after transporting him from the stock yards Friday night. Police say Anderson was found partially unconscious, $20 missing, and likely rib fractures. Stanford and Fife face felony charges to be brought in court by County Attorney Bates.
The Sulley family thanks their wives for support during Mildred Sulley’s illness and death. They extend gratitude to Reverend Goilfrey aterthaws and the singers and for the floral offerings. Signed MA and MRS. SULLEY AND FAMILY.
Washington June 9 Tar wheat production for 1 235 000 000 bushels was forecast by the department of agriculture from crop conditions on June 1 This year combines winter and spring wheat with winter wheat at 93 000 060 bushels compared with prior estimates and early projections for the season.
A historical forecast notes spring wheat production near 843,009,000 bushels and total winter wheat around 915,000 bushels. It cites a 42.35 percent acreage increase versus last year and a June dating reference, with production and acreage projections marking a record level for the period.
The Ogdoi Wholesale Drug company announces a branch expansion in Pocatello with a planned 80 foot two story plus basement structure totaling about $26,002. The local drug business has grown, prompting the investment in a new building to become one of the finest in the city.
The McIntyre Dry Store Post Office No.1 will close on the first of next month due to pressures from a drug company. The move reflects government compensation disputes affecting private enterprise serving public needs and follows broader branch closures nationwide.
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