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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
6
A Lake Payette report describes thousands of ducks settling on a frozen lake. Gunfire alarmed them, they departed, while a forest service tale notes ice bulging and shoreward moves near the shore. Hoff Brown and a sawmill chute caused shifts, ice blocks were cut to prevent damage as shores collapsed.
In city court Mayimend Gardier of Five Points admitted vagrancy for idling time at pool halls. Judge D. R. Roberte sent him to ten days hard labor in city jail, suspended pending daily work and police reporting. Roberts warned pool halls as gathering spots fueling idle youth and crime risk.
At a morning meeting, George Shorten was appointed to the position of city meat inspector after Commissioner Ward recommended him. A report by Inspec tR. C. Taylor showed two cars with 6,437 poles and 6,508 Nova arrivals in the city, which was approved. Rooming house licenses were granted to Alera M. A. Madigan and Arcadia Guerrero.
Avie Bateman of the state food and dairy department reviews prepared foods in Ogden. He inspects flour, bread, and fonda products at Globe Mills and Albers Mills as part of routine sampling and testing.
Thomas Plitley, a Clenfield farmer, admitted parking before a fire hydrant on Washington Avenue in Jinsiehden. He was fined $3 for obstructing access to the hydrant and related penalties.
Albert B. Potter, associate songster, resigns following the March resignation of Henry B. Graves, chief of the Forest Service. Potter, based in Arizona, entered service under Gifford Pinchot in 1901 as an expert attending to service work, stating in a letter to Graves that he seeks retirement to pursue private interests.
A derailed freight car and tore track near Beppo, 5 miles west of Ogden, halted Train No. 9 for 25 minutes. The Western Pacific route via Salt Lake and Shatter to Nevada Northern will be used. Train No. 2 also faces a detour. No injuries reported.
A postal bulletin declares that political activity by civil service workers is forbidden except for actual ballot casting. Violations by indirect action or cooperation with others will be punished. Spouses of civil service employees are also barred from political participation to protect government interests. The bulletin warns that a wife aiding a postal employee could be grounds for punishment.
The North Weber Stake holds a Sunday morning and afternoon quarterly conference in the tabernacle. President James Walkes urges all members to attend. Representatives of general church authorities will give addresses, with musical programs by the tabernacle choir at both sessions.
A fragmentary report notes the murder of an American citizen by a Mexican clerk amid diplomatic hints about a potential nomination. The text mixes garbled phrases about weather forecasts and political commentary, with unclear references to consular matters and reconstruction era themes.
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