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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1909
Page
2
Mrs. Bigelow and daughter saw a man escape through a broken door panel as thievery emptied the Ogden home at 2671 Jefferson Avenue. Watch and rings valued over a hundred dollars were stolen. Police fear a city gang of burglars. description of the suspect is known.
Builders express confidence in the Ogden Peery apartment house at Adams Avenue and Twentyfifth Street despite weather delays. Crews report steady progress and expect completion as planned.
Claim says take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. Druggist may refund money if it fails. Grove's signature on each box. Price 26 cents.
Salt Lake March 14 Any liquor regulation or local option bill passed by Utahs legislature will be challenged by liquor dealers and brewers as null due to being enacted after adjournment. Prominent local dealers plan a legal campaign with top state lawyers and will subpoena spectators and newspaper men from the clock stoppage incident. They aim to sue within days after final adjournment if such measures pass or if a statewide prohibition constitutional amendment is approved.
A Unitarian sermon argues industrialism should educate life not exploit it. It warns that the system deprives workers of humanity, calls for industry to serve education and moral development, and urges alignment of work with knowledge and ethical growth.
In Ogden two railroad men, F B West and F J McGinnis, reunite and drink together. West awakes to find his gold watch and money missing after McGinnis, who later uses the name F J McCormick, is found with another friend and charged with distributing liquor on the Sabbath. The watch is traced to pawn shops but not linked to McGinnis. West posts 26 bond as a witness. McGinnis faces charges including theft and bootlegging crackdown vowed by Chief Browning.
An advert claims the Favorite Prescription restores strength for worn-out women, regulates womanly functions, reduces pain, and promotes a healthy vigorous system. The copy emphasizes its effectiveness across causes of breakdown and frames it as the preferred remedy for female health.
Chicago remembers Thomas McCormick a 72 year old retired saloon keeper famed for eccentricities and disdain for cocktails. He traveled south six weeks ago visiting Hot Springs and Jacksonville and was reportedly stricken in Atlanta while en route home after leaving Chicago.
Chicago women report a victory as their bid for municipal suffrage gains the charter convention endorsement. The campaign shifts to legislative support with sixty state organizations enlisted under the equal suffrage banner, including twenty three male-only groups, aiding the effort.
March 14. Robert Nichols committed suicide at his home and will be buried beside his brother John, who ended his life March 3 after Miss Rory Somers killed herself. Parental objections affected the romance between Joan Nichols and Miss Somers, and Robert had also been in love with Miss Somers.
Notice announces annual stockholders meeting at RE M Conroy office 300 25th street on Tuesday March 9 1909 at 7 30 p m to elect officers and transact business. Postponed to Friday March 19 1909 Secretary C W Hestmark. President Albert Scowcroft.
State Engineer's office in Salt Lake City announces Charles E. Smith of Ogden has applied to appropriate 0.1 cfs from a Weber County spring for domestic use. Pipeline conveys water 150 feet from the spring for year round use January 1 to December 31. Protests must be filed within 30 days after publication.
Caleb Tanner state engineer reports Chester Coulter applies under Chapter 108 to divert two cubic feet per second from springs in Weber County. Water will irrigate 120 acres in Section 33 Township 6 North Range West and domestic use year round. Application No 2102. proofs due within 39 days after publication. Publication dates February 27 and March 29, 1909.
Weber County commissioners grant Lyman Seen Joseph A. Taylor and J M Child a franchise to construct and operate a continuous railroad line from Ogden City through Marrishire Farr West Plain to the county’s north and west limits with associated tracks and rights of way. Franchise conditions require minimal obstruction.
The Weber County commissioners approve an ordinance granting a railroad franchise to Lyman Skeen Joseph A Taylor and J M Child their successors for fifty years. Construction and operation rules set traffic and safety standards with conditions including 30 day notice for repairs and acceptance required within ten days. The ordinance, dated March 23 1909, becomes effective March 2 1909 after passage.
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