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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1909
Page
6
A widespread spring snowstorm swept Ogden and neighboring intermountain areas, delaying viaduct work and disrupting road and rail traffic. Despite outages, rail service remained intact. deflected tasks continue with resumed activity planned for Monday.
Thieves forced a rear window to steal six dollars with no clues left behind. George Williams, charged with third degree burglary, was sentenced to one year in prison by Judge Howell. Harry B Wert sues Grace West for divorce on desertion. The Buth baseball team arrives April 12 for three weeks of practice in Ogden ahead of the Intermountain league opener.
The notice announces the closing of Hes ton Market on Washington Ave. Beaton accounts are payable at Chicago Market located at 188-185 24th Street. Patrons are thanked for past support and urged to continue patronage at the Chicago Market run by Russell Jamesco.
A special Fanny Crosby evening with her hymns will be held at the Baptist church on Sabbath evening March 21 at 7 30. The blind hymnwriter will celebrate her 89th birthday on Wednesday March 23. The service will be an anniversary meeting with a life history, quotations from her works, and notes on how her hymns were written. All music lovers are invited.
Notice states bulk mower seeds including nasturtiums sweet peas morning glories and similar varieties will be sold at half regular prices over the coming days. Astill and Shafer 2264 Washington.
Bradstreet's notes a quieter trade tone this week amid a new tariff bill in Congress and a slowspring jobbing season. Iron and steel price cuts spark limited new business while pig iron stocks rise and overall metal markets stay unsettled. U.S. and Canadian weekly business failures and wheat and corn export totals are reported for the period ending March 18.
Ogden railroad plans call for six new passenger tracks in front of the Union Depot to ease arrivals and departures. A new greenhouse will be built east of the dining car office, and yard enlargements aim to relieve congestion as a viaduct project progresses. General Manager Bancroft pushes the work to completion before the big bridge is turned over to the city.
J A Beltzer notes Mr Beriger remains active at his Grant Street shop, inviting friends and customers to visit at 2476 Grant. The brief hints at a watchmaker’s ongoing business and local sentiment.
In the morning police court session many cases moved to continuance due to absent arresting officers. Jane Parsons pleaded not guilty to vagrancy and posted bonds of 10 dollars. Jack Smith received 10 days for begging, and Drew Wig faced five days to sober up. George Kirkins and Gua Lotns, two Grreeke, were charged with assault and battery, Mamie Spencer and Rockburn faced lewd conduct charges. Officer News testified. after evidence the defendant was found guilty and fined one dollar for speeding by J. Williams.
M J West of Ogden has leased and optioned the Sterling Mining property in southwestern Nevada with plans to open the mines and make them self sustaining within ninety days. The 46,000 ton ore in sight was reported by Thomas Weir from an 1894 examination.
The Sunday evening sermon will address whether poets offer grounds for belief in survival after death. It is the third in a series exploring personal immortality and invites public attendance at the Congregational church.
March 20 a boy and a girl were born to Sumner Warter’s wife. The mother is daughter of James Purdy of 228 Twenty-Eighth Street. The newborns were welcomed into the world at home.
Mrs Edward Harriman and family arrived in Ogden from Los Angeles on a four car special train of the San Pedro and Oregon Short Line. Weber club presented two boxes of Utah grown flowers. The party continued east over Union Pacific lines with special arrangements for safety and speed. General Superintendent W N Park met the party and escorted them toward Omaha.
Dr. R. S. Joyce returned from San Francisco with Architect Hodson after inspecting the Southern Pacific hospital the German hospital and Dr Lane hospital. He cites the railroad hospital as among the finest in the United States noting its fireproof modern design and cement construction using Red Devil cement from Ogden.
The motion of Thomas Vance, convicted wife murderer, for a new trial was not heard in Dundee Armstrongs division and postponed to today. The state filed five late affidavits from neighbors about Amanda Vance Ward’s truthfulness to counter the defense and offset Gavite’s earlier filing.
Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending March 18 totals 2,754,995,000 dollars, up from 2,181,967,000 the prior week and 2,731,910,000 in the same week last year.
Washington March 19 Representative Humphrey of Washington introduced an ocean mail subsidy bill aiming to extend second class mail pay to ships carrying mail to South America Australasia the Philippines China and Japan. The proposal mirrors earlier first class rates but excludes third class pay.
Private Beals of California, a veteran of two wars, reported to police that a striking woman befriended him on lower Twenty-fifth Street in Ogden and, after a brief encounter, disappeared with about $50 in cash. Beals, traveling from Iowa to California, plans to continue homeward as officers seek the alleged thief.
Pingree & Keller advertise a wide, fresh seed selection including Stratagem Peas Alaska Peas and Sweet Peas priced at 5 to 55 cents per pound. Both phones listed as No 2616.
Special organ music at 55 by Sam F. Whitaker. Selection by the chair. Address by Prof Mck Kendrick on Mor niwniom the Gospel of Intelligence. Quartette and chorus selection to the choir.
Palermo authorities say they are pursuing the killers of Josey Petrosini, chief of the Hallan bureau of the New York Police Department, killed March 12. Funds are ample, arrests daily, but details stay secret to curb Mafia interference. Investigations extend to Naples where the plot is believed to have originated.
New York March 19. From state cuts today and the Missouri Pacific financing law it was learned that an issue of 150000000 to 200000000 in refunding mortgage bonds is contemplated. All outstanding bonds will be refunded and 25000000 set aside for improvements.
A rumor circulates that the legislature may adjourn sine die this afternoon at four oclock. Lawmakers are expected to cease labor after voting on remaining items as chatter and speculation grow about final actions and potential deadlock.
Eegs for starching from Biriethy Pure Bred stock include White Wyandottes Silver Lacon Wyandottes Barred Rocks R 1 Reds Black Minorcas. Inspection of stock invited at breeding yard 972 23rd Barrow Commission Co. Horn phones.
Chicago couple Miss Hail Lee and George Miller eluded their families and the mayor who opposed their union. Lee was sent to a Rock Island convent but Miller slipped in at night and they wed in Indiana. Relatives reportedly forgave them.
Mise Lucille Wallace announces the opening of her new studio at 2564 Washave, with hours on Tuesdays Fridays and Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Local decor offerings and design services highlighted.
Fred Corner, a gardener in Los Angeles, fell 30 feet to the bottom of an old well and escaped with a broken kneecap and a fractured nose. About 20 feet of water in the well helped cushion the fall while police and fire crews used a rope and ladder to rescue him.
The Ninth juror in the Patrick Calhoun trial, Theodor Tinner, an ornamental decorator, was seated amid lengthy examination. He stated prejudice would not prevent a just verdict, and he showed no knowledge likely to affect the case. ten other jurors were disqualified or challenged during the session.
Frank Shirley as administrator of Ollie S. Shirley’s estate sues W. T. Wells in district court seeking 17000 for Wells’s alleged shooting of his brother on March 9 in a labor dispute. Wells is held on a 12500 bond awaiting grand jury action.
An unidentified man is dead and Floyd Avrey of Fort Worth is dying after a dispute on a Fort Worth and Denver train near Giles Texas. Autrey and his cousin Fred Garrett killed a third participant, then threw the body from a coach window. Autrey is hospitalized and both he and Garrett are in custody.
A fragment quotes Minot Savage on selfishness as the source of world unhappiness and evil. The speaker notes that despite recognizing selfishness harms, people continue to act selfishly.
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