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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
3
An Ogden city page recites delinquent corporate taxes with official notices from Governor Simon Bawberger, listing four local headquarters facing non payment and a push for late tax settlements by April 2. Other brief items cover gas and rug cleaning services, a plant expansion for Utah Canning, and police detentions linked to vehicle theft probes.
An Ogden woman proposes joining a regiment of women to fight in the trenches abroad. She envisions organized female units aiding in holding enemy lines, with the motive spurred by American wartime dispatches and patriotism. She notes three nephews in the Canadian and U.S. armies and suggests women take active roles alongside men.
Clairges of Reave emergency be Ble d as the federal government Newinathanies Wilson, arrested last night with Elize Wi Lats, 9 former Ogden women, for violating the white slave act. Deputy Sheriffs Vineack and Brown report Wilson claimed a wife, while she denied, saying he hid her. Hazel Williams, once living in Ogden, was identified, age 27, Wilson 26. The case goes to Lean Bone, DOJ investigator, for Ogden visit Thursday. Brewery Tanner workers vote to raise wages of brewery workers by 2 a week.
Andrews leads Ogden City School Garden clubs urging spring start for hardy vegetables and early crops. Parents urged to secure plots for family use, with canning clubs or yard gardens planned for two families, as schools prepare garden programs and regiments for workers. More instructions to follow to organize beds and assign tasks.
Chautauqua plans shift to Brigham City with dates set June 12 to 28 and a program featuring Thaia's Exposition Band, Od Soldier Fiddlers, Civil War veterans, and other performers. Local organizers push for strong promotion while Box Elder County reports on election work and county wage scales with staff allocations and road district supervision.
Representative Timard of Colorado introduced a bill to preserve the system and enable the government to acquire the telephone and telegraph facilities of the country through current domain by the Hill Fork of Wases Inc. Mar 20 Washington news notes a push for government control of critical communications infrastructure.
John Browning, manager of the Ogden store and secretary of Browning Brothers, departed for Washington D C on important corporate business. He plans to visit his father while in the capital and will have papers processed in person rather than mailed.
Society notes show First Presbyterian Church hosts a Friday evening supper in the dining room with invitations extended to members and friends. The event runs from 5:30 to 8:00. A separate item reports Mrs. May Mank leaving for Crean, with guests including Mrs. George T. Knauss and Mrs. W. T. Stone among others, plus a luncheon and decor of sweet peas and ferns. Additional notices mention the Women’s Relief Corps event at 2 Bernard Avenue, a Ladies Aid meeting at 2720 Adams Avenue, and Mrs. Evelyn Glasmann visiting relatives before possible orders to France for Lieut. Roseve Glasmann’s Battery 1.
Elizabeth P. Jensen was granted a divorce by Judge A. B. Proith. The court awarded her a home at 91 Suvanth Street free of mortgage, with the husband ordered to assume the mortgage and only $10 in attorney fees. The couple wed January 14 1991 in Logan and have no children. she alleged cruelty and infidelity. The decree of alimony remains pending.
J C Catteon a leading Ogden realty figure sells his residence at 232 Jefferson Avenue to William Thurs of Ogden Paints Oil and Glass company. Carlson plans to move by early April to 232 Jefferson Avenue, near his former address in Washington Avenue.
Fragmented text reports a Utah case involving Ruth Roberts in Ogden after a marriage dispute. Police may file bigamy charges. references to Salt Lake and federal authorities imply a broader action. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Hoy Childs a prominent young farmer of Clinton Way arrested yesterday afternoon on a warrant sworn to by his wife charging assault and battery. He was taken to the county jail and released this morning after his father posted a $1000 cash bond. Deputy R H Soule arrested Childs who has three children. The wife alleged assault, which Childs denied to Sheriff Patterson.
Franke Thomas sits in the county jail awaiting trial on bootlegging charges. Deputies Brown and Soule arrested him after catching him with a gallon of whiskey for a shorekeeper in the eastern part of the city. Authorities say he has been bootlegging for about six weeks.
Preparations for the Ubind Liberty Inan campalen begin in April as the county Women’s Council of Defense executive committee discusses the first meeting. A public gathering is scheduled in this city for next Tuesday afternoon with prominent speakers including orators from Salt Lake.
Ruth Wassom filed for divorce in the district court today against Roscoe Conklin Wagsom. The parties wed June 28, 1910 in Kangay City. She says he trained as a lawyer but worked as a cook and porter on trains, earning fair wages yet failing to support her. No children are noted.
Washington dispatch reports First Lieutenant Kreslarick O. Klakering among 37 names on the casualty list with a slight wound noted. Three new names were listed as killed or wounded in action and disease, while others suffered various injuries including two dead of wounds and two deaths by accident. Corporals Russell G. Hughes George H. Miles and Edward Mitchell listed as killed in action. Privates Lloyd Culp and Frank J. Paols reported as wounded of wounds.
Washington March 20 dispatches dated March 1 reaching the state department predict the fierman occupation of Petrograd within a week. The report came through Ambassador Francis at Volorna.
Washington March 20 Major Gruersl March acting chief of staff arrived at his office today showing a single V shaped chevron on the sleeve of his Ischifarm blouse marking six months of front line service. The new insignia indicates service at the front and officers and men may wear additional chevrons for further front line periods.
Washington March 40. Senator Fal of New Mexico urged a minimum price of 2.80 a bushel for the 1918 wheat crop as debate resumed in the Gore session. The proposal comes amid wartime price discussions and agricultural policy considerations affecting farmers and markets.
At the Orpheum on Wednesday March 27 Mies Burford Johnsen will appear as Louis Frampton in Over Here. The Ogden high school junior close to staging a high quality play titled Over Here with an all star cast pushing to perfect the production for the public next week. Burford Johnson is a leading star and a popular member of the class.
Washington reports a bill to create free zones at US ports to encourage foreign commerce and build large ports similar to Hamburg. The measure, introduced by Representative Sanders of Louisiana, is said to have administration support. Also noted, London buys Indigo stock and New York Stereotypers union raises wages.
World markets show gains in early stock dealings with gains in rails oils chemicals and industrials while copper metals and steel move modestly higher. Sugar and Kansas City livestock sectors report steady or rising prices as Chicago hogs and Ogden cattle markets fluctuate amid overall dullness and mixed sentiment.
Receipts at Omaha Nebraska show a generally higher market across cattle sheep and hogs. Heavy cattle bulk and wholesale lambs top between 18 and 18.25 for lambs while native steers and cows see varied gains and calves move 9 to 13 dollars per head. Pigs sell 10.50 to 15.50 with bulk around 16 to 17 dollars per head. Sheep demand improves with wethers 11.50 to 15.00 and ewes 11.00 to 14.00 while lambs reach 17.00 to 18.25.
Chicago market reports show corn prices slumping due to embargoes on western grain shipments eastward. Oats and hogs face bearish pressure amid weather and supply influences, with May futures drifting and prices ending unsettled.
A terse list of Utah and regional stock quotations shows mining and mining-related firms trading at varied prices. Entries include Albion Mining, Copper names like Beaver Copper and Dragon Consolidated, plus Michigan Utah and Prince Consolidated. Prices range from fractions of a dollar to several dollars, with many small lots and cross-listed commodities.
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