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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1917
Page
3
The city commission completed renaming many streets and approved April payroll totaling 1653.03. Reports detail a growing list of civic items from law enforcement to road work, including sidewalk orders and patrol activities, with notices of arrests, marriages, and public notices across Ogden.
James Turnett Burnett died yesterday at 6 40 p m at his family residence 2 Clinton Utah after paralysis He was born in England December 24 1850 the son of James and Mary Burnett and moved to Utah in 1872 He had lived in Farmsington Mymouth and Clinton and served as a high priest at the time of his death The death notice notes an assault incident involving William Burley and a third wife Ellie Larson Yur
Wells Fargo will take over all express traffic on Narberger and Orem lines and with rights on the Ogden Logan Idaho will offer through service from Preston to Payson Utah. The arrangement aims to serve a large share of the state population. Denver, San Francisco and Los Angeles officials announced after meeting in Ogden. The shift comes as the Denver and Rio Grande contract nears expiry and aims to stabilize express volumes on electric roads.
The notice lists survivors and funeral times for Edward J. Bichsel and Clarence Hellewell among others, detailing locations in Clinton Plymouth and city cemetery. It notes viewings at residences, flower delivery options, and a promotion of Mr Chatelain as chief clerk.
At the Utah State Institution for the Deaf and Blind a task force of boys from each class prepared a plot on Monros avenue near the new building for early potato planting. They will tend four to five rows under supervisor coaches until year end and return next fall for harvest.
George Hoto a small man and a Chinese restaurant keeper in the lower Twenty fifth street district spills ketchup on restaurant walls in an unartful display. Patrolman A B Jenaes witnessed the act. Municipal Judge George G Darker found Soto guilty of disturbing the peace and ordered a sentence of time in jail. William Elliott and George Lepper, merchants, received similar lenient sentences. Hendry Harris was found guilty of vagrancy and jailed for fifteen days. He was prowling around N C Ogden’s home when arrested by Sgt Tot Clackburn. O R Stuart paid ten dollars after being arrested for speeding by Officer H C Jobes.
The Weber County Farm Bureau announced it can supply a hundred quantities of seed potatoes at reasonable prices due to current conditions. An official statement by Agent HGHENE notes the readiness to fulfill responsive requests from interested parties.
The Lion and Wyoming Coat companies reveal personnel shifts with Attritive May 4 appointing TL Adazaco as purchasing agent and noting Joseph L Chats as part of the changes.
Mayor Heywood and council today praised securing a satisfactory bid for the Twenty-eighth Street paving district No.125 after protests by property owners. Moran will obtain the contract with bids around $9,000 higher than the next lowest, and $17,070 below J. P. O'Neill Construction. Engineer Tracy priced the work at 5.77 per front foot versus a $6.50 estimate, bringing total paving costs above $121,000. The board urged residents to accept the result and noted prior city improvements, including storm box construction from Jefferson to Pacific avenues.
Frank Fogarty the Dublin storyteller headlines the Pantages open at the Orpheum in a sobering afternoon show. The lineup includes diving girls, Canary bird mimicry act The Myty Bird, Nell Mack and Vera Velmar novelty acts, Grace Edmonds patriotic songs, and Dix and Dixie wire dancing.
A judge named Henderson is supervising a transaction estimated at about 15,000 dollars from the general fund to protect the interests of property owners. The note indicates ongoing oversight by Judge H. Henderson in this financial matter.
William Peterson known as Jobnale was arrested by Sergeant C F Fitzgerald at Twenty eighth Street and Washington Avenue and jailed on a petit larceny charge. He allegedly stole mower wheels and junk from Kreles Junk Co and sold the items to Western Junk Co. Detectives traced Peterson yesterday and this morning as officers closed in, recovering a horse and buggy near Lashus Livery. He is a known figure in recent petty offenses and is well known to police.
In Salt Lake City a state food conference, led by Geo Borten and other bureau members, aims to enforce the new pure food law effective yesterday. Attending are John Caine, W Cottrell, Walter Boyden, and Herman Hanns. Officials warn against price manipulation and vow strict market supply to curb artificial highs. Sugar markets in New York show steady futures as spot demand supports prices.
A Parent Teachers Association music and library program is planned for next Friday evening at 8 o'clock on Tenth Canyon Road and Washington Avenue. Mrs. Norris leads with participation from Mrs. Keeter and others, plus five youngsters from a nursery, under Mrs. Alice Yarrington’s training. Judge Harris will speak as part of the program. The event features a tidy program and promises special interest from the nursery children.
A large group of city mothers gathered at the Children’s Aid Society dispensary on Friday afternoon for a Better Babies movement lecture. A trained nurse led the session, offering guidance on infant care and prenatal health to attendees seeking improved outcomes for their children.
Wheat prices soared on a late rally as investors anticipated a German peace speech and British ship requisition news. May wheat rose to 2.72 and July to 2.32, with closing quotes slightly higher than the day before amid bullish sentiment.
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