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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1903
Page
7
The notice lists business hours with daily open times from dawn to midnight and a separate window for a parade or event from 10 am to 6 pm. It includes a notice to advertisers about changes for the evening and day pridefully, signaling scheduling or publication reminders.
The city greets Gail Lakers visitors including Vo P Wells U G Moser and others. Hotels report heavy commercial and tourist trade while notices announce a Saturday meeting of the Onde River reservoir company for action on a proposed flood control project. A divorce suit is filed by Honnette Deshong against John J. Deshong in district court.
An old advertisement proclaims Hamilton Brown Shoes from the largest shoe house in the world for ladies gents and children. It asserts the shoes offer value quality and style at a competitive price while promoting related millinery and notions.
A jumble of local notices, classifieds and small ads appears with names, addresses, probate items, accident and death references, shop ads, and social events. It mentions Frank Hurlian, May Moaye, Saltuke, and others, with random lines about gasoline, a shoe store, and a lecture by Col. Jola L. Handler in Denver. The text includes probate actions for Moninick Rogastee and letters of administration, plus shop listings and an open bar mention.
A fighting pest extermination method describes using altyelmmiy sulphate crystals diluted in bait to control squirrels gophers and grain pests. Farmers report high effectiveness with large baitings noting hundreds of animals killed and improved crop protection across Ogden valley and surrounding lands.
Strike action settles with hodcarriers and related unions returning to work at the prestrike wage scale. An understanding vows a future readjustment, while blacklisted members are to be reinstated. A meeting at Union Labor Hall produced only a broad agreement, with details limited to the return to work and a later wage adjustment targeted for August.
A reader from Gristol New York describes using foods and home remedies to treat a child with nervous dyspepsia and vitality loss. The account praises Grape-Nuts and similar foods as a cure marked by improved health and restored spirits, reflecting early 20th century patent food booster claims.
The executive committee in Weber County plans a May visit by President Roosevelt with a grand open air speech on City Hall square. A parade featuring Rough Riders is planned. citizens may obtain commissions for horsemen. Schools will gather at Lester Park and seats will be reserved for Old Folks Society members near the speaking platform.
The Southey Pacific Civil Engineers defeated the Tan-Beons 18 to 8 in a charity baseball game at Yngehall attended by a fair crowd. Proceeds from vendor sales at the event went to the local library, with an estimated total around 140 dollars. Notable performances came from Crandall and Crosby of the Engineers, while Crandall also had a rough day at bat for the Has-Beons. The game featured lively color and community support, with Prof. Wilson officiating as keeper.
Samuel Nanwarren was sentenced to eighteen months in the district court this morning on charges of forgery. He was taken to Bull Lake after the ruling, with Sheriff Bailey overseeing the proceedings. The case involved a forged signature on a check drawn on the Commercial National Bank for 70.08 dollars payable to Sem Wilton. Flo pleaded Railey on Monday.
Scarcity of cattle and sheep drives meat prices up across the West as most livestock graze elsewhere. Ogden wholesalers supply Wyoming and Nevada retailers while Logan Sugar factory and other plants face tight contracts. George Berk of Winnequeneh bought a carload of hogs for local patrons as cheaper groceries like Arbuckles coffee and Diamond C soap appear in Ogden.
The Consistory opens its work with a series of degrees from first to higher ranks in Salt Lake City. Ogden Masons will attend the hangugt banquet and ball, with many preparing to travel to Salt Lake for the reunion events and the featured choral work by Prof. George W. Trans.
Real estate transfers listed include Annie C Sluder and Wiehak to Tavis Ziteman for part of the northeast quarter of section 8 township and range. Ola Patterson and others to L Foy in section 23. George A Tolmer and wife to Josep Singinton for part of the hundred least quarter in township 7 range 1 west.
Summer excursion rates to the East at 2.05 round trip via Rock Island System. Information from General Agent H. Ray, Denver. Travel details indicate a coast excursion offered for teachers with round trip pricing and carrier options.
Local auction item fragment references a property called Ognen June House with notes about high prices and bids. The readable text is garbled but indicates an auction or sales context and a price range or bid figures among participants. No clear dates, organizers, or location can be confirmed from the fragment.
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