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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
7
An advertisement urges buyers to purchase superior seeds before the deadline and promises better seeds for money than elsewhere, inviting customers to come in and place orders now.
Fragmented OCR shows editorial room references to standard telephones, office contact details, and ring counts. It mentions business office locations, Indiana related lines, and a general note on phone procedures without clear events or names.
A chaotic district court itemization lists demurrers to complaints in divorce and brick company cases, administrator reports for estates, and notices of real estate transfers. References include the late Ellen Stevenson estate, Carl Rasmussen receiver action, and the Superior Brick, Tie and Milling Co. case. Also noted are auction and advertising reminders from local merchants and remarks on insanity and violence in a Denver area incident.
Fragmentary OCR text references a November date and a deal involving a spouse, with a large amount mentioned, plus an unrelated ad for SRONPORT claiming it refreshes and relieves weariness after shopping.
Reported held up by two masked men near the gate of a boarding house on Twelfth Street and Keeves Avenue. Victims robbed of 39 in silver and a threat to the next raid noted, with Japanese witnesses reticent about details.
Alr Vestal, a Dollar of an Engine welder, was thrown from an engine board this morning in Stetzer’s Southern Paris machine shop. He sustained scalp contusions and other injuries, taken to Emergency hospital and later released to 2213 Grant Avenue after undergoing an air pressure incident during repair. The event startled workers while investigators studied the cause. Stetzer serves as secretary of the local railway machinists association.
The family of Louis Allard expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends for assistance during the illness and death of their husband and father. They pray blessings for those who shared their trouble, signed by Mrs Louis Allard and Family.
A new fast train between Cheyenne and Portland will join the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line network. The Overland Limited trains will adjust meet times at Ogden, with revised arrivals and departures for the Pacific Express and Los Angeles Limited. An Oregon Short Line service from Ogden to Portland will connect with a new Ogden to Pocatello passenger, while multiple local and express routes adjust times and routing.
A May report from Caracas claims the captain and crew of the American whaling vessel Cartie 0 Knowles of Vrovingetown Marta are en route to a Venezuelan lagoon for five days. Records show no confirmation of an American importation or altered capital tax. WW Rossel, the American minty tor, is said to have knowledge of the case.
Fragments describe wildfires sweeping Vera Orit, Maxy May, and surrounding areas. One passage notes a quarry area near Wzrok damaged by smoke and flames, with several plants reported ruined and residents fleeing. The garbled text mentions widespread environmental damage and ongoing fire threats.
A retired New England furniture maker from Medford Massachusetts and his party are considering Utah and Ogden as a home and investment site. They cite Ogden’s climate and potential for wealth, praising local projects like Salt Lake Temples and new buildings while noting improvements in transportation and irrigation opportunities.
A garbled reminiscence describes a Canadian case where an invalid man regains memory and mental clarity after a diet called Grape Nate. The letter claims an exchange of health for memory, with the speaker attributing restored conversational recall and happiness to the special food.
An advertisement touts Hyome Inhaler and Hyomel as a home remedy kit for catarrh coughs colds bronchitis and asthma. It claims rapid five hour relief and a money back guarantee with purchase including an inhaler bottle of Hyomel and instructions. Overnight entries note a cafe appearance.
The Weber Academy band will join a public program in the Sixth Ward tonight featuring vocal selections by Silaven Irone Streng and Dios Hrowe, a dedication prayer by Archimad McKay, and scenes by Et. Win and McKendrick. A decorated relay gate and electric sign already outline the wall as residents are invited.
News notes progress on railway construction with ties and rails laid along Wall Avenue and through Outen Canyon. Station foundations, steel tracks, and roadbed work advance, with crews completing sections near the Ravante area and preparations for remaining steel placement by week’s end.
The work on the Wall Street extension proceeds rapidly with grade completion and track laying. Temporary rails are used between Twenty fifth and Trou Vista streets and will be delayed until a shipment from eastern manufacturers arrives, hampering full completion.
In a municipal court hearing for disturbing the peace against Joseph Welsh, the case collapsed due to a clerical error where the defendant’s name was miswritten in the complaint. Snowden testified he had no prior contact with the complainant and had never seen the accusing party before. The judge and spectators reacted as the misattribution became clear.
The brief describes a disturbance involving Itz C H Snowden allegedly caused by a man possibly his father Itz C H Snowden. Welsh recovered and said the assailant was not the man who had given him the cassing, leading to a dismissal. A later complaint charges Dr C H Snowden with the offense and may have a bearing Saturday morning. A healthy man questioned by a different witness is noted amid unrelated health remarks.
May 3 report notes nearly half an inch of rain across central Kansas with showers in the area and northwest Missouri. The rainfall greatly benefits growing crops, aiding moisture for corn and other fields as conditions improve amid variable skies.
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