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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
11
The Stand ard is open from 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m on Bowery and gay except Sunday Suptaydinurs will be from 10 a m to 1 p m, indicating a fragmented historic public schedule.
Fragmented local notices cover deaths, funeral plans, and public announcements. Anna Fife died by suicide and was moved from Braveton to Huntsville for burial with service at Huntsville meeting house. Mina Anna Peterson formerly of Monteville is noted. other vague references to local firms, sales, and town events fill the ragged text.
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous names and entities such as Tae ud Keo Plearal View Tandall and Uinta wud with mentions of taxes, money loans, and exchanges. It includes partial addresses and offer lines, plus stray company references and a stray note about a continued payment. The text resembles a late era classified ad page with scattered prices and contact hints.
The jury in New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co v Oreon Short Line Railroad Co could not agree after nineteen hours of deliberation and was discharged. The case sought about 400 dollars in damages for fire loss alleged to have destroyed a Went Gedden property on August 15. The trial heard absence of a verdict led by foreman. the court discharged the jury and labeled the action as a non verdict.
A brief railroad note reports that during the week ending a freight movement to California via Ogden encountered delays. The Big Weston shipment is beginning, wool from Idaho is starting to move, and the wool clip is expected to be about twenty percent lower this year due to severe winter conditions and a feed shortage.
A Camden New Jersey grocer extols Postum as a coffee substitute, asserting it improves appetite and digestion. The testimonial recounts family use with claims of clearer nerves and stomach comfort, praising the drink as a healthier breakfast option produced by Postum Co. in Battle Creek Michigan.
Eagles Memorial Services Ogden Acria 118 invites all members friends and relatives of deceased brothers to attend on Sunday afternoon May 7th at 1 o clock at the M. Hall. All angels? friends and relatives welcome.
Ogden plans a major publicity boost as renowned newspaper and magazine writers including Samuel G. Bigthe New York World and John M. Carson New York Times head to Ogden for the Eleventh Irrigation Congress. Letters indicate Former President Cleveland and Senator Kiesel were notified. Cleveland cites prior engagements but expresses appreciation.
The Board of Education held a weekly session last night with members Joyce Conroy Tsipah and Supt. Allan and Clerk Rolupp present. The finance committee reported 1340.00 after paying teachers last week and new book costs for eight grades at 60.7a. The sanitary committee listed diseases in the city and the effort to recruit teachers for next year was discussed but not completed. Andrew Aybory of Hamburg requested leave. several applicants were reviewed for English, German, and principal positions at various high schools including Gould, Hutt, Alentt, Weight, Wakeman, Chittenden, Smithy, and Wilkinson among others. A scholarship notice from Stayniversity was mentioned and a plan to open bids for next year’s school supplies was deferred pending a state statute. Pulitzer news included a note on the New York World correspondent’s health trip to Yokohama and plans to remain in the West for future work.
An expedited Sacramento to Chicago air of panic through the week with new icing facilities arranged. Armour cars will stage at Truckee and Mandan to ease shipments. California fruit shippers seek quicker routes. Planned stops include Gary, Ogden, Evanston with Pacific Union lines handling transfers.
Court records reveal Sam R Pratt was sentenced to three years in the State prison at Salt Lake City and fined $500 for polygamy. He protested innocence, claiming complex motives and regional entanglements, while authorities described a long pattern of misconduct including desertion and abuse. The judge ordered the sentence to run concurrently with specified penalties. The sheriff moved Pratt to Salt Lake City for confinement this afternoon.
A general peace meeting is planned for Monday afternoon at the Relief Society hall on Grant Street between Twenty first and Twenty second streets. The gathering will consider a resolution urging Americans to support peace, arbitration, and international brotherhood, rejecting dueling as a remedy and calling women worldwide to share responsibility for human conditions.
Local report references a death tied to a legal matter involving the RM Tarrant family and a case in Vis. TTarrant area. Details are fragmentary but indicate an inquest or legal proceeding connected to a cat related incident. Further readable lines do not clarify the full sequence or outcome.
An advertisement describes a patient case of chronic stomach distress and poor digestion from a mixed diet. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy, claiming dramatic weight gain and improved health after eight bottles, with an offer for a free medical adviser by mail.
The list records arrivals at the Teed over the past twenty four hours including J. Garman in Mass, J. Gibson in Salt Lake City, Voster Bowe in New York, Mc Liban in Chicago, Mrs J B Blednin in Contile, Wusl, Tom Matthowas in Kull Lake City, Leiper in Boine, White, and George Th Bort in Chinagoy among others from New York, Pueblo, San Francisco, Chicago, Denver.
A jumble of Sunday services rehearsals and social events is listed for Hirst Congregational Church and nearby venues. It mentions morning and evening services, a choir practice, a “The Unveiling of Jews” program, youth activities, and a schedule of church school and Epworth League meetings with locations such as Central Park Presbyterian Church and Byhm Shore.
Police report a new line of inquiry in the Chicago May 10 riot case. They suspect a man named Rossow or related aliases, connected to a suspected gang, may have fled toward the Washington Boulevard area. He has not been observed in Chicago since the incident and is being sought for questioning.
Announcement of a teachers excursion to the coast organized by Southern Pacific with details on dates and contact through agent Wol Chivers in Ogden. The note mentions seating, schedules, and full information available through UA and local organizers.
Sparse text from The Colonial describes travel offers and excursion rates. Mentions Hal S. Ray as agent in Denver. Details are incomplete with many OCR errors and unclear dates or destinations.
Fragmentary notice advertises guns from 1H to 1918 including Washington and Arkansas items with pricing. The text is partial and unclear but indicates a sale or catalog of weapons.
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