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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
4
Ad reads various children dresses with white fabrics, delicate edging and trim. Mentions prices around $2.00 to $2.05 and multiple styles including trimmed with lace and neat finishes. Also notes undergarments like knit underwear and striped elements for girls and boys.
Local police report the arrest of John Colling on vagrancy charges. Additional fragmented lines reference random ads and habitual notices, with scattered contact details and a grocery claim. The readable content centers on the vagrancy enforcement and an editor note about letters to the editor.
A garbled collection of notices, school events, sales ads, arrests, auctions, and announcements appears. Items include eighth grade commencement, a naval memorial event, a lost dog notice, a horse for drive, and various local society and business snippets with names, places, and dates only partially readable.
The piece reports a convoluted set of events including an order to restore property in a case brought by the Ghesta stualo Co against Bor rola and Maruuy and Howell Wan pale an onder, with references to a trial, estate matters, and a Wild West Show advertisement. It mentions legal figures like the Cottle Estate judge Howell and various named persons and dates, though the text is garbled.
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbor members are summoned to meet at Dagles Tall Fundy to attend memorial services at Presbyte Haw churn at 11 am. They will march to City Cemetery to lay a monument for recent deceased members. Clerk J.T. Young signs the notice.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a local listing or notice for multiple performances or acts titled Just Like Home and The Fleet. Mentions dates Thursday to Sunday including Matinns and references to a tall building or feature, possible descriptions of acts such as Puck'n Bat Ray, Bloet and Slectrie Theabra.
Crowded crowds fill the high school as prominent men and women urge support for a new building. Board of education, local businessmen, and the Chamber of Commerce press for higher educational facilities, more room for late work, and better department use amid a tense reception for graduates.
Widespread delays reported on railroad routes from Butte to Ogden due to continual track conditions and heavy rain. Officials plan passenger moves and a private car visit by Southern Pacific figures as trains run hours late, with limited June excursion tickets announced.
A young man identified as Williams, accused in a Gaston burglary at Addison Avenue, confessed to a district court jury. He said he was one of three involved, with two accomplices entering the store while he acted as lookout, and he implicated a third man who remained outside. Williams was arrested after being seen leaving Wallargane Saloon, and his confession was presented to Justice Nagin. He expressed remorse and claimed the loot was stored in his apartment.
Judge Murphy condemned Willie Hawkins to fifteen days in jail noting mitigating factors from a troubled home and youth. The defendant, accused of stealing jewelry from his stepmother and fleeing from Salt Lake, faced arraignment and a short-term sentence despite shoplifting and other charges.
Officers rounded up part of a gang at Lakeside and Bréong after a daytime hold up. Oliver Cord On captured members and recovered shoes, tools, and a haul valued at hundreds. suspects face grand larceny charges in Ogden.
Parents attended a school exhibit at Mound Fort school where pupils displayed hemstitching, handkerchiefs, aprons, and dressmaking samples. The program featured four numbers with choir and recitations, while grades showcased sewing, embroidery, and mechanical drawing. Visitors toured rooms and praised student work as they toured a decorated hall.
The Woodmen of the World Camp in Ogden announces a memorial service for deceased members on Sunday June 1. A parade and cemetery rites will be led by local officers and a rifle squad. Concluding ceremonies include a band performance and a salute by the garrison as they visit the cemetery.
A paroled youth from the Industrial School, involved with a gang, was captured after two months on a spree of robberies. The boy returned to the institution with officers pursuing him and facing potential disciplinary action. State authorities and local police pursued leads, but the youth evaded capture before a later arrest linked to prior crimes. The case prompted officials to reaffirm supervision measures for parolees and the institution’s role in rehabilitation.
A fragmented and garbled passage alleges misreporting by a local newspaper. The text contains distorted phrases and appears to accuse the journal of lying about unspecified events, with unclear names or dates.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions a plan, a pastor, a central office, the attorney general, and a publiée notice. The readable bits are too damaged to extract a cohesive event or entities with confidence.
A funeral service for one of the Union Pacific's oldest engineers was held this afternoon at Wire Presbyterian church. Rev. Carver conducted the ceremony with relatives and a large delegation from Evanston Wyoming attending. The service featured a two-quartet and two bar solos by Hughert Anderson, with floral tributes abundant.
Record lists rainfall amounts over three days in late May at a US weather depot. May 25 reports 0.0 inches, May 26 shows 0.48 inches, with totals for the first three days of the week and month reaching 1.36 inches and 86.3 inches respectively. The notes compare these figures to the typical moisture totals for November to January.
Real estate transfers listed show Sylvester DB and spouse conveying to Hiowy F. Yothata a 9 acre parcel in block VR, plat Ay Ogden City with consideration 1,700 dollars. John W. Horn and Margaret transfer half of a lot and feet in an Ow Wheele 7 subdivision with price 1 dollar.
A historical note records a bank failure with doors closed and irregularities in proceedings. The fragment mentions names and places in a disrupted report, hinting at a local banking crisis and ensuing disruption to customers and staff.
The readable portion mentions Pardabty and references to buildings and ology with scattered terms. No coherent event, names, or places present to summarize clearly.
Data fragment reports the drowning of Alexad laddey Posey editor of Buide Tailkag Journal near Eufyola after a failed river crossing. Hy Howe also involved as a companion. one other man drowned. Rescue attempts described with tangled phrasing and unclear names.
A fragmentary report describes forces marching in Waw on May 22 deploying 1000 idle troops to enforce wartime work in several counties. It mentions apprentices and a front line near the Weal Rhona and a detachment heading Frid for removal from the ompinyesm.
Fragmentary obituary notes the death of Ale tred Grendaym in Springiebh this afternoon from a hemorrhage attributed to fright during a storm. It records his residence at 4 lending Weaver and way and mentions his connection to Usemont prot neath Want during Governor Miguel's administration.
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