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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
3
Local listings note two fine pictures Richard 1) and the Lepre Chaun drawing strong crowds with two nights left. Rain won’t stop showgoers as umbrellas are checked free. Also reports delays and openings at Ogden colleges and hall events with football games postponed due to heavy weather.
In a rapidly developing local incident, investigators pursue a warrant tied to a Becher brewing site amid a fire at a Fire Priste location. Authorities report unclear connections and ongoing efforts to establish cause and responsible parties.
The Denver chorus formed of women aged and older traveled by special train through Oxden at 10 39 am on an route via Cheyenne and the Calla Pacific. Spectators cheered along the Pullman car as the banner proclaimed Denver Competition Chorus Prize Winners in a festive scene at the depot.
A police court session reports multiple defendants fined or jailed for vagrancy and related offenses. Trials include a Japanese parasite case, an arrest for robbery of whiskey, and several pleas of guilty with varying penalties. Additional cases involve neglect and disturbing the peace, with several bail decisions and ongoing investigations.
Reverend Leavitt, minister of the First Unitarian Church in San Francisco, will preach at the Savin Hall near the National Bank in Sanday evening. A Harvard graduate and longtime clergyman, Leavitt has led Unitarian causes in Washington and Massachusetts and will address the Great Mystery sermon topics, with a children’s sermon and youth group meeting slated later.
Professor J O Gara assistant pathologist of the United States Bureau of Plant Industry lectures tonight at the Big Four County Fair venue in Utah on fruit diseases and pest risks. He will discuss peach blight pear and apple rot and the risks of nursery stock from eastern districts. Dr J W Treman will follow with a talk on sheep diseases and meat inspection. Public invited to attend.
Multiple churches in Salt Lake City advertise services and sermons for Sunday October 4, led by ministers from First Unitarian, First Presbyterian, Central Park Presbyterian, Free reading rooms, and The Church of the Good Shepherd. Topics include The Ripne at the Times, The Battle of the Angels, and attachments to God’s Honey, with varying service times and Sunday schools.
The First Methodist Church on Trentsfourth Street east of Washington Avenue holds Rally Day with 10:00 a.m. worship, reception of members and infant baptisms, 7:30 p.m. Epworth League program, and a memorial program for Albert J. Nibart now in New York. Choir specials, sermon by the pastor titled Demons of Camtian People, and pipe organ selections planned.
Corey Bros mobilizes crews to build Humboldt river dam and ponds to water storage, with excavations and track bed for the re plant. Work aims to supply cooling ponds this winter, creating jobs for many men and contractors preparing to start Monday.
Fragmentary OCR recounts a family use of Postum and other remedies for indigestion. It claims meals caused distress, hot water and a bland drink failed, and Portum improved alimentary symptoms. Names appear garbled. overall narrative suggests long term trial and belief in Portum as cure.
A garbled note indicates Engineer Campbell will oversee the work at Carlin and at O¢ Dee with a team including bleata. The fragment names Campbell as director and hints at assignments across locations, but the details are incomplete.
William Rockefeller led a party aboard a Milwaukee Road special train to Ogden and Omaha. Despite overtures to linger in Salt Lake City, officials declined further stopovers, citing tight schedules and oncoming winter travel.
A group of eight youths on a touring expedition across the country traveled from Kleaga on November 31 with no funds to cover costs. They plan to cover a distance of nearly 500 miles, relying on pre sold venue proceeds to defray expenses as they move toward their next stop.
A scanned Ogden Utah ledger shows a bank report dated September 26 1708 with balances for cash reserves and deposits. The document includes signatures of the cashier and state officials and notes completion of the bank statement as of September 1808. A wandering journalist then recounts travel from Glen to Salt Lake City via Denver, Shaphene, and Grand Valleys, describing rail travel and a desire for a longer voyage across countries.
Washington D C February 2 Presider Foperelt today opened a letter received by a state official amid a contentious exchange. The document questions Hasketl's statements in a congressional representation record, alleging misreading and incomplete transcription.
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