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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1919
Page
11
In Ogden a drive by the Ardetha Society, conducted by local merchants, has raised about 2000 with expectations of a larger sum. Other items discussed included plans for resisting the Ogden live stock show, progress reports on the Riverdale viaduct and overhead crossing, and Dr Geo W Baker relocating to 07 Washington Ave. Mentioned are Lt. Genon Furlough and Lt W A Corn on furlough from the Pecide fleet.
Local talk centers on alleged profiteering in Ogden with rumors of secret service involvement. Clerks quote high prices and disputes over invoiced costs while officials deny knowledge of any investigations or warrants. Citizens and merchants push for official clarification as rumors spread to neighboring cities.
Mire Thackeray of Croydon Utah visits Ogden with her mother Mrs J A Calvert. Mrs Calvert just returned from Southern California where she visited daughter Mrs Leroy Jackson and young Darhl. Accident Prevention officials in Ogden push for full local railway safety drive. Red Cross drive runs November 7 to 11 urging continued support to aid war veterans and families.
A county board meeting discussed Governor Bamberger's petition to form an irrigation district for lands in Weber County outside Ogden City. The state engineer will survey water availability and determine lands eligible for irrigation, with hearings, boundary setting, and an eventual election for district organization to access water from storage reservoirs on the Weber Bear and associated rivers.
Fragmentary report outlines an irrigation district proposal in Weber County. It notes no authority to interfere with current water use and aims to increase available water for county lands. The Weber County Fort Bureau and other agencies are studying dam capacity and project costs with engineers soliciting public inquiries.
Farmers refuse to pay two years of postdated checks and water charges totaling 98 dollars each as the North Dakota Non-Partisan review triggers the collapse of the Skandinarian bank of Fargo. The bank loaned 794,104 dollars to the Non-Partisan league with five in involv. Creditors of the Frezo Bank include Non-Partisan league 444,824.28 dollars, Con Humere’ Store 170,000, League Exchange 61,128, and Public Service Bureau 17,950.06. The last three are subsidiaries of the Non-Partisan league. No official statement has been made by the AS Lost relations will
A Paramount Aircraft picture titled The Lottery Man plays at the Utah theatre today and tomorrow. Walter Relda stars as Jack Wright who trades himself as a husband to win his mother’s fortune, then falls for a pretty girl amid a feminine rush. Wanda Hawley Harrison Ford and Sylvia Ashton co star with directed by Lamerl Chive.
A damaged OCR fragment outlines plans for a combined sanitary and hospital complex, including a proposed rock farm site and a hospital facility. It mentions abandonment of certain properties and forward to community commissioners for review, with references to tax or funding terms and operational locations.
Promotes Poslam as a healing balm for skin irritations and breakouts. Claims rapid relief, soothing effects, and gradual improvement with repeated applications. Advertises a sample offer from Emergency Laboratories and touts Poslam alongside Postin Soap.
Irving Binmed named United States game warden and will establish headquarters in Ogden. He will coordinate with Forest Service and state agencies under supervision of the U S Biological Survey. transfer from Lake City. Also notes local ordinance and sewer district actions in Ogden.
The Board of Commissioners of Ogden City Utah adapts and passes ordinances confirming assessments for Paving District No. 129. The measures authorize one and one half inch asphalt wearing surface on Harrison and adjacent streets, curb and gutter work, private driveways, sidewalks, drainage, irrigation, and private water and sewer connections. Mayor Browning and City Clerk Critchlow sign and publish, with October 20 1919 effective date.
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