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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1903
Page
3
The page lists a jumble of names, addresses, shop ads, sales promotions, events, auctions, and community notices. It mentions hardware stores, groceries, household goods, musical items, local deroate events, and public meetings with scattered names like Majestics, Hoyle Hardware, and Conleys Hall. The text reads as an OCR fragment of a late edition community page.
A Weber county factory committee meeting to discuss building an iron smelter in Ogden was postponed for a few days by the chairman. North Ogden’s Mr Karla delivered a song about Vineet palaces and a tale of freight weights. Local court cases include Seawcroft & Sons and others seeking judgments for goods and delivery from Salt Lake City firms.
Five bikes recovered after police traced thefts in Garden City. Ringleader identified as a transient named Bere AYE 5, with suspects Walkier Royle and Heber Newman among others. Court action and further matches planned as the community follows the continuing investigation.
A lively burlesque show drew a crowded audience to the opera house last night with daring acts, sensational skits, and a chorus of laughs. Performers including Mademoiselle Cadelin, Willie Bret, and J. A. Howel featured in a varied program of freaks and vaudeville style numbers while manager Elka announced future acts and engagements amid enthusiastic audience reactions.
Prices across grocery stores show little change with Utah potatoes at 10 cents a pound, California fruits and vegetables mixed with apples at 60 to 78 cents per bushel, cranberries 15 cents quart, and celery 4 cents per bunch. New meat prices list beef at 10 to 17 1/2 cents per pound across cuts, pork chops 17 1/2, mutton 12 1/2 to 15, and poultry around 20 cents a pound for spring chickens. Agricultural commodities note timothy hay 6 per ton, alfalfa hay 7.60 per ton, wheat 1.70 per hundred, corn 60 cents, barley 20, rye 1.50, bran and shorts 1.20, with various oils and fats priced per gallon or hundredweight.
Daniel Walker, Daniels Uhumar, Barn ey Higeing, and Werickson pleaded guilty before Judge Howell this morning for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Lentewea was suspended. Mrs Wor Royse found guilty of disturbing the peace and received 36 days, suspended to allow time to leave. Lawrence Joseph Venty Paine and W. E. Ellis pleaded not guilty to vagrancy. trial at 7 tonight. J. C. Rivhey found guilty of breaking a window at Star restaurant. sentence suspended on payment of damages and arrest costs. The Exchange Telegraph notes Sir Henry Mortimes Rid may succeed Sir Herbert as supervisor of Washington.
An engineer named Brown gains master mechanic status aboard the Southern Vacify shoyt project while Murphy departs for Sankrundgen. A steam shovel moves from Tyowntoy bag Leon to Montelly as gravel work begins. Union Pacific issues a notice about anima avis and Mey wake shifts. a Laramie route ending point on No. 105 is announced. Powell, a traveling engineer, and Team Green River prepare changes. a strike affects power at the Chicaze line. Diverse shop activities and weathered labor tensions ripple through the rail and gravel operations.
Police and city records are under fresh review as officials examine books and contracts. A detective works with city staff at City Hall while the chief offers access to the documents. A contractor faces questions about funds and payments amid the audit.
In a city case, a man who alleged a watch theft was exposed when police found he had pawned the watch at Siegel's Pawn Shop for 5 cents. Investigators say the suspect had tried to pose as a victim of a roll up, and the incident led to a police station inquiry and immediate disposal of the forged tale.
A confusing OCR fragment reports an event titled Emperor in a Bog involving a chase and stalking figures. Names, places, dates are garbled, but reference to a patrol, a forest, a mire, and a punished or controlled outcome is suggested, though specifics remain unclear.
Ogden tabernacle announces religious services on the first Sunday and three Sundays in October with a strong choir led by Professor Joseph Helhantyne the public invited to attend around 3 p m Elder Wary M toler recently retired from Eglo and Wider Willard Hy piers will address the congregation. Also included is a separate report on a brutal autopsy case in Peoria Illinois describing severe injuries and a violent death as investigators pursue details of the crime.
Fragmentary OCR reads of a legal hearing note a ten year sentence for burglary and a release consideration on good time. The report mentions defendants or witnesses with names including Jean Morale and others, but the text is garbled.
Real estate transfers listed with the county recorder show movements including parcels in Whipple and Tamael additions and transfers to grantor names. The notices include a token consideration of 1.00 and reference various park areas and properties within the district.
Fragmentary telegraph notes mention various figures and places including Wa deel Palawin Misey Vet, a commercial fair in St Louis, and attendees such as Presidents and directors. The text references Marseille, New York, and Marseille related figures, with scattered names and events. The piece reads like a late night, garbled wire service summary with many unreadable segments.
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