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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1903
Page
5
The Stand Ard announces daily hours from 3:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. opening, with Sunday hours listed as 10:6 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The wording is inconsistent in the OCR, but indicates unusual early morning hours and Sunday timing.
The funeral of Mrs. Wannah Olsen will be held from Lindquist's undertaking parlors tomorrow at 1 PM. Ex-Congressman W. H. King and others from Salt Lake are in town on legal matters. The St Louis Worlds Fair information bureau opens at 826 17th St Denver with Phil Hitch cock in charge.
Community notices include the Third annual Woodmen of the World ball at Diguan's hall on Oct 28 with 60¢ tickets, a Conley academy dance lesson, Gear River Duck club officers, and an election registration reminder. Local arrests, church dinners, property ads, and a rail excursion for a theater event also listed.
Workers from both parties crowded Ogden registration sites as city precincts see a heavier turnout than two years ago. Growth from new families and moving workers boosts registrations in First and Second wards, with many new voters aged into eligibility. Chairman Murphy notes Republicans lead in new registrations but warns against overconfidence.
Mr. Perry opened a series of educational and literary lectures at the Congregational church to a fair audience. He uses a stereopticon and displays rare volumes from around the world valued at 35000 dollars, available to subscribers at the Reed Hotel sample rooms. the second lecture starts at 8 15 this evening.
Ogden Utah Mayor William Glasmann extends a 200 reward for information leading to capture and conviction of Roy Mills killers. The notice dated October 23 1903 cites Mills shot on October 19 1903 within Ogden city limits.
Public notice announces tickets for the Ben Hur performance at Salé Lake theatre on Thursday night October 20 available at Union Depot ticket office. Sales close at 10:00 a.m. October 29. Secure seats early, G. If. CORSE.
Furnished and unfurnished flats for rent at 2034 Grant Ave listed by Wing J Allen Salt Lake Tribune manager visiting Ogden Ben Hur excursion for Wednesday tickets now to Salt Lake and return train changes to Thursday October 29 Ke rns. A missing teen reward of 50 by Mrs Hamblin of Riverdale for Robert Hamblin aged 16 with scars described. sheriff notices sent to western city officers. Funeral for Helen St Tyler at 1 30 p m with Rev Goshen and J Carver officiating. Marriage license issued to Arthur Perrin and Janet Lindsay both 21 of Eden. Frank Cunningham pleads guilty to burglary in district court. judge notes reform school fate and possible penitentiary. Notices of the Ben Hur excursion updated with new date and train times.
Workmen gathered as the last pile was driven on the Ogden Lucin cut off between camps 19 and 20. Mrs Ogden shattered a champagne bottle atop the pile as the line moves toward completion for the November 20 opening with President Harriman expected to attend. Curiosities include calcium soda formations found near the lake bottom by T D Stevenson, remnants from the old lake floor.
King Edward expressed fellow feeling for James Hardie M P labor leader after his successful appendicitis operation. The king asked Sir Thomas Barlow to report Hardie’s condition and sent him condolences.
Chicago prices list for wheat corn oats pork lard ribs flax timothy and clover with futures for October through May and months like December January and March. Notable figures include Wheat October at 2 1 2 cents and Pork October at 11 35, Lard October at 6 52 1 2, Flax 93 1 2, Clover 10 18. Barkay 42 60 appears as an anomalous entry.
Closing quotations for New York stocks dated October 27 show varied prices for copper smelter shares and railroads. Notable figures include Atchison 83, Reading 45 6 8, New York Central 119, Missouri Pacific 91 1 4, Saint Paul 139 1 2, Southern Railway 18, and United Rail conjoined notes. market data supplied by Ogden Brokerage.
Officer Burke and Detective Pender arrested Lewis Barshay for forgery after he passed a $12 check at 252 Twenty-fifth Street, receiving $3.50 cash and goods. The sale involved a check payable to L A Dartlett and signed as James Bray. $8.50 in cash was recovered for victim B Cohen. Barshay to face forgery charge.
In the District court Judge Henry H. Rolapp presides over the case of Jane L. Warner administratrix of Heber M. Warner deceased versus Union Pacific Railroad. The suit seeks 25000 for the death of a brakeman who died after a dining car incident on a passenger train at Hillard Wyoming on January 18 1901. Jury sworn includes J E Ramsden Alex Latham and others.
Representatives from several major western railroads emphatically deny rumors of a concerted wage reduction. They say no such plan exists and that any cuts are limited to shop expenses and construction and improvement work, as western lines trim costs alongside others nationwide.
A local union of electrical workers declares it does not endorse any candidate and will vote individually. Four men speaking for a trade council urged opposition to the Republican ticket, but the union asserts workers choose freely. The resolution emphasizes independence and signals forthcoming event dates and a hoped for large turnout.
The recital by Prof. Charles Kent announced for November 4, 1903, under the Y M M I A Stake Board auspices, has been postponed.
Chicago markets show steady to good receipts with mixed and butcher hogs trading around 5.60 to 5.93 per unit. Cattle steers and heifers varied by grade up to 6.00 for prime steers while calves and bulls sell between 1.35 and 6.75, with large hog and sheep receipts listed.
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