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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
2
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a Postoffice in Agdan Utah and references to the Water Act and advance payments. The text is garbled with stray phrases about months and a Sunday Morning Examiner Free, providing no clear event or names.
An experimental incubator story tracks rabbits guinea pigs and various birds. A Belgian goose dish and foie gras reference hint at culinary displays, with Ezra Richardson promising a premier exhibit of geese ducks rabbits and chickens. Competitions feature Wyandotte Rhodesian Reds White Cochins and more, inviting visitors to Department 1’s broader fair attractions.
The Poultry Department showcases numerous classes including prize categories for White Wyandotte, Leghorn, Brahma, and Sicilian breeds. Judges award medals such as Gold, Silver, and Bronze while noting standards for fowls and esthetic features. A list of medals and competing breeders appears with emphasis on quality exhibits and adherence to exhibit deadlines.
The 1908 Republican State Convention in Salt Lake City nominates William Howard Taft for president with James Schoolcraft Sherman as vice president. Delegates from the state assemble at the Bal Laken Theater, hear the platform, and appoint a committee for the electoral college process.
The article discusses a local faction led by Wesley Walton and George B. Squires urging the city to rebuke dissenters and focus on building a South Fork dam near Magpie Canyon. Estimated at $500,000, the reservoir would irrigate all valley lands, generate electric power, and expand water storage, with possible state aid and irrigation benefits for farmers.
Harriman arrived in Ogden where he considered visiting Salt Lake City. Governor S. McCormick and Vert Cutter greeted him, but the executive would not commit to a Salt Lake stop. Ogden may host his century convention headquarters, with potential plans outlined for midweek.
The piece attacks Forest Service headquarter plans and criticizes official policy as political and self serving. It argues reform is needed, condemns patronage and grants, and laments misinformation while urging public scrutiny of conservation efforts and leadership.
Wm Dostaph, a Georgia veteran, urges preparedness for the encampment of old soldiers at Salt Lake City next month. He warns against delaying action, cites his long service, and describes his pivotal role in securing the Utah encampment.
Fragmentary note suggests a plan to confer with Mr Hostaph to free him for leadership and to organize four royal receptions during the sin gathering. unclear dates or places are provided.
John H. Leavter sued Gen. Benjamin F. Butler of Massachusetts to recover 100000 for alleged false imprisonment in 1864. After revived old records, the suit was dismissed due to Butler’s death in 1868, with further proceedings postponed pending formal notice and possible further action.
Chicago reports the marriage of Mrs. Wellie Husch Magni dung of Adolphus Busch to Jacob W. Lovely, a Chicago attorney, secretly carried out at Gibton Iowa. The bridegroom announced the wedding yesterday as the Deide's father had been ill. The couple plan to reside in Chicago. This marks the bride's third marriage after divorces and prior unions.
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