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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1908
Page
3
A fragmented notice describes a special train excursion linked to the Irrigation Congress. It mentions journey details toward Alduquerque and a mid city route through Colorado with several garbled names and dates.
A local barber shop announces awarding the Hig Prize on Saturday September 26. The event aims to honor workers and provide excellent service, inviting community members to attend and celebrate the chosen recipient.
A garbled notice mix reports a county race with candidates L. Stewart and Wolson for county commissioner. It references a Hebrew shown film at the Odeon, local theater ads, and a police matter involving a typhoid case and hospital transport, plus various community notices and ads.
A jumble of local notices and brief items describes work at mills and factories, police activity, court cases, a bicycle traveler’s route, a divorce granted, a prison escape recaptured, and wildlife enforcement in the Gem state. Names such as Malone Menter and Sawyer appear amid scattered references to Ogden, Salt Lake, and surrounding regions. The report blends ads with legal notices, sport results, and personal notices, reflecting a busy local page with fragmented OCR text.
County commissioners debate the proposed tram line in Ogden Canyon amid opposition from business groups and county officials. A county attorney opinion prompts a delay while maps and arguments are prepared, with delegates considered for national discussions and plans for regionwide padding through the county scrutinized.
A four nation group of government officials and experts from Belgium Germany and the United States arrived in Yellowstone Park and were shown coal mining operations at unions depot. Senator Reed Sinvol and Captain Desborough spoke on American extraction and explosives methods noting lower efficiency here compared to English mines. The visitors’ mission aims to compare practices for the Conservation committee.
A fire incident in Fifield prompts response from the local fire department with efforts to control flames. Details are limited due to the garbled nature of the source text, but the event appears ongoing with department involvement and attempts to contain the blaze.
Fragmentary text lists names and terms from a historic page segment. It mentions Waveney Mare Totten Witt Erinelly Wyre Pireh and others in a jumbled sequence, with scattered proper nouns and place-like words. The legible items hint at a local notices collection or directory context.
Firefighters faced a blaze in a railroad supply depot yard early morning as a box car and nearby storehouse caught fire. Night watchman Adrian Shipner organized help despite limited alarms. fumes filled the air and the yard’s flammable piles burned, with authorities inspecting potential arson amid two prior mysterious fires in the area.
In police court Antrow Sorenson faced charges of formulating beer and related misdeeds. The defendant, identified as Law rene Fionn, claimed a prior precedence by the rem of a city ale place. He admitted to possessing one butte of beer and to meeting a young Stane Balure the day prior. Authorities noted beer during the incident. The case and penalties reflect local enforcement actions.
Citizens face reprimands and small fines as local officials report several cases. Borennon receives a reprimand and a ten dollar fine. Willum Dun pleads guilty to forty men. Alanney, ac- cused of a slip, receives a suspended sentence. Joe Meduitlas and others plead guilty to drunkenness with fines from five to ten dollars. Madges Btowart’s bail is forfeited after failing to appear. Frank Thompson and Walter Neldon charged with reegryance and impropriety.
A garbled theater page ad recounts a melodrama featuring Ingomar and Parthenia with heroic sacrifice and a town civic note. It praises other numbers as gold standard and invites readers to attend at F o clock for seating. A Paris fashion note adds hat pricing and style hints.
A Sept lettersheet from Tonopah notes analyses of education prospects, mentioning Mountain Business College and various graduates. It references opportunities for graduates and recalls personal connections. The page includes land sale notices promising 100 acres and a list of upcoming irrigation congress excursions to Albuquerque and other locales, with travel details and rail connections.
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