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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
10
Ogden packing and provisioning company referenced. Two Ogden youths, L Dremer and D G Clark, left for Chicago to attend school next year after traveling via the Union Pacific.
Bank clearings for the week ending September 20 show a sizable gain over the prior week and the same week last year, totaling 3, three million nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars. A 40.1 percent year over year increase is noted, with taxis and local ads interspersed among the notices.
Steamship Agent Lionel C Waite traveled through Las Angeles offices and Ogden today on business. J Vander Vander was jailed by Deputies Brown and Ray for intoxication with a plot and half a pint of whiskey, authorities report.
Short entries note funerals for Mrs. Alex Winger Henry at Larkin & Bons chapel with interment in Ogden city cemetery and details of singers and officiants. Mrs. Ibeltze Ideenga Kill the bold to be buried at Ogden city cemetery with public viewing prior. Mrs. Anna Lubeck funeral in Lindquist chapel with Danish Lutheran pastor officiating and interment in city cemetery.
Government price fix looms over sugar, triggering market unease. Dealers rushed to buy low and now hasten to unload as rumors spread that official levels will drop below current prices. In some areas Meden buyers can snag sugar under quoted market prices, but the volatility is expected to end once the price is officially set.
A district court judge grants Mira C. W. Thomas a divorce from C. W. Thomas on grounds of abandonment or failure to provide. The decree orders $25 monthly alimony and custody of two children, 17 year old daughter and 9 year old son, with court and attorney costs paid by the defendant.
Ce A Larkin and his wife tour Linda Vista California observing a vast army cantonment under creation. The camp near the Mealean coast hosts Utah Field Hospital Washington Base Hospital California Infantry and US Motor Truck Co. with 30 000 remount stables planned and two long mess halls under construction. Locals fundraise for soldiers while officers contribute and request homemade candy from home to boost morale.
Earth of Ogden reports a letter from Dr J. Gonion of Los Angeles stating he will remain in Ogden and close out the local practice before setting up in California. The letter notes Gordon was injured in Los Angeles, traveled on crutches, and recently left the hospital after eleven weeks. Gon lion plans to visit Ogden and open an office, with address 613 West Fourth Street, Los Angeles.
Soldiers who own mining claims are to be relieved from all assessment work during service and for months afterward under a joint congressional resolution. The provision covers claims located after May 10, 1872, with required labor relaxed for enlisted men serving in the present war, provided proof of muster and intent to hold the claim is filed before the end of the service year.
A group of boys and girls from Ogden and Weber County will travel to the Utah State Fair as guests of the state. The youths earned their trip through a conservation and prizewinning project in livestock raising and other skills. Selected youths include Mary Van Kampen, Zulueminger, Nellie Stratton, George Vorel, Toison Belsee, and Milton Shortlift. They will spend the week at Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City issued a circular dated September 26, 1917, warning automobile dealers that buyers may not retain dealer registration numbers or use dealer plates on privately operated cars. It orders dealers to report plate usage and to return plates no longer used for business.
Major General F B Maurice, returning from Italy, discusses the Flanders front with the Associated Press. He notes rain and mud paused operations, the need for reserves, and German advantages in divisions as fighting centers on ridges and plains, with German prisoners admitting seriousness of allied gains.
The Children's Aid Society led by President A B Corey plans a charity tea and Kensington party at the Maids' and Matrons' club room with Mrs A B Corey and Mrs T Cooper coordinating. Funds aid homeless children. a free dispensary offers medicine and clothing after Saturday clinics, while a yearly child welfare excursion is held for kids under 10. Local society members and Ogden's residents will attend, supporting medical care and education for needy families.
A Carbon County court upheld Gown’s decision denying ownership of 160 acre lands in the Castlegate district to the Ketchum Coal Company. The property, originally sold for 4000 dollars and now valued in the millions, traces back to May 24, 1888, with transfers through Stephen Clarke Williams and Goss to Pleasant Valley Coal Co and Degrer 6 Milerande railroad, the latter named as defendant.
Prof George E Fellows of the University of Utah will lecture to Ogden city teachers at Ogden High School on Issues of the War. The talk opens to patrons at 4 o clock in the high school auditorium. The address will cover several phases of the great conflict. Washington notes report a separate item: Willard Mack and Praline Friedrich wed in Washington.
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