Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-19
OGDEN NEWS
OGDEN, UTAH, JULY 49, 1907
DEATH or ]. C. AR MSTR0NC
pomloeut Man Of Affairs In Weber County
Succumbs to Stomach Trouble
Republican Day at Lagoou-su" OF
Ora Tuekst' smith for
divorce.

gloom was cast over the entire
community In Ogden last evening When
the sad news was made known tnat
uon James G, Armstrong, one OF Os-
den's most highly esteemed cltlzehs'
Mad been called TO the great beyond,
of,er a long and severe illness caused
from cancer OF the stomach. The end
came peacefully. with HIS loved ones
surrounding the death bed.
Death has been expected for some
Zinc Inv ms friends, but hope was en-
,nrtained for his recovery by himself
.nd family Notwithstanding the physl-
cians In attendance gave him up some
time ago.
The deceased has figured prominently
for the past quarter Of century In the
t,siness interests Of Ogden and Weber
county and has done much for the up
bpIdng OF our city, He was a man
of character and high aspirations, and
always on hand to help In matters per-
tanning to the progression of our COM
monweath For a number Of years he
WAS Interested In the banking business
and was one of the directors Of the
commercial National bank but Of late
years has directed his attention TO the
cattle business He served Weber
county faithfully as one of the board
of county commissioners, over which
body he presided during 1897 and '9S
Mr.. Armstrong was born I'm Mont
gomery county Indiana, Dec. 20, 1887.
lie leaves a wife, three daughters and
a host OF friends to cherish his memory.
rhe funeral services over his remains
will be held at the Episcopal church
Sunday at o'clock,
CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY
Chief OF Police Browning returne9
home last evening from Salt Lake,
bringing back With him ]. A. Stanley,
the man arrested in salt Lake on the
charge Of frequenting opium joints,
but who was wanted in ogden on the
charge Of grand larceny. The chief
was accompanied to Salt Lake by Dan
/. McCalla, whom Stanley buncoed out
OF Sll9 on the llth of this month In
the Elk saloon. He identified Stanley
as the man who secured the money
from him by fraudulent means. Coun-
~ Attorney Halverson has prepared a
complaint charging Stanley with grasd
larceny, on which Cargo he must stand
trial.
REPUBLICAN DAY AT LAGOON.
meeting OF the city Republicans
was held last evening, at the county
court house Edwin Dix was chairman
and David Matson secretary. II was
decided by those present to attend the
Republican outing at Lagoon to be held
Aug 9, and 10 take part In the days
exercises. The following committee
was appointed to make all arrange
ments for the Ogden end Of the excur-
sion: John ID. Murphy, A. b. Hayes,
David Jensen, John Bowman, Mes
danes c, A. Nelson, f.. West and G..
Meighan. 1t Is expected that a large
crowd viii go to the resort on thN
date from Ogden and Weber county.
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Suit has bene filed in the Second dis
trict court by Ora Smith against How
ard Smith, to secure a decree OF d.
yorce on the plea OF non-support.
Plaintiff asks to be restored TO her
maiden name, Ora X. Tucker.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Misses Josie and Maggie Chambers
Of Salt Lake are visiting with relatives
and friends In ogden,
Mrs. David r. Wheelwright Of Brig
ham City is visiting with Mrs. Wheel
wrIght's mother in Ogden.
DR.. II. /. Rich and family have gone
10 Idaho to spend a month pleasuring
Detective James +, Pender left for
San Francisco yesterday, where he
goes as a witness against Harry West
wood Cooper He took TO the coast
j. D, Ryan, the navy deserter who
confessed to Chief Browning.
Miss Il. j. Thompson. OF Aspen, Co
4 loado IL visiting in Ogden, the gest
Oi j. II, Knauss and family.
There will be n scandinavian eXcur-
sion to Brigham City July 81 via Ore
n son Short Line.
! Marks Of Salt Lake is in Ogden fol
a lew days visiting with friends
Beitman has returned home from q
SUCCESSFUL business trip nCNh.
a Mrs, Samuel Dorey Of salt Lake Is
u visiting IN Ogden, the guest Of c. IL
u Moyes and family.
q MISS sylvia CART Of ogden Is this
GGes! OF Miss Amy Ball OF Salt LAX,
IA city
Mr. and Mrs s. c. Stewart. Of Ak.
seIL NeDraska, are the guests OF Il. Il
stewart at the Reed hotel.
y, NJ Kenyon has gone to Provo OF
pu'lness Tor few days.
me Netheranders' excursion TO thu
lagoon yesterday took several hundred
II uRaehltes to the popular resort, wher,
N most 9lrasurable day was spent II
IA games. dancing. music etc.
arthur Pratt OF Salt Lake was in 0s
IS zen Yesterday on business.
~ D. H' Hepburn and wife OF Sal
Lake We're Ogden Nltors yesterday