Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
/ oday 5 Ogden News

fair opened its second day Thursday
with q crowd which far exceeded the
attendance Of "Wednesday, Persons
from all portions of Utah and neigh
boring states are here and are enjoying
themselves. The big crowd which oEer-t
flowed the grandstand jammed the
main exhibition building and wedged
itself into struggling masses on the
outside Is good natured. On the face
Of all there is an expression which de-
notes that everybody is attending the.
fair for an ttle&fun and pleasure which
can be extracted out of 1t. And the.
crowd Is enjoying itself. a coiserNa-s
tive; estimate of those who attended the
races yesterday afternoon Is placed at
1000 persons. not to speak of those who
were on the outside.
The best racing blood of four states
Is represented at the race meet and
some good records have already been
made. The racing Is really the CHIEF.
feature OF the fair. but for those whose
blood Is not stirred by watching the
flying animals 4training every nerve
and muscle TO reach the goal first.
many and diversified amusements can
be found.
Fhc list of exhibitors has been In,
creased considerably from those who.
had already taken booths on the OPEN
Ing day, aud old time residents declare
that the agricultural and horticultural
display IS the best ever seen in Utah.
Fine blooded horses Thoroughbred
sheep and cattle, valuable poultry,
compose the live stock exhibition. In
the main building the booths have all
been taken and almost every line OF
merchandise issbeing displayed In fancy
cartoons, glass cases or Btastefuiiy arr
ranged boxes. In the farthsst end Of
the NUN building from the entrance,
one of the abandonment displaysEo of art,
paintings and engravings, the work
3mansliip3 of local talent is displayed
and has caused no end of favorable
criticism.
CHOIR CONCERT.
An appreciatiye audience gathered
at the Ogden tabernacle Thursday
evening to attend the concert given by
the choii. before its departure for Salt
Lake where the contests of the Els
teddfod will be held Friday.
Prof. Bal1antyne, under whose direc-8
ton the choir has been holding trehear-
sails for the coming events in salt
Lake, and Manager G.. j. Ross, believe
that the local chorus Will take the
highest prizes which will be offered
WEDDING BELLS WILLCHIAIE.
Licenses to marry were obtained yes
terday by the following couples.
y Henry Ross Cats and Reta sRuSsner.&
both of Ogden.
Elijah u Mcfarland. West Weber
and Dianah Baker of Ogden.
REPORTS OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
The regular monthly report ofithc
sheriff and county recorder were filed
With the county clerk yesterday. The
fees collected by. the sheriff for the
month OF September amount to s3s,
While those received III the Office of the
recorder amount to s2I7.30.
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WILL OF A. u. HOWE.
4 The last will and testament Of Albert
J.. Howe was filed with 1.-The clerk of
the district court yesterday. The in-
sstrument bears the datefof April s, 1907,
and names Minnie G. Howe, widow of
the deceased as administrative and to
serve without bonds.
IDAHoAN DIES IN OGDEN.
Gray Loveridge of Mountain Home,
Idaho, died at the Broom hotel We'd
nesday of contraction Of the stomach.
The deceased WAS 80 years ofSage and
has a wife and one child. The body
was shipped to Idaho last evening for
tintcrment.