The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-22

| of the Bon Ton restaurant, after eat
ing n meal at the place. The proprie
tor suspected the check WAS bogus
and called Patrolman Kclllhcr, who
placed Wilson under arrest Wilson
told the officer that DR.. Conroy had
| given him the check that day and
I that they had known each other Tor
| many years. When DR.. Conroy was
| called on the telephone he disclaimed
any knowledge OF the man and repud
lated the check Later Wilson con
fessed to forging the check.
There will be a grand Charity Ball
| given by the Ogden Stake RELIEF
| Board at the Weber Academy. Mon
day evening, Feb 22nd, 1909. Special
numbers OF cId-time dances. Admis-
sion so cents per couole. =
Robbed by Negro Women.-An un-
usual case OF robbery was reported to
the police late Saturday night by a
stranger who was passing through the
city. accompanied by his wife and
children. The passenger. whose name
is withheld by the police. stopped over
at the Union Depot for several hours
awaiting train for the north. Leav-
ing his family at the depot, the stran-
ger walked about the city visiting sev-
cral saloons. At the corner OF Twen-
ty-seventh street and Wall avenue. he
was accosted by a negro woman who
proceeded to rifle his pockets una
wares Aftor returning 10 the depot
the stranger missed his pocketbook
which contained $255 in bills, which
the dip" had deftly extracted from
lis person. One OF the bills was oil
500 denomination. one $50 and the
others OF smaller denominations. Be
fore taking late train out or the
city, the stranger left a description
OF the woman with the police She is
described as being a mulatto, closely
resembling an Indian squaw, The po-
lice say the man had consorted with
the woman and she IS thought to be
one OF several women who make a
practice of coming here from Salt
Lake to obtain victims.
Eat the Hess-the crackers that are
making Ogdon famous,
Improving Rio Grande-General Su'
perintendent DALEY of the Utah diyiA
present making thorough inspection
of his territory. accompanied by mem
bers OF his staff. and the order has
gone out for radical track improve
ments all along the division. The road
is 10 be put In the best possible condi-
ton for heavy traffic from Ogden To
Grand Junction, and a determined ef-
fort. will be made to have passenger
service improved and trains operated
over the division on strictly schedule
card time
Say, Do you Know how many poll
cies of the NonBoard Companies who
write Just as good insurance for less
money" you are now carrying in COM
panies that have failed In tho last few
days. IF not look il up and call for
further information on KELLY & HER
RICK, Insurance that protects
On a Business Trip-General Super
intendent ]. NJ Davis Of the Oregon
Short Line Will leave tonight for
business trip TO New Orleans.
What is the best thing on earth?
Why, Hess's crackers.
Representing the eurIinston-A L.
Groves of the Burlington passenger
department is in the city on business
connected with that system.
GRASS CREEK LUMP COAL, s4.co
a. yard; Castle Gate. Clear Creek.
Rock Springs. always on hand. Con-
sur7ers' Coal Co, A. A Shaw, Mgr
Phones AIS.
White Sax Baseball TraIn-The
White Sox Baseball team special train
of six cars, including two Standard
sleepers. observation. buffet, dining
and dynamo cars is scheduled to ar
rive in Ogden next Saturday morning
The train will be electric lighted and
every provision has been made for
royal trip TO the coast for the famous
ball tossers
IN Big Oemano-"JusI a little bet
ter than good enough" are the selec-
tions on the banjo and guitar which
are being rendered by Mcmillan and
Mansfield at the Falstaff So popular
have they become that the manage
ment suggests that parties wishing TO
reserve booths phone early in the
S'elllU6s toelI lOl, 1uua "a
New Car Service-Local Hartman
officials have been advised that the
Denver Oakland tourist car service on
west-bound passenger train No. and i.
east-bound train No. viii be resumed
during the colonist rate period be-
tween March ] and April so next.
Kodak Finishing, Tripp Studio, $40 18th
Represents Fruit Packing House
Elmer E. Merrill, representing the E
P. Stacy fruit packing and shipping
house OF Minneapolis arrived from the
east last night and will extend his
trip to- Brigham TO look after orchard
interests in that section
Col. Robinson Here-Colonel Robin
son, OF the fruit packing firm of Gam
Bile e Robinson, of Minneapolis. arrly-
ed In Ogden Sunday afternoon.
Rock Springs, Kemmerer, Castle
Gate, Anthracite and Coke. NJ. L.
Jones Coal Co.
Distinguished Railroad Party-C. L.
Scoff vice-president and general man
ager of the New York Central lines
WEST vi Buffalo, accompanied by ulS-
tlnguished party of eastern railroad Of
flcials, will arrive from the west In
private car during the latter part of
the week. The members OF the party
have been inspecting Hartman coast
lines for two weeks past. and will be
met at Sparks by Superintendent Man
son and escorted over the Salt Lake
division to ogden. Orders have been
received by local officials to extend
every courtesy possible To the visitors