The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-12

past year than in any other year in
the history of the town.
E.z-Money kelIy-Money to loan on
any good real estate. Geo. j. Kelly. =
Interstate Commission Gives Decjs.
ion-Travelins Passenger Agent A. B.
Moseley is advised that the Interstate
Commerce commission has decided
that 1t Is illegal for any railroad to
take up the return portion OF a tour
ISL TICKET the limits of which have
expired, and Issue to the holder
therefor a ticket at nine months tour
ISIS rates, charging the difference be-
tween the two classes of tickets on
account of the transaction. In sucn
case, the holder of the unused por-
tion should be required TO pay regular
one-way rates for his return trip, and
then make rebate claim for the un-
used portion OF the round trip ticket.
railroad resorting to the former
method OF sQuaring with the holder of
the ticket, has no right to require
connecting roads to make settlement
on the original basis of divisions, but
should be required to accept divisions
Mr.. Moseley says the ruling is one OF
importance, as the issues involved are
of frequent occurrence at Ogden and
the information win be of general
use to the travelling public as well as
railroad officials
Luncheon rendered Martha Society.
Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald rendered the
a nf fao
five course luncheon at the Potter cafe
Thursday evening. Miss Celeste Con
roy rendered several delightful selec
tions on the piano and during the
course of the luncheon the ladies of
the society, as We'll as the guests of
the cafe. were entertained with vocal
selections by Mr. E, C. Rowdon. accom-
panied by Miss Ethel Terry, gradu-
ate of the London Conservatory OF Mu
sic Both the latter are residents of
Ireland on tour Of The world Their
selections were highly appreciated by
all who had the good fortune to hear
them.
Socialist MeetIng-The Socialist
party of Ogden met at their headquar-
terS last evening, the business OF the
evening being a discussion of the ways
and means Of forming a purchasing
and selling society for the benefit of
It's members, Also the reading of a
address by Robert Hunter on
Abraham Lincoln" the great enamel
pator.
House Burelarized-It was reported
that the residence OF Thorn
IS E. Powell. 2573 Lincoln avenue. was
Wednesday night. The
officers investigated the affair and
concluded that the house had been
broken into. but what was taken
rom the place, If anything. could not
Je determined, inasmuch as the Pow
I'll family Is absent from the city.
Case Contlnued-George Rooms,
convicted OF vagrancy last week and
of having stolen a can of
syrup. was formally arraigned on the
charge yesterday and pleaded not gull
ty officers Chambers and Burk testihed
hat they observed Rooms come into
? certain saloon and hide a can OF
syrup under a table. They arrested
lim and after convicting him of vag
'ancy. found that the syrup belonged
to the Williams Grocery Co MIR.
Williams was placed on the stand ana
Identified the can of syrup as belong
ng to him, but as there was INSULT
lent evidence to convict Koons of the
actual theft, he having claimed that
Suck Cummings gave 1t to him, the
Ease was ordered continued for fur
her investigation.
In Precarious Condition-Mrs. Eli
.abeth Stanford, wife OF the late Jo-
'eph Stanford. is lying at her home
n a precarious condition. 1t is feared
~ the family that the aged lady will
lot survive the awful ordeal through
which she is passing. She was ad-
Used of her husbands death soon
after It occurred and 1t is said she
,ore up bravely under the sad infor-
nation 1t is thought. however, that
he death of her husband will have
much to do with lessening her chances
or recovery.
Writ OF Habeas Corpus-A petition
-or writ of habeas corpus proceedings
n behalf of Minnie Myers Black, who
has been held for several days on sus~
plcion OF being a procuress. has been
1led. 1t Is claimed by the defendants
that the woman is illegally
held by the police, there being no spe
cific charge against her. AS stated In
4 former Issue, Mrs. Black was arrest
ed as a result OF complaints which
came from Ashton, Idaho, where, it is
alleged, there is house Of prostitution
Tor which she was endeavoring to OBJ
tain recruits. Mrs. Black claims that
It is simply scheme to Job her, as
the woman who gave the information
upon which she was arrested, recently
bought some property from her and
has been rather backward in keeping
up the payments.
Squire Coop Party-Squire Coop will
entertain few OF his Ogden friends
at a box party at the production Of "Ba-
bette by the Logan Opera Co, at the
Grand this evening.