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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
W A TER DEAL
N OF N A DE
PUBLIC
DOCUMENT KEPT FROM THE PGO-
PIE DURING ELECTION.
A. w. Agee OiscIoses a CIandcstine
Act Committed in Connection
With the Gil Purchase.

To the Ogden Standard. According
to the statement of the waterworks
department, the rentals for the nrst
six months amount 10 $2TOS61G, but
of this $4,S23 q remain uncollected.
In other words, nearly eighteen per
cent OF the total rentnls for the first
| six months remain uncollected. This
| IS nearly one-flth Of the entire earn.
ings This seems TO be a very large
percentage No private concern could
afford to lose so large a percentage Of
| its gross earnings BY the way. 1t
would be interesting 10 know who
owes this large sum for water fur
uished by the city.
| observe from the statement that
| $500 has been expended in connection
with the Taylor's Canyon litigation
which was pending between the ogden
! City Waterworks company and the I'm
ion Pacific Railroad company at the
time of the transfer of the system.
Now Will the city attorney advise the
| taxpayers what has been done 10 pro-
tect the rights of the city TO the wat.
ers OF this canyon Some months ago
stipulation was filed extending the
time for taking testimony, until Aug
! uSJ l. l9O9, but no steps had been
taken 10 have the city substituted in
place of the waterworks company /
assume that the $500 has been paid
to Mr. Richards, and, from M asso-
clation with him. have no doubt that
he has been ready at all times to
proceed with the case, and that if
allowed TO do so, he will fully protect
the rights OF the city, But 1t looks
to me like the administration. after
paying twice for the Gill land which
is of little or no value aside from the
water rights which might be acquired
with IT, Intends to abancon the water
rights in Taylor's Canyon and let the
railroad company hold this valuable
right without any contest
The entire transaction concerning
this land has been, 10 say the least,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
REMARKA SCENE
OCCURS AT FUNERAL

Pasadena Calf, July 31-A remark.
able scene was enacted at the fun
eral here yesterday of Frederick Fack-
Der- a veteran of the Civil war, when
Mrs. Florence Grange appeared at the
undertaking parlors, where the ser
vices were being held, and asked TO be
permitted to view the body, just as
the lid Of the coffin was about to be
placed upon it
That is my father" she exclaimed.
as she sazed upon the features Of the
dead man.
The woman then told of having read
Of the accidental death of FacEner and
of having come TO investigate. in the
belief chat the man might be her
father, whom she had not seen for
thirty years
With her husband, Mrs. Grange lives
In Brooklyn. n. Y Two weeks ago
she came to California and has been
staying in Los Angeles. a woman.
who had been housckeeper for
FaCkner, had claimed his estate.
amounting in value to about 81 1000. but
The daughter will now lay claim TO
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
SEAWALL RETURNS FROM
AFRICAN HUNTING TRIP

New York, July 31-W. c. Seawall
OF Boston, Harvard o. has just re-
turned from a two years hunting trip
through Central Africa, with enough
ivory and hides to more Jaan pay his
entire expenses. Mt, Seawall bagGed
II elephants. several hippopotami and
other big game He also gathered ma
terial for an address to the Royal
Geographical society. where he Will
soon appear, and he states that he
has important letters to the British
war Office.
While going through Uganda. Mr..
Seawall was bitten by the much-dread-
ed tsetse fly. but instead of being in
noculatcd with the sleeping sickness.
which almost invariably terminates in
death. be was made i'll for ten months
by eruptlons all over his body.
In AbysSinia, l called on Emperor
Menelik." said MT. Seawa1. "and found
him speeding through the well-payed
and lighted streets Of his capital in
an American automobile / tried TO
get into the Congo country, but was
barred. I was told that the mission
aries had spread such reports of Bel
gian atrocities there that the officials
did not desire any more visitors
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31

Ogden GUSTS sit up and take notice.
/ Willie Hoppe has been in Salt Lake for
the last three days giving eNhibi.
lions and playing all comers and he
has got the fans down there fairly
crazy about billiards.
Mrs. Thomas lnJured-Mrs Charles
Thomas returned from Salt Lake last
evening at p m, and as she alightcd
from the train she tripped and fell,
striking the ground with much vio-
lenCe In the attempt TO break tho
fall her left arm was broken just
above the wrist She was attended
by Dr. A. A Robinson, who reports
that the fracture is but a simple one.
Funeral of Mrs. Van zwedcn-Tho
funeral of Mrs Nellie Van Zwcden
was held at ? o'clock p m at the I.y-
man ward meeting house, Bishop
James Taylor conducting the services
There was q large attendance and
many beautiful floral offerings. Music
was rendered by the ward choir as.
sisted by Miss Pauline Maddox, Or
son Griffin and Myrtle Leayitt, solo.
ISIS. The speakers were George Lar.
kin, e Neutcboom. H. p Denkers, Al.
bert Bell, Bishop George Smuin and
David JensOn. lnterment was made
in the city cemetery.
Auto Party Arrives Here-Brown,
dirty, tired. but withal coed humored.
and talkative- party composed of
VIM. III. Smith. driver, Richard p.
Burn. Claude Beardsley of the Empire
Tire company, and George u. Wilcox,
publicity agent OF the Regal Motor
Car company, arrived in ogden about
e o'clock last evening, and after a
short stay, continued on TO San Fran
cisco
Reese Howell ill-Reese Howell,
father of Judge A. Howell, was soiz-
ed with an attack OF what may prove
10 be appendicitis. His condition was
not considered serious.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
TAKE a TRIP TO OGDEN CANYON.
A MOST BEAUTIFUL RIDE.

Cars leave Union Depot at C 20 a.
m. and every 10 minutes thereafter
until l1.00 a m, and then every 20
minutes until 1920 p. IN. l2st two cars
leaving Hermitage at IL p, m. and
IL 40 p. m.
Tickets on sale at the following
places.
Carr's Drug Store
Caves Drug Store.
Depot Drug Store.
Browns Drug Store.
Culley Drug Store.
Badcon's Drug Store,
Hemmenway & MCser Cigar Store.
Ogden Canyon Autos connect with
every car Round trip from Hermit.
age TO Idlewild and the Oaks Twenty
five Cents
First Auto leaves Oaks and Idle
wild at 40 a. M and last IL p. M.
connecting with each car at Hermit.
age. =
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
BAKER-M AN.

Thursday evening, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Baker, occurred
the marriage OF their daughter, Anna,
to Thomas Mailman Patriarch George
w Larkln, officiating The ceremony
was performed promptly at $50
O'Clock, after which sumptuous sup
per was served by Misses Carrie and
Bertha Furche and Miss Gladys Bal
lantyne. Only the immediate rela'
tives and friends of the young couple
were In attendance.
The bride was gowned in cream silk,
and carried brides roses. She was at
tended by her sister, Mrs Fred
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
FLAG PARTY.

Miss Edith Covington entertained
a few friends at a Flag Party at
her home, 705 Twenty-eighth street
Thursday evening of last week The
rooms were appropriately decorated
for the occasion, the prevailing colors
being red white and blue. The even
Ing was spent in various games, after
which light refreshments were served.
Those present were Beulah ,I>awer.
Hazel Sttmson, Rose MAY. Vera OIL
son, Kate Drysdale. Clara Rackham;
Messrs. Jack Hales, Ray Greenwell,
Fritz Kinney, Jethro Newman, Carl
Blakely. Earl Newman. Lester Matth-
ews, Roy Bullough
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RELIEF SOCIETY OUTING.

One OF the most enjoyable occasions
Of the season was the outing of the
Relief society OF the North Weber
stake, held In the beautiful Hermitage
grove in Ogden canyon last Thursday.
Most of the officers and members
assembled around the tables at noon
and partoOk OF a delicious luncheon.
AT $50 the merrymakers repaired TO
the pavilion. where dancing was In
dulged in. The features of the dane
ing were a prize waltz which was won
by Mrs. Stella Ballinger and Mrs. Julia
E. Parry. and grand march Dartlci-
pated In by ladies over sixty years of
age, OF whom there were twelve
couples The judges were unable TO
pick n winner for this event, as four
couples were tied for the place. so all
four couples. consisting of Sisters
IsaacSon and Taylor, Pool and Bal
linger. Farr and Trescott and Baird
and JorgenSen were each given a one
pound box of candy Another feature.
which added much to the pleasure OF
the occasion was the singing OF the
song Sitting BY the Kitchen Door,
by Miss Cerailla Blair, accompanied
by Miss Bessie Blair
After the dancing, the crowd
re-entcred the grove, where a
number of foot races we're run, con-
tested for by the sisters from the diff
ferent wards. the winners being from
the Third ward, Lynne. Taylor, Farr
West, West Weber and Marriott.
EARLY in the evening the pleasure
seekers returned to their homes, tired
but happy each one saying that the
day was one which would long be re-
membered There were between 400
and 500 persons present during the
day
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31

The Evening Standard offers to give
the Crittenton Home 500 if the city
administration can show that the
above statement is not substantially
correct
The manager of this paper will treat
the whole city administration TO a
lunch at the Weber Club If the city
government can prove from its own re.
ports that the waterworks has made
a single dollar profit during the first
six months of this year, after paying
for all claims against the system.
This paper Will wager $500 with any
city official that the disbursements for.
and on account Of the waterworks,
were even more than $f2, $3.50 and
that the water rental receipts for the
same six months were fully $4,000
less.
The foregoing Is plain talk The city
officials made a clustering challenge
for this paper to look up It's record on
the waterworks. believing that such a
bluff would dlsarm us. but # Just gave
up weapon, We find they were try
ing to make the people believe that
they had saved from the waterworks
receipts a profit of 1000 when, as a
matter of fact, the water system ran
behind over $4,000 and 1t ran behind
even without considering the interest
on the money collected from the peo-
pie. or the sinking fund TO pay off the
mortgage. or the sinking fund for de-
probation of the plant, Counting all
these things. and they should be con
sidered. the waterworkS runs behind
almost S50,0O0 for the first six months.
Just get any business man to figure
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FOR MISS DAVIS.

Mrs, Frank Peterson entertained a
party OF eleven at dinner THURSDAY
evening in honor OF Miss Carrie Dnvis.
Miss Davis is superintendent of
the missionary schools of this couutr,
for Chinese with headquarters at san
Francisco. She and several of hcr
pupils have just finished very sue
ccssful tour across the continent. APP
pearlng in concerts in all ihc lager
cities OF the cast.
One of tho concerts uos given at
the White House before President
Roosevelt, his family and his cabinet.
Frey's orchestra urnisueC exccucn,
music for the evening.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
WARD SAYS

To use the best materials In the man
ufacture Of your goods, then you're
sure 10 please the people There's
never the slightest variation in the
high quality Of Wards bread Wonder
full care and precision on the part of
expert bakers combined with facIli-
ties TO be found in no other bakery in
Ogden insures the uniformity of
Wards Bread. Damp DAYS. Cold DAYS,
Wet Days, Hot Days, Wards Bread
IS always the same. ITS THE
BEST" stores at 2341 Wash Ave
35G 25th Street Phones 30l Ind. 279
Bell.
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NOTICE.

Bids will be received until August
10th at p. m, for furnishing SO0
tons First quality Timothy Hay and
100000 lbs. First Quality Oats. to be
delivered at regular intervals during
a period of one year from date. Bids
Will be acceptable also on quantities
less than as above stated. but any
award In such case Will be subject TO
delivery being made at dates desiG-
mated by the undersigned, in order TO
regulate shipment of material. State
prices {. o. b cars. Salt Lake City.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids P J. Moran. BoX 7S3, Salt
Lake City, Utah
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
WHITE MAN FIRST visited
WISCONSIN 275 YEARS ACC

Green Bay, Wis. July S1,-To mars
the first visit of the white man ic
Wisconsin 275 years ago, celebration
will be held here August 10. II aai
II. Jean Nicolet an explorer under-
took the task of tracing the region
about the Great Lakes. He came to
the shores of Green Bay and was
greeted by the Winnebago Indians
who were known as The Mysterious
Tribe of the Wilderness
Among other events that marked
the explorers visit TO Wisconsin, was
the exploding OF the theory that those
who inhabited the region about the
Great Lakes were OF Chinese origin.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31

Palmer, who wore a gown of cream
Seco SILK Fred. Palmer acted in the
capacity of best man.
lhe home was beautifully decorated
~ pink and white. carnations and
sweet peas of the prevailing colors
being used
The young couple were tho recip.
rents OF numerous aud handsome pres-
ents. mostly silver.
Mr. and Mrs. Mailman arc at home
TO their friends at rear G26 Twenty.
seventh street
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
WHAT WERE WATERWORKS
LOSSES FOR SIX MONTHS?
Prominent Business Man Says the WaterwoS Department Must
Set Aside SutcenJ Each Year Pay Off the Mortgage and
Also Another Sum TO Rebuild the Plant Or for Depreca
ton and That the City Will Be Bankrupt If the
WaterworkS Cannot Do That

A prominent business man wants to
know how much money has been
placed in a sinking fund to pay off the
watcrworks mortgage Nothing. An
other wants to know how much has
been set aside for depreciation or to
rebuild the system? Nothing. Our
business men should not expect the
present city government to conduct
the waterworks as they would their
own business because the mortgage
bonds will not be due for twenty years.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31
.S10,087.55

out the interest, the depreciation and
the payment OF the principal and then
YOU will conclude that it will take n
mighty economical management to
make the Ogden waterworks receipts
pay the expenses and necessary inn
pToyements, and the sooner the people
arc advised of the exact conditions the
better Tor the people and the city,
The waterworks now belong to the
city. Good or bad, the city owns them.
Therefore. stop misrepresenting the
waterworkS affairs. Let us have the
facts. nothing more, The water com
mittee says it Will take every cent of
the receipts for five years to improve
and keep up the wafer system That
is just what this paper said when the
people were asked to mortgage their
homes in order to sell bonds TO buy
the waterworks. AT that time the city
officials answered back that they
taking $50 900 of the waterworks prof
It's to cut down the taxes that much
every year This paper replied That
we would be satisfied with 100000
profit" But what IS the condition of
affairs? Without allowing one cent
of interest on $4,000 collected from
the people last fall and also without
allowing one cent for depreciation, and
also without allowing one cent TO pay
off the big wnterworks mortgage, the
waterworks shows an actual loss OF
$4,000 for six months. which the city
officials tried to convince the people
was a profit
We sincerely hope it will not be nee
essary to tax the people to keep up the
waterworkS.
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peculiar. ] have heretofore shown
that the deed from the Gills TO the
waterwOrks company for this identi'
cal land and another deed from the
waterworks company reconyeying TO
the ellis. twere withheld from the
record until after the city had pur'
chased the waterworKs system, and
paid $4,364 10 to the ellis for this land
which the people of the city supposed
the city had obtained through the pur'
chase OF the waterworks system
am told by reliable citizens that
at a meeting of the Chamber Of Com
merce, at which Mayor Brewer was
present City Attorney DeYine eX
pres5ly Included this land IN 2 state
ment made b. him as TO the nr ',y
the city would a,quire from the Water
works company None of the mem
bers of the city council has seen
proper to make any statement as to
whether he knew that the city would
have to pay the GillS for this land
but the city attorney, in answering my
communication, admitted that he knew
that the city was not obtaining title
from the watcrworks company, but
would have to pay this $4,3Si10 to
the Gills I'm order 10 obtain title, but
he claimed that all the papers con-
corning the transaction were attach
ed to the contract between the city
and the waterworks company. ana
were open to the inspection of the pub
lie. Mayor Brewer was reported by
the Salt Lake Herald as making prac-
tically the same statement. and add
Ing in substance that any intelligent
person could hYe known the exact
facts by examining the records. The
truth of the matter, however is that
the offer OF the watcrworkS company
To sell for $l55, 400 was made on the
Goth day Of July, 1908. and was ac-
cepted by the city council on the 22nd
day Of the same month, and the mayor
and city council were authorized to
enter into a formal contract, but. for
some reason. they did not enter into
any contract until the Ath day Of Sep
tember, 1908. three DAYS after the bond
election had been held and the bonds
had been voted, and this contract was
not reported TO the city council by
the mayoT and city attorney until
September Sth, 1908, week after the
bonds had been voted. and then IL
had attached to il the papers showing
that, in addition to the $l55 400. the
city would have 20 pay the ellis Si-
6Si10
From these facts ii Is clear that the
facts concerning this matter were con-
Cealed from the public.
The mayor and city attorney were
instructed in July 10 enter into con-
tract with the Waterworks company.
Then why did they walt until after the
bond election and then make a con-
trace which required the city to pay
$4,3Sl1O IN addition to the S155.400
paid to the waterworks company 1t
may be that this would have made
no difference In the result of the bond
election, but the people were entitled
TO know the truth. Then why did the
mavor and city attorney wait until
after the election TO make and report
this contract? Why did they with
hold the facts? They seem to think
silence IS golden" and may be it is.
Respectfully, tSlgned)
A w. AGEE
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Thomas Fahey Creditors
VIII present claims with vouchers 10
the undersigned at the law Offices OF
TIalverson & Pratt. Nos 4O2-3 Eccles
building. ogden City. Utah, on or be-
fore the 18th day Of May, 1910.
JAMES e. HALVERSON,
Administrator
First publication, July u, 1909
HaIverson & Pratt, Attorneys
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L. A. TO o. r. c.

Mrs C II. Pearson. 1921 Jackson
avenue, entertained seven tables OF
the l.. \. to O. Il. c. at High Five We'd
nesday evening. The rooms were
prcttily decorated with roses and
sweet peas. Dainty refreshments were
served. Prizes were won by Mrs. j.
Fl. Rhine, Mrs e. r. Lees and Mrs
d, A. Creamer
Others who enjoyed the evening
were Mr. and Mrs Logan. Mrs. p. +.
Tracy. Mr.. Shirk Mr.. and Mrs Conger
Mrs T. d Devote, Mr.. and Mrs Pear
son
Mrs. Conger won the guest prize
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-31

Several other cities on the coast win
be visited by the party before their
return home.
Mrs. e NJ. Allison, Jr.. and daugh-
ter. Rowena, Of Salt Lake City. arc
spending the week in Ogden Canyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J, f. Cowan and two
daughters have returned to their
home in Salt Lake City, after spend
ing few days at ldlewild.
Mrs. Harry Clark and two children.
Of Salt Lake City. are spending a few
days with DR.. and Mrs. c. Carter
Mrs. r d. Robins, accompanied bv
her sister, Mrs. +. d. Herman. of salt
Lake City, have gone to California to
spend the remainder OF the summer
Mr and Mrs Nels Jensen and Miss
Amanda HolmGren. of Brigham City
were ogden visitors last week
Mesdames Amy Jensen, Mary NJ
Olsen, Alice NJ Johnson and Miss
Phoebe Madsen of Brigham CITY.
spent a day of last week in Ogden.
Mrs Nora Eastman has returned
from visit with relatives in Brigham
City.
Miss Katherine Baty OF Brigham
City, has returned homo after visit
with ogden friends
Miss Helen Farr visited with Brig
ham City friends last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arlson Of Brig
ham City were visitors In Ogden last
week
Miss Minnie Backham and Franklin
r. Anderson were married in Brigham
City, Wednesday.
Mrs. Howard Snelerove and children
have returned to Salt Lake City after
a pleasant visit with Mrs. C. \ Henry
in ogden Canyon.
John Smith. of Evanston, Wyoming.
was an Ogden visitor for a few days
last week.
Mrs. J. II. Tripp spent a few days
of last week in Evanston, Wyoming.
George Grill visited in Evanston last
Sunday with his sister Miss Agnes
Chill
Misses Jennie and Alta Calvert of
Ogden. are visiting their aunt Mrs J.
A Luke. of Salt Lake City. They
intend to camp in Brighton's canyon
for week or two.
DR. Charles z. Kock, a prominent
Chicago surgeon. registered at the
Reed Thursday He stopped off in
this city on his way home from Call
fornia
E. II. Stevenson and wife and son. Of
Fort Smith, Arkansas, and J. B. Ander-
son and c. r. Webb, OF Tampa, Flori-
da, were ogden visitors Thursday.
DR.. Brick has returned from a trip
to the northwest.
II. P McCardle. now owner of the
Coaville House, at Coalville. Summit
county, is in the city for a few days.
Mrs. T. NJ. Douglas and daughter of
Idaho Falls, are visiting with Mrs. A.
Larsen. 262l Monroe avenue.
Mrs George H. Davis has gone to
Los Angeles 10 be the guest of her
mother, Mrs. David EccIes for four
weeks.
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The city fathers say let the people liy-
ing in ogden at that time pay the
mortgage The city fathers also say
the water system VIII stand for about
ten years. Let the city council at that
time raise the money 10 rebuild It,
That is how our mayor and city ON,
GERS feel about It. All our Democratic
city administration wants just now is
to bamboozle the people into the be
lief that the waterworks makes a prof.
it when it pays out more money than
1t receives. Here are the facts
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ANNUAL "cowTILLloN."

The campers Of Ogden canyon "are
calculatin' on givin' another Cowtil-
lion in the grove Of The Hermitage
on the night Of August 10th. 1909"
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the unique affair con-
slsts Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Peery,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Fiygare, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Kircher. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Hollingsworth and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Guthrie.
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BLAIR g. FOLEY

On oath street. have the most unique
business front of any place in ogden
You will find on hand at this popular
resort the best vines liquors and ci-
gars. Atlas Buffet. Look for the new
front and You will find there Geo.
Foley handing out the best the mar
ket affords -
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G. A. R.

All members of DiX-Logan Post arc
requested TO attend the regular post
meeting, Tuesday evening. August
3rd, 1909, at s o'clock. BusiS6ss of
Importance TO be tTzusac,cl
JOHN GRAY. Commander
w w CROSSMAN. Post Adjutant,