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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
SHERIDAN WILL
TRY ONCE MORE

New York, July 29.-Martin Sheri-
dan of the Irish-American Athletic
club. has started active training for
the annual all-round championship OF
the Amateur Athletic Union which Is
scheduled to take place at Chicago the
latter part OF next month.
The big champion was undecided for
some time as to whether he should
enter the event this year, but his
friends prevailed upon him to make
the effort and he has now made posi-
tive announcement TO the effect that
he Will compete
Sheridan says that he is really in
no condition 10 enter the contest, as
he has not trained for months. so
that he viii have his work cut out
for him if he desires TO again carry
of the honoTS
If Joe Horner, the Michigan star,
gets back from Europe in time to COM
pete in the event. Sheridan believes
that he Will be up against the best
all-round athlete he has ever met.
Horner is not only a star shot-putter
and all-round weight man, but he is
also one of the best hurderS and
sprinterS In the country. Ellis II.
Clark. the athlete from Boston. will
also be on deck and Try TO win the
event again. Clark won the event a
couple OF times in the 90s and the
only man who consistently defeated
him was Sheridan
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
TAXES so PER CENT HIGHER.

Salt City year paid 13 mills dollar That
high but this another raise in the tax levy has
been property have
called to pay tax of ID mills
The county increased the assessed val
uaton City 1000 the valuation of ago
That increase nearly the property valuation of Ogden
applied gathering Of Ogden would have
per the ctys But on top OF
valuation the administration of Salt Lake City
placed per higher than the levy Ogden
the property of Ogden think Of that9 What
they Ogden with improvements quite extensive
poronaey being made Salt Lake City and with city prob
large place tax of 10 mills on their
holdings after the boosted valuations several million
dolars7
Ogden per cent tax while Salt Lake City has tax rate
cent higher discrepancy taxes
Ogden the property of city have reason to
rejoice.
onehalf per FIVE mills difference in taxes IN
Ogden directing the attention Of Salt
Lake investors to this city
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
STANO-PATTER OENOUNCES
REPUBLICAN, INSURGENTS

Holton, Kas,, July 29.-Rep. P. p.
Campbell OF the Third Kansas dis
trict, a "standpatter," In speech
here last night. proclaimed the insur-
gents to be ioonoclasts who have TAX
en- the course "that has required the
least intellectual enort-denuncia
ton"
When the weather is hot" he said.
land mental effort irksome If pos.
sible. the true patriot and only friend
Of the people, with a show of rare
courage, rises to the occasion and de-
clares that the Republican majority
of the house and senate were for a
certain measure, therefore IN the in
terest of the great common people.
1t must be opposed
Whether the measure is good or
bad does not depend on the measure
itself, according to those mere critics
and fault finders. but upon the per-
sOnnel Of its supporters.
is the measure good? The Repub-
licaD majority in the house aud sen
ate are for 1t and 1T is approved b.
the president The measure Is. there
fore, had and these men opposed to it,.
rs the measure bad3 The Repub-
lican majority in the house and sen
ate and the president oppose it 1t
is therefore good and these men sup
port It,
"If the Republican majority In the
house and senate and the president
would avoid the rocks, these men
were split up on them II the Re.
publican majority in the house and the
senate and the president. would steer
into harbor, these men would miss il
The president and the majority of
the Republicans OF the house and sen.
ate agreed upon tariff law. These
men opposed 1t, Democrats and in
snrgents said they wanted the tariff
reduced. The Payne bill carried in
consumptive value in chemicals. in.
cluding a IA per cent reduction In
white lead Of S43S.199.S46: in
earthenware and glassware OF SIPS.
423732 in wood, including lumber. of
S566S7o,950, in metals including steel
and iron, of SI221955 620: in sugar,
molasses and manufactures Of $500
965,95S, pulp. white paper and books,
S51 ,62S.055; sundry articles, $1,719.42S.
S69. The bill contained 65i reduc.
tlons in articles of necessity and com.
mon use. The average adopted val.
orem rate on dutiable imports under
the Dineley Law was 20 rs per cent.
under the Payne law 20.95 per cent
n reduction of almost five per cent
on all dutiablo imports sc
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
Is OGDEN CANYON UNKNOWN?

Inc Logan journal comments the statement gentleman
not directly connected with the newspaper profession yet having
uch business with the the complained at
the meeting Press association that the
otan devoted entirely too little space booming of their own
Localities He was apparently by scenic beauties
" ogoen canyon his acquaintance which he said was due to
the happy accident been selected as the eetne n,ac
er"e ahough his home within forty miles quite
k that he would have grandeur and natural
beauties then meeting his enchanted eaze
in journal that in this respect probably all the papers
are the same degree blamab They all at some time and
nunoer OF times dwet the respec
oescong the things already familiar their readers
% .ny lear repetition bring rdicue Yet there much in
ha' e gentleman said this connection while such matter
" ou' h'te value to home readers it to attract
the attention of strangers seeking home tbereora ~ s
Inc speaker said he had lived for three years and
o constant access to all papers yet did not know there was
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
RIFLE TEAM
" ILL BE
PICKED


With the appearance OF sercean,
Gardner of II company. on the Fort
Douglas range yesterday. new life
was added 10 the Utah rifle team
which Is practiclng for the national
militia rifle competitions To be hold
ht camp Perry, O., during the lat
'er part OF August Gardner was one
oi tho star shots Of the team last
year. and II was feared that he would
not be able TO go TO Camp Perry this
year on account of his work. He
was given the necessary time off by
MS employer, however, and will be
one OF the members OF the team. The
only other man who made the team
and VIII not he able to go Is Scr.
goant G. w Wilson OF the Signal
corps. the team thus losing a strong
man on the range.
Sergeant Anderson, Captain Kneass.
Sergeant Major Nelson. Captain
Coolidge and Sergeant Gardner are
still at the head of the list in the
firing. Sergeant Leroy Warthman
OF the Signal corps. who was struck
In the eye with piece of rock. was
back on the firing line yesterday. The
morning shoot was cut short be-
cause of the ammunition supply run
ming short. but the men again bIazed
away at the targets in the afternoon.
The shooting in the morning wa1
in learning the correct sighting ou
the skirmish ranges with the battle
sights. for which no scores were kept
The scores at 200 yards were much
better than the day before, showing
Private Amundsen as the high gun,
with Sergeant Major Nelson second,
ond Sergeant Anderson third The
scores were as follows:
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
LIEUT.. AMES IS
SET AT LIBERTY

Manila. July 29.-Lieut Col Robert
F. Ames, who was court martialed
following an investigation of the sui
eide of Lieut. Clarence NJ. Janney at
his home, was released from arrest
today and resumed command of the
Twelfth infantry, u. S. A.
The findings of the court martial
have not been published here, but It
is understood that the officer was re-
duced twelve numbers.
Mrs Janney, who was a wltnes5 at
the court martial, sailed for Hong
Kong, enroute for her home in San
Francisco.
Janney shot himself after a quar-
rel with his wife, while the two were
dinner guests of Ames. The quarrel
was said 10 have started over the
discovery by Janney that his wife had
given a champagne cooler, that had
belonged to her husband. to Ames
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
FIND Skull LoF GIANT ANIMAL
Complete Head OF the Uintah Their
ium Found In the Uintah
Basin.

A long time ago when this Uintah
basin and the surrounding noun.
tains were raised above the sea and
the mountains were lifted higher thar,
the basin, 4 great fresh water lake
was formed, says the NeTnal Express.
In those days there were huge AM.
mails In this nelghborhood When
the Green river cut It's way through
the mountain barrier and the lake
was drained through It's channel, there
lived along the banks and In the
stream land animals and water ami
mails similar to those in the African
river countries Of today
Professor f S. RIGGS and his com
panions of the Field museum have
found somplete skull OF the Uintai
therium, or the giant Of the Uintahs
Was Monster Animal.
Theanimal had a head three feet
long, with three cts of horns, one
pair on the point of the nose. one
above the eyes and another paor
back OF tho ears. The horns were
well developed. and were used In
those prehistoric days TO fight others
of his kind and defend himself against
all comers. He had long curved
tuslt in the upper jaw, with a keep for
1t on the side of the lower jaw
1t is InterestingO to learn that the
fossils OF the oldest known ances.
tors of the Uintah therium are found
in New Mexico and are about the
size of Il Newfoundland dog They
had no horns at that time. That was
about 10000 years before the big
fellows browsed in this basin Then
they left their bones in the Big Horn
basin og Wyoming, AT that stage
they were about as large as the tapir
and resembled the hippotamus and
no horns had yet developed
Were Plentiful in Wyoming
In the Wind river basin of Wyom-
ing they are found with the horns
just beginning to bud. and over In
the Brldger basin there are plenty
, of remnants to show that they were
plentiful and the horns were fully
I developed. From the Bridger coun-
try TO the Uintah was not long
, Journey aud it was supposed that
they came TO Uintah from that sec
: ton In the Uintah field they
reached their largest size They re-
9Cmbled the rhinoceros and were as
large as the biggest elephant From
/ the Uintah field they have disap-
peared entirely.
Have Another Name.
1itanothere is the name OF another
animal of which these hunters have
found a good skull, IT was about the
size of the modern rhlnoceros In
this stage 1t had just begun 10 de-
velop horns. 1t was another low land
animal and possibly wallOwed in the
river
The Dakota Bad Lands record two
stages of this animals development,
Iho lower beds show the same as the
Green river Uintah basin stage, then
II later formation the same animal
has developed two great horns. 1t is
possible that the Tltanothere has n
living relative In the rinoceros.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
BOYS ARRESTED THREE
TIMES ARE OiSGUSTEO

Denver, July 2G,-After being ar
rested here three times within an
hour, S, and r Hosier, brothers from
Nurdock. Kan, were not well pleased
with their first visit to Denver yester-
day. and resolved TO eliminate this
place from any further Itineraries.
Soon after leaving the union depot
they were accosted by policeman,
who looked with suspicion upon the
hand grips each was carrying. After
a search the officer decided they were
not safe-blowers. as he suspected, and
LET them go
A few blocks further on the act
was repeated by plain clothes man
A third time another policeman
stopped the boys and searched their
grips BY this time their experiences
were becoming serious and the broth
ers resolved to leave town at once,
never TO return.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
INCR T ASE IN
SALT LAKE
[ AK LEVY

The tax levy for Salt Lake City FOR
1910 will be 10 mills. to be divided
% follows.
Contingent expenses, 4 2-3 mills:
streets and sidewalks, 6 mills, In
terest on bonds and sinking fund.
2 Ia mills; water supply. Ia Mills
sewers and drains, IL mills: library,
Id mills BY vote oil twelve ayes
TO one nay. the levy was made by the
Salt Lake City council Thursday
night. The only vote against the
raise was that cast by Councilman
Hall
When the report OF the committee
on estimates and appropriations was
called for by Acting President a. j.
Davis, Recorder Riyes read the res
olutlon which had been prepared by
the committee. A motion was made
that the report be adopted Mr. Hall
wanted TO know why il was that. the
committee had seen fit 10 raise the
tax levy from l3 TO 10 mills. Coun-
cI'man J. b. Moreton proceeded to
enlighten him, as well as other Nom
ners Of the council. who are not men,
bers OF the committee. The mem
ber from the First read n detailed
report which was closely followed by
every member Of the council IN
brief, the report furnished by Mr..
Moreton showed the following condi-
tons OF the finances of the city:
Finances of the City.
Budget January /, 1910,
expenses .,........ S1.323, 703 AZ
Less paid from bond fund,
etc 27O99. .9S
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
LARGE CONTRACT
FOR CANAL CEMENT

Washington. July 29.-The Atlas
Portland Cement company has a con-
tract with the government to furnish
100000 barrels Of cement for use
in construction work along the Pan
anna canal. The contract covers Il
period of three years. the first de-
livery under 1t having been made
about n year ago. Deliveries are now
made at the rate OF about $500 bar
rels day.
At the time OF the acceptance of the
contract. a protest was lodged with
the secretary of war by Congressman
Bennett of New York. on behalf OF a
lower conditional bidder. The bid OF
the Atlas Portland Cement company
at about $1.l9 barrel, the exact
cost depending on whether the ce-
rlent was delivered in barrels or in
bags, finally was accepted
No attempt has been made. It was
said today at the office OF the 18th
mian canal commission, on the part of
the cement company to abrogate its
contract
New York. July Announcement
was made today that the directors OF
the Atlas Portland Cement company.
which has a capitalization OF s12 2500.,
900, have decided TO suspend the divi-
dend on its common stock for the
present The company, which has
been paying per cent on its com
mon stock, obtained contract from
the government aggregating many
millions OF dollars
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
PROTEST SALE OF
PlUTE RESERVOIR
Two Companies Want State to Retain
Control.

Protests against the disposal OF the
Piute reservoir project will be heard
by the state board OF land commits.
Sioners next Thursday morning at 10
o'clock These protests will come
from the Otter Creek Reservoir com
pany. represented bv r. D. Young.
president, and the Water Users asso-
ciation Of Sewer county. represented
by II. M. Hayes.
The Otter Creek Reservoir company
complains over any proposal to dis
pose of the PIute project by the state
land board on the ground that before
the state could take up the project &c
was necessary to get q number OF con
cessions from the Otter Creek com.
Gany before the state could do any
thing on the project Now, the Otter
Greek company asserts that these CON
cessions would not have been made
under any condition il it was thought
that the state intended at that time
to tur nthe project over to private IN
dividuals. The Water Users associa-
tlon has protest to enter along the
same lines.
The land board yesterday author
lied the president and secretary 10
sign the revised contract with the
Beaver Land &Water company in
behalf of the board
The Oasis project was again dis
cussed by the land board yesterday.
and, on appeal Of William r. King,
the board deferred any action until
next week. when it is expected that
the irrigation company will have
made arrangements for financing the,
extensive repairs necessary to fulfill
It's contract with the land owners.
The land board could legally inter
Vene at the present time, but such ac
tlon, in the opinion of the members
OF the board. would Simply mean put
ting the irrigation company out OF
business and result In no comprehen-
sive relief froh the land owners. BY
pursuing it's present course. however
the land boar dcXpects 10 be able to
protect the interests of tho settlers as
we'll as those of the irrigation com
pany,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
SOFA WHICH LINCOLN
HAD IN WHITE HOUSE

Washington, July 29-JohD La
monte Hurst of Denver has presented
to the American University of Wash
ington a sofa which was used IN the
White House by Abraham Lincoln.
The sofa which is upholstered in
green leather. is just as It was when
in the possession of the martyred
president Mr. Hurst, who is a son
of the late Bishop John Fletcher
Hurst, has had the article in his pos
session for many years.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
GUESTS GET OUT IN A HURRY

South Harpswell, Maine, July 90
Summer guests from many parts Of
the country made hurried exits with
what little personal property they could
snatch up when the Merrill hotel here
was burned early today, The flames
reached into the residence section of
the town. burning one cottage TO the
ground and seriously damaging three
others
The loss will reach nearly 100000
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29

fcrc the wedding was Mrs. Elizabeth
Fochs, whose d1ugrter divorced
krlnz several years ago. Both lived
In Oskaloosa, Ill, Krintz is farm
or.
Friends Of the two arc trying to
figure out just what kin Krlnt2 Is
to his wife. The former Mrs. KriDtz
now becomes his step-dnughtcr. So
lar II is easy. but tho other possible
relationships among the three are
puZzllng the good folk OF Oskaloosa.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
REMEMBER THE BIG OUTING
OF THE STAR, WASATCH
AND RIVERDALE CAN
MING COMPANIES.
In Connection With the Hooper Brass
Band, at Lagoon, August 1st,
1910,

Free tickets to contractors and cm-
ployes Of all the above cnnneries. Spe-
cial excursion rates for every one.
Dancing and amusements for both old
and young Come and bring your
friends. Everyone cordially invited,
August 1st, 1910 Excursion via
Bamberger Line. w. ]. Parker. Man
aGer =
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AT TABERNACLE
ON SUNDAY NEXT

A. S. Watkins. national lecturer on
prohibition and speaker of unusual
force and eloquence, will address
meeting to be held in the Tabernacle.
under the auspices OF the Ogden Bet
terment league, at 2 p, m, next Sun
day.
Mr.. Watkins is making a campaign
of the Western country and Is meet
ing with good success, 1t is fortunate
that ogden has chance to hear so
we'll posted a man and no one, even
those who do not believe In prohibit
ion. should fan to attend this meet
ing. All are invited
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
a Good Reason

You say Colonel Dawson cant see
me?' demanded little Blinks, indig.
nantly.
Il do" returned the Colonels secre-
tary
And may ] ask if no gives any rea-
son for this extraordinary behavlor?"
said Blinks, trembling with emotion.
Yes, replied the secretary, coldly.
He says he doesn't want TO strain his
eyes. Weekly.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
What He Needed To Do.

into a fellows head This morning.
while dressing. I was wondering how
in the future life, could get my shirt
on over my wings
Bounder-Don't let that worry you
What you want to think about is how
to get your hat on over your horns
Boston Transcript
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
keeplna Under Cover.

Grandpa" said little Raslus. as he
turned the pages of the dream book,
"why am IL when witches fly around
on broomsticks dey am always old
wimmin? Who're be deh husbands ,"
Land, child" laughed the old man.
as he cut a fresh watermelon "yo'
wouldn't expect deh husbands around
when dey am armed with broomsticks,
would yo?'-Chicago News
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s S1.46o.7S $ 6l9.OSS,49
Revenue to he raised =. 8 sOO,96 0S
Tax levy of 10 mills raise S76,74734
To be raised

To be raised .........$ t4,214.7f
Mr.. Feristrom. who is a member of
the committee on estimates and ap-
portionments, announced that he
would vote for the increase in the
levy. but he was of the opinion that
some OF the departments Of the city
government should cut down their ex-
penses. He was of the opinion that
the city should levy tax of 16 mills
Iastead of Is mills, but believed that
the expenses should be kept down 10
the budget
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
MAN sEVENTYFVE
MARRIES MOTHER.lN-lAW

Louisville, ILL.,. July 29.-Henrv
hrIntI' having lived to the ripe old
eye on 20 years. yesterday upset all
'7d1ltlons OF the comic papers by
%eddlng his mother-in-law, co years
cd "hile tho thermometer staod 100
degrees in the shade. His bride. be-
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Proof at Hand

Magistrate-Who Is the prisoner?
Policeman-He says he's foreign
nobleman, your honor
Magistrate-Did you search him.
Policeman-Yes and all found was
a pawn ticket and cents
MaGistrate-Then he evidently told
the truth.-Chicago News.
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OFFERS $4,000 FOR
FLIGHT OF AERoPLANG

Boston, July 20 prize of $4,000
for the aviator who flies from Sol
diers' field at Harvard to Boston Light
and return without alighting. during
the coming Harvard aeronauucal OK
hihition, was announced here today as
the gift of General Charles II. Tay-
lor, proprietor of the Boston Globe.
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Identified.

Jack London has an affection for
children, and he once made the ac-
quaintance of twin sisters of G.
Good morning, my dear" he said
one morning, meeting one Of them on
the street; "and which of the twins
are you?"
The little lassie looked up into his
face and said Very gravely:
I'm the one what's out walkin -
Success Magazine.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
The Casus BeIII

One day Scotch and an English
boy, who were fighting. were separat-
ed by their respective mothers with
difficulty, the Scotch boy. though the
smaller, being far the more pugnac-
ious. What CARED ye ficht a big lad
die like that for?" said the mother, as
She wiped the blood from his nose.
And I'll fight him again." said the
boy, "if he says Scotsmen wear kits
because their feet are too big to get
into ousers."-Argonaut
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MRS. SAGE SEES AeRoPLANe.

Garden City, N. Y. July 29.-The
ambition of Mrs Russell Sage to wit
ness an aeroplane flight was realized
last evening, when she watched the
machines Of Clifford B. Harmon, Cap
tain Thomas Baldwin and George
Russell hover over the aviation field
at Hampstead Plains
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MaaIc

Teacher-What is a person called
who steals?
No answer.
Teacher-Now, Tommy. suppose I
were to put my hand in your pocket
and take out penny, what would you
call me?
Tommy Gully conscious OF a scare
ity of coin)-Please. sir, YOU would be
q conJurer.-Tit-Bit
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29

Of the practice grounds of the North
Atlantic battleshlp fleet off Staten
Island, arc threatening to put tenn
porary stop to bathing at the beach
cS along the shore. One of the
beaches has been temporarily closed
and the others may have to follow
suIts Big gun practice is blamed for
the death of the fish.
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WRECK CAUSES FATAL
INJURY OF BRAKEMAN

El Paso, July 29.-As tho result OF
the wrecking yesterday of the north
bound train on the Sonora railway,
which ran into a washout, Brakeman
Jesus Soalegin was fatally injured.
Engineer Huber seriously hurt and the
fireman of the train badly scalded