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Show LATEST Iffl OGDEi A Small Tire Yesterday That EeinlUd in Considarabl Daiiusrn 3uppjed to be Iuoendiary. TE0MA8 BLATEE 13 A DEMOCRAT, And in Spite of th FaotThat He ii Rather Mixed np He Will not Eun on the Liberal Ticket- Xpfial CarrnimiutftK-tto The Timtt. OtJUEN, July The resignation of I Thomas Slater, liberal nominee for representative, has caused considerable tir among democratic aud liberal politician. poli-tician. Slater was nominated without his knowledge or consent, and when informed in-formed by a democrat, wrote an article for publication in Undemocratic paper, i'.ating that ho was uot a candidate on the libeial ticket. The liberal then got rouud him, and induced him to sign a paper, the contents of which be did not then understand. This paper proved to bo an allidavit to the effect that he was still a liberal candidate aud did not authorize the publication of his former letter. In a short time he retracted re-tracted and demanded a return of his last statement. This was refused ami be now writes another Idler, for publication, pub-lication, and forbids his second from being placed liufor.5 the public, lie . also reiterates his tirst statement and dd larei himself an out and out democrat. -f- -H -- A mtll fire broke out early yestermorning yester-morning jn candy store on (irant avenue between L';ird and '.Nth streets. The chemical engine did nuick effective effec-tive work iu extinguishing the llames. Though not much was burned the loss will reach $aoui) in damage by lire and smoke. No cause is assigned for the origin of the lire but everything indicates indi-cates the work of an incendiary. J. J-red Creamer who owned a notion store iu an adjoining room iu tho heaviest heav-iest loser. -i- W. II. Harvey, W. W. Waters aud L. II. Mitchell have been appointed as a committee by tho teal estate exchange to suporiiiteud a series of exchange dances at the pavilion. These dances are fer the purpose of raising money to advtrtise Ogden and iier surroundings. The tirst dance will be given tomorrow eveuing. -i- -h Nelson George, the Ogden post oflice thief who was arrested in Kansas, charged with stealing iKdiuO, was brought into court on Saturday evening, lie plead guilty to the charge aud tho time for seuteuce was lixed for August '.'U. -t- -- -e L. Ii. Adams, treasurer of the Methodist Metho-dist university reports hisdisborsements for last week which shows that bo lias on hand the sum uf $1, l;ir. 4','. '1 he foundation of the building has beea completed. A delay in construction has been caused by the lower joints not arriving. The "contractors expect to get to work this week. 1- -t- The Ogden Musicale society meets this evening for the last tiino during the .summer season. -t- -- -1- A grand rally of the third precinct republicans is to be held in the old hall at hive l'oinls tomorrow evouiri". Several prominent politicians will bo present. '""'"" -4- -- ' The Ogden Charitable association will meet tomorrow at ii p. m., in the county court house. --)--- An entertainment will be given in the Fourth ward amusement hall on Wednesday Wed-nesday evening, by the new choral society. so-ciety. The new comedy farce "I'op-ploton's "I'op-ploton's Haby" will concludo tho eveuing eveu-ing performance. -f- -t- -f- A. It. Heywood, chairman of the republican re-publican central committee, has issued a call for the committee to meet at his office on next Friday afternoon. Some important business is to be transuded, and every precinct should be repre-euted. repre-euted. ----- Tho political war between the Com-ivrmitl Com-ivrmitl and the Huh continues to g't warmer every day. -- The real estate sales for Saturday amounted to $:l.V)l). Kiver View, Kiver l'ark and Valley View additions each received a part of the sum. -s- -f- The Hebrew ladies will give a social in tho A. O. U. XV. hall on Friday evening. even-ing. The proceed will be used in building up tho Sunday school which they have lately opened. W1111 Lung, a Chinese rookery proprietor pro-prietor was arrested on Saturday on complaint of Sanitary Inspector Lewis, charged with violating the garbage ordinance. or-dinance. Ho was taken before the police po-lice magistrate and assessed $J4.-10 lor his negligence iu not providing a suitable suita-ble barrel for his swill. Other arrests aro soon to follow. ---- -t- The regular monthly meeting of the high council of Weber stake convened at the tabernacle this morning. -(- An old man, with long, flowing white hair, attracted considerable attention while waiting one hour for the Central 1 1'aoilie train last evening. He was a very large man, seemed to be stout and active and claimed to be 143 years of ' age. His white hair hung in locks a foot long over his shoulders. |