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Show Ogden Stock Show January 4th to 8th - AND VOLUME I THEATRE-GRAM- OGDEN, UTAH. FRIDAY, S DKf&MUEU NUMBER 2 17. 1926 UTAH IDAHO ROAD Treasurers Bond Is Veteran Employe of Reduced by Board Reduction of the ELEmjMCERS treasurer from M. E. Singleton, of St. Louis, is President of Reorganized Line; Ogden Men See Big . Future for Interurban Line Reorganization of the Utah Idaho Central Railroad company has M.taen E. effected with the election of aa Louie, St. of president. Singleton, was the announcement that was issued from the company office in the Reeks building, in Ogden, Monday. The new executive of the road, the statement set forth, was not affiliated with any other railroad in this connection. A. B. Apperson, of Denver, Rio and formerly with the Denver named was railroad Western Grande as vice president. The other officers of the new company in addition to Singleton and Apperson, both of whom have acquired large holdings in the company, are: Joseph Scowcroft, vice president; J. H. Singleton, St. Louis, Mo., secretary and treasurer; Royal Eccles, assistant H. secretary and treasurer; and P. diThe managerMulcahy, general rectorate consists of M. E. Singleton, Allen May and J. II. Singleton, St. Louis; A. B. Apperson,' Denver, Colorado; Marriner S. Eccles, Marriner Browning, L. R. Eccles, G. L Becker, and P. H. Mulcahy, Ogden; Robert Anderson, Logan, Utah. The Ogden representatives upon the board of directors expressed the great est pleasure at the election of the new officers, and look for the successful operation of the railroad. Mr, Single-to- n the new president, is one of the prominent capitalists of St. Louis. He said 'he was born and raised upon a farm and during all his years of business has been in touch with farming He said it would be the conditions. to the railroads policy to fullest extent with the agricultural and manufacturing interests in the region tributary to the line. 1ii t to 9150,000 Ogden need not be envious of her for the term of office beginning Jan- sister cities as far as Santa Claus uary 1, 1927, is fixed in a new ordi- is concerned this year. She has done nance which is being published at the mighty fine, and on Christmas morndirection of the board or county com- ing when she awakes she will find missioners. The county board held both of her stockings heaping full of that a bond for the former amount the goods that will always be was excessive as other state county creditable things and lasting gifts. There treasurers are bonded for less. The are few cities in the western part of ordinance also fixes the amount of the United States, the size of Ogden, bond for all other county officers who that have fared better during the past will take their positions on the first year or, in fact, the past four years. of the year. If Ogden continues to fare as well during tye next three years as she has the past three, she will be a city of more than fifty thousand people, and will be the industrial city of the region between the Mississippi river and the Pacific coast. Just a little optimism, mixed with Ogdens usual famous hospitality, and the strangers are coming here to live. A number of years ago the chamber Dedication of the Weber county high school, located on North Wash- of commerce and the dinner clubs of ington avenue at Eleventh street, will the city held joint dinners, and the take place Friday, December 17, ac- business and professional men of the cording to the announcement of the city, from all walks of life, met at the county board of education. The dedi- festive board and talked over the cation will be intended more as the needs of the city, and what was necofficial opening of the school for the essary for its growth and developresidents of the county and the par- ment. One of these dinners was given ents of the pupils attending. On Sat- by the Ogden chapter of the American urday, December 18, the dedication Association of Engineers, at the irogram will continue, and the rest Berthana, on the night of April 28, lenta of the city and friends of the 1922. The big feature of the meeting school are urged to attend. Both days was the issuance of a newspaper by will be open to the public, but the the engineers, called The Ogden Surcounty board thought that if they vey. Among the many fine boost articles designated Friday for the county residents and Saturday for the city resi- published in The Survey was a list of dents, there would be ample accomo- 40 things which appeared under the dations for all to visit the new school, caption of Do It for Ogden and which is a credit to any community. Weber County. Of the list of 40 The countv school board and those in- which the dreamers say, 21 have strumental in the building of the come to pass, and the dreams have school are deserving of an everlasting materialized. This list includes the vote of gratitude from the people of following: the community for the magnificent Weber gymnasium, St. Joseph's school which has been provided for school, new hotel, new office building, the children of the country districts. new Union depot, increased railroad yard trackage, office building, apartment houses, larger garages, addOgden itional armory, mail terminal, extension of Twenty-fourt- h street viaduct, Called Ready for Public Dedication Event North Matron by Death Is Grimes Recovering bond of the county County Hi School Charlotte Berrett Gibson, 66 years of age, wife of John W. Gibson, of North Ogden, and former county asMr. George Grimes, of the Grimes' sessor, died Wednesday morning at ladies apparel shop, who was injured 10:00 oclock at the family residence, in an automobile accident which after an illness of more than a year. just north of Brigham City last Mrs. Gibcon was bom in North Ogden March 24, 1860. She is survived Sunday, is recovering rapidly, it is by the following sons and daughters'. Mrs. Albert S. Ferrin, Qgden; Mrs. Walter H. Berrett, Salt Lake; Mrs. Walter W. Taylor, Ogden; J. William and Leland V. Gibson, North Ogden, and Robert B. Gibson, Preston, Idaho. Thirteen grandchildren and a number of brothers and sisters, residing in trLOAM&SUr-co- . North Ogden, also survive. The funeral will be held at 1:00 2420 Washington Ave. oclock Saturday afternoon from the North Ogden meeting house, with Bishop Harold S. Campbell presiding. The interment will be made in the North Ogden cemetery. From Recent Injury hap-pep- ed ur LINGERIE Anna Davis Steed A very dainty way of saying zJkCerry Qhristmas Silk Gowns $7.75 Envelope Chemise $3.50 Step-In- s Acorn Ball Next Wednesday Evening h street viaduct, the den Union Railway and Depot comstock show coliseum, the Weber counpany, died early Wednesday morning ty high school, new Golden Rule store, at the home of his duughter, Mrs. T. as well as many new and attractive Cenny, 2570 lira mercy avenue. He homes. was born in tantlon, England, Dercm-- r OKdenites must agree that Santa 28, 1860, and caine to this country Claus has been good to our fair city, in 1881. lie is survived by two and they should be a little pleased ami aughters: Mrs. Kenny and Mrs. V. express confidence in the future. It l. Weigel, Hutchingson, Kansas. The would not hurt Ogden to express a 'uneral arrangements will be made wish, just like the children are bus; upon the arrival of Mrs. Weigel from isnsas. I wisl doing now, when they say: Twenty-fourt- Christmas Charity Will $3.50 Kayser Vests . $2.50 Kayser Bloomers $3.75 Silk Negligees $10.75 Silk Quilted Robes $10.75 Smoking Robes $12.50 Ribbon Novelties . upward from 25c Evening Gowns upward from $16.75 Scoville Family Is In Close Corporation Scovilles, Inc., has filed articles of incosporation with the county clerk. The COO shares nave no par value. The company la organized to operate the Scovule estate. The incorporators and officers are: F. L. Scoville, president; Clara M. Scoville and Walter B. Scoville, vice president!; II. B. Scoville, secretary; Joseph G. Scoville, assistant secretary, and A. L. Scoville, -- treasurer. Change in Stock Control Given As Reason for Resignation of of Two Executives; Successors to be Named at Later Date Changes in stock control within the Amalgamated Sugar company wai given aa the reason for the resignations of Henry II. Rolapp, as president, and his brother Emil S. Rolapp, as vice president and general manager, of the company, which was announced Thursday. The resignations effective February 28, were accepted The y the board of directors. tolapps have been with the company be Dispensed By Local Order t tly that Union Meeting at 4 tli Ward Sunday ' Rotarians Will Hear 0. II. S. Cadet Band at OGDENS 18-ho- hard-surfac- ed ed. Elks Chief to Pay Utah Lodges Big Health Units of Visit In January City and County Next Monday evening, at the Weber club, matters pertaining to the health situation in Ogden City and Weber county will be considered by the city commission, the present and incoming county commissions and the members of the city arid county boards of education. The notice of the meeting was given out Thursday by John M. Child, chairman of the county commission. Mr. Child stated that it was the purpose of the meeting to combine the city and county health units. It is stated that should the consolidation of the two units be effected that Dr. N. H. Savage, the present city physician, would probably be in charge of the unit because of the success that has attended his work in the city health department. Dr. J. R. Morrell, a member of the state health board, will be present at the meeting, and will announce a plan for the operation of the health unit. Frances Wilson Wins Oratorical Prize Miss Frances Wilson, North Ogden, student at the Weber county high school, won the B. A. Fowler oratorical contest, according to the announcement made by the school Wednesday. She received three of the five votes from the judges. The standing of the other contestants were as follows: Floyd Farr, second; Wilbur WesiS third; Miss Emma Jacobs, fourth am Miss Vera Shaw, fifth. D. A. V. Annual Dance At Berthana Tonight Law Is Framed to Abolish Parole System Horace D. Beck, member of the Salt take county delegation in the stute legislature, will introduce a bill at the coming session providing for the Elkdom of Utah, which numbers abolition of and parole for about 5000 members, is preparing for convicts. It probation was announced Tuesday. to II. Grake The measure will a royal reception Charles require that conlow, of Philadelphia, grand exalte victed criminals serve their full terms, ruler of the order, who visits the and that when a person is convicted state January 27 in Sqlt take City. for the fourth time on a felony charge,, The feature event of the grand the sentence shall be imprisonment exalted rulers visit will be the initiatfor life. ion of a class of about 500 candi The law is said to be pattdates, with the exalted rulers of the erned proposed acts after passed within the six Utah lodges filling the chairs. last few years by the New York This will be the first time such an event has ever been held in the his- stale legislature, which attracted nationwide attention. The object of the tory of Utah Elkdom. The candidates measure will be to assure quick and for the big initiation will receive souvenir buttons. The Ogden Elks' certain punishment for offenders, and to prevent hardened criminals regainlodge will probably have a class o 50 candidates to take to Salt take for ing their liberty after serving a small part of a long sentence. the gala occasion. Another Promise In Special Meeting for Echo Reservoir City Commissioners At a special meeting to be hek today, the city commissioners are to pass on ordinances with regard to parking on (he city streets. It is found necessary td restrict the parking limit during the period from 9 a. m. until 6 p. m. to not more than one hour. In order to permit the street department to properly cleanse the streets during the night, it is also thought to introduce the one hour parking limit to the time from 2 a. m. until ( m, The latter provision would encourage the building of Fireproof garages, so much, in need in this town because of the fact that keening the cars off the streets at night would rcceshitate housing the cars in safe places. Mr. Harold Tripp, street supervisor, is commended on his work in clearing the snow off the stmts after the recent storms. Salt Lake people visiting Ogden state that the streets here are in better condition at present than in their own city. . The annual Acorn ball of the Weber college, this year to he characterized by the introduction of cabaret features, will be held next Wednesday evening in the Weber college gymnasium ballroom. Flans are to have tables arranged along the aides of the floor. The price of admission is one dollar per couple. This provides for the seating of two persona at the cabaret tables. The tables are arranged to accomodate two couples each. Refreshments will be served in the customary cabaret style. The LeCrist school of dancing will furnish several numbers on the program to be given between dances. Reservations must be made in advance at the college. Mr. Grant Ellis is in charge of the arrangements. AMALGAMATED llenry Frost, 66 years of building, the age, a pensioned employee of the OgWilliHm the First National bank Sants Claus would bring me (then name the list of things most wanted.) If Ogden were expressing that wish for the next year she would probably include a list of things. It would not hurt to ask for s lot of things for next since November, 1921, at the time of year, just si was done in the list preits organization. pared more thin four years ago by the (7, S. Rolapp, when asked as to the who are our engineers, greatest reason for , the resignations of his dreamers in their many lines of brother and himself, said that it was their craft and visualize great projCommittees of Good Fellows and due to the changes in the present conects. the Ogden Elks are working daily in trol of the stock within the company. Among some of these things Ogden getting the charity work lined up Neither of the Rolapps have announccould "wish for, could be the follow- :'or Christmas. A splendid organiza ed their future plans. ing: the adoption of the plan of im- tion has been effected in the nature of Marriner S. Eccles, vice president in provement of Washington avenue clearing house of rases worthy of of the said the changes were company, the business section as was presented attentioa. This method insures a due to the alignment of the Ogden real Christmas for every deserving to the eity commission by Commissstockholders which ioner Harmon W. Feery; the open- 'amily in the city with no omissions includes in of the company, to addition his interests of Twenty-firsor avenue Grant of to from ing duplications any family. For tl.ose of the Duvid Eccles company, street across the Ogden river and the past three years the card system the Browning and Dee estates, Josto the northern part of the city; the ofthedeservingcases of the city has been maintainedhy Miss Helen eph Scowcroft, G. L. Becker and paving of Grant avenue from Thirtieth others. One of the large eastern McBride. street to the Riverdale road; the exUnder the distribution of stockholders in the company is II. II. River-dalChristmas cheer to the deserving famtension of Wall avenue to the of New York. road and the completion of the ilies of the eity the Elks will take one Uavemeycr, In connection with the resignations building of the South Washington district, and the main Good Fellows of the Rolapps a report gained ciravenue road through Uintah to Weber organization the rest of the city. culation Joseph M. Eccles, presiThere are many organizations engagThe improvement and surfcanyon. dent of the Wyoming Sugar company, in ed the work of of Curve the road the for from Death providing acing will be the new general manager of in Roy to join Twenty-fourt- h street needy at Christmas time, among them the Amalgamated. But Mr. Eccles in West Ogden would afford the auto being the Martha Society, Childrens said there was no announcement to be Aid tourist a panorma view of the industSociety in addition to the various made lit this time concerning the rial district of the coming important ward relief societies. The members of successors of the Rolapps. the Ogden fire department do a great western town. work in the and repairing painting In the matter of industrial plants for Ogden there is much room for al- discarded toys that are collected by most any manufacturer who is looking different organizations and brought to the fire station for the rejuvena for the proper railroad facilities and tion. proper conditions for the constructUnion meeting of the Ogden stake larger sewerage system, Riverdale ion of buildings. Two large flour and mutuals will be held in the Fourth viaduct, more hard surfaced roads in milling companies are said to be look the county districts, new Elks club, ing with longing eyes on Ogden; i ward meeting house next Sunday increased livestock feed yards, better large 2:30 oclock. afternoon, wool scouring plant has been housing facilities for the livestock talked off. Then there is a matter o: show, new Baptist church, North a joint city and county building in the Members of the Rotary club are Washington avenue bridge, new Wash- minds of many men of Ogden. The LEADING ington avenue (Perrys Egyptian) list of wishes" could include Union looking forward with pleasure to the ATTRACTIONS theatre. , Pacific Railroad shops, addition to concert which will be given for the In addition to this, the engineers in the Federal building, new high fcchoo members and their wives in the im ORPIIEIJM their publication urged the city to con- addition, new. school in the eastern mediate future by the Ogden high tinue its improvements as the growth school cadet band. This the Was .an Saturday part of the city; new Country club, noum-emen- t of the city has warranted. This has with made at the regular 'e more an course; golf Saturday miles in resulted the addition of many roads in the county dis- meeting Wednesday noon at the PANTAGES VAUDEVILLE of paved streets, sidewalks, sewers Weber club. The members voted an and other street improvements. Dur- tricts, and the continuation of the assessment of 52.00 each to defray and paving program in the new the Rotarians of the expense o:p ing the period of the improvements, city's part Milton Sills in district. residential As compare the Christmas charity. as noted above, Ogden has had a reof THE Do am with the UNGUARDED list for it HOUR Ogden markable growth in the residence secShort talks were made by Fred E tion. Iiu the southeastern part of the Weber county presented to the men Williams and K. L. Ford; Frank M of Ogden at a banquet four years ago, city about a thousand homes have the THE LOST BATTALION Driggs presided. The music numbers list for 1927 wants is comparat- were been erected since 1922, or now are given by Misses Mary and Kath ively small and maybe Santa Claus erine Fisher. A comedy skit was pre under construction. EGYPTIAN The past year will be Ogdens great- will treat Ogden ss kindly next year sented by Andrew Clark and I)r. S, est building year thus far. This is as he has during the' year which is W. Wherry. Saturday represented in the new Bigelow hotel, just dosing. In Bert Dies at Ogden Home Would Combine Anna Davis Steed, 74 years of age, widow of Thomas J. Steed, died at the family residence, 2742 Adams avenue, early this morning, of heart trouble, after a lingering illness. Shtf was bom in Indiana June 7, 1852, and came to Utah twenty years later. Mrs. Steed was married in 1879, and made her home in Farmington for 26 years. The family then moved to Clinton, and later to Ogden, which has been their home the past nine years. Mrs. Steed is survived by the following children: Mrs. Amy A. Gar rison. Long Beach, California; Thos. J. Steed, Stone, Idaho; Mrs. George C. Mitchell, Mrs. T. E. Mitchell, Mrs. J. R. Johnston, Ezra and George A. Steed, all of Clinton; Charles E. Steed, of Clearfield, and Horace J. Steed, of Kaysville. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 oclock Friday afternoon from the Clinton ward meeting house. Bishop W. Z. Terry will preside. R0LAPPS TO QUIT Depot Company Dead 9450,000 Ogden Stock Show January 4th to 8th l i Authority to sign contract with the United States government for the construction of the Echo .reservoir will lie granted Thursday, December 16, at a meeting of the Weber River Water Users association, it was reported by A. P. Bigelow at the meeting of the Utah water storage commission Tuesday afternoon. Requirements of the government as to articles of incorporation have been met by all the companies subscribing to the 80 per cent of the total capacity of the reservoir, it was announced Abstracts title have been furnished by nearly all the companies and little delay is expected from that source. Mr. Rigtlow said subscriptions now in amount to s little more than the min imum of 80 per cent of the total capacity. An invitation to W. R. Wai lace, chairman of the storage commission, and to the other members of the commission to be present at- Thurs- The third annusl dance of the Disabled American Veterans of the world days meeting, was extended by Mr. war, Weber post, will be held in, the Bigelow. Berthana hall this evening. Prizes will be given for the Charles- Mount Ogden D. A. V. ton, fox trot and waltz. Mr. Fred Conference Williams will be the announcer for "The the evening. to The quarterly conference of the Invitations have been extended the state officials of the D. A. V, Mount Ogden stake will be held in the The Lost Battalion, a world war as well ss to the officers of the Silt Ogden tabernacle next Sunday. The picture concerning itself with stirring take post. morning session will be held at 10, and events during the mighty conflict in War trophies, which will be of great the afternoon session at 2. which our own boys played a The Ogden tabernacle choir. interest to the public, are to be on disnant role, is to be shown at the Orph- play this evemng, Adjutant A. J. to render the oratorio, "The Messiah, i cum theatre for four days beginning j next Foutz, of the local post, announces. will sing st the services. Sunday. Stake Sunday - to Present Lost Battalion THE LONE Sun.-- M Lyfell WOLF RETURNS nn.-Tur- a. John Bowera in PALS IN PARADISE u Wed.-T- h Rod I.allorque in - THE CRUISE OF THE JASPER It OGDEN Saturday THE HIGH HAND Sunday-Monda- y GENERAL CUSTER AT LITTLE HIG HORN y Tuesday-Wedncsda- Charles Ray in PERCY Thursday-Frida- y IIAIR TRIGGER BAXTER COLONIAL Saturday PUTTING IT OVER with Richard Talmadge Sunday-Monda- y THE CALL OF THE KLONDIKE Turs.-Wcd.-Th- ur. TIIE TEN COMMANDMENTS' Friday DEFYING TIIE LAW" LYCEUM Saturday THE FIGHTING Sunday TIIE MILLION BOOB DOLLAR HANDICAP Mdddhy THE NIGIIT Tuesday SHIP Lois Wilson in BLUEBIRD'S SEVEN WIVES' Wednesda- yFLOWER OF TIIE NIGHT Thursday SIMON THE JESTER Friday ROLLING HOME WHITE CITY Dancing Every Tues.-Thurs.-S- aL Music by Jack Passey and his WHITE CITY BAND JOIN TIIE CROWD |