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Show million dollars of this amount Is to ba expended in rebuilding the Missouri Pacific line between Kansas City and Pueblo, where the ' Denver & Rio Grande lines connect. The Rio Grande llnea are to be re-ballasted and ninety-pound ninety-pound rails put In. The physical condition con-dition of the Missouri Pacific lines in Kansas and Colorado Is such that it will be necessary to practically rebuild re-build the road we'st of Kansas City. ms ' 1 the chock to the Chinese proprietor of the Bon Ton restaurant, arter easing eas-ing a meal ;it the place. The proprietor proprie-tor suspected the check was bogus and called Patrolman Kclllher, who placed Wilson under arrest. Wilson told the officer' that Dr. C'onroy had given him the check that day and I that they had known each other for many years. When Dr. Conroy was called on the telephone he disclaimed any knowledge of the man and repudiated repud-iated the check. Later Wilson confessed con-fessed to forging the check. There will be a grand Charity Ball given by the . Ogden Stake Relief Board at the Weber Academy. Monday Mon-day evening.- Fob. 22nd. 1909. Special numbers of cld-tlmo dances. Admission Admis-sion 50 cents per couole. , Robbed by Negro Women. An unusual un-usual case of robbery was reported to the police late Saturday night by a stranger who was passing through the city, accompanied by his wife and children. The passenger, whose name Is withheld by the police, stopped over at the Union Depot for several hours awaiting a iraln for the north. Leaving- hl3 family at the depot, the stranger stran-ger walked about the city visiting several sev-eral saloons. At the corner of Twenty-seventh street and Wall avonue, he was accosted by a negro woman who proceeded to rifle bis pockets unawares. una-wares. After returning to the depot, the stranger missed his pockctbook. which contained $255 in bills, whlcn the "dip" had deftly extracted from his pprson. One of the bills was ot $100 denomination, one $50 and the others of Bmaller denominations. Ue-foro Ue-foro taking a late train out of the city, the stranger left a description of the woman with the police She is described as being a mulatto, closely resembling an Indian squaw. The police po-lice 9ay the man had consorted with the woman and she thought to be one of several women who ma-ke a practice of coming here from Salt Lake to obtain victims. Eat the Hess the crackers that are making Ogdon famous. Improving Rio Grande General Superintendent Su-perintendent Dalley of the Utah dlvl Ion of the Rio Grande system Is at present making a thorough inspection of his territory, accompanied by members mem-bers of his staff, and the order has gone out for radical track improvements improve-ments all along the division The road Is to be put In the best possible condition condi-tion for heavy traffic from Ogden to Grand function, and a determined effort, ef-fort, will be made to have passenger service Improved and trains operated over the division on strictly schedule card lime. Say! Do you Know how many policies poli-cies of the Non-Board Companies who write "Just as good insurance for less money," jou are "now carrying In companies com-panies that have failod In tho last few days? If not, look it up and call for further Information on KELLY- & II UK-RICK, UK-RICK, "Insurance that protects." On a Business Trip General Superintendent Super-intendent J. M. Davis of the Oregon Short Line will leave tonight for a business trip to New Orleans. What Is the best thing on earth? Why, Hess's crackers. Representing the Burlington A. L. Groves of the Burlington passenger department Is In the city on business connected with that system. GRASS CREEK LUMP COAL, S4.C0 ht. yard; Cactle Gate, Clear Creek, Pock Springs, always on hand. Consumers' Con-sumers' Coal Co, A. A Shaw, Mgr Phcn6S 418. White Sox Baseball Train The White Sox Baseball team special train of six cars, Including two Standard sleepers, observation, buffet, dining and dynamo cars, Is scheduled to arrive ar-rive in Ogden next SaturJay morning. The train will be electric lighted and every provision has been mado for a royal trip to the coast for the famous ball tossers. !n Big Demand "Just a little better bet-ter than good enough" are the selections selec-tions on the banjo and guitar which are being rendered by McMillan and Mansfield at the Falstaff. So popular have they become that the management manage-ment suggests th.it parties wishing to reserve ' booths phone early in the evening. Bell 167, InJ. 94. New Car Service Local Harrlman officials have been advised that tho Denver-Oakland tourist car service on west-bound passenger train No. 3 and. east-bound train No. 4 will be resumed during the colonist rale period between be-tween March 1 and April 30 next. Kodak Finlshing.Trlpp Studlo,J40 25th Represents Fruit Packing House Elmer E. Merrill, representing the E. P. Stacy fruit packing and shipping house of Minneapolis, arrived from the east last .night and will extend his trip to Brigharu to look after orchard interests in that section. Col. Robinson Here Colonel Robinson, Robin-son, of the fruit packing firm of Gamble Gam-ble & Robinson, of Minneapolis, arrived arriv-ed in Ogden Sunday afternoon. Kock Springs, Kemmerer, Castle Gate. Anthracite and Coke. M. L. Jones Coal Co. Distinguished Railroad Party C. E. Scoff, vice-president and general manager man-ager of the New York Central lines west of Buffalo, accompanied by a distinguished dis-tinguished party of eastern railroad officials, of-ficials, will arrive from the west in a private car during the latter part of the week. The members of the party have been Inspecting-Harrimau coast lines for two weeks past, and will be met at SparkB by Superintendent Man-son Man-son and escorted over the Salt Lake division to Ogden. Orders have been received by local officials to extend every courtesy possible to the visitors during their sojourn in this section, and the eastern railroad magnates will be escorted from Ogden east by Superintendent Super-intendent Whitney and General Superintendent Super-intendent Parks of the Union PaciUc system. GOuld Lines to Be Improved It is stated on authority that the Goul.l Interests In-terests are to spend $33,000,000 in improving im-proving and bettering their lines between be-tween Kansas City and Ogden. Fifteen about 120 men are employed and It Is expected they will average a 'mile a day If there arc- no (uuforesoen delays. The grBdc will be completed by March 15 If there are no unforeseen delays. It is srJ.1 that the work of 'tracklaying depends much on whether the Southern South-ern Pacific will make a rate on construction con-struction material, the Western Pacific Paci-fic refusing to pay the local chargea. ANOTHER EXCURSION TO BURT-ner, BURT-ner, Tuesday. Feb. 23rd. Select your farm while this Golden Opportunity lasts; over 1,000 acres disposed or on the las!, excursion. For further particulars par-ticulars see Weng?r &. Host an, 415 Ec-clos Ec-clos Bldg., Ogdon. Utah. Surprise Party. A number or tho friends and relatives of Mrs. W. K. James of Wilson called at her residence resi-dence last week rather unexpectedly The event was in honor of Mrs. James' fiftieth anniversary and the good lady entertained the large gathering in a most enjoyable manner. The surprise sur-prise would have been complete bad not Mr. James been overanxious to have everything loose nailed down before be-fore the mob descended upon his residence. res-idence. However, all bad a most enjoyable en-joyable time and congratulated Mrs. James upon reaching her semi-centen-lal anniversary, and hoped that she may live to celebrate ner 100th birthday. birth-day. B. & G. Butter is popular because of its merits. County Offices Closed. All offices in the court house, with' the exception ot that of Sherifr Wilson and County Assessor Di are closed today out ol respect to the memory of the father of this country. Day in and day out you need, Lewis Good Coal, phones 149. Gave Bogus Check. K. M. Wilson, who sayg his home is in Chicago, is at the police station, charged with lorglng ihe name or Dr. E. M. Convoy Con-voy to a check for $25 drawn on the Ogden State bank. Wilson presented ANBOfll I " '-REFERENCES Furniture for Sale 2413 Jefferson. Woodcraft dance on February 22, at Royal dancing academy. Everybody welcome. - Tracklaying Resumed The Western West-ern Pacific has resumed tracklaying at the western end of the gap about lour mile3 from Elko. A force of |