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Show MERCHANTS HALF-DAY HOLIDAY A meeting of the Ogdn merchants was held ye?terdry afternoon at 2 o'clock in the county court house. Tho meeting was called to order by Hyruui Belnap. ' !l. L Griffin was appointed ap-pointed temporary chairman and J W. P. Volker secretary. The chairman stated that the purpose' pur-pose' of the meeting was to create a half -day holiday once a week during the summer months. After the matter mat-ter -was discussed there appeared to be an uonulmous leciing to have the half-day holiday. Joseph H. P.e.'nap was appointed a committee to in-et with the butchers and grocers and present the matter before them. H. Ij. Grillin was appointed a committee com-mittee to present the matter before the jobbers and wholesalers. When these committers are ready to report, a mooting will be called and the movement permanently decided. |