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Show I REAL ESTATE NEWS Within a few days ground will bo broken for the erect ion of several new buildings, on Third South, betwoon Main and Stato, just cast of tho I X L furniture store, ou the ground owned by the heirs of the Julius G. Brooks estate. es-tate. Certain complications in the affairs af-fairs of tho estate, forbid any extensive buildings operations there, but it. is proposed to tear down the existitig buildings and erect in their places new brick structures of one slory, which will bo rented for business "pnrpobos. The ground occupied will be OOxSn feet and the building .will cost probably not more than $20,000, Plans are. being prepared pre-pared by Richard Klettinn;. The ground now occupied by the Isis theater is a part of the property, but the latter building will not be disturbed. There has been a rumor that tho property prop-erty would bo occupied by the proposed now playhouse to be known as the. Or-phcum, Or-phcum, out the owners of the property, when seen Saturday in regard to the report, said that nothing of this sort was to.be done, and that they were going ahead with plans of their own. t During the week Alice G. Luke purchased pur-chased a house and lot at 123 West Sixth South for $G500. The sale of a four-room cottage bv Willinm U. Berg to E. E. Hays for $1S00 was reported by Ross O. Davis & Co. Tho purchase of a large plat of acreage acre-age in the southeastern section of the city, just east of the State prison, by O. Fallen, inspector of govornmo.nl lands, was reported Saturday by John R. Smith of Sugarhouse. Tho properly contains ten acres of desirable land at. tho corner of Nineteenth East and Twelfth South, and was sold for $1500. It is tho intention of tho now purchaser purchas-er to havo Iho tract platted and to erect a number of handsome houses, ;uid to improve tho property in every way. Tho location is only a short distance east of tho end of tho car lino'aud with tho extension of car sorvico lo that point will make one of the most desirable residence resi-dence sections of tho city. |