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Show ONE MORE BIG SALE. David Svviekliiiner Invests Again in Salt Lake llealty. Last evening The Times announced to the renders and the people of Salt Lake the big realty purchase by David Swickhimer, the wealthy mine-owner of Rico, Col., and this evening it is again in the Held with the news, twenty-four hours in advance of all other contemporaries, of another bic; deal that was consummated today whereby Mr. Swickhimer becomes the owner of another valuable piece of real estate in this city for a consideration of 140,000 in cash, the money for which was paid over at 13 o'clock today. Mr. Sw ickhimer is an old Colorado miner Who, after many years of ops and downs ns a prospector, at last struck a group of valuable claims near BicO, whose surpassing richness have placed him beyond the possibilities of future financial distress. One of them he sold some time ago for a price amounting to nearly 12.000,000, and after vlsitsto Denver, Texas, Suit Lake and other points he became so favorably impressed with the advantages of Salt Lake that he determined on making some substantial investments lice. Mr. J. W. flauim, the well-known real es. tate dealer and financial agent, w hose office is In the Knutsford hotel, showed Mr. Swickhimer about the city and pointed out to him desirable investments, and the result was that Mr. Ham in was authorized to negotiate ne-gotiate for several properties, one of which was the lot owned by James Rickets, at the southeast corner of Third South and Sttte streets. The deal for this property was closed by Mr. Hantm yesterday, and on the eat h payment of $80,500 Mr. Swickhimer be. came the owner of thin deairahle lote Located Lo-cated as it is, opposite the Knutsford, on one corner and J. (I. Brooks' Arcade build-Ing build-Ing on the other, it is one of the most eligible eligi-ble in the city for a splendid business block. The plans of the blalldi&g are not completed y et, but it wiil be an ornament to the city. The second sale of real estate to Mr. Swickhimer was made to day, Mr. 1 1 n in in purchasing for him Tenth South from F. T. Iliatt, pay-twenty pay-twenty acres on Fast Third street, and ing 140,000 for it in cash. This property will be platted and divided into residence lots. Tlie land will he placed in choice condition. con-dition. Shade trees will be planted on it, and it will be turned into a residence park. Mr. Hamm has been appointed Mr. Swickhimer' Swick-himer' s agent in Salt Lake and will attend to his property interests here. The latter gentleman gen-tleman with his wife and Mis- Overman of Denver, left this afternoon on a visit to California. Cal-ifornia. 2 |