Show Miscellaneous Mites Nothing of importance before Judge Preshaw yesterday EA Reed closed up some extensive real estate purchases yesterday R L Armstrong sold today lots in University Uni-versity place amounting to 14000 The electric light shone forth in all its glory last night much to the ratification of allSeveral Several large veal estate deals were being consummated by the InterState company last evening A new plate glass front is being put In the Scowcroft building in place of the one recently broken Mr J R Bothwell the prime mover in I I the Bothwell canal scheme is expected home next Saturday Since the patronage of the lake resorts have fallen off during thepastweok or two a visible increase is noticable at the Hot springs Rev P A H Franklin returned from a visit to Salt Lake last evening and will be on hand to participate in the Methodist J picnic to Farrs grove today I The engineers and firemen have arranged l for a big excursion to Garfield Beach I V4 Friday A representation from all the roads will be present and a big time is expected ex-pected Fifteen thousand dollars worth of lots were sold by auction this afternoon by C C Jones mostly the Kershaw tract near Nob Hill The average prices were unusually un-usually good Mr J H Burgitt with Giesey Spargo Ogdens popular stationers is laid up with a severe case poisoning contracted while on a recent camping expedition in theca the-ca OII We have just been shown some very flattering assays made from the Nana Mine ore in Ogden canon The owners of the mine are very reticent but stock is held firm at 25 cents Mr W C Kennedy who was in Salt Lake and Ogden some weeks ago looking over realty writes from Seattle that he sees no place like Ogden and will return t gl Ir soon Sl invest in the metropolis Eight cars loaded with tools horses etc left last night for Cisco where the Corey Bros are doing extensive work on the D K G Three cars left yesterday and several more will be shipped Saturday Two carloads of picnicers comprising about seventyfive adults and children of the Methodist Sunday school spent a very pleasant day at Farrs prove yesterday No I accidents occurred to mar the pleasure of the company I Mr H L Griffin yesterday shipped I three carloads of fruit consisting of pears plums and peaches to Denver and Pueblo and will make regular similar shipments hereafter Ogden fruits are always popular popu-lar and Colorado is receiving its quota tram here s An alarm of fire was sounded at S oclock yesterday morning which brought out the fire department The cause of the alarm was the explosion of a gas pipe at Nelson I Wells livery stable on Twentyfourth I street Fire readily extinguished and no serious damage done Mr Martin Hansen the drayman who was so severely injured by the falling of a safe last Saturday evening is quite low and it is feared ho will not recover from the effects of the accident Dr Condon is considering con-sidering the advisability of amputating the broken member which if done at all must be attended to immediately CoL Fisk of the Interstate Land r Town company reports having already obtained ob-tained rates and expects the next excur xte foer Ogden to leave Denver between September 12 and 15 The excursion will be from Colorado paints and there will be some good buyers among them Mr Garland the Bothwell Canal company com-pany contractor was expected to arrive in town yesterday morning but the Union Pacific train was reported twelve hours late and up to this writing he had not put in an appearance It is expected he will bring a large outfit with him consisting of supplies mules wagons etc for the canal Work has already been commenced and will be pushed as fast as possil > leIf le-If The grand barbecue and fruit festival 1 given in honor of the visiting Kansas editors yesterday was a grand success n The barbecue was served in Lester park at 1 2 pm and about four hundred guests participated par-ticipated in the repast There were fully as many more who were unable to get seats and who enjoyed themselves watching the happy company Messrs J M Jones and L A Rudisill were masters of ceremony and some very appropriate addresses were made Miss Campbell recited a poem which was highly complimented After the exercises at the park the company adjourned ad-journed in a body to Nob Hill orchards where a grand fruit festival was participated partici-pated in The motor company put on two special cars and a complimentary trip to the excursionists and their friends was rendered which was highly enjoyed All voted the days programme a grand success and will always have a good word for Ogden and her citizens |