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Show THE JUNCTION CITY. The Real Estate and Mining Exchanges of Ogden Send oat a Thoroughly Equipped Prospecting Party. "DIVTSE 8ASA" PASSES THEOUQH A Grand Bepnblican Demonstration Thif Evening Other Items of Interest from Onr Northern Sister Special correspondence of The Times. Olio em, April 24. The real eitata exchange and niiuing exchange committees com-mittees met yesterday and decided to organize a mineral prospecting party. Alio ut seventy-nve experienced men will be enlisted in this ore-searching army. J. F. McGuirc, C. C. Kobinson and'B. M. Short constitute the commit-tee commit-tee on organization. Tho full force will leave hers in a few days to examine ex-amine the mountains. ------ Tho police force is kept on the alert watchiug for gold brick men. Such bricks as Xcphi supports cannot bit easily found here. Although we have the curfew hell rung every evening a great many boys disregard its warning notes. The police po-lice keep a close lookout, but the boys are equally as vigilant. Several complaints com-plaints have been made by parents who want their boys caught and locked up, Some boys tinder l'J years remain away from borne nearly ali night. ---- Yc'tcrday was pay day on ths Union Pacitiu aud scorus oi families were mads happy. -- --Hugh --Hugh Ceddes of l'lain City, returned yesterday Irom a mission to ew .calami. .cal-ami. Ho was received by a large procession pro-cession of old friends aud welcomed homo by a genuing old fashioned dauca iu the social ball. -!--(--- Sara Bernhart passeJ through thit city yesterday. She traveled in a special aud was going to California, -t- -- Three special coaches come in over the Union Pacific, yesterday. They carried the United States railway inspectors, in-spectors, who were jourueyiug to Salt Lake City. -t- -t- -- W. G. Ingram of Omaha is trying to wake tip the sporting men of this city. He proposes introducing a series of horso races, foot races, athletic sport and dog shows next month. If thn project meets with expected support, the sporting season will soon begin and several spicy performances will bo on the programme. -t- -t- A grand republican demonstration will be made in North Ogden this evening. even-ing. Ben E. Rich. I). II. Baldridgo. K. Stratford, N. C. Flygaro and Colonel Miller of Ogden. will deliver appropriate appro-priate speeches and enthuse fresh republican re-publican blood in both old and young veins. ! At the real estate exchange meeting yesterday Don Maguiro brought up the question of a bathing and watering place on the shore of the Great Salt Lake within a few miles of Ogden. Fremont Fre-mont isiand was discussed as an accessible acces-sible point for a resort on account of the excellent beach on that shore, ai well as the fertile soil and artesian water. Mr. Maguire was very enthusiastic enthusi-astic and a long and interesting discussion discus-sion followed. Resolutions were passed to investigate the feasibility ef the scheme. "The exchange will go to work on the project in a few (lays and expect to do something substantial. |