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Show WHERE IS THE LAND? Presbyterian DIviues Looking for tho Middlemiss l niverity Site. One of Salt Lake's leading citizens was approached yesterday by a pair of Presbyterian Presby-terian divines from the general assembly at Portland. "We are looking," began one, "for the tract of land donated the general Presbyterian Presby-terian assembly as a si-.e for ?. university by Mr. Middlemiss." "Yes?" responded the leading citizen. "Could you inform us as to its location and the best means of reaching it?" continued con-tinued the clergyman. The leading citizen couldn't. In fact, tho leading citizen had to plead ignorance. Ho had read about it in the papers, but the locality lo-cality of the spot where the site rested was unknown to him. "Munificent gift, wasn't it?" queried Presbyterian divine No. 2. "Munificent," echoed the leading citizen. "Mr. Middlemiss must be a very wealthy and good man," continued the minister. Leading citizen again had to plead nzno-rance. nzno-rance. He wasn't familiar with the Brad, street rating of the gentleman, neither was he cognizant of his standing on the books of the recording secretary of the Great Assembly As-sembly up above. "We understand," proceeded Divine No. 1, "that Mr. Middlemiss is going to Europe, and thought it would w well to grt th.-deeds th.-deeds before he left in order to avoid delay." "Happy thought," said the leading citizen. citi-zen. "If you do not get them before ho leaves, the chances are that you never will see them." The simultaneous remarks of the Presby. terisn divines as the leading citizen walked? away look like this on paper: u v v v i ?" ' y 9 y y |