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Show CONCEIT PROVES TO BE 1 FHE Ogden's reputation as a music loving community was given a setback last night when the cancellation of the engagement en-gagement of Skovgaard, the eminent Danish violinist, and the new York Metropolitan company at the Tabernacle Taber-nacle was forced through lack of patronage. pat-ronage. The violin virtuoso and his assisting artists came to Ogden early yesterday evening, after playing successful suc-cessful engagements in Provo and Salt Lake City. When they arrived at the Tabernacle, Taber-nacle, ready to give their program, however, there were only forty-five persons in the auditorium, and, feeling feel-ing that they-could not do justice to themselves before so small an audience, audi-ence, the musicians and singers decided decid-ed to cancel the entertainment. Tho decision was announced by Mr. Skovgaard, who was heartily applauded applaud-ed when he appeared upon the platform, plat-form, and the expectant patrons wero manifestly disappointed when ho retired re-tired and their money was refunded. In his brief talk, the violinist stated that he had looked forward with much pleasure to his return visit to Ogden, duo to his fine reception here last year and the urging ho had at that tlmo to return. He appreciated the fact, ho said, that numerous strong counter attractions, as he had been informed, in-formed, had kept many people away from the Tabernacle and that he hoped to come hero again on a date when conditions for a successful concert would prevail. After tho announcement was made, a representative of the Danish Brotherhood Broth-erhood of Ogden, whose opening ball last night was one of the countor attractions at-tractions to the recital, Interviewed Skovgaard and expressed the regret of tho brotherhood that the two entertainments enter-tainments had been set for the same night, too late for either to be postponed. post-poned. He also promised tho support of his organization to the violinist should he come this way again. was sent In for assay by the superln-tendent, superln-tendent, with the request that two as-says as-says be made. The ore looks so "good" that one of the assayers made three different tests, making four in all. Tne average of the four assays gives 15.57 ounces gold to the ton, ac-cording ac-cording to the management A car of sacked ore will bo shipped next Monday, and while it is not to be expected that the total values will bo up to this sensational standard, Su-porintendent Su-porintendent Ruby promises a car ot unusual richness. There are mdica- tions of a lead under tho rich eighteen-inch eighteen-inch streak, from which shipments are being mado, the ore of which will av erage $85 per ton. In the south drift the four-foot vein of pay ore is stated to have widened to seven feet- It Is expected that the mill will bo Installed beforo the end , of the week and steady shipment ot the product will be maintained. VM |