Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-09
BRIGHAM CITY.
SHOCKING DEATH ON RANGE.
Moroni Wight Crushed Under Wagon
Bed--F'ruit Growers Organize.
Special Correspondence.

Special correspondence.
Brigham city, Boxelder Co.. March
6.-Last Friday the First National
bank received the following telegram
from n business house at Shafter
New: "Moroni Wight killed: notify
family and send coffin" MIR. Wiglts
brother Lewis, and Davis p Burt
took the next train Tor Nevada. They
found Mr.. Nights sheep camp
about 90 miles from Shafter. The day
before he hal taken the wagon box
of the wagon, and with the front
running gear, had gore TO town for
supplies. on his return. In trying to
adjust the wagon box again, the edge
Of the box struck him and pinned
him down, breaking his neck Instant
ly. A small hoy who was with him
was unable to lift the box off from
Mr.: Wight 20 he got on horse. and
had to go 10 miles foe assistance
The remains arrived in Brigham
Sunday afternoon and the funeral
services Were held in the Third ward
Westinghouse Monday at o'clock.
T'he building was packed with sym
pathizing relatives and friends The
services wero IN charge of Bishop
Lorenzo n. Stohl The speakers
were Bishop Stohl, Elders Lorenzo
Petersen. II. !. Packer, Bishop Brig
ham Wright, Bishop L. II. Blackburn.
w. l.. Watkins, and w. G. Horsley
and Oleen n. Stohl OF the stake pres
idency. All spoke Of the excellent
qualities and sterling worth OF the
young man.
age. lie he been In charge of the
Wight Brothers sheep herd. About
eight years aP> he married Bessie
Burt, who, with her two little chill.
dran, and a host OF friends, mourn his
departure.
FRUIT GRO t'2RS ORGANIZE.
The fruit growers of Brigham City
met Monday evening ara effected an
Organization. TO be known as the
Brigham City Fruit Growers assocI-
alton. About GO persons were pres
ont representing moro than 300 acres
of orchard land mostly planted with
peach trees. II is estimated that
peach trees NJ their best viii produce
I. car load Of peaches per acre.
CHILD UNDER OPERATION.
Little Allea Glenn. tho 0-year-old
son of Mir. and Ms. Allea Glenn of
the Third ward. who has been sick FOR
scmc time, was taken 10 the hospital
Thursday r.orning and was operated
uron by DT's. Pedfse and Gregory.
who removed a numerous growth
fiom the base of the brain. The lit
IL fellow Is getting along as We'll MS
could be- expected.
OLD FOLKS ENTERTAINED
The old folks ~ brigham city ana
nearby towns, widows md missionar-
ies' wives, WorO entertained az tho
opera house last Monday afternoon.
Held by the Enemy was presented
by the Home Dramatic company
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE,
At the guaNlery conference last
Saturday ana suDley Il was proven
beyond a doubt hat the stake taber-
nacle la too small 90 accommodate
ihc people who deiire Ia attend Tho
house Is supposed 10 hold about LOO.
SUNDAY morning "a The SUNDAY school
session, whom every available spnca
was occupied by actual court there.
were over 1000 prisons in the build
ing, while in the tfternoon more than
400 were IN attendance. Among tha
visiting speakers were Elders iehor
a. Grant and Hyrlm A. Smith. ~ the
APOSTLES auurumi Rulnn s. Wells pf
tho First council Of seventies ald
David A. Swith q the presiding bish-
oprlc.