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Show VIEWING THE DISASTER. BOX ELDER OFFICIALS GO TO SCENE. They Pick Up S1028.25 and Deposit It Game Warden Named r Fruit-Growers' Officers. (Special to The Tribune.) BRIG1IAM CITY, Feb. 24. Saturday Sheriff Josephson, Attorney ( J. S. Perry and Justice William llorsley. accompanied accom-panied by a Jury, consisting of William Wight, C. C Hanson and James Knud-son. Knud-son. and others, went out to tho scene of the Lucln cut-off disaster. They were met therfl by Special Officers II. II. Cordon. Cor-don. J. L. Roblneltc, and proceeded to Investigate the affair. Twenty-two bodies woro brought to Ogden and an Inquest was bigun. A number of witnesses were examined. Including the brakeman. fireman, fire-man, timekeeper and engineer. They returned re-turned Sunday morning and the Investigation Investi-gation continues in Ogden today by Mayor May-or Glasmann nnd others Justice Horslcy brought In $1928.25 that was picked up at the scene of the explosion, and It was deposited hero for safe keeping with the County Treasurer. COUNTY AFFAIRS. The Countv Commissioners met at the courthouse Saturday night and transacted tho following business: William Davis was appointed road supervisor of Thrce-Mllc district, vice W, L. Wight, resigned. J P. Larsen was appointed game wardon of Box Elder county. An appropriation of 300 was made to the road supervisor of Promontory district dis-trict to be used on roads. A petition asking for a bounty on jack-rabbits jack-rabbits was granted and a bounty of 3 cent3 ordeied A petition for a bridge, at the head of Salt creek was referred to Commissioner Hart to Investigate. FRUIT-GROWERS. The following ofllcera were elected at tho fruit-growers' meeting Saturday night: J. P. Chrlstenson. president; N. J. Valentine, vice-president; H. Standing, recording secretary; J. M. Jensen, corresponding corre-sponding pecretary; G. W Watklns, treasurer, H. E. Larscn. librarian S. A. Sackett and E. A. Box wero appointed a committee on by-laws, and members were appointed to prepare subjects for discussion discus-sion at tho next meeting, which will bo held next Saturday night. NOTES. A marrlago license was granted this week to Frank Chrlstenson and Miss Eleanor Larsen. both of this city. Tho Brlgham Military band gave an open-air concert ln front of Bootho & Pierce's store Monday afternoon, which wns highly appreciated. Apostles Ilyrum M. Smith and R. Claw-son Claw-son and Church Historian Andrew Jensen and Bishop Ek. all of Salt Cake City, were tho visitors to the quarterly conference confer-ence held here Sunday and Alonday. At a meeting of tho beet-growers held ln tho courthouse Monday, President David Ecclcs and Job Plngreo of the Ogden Og-den Sugar company wero In attendance. A settlement of pome differences between tho beet-growers and the sugar company was made. Tho . meeting was a lengthy one and will prove of benefit to tho beet-growers beet-growers In the wnj of transportation and other matters. |