Show rT YOO rY OTT rT T 1 I LOOKING BACKWARD e e Through the tho Files of The Tho Times Times Independent Independent And the tho Grand Valley Times 20 YEARS AGO Wednesday was the last day daylor for lor filing for lor political office Mr and Mrs W W. L. L Tet Taylor left for lor Grand View Idaho to spend the summer They plan to return to Moab in the fall At a meeting of Grand County Post No 54 American Legion the following officers were elected for lor the coming year T. T J. J Scharf Schart commander command command- er Ed Knight first vice commander com come mander W. W II IL second second sec sec- ond and vice commander Reuben Walker third vice commander command er George Burck Brock adjutant C. C S. S Thomson finance officer officer V V. P. P Walker historian Nell Westwood service officer off Len Stocks sergeant sergeant-al at- at arms anns L. L D. D Heywood child welfare officer Otto Pogue athletic officer Miss Helen Ranney of Blanding and Glen W. W Holyoak Holy Holy- oak of Moab were married at atthe atthe atthe the Temple In Salt Lake City They returned to Moab to make their home The American Legion Auxiliary Aux- Aux elected new officers Mrs Mary Pogue was elected president A sad homecoming was in store for lor Wesley Stewart when his wife and twin daughters died Mrs Beatrice Stewart 34 4 died after giving to two daughters who died Major Fred William deFriese de deFriese Friese veteran marine corps officer who had been engaged in mining business In Grand County for several years died In the Veterans' Veterans Hospital at Salt Lake City where he had been a patient only a few days 40 YEARS AGO Coo Cooper pr Martin Co In Installed Installed In In- stalled a new refrigeration system The home bome of Mart R. R Fish at Castleton was destroyed by fire Moab was blessed by a rainstorm rainstorm rain rain- storm which deposited 51 of an Inch of precipitation The State Road Commission decided to grade and gravel the stretch of highway between between between be be- tween La Sal and the Joe Wilson Wil wn- Wilson ranch In son Dry Valley Leonard Perkins prominent prominent prominent nent Blanding young man died this week H. H S. S Rutledge was named chairman of the Democratic party of Grand County at a party mass meeting held this week Miss Wanda Larsen daughter daugh ter of Mr and Mrs J J. J P. P Larsen Larsen Larsen Lar Lar- sen died this week at Driggs Idaho where she was visiting a sister Cherries were ripening in Moab Valley Mr and Mrs Robert Boyle left for San Diego Calif to tomake tomake tomake make their home The Grand Junction Sentinel Sentinel Sen Sen- tinel tine absorbed the Dally Daily News of that city Tourist traffic over the Navajo Trail through Moab was rapidly increasing and the Moab free tourist camping park was filled to its capacity each night The old month daughter of Mr and Mrs Reuben Allen was drowned when she fell tell into an Irrigation canal 60 YEARS AGO Great preparations were beIng being being be be- ing made for celebrations on July 4 and 24 James M. M was associate associate associate as as- editor and printer of The Times Decoration Day was fittingly fitting fitting- ly observed and the parade was a credit to the town Miss Ida Chandler Chandl r and William William Wil Wil- liam lam Wells both of Castleton were married at Monticello this week The bride had 1 taught school at Moab and Castleton for lor several years and had served as county su su- su- su Four Moab citizens were a arrested this week for fighting fighting fight light lighting ing and all paid suitable fines The town marshal was now engaged in the laudable work of trying to curb fighting on the streets Rev P. P W. W Simpkin in grand secretary of Utah Odd Fellows Fellows Fellows Fel Fel- Fel- Fel lows spoke at a public meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing In the Woodmen hall B B. B H. H Jacobsen former teacher of the Moab lower school had won the Rhodes scholarship for tor Utah entitling him to attend Oxford university university university sity for three years The Democratic judicial district convention nominated ed Ferdinand Erickson for judge and J J. J W. W Cherry for lor district attorney The State Board of Pardons had commuted to life Ufe Imprisonment Imprisonment the death deat penalty that had been Imposed on Charles I Dutch Charley Bothe convicted convicted convicted con con- of murder in San Juan County J. J T T. T Ockey a sheepherder employed by Gearge Standi- Standi fird dropped dead near Courthouse Courthouse Court Court- house station |