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Show Looking Bachnti : Through the Files of j The Times-Independent And the Grand Valley Times r 60 Years Ago The 1915-16 school term had just started on Sept. 6 at both Central and High schools. The High school principal w as C. A Johnson, and the Central school principal was W. R. McConkie. With one or two exceptions, all teachers were there and ready for work. John B. Skewes. had arrived in Moab, fron Tintic, and was going to work The Big Indian Mine for the fall and winter. There was a high price and strong demand for Copper, which was reviving the interest inter-est in the Big Indian Mine. The Moab Canning Co. was commencing its seasons run. Peaches were the chief fruit being canned. Pears and Tomatoes were also being handled. Utah was experiencing a drought, that had broken all previous records in the state. Only one-tenth of an inch of ram had fallen in eighty-five day. The present dry spell had been continuing since June 7, w ith no indications it would be broken very soon. Cooper Martin and Co. were all prepared for the home dinner with all kinds of fruit jars and accessories. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tangren, were welcoming a new baby boy. Brig Larson and Frank Williams had came dow n from Fisher Valley. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Shafcr were in town from their ranch on the Mesa. The Moab library had just received 300 cases for magazines. maga-zines. Each case was to hold six magazines or a volume. 40 Years Ago An application to the Public Works Administration for a federal loan and grant of SoO.000. for the erection of a new courthouse for Grand County had been filed by the board of county commissioners. commissio-ners. They felt this amount would provide a building that w ould take enre of the county's needs for perhaps a hundrec" years. This amount would alst provide for furnishing th building. Great possibilities for Oi Production in the Moab sector f was in the news. Columbii'( Crude Corporation was takin(. advantage of experience ga:n ed through wells drilled b , others to locate new fields it , the Great Storehouse o'.' Petroliferous Rocks in the Moab area of Southeaster Utah. y Peach experts w ere in Moat examining diseased trees. Thtj disease had made its app ance in Moab peach orchards, and was thought to be Texas peach mosaic. The disease wai being investigated by prominent promi-nent pathologists and ento- molgists. The board of education hac let contracts to buy tc-modcrn tc-modcrn buses. A. R'. Somcrvillc was awarded bottU contracts. The busses, were tC be used on the Thompson 3nd Scgo to Moab. for highet . grade pupils, and all grader from upper Moab to the local school. Mr. and Mrs. M-irs Pop and children had just returned from a visit with relatives in Vernal. i H. W. Balslcy was in Gramf Junction. Supervising a shipment ship-ment of a load of Carnotitc orei to Pittsburg. j There was an increase o .1.to 1 cattle on farms anJs ranches in grand County, according to a preliminary tabulation of returns of th Census of Agriculture. J 20 Years Ago , The new Fraternal Order of, l aglcs aerie in Moab. crc having their installation. a class of 8. the Li11 institution of nine I'tah on,' J and one of the largest of the Rocky Mountain arc. installation climaxed one 1 the most sensational nicmN'f ship campaigns ever stsccJ ,n' Moab. and the fitul xvimt oni the chaitcr list stood t I1,1 v |