Show Looking Backward From the Files of The Times-Independent Times And the Grand Valley Times 5 S YEARS AGO The anniversary of the Moab Baptist Church was being observed It was on Wednesday March 7 1905 that the church was organized Mrs Virginia Carter for 15 years ears a resident of ot Moab died of cancer She was operator of ot the Utah Motel Motet Harry Barry Phillips 70 died at San Diego He lie was a resident of Moab for or 10 30 years Services were held here Young men of ot the Catholic church formed their Mens Men's Club It would be known as St Pius Plus McCormick Mercantile was celebrating the completion of its first year in business at Moab 20 YEARS AGO Mrs Gertrude M. M Thomson was called by death Sunday She was was 61 years old Blanding won the divisional basketball championship be defeating defeating defeating de de- de- de Moab 39 22 on the Moab floor Jack proprietor of the new Moab Hotel was accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac as a member on the Moab Lions Club The Gold and Green ball would be held 9 Moab would be host to 60 elementary teachers from Carbon Carbon Carbon Car Car- bon San Juan Emery and Grand counties Mrs Helen M. M K Knight n I g h t superintendent of ot Grand district would act as chairman A son was born to Mr and Mrs Mitchell Rev and Mrs W. W E. E Parks returned from Salt Lake City where they attended a conference conference conference confer confer- ence of ot Baptist church ministers minis from rom the intermountain region Gordon Fowler of Miners Miner's Ba Bas Bassin Basin sin returned from rom a trip to Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas City Denver and Pacific coast cities making arrangements arrange arrange- ments to continue work on his mines in the Basin 40 YEARS AGO V. V P P. Hansen former fonner Cisco merchant died at Elgin Ariz this week The Western Allies oil oU well at Moab was reported to be producing a good flow of ot oil San Juan county had called on election to vote on the questIon question question ques ques- tion o of Issuing bonds in the sum of ot to erect a new court house I. I Jess Bailey Balley Monticello dry farmer fanner anner had won a gold medal medal and a cash prize of ot 1000 forthe for forthe or orthe the largest per acre yield of oats in the United States in 1919 He produced five acres that yielded bushels per acre The Influenza situation in Moab was rapidly clearing up H. H T. T Jackson pharmacist left to accept a position at Roosevelt A heavy rain struck the section section section sec sec- sec sec- tion and for the first time In four years It was to resort to horse drawn stages to carry the mail mall and passengers gers gem between Moab and Thomp Thomp- son The section was a sea of mud George Dennis and Miss Gertrude Gertrude Gertrude Ger Ger- trude Westwood were married this week Moab's Chinese population had evaporated This week Chong Wing Chong Ling and Yee cooks at the Ralston cafe left for or parts unknown W. W E. E Mendenhall and M M. M W. W Morse returned from rom a three months' months prospecting trip down the Colorado river The new oil leasing bill became became became be be- came a law this week and pre pre- precipitated precipitated precipitated a rush of ot prospectors into Salt Valley to post notices 60 YEARS AGO Samuel H. H King Salt Sail Lake attorney told the editor that the International Copper Co would soon commence extensive operations in Beaver Basin lie He was president of the company At a Republican convention A. A Molyneux was named county county county coun coun- ty chairman and D. D A. A Johnson secretary J. J II Shafer J. J H. H Johnson and Lester Taylor were named delegates to attend the congressional convention At Att Atthe Atthe t the h e Democratic convention George W. W Hepburn was chosen as chairman and J. J N. N Corbin as secretary A A. A A. A Neff J. J N. N Corbin and T. T W. W BranIson were elected to the congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional convention J. J N. N Corbin advertised that he had been ben authorized by citIzens citIzens citizens cit cit- cit cit- of Moab to offer a cash reward of to the person who set fire to the hay stack of ot Mons Peterson recently Sheriff Jesse Tyler had gone to Loa to defend himself in a civil case brought against him as a result of ot his having brought some horses from rom Wayne county the year before George Dave Goudelock Goudelock Goudelock Gou- Gou delock and Martines Marlines Johnson were in from rom Indian Creek The Times stated the boys will drop in for or a bill billot of ot grub and and etc A crew of men were at work building the Valley City reservoir reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir then known as the Salt Valley reservoir A number of families intended settling thereIn there therein in the spring At the state congressional convention this week William H. H King was named as the Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- candidate and James T. T Hammond as the Republican candidate |