Show too LOOKING KING BACKWARD Through the Files Flies of The Ind Times Independent IndependeNt 20 0 Years Ago This Week The nau y organized Moab Lions Club appointed a committee committee committee com com- to map a campaign to protect Moab from flood dan dan- gers A recent flood down the creek came perilously near to flooding Hooding through tho the business section of town Dominic Ber Bergera ra of Helper well known at Moab where he heI was a pioneer In oil development development development develop develop- I ment was electrocuted at his store at Many Moab descendants of George W. W Johnson Utah pioneer left this week for Hun Hun- to attend a family re Ire re- union Don F. F Johnson native Moab young man anan visited relatives here prior to leaving for Peru S. S A. A where he accepted a position position po po- with a large mining con con- cern The rainy season which started started started start start- ed July was still with us and there were almost dailly daily floods down the creeks A Moab Garage mall truck was struck by a flood In tn Pack creek and burled buried by mud and water Henry N. N Green former Moab man died at Kingston Calif A son was born to Mr and Mrs William Tibbetts Mr and Mrs Reed Somerville moved Into their new now home 40 Years Ago Ao This Week Judge A. A II H. Christensen gave a a decision In tn the case of Moab Irrigation Co vs the Wilson Mesa Irrigation Co involving the waters of Mlle Mill creek He held that the Moab people were en en- en titled to Irrigate 1294 1294 aC acres 11 of land before belore the Wilson mesa people were entitled to any Water water water wa wa- ter and on that basis the Moab company was decreed creed second second second sec sec- sec sec- ond feet of water the duty beIng being being be be- ing 55 acres per second foot The e county commissioners passed an ordinance raising the salaries of all county officers Webb Boren were busy operating op operating op- op their placer claims anthe on an the mesa an mesa sa and were reported to have an unlimited supply of pay dirt running 1 per yard or bet bet- ter Howard Balsley went to Thompsons Thompsons Thompsons Thom Thom- to meet a friend from Indianapolis who stopped off between trains Sons were born to Mr and Mrs J. J W W. Hawks and Mr and Mrs Earl Dalton Caleb Tanner state engineer was a Moab visitor being a witness witness witness wit wit- ness In the Irrigation case Andrew Taylor traded his ranch near the river to James DuBols for the latter's letters town tawn pro pro- perty Dubois In turn traded the Taylor ranch to John Brown for the river ranch Dan Perkins of Monticello reported that a yield of 25 to 30 bushels of wheat per acre had been obtained on the state experimental experimental experimental ex ex- dry farm faun east of Monticello As a result many San Juan people intended to engage engage en en- gage in dry farming |