Show Looking Backward Through the files of The Times-Independent Times And The Grand 5 YEARS AGO With construction of a huge 8 million dollars reduction plant started by Foley Brothers a record 14 million in Moab was forecast for 1955 Scott N N. N Lee of BrIgham City will become state patrol officer In Moab City according to Lyle Hyatt superintendent of the state patrol A budget of a record record break break break- ing 50 1246 was was was- adopted d by the board of education for fol the operation operation op op- of the Grand County Schools during the year according according according accord accord- ing to Supt Helen M. M Knight I Funeral services for Clay Hoi Hoi- man 52 of Rogers Mesa Colo a native Moab man were held at the church at Paonia Colo James Hurst of Green River had been awarded the contract for mosquito spraying by plane it was announced this week by bythe bythe bythe the committee in charge Dick Allen was the head of the American Legion post at Moab 20 YEARS AGO Grand the past ten yearS years had increased by p peo people opIe o- o pIe the population being 2063 as compared to 1713 In 1930 The population increase occurred occurred occurred occur occur- red in Moab where the population population population lation grew from In 1930 to 1081 in 1910 Grand County had given F. F M Shafer a contract to build a monument honoring ten men who were killed in Pinhook a 1 afew afew few miles south of Castleton on June 15 1881 by a band of renegade Indians Eight of the themen themen themen men were members of the Colorado Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado posse who were after the Indians after a series of depredations depredations depredations depre depre- committed in southwestern southwestern southwestern south south- western Colorado Two men Isadore and Alfred Wilson were Moab men then a struggling community of less than people Bishop W W. R R. McConkie McConkle was appointed chairman of the Grand County Centennial Committee Com Com- The school budget called for on operation of the Moab schools the next year Mrs Addie Addle Maxwell Moab pioneer lady Indy is in serious condition condition condition con con- at the local hospital A Issue of Grand County road bonds were paid by County Clerk Margie M M. Learning when she sent a check for to redeem redee the last of the outstanding bonds A bridal shower for Miss Clyle Beach whose approaching marriage to Robert Goudelock was announced was held at the home of Mrs R. R J. J Fletcher Thirty-seven Thirty marriage licenses licenses licenses licen licen- ses were issued during the month of June by County Clerk Margie M M. Learning Leaming u u 40 YEARS TEARS AGO The Democratic national convention convention convention con con- at San Francisco nominated nominated nominated nom nom- James M. M Cox for president president pres pres- ident of the United States with I Franklin D D. D Roosevelt as his running mate for vice dent William Halls of Mancos Colo an early San Juan county county county coun coun- ty pioneer died this week J J. J T. T Duncan bought the Moab Pool Hall IIan from Abe Day The Big Six Oil Co commenced commenced commenced com com- preparations to drill on Shafer leases on Cane Creek dome down the Colorado river Moab fruit growers sold their 1920 crop of apples for 35 cents per crate the buyers to pick and pack the fruit The Big Six well west of the Color Colorado do river struck a showing of oil C C. L L. Christensen left for the Navajo reservation where he intended to spend six weeks on missionary work Mrs John Allred was seriously serious serious- ly injured when she was thrown from a horse 60 YEARS AGO Sam McGraw was down from Miners Miner's Basin reporting business busIness business busi busI- ness to be good there John Wilcox sold 50 head of burros to Byron Davis t to be used in packing ore at Miners Miner's Basin Attorney E E. E II U. Ryan had commenced the practice of law at Moab Commencing July 8 a n dally daily mall mail service was to be had at Moab necessitating a dally daily stage which was a great convenIence convenience convenience con con- to the town The first peaches of the season season season sea sea- son were being shipped by Myron Myron Myron My My- ron Lance and J J. J P P. P Miller who put them market July 1 1 A committee consisting of R. R D D. D Westwood F F. F B B. B Hammond Philander Maxwell J J. J P P. P Larsen Larsen Larsen Lar- Lar sen and J J. J N N. Corbin was appoInted appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed to arrange a n July 24 celebration |