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Show IN \ MOAB l\IOAB l IOAB TWENTYYEARS TWENTY TWENTYYEARS YEARS AGO THIS WEEKfrom WEEK WEEKFrom ( From the Files Flies of The 'lImes lImes ximes 'lImesI 'lImesof ximesof ' Timesof I of Feb . 19 , 1915)I 1915)A 1915) 1915 1915)A ) I A pitched battle b bctv between > etee . ; & n ' a band of ofrenegade ofrenegade renegade .Indians Indians . , Indians and a posse pose $ under underUnited underUnited underUnited United States Marshal AquIUa Aqu111a Aquilla Nebeker Nebekerwas Nebekerwas Ncbekerwas was expected momentarily momcntarily in San Juan Juancounty Juancounty Juancounty county The Indians were protecting protectingTseNe protectingTse protectingTse-Ne protectingTse Ne Tse-Ne Tse Ne Tse - Ne Gat , an Indian who was want want- wanted wanted wanted - ed for murder In Colorado Marshal MarshalNebeker MarshalNebeker Nebeker had gone to Bluff BJuff to recruit recruita a posse pOSe $ . . Old Polk and and Old Posey were wereleaders wereleaders wereleaders leaders of the Indian band . W . E Gordon of Monticello this thisweek thisweek thisweek week purchased the Bartletf Bartlett " ranch for tor$14,000 tor14000 $14,000 14000 $ , The ranch consisted of 160 160acres 160acres 160acresThe : acres acresI I acresThe The- The TheMoab - - Moab library o opened ned to the pub pub- public public public - lic this week , with Miss Edna Bank- Bank Bankhead Bankhead Bank-head Bank head - head , librarian llbrarfan , in charge . The steel bridge over Courthouse Courthousewash Courthousewash Courthousewash wash was nearing completion completionPit Pit Spandre , Louis Vampa and Nick NickCcbrarra NickCebrarra NickCcbrarra Ccbrarra Cebrarra , three Italians , were arrested arrestedat arrestedat arrestedat at Neslen ( Sego ) , charged with the thehomicide thehomicide thehomicide homicide of Pete Cassassa They were werebeing werebeing werebeing being held in the Moab ) Jail ] ail pendIng pendIngI pendIngtrial pendingtrial pendingtrial pendingtrialThe I trial trialThe The Moab electric light plant was at atlast atlast atlast last In operation Night service only onlyfrom , 'from from ' from 5 30 p m until 8 a . m , was be- be being being be being - - ing given . The M . I . A . stake contests were to tobe tobe tobe be held In Moab March 1 and 2 , and andover andover andover over a hundred visitors from San Juan Juancounty Juancounty Juancounty county county1 \1 1 \ . ; were ere expected . The Utah state strite legislature moved movedI movedinto movedinto movedinto into the new capitol building bu11dfng this thisweek thisweek thisweek week . It was expected the bu1lding building bu1ldingwould buildingwould buildingwould I would be entirely completed within aI a I few - ' , + q qdad dadOn months da dad On account\ account accountof ' \ ol of oi , . - of1I11 1I11 ? ? - : p3SSengeta passengem . . . on t ( : ; . , . ; the t . stage hn hne v . ere 1 . : - ed in hngr wa gr . again alai - - wagons no o oA UilS , . } - 'I I " ' i Loveridge Love A 'IA v son ridge sonridge ridgeas was . as astd borh borhto to td J.rr Jrr . t , - _ . |