| Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK james W stark prominent moab business man died this week at salt lake city following an operation mr stark was manager of the moab mercantile company and had taken a leading part in the affairs of the community he was 33 years of age the funeral held under the auspices of the moab goodmen woodmen lodge of which mr stark was counsel commander was attended by the entire community moab school district no 1 was out of debt having this week paid oft its remaining indebtedness mrs john wilcox and mrs F M shafer went to mt pleasant to attend the funeral of their father R W westwood II 11 G ballard resigned as postmaster of thompsons Thomp sons A D farsworth being appointed to the vacancy miss nora johnson was quarantined at her home with an attack of smallpox mr and mrs mark darrow and children went to indian creek for the summer district court was in session at moab this week there being very few cases on the calendar the court went on to monticello where the case of the state vs lewis lockhart a larceny action was to be tried judge ferdinand ericksen was district judge F E woods district attorney and monte roberts reporter W D edmonston entomologist of the forest service was an arrival to make a study of insect pests on the la sal forest A hobo named jones tried to wreck a train near cisco by putting a tie across the track he was caught by a section gang brought to moab and held to the district court mrs neal ray returned from a visit at salt lake city mrs lucy and children returned from a visit at salt lake the moab mercantile company announced that it would continue in business with jos L taylor as manager |
