Show THE SCHOOL HAS BOARD MEETING first from : page) j settlers to 1 MADE TO COMMENCE One of the most important deals HEALTH WORK IN consummated the county for some THE SCHOOLS O GRAND time took place last riday when the COUNTY Ralston Hotel company sold the Thompsons hotel and pool hall the the rich attracting acres territory through opment of this awaiting them But there are other industries here now in their infancy that will which give promise of providing the stimulus to development of bring about a growth hitherto undreamed or many One of these industriesis oil years geologistshave the opinion that a vast body of oil underlay Grand county Spasmodic made during the past decade but attempts at drilling have been for one About was never put down to a sand reason or another well oil operators from Wyoming a year ago were attracted to Grand county and exceptionally favorable reports by experts drilling as a result of the distance from a base of supplies was commenced in Moab valley Due to slow and equipment the operations on the well have been very many been other long delays having necessary while waiting for casing and equipment The hole is now down in excess of 1000 feet and the prospects at the close of the year 1919 are exceptionally bright The first sand was struck at a depth of around 1000 feet and some oil and a strong This bore out the reports of the geologists pressure of gas were brought in who express the opinion that a profitable flow of oil will be encountered at a depth of less than 1500 feet The hole is now being driven to the deeper sand and expbrts on the ground express the conviction that within a few weeks oil in paying quantities will be tapped In Salt valley a large company is making preparations some twelve miles north of Mqab to commence drilling with a Standard rig and is prepared to sink a hole at least 3000 feet if necessary The year 1920 according to geologists will undoubtedly witness the bringing in of another profitable oil field-and that in Grand county Utah A big enterprise just getting under way in Grand county is the Mesa dollar Land & Stock company half-million corporation which plans the development of a wonderfully rich section on Wilson mesa fifteen miles east of MoabThis company owns several thousand acres of fertile land and through the medium of roads construction of a grist mill and packing plant and the utilizationof water from the La Sal mountains will bring this vast under intensive cultivation The wealth of the tract of land county will be increased by many' tens of thousands of dollars and its population will be greatly enhanced by the advent of this large company The year 1920 will without question place southeastern Utah definitely on the map as one of the important sections of the west The bestowed by an indulgent providence are at last to be taken of adding one more chapter to the history of the developing the populating and the bringing of prosperity to the great west ARRANGEMENTS 1 1 expressed in ! I ' to county board of education held Mesa Land & Stock company The the new' year meeting of consideration is reported to have been II Tuesday W Muller board member in G Raiexcess of $15000 Dr A from Castleton was unable to be ston will continue in charge of the present on account of his absence from hotel it will the state called to Chicago until ebruary when having been H E on business trip Webb be turned "over to Demos Papocoi-tos of Sego was absent on account of a of Price who has leased the hotel rush of work in connection with the and pool hall for a year beginning of the new year The three The acquisition of the hotel property local members C A Robertson J P gives the Mesa Land & Stock Miller and Howard W Balsley met and transacted the regular routine company ownership of all of the busiinstitutions at Thompsons'the business and took up several special ness matters company having an option on the Utah "istern company business which it In accordance with recent legislawill close in the 4 near future ihhi a OAWIW 44 AA rim ih'uh appointed The Mesa company plans a number at the last mcetinir of the board tn Thompson devise plans for securing a school 0L lmProvementsin the President Robertson chair- Poverties The hotel which has be-I nurse of the leading that come one hostelries in man if this committee reported could'be management made with cattcrn Utah under the nn arrangement the local hospital whereby the services Bsilston WU1 be kept up to the it has maintained of a during the nurse could be secured at a nom-1 mal monthly expenditure This plan past' ycar-was accepted and Miss Maud Eno was APPLICATIONS OR elected ns the health nurse to work nntvrvo nuniiiTo under the general supervision of the Notirr IM'for hflrnhv mvnn k1 nil superintendent of Uli schools being govtH pvi uiiuu LftULi-: orno by the J?following general regulations: V erned v the LA horses sheep and swine within SAL NATIONAL OREST during the of 1920 1 be filed in supervision of the season must my ofX - General lualth condition of the classrooms and V UlUll Mil 111 ABE DAY RESIGNS AS UCLUIW r UBIG WESTWATER RANCH ir iruary 10 to jzu information scnooi grounds the fees regard grazing to be of all dis-1 2 - Examination pupils to charged and blank forms to lie used in MARSHAL WOODRU NAMED DEAL REPORTED CLOSED niRRn4? applications will be furnished cover curable defects at least once (It a l year may sometimes be necto this by essary have work done a The first meeting of the new board One of the largest and most im A physician) for the building it These promises A 3ot tow3i Occasional inspection of all pu- is understood trustees was held Monday portant real estate deals that are contingent some-pils in the classrooms for the disPresent were President W what upon the action of a Mr Malin evening been pulled off for R ome time in this XX of contagious McConkie J covery or other ailand Trustees R who has occupied the property jointly is that of the sale by S section W A letcher and C A merits Hammond The Wallace a'nd red G Holmes of what fe - 3eems settled resignation of Abe Day as marshal of is known as "Westwater 4- To respond to the call of teach-1 policy of the board to take Ranch" and A Woodruff accepted ms or principals at any time when whatever measures may be necessary Moab was cated at Westwater Utah X contagious disease is suspected or was appointed to fill the unexpired secure and use all property within The ranch consists of between eight treatment is necessary the has term which ends January 31 The and nine county that been set apart hundred acres and is given the of the of for the At meeting board of edu-1 for appointment officers ensuing A school use to diversified whether obtained by oxer crops with a large two cation held December 2 the president purchase or voluntary gift years will be made at the stock range The property has been X Oi the In tr board had boon j ine Tk vuiumj uieeung oinciai j allow-j owned for the past year or two bv tuKuiur traiisporuinon T if WrlllhivopnnliAW trustees wtio were Allan & W nev-ance was given to Mrs J W Watts onnas 01in an 01 tne Twede and Mr Wallace' school building for two children and to Mrs Chark lected November were approved by essary lo secure the a few days ago from Moah X nt estwatcr which had been appro-j U the board Cato for one child where' he went to investigatethe title to H E Herfranchise puitid private use D A was passed granting before the Johnson was appointed janitor A signed up bm-t papers were the Mho moved building from the right to install and Moab schools to succeed H A' to Nat Levi the The purchasers are western Colorado A its original site and maintain gas system throughout according to his Tangren who resigned to take up a the price is in the men and lie town of Moab u'piwnuiuuiM dhuhj some repairs on course in electricalwork neighborhood of $75000 it is proposed the in structure a verbal Miss Ouida Burford was elected to to Dr J W Williams sustaineda painful organize a company for the President Robertson promised to Miveeed Mrs May Hammond as teach the of the big but the injury last of the farm particulars week when return the property to the board of or of the- first grade of the Central he slipped arid fell on the icq at the are not yet ready for publication- education if a reasonable roni be pair! The Grand Junction Sentinel river breaking a rib injury is for the pars and additions made Uis Gladys Burford not to' was appointed serious enough keep the doc-cnchcr bj lim on the building He also promised at Cisco succeeding Miss May tor at home and he manages to get ISSUES SWEEPING CHALLENGE I to help suitable site secure about though with a slight limp The J 1 a i I 1 1 I 1 - - - - x - - 4-1- - z- A I 1 t S X I 1 1 - J I B I1" I - j ' ' 1 a its first n 1029 8 t (Continued MONTHLY IIS JANUARY that he would be back in a few No one in a marine uniform A answering to the description of Bran(j ies has been seen in Moab and it that not he has believed been in town unless he civilian clothes and wore Marshal I1' A Woodruff yesterday wont under a different name received a telegram from the marine TAKE ELECTRICAL asking WILL corps headquarters at Denver COURSE AT CHICAGO whether or not Sergeant Sidney will Brandies in charge of the marine reNeal Rayl Jr leave tomorrow for cruiting office at Grand Junction had Chicago where he will attend take He will will been seen m Moan (luring tne pass school school He a course in Brandies left Grand Junction electrical engineering week last week and said that he Young Ray and H A Tangren win was com ing to Moab on special business for go to Chicago together and will aj the service When he did not return tend the same school to his station considerable apprehen-1 DIVIDEND DECLARED sion was felt for his weltare and a search for him is being conducted by At a meetimr of the directors a tkBrandies pjrS tne marine corps National Bank of Moab Wed in from shell-shock rance and it is nesday a semi-annual dividend of fearedthat he may have lost his memory cent per was declared to be paid It is and wandered away: not the stockholders immediately The thought that he has deserted as he dividend covers the period from July has a fine service record and was much to December 31 1919 An amount interestedin his duties He left most equal to 10 per cent of the dividend of his clothing and private effects at was carried into the surplus fund as' his room in Grand Junction declaring leqUjre(iby statute EMPIRE TO AN THE GATEWAY THURSDAY UTAH MO AD TIMES-INDEI'ENDENT MOAB I j j j -suffered j 4 t 1 I a I 1 j s-ardard I I I 1 ' Wm i perK' E n r c v it j 4 Girl's burned with hate and loathing he crept through the jimmied door of the apartment and in upon his beautiful unsuspecting erstwhile wife He had determined to wreak upon her the most terrible vengeance that his cunning criminal brain could conceive because sh had committed the one unpardonable sm of his exclusive underworld b clique Yet when he left the room he left her unscarred and unharmed His former love for her did not overcome his hate and loath His ing desire for revenge raged just as strong as before Then what changed the mind of ?T It's almost the arch-criminal inexplicable You'll have to see it to realize how real and thrilling this situation has been made I -run I ' i ! - t k t f lo-1 ' t 1 1 I i j I I I : a i I 1 t i - 1 re-turned I s ' that eyes ' fu-t-aid n Husband" x With t - D X advantage J 1 a 1 v - - 1 J I U 1 I 4 - : - Poppy "The 9 resources - pins J" in- - - Kras' HART S Vm iThe f - hIace JM3 S presents HAL7 Poppy GiiPs Husband An AQTCI2ATP ? Sat Night clure a - 1 i interviewwith Popular operation c ncea Burke Billie JMWUsMEl ' --in r a i WHERE X X ' TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION WILL BE ANY u Good LOCAL WRESTLER wWHlT Gracious 1 Annabelle" HELD J I ' A X j J- Geotge Nicholson of Helper a testier v wants a wrestling match with some of the huskies of southeastern Utah Nicholson who is has established somewhatof a reputation among the Carbon county row ns and he issuesa sweeping chal-I to 'nge any person in southeastern Utah to meet him in a bout at Mo at any date Nicholson makes a weight of between 138 and 140 pounds but in his challenge he states that he A is to willing meet any Grand or San Juan county man no matter what his weight It is believed that Nicholson will not have to wait very long for an answer to his challenge as there are a number of huskies in this section who could probably give him a nm for his money X Mfca Wf KT"- W '4 MP t real do areek V J clever not get to comedy- see 3c sure jou US Jeatuie enjoy jt on ie is one day eveiy "l 4 7 Z J shown you hand when for you'll 3 Next XA Tuesday BILLIE Good tfn BLLRKL (Gracious Annabelle ' I feyfy-r: 4a W y Lila ' COAL CAMP Puppy IS AA wismn M Y C A WHO GIRLS ARE of GOING the DOUBLING Republican-national eominliiee TO ITS -in - ? SEGO Lee OUTPUT t the t The POLAND American Love" uel company operating at Sego this county is working nearly normal at this time and ex-j to double its output witin the next sixty days increasing from GOO to 1200 tons daily according to tutment recently made by the company The company re-'I 'ccrtly purchased a Jeffrey ten-ton haulage locomotive and is extending electrificationthroughout the mines which will enable the canip to make the extensive increase in its prodi-c- A A at fife's fleets Ri5k 'Sss a 1 K mfr Mil a3 f j 4 1 J ( ?1 rfa '-aWnraiii i lOonEafSl state from employee as practicallythe full Ter wide J j v hich the X-'''VVAVWtW(iVlWWWAWO youtitf -h'AiwM' -do Y Htnall M 011 1 A )m women work right In will live th- W station The accompany the party tv 1'arK : A X voc Vork for Poland to MKicrson and Wood- the best the LILA sells other Mrs nom a but ger Utah-Grand readily in colils of the A coal camps standpoint of the work mines The week Amer-j is also enjoying a uel company demandfor its icon j of the I ‘V one the in ! s r is coa and LEE has Love her a Next It a string enough house to does of to the how their all get is Lila Lee country girl sunbonnet secret! 1 ever wonder girls ? a long How funny she's t thing just a gingham in and' yet she sweethearts reach from crossroads she do it Want to know ? It's a ? Thursday r competition with Ides state O A is Tangren suffering slight attack or m?od poisoning is reported to 5e out of dan you -take little tion Sego It- some beaux officials'jof : f Did IHt - Paramount-Artcraft 8 - Theater You Know It's the I Best" J 4 |