Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK from the ailes of the times of may 12 1911 D M cooper had picked ripe strawberries from his vines on the of april the total valuation of san juan county was while winding up the windlass of the moab ferry boat john W sullivan was struck on the head by the crank of the revolving windlass and fell into the river above the boat the stream pulling him under mr sullivan half dazed managed to kick his way out from under the boat and climb into a row boat tied to the ferry although weak from loss of blood mrs hattle crouse wife of henry crouse and a pioneer of moab died this week of pneumonia W E sheldon engineer contributed a long article to this edition discussing the proper kind of a road to be built from moab to the railroad with the appropriation available william murphy and family were moving to brayson Or ayson R C dark was a business visitor at salt lake harry ackerman having charge of the butcher shop in his absence road commissioner T trout and a crew of men were building a grade around the backed up water in court house wash the old dairy homestead was presented at the star by a home talent company the players being F M shafer W R mcconkle miss may dalton ayrel miss pearl watts mrs W D hammond W D hammond miss adelaide hammond and george W mcconkle albert maxwell had purchased an interest in the moab mercantile company and was clerking in the store all of the rooms of the central school were preparing programs to be given on the closing day of school bids were to be opened may 20 for the construction of a steel bridge across the grand river at moab representatives of several bridge companies were in moab to submit bids heber christensen and family moved to monticello for the summer carroll J meador returned yesterday from china valley ariz to which place he had taken his wife and children who will visit relatives there for some time |