Show r M v LOOKING BACKWARD Through the Files of The Times Times Independent And the Grand Valley VaHey Times 5 Years Ago The Tho Times-Independent Times w was a a 8 awarded the Harrison R n. Merrill award by the BYU nYU for the best front page of th the year The Utah Municipal League featuring all the officials of Utah cities would meet In Moab next week k The Eastern Star was constituted constituted con con- in Moab by grand officers off orn cers Valiant Chapter No 21 Order Omer of the Eastern Star was the name of the local organization tJ tion rt A Moab operator Dean Dron Order 58 was killed instantly in in- while doing road work at atthe atthe the Standard Uranium mine 44 miles south of Moab Sam J Taylor editor of The Times-Independent Times was elected to a n year two director post In Inthe inthe inthe the Utah State Press Association tion 20 Years Ago W W. Claude Parks was elected treasurer of Grand Courtly County succeeding sue suc Winford Dunce Bunco re re- signed Lewis T T. Quigley 61 01 formerly supervisor of the LaSal National Nation al Forest died In a Salt Lake hospital He Ire married Miss Lilly Moore of Moab who died In 1933 Dr and Mi Mrs 1 Bruce Easley of Ferron FerrOll formerly of Moab were the parents of Lt Col Cot Bruce Easley Jr and Capt Horace P. P Easley pictures of whom were published A rousing campaign to raise 1100 as Grand County's quota for the 19 13 Red Cross war fund drive will start Monday according according ac ac- ac cording to 1 L. L T. T McKInney campaign cam chairman and J. J F F. Parrish Par Par- rish chairman of the Grand Courtly County Red Cross chapter The drilling program of the Potash Company of America got well underway In the Crescent area this week with one well nearing the foot 1000 mark and another rotary outfit rigging up An open-house open reception wilt wll be given next Friday March 12 at the homo homes of ot Mrs LydIa A A. Watts In honor of the birthday birthday birth birth- day of Mrs Mulda l Nielson one end and Mrs Watts A daughter was bom born at the local hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert D. D A daughter was va born to Mr and Mrs Charles Redd of LaSal faSal The Sunday evening program at the Church would be given by the Moab Relief Society Society Society So So- it was announced by Mrs Mabel Johnson president of the organization Mr and Mrs Clay Peterson were arrivals the last Jast of the the- week from Provo for a visit with Mr 1 Petersons Peterson's mother Mrs II It S S. S Rutledge Ire He will witt leave Moab Arab tonight to Join six other Moab men for induction Into the U. U S armed forces Seriously injured when a horse fell feU with him was Richard Holyoak year old son of Mr and Mrs R R. L. L Holyoak of Moab 40 Years Ago Age rr Moab o 0 a 6 b sh contrasted contracted their wool some pounds at 42 44 and 45 cents a pound J. J A. A Scamp of or the Indian Creek cattle outfit sold 1800 yearling steers at 2750 per head he Dilworth Hammond accidentally accident ally shot snot himself In the leg with witha a revolver A son was born to Mr and Mrs Len Woodruff R R. R C C. Clark and J J. J J J. J Coan Coon contractors received instructions from the state road commission to proceed with the completion of or the Thompson Moab-Thompson highway high high- way Elwyn Eln n Blake had received an appointment to act as boatman for a U. U S S. S geological survey urvey party which planned to make a T TT trip down the tho Colorado river r from Lees Lee's ferry this summer Nicholas Larsen father of Mrs J J. J W W. Williams died at Ferron Price high school schoot defeated the Moab high school team In ln a a. game of basketball played at by a score of 30 26 and won the right to go to the state slate tournament Moab W was CI completely organized organ to stage a big cleanup drive on March 8 9 and 10 Norman D. D Hershey a former for mer service man arrived from San Francisco to seek a location in Grand Orand County Sheriff Heber Murphy was ona ona on ona a trip through the tho Book look Mountains Moun tabs on the trail of some horse thieves who were reported to have stolen a bunch of horses from Alex Pace a 11 60 Years Year Years Ago The largest card party ever held at Moab took dock place at the Maxwell House given by the Order of Washington About guests were In attendance Representative Molyneux's s 's bill but butto to provide free textbooks In the public schools stood a good chance of passing Jn in It the Ute legislature legisla legisla- legislature ture and was Vas Considered one of ot the most progressive pieces of legislation ever attempted In Utah Mr and Mrs John Join E. E Pace were down dorm from Castle Valley to visit friends A story My Aunts Aunt's St Star r Boarder written b by Mss Jamie Somerville of the eighth grade was published in this issue The Elgin correspondent reported reported re re- ported that toot Green Creen River Valley was experiencing the coldest weather r in ki its history the thermometer ther there registering from 8 to 20 below each morning The teachers of ot the Moab Central Cen Cem trat school were Principal P P. M M. Nielsen Nielson G G. G Groendyke Miss Eva Taylor Miss Ruby Robertson and Miss lUs Jennie Stewart B B. B It U. Jacobsen Jacob n was wall the high school teacher The entire family of Amasa Larsen had bad a n narrow escape from death by poisoning due to eating some tomo canne canned 1 meat which caused them to be very sick for several days When you call for your mall man drop In and see the ithe little printer printer print er er at the Times office He lIe can cantell cantell cantell tell you what you owe on your subscription In very short or ore der Item from this weeks week's paper The Tho Grand river was frozen over for the first time this winter |