Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK A A taylor was assessing transient sheep on the desert the times s big voting contest was creating much excitement mrs H G green and mrs H C goodman were called to dolores by the serious illness of their mother the alve year old son of prank P hammond formerly of moab died at union oregon the river road was impassable a large rock having rolled down the mountainside blocking the roadway R L and robert bryant had opened up some rich ore in the salt valley claims the annual meeting of the stock growers association was postponed on account of the absence of the principal officer the worst wreck in the history of the denver rio grande railroad occurred 22 miles west of glenwood springs when 21 people were killed and 40 injured C L christensen came down from monticello and went to sanpete county where he was scheduled to deliver a number of lectures on the customs and traditions of the indians an appropriation of for building a bridge across green river was being advocated and a bill had been introduced in the legislature asking for the amount petitions asking for favorable action on the measure were being circulated all over the state the moab debating club met this week and debated the question resolved that the army did more than the navy in putting down secession the affirmative side was represented by J W barton and W R mcconkle and the negative by C A johnson and P M shafer the affirmative won the phenomenal growth of elgin was the headline over the lead article in this issue which told of the rapid growth that the community in the western part of the county had made in the last two years vast stretches of country that had been barren desert were now dotted with modem dwell togs and acres and acres of thrifty young orchards had been set out supervisor alls received word from the secretary of agriculture that sheep and cattle would be allowed on the two divisions of the la sal forest this year representing a reduction of sheep and cattle under last year the grazing fees were sheep 5 cents per head cattle 20 cents and horses 30 cents A young man whose name was not known had been mysteriously hanged in montezuma canyon 20 miles from bluff the young man had started out to hunt horses taking ahls bridle along when he did not return searching parties went out and found him a mile from home with his bridle reins tied around his neck and hanging from a tree he had been dead for hours muskrat raising has the advantage over the production of most other fur bearing animals in that muskrats feed and breed when left to themselves and all the owner of a marshland has to do Is to maintain an attitude 0 watchful waiting until the trapping season muskrat fur is increasing in popularity and muskrat raising should receive consideration in any agricultural plan of land utilization according to the biological survey of the U S department of agriculture marshes provide the food the muskrats take care of themselves and being prolific will produce enough young tor the trapping season |