Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK joe harris was shot and killed at Tyest water this week by joe pace a result of trouble arising it was said over range matters pace shot harris once through the head and twice through the heart pace was brought to to await his trial the residence of geo P was burglarized and 1750 taken an interview with E T merritt well known green river business was published mr merritt stated that in his lori the grand and green rivers were navigable for commercial craft and that boat line could be put in operation tor the times urged the voters of moab to attend a mass convention for the nomination of a town ticket carpenter took a bunch of steers to the kansas city market commissioner and mrs J H johnson went to salt lake city A son was born to mr and mrs charles mcconkle the creole was presented by moab players at the star this week members of the cast were A M johnson russel mcconkle mose johnson charles campbell lawrence johnson lee elmer mennell ray J L alien mrs R J thomson miss ethel shafer and miss roberson hiel savage suffered the amputation of a finger as the result of injuries received while roping cattle sheriff buss and county attorney robertson went to westwater to investigate vesti gate the shooting of joe harris J M titus was down from richard 1 son to attend the school board H A turner returned to his campo on lake iowah wednesday after a weeks visit in town i julius muller swift and company s salesman Is visitor in town thia week amasa larsen came in from i fisher valley ranch on monday to I 1 spend afew days in moab on business orson dalton who spent a week in town visiting relatives returned to his work in salt lake city on tuesday county commissioner E buchanan ol 01 castle valley attended the regular monthly meeting of the board of county commissioners monday lehoy knowles came in from cisco monday to tile on a homestead south of the colorado river in the vicinity of the D R G pump house Tool dresser mennel stewart and prank moore were in from the utah southern well in salt valley a few days this week S W dufford pioneer of elgin spent several days in moab this week visiting his daughter mrs D E baldwin and family i L L taylor was called to salt lake I 1 monday as a witness in the colorado river bed case now being held at that place mr and mrs J L dougan motored to salt lake monday for a short stay mr dougan being called as a witness to the colorado river bed case mrs V P walker underwent a serious major operation at the grand county on thursday she Is reported to be showing satisfactory recovery as we go to press arthur A plate prominent salt lake city attorney was in moab friday and saturday of last week checking up on land titles at elgin as the same appeared of record in the county recorders office L H couchman accompanied by his aster miss margaret brought mrs bruce hissong in from the la sal creek country on sunday to consult dr L W alien mr and mrs alvie taylor accompanied by mrs taylors sister miss lots smith and miss ardys roush motored from grand junction saturday to attend the last day of the fair they returned sunday J E snyder who is operating a large ranch and running a band ol 01 sheep in the vicinity of wendella colorado had the misfortune to be thrown from a load of lumber last week sustaining several broken ribs a fractured shoulder and other injuries he was brought to moab where he was attended by dr I 1 W alien and is reported to be slowly recovering at this time |