Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK from the files of the times of may 20 1910 eighth rade graduation exercises of the central school were held under the direction of the principal I 1 H masters the following students were awarded diplomas ray Bomer vule 1 lynn taylor doss ray john prank graham edna foy alice sori sor i ensen frank peterson clavon haggins edith corbin and ethel moore I 1 supervisor john riis ot the la sal forest was transferred to ogden and I 1 ranger ed taylor had charge of the forest pending the arrival of a new supervisor moab valley was attracting attention field S E as a prospective oil barrett an oil expert from pennsylvania and L peavy a denver attorney were here to lease lands and stated thas drilling would be under way within a year J E brown had let contracts tor constructing three frame residence properties per ties which he intended to rent A number of young men who had been to westwater shearing sheep had contracted typhoid fever as a result of drinking water from grand river j among those having the disease were philip sorensen claude taylor meri mer i aln davis fred jensen fletch bronson bert newell loren taylor and prank sorensen the school board had let contracts for installing a heating plant and water fountains at the central school at moab I 1 two school principals prof C A johnson of the high school and prof I 1 H masters of the grade school staged an impromptu pugilistic encounter at the pool hall this week as a result of an argument over school matters after their anger cooled down the professors appeared in justice court and voluntarily paid tines of 10 each sheriff W J bliss went to salt lake to take a san juan county prisoner to the penitentiary A benefit dance lor frank was scheduled for may 27 ehll boren of allson mesa reported that a horse had been stolen from him this week miss marguerite crout underwent an operation at salt lake city this week commissioner and mrs J H john son returned from a visit at provo i mr and mrs tom taylor mrs lydia A taylor and miss melba taylor left this week for salt lake where mrs tom taylor was to undergo aal operation I 1 dr J W williams was called to miners basin and castleton cn elds week ed karby was running a livery stable at moab A |