Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS EEK from the files of the times of jane 17 1910 J S L colton of vernal was a new new ranger on the la sal forest dr E F eldridge of grand junction entertained his moab friends at a tree dance at the woodman ball misses teddy and lillian goodman returned from salt lake where they attended school at rowland hall mrs clydla A taylor and daughter miss melba returned from a visit at salt lake and payson fred W strong was a new ranger on the la sal national forest with a district in the la sal mountains the county commissioners allowed a dalm of in favor of the midland bridge company in part payment of the green river bridge the advancing civilization of the noble redman was illustrated at moab this week when a party passed through town riding in wagons lorenzo johnson a son of olous johnson died at moab this week of tuberculosis he had been ill tor two years A party was given by his children and grandchildren in honor of the sixtieth birthday of commissioner J H johnson at the batters lat home on the flat W W taylor and george winter of chicago and W E sheldon and dr J i W williams of moab went to rattlesnake to look over the lone pine res project the chicago men were i well pleased with the proposition i dr E P eldridge of grand junction and dr julius Koebl ge an eminent mining geologist of los angeles completed a tour of the mining districts of the la sal mountain and eln bad regions and were highly optimistic about the prospects charles beebe 22 year old son of the sheriff of emery county turned desperado this week and robbed the ferron of 78 and all the registered mall the sheriff turned affair over to deputy prank cook of green river and the young man was arrested at grand junction lance taylor while riding after cattle along the green river 50 miles west of moab sustained a broken foot and dislocated ankle W L taylor who was with him bound the toot up and the two rode horses to seven mile a distance of 43 miles where they were met with a wagon in spite of the rude first aid treatment and the severe trip to moab the injured limb was found by dr J W williams to be in good condition and the young man was getting along well |