Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK from the filea of the timea of july the grand river added another to its ions list of victims this week when ahl 17 year old con 0 postmaster and mrs D A johnson was drowned while in swimming with several companions pan ions the body was recovered three hours later john E brown purchased the cadue interests of prof C A johnson A heavy storm visited this section and did considerable damage the dam at valley city was washed out carry in away fences farm machinery and uprooting orchards the moab thompsons Thomp sons road was blocked for several days alve miles of telephone line was washed out in the valley city flood A flood in court house wash dammed off the grand river backing up the water in the river for several miles the water covering the river road in many places another oil gusher was struck in the bluff field the brice test spurting oil to a height of over a hundred feet D T was the new mall contractor on the casco castleton line and came to moab to buy equipment W G clark of mcalester okla was in moab bert newell who had been sick for some time was in serious condition superintendent W R mcconkle announced a county teachers examination the sheep market was oft best lambs were selling at around 8 weathers at 5 and ewes at A birthday party was given in honor of alma lutz by his daughter mrs W E roberson misses luy and ruth roberson returned from salt lake where they had been to study music R C dark had opened an ice cream parlor at moab the moab land company had started sawing lumber at the mud lake null pictures of clyde A hammond and bride formerly miss may christensen appeared in this issue |