Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK from the files of the ames of nov 11 1910 grand county went republican at the head of the ticket at the recent election joseph howell candidate for congress receiving a majority of 18 over ferdinand ericksen the democrats elected tour out of the niep county offices the following were elected on the county ticket representative senta tive J P miller long term commissioner T W branson short term commissioner A P mohr sheriff W J bliss clerk and recorder A A neff treasurer PA assessor A A taylor attorney C A robertson superintendent of schools C A johnson the race for county commissioners was very close T W branson being elected by a majority of two and A P mohr by a majority of one pictures of all the winning candidates appeared in this issue H E snyder and wife old time residents of moab left for old mexico to make their home dr E L sperry left for plains kansas here he expected to locate jean rogerson of monticello left foi a mission to the southern states don T allison former moab barber had opened a book and stationery store at fruita mrs marguerite wife of D B of monticello died this week utah went republican but the nation as a whole slid into the democratic column dr J W dutty of giand junction was a moab visitor the successful candidates gave a free dance at the goodmen woodmen hall R E ed taylor fred W strong and robert W strong forest rangers went to paradox valley to survey the colorado boundary of the la sal forest 0 A scharf and mother mrs M M scharf came down from dolores district to bring in the election returns the democrats elected every office in san juan county except one that of clerk and recorder mrs S J rogerson being reelected re elected to that position san juan 20 years later did exactly the same thing elected i every democrat but the clerk and recorder hammonds evere displaying in the show window two squashes which th times termed some pum pUns on was raised by geo W mcconkle an weighed pounds the otha brought up by neal ray tipped th scales at pounds |