Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK from the I lies of the times of april 28 1911 the county commissioners selected a site for the new bridge across grand river at moab the site was feet west of the ferry crossing bids for the erection of the bridge were to be opened may 19 A M robertson and john sullivan were awarded a contract for operating the moab ferry until the new bridge was completed while leo dubols was employed to operate the dewey ferry J T loveridge president and C A robertson secretary of the southeastern utah Stock growers association called a meeting of the organization for the election of new officers A large deal affecting some acres of oil lands in the san juan field was being consummated most of the land was under option at prices ranging from 10 to 50 per acre commissioner T W branson road commissioner T trout will elrd and county surveyor 0 W durant were surveying for a new county road from elgin to courthouse J G rupp oilman of bakersfield calif inspected the klondike ridge district and said the field had all surface indications of developing into a great oil producing region A shipment of some fanger ieng trout were planted in mill creek by J P hall the williams drug company installed a new soda fountain A new ferry boat was put in commission at moab having been built by M R walker byron dails george branson and reuben walker the funeral of N C was held this week at moab joseph and miss were married this week J G mcbride and J B claybaugh owners of the cisco store were visitors in moab M I 1 idle of the midland bridge company was in moab to submit a bid tor the erection of the new moab bridge mrs ellen came in from telluride havig been summoned by the sudden death of her husband caris at grand lodge in salt lake dr J W williams of moab was elected district grand master of the independent order of odd fellows A number of moab people went to thompsons Thomp sons saturday evening to attend the annual sheep ball held in taylor Ss sons large warehouse A large crowd attended the dance |