Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK 5 from the files of the times of nov 3 1911 S phil grout well known moab man died as a result of injuries received ahen he was thrown from his buggy at the dugway in moab canyon three miles west of the ferry he was alone at the time of the accident harry mckennan Ac kennan came along a few minutes later and brought mr grout to moab the injured man died soon after reaching town aliree rigs were in operation in the klondike oil fields nat levi expected oil production within the next hundred feet at the british american well new at a depth of feet dr bruce easley had leased the maxwell building and planned to start a drug store there in the near future silvia leamaster two year old daughter daugh tei of mr and mrs J L lea master died of spinal meningitis 1 the rocky mountain news of denver was displaying in its windows several ears of corn grown at moab by judge bartlett and neal ray taken to denver by W G dark the news i published an interview of mr dark in which he declared that moab was greatest corn country he ever saw iowa not excepted claude nelson and miss alice patten of castleton were married by justice george F powell while herdling cattle joseph rode into a tree and a branch struck one of his eyes he was taken to a grand junction hospital where it was feared his sight would be permanently impaired mrs luanna martin wife of matt martin of castle valley died suddenly of paralysis at her home there W A shafer was injured when thrown from a wagon A ballowe en party was given by the pupils of the ath and ath grades monte moreland was down from sina bad where he had recently trapped several wolves a bear and smaller animals he reported the predatory animals thick in that country P B jr and boyd hammond returned from denver where they had sold the hammond sheep prank smith a commissioner of eagle county colo and a former citizen of grand county where he was the original locator of the fisher valley ranch was a visitor in town A A taylor was inspecting all sheep in san juan county at the town election to be held nov 7 the following ticket was in the field president dyde A hammond trustees G P bryan J P larsen barten allred and W J bliss mrs S J cannon left for green river to make her home |