Show LIFE IN MOAB TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK from the files of the times of august 9 1912 A big civil and probate calendar awaited the term of district court to be held next week with the resumption ot drilling by three or four different companies the klondike oil fields had taken on new life dr P K colllns of oklahoma the klondike oil company the colum bus utah oil company and the british american oil company were the operators in the field the town board called an election to vote on the proposition of levying a special 3 hlll tax tor establishing a town library the matter of selecting a maid of honor to represent grand county in the big electrical parade to be given at salt lake as a part of the national irrigation congress was to come before the county commissioners next monday grand and san juan counties were making arrangements to survey the boundary line between the two counties the L D S church was being renovated and new seats etere being installed about 25 young people went on an down grand river in mer una dunns gasoline launch louis and alea jennie patten both of castleton were married t moab this week about 10 prospectors were at work in miners baan charles grimes left moab between two days H was wanted here on a liquor charge at M I 1 A conjoint program F B hammond sr gave a lecture miss cioe aarsen gave a reading and miss sybil read a story As a result of the initiative of moab which had conducted a successful aly kalling contest contests were being alven all over the state miss ruth areld at a card and dancing party friday evening refreshments were served the following guests were present aylma agnes goodspeed inez hector cecil taylor june cowley mar borle reid dean lloyd elwyn newell max somer valle and maurice johnson eugene of logan engineer for the vanadium alloys corporation passed through moab the last of the week for the company a mines in dry valley where he planned to spend some time on special engineering work he was accompanied by bis son conrad vanadium alloys Is completing a prospecting program at its property in dry valley numerous core drill wells have been sunk and it Is reported that some very good ore bodies have been located mrs beula caillet entertained at a birthday party at the home of her mother mrs alice miller in honor of her son keiths tenth birthday last thursday games were played and refreshments fresh ments served to the following young guests helen taylor evelyna taylor ailene burr louise jorgensen betty jean and gloria miller margaret blanchette lenna hay brown joan wendel bailey kirkwood areld jack turner bob burr glen jorgensen bob areld learning ralp miller jr and elbert corban in a civil suit against her husband mrs margaret morgan of chicago forced her husband to return to her three rings and a piano he had given her but had taken away when they separated |