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Show = . . - - LIFE IN MOAB 1UOAB l\lOA l lOA \ TWENTYYEARS . TWENTY 1"VENTY 1VENTY TWENTYYEARS " YEARS AGO THIS WEEK WEEl\ WEEl WEEI WEElnom \ { ( ( Fiom nom tom the Files Flies of The TImes TImesof Timesof Timesof of August 8 , 1913)Loaned 1913)LOLC 1913) 1913 1913)Loaned ) LOLC Loaned : . d with 11 passengers and a aII alarge alaige lalge large quantity of biggage b1ggage baggage and mall mail mailthe , II the "Rambler Rambler " ' automobile automoblIe purchased purchasedby by Allred Brothel Brothels Brothers s and Edward Edv.ard Edvard . New- New Newhart Newhart New-hart New hart - hart made its maiden trip fromThompsons from fromThompsons fromThompsons Thompsons to Moab in two and fromI one- one onehalf onehalf one-half one half - I half hours During Durmg the week the car carhad carhad carhad had been making makmg the round trip tnp inless in inless Inless less than six houis homs hours Another car was wassoon wassoon wassoon soon to be put In servIcePlOf servicePiof service PlOf Piof Pi of Byron Cummings Cummmgs of the U ofU of ofU ofU U . " , accompanied accompamed by his wife and son sonand sonand sonand and nine mne othel other Utah men , passed passedthrough passedthrough passedthrough through Moab en route to cliff dweller dwellercountry dwellercountry dwellercountry country where they expected to spend spendfn spendfire spendfi\e spendfi e fn fire \ e " weeks "eeks eeks in archaeological workJaMes workJaries work workJames James Jaries Foy of Gateway died 'at at 'atGrand * ' at atGI atGiand GI Grand and Junction , and the body "as as was "asbrought wasbrought " wasbrought brought to Moab for bmial btUlal brutal He was a abrother abrother ' brother of Thomas B Foy Fay and Mrs MIS h2rs Mrslamcs U MoabU . . . o.JV oJV . . . . . of V LMoab Moab uv U . . . o.JV oJV . . . . . V uv 4 < " Y J A Eirnei Elmel Elmes purchased a ' Velie ' auto auto- automobIle automobile automobile - mobile which he intended to use for forgeneral forgeneral forgeneral general livery serviceThe serviceI serviceThe service serviceThe I Theeight The \ weight \\eight eight \ limit on parcel post postpackages postpackages postpackages packages was Increased from frem 11 to 20pounas 20 20pounas 20pounos 20pounosR pounas pounasI I pounasR R C dark Clark and John Bailey w \ weremaking ere eremakmg eremaking makmg making preparations to open a cafe inthe in inthe inthe the Peterson bu1ldmgAn buildingAn building bu1ldmg buildingAn An extended e"tended etended " session sesslOn of district court courtwas courtwas was \ , as to comene convene com ene in m Moab Uoab on August 18C 18C 18 18C C A Robeifcson Robeltson Robertson lesigned resigned as city at- at attorney attorney at attorney - torney , and John Baileyas Bailey \ was \\as as appoint appomt- appomt appoint- appointed appointed appomted - ed to the positionMennel position positionMennel I I Mennel Rayas Ray \ was \\as as \ appointedater appointed \\ater- ater water- water watermastei \ water-mistci water mistci atern1stm - n1\stm n1 stm mastei ' \ by the Moab Irrigation com- com company com com- company company - panyI pany pany'Bieakfast I ' 'Bieakfast Bieakfast Bleakfa.st Bleakfast ' . at Giand Gland Junction , dm- dm din- din dinner dmner din dinner - ner at Moab and supper at Greemiver Greeniiver Greemlver'was Greemlverwas ' was \ as the schedule of John A SplOtt Sprott SplOtttravelmg Sprotttraveling Spiotttraveling travelmg traveling man of Giand Gland Grand Junction , asa as asa asa a result of the new auto stage I1ne line I1nefrom linefrom linefrom from ThompsonsThe ThompsonsThe Thompsons ThompsonsThe The . . . Moab town tax levy was lxed fixed lxedat fixedat fixedat at 13 mills 10 foi fOl general purposesnd purposes purpose \nd nd and andthree ' \ indthree ndthree three tor for libiary lIblary library lIblaryI lIblaryAttomey libraryAttorney libiaryAttorney Attorney Attomey C A Robeitson Robertson Robel tson and f'll1llly fll1llly family familyintended f'll1lllymtended ' familyintended I mtended intended to leave in m a few \ weeks eeks fOl foi fOlAnn foiAnn foiAnn Ann Arbol Arboi , , Mich Mrc1r , , where Mr Robeit- Robeit Robeitson Robel Robeit-son Robeit son t- t tSoon - - Soon son planned to attend law schoolLeshe schoolLeslie school schoolLeslie Leslie Leshe Foy roy wrote that he was enjoying enjoy enJoy- enJoying enjoying - ing his mission'uy missionuy misslOn11Y mission'iiy missioniiy ' ' experiences e"periences eperiences " in inHolland inHolland inHolland inHollandRev Holland HollandRev Rev Ira R Thompson Thompcon Thompoon ; cf of Piovo Plavo Provo acollege a acolIege acollege colIege college friend of Rev W . M Lewallan Lewallanof of Moib M09.b M09b Moab M09.b10.5 . \ was \10.5 10.5 vas ; . in 111 nr Moab on a visit Thetwo The Thetwo Thetwo two ministers mmisters were planning plmmng : a trip tripinto tripinto tripInto into the La Sal mountiin.s mountiins mount1ins mountains . |