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Show LIFE LU'J LUJ ' IN MOAB MUAB TWENTYYEARS TWENTY T'VENTY TVENTY TWENTYYEARS ' YEARS AGO THIS WEEK WEEI\ WEEI WEEIFrom WEEKFrom \ { ( From the Files FlIes of The TImes TImesof Timesof Timesof of Dec . 12 , 1913)Plans 1913) 1913 1913)Plans ) Plans fox fOl for the Dewey Dev.ey Devey . bridge'rere bridge were \'rere 'rere rere \ ' ap- ap applOved appioved ap-pioved ap pioved - - plOved pioved by the county commissionersand commissioners , and ' in 'in to election was called to vote on on.i oni 1 .i i ' . specialtax bond Issue foi fOl for $10 10 $10000 10000 $ 000 and a special tax levy of 6 61 1 mills to finance the theconstruction theconstruction theconstruction construction of the bridge It'r It \'r 'r r \ ' was as es- es estimated estimated es estimated - - $20000Plans 20000Plans timated the bridge would \ would \ oula cost $20000 20000 $20000Plnns $20000Plans $ Plnns Plans for the structure were drawn by Engincer Engineer byEngineer byEngincer H W SheleyMiss Sheley SheleyMiss Miss Bell Jackson and John Denni Dennis Denniswere Dennil.were Dennilwere ! . . were , \ ere married this week weck in Salt LakeB Lake LakeB B L Farnsworth ' wd 1.nd 1nd 'ind ind . family were weremovmg weremoving weremoving movmg moving to Provo to make their thelr homeA home homeA homeI I 1 A meisuremcnt me'isuremcnt measurement ' of the Colorado ColoradoGrand ColoradoGrand ( Grand ) ilvci livCl river , , made thIS'reek this \ ' week \'reek 'reek reek by En- En Engmeer Engineer En Engineer - gineer gmeer H W Sheley Sheiey , , showed that a atotal atotal atotal total of 3 3010 010 cubic leet feet per second of of"ater ofwater ofwater "ater ater water " " was "as as flowing flowmg past Moab The Theflver Theriver Theriver flver river flveras was \\as as \ \ at an extremely e'Ctremely eCtremely ' low stageThe stage stageThe The Ides theatci theatel theater announced the thewinners thewinners thewinners winners of It its . , > baby contest as follows followsFirst ' * . First Cleo Higgins Higgms daughter of Mrs MrsHattie MrsHattie MrsHattic Hattie Higgins Higgms , s second e c con o n d , Kenneth Beach son of Mr and Mrs Albert AlbertBeach AlbertBeach AlbertBeach Beach and third , Earlda Leach , daughter Leachdaughter of Mr and Mrs Earl LeachIi Leach LeachIgnacio Ignacio Iffn3cio Ii nacio , chief of the Southern ute uteIndIans UteIndians UteIndians , IndIans , , and well known In Moab Moab.passed Moabpassed . , I NavajoSprings passed away this week at Navajo Springs , , aged 85W 85 85W I W K Palmer of the Palmer Engin Engin- Engineering Engineering Engineering - - eering company of Kansas City , ac- ac accompanied accompanied ac accompanied - companied by F L Miller MilJer and Charles CharlesHopper CharlesHopper CharlesHopper Hopper of Coitez Cortez Co 1 tez , was a visitor in inMoab inMoab InMoab Moab , , In the interest of promoting a asurvey asurvey asurvey survey AlbuquerqueCortez of the proposed Albuquerque , Cortez and Salt Lake railroad A Ameeting Ameeting Ameeting meeting with Moab businessmen was washeld washeld washeld washeldThe held heldThe The parcel post weight limit Iimlt was wasraised v . wasraised as asraised raised this thlS week from 20 to 50 nounds DOunds hounds DOundsMons houndsMons noundsMons Mons Peterson arrived from New NewMexico NewMexico NewMexico Mexico for a visit with mends Iuenas Iliends |