Show Cljc Ones-1 A MOAB IRST OH MISCREANT ATTEMPTS VALLEY UTAH TIMES THURSDAY AND JULY 8 INDEPENDENT THE NUMBER 1920 "SPIRIT TO IRE PANIC i- might have proved to be a very STRATUM serious catastrophy took place LEAVES bit Tuesday night at the Ides theater IRST O LIME AND TAPS when some unknown person threw old shoe EET an filled with H AND AT 125 gasoline into the SHOWS OIL AND vestibule of the theater Had not the malicious act been discovered GAS by Joseph Burkholder and the combustible material thrown u'feni- is considered to be a very into the street it is probable that a oil and gas by very eood showing of would have resulted serious fire Big Six Oil of the company rhe offense will not go unpunished in the well being test to the encountered of the was peace officers drilled on the west side of Grand according town who are engaged in collecting river miles from Moab evidence innow the case about two But for does not look for the While the company the prompt action of Mr Burkholder present depth it is stated that any production at a cry of fire would well yet according to W have of the started a rush for the doors of the Six of Big the theater which could only have Strong president and of in operations manager serious injuries to many of company the present showing the audience as the house nowoil going on indicate that the was packed sands at the time of would alive Although it is barely possible are that a light production may be MOAB BALL TEAM brought in when ittheis sands are penetrated WINS EASY GAME further hardly proba ble The Moab ball team The gas won an easy showing of oil and the victory over road boys at the encountered when a stratum of town ball grounds Monday afternoon lime 55 feet in thickness was drilled At no stage of the game were the of While no great volume through in doubt as it was easily seen the odor gas was opened up oil was very that the road boys had not the played and the in discernable showed enough together to acquire team of paraffin which left the form baler work and and in flakes globules which The careless home boys played a action of the sun rapidly under the game and take it all in all there was dissolve forming hundreds- of rainbow little interest displayed either by the colors water upon the players or spectators The road boys Mulvey under whose quit in George II the the seventh inning with the well is being drilled charge to eleven in eight favor of the score stated yesterday that thethe early showing Moab team of oil and in well gas was hardly a surprise to him and in his WORK ON POVERTY LAT opinion it is not at all unlikely that be POSTPONED BY STATE small flow of oil will encountered penetrated when the sands are At meeting of the state road further Just at the time the showing commission held this consideration of oil the bit became week struck was hole work the was again given road on stuck in and in jarring it the Thompsons-La Sal joint of the junction road loose the stem parted-The and it tools was decided to latabandon the were and successfully of work on Poverty south of the hole it that was found Moab for the present and to spend another stem would have to be placed the funds saved there on connecting in service This will require a the up the end of at present work layoff for one day Coyote wash with the present road Since the rig was moved from the This will from Monticello to Moab Maxwell lease and set up on the Big in from save twelve miles distance Six location fairly good progress has will place Moab to Monticello and been In drilling made with the work the road the lime already constructed and formation which has construction in service been geologists to be determined by officials TtiO Oh KEEP IT PI T LI WN - VI resulted wasfirst tW board this from to of week county commissioners received a the state the and the trucks j i j telegram road effect I i commission that the of the and RIVER 1 j i j I j i : i ocxl Q if ho xirill th A i nnrl ! Ti ready for but surfacing shipment that j unwarrantedand v of to be a series of games played during the season between two teams boys The Moab's first case of wife-beating Moab are looking the attentionof officersyes-' ward confidently to victory Sunday lire E G and have terday defendant been doing considerable Howlett a local shoemaker was and ow-1 past two practicing during the ing to his financial and his practice conditon weeks Last Sunday a the with promise to restrain himself in played team comcumplayed wun a ueaiii game was future action and bridge men and against him was susposed of road few pended it is get in a exnected to tret expected more contest According to witnesses the family good work-outs before the visiting jar was staged Tuesday evening at with Green- River The the shoe shop in the of the In-1 aggrega-dependent team is said to beand strong will put A up a building considerable ton of players crowd was attracted to the hard An exciting game struggle scene by the screams of Mrs Howlett as her is assured and there will doubtless her be other half countered to jaw large crowd out to root for the J and Sheriff W Bliss home team was in called Howlett spent the night jail" - - Although in her Moab HALLS O MANCOS younger wniJAM days experienced some more or less! AGE jjifc at RIPE OI D Wl Id I The of the bond sale state road commission is aware of this fact and knows that it will be a matter of only a few weeks at the Grand county's share most until ofi the cost of the post road is in the state treasury has tendency There been a growing of the the part road on postpone commisison to delay and the work on Grand county road In view of the ready cooperation extended by the offic-1 ials and taxpayers of the county this apparent policy of the state only creating a board is not great deal of dissatisfaction eallly but manythe local people are considering advisability of withdrawing from the federal and state aid project and completing the road with the county's own It funds would seem that the state road commission instead of delaying matters would want to rush the road to completion since practically all that to be done is to surface remans the grade commissioners The county the state's telegram today answered and vigorously demanded that there be no further delay It is in the road hoped work that the state board will realize that only unnecessary overhead the delay expense will result from and that it now proposed will immediately make shipment of the trucks to be used in surfacing in that the highway order work may commence lo-' ' e h the ultimatum delivered by the state authorities was received with considerable resentment here the state road The members of had have exrnmmiflison some sale of road in the perience and certainly must bonds they legal that certain understand proceedings incident to the bond issue must be attended to before the is forthcoming and money that it will take at least several necessary weeks to attend to these Grand technicalities The sold been at county bonds have there is no good figure and a possible chance of there being in the consummation any hitch been of the CHANCE for Moab-Thompsons actually I GIVEN MORE equipment were Thompsons to un-ler BEATER and Mc-Conkie made nor shipment would not bestarted until work on surfacig any the county places on deposit with the state the $61500 provided by the county bond jssue authorized recently difficult to understand It is this attitude on the part of the road authorities To delay state until the bond is work money in the hands of the state board will hold up the completion of the post road for'"some time entirely unnecessary The delay is ‘ IE road post a " determined received Attitude i GREEN examined formation vice-president The a AND High Assumes Mighty i made considering the material as an average of three feet an hour was made Hill CONTEST SUNDAY has Little difficulty been experi enced in drilling the surface materi-1 al the case as was with the Western the Allies company which drilled first well in the well What will no' doubt be one of the valley In the most interesting baseball games now drilling no quicksand was en-1 played here in a long time will take countered but a small flow of water place Sunday when the Moab and hit at 60 feet This was about water will meet on the been off Green River teams has cased The local diamond came was ar-1 Our natal passed very quietly in Moab Although a few PROMINENT COLORADO RANCHER tjown for the outsiders arrived in AND TEXAS OIL OPERATOR little doing to celebrationthere was ELECTED DIRECTOR their time The weather was occupy COMPANY IS hot and citizens very most of the OUT BRANCHING s'hady spot a were content to find and there remain At a recent meeting of the board The program given in the Star hall of directors of the Big Six Oil company Monday morning was well attended of this place authorization was the and various numbers well rendered made for the development of the J The was opened by H rank and J L Shafer oil property program the singing of the national anthem situated about twelve miles participated after This which a march down Grand river was acreageis 8000 in by the children H which comprises nearly W Balsley acres the local under to the and company gave opening prayer was which contract has already expended considerable followed by the speaker of the day in preliminary work money Geo Constantine who a geologists have gave Two prominent the structure and it has been short talk Songs by a male quartet to be It has violin selection found perfect been were rendered and a high to be very on the by Harry Lester was well and good wells may be Miss Hazel Berry gave a at exceedingly shallow depths the patriotic Shafer reading after which Miss To facilitate work on and Big Six domes powe? boat has piano selection Dorothy Kirk rendered been which ordered by the company is expected to arrive here in the next by terminated The two weeks Upon the arrival of the program was the Spangled boat further geological work is planned singing of "The Star on the lower structure Banner'' by the audience W- R At the meeting Carl Westesen a the benedictioh gave prominent Texas oil operator who In the evenig a number of sports owns 'valuable ranches at Olathe for the and a children were provided and Colo wasof made the ha director having liberal given Several men's cempany purses large block of foot matched and recently purchased races were also wll of his the devote much entertainment for stock He provided some time to the affair of the company crowd had much experience Mr Westcscn has in oil fields and now has several RUITGROWERS CONTRACT wells pumping in Texas He has ENTIRE SEASON'S CROP had the utmost confidence in the Moab fields since the showing of oil first in the Allies of encountered Moab was All of the fruitgrowers time he invested several have valley contracted their season's well nt which thousand dollars in leases crop' of fruit to E Slohm of Denver representing the Ogden Commission MOUNTAIN RANGE IS The fruit will be sold on company BETTER THAN AVERAGE the tree and the buyer will attend to the picking packing and shipment local office reports the forest The to the railroad Thu growers will re in excellent condition summer ranges tor apples ceive 35 is cents perfair box price owing to the late drifting of when which the stock to high country Reports it is considered that this is net to of losses to the cattlemen considerable them from larkspur poisoning are also from the coming in different grazing districts a i has IELD I ' fishedout DEVELOP off a State j top 10 NEW expected direct oil-producing COMPANY J j results member Pennsylvanianor formation excellentMOAB SIX - immediately hardness BIG " EVIDENCE IN day 55-OOT time NOT MUCH What the 1776" O 31 Kiting CREATE SHOWING GRAND COUNTY 1 III GETS THE O GRAND 1 VOLUME TEST CONSOLIDATION 46 ufrrprnih'nt a ‘ a COMMITTEE NW ' YORK MINING COMPANY SHIPPING MUCH PSGGB1M 2IIH OR According Bishop D E have C A been foit named Stephens York Mining which operating in the company vicinity of Brumley creek hisforcompany Is making preparations operations this summer At present there are this seven men working the number will be property and month increased to twenty within a has One car of rich carnotite ore been railroad delivered to the this month and another carload is ready for shipment at the mines J P Mrs John as a Miller Peterson extensive committee celebrationof The various not yet been will probably be the Moab have selected but this this week done the to superintendent is Hammond Baldwin and to arrange Pioeer day in sub committees ORE M the to of already that extreme heat it is the Moab now experiencing opinion of some of those on the general that the committee horse race BOARD WOULD be postf TOWN should L CHRISTENSEN LEAVES and ports program poned until a later date and this will ON MISSION TO NAVAJOS STREET no doubt be decided on IMPROVE MAIN already under Arrangements are L of Moab who has C Christensen ruita been an Indian interpreter and missionary between way for a ball game ami Moab Mr Baldwin has written left recently for since 1877 ruita and if The city dads held their regular to arrangements can the Navajo reservation where he will be made the game will take place at spend the weeks Indians monthly meeting Tuesday night at Moab among on the 24th He will travel Little on missionary work the court house business of nlone with a team and light wagon transacted The importance was N and will go first Io Shiprock M POOL HALL grading of Main IOCAL question of the to get certain and in order legal HAS CHANGED HANDS street by the state was discussed and technical matters lined up for his fu he the clerk to deal yester-1 onerations ront Shiprock commonA was consummated ture was instructed local pool hull expects to go to Gallup and by on to icate with the state road commission day whereby the St Joseph Ariz returning way been t'll0 for information Although the main wliich has operated by Abe vjiiaRes to Bluff and is included Day passed to the ownership of J T Lack to ut C iw VH thoroughfare of the town Moab in about six weeks first uy of wife-beating who took the ease record business over on died in the 'post road survey there was Duncan 'The six weeks are by no means the william Sunav evening it fbr "mi high me reeling talk of delaying work on immediately - length of time to be devoted to the among the citizens Colorndo after at Mancos some Tan for the of by several hours after the The business was owned Abe work as Mr Christensen expects to News of his present It was the opinion short illness occurrence early the Day and J T Learning jointly and it g0 again and continue his efforts critical hoard members that work should condition reached here road ia mrl rafwiJ nnntlilurtl Ta rank went 'be this stretch of is tne ATI ov in the week and his son up on understood mat flir consideration 4413 UUJVV U3 vim uv UULU quite the the and substantial as business pects other missonaries to be called A LAWN SOCIAL at once was Saturday being present with steps will be taken to for several after he makes his preliminary survey the end by removing the light poles has been a good one fnniilv when came Mrs past ? b TT11 In Vt1(T the center of the street so as to ears on conditions among them Hammond entertained from iv iiinm rimi wnsi uui in "t a delightfullawn social last and the facilitate the The present management states In 1877 when he made his initial joining work land pa - lanu 84 years jemo ago in the trip he The at the meeting that future all card games night Spacious lawn was Mormon Those present among the Indians was unable church in his early jnanhood tastefullydecorated and the discontinued and special at to speak any of the languages evening spent seven years as a missionary to W R McConkie Trustees will be will were: Mayor be "a? His first E and tention given the pool and of the then has M'ent in music and his faith D Baldwin W Strong natives but since after chosen games preach vx nieh luncheon was served A Tangren Treasurer soft drink business mastered three Indian tongues and Those efforts in Utah were devoted to Clerk O Wcsent were: N he became assoMarshal gained a close knowledge of their Mr and irna Mrs J opknri Charles Kelley and scnOOl tnaohiny ami ano lie Ute I and vorbm L L traditions The trip upon Mr and Mrs anu Taylor cjafed jnteacning the bishopric of the HuntsWoodruff I a MRS The report was current on the jr and A which he is now starting should be MrsTom Taylor Mr and vje ward with Hammond a team of who was nominated driven full Ohio the Matador street yesterday that of the Governor C interest but it will not be filler Mr called by of the R Kerr representing by with and Mrs Jesse jn 1885 he for United Vivian DuBois had run away was president is in to Oil ‘jf made without hardships Mr and V R Hammond Wyoming load of had numerous Mrs Bush Democratic national company dynamite which accompany Bishop oil a thirst and States at the weariness and possibly and Moab this week inspecting the with Mrs rtliwi Albert Ijeciuil Beach XVII Mr rtJILl gall ju M1VYPMWYPW tort serious results The such as ehneawr convention Tuesday T? AC 4ia His PS A field koss DnnnR NT Beach Mr- and Mrs If- C was an company is branchngout story was found to be groundless hunger San Juan where itthe thebishop xx" Hammond Mr and O with into fields he states as tney the did at Mrs stake although run act as president of M team away nCox of nv Umo jave newhear(i considerable ana Governor James pbout the the W J JOHN ALLRED INJURED Mr and Bliss residence where DuBois MRS Mrs Knox Patter-son William Halls as one of his counsel-1 the Mr and Con-1 ia Democratic nominee for presprospects of getting commercial oil had HORSE RUNS AWAY Mrs George JJ von-I gone after the powder The WHEN ors His lvlr M first at Bluff but moved of the States in Tnn moan iiema Be chad not anf Mrs Robt Robt IIe settled United his kivcu dynamite however been taont colonists cial to in n r to forty-1 instructions report upon-the Moab yesterday ouie Mr nnd wjth the Mormon loaded on the wagon Word thewas received m "Woods tlnrt Mr wnn me first him - awi in WAS made on the that Mrs to effect John All-red and Mrs C'E Baldwin Mr and where yebber creek near Mancos ballot at the Democratic convention in Strong Mr took part developing fourth seriously injured this week and Mrs a leading Tribune that G was - and IOUN after a the Salt Warren ivouiif and his at San rancisco According to Lake We understand which Kristensen and Mi and made his on Wilson mesa when a horse bolted that neighborhood the has the Mr B H of his death of July 8 government Harding Republican candidate she was riding ran away and March Mesdames J B prolonged deadlock between the Cox ponle there till ofthe time Mel payment of $2329343to apply for president is rn expert linotype into a tree Mr Allred- Sustained a Stewart Maude AtJPalthe death President Hammond McAdoo and Palmer forces The made er operator We'll guarantee three painful injury and ft is believed that Bryan Loveridge Ed called to act on the federal government's portion Tavlor P jgon he as counplace at n of took for from this was Mr Cox of the Mr‘ Harding rib Everett R C cost of constructing1 votes Annie Tucker seio Lyman and later selection and he a to Platte D and help was broken post road if he'll Miss C 1:10 Tuesday morning choice of was daughter Green H C the come to Moab Mrs Allred and r' Goodman to M'alter C Lyman in the same the unanimous released made us out for two or three weeks during Anna Bryan left for Wilson 0V Lee honorably rown Riorden R being nacity ranklin T Roosevelt of the Robertson' the last of the week to spend an mesa outing C L in 1909 to conventio absence of Miss Ola and J E of ours of our Christensen the stake presidency of g from through no fault nor New York the assistant secretary our linotype operator who left this with is working hall Mr Allred who 4 rs u s ta travel patriarch nominated at the Convention MeUorKie as the correspondents OT' week on her vacation This is a bona on the mesa this summer Janren West Hammond and navy was unanimously tt rje a much that we Drthinkerwriter lorcmiu for vice president and we reirret very fide offer and hereby call Mr w Allen One we and convincing to the talker a furnish people Will Although The Times-Independent were unable ' Hayes's attention to it the OREST ROUNDUP of his books "Select Writings is to at considerable expense made of Moab with same service that WILL homes of had INSPECT ROAD be found in most of the for securing direct we gave during- the Republican con will be held arrangements on A cattle roundup San service Mas Anna Lee Kirk has resigned Juan - Monticello Record from the Democratic vention and wire the of her position at Brumley ridge Wilson mesa commencing of as bookkeeper Williams chairman wires from While McAdoo was the choice convention the telephone out July 15 and on the Ia Sal D°ard of county commissioners McCorkle county superintendent of commission a Moab State Bank and will leave next to majority of Moab Democrats Inft of the Moab Thompsons were July 26 yjft the last the for the allotment commencing t°day for Elgin to look over a of schools with the of Cox and week Book mountains where Roosevelt as much of the timeservice her DeMOISY she will CHARLES Lake City where he spend a vacation with Pteject north of which week for Salt bulletin meets Vi town was party's standard-bearers Educational result that the orest Supervisor This parents People have approval petitioned the will attend the National unsatisfactory was Doari to very construct association convention ONE ' the I for-occupied Owing is 1 I s : i ‘ II t ' ( I -six a -rear I a i I I i j ' if v I i V 1 1 1 1 1 ' Xz u I comparatively a f ici 1 V ' 1 1 1 ci -taken cooperate 1 1 i i I j ri-1'ay - i beliefs -A u M-COX churchaxwell :rnerM exploded i I "N 1 t ‘ i J id ' U J Wn'ght I f ( I o 1 s a - i -20 I q t f --- a- j 'rs- ' - - j a t theMoab-Thompsos ca-RlrV I I j- I 1 a - I- W theselection DSL ' withgeneral office |