Show W?' KI EK ‘ PAGE life THE TWO in Moab AMOUS Twenty 'i WOL LONG THE 1 r Ihl Years Ago This Week HITS LONG MOAB TIMES-INDEPENDENT Thursday UTAH L j - ebruary 10 - TRAIL ! Custer Wolf is dead" He was the master criminal of the animal world Throughout the region around Custer 31 was in town Joe Prewer of Ia that the S Dak day telephone Tet Taylor was visiting his mining lines were busier than they were on Salt property in valley during the the day the armistice was signedlived nine this had week wolf or years as nn outlaw the cruelest the most "Ikey" Wolf the well known whole-iale sagacious the - most successful animal liquor salesman of Salt Lake that the had outlaw range country the first of the week on was in town ever known His cruelty was surpassed business with the thirst-quenching es only his by cunning He killed tablishments with the refinement of animal ferocity Here tonight- tomorrow night Jos Preator and Ernest Ernestson he devastated half a a hundred range Lisbon valley taking in were in from miles away the sights of the city Showed Uncanny Cunning I "Sandy" Empey came in from the kind of danger He loped through for visit every Blue mountains a with and spurned them all He sniffed friends and relatives at the subtlest poison and passed it As The Times went to press it was by The most adroitly concealed trap learned that Lew Larsen had met with was as clear to him as a mirror in the Old a painful accident a horse kicking him sunshine hunters unerring and breaking his leg shots drew the bead on him and saw him glide away unharmed The price The St Valentine ball given under on his head $500 hunters Bounty the the was auspices of Pioneers-of the sought him for profit Sportsmen Pacific was a thorough succesa him put forth every device to slay for Mrs J II Standifird came in from reputation's sake And still the old Arizona for a visit with her daughter wolf went unscathed about his work had of Mrs Thos Trout who been destruction ill said he quite Credulous people was a charmed thing Others attributed his R J Emmit a mining man from immunity to a wisdom greater than Denver an arrival to spend beast was Still ever before possessed O some time in this section said he others escaped by plain luck ruita by - J N Corbin was called to the mysterious thing that adheres to telegram stating that his youngest some animals In as to some men child was very ill During his absence whatever way they explained his uncanny it elusiveness everybody feared was announced that the devil would have to get the paper out him - perhaps not consciously very openly but there was no man Charles Wheeler who was arrested rarely throughout that last week charged with region who did not disturbing the feel shiver run down a between his peace and assault pleaded guilty to shoulder blades when alone or in the It announced that service dark he thought of his gray devil of was Priced at would be held in the L D S the desert new meeting house eb 17 All kinds of storiesgot abroad This they said thing not not ABRICS was a wolf The editor announced that n wedding a wolf They believed-that would take nlace in the upper merely eb 22 but did not mention nature had perpetrated a monstrosity alley on half wolf and half lion possessing the of the mountain G1NG-HAMS Silk and Lisle-All couple LADIES' names the craftiness of both and the the former charge and In All New Goods- at 2 7 V2C cruelty of hell public opinion he Colors and Shades Received This Week wasthefined $10 - per Yard He pleaded not guilty to - assault had all the qualititesof the Were wolf and his charge hearing was set for of Old World legends eb 23 No wonder that the telephones hummed when the word went out that a The editor urged that immediate sent by the United States to eradicate the codling hunter steps be taken of agriculture to moth which had protect the made its appearance live-stock in industry had killed the Moab orchards criminal wolf That word ended a from 100 to 200 B Sr in nine J Skewes Moab yards on the flanks of en him the alarm was years' reign of dread during and he had gone other weihts TAX ACTS and INCOME buying supplies which the stockmen around Custer had their master They would warn him back down the canyon very close to men SHEEP AND LAMBS to starting work the at Big paid tribute to this wolf to the extent of danger by taking flight or a the YOU hunter and escaped SHOULD did Indian property of $25000 while Williams not shoot the coyotes A collapse in the Eastern sheep worth of live stock And Encounters Trap that he and for get lower prices dressed would a "Early in September the wolf stepped market Alonzo A mere money loss was not the whole of chance hoping Neff county clerk Births deaths and marriages the toll he at the wolf without having to lamb and mutton brought a $100 to took When be on a trap and'was caught slightly that bids would be received killed horrible for food he give him warning by the by one foot decline in the sheep division here ing the year 1920 affect materially shots that for rentinlr the county lot and dwelling took only the choicest Apparently the trap had $125 of the loss for that to animals but sometimeshe killed would be dispatch his it 'caught side Part was soldregained On come tax returns year ncessary tipped so that one house for one ony the fat of year inally lambs at $850 to Millions babies were added in realzing that of the foot atrocious ways for the mere sake of body-guard and the wolf was able to $950 close yearlings $750 to $800 wethers family circles each of whom brings The vital statisticseditor announced killing he cattle there was no chance of getting at the pull loose left hair in the Often wounded He some of the killed $200 in the parents' following additions to the population breaking their legs off wolf unless the trap This $500 to $550 and ewes $400 to exemption biting their coyotes were happened in the again of the shot them hoping that he early days of October$475 come tax return town: A girl to Mr and tails mutilating them in unspeakable Williams clear Mrs John Peterson a son to Mr then had field In this he Widows and widowers who lost tl and ways a "Williams finally got the wolf on Mrs J II husbands or wives during the year Johnson and a son to Mr killed was hide greatly mistaken The wolf played October 11 our years ago his mate Here is his own account COMMENDS I'M At TT JVZS Vvx4rl and Mrs A M Robertson He never took another and was and seek with him After ot it: XltuV cWA 0111 Gj many people for the the kill he SAVINGS MOVEMENT income that he making a would go on ‘He into a trap in purposes of had cold supposed devoted himself some " stepped the Moab experienced some law and are granted only an exer to her distance back trail for a few rods to morning and it got a good grip on him death Later on weather during the week the therm revenge for he could keep under cover tion of unless the head ol he to a point where it Washington D C eb U000 low attached himself He ran with about 150 (By dropping as two coyotes yards when as 3 and 4 and the not hunter on his trail the as equals but as servants hook caught on a tree but that Man) G lamny He Though watch Warren maximum temperature of this is - President-elect did Persons who were divorced or the week a habit of a not to stop He never permitted them to come near bear him at all Harding in a letter recently received arated by mutual dur was 46 have nevercommon agreement before known a broke the seem and they could feed from his kills swivel of the trap and ran by treasury officials his the Melissa Star postmistress announced him only L 26 that expressed he X° J1 on April his foot trailed year also must consider the after himself had finished w28 on with on front the following mail first found the wolf of the thrift selves as single persons schedule: northbound far out his Mr Williams 3 got shot and approval government's They traveled on flanks was him miles and a at him At of the daily 5:30 a m arrive daily giving him warning of ambush or doing this other times the wolf got him' and The status taxpayer on He had been so lucky that savings movement represented cember 5:30 p 31 m south-bound took to fallen timber and so could not 1920 determines daily except danger and adding to the expected the gun would fail to ahoot in the sales of war savings stamps If on tl Sunday leave 7 a m amountof the exemptions arrive atmosphere of mystery that surrounded oe fwanlrxwi tracKeo k out it thewoncea u He is amaller p savings stamps and treasury day the taxpayer was married m him "Twice during May the wolf stepped than male wolf weighed treasury average with the savings certificates living wife or husband claimm on jaws of traps and on the 98 All Tactics pounds and measuredjust 5 feet A Barbour was m from his Pack ailed could be that "Nothing bemade for the night of July 3 he rolled into or lay truer 2j000exemption from tip to tip 11 inches from toe to in the present economic creek ranch this week and called on After a bounty reaching by stages down on one state of the and had lot of his hair single or married and not living w Dr a hock and had a tail 14 inches long Mellen dentist with a view of from $100 to $500 it is failed to bring in word out This His necessary for the people wife or husband on December31 him such a teeth would be good for 15 years not having his mouth fixed to enable him the old criminal's scalp after private pulled that gave only to teach but to practice econ-1 exemption is only $1000 he left the for a longer He broke some of them off to talk had Sgare country on more clearly on his trappers and hunters in methods sportmen the omy expenditures and sound Persons who reached majority di while No sign could be found of him trap but that they It aside from up the in was not stated what this given had quest after poisons and investment of their savings" ing the year and whose earnings Custer until the night of August were in good condition He is an old the president-elect dogs failed- the stockmen tried near wrote "Such work that when he made his presence known wolf fur that is period amounted to $1000 round-up with a almost a Having as they thought by killing several head of cattle and white' " as you are carrying on so successfully more or $2000 or more according There had been quitea force of men located the will be of inestimable wolf a large number of and teams at work on the road between value in reestab-ishing their marital status must file a wounding several more' Williams In that simple fashion does the man in a great circleand closed the Moab and Thompsons and a riders startedlike of took the the financial and industrial turn and pay a tax on their net incoi found these cattle who outwitted of animal all the some cleverest of up This other devices trail fabric the country great improvement in the road was of the wolf and through in excess of those amounts and followed him criminals tell his story this Some of the stock-men noted It al country of the world" was stated that a team was unsuccessful on a fresh track This led To avoid penalty the return mi in resignation announced that up day could haul one-third to the Harding said he was especially be in the mouth of a hands of the collectorof more ore over they would have to board canyon and CATTLE the the wolf for AND LAMBS RAISE in the that the wolf of one of the for the district road than it could three years be knowing be taking statement ternal revenue the rest of his life would Others decided to a his HOGS SHARPLY HIGHER directors of the government savings which the fore sleep after big feed send for Wililams taxpayer lives or has a governmenthunter Therefore tied his organization as to the high percentage principal place and in of the of in horse started Just business on or ollowing were officers San 1920 the of March bureau of then two horsemen Early in the week declines still in the hands fore sharp savings securities of 15 1921 up riding midnight March Juan county: clerk ad recorder Miss biological survey came in cattle United States and sheep took the market of the original at breakneck speed and callingto William buyers "This is the 8 J Kate Perkins Mrs of agriculture Custer into treasurer sent to that they had new low levels for the past several best testimony to the practicaloperation T found a yearling J Learning and family ht Rogerson sheriff H H P its best Hechtmean Williams one of In the past days of plan killed by the two that real the steer wolf years your and moved from Savage residence Williams proveshe said attorney Peter Allan assessor C R hunters with instructions to stay after becoming a habit" the motioned them to go back but they however part of the loss was regained thrift is president-elect home they purchased last w Christensen the he superintendent Lillian wolf until The early decline in fat cattle The was taken no did not understand he closed "with from James Somerville The Savi meant Decker Peter Allan surveyor matter how much time was required and he was forced to what congratulations on was 75to cents to $100 and in Lambs and L return to meet your good work residence will be occupied by Sup Jones H Bayles and Williams went He took with him them $100 $125 Cattle 25 to for its continued Thus he lost the best regained wishes chance 35 success" visor Charles DeMoisy and family D H Dalton a bunch of traps but as the old wolf he of the loss 50 of gettingthe cents and tenths everhad woif with expected ollowing was the roster of county wasto known to be trap-wise his he rifle ruled strong to a When he returned to the cents andHog prices rifle depend mainly on As officers as printed in The Times: trail he higher closed the week 50 to 60 found the place where the he things turned out net Judge - Hon Jacob Johnson required both wc-lf The top price today clerk and the had bedded down td 'Sleep trap and the rife to get The cents$1005higher the wolf sold recorder Alonza A by the Pigs Neff treasurer when he noise made horsemetf'had giv- ‘was up to $1025 finally A A J was taken on October Manville sheriff Young 11 1920 THIS WEEK'S RECEIPTS assessor A P Sorenson surveyor E Receipts this weeks were 31266 cattle Since there is involved in this story H Ryan superintendent of schools the 4330 calves 58929 hogs and A reputation of two geniuses - the Molyneux county attorney J N of the and the sheep compared with 32685 cattle criminal genius wolf a to Corbin commissioners John H Shafer 3229 calves 41071 hogs and protective genius of Williams - it may John T Loveridge and Robert T be just as well to let the sheep a year ago Thomson account proceed in the language of the predatory-animal BEE CATTLE Are Striving to Accomplish This Throughout A representative of The Times inspector who reported the With Chicago receipts of fat cattle visited the Salt valley copper properties facts to the biological It this cattle his week larger than the Southeastern Utah survey was during the week L long where W a time coming Like most outdoor demand and the Eastern beef market Taylor J W Watts and J A Elmer ha did not talk in men want to extremely dull prices for fat cattle on the Hidden heroics were driving a tunnel Here is the story from the It can only be accomplished Pick were unevenly lower Here the de-1 through the cooperation claim W L Taylor and rank time Williams went to Custer until cline wasandnot in checked until late Wednesday Dixon he brought down the criminal were also driving a cross-cut of the people served the past two days a on their property and had opened up "When Williams first went into the moderate rally vein of ore reported The a two-foot It was where the wolf was predicted country ranged he bulk of fat steers this week sold at that both properties would be tried to find fresh track but without $700 to $800 and bulk of fat cows shipping by spring success He asked some of the mnn S500 to $575 with heifers $525 to who had lost stock iust where he wolf $700 The top price for steers was J N CORBIN Manager made his headquarters in their section for $875 cows $650 and for heifers! the They said wolf may have had L $825 Choice veal H RATH calves remained quarters anywhere within a district 40 steady top and the $1200 plainer miles wide and 65 miles long They kinds were 50 cents lower told Civil Engineer him to wait there a few days and the STOCKERS AND EEDERS wolf would be sure to pay him a Unde Sem'i mail service is tremendously The decline in fat cattle held conn-try IN visit Contrary to their advice Williams efficient end speedy utilizing the hills buyers buck early in the week and went into west of of transportation every known mode price for stockers and fell 50 Pringle and found that the wolf was feeders Often however there are costly Gm to 75 staying around some old dens in Pel-gar shippers owing cents This decline brought STOP to of unserviceeble to um demand and trade Mountains active tag on packages was in the past "Williams scented up the soles of two days though Judiciousselecting of properly identified noneTheof the loss in his shoes and by printing prices was regained C A ROBERTSON started stringing out tag would have averted top his traps price for feeders was $800 and The wolf got on his trail AT LAW for that night and stockers $775 The bulk of the showed signs of great Every shipper owe it to bis busmen to thin Under New Management safeguard ni excitement at what he thought to be shipments steers sold at $625 to $725 Cooper-Martin We profiling can help Building the materially in this presence of a possible mate in his respect by HOGS MOAB UTAH suitable and properly printed neighborhod He followed the scent tags Demand for hogs was urgent the entirely around the line and then Our prices are moat reasonable entire week and prices advanced 50 quotations being based to Pelgar Mountains cleared to 60 cents Today ROOM on tin high CLEAN AND WARM point was the out two old dens and of the made a new one week top $1005 bulk $940 to Pigs which ran back into the hill for about $990 sold up to $1025 and 'RANKLIN the A 50 feet is KELLER supply HAMMOND short of demand Because PRINTING of lower prices at Catches Sight of Wolf more northern markets PRICE UST packers are buying there and "On April "Williams had his first shipping here for slaughter glimpse of the wolf but Both Monticello OVER CO-OP STORE Utah was unable shot eastern and Pacific Coast shippers are to get a at whidi Mncxkma a fair profit only arxi him The coyotes MRSactive and light and medium weight GEORGE POWELL Proprietor were acting ns bodyguards traveling hogs are bringing a big premium over "The ' ' i J tilf I I IV ‘ I: '! nn kJ itJ i A BEAUTIUL I1'1 t & A bilkY : 1 S'-'51 LINE Georgettes a GOODS DRESS Crepe A 1921 g- RECEIVED JUST deChines Silks 1 & $225 i DAINTY 4 I I CURTAIN K $ 'g EXQUISITE THAT PERCALES CRETON WILL PLEASE YOU HOSIERY- NEW department i if $ i employing preparatory advertised d HARDING ! 1 1 n A 4 A n A i L r G i SI f A U V o-tnetor 1 de-grp®sThe s I t I ' 1 approaching I lL ' 7:30' t i I i -than 1 favoriteobject Tl I 1 i interested I I 1 department com-missoners The 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