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Show .l l . Looking ! > Backward BackwardThroogh . ! d l lThrough Throogh Through the Files of The Times J 20 Years Ago This Week WeekP WeekF P F B Hanunond Hammond shipped in 3400 3400head 3400head 3400head head of sheep from New MeXICoCOmmlttees MexicoComnuttees Mexico MexicoCommittees Committees COmmlttees Comnuttees v , were ere appointed appomted to topush topush topush push the sale of w \ war \ ar stamps m in mGrand inGrand inGrand Grand count\ count counh Counts countThe \ The county s aUot allot aUotment allotment allotment ment was $13 13 $13000 13000 $13000Claude $ 000 000Claude 000Claude Claude N Ta\lor Ta lor Tailor \ of Mack Colo Coloand Coloand Coloand and Miss Ethel Shafer Moab tea teacher teaCher teacher cher w \ were \ ere married this weekMembers week weekMembers weekMembers Members of the retinni retmn retiring ; and In Incommg incoming incoming commg coming bishoprics blShopncs of Moab s \ ard and andwere ardwere ardwere were entertained at a social Bishop BishopJohn John Peterson and Counsellor CounseUor F M Shafer Shaferere MShater MShafer offleers officer offivers were \\ere ere \ the retinna retinnaard retinn " \ ward \\ard ard of ficer fivers > while Bishop lshopClvde _ A . A , . Ham mono mond and Counselors W R Mc Me Conkie MeConkle McConkie MeConkie and John W DaJtonere Dalton DaJton \\ere ere were \ McI \ I the werethe erethe bishopricNew new bishopric New Year Years s day at Moabas Moab \\as as w \ wascelebrated \ ascelebrated as ascelebrated celebrated celebrated1th \ with \\1th 1th \ ' a number of hone horse horse.races horseraces .races races hone.races horseraces .racesNeal racesNeal . . horse.racesNeal Neal Ray Jr thiseek this \ week \\eek eek left to toenJlst toenlist toenlist enJlst enlist in m the U S navv navy navvThe navyThe The new to\\ to town ton \ n board took office officethis thIs week They were W R Me Mc MeConkic MeConIal McConkic Pletcher Fletcher ConIal Conkic president and R J Fletch er U D E Bald Baldwin Baldin \in in \ in F W Strong and Strongand John W Daltondaughters Dalton DaltonMr daughtersMr anddaughters Mr and Mrs MIs Amasa Amass . Larsen and andCamp daughters Ida and Essie left for Camp forCamp visitwith visitlth Mills New Jersey Jerse ; to visit \\lth lth With \ \ Brig Bng Larsen whoas who was \\as as \ soon to leave toleave PranceA FranceA for the front in Francesoon Prance France deXGrrandcounty soon soon expectedsoon A , , . second anditdrwas and It draft was call caJI figu figudeXGrrand figured was deXGrrand expected Grand county countyI Grandcounty about20 \I I \ would auld be called caUed on tor for about 20 more soldiersAbe soldiersAbe soldiers soldiersAbe Abe Day this week purchased the Moab theMoab pool hall han f from om A M Robert Robertson | : ; son on and R J Fletcher - 40 Years Ago This WeekMoab Week WeekMoab weekon Moab fruitgrowers frultgrowers ; met this week anddecided on the call of Henry Holyoak , , , and decided to organize a . growers as- as as - - sociationan sociation association anand and andd andlyP Mr Holyoak d lyP was M made made-chairman made chairman - < : - eeeccredetary h.lrman hlrman . an and J P Miller Millereeeccrede Miller secre secre- eeeccrede - secretary tary Thorn-ton Thorn ton Thomon 0 O W Warner R J Thom- Thom - - < on J N Corbin Myron Lance and E andE F P Thompsonlere Thompson were \lere lere \ appointed appomted as articlesof a . asa committee to prepare the articles ot of incoiporation mCOlporatlon incorporation incorporationn n I , The county commissioners comffilssioners ap pointed appointed countyassessor James W Stark as county assessor to succeed A M Robertson Robertsonresigned Robertsonresigned Robertsonresigned RobertsonresignedThe resigned resignedThe resignedsons The poles for the Moab a Thomp sonsThe delivered dehvered sons Thompsons Thetelephone telephone telephonerlinee telephone rlinee rlineewere line Hne werea werebeing were being bemg de hvered livered along the loute route louteHaulmg routeHauling louteHauling upice Hauling Haulmg of wood and putting puttmg up Ice occupationsat oceupatioiisat were the principal occupations oceupatioiis at Moab these daysD days daysD I daysI D A Johnson called caJIed a meeting to consIder toconsider the question of erecting a I toI flour aflour mill mm at MoabThe MoabThe Moab MoabThe The Moab Irrigation company electod elected companyelect-d companyelect d companyelectod companyelected ShaterL ShaferL - A A Taylor J H Shafer L L Crapo R H Stewart and Henry andHenry Holyoak as directors for the thecoming coming yearThe yearThe year yearThe The Moab Literary and Debating Debatingsociety SOcIety elected J P Berkely Berbely as asdenteriP andFrank president presldent andFrank president s ass aspresident sident sldent denteriP P E H n F Miller MillerThomson Miller MiJIer Thomsonand Thomson secretary vice and pre and Frank Hammond treasurer _ _ |