OCR Text |
Show - - - - - - . . - + } jLookingBackward Looking - Backward Backwardl BackwardlThrough I II ITbrough I } Through Tbrough the Files of The Times f ; q q.p _ - _ - _ - - - ----0 0 - - - - . . - . _ . -.p .p - f0 + . . 20 le-iis le iis I \ e\l e l e ' \ - tls S Ago This Thl "ceh ceh Week "cehAunt WeekAunt " ceL ceLAunt Aunt Sarah Stewart pioneer pioneerMoab pioneerMoab pioneeMoab Moab la ladi lady died dted this thisveek -veek veek 'eel eel 'seek seek " ' - ' . at the theage thiigs 1 ' age of 7JThe 71The 7J 71 The 01 Giand Gland and county corrrnIssloners commissioners corrrnIsslonerstins commissionersthis corrmisslonerthis tins this week peek \ \ eel . decided to p pirchase Irchase rrchase the theMoab theMcab Mca.b Mcab Moab . hos Stal ltal ital at cost Tne The county countyhad countyhad countyhad had operated the institution mshtution for forthe forthe tJ1e the pist pqst pest vear year J ear s \ indei ndel ndei a leaseThe leaseThe lease leaseThe The Moab old folks fol.s fols ! . w \ weie C1 ei e a enter entertalned entertamed entertalned talned tamed by b } the Relief Rehef Society on onMarch onMarch March 17The 17The 17 The La Sal fOl foiest forest est planned planncd toexpend to toexpend toexpend expend $12 12 $12000 12000 $ 000 on the tl1e Brumley Brumleyndge Brumleyridge Bromleyndge ndge ridge ryd rO"d rOd ro " d this thisear year yearThe \ear ear \ ear The Moab chamber of commerce commercedecided comm rcedecided decided to stage the Grand county countyfair countyfair countyfair fair on October 13 and H 14 Com Coin Committees Coinmittees Cornmittees mittees to take charge of the fair fair'W fairwere fairveze 'W W ' were e announcedIt announced It s " was 'IS IS as ' unofficiail unofficialli unofflclaUJ ) reported that thatoil thatoil oil ( ) II and gas had been encountered encounteredat at the Crescent Eagle company compan s s'Well swell swell 'Well Well ' at Crescent at a depth of of800 800 feetA feetA feet A daughter was born to Mr and andMrs andMrs andMrs Mrs : Arthur A Tavlor 'I'aJlor IaJlor Taylor ' JrC JrC Jr JrC C W Wnght Wright visited his old oldhome oldhome oldhome home In ill NebraskaThe NebraskaThe Nebraska The spring clean m UD un campaign campaignwas was under way In MoabJu MoabJudge Moab Ju Judge L L Crapo pioneer Moab Moabresident Moabresident Moabresident resident returned from Dove DoveCree DoveCreek DoveCreel Cree Creek ! . , where lie Ire he had vis via ted rela relatlVes relatives relatives tlVes tives He5 He \ " wis \\\5 5 was ' \ 85 3 } years ears of ageW ageW age ageW W J Meadoras Meador \ was \\as as pas the new newmanager newmanager newmanager manager of the Thompsons Thompson stoic stoicThe Stol stor e eThe The American Legion LcgJ.on LcgJon . staged a anos anovelty no\ no nos nocity \ city elty basket danceThe dance The } high ugh school ga gave gate \ e a playThe playThe playThe The Touchdown Members of the thecast thecast cast included Don Johnson Lester Lester'I'a LesterTaylor LesterTavlor 'I'a Ia ' Taylor lor Parker Parler Titus Orris oms NerlI Newell NerlIFrank NewellFrank NewllFrank Frank dark Clark Winford Hector HectorWendell HectorWendell HectorWendell Wendell Allred Alired Marvin ManIn Marsm TangJ.En TangJEn Tangien TangJ.EnLouise TangienLouise TangienLouise . Louise Goodman J Je-5ie Je 5ie Je.sre Jesre e . - . IC Clark ClarkEtlltlJ ClarkEdith darkEdith EtlltlJ Edith Cartwright Ne\ Ne Net Neva Nea \ a and Ethel EthelClark EthelClark EthelClark Clark Clark , , Ramona Williams W11hams and Clara ClaraTaylor ClaraTaylor ClaraTaylor Taylor 40ears 40 \ Tiears \ears ears Tears Ago This W " eekCaptain eek Captain Captam Prank Frank Summeni Summenl Summeril the thestea.1l'boat thesteairboat thesteairboat stea.1l'boat stea.1lboat stea1lboat steairboat . ' man left for Denver Dcmer Denser to toorgamze toorganize toorganize orgamze organize a river nver pass passenger < > nger and andfreight andfreight andfreight freight transportation company comjany : to tooptrato tooperate toopcrat optrato operate ? " > between bet\\een bet een \ Moab and Green Greenner Greenricer Greennver n\er n er ricer \ He tooklUl took \ with \\lUl lUl \ him lum contracts contractsfrom contractsfrom contractsfrom from merchants of 01 01f01b \ Moib \f01b f01b Moab for haul haul1ng hauling hauling 1ng ing all of 01 their freight fre1ght and also alsofrom alsofrom alsofrom from the principal pnnclpal frUitgro fruitgrowers fruitgrowersfor " ers ersfor for transporting their fruit frutt to the therailroad therailroad therailroad railroad railroadThe The county commissioners COmnllSlOners commisroners . , met metand metand metand and arrang d to have tt > the e proposed proposedcut proposedcut proposedcut cut off on " road bet betveen Teen , een Rlchardso'l Rlchardsol Richardso Rlchardso'land Richardsoland ' i iand and Castleton completed compacted so the theroad theroad theroad road could handle the large volu:1Je volu1Je volume volu:1Jeof volumeof voluaseof : of traffic in m and out of tho th " La Sal SalmO Salmosntam SalmoLntam mO mosntam ntaln mining mmmg distnctNearly districtNearly district distnct Nearly all of the distnctI sheep in thIS thISsect10n thissection thissection I sect10n section " were "ere ere to be sheared atioab at \ioab ioab Moab Moabinstead \ Moalinstead ioablnstead lnstead instead of Castle Castleton ton this spring R RJ RJ RJ J Thomson and J A Elmer had hadthe hadthe : the contract and expected to start startthe startthe . , the run about March 20 20A ' . supenntendent supermtendent A Molyneux Molyneua countJ count ; ) 20'I supermten 'I I dent called meetings at Moab and andI andCastle ancCastle Castle valley to \ vote tote ole on the ques , I bon tion question organlzatiorto organizationto of perfe ting tmg hag an organizabon organization , to establish estabhsh a county high school schoolat schoolat schoo'at schooat ' at MoabThe Moab I IThe The Turner broth brotlrTs brothers rs succeeded sucCCfded In ingetting Irgettmg ' gettmg getting theyhad to Gold basin basm where they the ; I had started driving dmlng drnmg a tunnel for forJ foiJ , J H dark Clarl Clark . . , , Phil Crout ' had 1'ad 1ad tad installed mstalled a 750 750candlepower 750candlepower , candJepo1\ candJepo1 candJepo1er candlepower \ er gas arc light I1ght in hrsaloon h15 his h15saloon hissaloon ; saloon and his establIShmentlas establishment \las las nas \ wa : lasthe nasthe the most brilliantly bnll1antly lighted hghted placi place placem placein m in town Frank Silvey Sihey Silsey former lesident 1e5ldent resident at atMoab Moab Moabas Moabnos atMoab \ was \\as as nos a visitor In townLeu townLesi town Levi Leu Lesi Empey Emjey Ernpey : was v.as vas . wovmg11th iroving wovmg moving \ with \11th 11th his family hisfamily to Cnp Crup Ie le - Creek - . . hisI I |