Show LOOKING BACKWARD Through the Files File of The Times Times Independent Independent 20 Years Ago This Week Ansel Redd 40 prominent Blanding man was killed when his horse fell with him during a n rodeo program at Blanding on July 24 A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ervin Borreson The U U. S. S bureau of mines announced that It would drill drilla a well wen to explore for potash at ata ata ata a point 19 miles south of Thomp sons Mr and Mrs V. V R. R Bush and children were here from Monrovia Monrovia Mon rovia Calif on a visit M Max a x i lm Im m u m temperature of ol de degrees rees was recorded at Green River Construction of a graveled raveled highway up Peters Peter's hill near Monticello was under way Leonard Jones died at Bland Bland- ing 40 Years Ago This Week Nat Levi Lev oilman wired from New York that he was shipping a standard rig and two carloads of casing to Thompsons for drilling In Grand county Oscar W. W McConkle McConkie had accepted ac the position as principal principal pal of a school In Centerfield Utah C. C C C. Inman former Wilson mesa mining man sustained a broken neck In a car wreck in fn Oregon W. W J. J Meador manager manage r of ot the telephone company was extending extending ex tending the phone line from Richardson to Cisco The Thompsons Ballard Railroad company had been In fn and work was to start at once on building an eight mile eight mile railroad from Thompsons Thomp sons to the Ballard coal mines Sego I An almost continuous downpour down pour of rain had done considerable considerable consid erable damage to crops and I roads In San Juan county Work on the Moab bridge e was to start as soon as materials could be placed on the ground I The celebration of ot Pioneer day extended over three days and a n grand time was had There was a parade program dances and no end of horse races |