Show LOOKING BACKWARD Through the Files Flics of The Times Times Independent Independent 20 Years Ago This Week The Moab Garage company was improving its auto court at Moab U. U P. P Miller was m. m William A. A Shafer 70 pioneer pioneer pio plo neer contractor and builder of Moab died this this' week ek Moab and Grand Junction high schools staged a dual track meet at Moab the Colorado school schoor Winning 85 to 57 The rho wonderful scenic area north of Moab known as The Windows and the Devils Garden Garden Garden Gar Gar- den was this week set aside as a national monument to be known as the Arches by President President President dent Herbert Hoover As originally finally designated the monument monument monument ment contained acres The area was withdrawn on the strong recommendation of Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Reed Smoot Dr Lawrence B. B Gould of the University of Michigan had been active in urging creation of the ment William Spry former governor governor governor gover gover- nor of Utah died at Washington Washing Washing- ton DC D.C. where he was commissioner commissioner commissioner com com- missioner of the general land office Mr and Mrs C. C L. L Christensen Christen Christen- sen celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Rev and Mrs Jonathon Wood Wood who were leaving fo for Clarksburg WV were tendered tender tender- ed a farewell party by Mr an and Mrs Knox Patterson f. A son was born to Mr an and andA A- A Mrs 1 Earl Martin Jj J 40 Yf Years rs Aeo Azo This Tills Week i Louis Larsen of Castle valley well known stockman died at Grand Junction of typhoid fe fe- fe- fe ver Funeral services were held at foal Moab T. T C. C Henry bought the large Westwater ranch for H Harold rold Carlisle Carlislee well irell known walked from Looking Look Look- Looking ing ng Glass rock to Moab a distance distance dis dis- dis tance of 35 miles preferring that mode anode of travel to riding on ona a wool woof wagon Priscilla year old d daugh- daugh ugh ugh- ter er of Mr and Mrs John Peterson Peter- Peter son on died as a result of pneumonia monia iW W. E E. E Mendenhall and Bert Buchanan came up the river thIs lis week after an extended prospecting trip in Cataract canyon can can- yon on They rowed up In a boat making the trip from the Junction junction junc- junc tion ion of the Grand Grond and Green rivers ivers in 7 7 days County Superintendent W. W R. R McConkie was conducting Co 0 n d u c tin g eighth grade examinations An oil well was brought In at Mexican Hat The pay Was iwas hit at feet and oil spouted 40 feet Into nto the air J J. J F F. Hall and F F. A. A Manviller Manville r turned returned from Salt Lake where they hey attended an Odd Fellows convention |