Show LOOKING BACKWARD Through the Flies Files of The Times Times Independent Independent 20 Years Ago This Week R R. D. D Westwood deputy sheriff sheriff sher sher- iff iU and veteran peace officer of Grand county was shot to death in the door of 01 the county Jail by two desperadoes who had been arrested earlier that day dayon dayon on a robbery charge One of the prisoners had concealed a 11 revolver revolver re reo volver on his body The murderers murderers mur escaped to the hills but were captured by posses under Sheriff J. J B. B within 48 hours Lynn S. S Pace prominent merchant and stockman of Cisco Cis co Co died at the Moab hospital of typhoid fever Judge u L. L L. L Crapo rapo MO Moab's oldest nicest citizen ann and a pioneer orthe 01 or the valley died at the age of 91 Mr r and Mrs J. J WIllard Nichols Nich Nich- arrived this week from Merriman Merriman Mer- Mer riman Neb A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Bert Dalton 40 Years Ago Aco This W Week k The town bo board rd adopted a It wage scale for lor street work of 01 2 a day for a single hand and 3 for man and team The Times editorialized as follows hopes t to o entertain President Taft Talt for a few minutes when he passes passe s through that town on his way to Salt Lake City An Incident t of the entertainment will be a a fruit ruit display If the president t could see some of those monstrous mon monstrous Moab peaches that Daddy Dadd Price is 15 selling at at Thompson Thompsons he h he would stop in that burgs burg a af f f s week The commissioners of Grand and Emery counties awarded to the Midland Bridge Co a contract conJ con con- J tract to build a bridge across the Green river at EI Elgin in at a acost acost acost cost of Only was available from the special state appropriation to build the bridge and it was necessary for the two counties to raise the remainder of the cost Brief interviews in in- published by The he Times placed a large number citizens on record as fa- fa v a special tax to raise Grand orand county's portion of the ost A bunch Dunch of oil location certificates covering land In th the C vicinity of Elgin were filed fo for r record with the county recorder A son was born to School Superintendent Superintendent Su Suo and Mrs W. W R R. McConkie McConkle O. O A. A Marrs representing th the e big reclamation company that tha t proposed to irrigate some acres of land In the vicinity vicin ity of Cisco was a Moab visitor I |