Show From the Files of The Times-Independent Times Pr k t ti p Panes 20 Years Ana Ago From The files flies of Sent 26 1935 The Grand County High school scho won theIr seasons season's er last week beating Fruita Colo by y a score of 13 0 L L. Burr scored both loth touchdowns for the Utah el eleven eleven eleven even and Newell added the extra point from placement after the second touchdown The club will play Lincoln of Price here Saturday Saturday Satur- Satur day ay in the second game of the season cason Dr J. J W W. Williams returned Saturday Sat from an extended tour tour of old Id haunts in Missouri and Colo Colorado rado ado where he renewed old acquaintances acquaintances ac- ac with old timers of those lose areas At Louisiana Mo he visited the Stark nurseries and the Stark boys with whom he migrated mi mi- grated rated to Colorado in the early Os and at Hugo he visited with Hon Ion John P P. Dickinson Dr Williams Williams Wil- Wil liams ams was the first county judge of f Lincoln county Colo and Dc t. t Inson was the first treasurer of the county J. J W. W Corbin manager of the Midland telephone company has been een named as official weather observer observer ob ob- server erver for Moab The weather ob oh observation equipment has been moved to the telephone j where complete records will be br kept He succeeded A A. D. D Burr Durr who has resigned I There have been grazing grazin licenses issued under the Taylor act ct which will cover sheep heep head of horses and goats to be graze grazen on n ranges in District 6 of Grand and nd San Juan counties The Moab Lions club voted this th's week to join with the Grand Junction Junc June tion on Lions club in sponsoring twe scholarships each year in Gran Junction unction Junior college and also alsoto alsoto to o sponsor the building of the new Grand county courthouse under undera a grant from the P P. W W. A. A 30 Years Ago From The Times Independent files les of Sept 24 1925 1025 The contract for the construction construction construe construe- tion on of the new Church of Jesus Jesua Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints has ha been een let to S. S L. L Larsen and son of f Salt Lake City at a cost of 33 The contractors have ar arrived arrived arved rived ved in Moab and will start wor right away on the new structure Changes in the leasing rules fo ff i minerals announced this week b the ic secretary of the interior ha greatly really spurred the hunt for posh po ash aih sh and oil In this area and ha made nade possible the separate scare for or the two Under old rules me capable of developing the lan Ian land I have been denIed where th ground round had been previously co I erect cred by oil prospecting permits cAi p r the e government could not front title to a quarter of the land and anal fulfil obligations to lease the entire area In case oil is ered The Grand County High school grid team Is working hard for the opening game came of the season scheduled scheduled sched Saturday with SaUna Salina as as one ol of the attractions of the he county fair fairand fairand fairand and race meet The Grand county fair and race meet will open Friday with this fourth annual event rated as perhaps perhaps per per- haps the greatest In its history T The e exhibits are arc expected to be in place ilace In plenty of time and workmen workmen work work- men are rushing the last minute preparations Horsemen have started pouring Into nto Moab for the race meet being held in connection with the fair Judging from the numbers that arc are already in town there will be no shortage of hoses horses and riders for forthe forthe the he big event Taxes levied for the year 1925 according to the report of on property assessed in Grand county auditor H. H W W. Balsley The final assessed valuation of the county aggregate the sum of county is with f this the valuation of property wIthin the city of Moab |