Show School Building Site Won in t l Horse Race in 86 The Moab school building on Center street stands on land donated by Tom Toot Trout who first came Into southeastern Utah as a rider for the Carlisle Cattle Co Trout says a story in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers files came to Moab to celebrate celebrate celebrate cele cele- brate Christmas in 1886 Horse races were being held on Main street and Trout won 10 in the modest betting Then at the suggestion suggestion suggestion sug sug- of Bob Robertson he invested his winnings in a town lotHe lot lie He never saw the lot nor the deed to it for a year and a half the story reads reads- Then he returned to Moab and was informed by Angus Stocks that the town wished to build a 1000 school building on his property I dont don't ever vr expect to need a e school Trout reportedly replied but Ill I'll just lust give them that lot The story comments that Mr Trout had use for the school building though Ills His children and grandchildren were educated there |