Show From the Files Fifes of The Times Independent Turning Back the Pages I 20 Years Ago I From The Times Independent files of Oct 3 1935 Pulling away in the last half Grand County High school rolled rolle to o a 25 0 victory over Lincoln o of Orem here Saturday Moab pushed over one touchdown in the first halt half then struck for pay dirt three times Imes In the last half of the game L. L Burr scored two of the four touchdowns while Pat Dalton and M. M A. A Somerville scored the other two wo The local school will play Grand Junction Colo here next week 3 J. J W. W Corbin manager of the Midland Telephone company ant and Eural J. J Bronson an employee o ohe of the he company were injured Friday evening when the company truck In n which they were riding was sideswiped by another car anc and forced into the barrow pit Bronon Bronson Bron Bron- son on was hurled a distance of about 20 0 feet and both men were knocked knock- knock ed dt The identity of the lit hit hit and run driver was not learned Corbin orbin escaped with minor bruises Plans Pians have been completed for forthe forthe the he big rodeo and racing meet scheduled here Oct 11 10 Wild horses cattie and steers are being rounded up by the Holyoak brothers broth broth- ers rs for the rodeo A number of top horsemen of the area have indicated indicated indicated indi indi- they will be on hand for the big ig event The Dalton Wells camp has been een completed and is ready for forie forthe forthe the ie arrival of the first group of enrollers Finishing touches are arenow arenow now ow being put on the buildings The camp is now occupied by the group of about 30 men all allf of f them being Utah men Grand county commissioners have lave been notified that there is available for road construction contraction con can traction work in Grand county and nd a number of approved projects have lave been listed with the state engineer engineer en- en ineer for completion with this fund und 30 Years Ogo From The Times Independent files les of Oct 1 I 1925 A miraculous escape from death was experienced Friday by Mr and nd Mrs John E. E Price their son Jack ack and five grandchildren The party were on the way to Moab to attend the county fair when th the road along the river gave way near the Ames ranch and threw the car down the bank into the river The car turned over once and land landd landed ed in the water on its wheels Some trouble was experienced in getting the car ou out because oi of quicksand The Moab High school foot football football ball team opened the season last week at the Grand county fair with a 0 16 victory over Salina A Walker to Allred pass scored the first Moab touchdown and Walker Walker Walk Walk- er er kicked the extra point Walker kicked a field goal in the third period and the final touchdown was carried over by Somerville A great deal of surprise and indignation in in- is being expressed loc locally locally ally over the action of the state pardon board in issuing a parole Saturday to Ramon Archuletta a Mexican who confessed that he murdered Forest Ranger Rudolph E. E Mellenthin In 1918 when the officer attempted to arrest him as asa asa a II draft evader at a sheep ranch In the La Sal mountains Moab is dusting off oft the red carpet to be rolled out next week for Tor or the visit of Gov George II 11 Dern Cern Word has been received that the governors governor's stay in Grand and San Juan counties will be cut short of its original plans because because be be- cause of the press of other busIness bus bus- iness mess Plans to visit Mesa Verde and other points of interest In Colorado have been dropped from the governors governor's schedule The Grand county fair was closed closed closed clos clos- ed with a bang last weekend and andis andis lis is being hailed as one of the greatest greatest greatest great great- est in the history of the event There were wonderful exhibits this year and entertainment at the fair was of the highest caliber The attendance was also reported as very good |