Show From the Files of The Times-Independent Times Turning Back the Pages i I I I I I i I I 20 YEARS AGO From The Times Independent files of Oct 10 1935 The present town board was re re- nominated nomina ed at the Citizens party convention held in the county courthouse Monday night The Incumbent incumbent in In- board that wa was wag placed In nomination were J. J T T. Learning president and trustees H. H S. S Rutledge Rutledge Rut Rut- ledge James Somerville W. W D D. Hammond and Ralph J. J Miller Learning sought to withdraw his name but leaders of the party pointed out that since the city has lust completed a waterworks anc and sewer system the veterans could best handle the city management another year Mons Peterson has been granted a state permit for the manufacture of wine from Moab grapes to be besold besold besold sold through the Utah liquor stores he reported here this week Many of the grapes of this quality are now wasting on the vine because because because be be- cause of a lack of market but the new venture is expected to remedy this fault Two Grand county placer ming min min- I Ing ng companies have filed papers I of incorporation with the county I clerk They are the Utah Standard Gold Mining company and the New Era ira Gold Mining company both with headquarters in Cisco and I both operating placer claims along alongi the Colorado river Chairman C. C S. S Thomson of the general committee announced that thai the he rodeo and horse race meet opening today at the fair grounds will be one of the biggest in the history of the event now in its year The first big event of the weekend show will be the thel football game between Grand County High school and Grand Junction Colo High school Grand county is the second lowest low I est county in the state in relief benefits it was learned this week with the release of funds to run the county relief re programs for the month The allotment was The only one lower was Daggert with a population of only in inthe inthe inthe the county The funds for San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan county was set at and for Emery county 30 YEARS AGO From The Times-Independent Times files of Oct 8 1925 Because of this weeks week's heavy storms and muddy roads over the mountains the visit of Gov George II Dern to southeastern Utah has been postponed A wire was received yesterday from the governor stating that plans should be so postponed because of storms in eastern Utah that made roads impassible The storms of the past few days I Is s set t off a flood on Mill creek that I IdId did an estimated damage on Monday The flood washed I away several acres of valuable I land played havoc with fences and cribbing and washed away two houses There was also some damage reported along Pack creek The Moab Irrigation company dam damin in Mill creek was taken out and andi i damage to the state road from Moab to the San Juan county line was estimated at 1500 Through train service on the thel Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad was knocked out for tor three days this week because of floods In eastern Utah A quarter of a amile amile al mile of track east of Price was wasi washed out Moab received Its first firs mall mail this morning Thursday since Sunday evening Grand County High school football football foot foot- ball team won Its second straight of the season last week be beating Fruita Colo 17 to 3 here Moab showed a varied attack that clearly clear clear- ly Iy puzzled the Frusta boys but the Colorado school proved a stronger foe than was Salina of the week before Grand County I plays another Colorado team here Saturday facing Grand Junction In a non league non affair Both Doth teams trill oll enter the game undefeated Grand county was awarded a silver sliver cup for having the greatest number o of first and second prize prizewinners prizewinners prizewinners winners at the recent state fair In Salt Lake City The complete list was not given but Moab exhibits ex hibits made almost a clean sweep of the corn division with Bert Allreds Allred's products setting the pace I |