Show I turning back the the pages a pages 30 Years Ago Taken from The Times Times dent files tiles of June 3 1926 A legal battle that may rhay involve millions of dollars and years of litigation got underway this week In the Seventh Judicial District court In San Juan county Summons Summons Sum Sums mons were served on officers of the Big Six Oil company and John I H. H Shafer John 1 L. L Shafer and Frank Shafer of Moab and given 20 in which to face action started by the st state te and Texts Production company to secure a decree quietIng quiet Ing title to the bed of the Colorado river in Grand and San Juan coun coun- ties Many legal aspects of the case will be aired in the trial which promises to become an extensive extensive ex one Disputed Is who has the right to oil all found In the bed bee of the river with the Texas Production Production Pro Pro- company paired with the state via an agreement reached by bythe bythe bythe the two on drilling rights Texas Production has already started cribbing work to prepare the way for start of drilling of a test well about feet north of the Shafer I No 1 I well which blew In as a gusher last December 8 The result of work done by government trappers during the past year has resulted in a sharp decrease In the number of predatory predatory predatory preda preda- tory animals in the spring lambing season it was revealed this week by bv jy Max B. B Taylor who returned l late te last week from the sheep herds A. A M. M Robertson down from his range on Wilson mesa said the grass and the forage on the forest are better than he had ever seen them before Frequent storms this spring have resulted in ina Ina a rank growth of vegetation Last weeks week's big storm which dumped inches of rain on Moab left lefta a lot of snow in the La M. M I. I Fowler of Miners Basin told Robertson Robertson Robertson Rob Rob- ertson that a foot of new snow fell fellon fellon fellon on the basin level during the storm The board of education at a meeting Tuesday approved the hiring of W W. C. C Cantrell of tars tara mie Wyo as principal of the Grand County High school He lie accepted the position via telegram yesterday Cantrell is a graduate of the Atlanta Law School of Atlanta Atlanta At At- Atlanta lanta Ga and of the University of Wyoming and comes to Moab with seven years of experience Inthe in inthe inthe the teaching field He lie Is 34 years of age and a single man |