Show From the Files of The Times Independent Turning Back the Pages 20 YEARS AGO AGOA A general scarcity of deer is reported by hunters who have been In the hills this week In search of venison Only a few bucks had been brought to town this year and the Indications were that the kill kin would be the smallest smallest small small- est for many years Ralph J. J Miller Charles L L. Long and Charles Cunningham returned from a deer hunting bunting trip in the theLa theLa theLa La They were unsuccessful in their quest for buckskin but Mr Cunningham killed a pound bear near the Warner Warder ranger rang rang- er station Mrs La Due Williams of Moab has succeeded t to the presidency of the Eastern Utah District of Federated Women's Clubs Cubs It beCame became became be be- came known here this week Championship sJ lp of the E East st Utah I football region was to be decided In an important all tilt to be played in ta Price this week by Moab and Carbon high schools Many Moab fans were planning to make he trip The Colorado state road commission commission com com- mission was advertising for bids for the construction of miles of highway between Cortez Cortex and Lewis the first link on the Cortez Dove Creek road to connect cornett with Utah Uta highway No Editors across the nation predicted predicted pre pre- the election of Democratic candidate Franklin D. D Roosevelt over his Republican opponent Alfred Alfred Alfred Al Al- fred M M M- Landon A sample ballot for the November November November Nov Nov- ember election was published In Inthis Inthis inthis this weeks week's paper The nine column column col col- col ballet carried the Democratic party Republican party Independent Independent Independent dent party Progressive dent party Socialist party patty Union Communist party and Prohibition party Five candidates were listed for president vice president Gov Gov- Mrs J. J W. W Corbin was elected president of the Moab Ladies Literary Lit Ut- Literary club this week All teachers of Grand county were planning on attending the convention In Salt Lake City 30 YEARS AGO Building activities on a large scale have been started by the Crystal Carbon company at the Cisco gas field seventeen miles northwest of the town of Cisco according to H. H W. W Balsley who visited the site this week An Ari extensive study of the geology geology geol geol- ogy of the lle Utah oil fields Is be Ie ing made this week by a party of I University of Utah students Mr and Mrs Fred Mailer Hailer of Mancos were visitors In Moab this week Mr Haller Is president president dent of the Utah Oil Development Develop Develop- Development ment company which Is b drilling a well wen down the river from rom Moab J. J W W. Corbin manager of the Midland Telephone company stat stat- the company would start this week on replacing all phone lines In fn Moab A. A J. J Clark of San Francisco an expert linotype machinist has been in Moab the past week overhauling overhauling over over- hauling the Times Independents machine As a result of Mr Clarks Clark's mechanical skin the machine machine machine ma ma- chine is now as good as new and should be good for another dozen years of faithful Work Moab's football victory over Huntington gave them an equal position with Ith Price on the top of the grid heap A record 2300 students had registered for classes for the faU fall quarter of study at athe he The University ity of Utah The Yellow Circle Mining company company company com com- pany this week shipped a carload cata car car- load Joad of utaI uranium lum ore H. H W. W Balsley Bal sley manager of the company w went nt to Thompsons to supervise supervise super super- vise the lo loading ding of the ore the first of the week A son was was born this week to Mr and Mrs Jesse Holyoak 40 YEARS AGO Conference of the Moab Ward of the IDS church was held this week John Peterson was sustained sustain ed as bishop with W W. R R. McConkle Me Me- Conkle Conkie and F. F M. M Shafer as coun coun- Rev R. R W. W Spencer had started started start start- ed a a campaign t to build a a. anew new Baptist church at Moab Moab ladles ladles' organizations had raised in hi cash by popular subscription to build throughout the town The Standard Chemical com corn company company pany parry was was advertising for miners min min- miners ers to work on its claims iii in the Paradox valley Miss Doss Ray of Moab and Samuel B. B Douthitt of Delta were married this week The work of constructing houses to installing a mill at atthe atthe atthe the Big Indian mine commenced in earnest this week A pipe line was being laid from La Sal Sa to the mine Max B. B Taylor commenced the erection of a new home The Southeastern Utah PublishIng Publish Publish- Ing company gave V. V R. R Bush the contract to erect a print shop at Monticello for the San Juan Rec Rec- ord oni Mr and Mrs Loren L L. Taylor returned from a wedding tri trip to Salt Lake City Don Taylor took a trainload of sheep to Kansan City where he received around 10 cents per pound for lambs |