Show TURNING BACK THE PAGES From he Files of The Times-Independent Times and the Grand Valley Times 20 YEARS AGO The party of four men and two women who left Green River River River Riv Riv- er June 20 on a boat trip down the Green and Colorado rivers their destination being Boulder dam successfully negotiated the first half of the trip arriving arriving arriving ar ar- ar- ar riving at Lees Lee's Ferry July 8 according to a report from the U. U S. S geological survey Pioneer stockman and county county county coun coun- ty official Arthur A. A Taylor passed away in Moab this week Mr Taylor came to Moab in 1881 and had been an active resident and area booster continuously continuously continuously con con- since that time Mervin Davis and Arthur Berry escaped death by inches this week when the truck in which they were riding caught fire after wrecking on the La LaSal LaSal LaSal Sal mountains and the men were pinned inside They both escaped through a window but not until after they had received ed serious burns The Moab canning center began began began be be- gan its summers summer's operation this week taking in fruits and garden garden garden gar gar- den vegetables A larg number of Moab people traveled to Green River River Riv Riv- er this week to see President Roosevelt's train which stopped stopped stopped stop stop- ped briefly there The president was in bed during the stop but Governor Blood and other af- af got off the train and mingled with the crowd gathered gathered gathered gath gath- ered a at t the depot Dr I I. I W W. Allen and G. G O. O Patterson were in Eagle Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado redo where they were summering summerIng summerIng summer- summer Ing their cattle this year The number of Moab people erecting summer residences at atthe atthe atthe the Warner area on the La Sal mountains was growing each week Mass removal of tonsils was being planned at the tonsil clinic clin clin- ic slated for Moab children Buck Lee was appointed Deputy Deputy Deputy Dep Dep- uty Sheriff of Grand county this week The state liquor commission reported that bootleggers were still very active in the southeastern southeastern southeastern south south- eastern part of the state 30 YEARS AGO The Times this week entered the national arguments on pro pro- Although the Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- were standing firmly behind behind behind be be- hind prohibition the Republican can convention resulted In a platform based on repeal of the law At a meeting of the Big Six Oil company it was decided that the local exploration firm would attempt to raise between and for drilling drilling drilling drill drill- ing work during the coming year Lester Taylor and Miss Helen Goudelock were married InGrand in inGrand inGrand Grand Junction this week Dr W. W L. L Lindsay of Salt Lake City arrived in Moab this week to take over aver the practice of Dr I I. I W. W Allen who was recovering after a serious automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile accident The highly touted Norwood Colorado baseball team was all an anset set to meet the Sego Moab-Sego team in an exhibition game this weekend There was a noticeable lack of candidates for positions open on the ballot this year throughout through through- out the state J J. P. P Miller prominent Moab business man was stricken seriously seriously seriously ser ser- ill In Ohio which place he was visiting at the time A campaign was on to rid the state of predatory animals Large bounties were being offered offered offered of of- for many species of an an- Grand county commissioner Mel Steward was In Salt Lake City this week In sessions with the State Board of tion Stewart was presenting the state body with an argument argument argument ment opposed to the proposed raised valuation on sheep for forthe forthe forthe the coming year A Pennsylvania firm had moved a new drilling rig to Crescent Junction The Republican county committee committee committee com com- had published notice that they would hold a convention convention convention conven conven- tion within the next two weeks for the purpose of choosing delegates for the state convention convention convention conven conven- tion where candidates for Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- and U U. S. S Senator will willbe willbe be chosen Ernest Bamberger appeared the favored candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for Senator in this area 40 YEARS AGO One of the most serious storms that was ever experienced ced at Moab struck this week Torrents of water from the hills flooded streets and garens gardens gardens gar gar- dens ens and much damage was done Mr and Mrs Don Taylor and family Mr and Mrs R. R J J. J Fletcher and family Mrs Clara Savage and son Don Robert Thomson and Miss Mary McWilliams McWilliams Mc- Mc Williams left this week on a motor trip to Yellowstone National National National Na Na- park A picture of Ray McBeth Waldo Valdo Jones and Joe Donnelly Grand county soldier boys now stationed in France was published published published pub pub- in this issue Moab was making elaborate plans for celebration of July 24 Charles Turner well wen known cattleman of Grand county died this week at Nat Levi was in Moab this week and announced that he was organizing a company to drill for oil in Moab this fall |