Show TI LOOKING BACKWARD e e e Through the tho Files Fifes of The Times-Independent Times And tho the Grand Valley Times TT T. T 20 YEARS AGO S. S Wilson 86 one of ol Moab's Moab very earliest settlers died of ot Infirmities Incident to age He Ite came to Moab In 1878 The family were among the first settlers in the valley Mrs EWe Effie Green Taylor 72 died to Provo at the home of friend Mrs Fred Sutherland Mitchell l was elected president of the Ute Moab Lions Club succeeding Joseph F. F Parrish Other officers elected elected elect elect- ed were Owen M M. DeSpain first vice president Ross Thomson second vice president dent secretary W Win WInford l n t ford o r d Dunce Grand County Post ost No 54 American Legion and Auxiliary ary will witt sponsor a program Sunday honoring the young pica nen of Grand County now In Inthe Inthe inthe the armed forces After the program the congregation will wm go to the cemetery where wreaths will wm be placed on the graves of veterans of past wars Members of the Helper Kiwanis Kiwanis Ki- Ki wanis wants Club and their wives were guests of the Moab LIons Lions Li ons ns Club at a picnic staged at atthe atthe atthe the Colorado River bridge Mrs N. N B B. B Knight and daughter Norma Jean left for Post Angeles Wash for a visit with Mrs Knights Knight's daughter Mrs Norman Hettman Hettman Hettman Hett- Hett man and family All citizens of Moab were Invited by the American Legion Le Legion gion glon Auxiliary to be at the Moab City cemetery to assist in a general cleanup campaign cam cam- Wayne R R. McConkle and R. R L L. Holyoak are accompanying accompany ing P. P W. W Tompkins of San Francisco on on a trip to scenic points near neal Moab Families who desire to partIcipate participate participate par par- par par- in lri the Grand County Association were I urged to the committee to sign their contracts 40 YEARS AGO The arrest of James Warner Warner Warner War War- ner of Kanab for the o of Joseph P. P Miller Jr at Thompson by Sheriff Heber Murphy was disclosed and his preliminary hearing before before before be be- fore Justice C. C L L. Christensen in a a few days ays was scheduled W. W D. D Sutton state treasurer treasurer treas treas- was in Moab and met with Commissioner W. W D. D Hammond m uh behalf of Grand Granc County's exhibit at the state fair Charles Lance nad brothers Reed and Howard had leased the Mrs Joe ranch in Thompson Canyon and will operate a dairy there to supply supply supply sup sup- ply the town of Sego with milk mUk and dairy products A native Moab l boy is a member of the graduating class of the of Ne Ne- vada He Is Ruel J J. J Pete Taylor the youngest son of Arthur A A. Taylor o of Moab Memorial Day will wUl be observed observed ob served in Moab with a special open-air open program to be rendered rendered rendered ren ren- dered under the auspices of the Womans Woman's Literary Club Mrs Larsen's famous lower flower garden now bids fair lair fairo I to o attract national attention as the result of ot an article published pub pub- in he Boston Doston Evening Transcript and written by Frank Yank R R. Arnold professor of journalism at the Utah Agri College The article was as entitled Americas Most American Garden 60 YEARS AGO AGOv v The annual Utah state lair fair was announced W W. WE E. E E Prince returned from froin Pueblo where he had spent the winter The John Burr benefit dance was a great success James M M. was th the associate editor and printer of The Times I II I Great preparations were beIng being beng be- be Ing ng made for fitting celebrations celebrations celebrations at Moab on July 4 and July 24 Decoration Day was fitting ly h y observed here and the parade parade parade par par- ade was a l credit to the town Milo Lance fell feli off oU a l load ad adof of grain the wagon passing over ever one of his feet badly crushing It F. F B B. B Hammond F F. M. M Shafer Shafer Shafer Sha- Sha fer J J. J P. P Miller John J J. J Bob Bob- erson and B. B L. L Farnsworth were appointed as s a Fourth of July Committee Mrs Walter Moore and son George and Mrs Mary A. A Malberry of Salt Lake City left this week for St. St Louis to attend the Louisiana a Purchase Purchase Purchase Pur Pur- chase exposition The old Liberty Bell was moved from its home in Independence Independence Independence In In- dependence Hall to the Ute worlds world's fair in St. St Louis this being the seventh trip the old relic has taken since 1753 Miss Ida da Chandler and William Wil wn- liam Wells both of Castleton w were re married at Monticello this week The bride has taught school at Moab and nd at Castleton for several years and served a term as count county y superintendent |