Show Looking Backward T VU t Y LJ j I From the Files of The Times Independent r And the Grand Valley Tim Times S JT oJ 5 S YEARS AGO The birthday of Dr J. J W W. Williams was observed Mrs Ha Ila Corbin presented a huge community birthday cake A to house-to-house check on sanitation In Moab was order order- ed The Charles Redd lot In Moab one of the choicest building lots in town was sold to two Idaho men Gus Vol- Vol and Harry Magnuson The Moab schools were so overcrowded according to pre pre- registration figures that officials officials of of- were in a as asto asto asto to what steps to take Elgin was the scene of some major improvements made by Grand county the road from Elgin and the Hastings ranch being blacktopped Inspector I. I L. L B. B Perry reported report report- ed that the first shipment of Moab peaches and pears went to Lubbock Texas this week 20 YEARS AGO Frank A. A Woodruff 87 died deed Friday Grand county reduced Its levy three mills making state and county levies here my mills Moab city levies were 14 mills Oiling of 17 more miles of Highway in Dry valley alley was started Reductions of 37 per cent on residential and 30 per cent on commercial rates were ordered Tuesday against the Moab Power Pow Pow- er Light Co by the State Public s Service Commission The Moab Lions club would send a delegation of around 20 people to Durango Colorado for fora a road meeting called by the Highway Association A daughter was born to Mr an and Mrs Mennel Menne Stewart Mr and Mrs Arthur W. W W-B W and Md children were hers here a I from their home at WIckett Texas for tor a visit with relatives rela rela- tives A bridal shower in honor of Mrs Clyde Berry Derry was given Saturday Mr and Mrs J J. J W. W V. V Corbin motored to Denver returning with their daughter Helen who had completed a 8 years year's training at St. St Josephs Joseph's hospital there The delinquent notice of ot the Big Six SU Oil Co was US published containing two and one half columns of ot names YEARS i iThe IThe 40 YEARS YAGO AGO The greatest flood nood ever seen in Mill creek followed a cloudburst cloud burst bunt this week The creek ours or- flowed Its U banks doing dam dame ages estimated at The Moab electric plant and storage storage storage stor stor- age dam were taken out about 1000 feet of ot Moab water mains were taken out leaving Moab without water for a week arid argil the new bridge across Mill MW Millcreek creek recently built at a cost COC of was swept away like lice licea a straw shaw The flood swept down main maln street to a a depth of several sev several eral feet It t was feared that Moab would be without lights for lor sev several months The establishment of bt a n hospital h hose hos s. s pital was assured as practically practical practical- ly Jy enough stoc stock for the purpose had been subscribed Millard Branson and Miss Alberta Al Alberta Al- Al berta Crapo were married this week The Times had Installed its own power plant to operate its linotype and presses following suspension of electric service The Moab Drug Co this week purchased the Robertson Flet cher pool building for a conn consideration con of The Moab Garage Co this week received a carlo carload d of Buick Bulck automobiles Miss Maryette and John were married marriel this week at Logan 1 Manager C. C A A. Hammond i an announced Em t. t this week that he hd h k d made arrangements to rebuild the Moab Light Power Co power plant and dam 60 YE YEARS RS AGO John Maxfield son-in-law son of Norman Taylor died this week Miss Charlotte Day and Charles Williams willias were married Justice Hinkley officiating A clo cloudburst flooded gardens and cellars In Moab The engineer and fireman ofa of ofa a D RG train were killed when their train plunged Into a washout just west of Little Grande Phil Crout had leas l the Rhodes building and was opening openIng opening open open- ing a a saloon The infant child of Mr and Mrs Hyrum Allen AUen died this week Grant Squier sold his ranch in Professor valley to James Waring The rainfall the past week in Moab was inches |