Show Looking Backward Through the files of The Times-Independent Times And The Grand Valley Times 5 YEARS AGO AGOA A spokesman for R. R L. L Wilson owner of the Wilson Truck Service Service Ser Ser- vice garage that was destroyed here In a fire here hero Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- said that plans are being pushed to rebuild the building Dr J. J W. W Williams was years old and the Moab Lions Club honored him by presenting him with choice domestic and imported cheese Custer A. A McLeod 73 died at Delta lie He was formerly operator op op- op- op orator of u a pool hall in In Moab Joyce Stewart and Jack L. L Farstead were married at the Baptist church Letha etha Holyoak and Theodore N N. were married at the Manti Mantl temple Dr Jesse Nusbaum for 16 years the superintendent of Mesa Mesa Mesa Me Me- sa Verde National Park now located at Santa Fe NM was wasl l in Moab Funeral services for William J. J Marler MarJer 69 were held at the Community Baptist church 20 O YEARS AGO J. J Bracken Lee mayor of Price was in Moab campaigning campaign campaign- ing for governor The county commissioners met and appointed judges of el el- el A petition signed by 70 taxpayers asked that a county f fair lr be held this fall faU and suggested suggested suggested sug sug- that that J John hn E. E Pace be manager The petition was granted Descendants of Christian Cand C. C and Karen H. H met at ata a family reunion at Salina Fri Fri- Fr- Fr day Members of the MIA of San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan stake will hold their annual annual an an- nual outing at Warner Varner in the theLa theLa theLa La Sal mountains dor of Ark and Mr and Mrs James R. R Mea- Mea H their son Paul Meador and family family family fam fam- ily of Palestine Texas were arrivals arrivals arrivals ar ar- ar- ar rivals in Moab for a visit with Mr Meadors Meador's nephew Carroll J. J Meador and family Mr and Mrs N. N A A. Taylor of Ouray Utah were arrivals in Moab being summoned by the serious condition of Mr Taylor's Taylors Taylors Taylor's Taylors Taylor's Tay Tay- lors lor's mother Mrs Lydia Ann Amu Taylor Mrs Lydia Ann Taylor 89 was seriously ill Paul Black 18 of ot Blanding suffered the loss of his left arm above the elbow when the car he was driving was sideswiped by a car driven by J. J L Coons Sheriff J. J B. B was gradually gradually gra gra- gra dually improving and would beable be beable beable able to resume his work In a afew afew few lew weeks The names of ot J J. J A. A Somerville Somerville Somer- Somer ville C C. S. S Thomson J J. J Reed Lance and R. R L. L Holyoak had been entered for supervisor of ol the Grand County Colorado River Riv er Conservation District election election elec eke tion Tuesday 40 YEARS AGO Arrangements were made for foran foran foran an airplane to visit Moab this week and passengers were to tobe tobe tobt be bt taken up for tor flights Drilling operations were going going go go- ing forward steadily on the Big Six lease across the Grand riv er Supt D. D S. S I L. L McCorkle left for tor Salt SaU Lake City to attend a convention of school dents of the state Cards were received In Moab announcing the wedding at Ber lien keley Calif CallI of Miss Eola Moore of ot Moab and Roy H. H Quinn of ot Arlington SD S.D. Austin Berry Derry was brought to the Moab hospital suffering from a broken collar bone lIe He was hit by one of ot the handles handies of a fresno which he was o operating open oper r. r at the Valley City Cily road roal camp The salary scale of the tha trot tras r bf bt b tram ra county nty was Vas revised by the board of ot county commisso hers and practically rn cv every Q y of c in the county was given a substantial 1 increase In salary The schools of Grand county were scheduled to open opert Sept 7 and the prospects for a profitable pro prod school year were good the superintendent said 60 YEARS AGO AGOA A report came from the La LaS LaSal LaSal S Sal l mountains that the Indians were slaughtering deer deet in the vicinity of Geyser Pass It was stated that open violation of the law should be stopped and the Indian agents should see seeto seeto seeto to it that the Indians were kept kepton on the reservation Dr J. J W. W Williams and wife w were were re spending a It few days' days outing outing outing out out- ing in the La Sal mountains While coming down from the mountains B. B R. R met I with quite an accident his horse falling on his arm and bruising it badly II Two saddles saddies were stolen this week one from the corral of John Loveridge and one from I the Maxwell hotel No trace of them had been found |