Show Looking Backward Through the files of The Times-Independent Times And The Grand Valley Times 5 YEARS AGO Thee Boy Doy Scouts were killed on White While Mesa 12 miles south of Blanding Max Black Johnny Johnny Johnny John John- ny Black and Gary Holliday were killed and 13 were In in- Moab City Council ordered a abond abond abond bond election on Oct 5 to vote on the question of Issuing in general water bonds Fraternal Order of Eagles was Instituted In Moab and pictures of the officers was published In this Issue Martha Dillard daughter of Mr and Mrs J J. J.- J.D. D. D Dillard of Grand Junction and W. W Eugene Leonard son of Mr and Mrs J. J P. P Leonard of Fraser Fraser Fra Fra- ser Colo exchanged nuptial vows Sunday Rev William E. E Parks formerly of Moab performed performed performed per per- formed the ceremony 20 YEARS AGO Mrs Chloe A. A Hallett 86 who lived for 37 y years ars on a ranch south of Cisco died at Grand Junction ri Ii Approximately voters exercised exercised exercised ex ex- their franchise in Tuesdays Tuesday's Tuesdays Tuesday's Tuesdays Tuesday's Tues Tues- days day's primary election Of the votes cast approximately 75 per cent were Republican and 25 per cent Democratic L. L L. L Taylor received votes for US U.S. Congressman The Taylor act grazing board of Utah district No 9 was In session The Pinhook Indian battle was described by Frank Silvey Moab Jordon Bean sole survivor sur sur- survivor was living near Bridger Montana The Somerville Cattle Cattle Cattle Cat Cat- tle Co Utah's largest cattle outfit will be host Saturday afternoon and night at the Dugway on Indian Creek 25 miles south of Moab J. J A. A up would be in charge of the party The annual party given by bythe bythe bythe the Cross H ranch at La Sal was held over guests being being being be be- ing present Charles Redd of La Sal was host Merald White 17 of Hoxie Kan was killed at Devil Canyon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon 12 miles mlles south of Monticello Monticello Monti- Monti cello In a car crash He was brought to the Moab hospital where death took place His uncle was George White of Moab Mr and Mrs Dave A. A Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son and Mrs Elizabeth Higgins drove to Provo Monday to visit Mr Johnsons Johnson's father D. D A. A Johnson who had been ill for some time A son was b born rn to Mr and Mrs Frank Williams Mrs Martha Botts of Cedar City Utah had been visiting her mother Mrs Elvira Lance This was Mrs Botts' Botts first visit to Moab in 25 years 40 YEARS AGO The Republican state convention convention convention conven conven- tion nominated Reed Smoot for US U.S. senator and Charles R. R I Mabey for tor governor The Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- chose hose Milton II U. Welling for senator and nd Thomas N. N Taylor Tay lot lor for fot governor Don D. D Colton vas was nominated d by the RepublicanS Republic Republic- anS for congressman C C. C W. W Crepps was appointed local road engineer The Grand county schools opened opened op op- ened this week F F. M M. Young was as high school principal and Russell Russell Rus Rus- sell Hodge principal of at the Central Central Cen school A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs MrS' Ed Kerby erby Ranger C C C. J. J Meador was serIously ser ser- Injured on Boren Doren Mesa when a horse fell tell on him Washout had stopped traffic on the Rio Grande for three days daya Sheriff W. W V. V J. J Bliss and County Attorney O. O A A. went to Sego to Investigate some racial troubles there W. W B. B Foy died this week at Grand Junction 60 YEARS AGO Wilson Mesa was a lively mining minIng mining min min- ing camp with a dozen shafts being sunk A board fence was being built around the school lot William Wllliam Small doing the work D. D M. M Cooper and D. D L. L Goudelock Goudelock Goudelock Gou- Gou delock returned from a trip to Colorado with a n bunch of cattle The Democratic primary convention convention con con- was called for Saturday R. R J. J Thomson received word that his father had died on July 14 at his home In New Zealand Mr Jorgensen of Mantl Manti W. W K Nielsen of Nephi Miss Fannie Brown Drown of Salt Lake City and Mrs Joseph Hammond of Moab were the teachers of the Moab school which was to open Mon Mon- day Information reached Moab that a Union Pacific train had been robbed near Bitter Ditter Creek Wyo wyo and that the robbers had started south Four men did the job and a reward of 1000 each was offered for them Local officers officers officers of of- were on the lookout for forthe forthe forthe the bandits who It was thought might come through Moab R. R J. J Thomson went to the Blue Mountains to get a five- five stamp mill Which he proposed to set up at Miners Miner's Basin In the theLa theLa theLa La HERE FROM RICHMOND Mr and Mrs Don Turnes and children left for their home in Richmond Call Calif last week after after after af af- ter spending two weeks in Moab visiting Mr Turners Turner's mother Mrs Edna Allen and other rel rel- rel- rel |