Show Looking B Backward Through the tho file files of The Times Independent I And The Grand Valley Times 5 YEARS AGO Richard M M. Pizza today was named representative for the Utah Power Light Company's Company's Com Com- pany's newly created Moab district Mrs Hazel Day 61 died and funeral services were held this afternoon at the church Moab's school population reached 1166 pupils a record Troy Black a licensed plumber plumber plumber plum plum- ber was hired to assist Fred Dallmus city elty wat water r dent Herbert R R. Howell 32 a worker at the Monticello uranium uranium uran uran- ium lum mill was killed when he was caught In a conveyor belt and drawn Into an ore bin 20 YEARS AGO With the signing by President Roosevelt Monday of the military mil mile conscription bill Oct 16 was designated by the president president president dent at registration day when young men would be ready for military service Bruce Ballard son of H. H G. G Ballard pioneer stockman and merchant of Thompson In 10 InGrand InGrand Grand county was missing In France where he was an officer officer of of- in the British army James A A. Lair and Mrs Teddy Teddy Ted Ted- dy A. A Shutt were married by i I the Rev W. W E. E Parks I Mr and Mrs Henry G. G I Schmidt were the parents of a daughter A A. M M. Robertson was named justice of the peace of Moab No 1 district succeeding Dave I A. A Johnson resigned Earl J J. Freeman was justice of the peace of Moab No 2 district Grand Junction Tigers de de- fated the Moab Red Devils by bya a score of 28 A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs J. J E. E Kerby Mrs L. L B. B Titus entertained 20 young guests in honor of the ninth birthday of her i daughter Narlene I W. W D. D Hammond chairman i of the State Road Commission would speak at a meeting at Moab Sept 20 40 YEARS AGO Three nephews of George Hurley of Moab were killed in ina a train wreck near DeBeque Colo caused by a landslide Mrs Elizabeth Trout wife of Thomas Trout died this week following a brief illness Ulness Both the Republican and Democratic county nominating conventions were called for Oct 7 Rev R. R W. W Spencer was returning returning returning re re- re- re turning to Moab to resume the pastorate of the local Baptist church The Big Six well had reached a depth of over feet Miss Maud Eno resigned as nurse of the Mo Moab b hospital O. O W W. a forest foret engineer was surveying for a anew anew anew new road to connect Wilson Mesa and Brumley Ridge Mrs Don Taylor and children left for Los Angeles to spend the winter 60 YEARS AGO Cisco had been made a n flag station on the railroad Cooper Martin Co had bought the Trouts Trout's and Stan- Stan cattle Westwood and Miller l shipped a carload of pears t to Cripple Creek Fred charged with stealing two saddles from Philander Maxwell and J J. J T T. Loveridge was fined 60 or 60 80 days In jail Phil Grout Crout and Chris Taylor left for Grand Junction to enter enter en en- ter Phils Phil's horse ter EllI Bill in the races of Peach Day II n. T T. a n newspaperman newspaper newspaper- man was in town looking over the valley with a view of lo locating lo- lo eating cating here He later located at where he founded the Emery County Progress John Welsh James H II Loft Loff lus and Louis Miller of Castleton Castleton Castleton Castle- Castle ton had given a bond and lease of ot their mining properties to I John Job W. W Buchl Buchi of New York Yorke The consideration was The Elgin correspondent reported reported reported re re- re- re ported that Frank Cook C. C S. S Myers and E E. Garn went bear hunting on Garn Island and anti managed to capture Old Bruin in short order The bear had been feasting of grain and watermelons watermelons wa wa- and was in good shape Arthur A. A Taylor and brother brother brother bro bro- ther Buddy Taylor while on their way in from Thompson met a cub cinnamon bear Inthe in inthe inthe the road about a mile south of Thompson They roped the bear and took him to Thompson Thomp Thomp- son alive This was the first cinnamon bear seen on the desert desert des des- ert in several years |