Show Looking Backward Through the files of The Times Independent And The Grand Valley Times 5 9 YEARS AGO Millers Miller's Supermarket was making arrangements to start work an a new building on a 10 10 square foot tract about four blocks south of the postoffice building Another new business had been opened in Moab by Howa Howard Howard How How- a ard Shields with the opening of his new rew Quality Just south of the Red Rock flock Lodge in a building erected for that purpose A picture of Mr and Mrs J. J W. W Corbin and their family appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap in this issue Twenty Twenty- twp two members of the ventY l family were pictured I I 20 YEARS AGO AGOA A meeting of the board of county commissioners was held L L. L. L Taylor was elected chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the board G. G O O. Patterson Patterson Patterson Patter Patter- son and J Jr Reed Lance were ere the theother theother other members The board passed passed passed pass pass- ed a resolution expressing appreciation appreciation ap ap- ap- ap i predation of the service of Commissioner ner James A. A Somerville Somerville Som- Som erville who was not a candidate for re election R R. II H. Dalrymple representative tive from Grand county to the state legislature left for the state assembly which was tb meet next Monday The con constant tant growth of the First National Bank of Moab was shown by its statement of condition on the of December December December De De- I cember last Resources of were shown The ninetieth birthday of Mrs Lydia Ann Colvin Taylor of Moab will be observed Monday Monday Mon Mon- day Jan 13 at the home of her da daughter Mrs Albert Beach with whom she had bad resIded resided resided re re- re- re sided for lor a number of years p past L I The Grand county board of education was organized for coming year with the election of C Ch S S. S Thomson as president Emma M. M Dalton vice press 1 dent and H. H W. W Balsley treas treas- The board named W. W R. R McConkle clerk of the board Misses Miriam and Lorena Taylor entertained at a bridge luncheon Saturday afternoon Lloyd Baker well known Green River rancher was a Moab Moab Moab Mo Mo- ab visitor this week Mr Baker was the owner owner of what is known a as The Th Island II which comprises ses an area of several hundred acres lying between the old and the present channels of the Green river Bertram Dalton 25 was named named named nam nam- ed traffic patrolman by the state road commission 40 YEARS AGO The election contest between between be be- tween Dilworth Woolley tand and Geprge George Christensen Involving the office of Seventh Judicial District judge was still being tried The candidates were run- run ing neck and neck on the re re- count Twelve velv thousand b ballots had been recounted I Clyde A. A Hammond representative representative representative left this week for Salt Lake City to attend the legislative legislative legislative legis legis- session The board of county commis- commis Heber He-ber Murphy as chairman The stoners organized by electing other commissioners were Mel Stewart and J. J G. G McBride Dr J. J W. W Williams was the retiring commissioner J. J B. B was appointed sheriff of Grand county succeeding succeeding succeeding suc suc- W. W J. J Bliss The I Keystone Metals Reduction Reduction Reduction I tion Co was using a train of burros to pack vanadium ore from Polar Mesa to Dewey The board of education reorganIzed reorganized reorganized by electing C. C A. A Robertson Robertson Rob Rob- ertson as president J. J P P. P Miller was vice president and H. H W. W Balsley was treasurer Loren L. L Taylor had leased The Times Grand county had the highest per capita wealth of any county In hi Utah with 2899 for every everyman everyman man woman and child Miss Dora Day and Rudolph were married at Grand Junction C C. A. A Hammond of Moab was the only Democratic member of the legislature 60 YEARS AGO I Mrs L L. J. J Hinkley wife of Judge Hinkley of Moab died this week at Monticello I Lester Taylor returned from froman froman froman an an extended stay In the east i where he had gone with a shipment shipment ship ship- ship ship-I ment of horses H. H G. G Ballard Lester Taylor I and Mone Peterson were ap appointed appointed ap- ap I ap-I pointed by the county commIssIoners commissioners commis commIs- as delegates to the national na- na na na-j convention at Salt Lake City I I The new board of county commIssIoners commissioners com crom- missioners met electing J. J H. H Shafer as chairman Moab experienced a January thaw wh which h took all the ice out of the river It looked like there would be beno no Ice harvest this winter Don T T. Allison left for Pueblo I where he was to be married It lt I Iwas was rumored The Moab Irrigation Co elected elected elected elect elect- ed J. J II H. Shafer A. A A. A Taylor i i J. J T. T Loveridge Henry Holy oak and A. A P. P Sorensen as directors The new county offices as assumed assumed as- as their duties Monday Sheriff A. A J J. J Young had appointed appointed ap ap- ap pointed Thomas Trout as dep dep- uty The Times was advocating an appropriation from the legislature legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture to build build a road from Moab to Paradox Colo Crout McConnel had purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased a plow for cutting Ice but were afraid they couldn't use it It on account of the thaw I Sheriff Young arrested W W. C C. I Clayton wan teed at for embezzlement ment Two men I came from from Wayne county to get the prisoner I |