| Show Looking Backward e e Through the tho files of The Times And The Grand Valley Times el 5 YEARS AGO AGOt J t ff 1 Rev nev Vernon I Kendall endall arrived In n Moab on Oct 2 to begin his work as u pastor of ot the Community x ity Baptist church I Mrs t Delilah Stocks widow I i 4 of or the late James Stocks died In Penryn Calif while white on a visIt visit vis it to her daughter Mrs Sadie Wight 48 wife of Charles O. O Wight who worked for The Times Independent dent for 10 years died in Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray e Guy t y Phillips 50 minor mInot at the tM t Edna dna N 3 Incline jn to Green Oreen Wv nf ef et Canyon Was wall killed In an ac of ot the mine A resounding 40 to 6 G victory over ver has put the Red fled Devils of ot Moab In a commanding com tom manding position for lea leading JIng the newly formed Region 8 football foot ball conference Mrs Mae Empy a sister of Don Taylor of Moab passed away In Salt Lake City Friends were shocked to learn of the accidental death of O. O V. V Riordan of Grand Junction who was killed In a tractor accident He lie was WM well known here having resided In Jn Moab from 1917 until 1932 20 YEARS AGO R. R II n. Dalrymple of Moab was wM appointed state coal mine in inspector In specter by the Industrial Commission Com Com- Commission mission of Utah at a salary of a n year Mr and Mrs O. O 0 A. A of Salt Lake City former residents residents resi dents of Moab visited here They were accompanied by Mrs Julia Arnot of Gordon Neb mother of ot Mrs Mr and Mrs George eorge Crapo of ot Grand Junction were visiting biting In rn Moab Mr Cra Crapo O Is s a former Moab man a son wn of ot the late tate Mr and Mrs L L. L L. Crapo Crape of this place Mr Mf and Mrs George George A. A Lea Lea- mining were arrivals In Moab They planned to make Moab their home for the present The Women's Literary Club of Moab will entertain at a tea Oct 3 at the home of its president prest- prest dent Mrs Loren L L. Taylor The Cortez Colo Panthers anthers secured sweet revenge from the Moab Red ned Devils Devil by beating them in a game of ot football The score was 27 The Vanadium Corporation of America was pushing an exploration atlon program In southeastern Utah The First National Bank of Moab's resources resource of condition showed resources of ot Travel to Arches National Monument showed people peo pIe Visited the monument last year an Increase of 50 per cent according to Custodian It If G G. Schmidt Charles S. S Lumley of ol Grand Junction sheriff of ot Mesa county county coun coun- ty for the p pest past t 13 years died last Jast week He Ire was well known In Jn Grand county where he operated operated op op- crated stock Mrs Lester Taylor Wallace Everton and Miss Enid Howarth Howarth How How- arth public health nurse were in Provo Where they attended a meeting of ot the State Board of ot Health 40 YEARS AGO The Navajo Trail would be bethe bethe bethe the Issue when Moab Chamber of Commerce sent a delegation to a meeting to be held at Cor Cor- Attending the convention would be R R. C. C Clar Dr J. J W. W Williams Loren L. L Taylor and J. J T. T Learning The marking of he highway from Gallup NM to Crescent Junction was the primary cause of the meet meet- Ing Descendants of of George Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Johnson pioneer Utah citizen and an early resident of ot Moab valley had formed a family family fam fan ily fly association D. D A. A Johnson of ot Moab returned from Huntington Hunting Hunting- ton where the family ass association was formed Word Wont was received In Moab of the death of WInton Riffle year old son of Mr and Mrs Riffle at the William Cooley ranch In Castle Valley Dr L W. W Allen of Moab was called but all aU efforts to to save the boy were unavailing The Big Six Oil Co well was wasat wasat wasat at 1493 feet this week A huge sign ten feet square will be set up a at Crescent Junction Junc Junc- tion The sign was being made by F F. F D. D F. F Gay Gny auto and would be set up by the Moab Moab Moab Mo Mo- ab Garage A carload of lumber recently contributed by businessmen of Grand for the repair of culverts between Thompson and the Colorado state line on the Midland Trail would be accepted accepted ac ac- ac by the State Road Commission Commission Com Com- mission according to word received received received re re- by D D. A. A Johnson state road agent 60 YEARS AGO J. J N N. Roberson caught a large ow In n a trap which was being S exhibited at atthe the Phil Hill Crout saloon sa 14 loon Joon The local Woodmen lodge was WM considering the erection of ot ofa ofa ota a building for tot lodge purposes Ed td Wolf of Miners Miner's Basin was wU In town arranging t to have a Carload of ore ote freighted to the railroad from his claims Government advertisements were posted Osted throughout town asking for bids on the Moab Moab- Thompson mall malt line tine beginning July 1 Dr DI J. J W. W Williams returned from a trip down the river He tre went down about 40 miles but found no trace of his lost water wheel Frank Hall trait and Charles Snell came down from the Grand GrandView GrandView GrandView View mine and Mr Snell left for Monticello to work on claims of his own F. F A A. Manville county treasurer treasurer treasurer treas treas- advertised that there were funds In the treasury to pay alt outstanding warrants The prevalence of ot worms was getting to be a serious menace to the fruit raising fruit raising industry of Moab Valley and The Times urged that united steps on the part of growers be taken to fight the pests |
