| Show I Looking Backward Through the files of The Times Times Independent And The Grand Valley Times 5 S YEARS AGO AGOA A high spirited band of ot Red Devils bevils left by chartered bus for foi Fillmore where here they were to play the Eagles In a quarterfinal football game forthe for fot the state Class B championship A hot election was to be held hed next Tuesday with all county and state officers to be elected First mall carrier Louis Louls A. A got final Instructions from Postmaster E. E R. R Carter before beCore leaving on his first delivery ery cry service Fred A A. Adamson former Provo Pro Pro- vo peace officer will be sworn In as chief of ot police by Mayor J. J W. W Corbin today Jim Smith formerly of ot Moab died at Price He Ite married the former Eva Taylor of ot Moab Allen Newell left October 31 for or Billings Montana on a mission mis slon sion for Cor the church 20 YEARS AGO Coach Eddie Kimballs Kimball's brow has lifted these last few days at nt the BYU Bro as 09 he watched the return to form of ot Ted Tibbetts I of ot Moab stellar end for BYU Bro who was Injured with a broken jaw aw in the first game of ot the season sea sea- son ion against Montana The biennial city election would be held next The he Citizens Party ratty nominees were For mayor D. D E. E Baldwin year tour councilman J. J W W. Corbin Corbin Cor- Cor bin year two-year councilmen C. C J. J Meador leador Cord Bowen and N N. S. S Butch Christensen recorder Mitchell treasurer Winford WIn Win- ford ord Bunce W. W W. W Welton resigned as project superintendent at Arches Arch Arch- es camp Three young men would leave for tor or the army next week They were Elwyn Charlie Newell Clyde Freeman of Lockhart S. S C. C and Willian E. E Gambill of Jackson ackson Miss Sid Clark was In from Thomp- Thomp son on Mr dark Clark had recently purchased purchased pur- pur chased a filling station in Thompson from James A. A Lair Mrs Clark and children would move to Thompson to join Mr Hark Clark The wedding of Miss Lenna Newell and imd Ted Christensen w was waso s sto to o be held soon Tom Murphy and Philip Stocks drove to Naturita to get et Mr Murphys Murphy's brother Jack who vho has been Ill this summer Attorney F. F F B. B Hammond formerly formerly formerly for for- merly of Moab Is a candidate for or mayor of Price Ten members of the agricultural agricultural tural ural class of the local high school chool under the leadership of Arno B B. B Weston would leave for or Ogden to attend the Ogden lIvestock show Mr and Mrs Bert Beit Hector of Naturita spend the weekend at Moab A son was born to Mr and Mrs Earl Shafer A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Hawks James Lair left for Missouri Missourio to o visit his mother who was 87 years ears of age 40 YEARS AGO The school board let contracts contracts con- con tracts for furnishing 80 tons of coal oal at 13 a ton M M. B. B Bur Burdick dick and sons of Thompson hompson purchased the Valley City ranch and reservoir for tor Frank M. M Barnes veteran prospector this week shot the perilous rapids in the the Colorado river Iver just below Westwater his boat oat being a foot 20 craft He lIe was the second man to shoot the le rapids the first being Ed Kolb Colb famous boatman Mr flames Dames was not aware of the dangerous character of ot the ra rapids rapids ra- ra wl when n he embarked at Westwater Westwater West- West water and he admitted on arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival In Moab that he was lucky lie Ite left leCt on a Il prospecting trip down the river from Moab One on the longest calendars In the history of ot Grand County awaited the November tern term of ol court Two murder ca cases 9 and seven other criminal actions were scheduled to be tried E E. H. H Steiner of ot the Moab Garage Co was engaged putting out marker posts on the NavaJo Navajo Navajo Nava Nava- Jo Trail from Crescent Junction to Gallup NM Six people were applying for appointment as postmaster of Thompson Road construction was Under full fun headway on the Moab Moab- Thompson highway R. R C C. Clark was the contractor and he had two camps one under John DuBois DuBols Du Du- Bols Bois on Klondike Ridge and the theother theother theother other under P. P G. G Woods on Cedar Cedar Cedar Ce Ce- dar Ridge An Interesting letter from John Williams West Point Cadet cadet ca Ca- det to his father Dr J J. J W. W Wll- Wll was published E. E H. H Street sold to Green River parties head of range cattle the price being 2850 per head calves thrown In The State Road Commission set a speed limit of 30 miles an hour on state highways and 15 miles an hour in cities and towns 60 YEARS AGO AGOA A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Ben Farnsworth Over boxes of apples were being shipped out of Moab to Chicago Senator Kearns was trying to get rural free delivery of malls established In Utah The Daughters of the Pacific were fitting up the Warner hall for lodge purposes Ben caught his hand In a corn com sheller losing part of a finger as 09 a result Arthur Buddy and Joseph Taylor took a trainload of lambs to the Chicago market The steamboat which was to have left Green River r did not do so on account of some repairs but was expected to make the trip any day now Many Moab people were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the boat A party consisting of ot Soren Nelson Mr and Mrs D D. T. T Allison Al AI lison ILson andr and r Misses Eva Taylor Stella Taylor and Bertie Gaines GI attended n R dance at the John Martin ranch In Castle Valley Vaney Phil Crout Grout purchased the Green Interests Interest Interests in the building adjoining the Martin Cooper store and was fitting it up for tor fora tora a saloon A number of ot bo boys who were out for tor fun tun on Halloween were haled before Justice 1 L L. L Ilin- Ilin kley charged with malicious conduct and the judge fined them each Mons Mon Peterson appeared as counsel for the thebo's boys bos and made an able plea for leniency Ills His views were shared by y County Attorney J J. N N. CorIn Corbin Corbin Cor Cor- I bin In who stated that the object of ot the prosecution was simply to io show that there should be a R limit to the class of ot fun engaged In |
