Show Looking Backward Through the files of The Times Independent And The Grand Valley Times 5 YEARS AGO Funeral rites for Mervin A. A Davis Davis Davis Da Da- vis 65 of t Grand Junction were wen held beld at Moab The Moab city co council authorized authorIzed authorized author author- the advertising of bids for fora a new fire station building Darlene Jones a year old Navajo girl died from burns received received re re- received in a fire Mrs Hannah Pittman took over her duties as health nurse 20 YEARS AGO The Utah Motel was assured when when Francis Feltch ThomasI Thomas I Karren arren and an Mrs Virginia Carter Carter Carter Car Car- ter of ot Vernal purchased from Mr and Mrs Golden Peterson a corner lot Jot on Main street y unit 12 hotel would be run J J. II H. Freeman 87 died at Salt Lake City He lIe was the father of ot ofEarl ofEarl otEarl Earl J. J Freeman of f Moab Lawrence J. J McBride 58 56 of ot Pueblo Pueblos died at Moab Ills His body was to be taken to Pueblo for burial Thomas Lynn Evans 13 18 old months-old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas B. B Evans died at 4 pm p.m. as a result of ot burns buntS he sustained when he fell a tub of ot scalding scaldIng scalding scald scald- ing water His IDs father was forester forester for for- ester of the Moab soil soli conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion camp The local selective service board No 27 comprising Grand county had received word that eight men would be called to the j jarmy army Feb 19 Dr J. J W W. Duffy well known I Colorado Springs dentist died of a n heart attack at Colorado Springs lIe He was formerly of I Moab lIe He was 56 years ears old Moab Lions Club defeated the Monticello Civic Club on the Moab Moab Moab Mo Mo- ab floor In a game of ot basketball I Iby by the score of 50 The game was staged for the benefit of the Women's Literary Club Members of the Moab Lions Club entertained their wives Inthe in inthe inthe the basement of ot the Baptist church at a dinner Members voted to accept an invitation to visit the the Vernal Lions Club to visit that group of ot 1 March 8 to discusS discus It a Toad road over the BO Book Bock Ik Cliffs to Vernal A son was born to Mr and Mrs John Jackson A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Cecil Burr BUT Mr am and Mrs Airs N N. A. A Taylor and andson andson andson son N Norman were visitors in Moab They recently sold their ranch on the Book mountains to the Indian bureau 40 YEARS AGO The Grand county library renewed renewed renewed re re- re- re Its Us application for a Carnegie Carnegie Car Car- negie library building C. C A A. Robertson Robertson Robertson Rob Rob- ertson was chairman and H. H W. W BaUley Balsley se secretary r t ry of ot the board Rep Clyde A A. Hammond was Will working hard to have the stats state retain the Moab- Moab Mask Cisco ca river roM road on the st state te highway system systems ant and amito antto I to start tart Improvement work on the road Grand county citizens citizen were circulating petitions supporting sup porting Mr ds d's stand F. F M M. Shafer was reappointed po postmaster t ter at Moab C. C W w. Crepes and Miss s Margery Margery Mar liar gery sery Dt Vitt were wore married this A son wa w. was born to Mr and Uld ana Mr 1 tetra Oc Oscar r W. W McConkie McConkle at t the 9 Moab hospital i Rangers W. W E. E and C. C J J. J Meal feador r completed the con COl of a new forest ranger rang er ex r station statton on Wilson Mesa The sum of 61 was raised at a a. dance for the relief of ot destitute children of ot Europe Mr and Mrs J J. J H. H Johnson had completed a new now home borne at Moab A. A M. M Rogers and C. C W W. Wright returned from a trip to Denver where they were present at the sampling of ot a large tonnage of uranium ore W. W E. E Evans state bank examiner examiner examiner ex ex- arrived to take charge of the defunct Moab State Bank 60 YEARS AGO Articles of incorporation of the Grand River Castleton Si La Sal Mountain Mountain- Co were filed filed fit fil fil- fil ed with the county clerk The company capitalized of one millIon million mil mu- lion dollars was formed to to construct construct construct con con- a railroad from the Grand river to the La Sal mountains a distance of 22 miles The incorporators incorporators incorporators in- in were George E. E Matteson Seth E. E McGraw Lorenzo Lorenzo Lorenzo Lo Lo- Lo- Lo renzo Hatch John E. E Pace and Charles F F. F Caswell M M. I I. I Fowler came down from Miners Miner's Basin and went to his hi claims on the Dolores river to work the remainder of ot the win win- ter The mail schedule gave the time of ot departure of ot the Thomp Thomp- son-bound son stage at am a.m. with arrival at Thompson at pm p.m. giving 10 hours for the trip As Fred N. N commis commissioner P. P R. R Butt sheriff sheri ft and II Nephi Bailey justice elected in San Juan county failed to qualIty qualify Ity the following appointments I were made D. D II n. Dalton commissioner com com- commissioner como missioner F. F H. H sheriff sher sher- sher-j sher lit Itt and W W. B. B King 1 justice I IJames James L. L Wade was wa was appointed deputy county attorney A large Jarge body of ot manganese had been discovered 10 miles south of Little Grande arid add a large crew of ot men were busy develop developing develop ing the property Mat Martin was down from Castle Valley reporting the I Grand River Toll Co had a large force foree of ot men at work on the river riv riv- er road I Dr J. J W. W Williams had received ed three fine Angora goats which he intended to place to his ranch down the Grand river Canyon Andy Talbert was in from Salt Valley for supplies He lie Ie declared that district would prove to be bea a rich producer of ot copper are W E E. E Roberson was making final proof on his La fial al home homeI I stead George 1 and bride left an a wedding t lp to Ariz Ariz- Ar ona |