Show r LOOKING BACKWARD Through the Files of The Times Times Independent Independent And the Grand Valley Times 5 Years Yean Ago Construction work on Millers Miller's Supermarket south of ot Moab on or Highway ICO Is entering final phases this week according to toItal toItal Ital Ifal Johnson and Ralph Miller Jr Empire Furniture Co announced announced announced an an- that they would close their Moab furniture store In January A certificate denoting full Cull accreditation accreditation ac ac- ac with the Northwest Association of ot Secondary condary and Higher Education was received by the Grand County High School Schoot Over thirty students were In Inthe Inthe inthe the drivers driver's education class claM of ot the thc high school The American Power Boat Association As As- approve the Canyon Country River Marathon the annual event being sponsored by Moab and Green Grcen River 20 Years Yeara Ago John A. A Johnston of Price visited friends In Moab Mr Johnston formerly operated a 11 hotel at Cisco and was a 81 commissioner commissioner com com- missioner of ot Grand County Grand Crand County's quota of fats and greases was pounds and 1380 pounds of rags Tags Miss Edah Williams was chairman chaIrman chairman chair- chair I man of President Roosevelt's lt's birthday ball baU on Jan 30 Dr A. A L. L Inglesby of Fruita Utah was a n Moab visitor He lIe was a booster for southeastern Utah Mitchell M. M Williams w was an nn Army Anny Air Force lieutenant lieutenant lieuten lieuten- ant and got his ibIs commission at Randolph Field Texas County Treasurer Winford Bunce Bunco reports 98 per coot cent of ot Grand County taxes were paid prior to dat date of ot sale Jan Jno 10 Sheriff S. S Marlon Marton Bliss of ot Price and two sisters Mrs Hattle Nash of McCracken Kan and Mrs Birch of ot Price and the he latter's tetter's daughter Mrs Cal Harris of ot Price were dinner guests of at their sister Mrs A. A T. T Taylor of Moab A d daughter was born to and Mrs Norman Taylor Harris Harrison on m Jan 12 A daughter was bom born to Mr and Mrs il Ben Bon Rowe Rowell L. L L L. Taylor nod and Albert Maxwell Maxwell Max Max- well of the draft board and Clerk H. H S. S Rutledge attended a conference con con- ference ferenee at Price Sunday called by Col II U. Arnold Rich state director Dr J. J W. W Williams received a telegram Informing him of the death of a brother Dr Z M M. Williams of Columbia Mo He was 87 years of age Mr and Mrs A. A P. P VoorhIes of Rangeley Colo Coto were arrivals In Moab for a brief stay In town Mr and Mrs Mennel Stewart and nod family returned from Vernal Vema where they had spent spa two months Dr I I. I W. W Allen and John Jon E. E Pace left for Salt Lake City for fora a several days' days stay Douglas Christenson returned from Rolla RoUa Mo where he graduated graduated grad grad- ua ted with a chemical engineering engineer engineer- ing degree from m the School of Mines 40 Years Ago AgoA A movement was underway for tor the erection of ot a high school gymnasium at an estimated cost of ot Mennel Stewart 15 was seriously seriously seri serio Injured when thrown from froma troma a horse Dr I. I W. W Allen was seriously considering locating at Eureka and had gone to to that place to investigate nn an attractive offer otter that hud had been made him Moab Mob people were much concerned about the possibility of losing Dr Allen The Midland Telephone Company Company Com Com- pany at Its annual stockholders meeting decided to start the thc construction construction con con- of ot a telephone line from Gre Green River RI to Price The Moab High School basketball basket ball baU team made a trip through San Juan County defeating Monticello and Blanding A large crew of volunteer firemen firemen fire fire- men successfully Sought fought a fire in the rear of the Peterson Petersen feed store preventing the flames from spreading to the store and the Williams har hardware store A benefit dance for the Moab High School basketball team was given being raised to buy sweaters for the team Boyd S. S Hammond shipped feeder lambs to market 60 Year Ago During his three years in office Judge L L. J Hinkley had collected in fines A son was as born bom to Mr and Mrs R. R D. D Westwood Wilson and Winbourn were driving a tunnel for tor water Inthe Inthe in inthe the hills bills north f f town for tor Goodman and Green Mr end Md Mrs P. P Maxwell returned returned re re- turned from fram Salt Lake to take takeover takeover takeover over their hotel on 00 Feb 1 Dr J J. W. W V. V Williams had pur pun chased chase the fixtures and stock of the contee A composition Winter In Canada written by Miss Nora Johnson a pupil n of ot Central school was published in this issue The Green river was frozen over and all traffic was c crossing on the Ice The 1110 need of at a ferry terry at Dewey i to accommodate the increasing traffic to Castleton was called to the attention of ot the county commissioners The following somewhat drastic drastic dras dras- tic tie ordinance was passed by the town board It shall be unlawful ful for Cor more than three 3 persons persons persons per per- sons to assemble upon the streets or sidewalks within the corporate limits of ot the town tO of ot Moab except by and nod with the consent of the town tour marshal whose duty It Is to order all persons per persons er sons violating the terms of ot this section to disperse Accidents occurred to three Moab men mm this week Dilly Crouse suffered a s severe re fracture of ot a leg when his wagon tipped off a steep grade on the thc Grand river road throwing Mr Crouse Grouse about 30 feet teet James DuBois DuBols was thrown from a IJ bucking horse at Indian Creek his ankle being dislocated while I L. L H. H Eddy fell felt fellon fellon felton on the Ice at Dewey breaking his leg |