Show Looking Backward Through the Files of The Times Independent 20 Years Ago This Week George eorge V. V F. F Powell year old year arold old Moab citizen was the honored guest at the grand rand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Fellows Fel lows In Salt Lake City He had been an Odd Fellow In good standing for tor 25 years The assessed valuation of property In Grand county had thad declined during during the he past year Assessor O. O H. H Newell New News Newsell ell reported Depressed values of livestock accounted for the decrease Sheriff J J. J B. B raided a astill astill astill still near Vh Whitehouse use and arrested arrested ar rested the who was turned over over- overto to federal author The University of Utah announced an flounced that It had come Into possession of an Indian spearhead spear spearhead head found sound near neaT Moab which was estimated to tobe be years old Cold Colt weather had halted the Ithe rapid rise of the Colorado rIver E. E H. H Snow and George A. A Critchlow members of the state tax commission were In Moab I to meet with local taxing officials of I i I i Drilling for oil was under way In Salt valley and at Crescent t- t 40 Years Ago This Week Graduating Ung exercises of the high sch school l were held this week seven students receiving diplomas C C. A A. Johnson an and Miss Beth iBeth were the high school teachers Assessor Assesses A A. A A. Taylor reported report ed that the assessed valuation of Grand county exclusive of railroads and utilities totaled J. J S S. S and Seth Dunn had organized the Grand and Green RiY River Navigation Co and were building a gasoline launch with which they proposed ito to operate an an- excursion line on the thel rivers The boat was to be 36 feet long and nd seven feet wide powered b by two marine engines The sandy roads In upper Moab vall valley y were being by a state road crew President Taft had hall authorized Ithe the Interior Interior department department to proceed pro teed with the construction of I the High Line canal In Jn Grand valley Co Coo Colo o. o without waiting for I adjudication of water rights i to the Grand river dver I A peace day ay program was wasl given at the church with C C. A A. Hammond and W. W A. A Sha Shafer fer as the speakers Charles Kelley who taught school at Cisco last term had closed his school room and hung out his shingle attorney at t law at that place W. W J J. J Dixon repotted reported good progress was being made on the Klondike oil well A herd of steers belonging to Cunningham Carpenter were being moved to the Book mountains mountains moun tams by T T. B. B Carpenter James Moore and Frank Shafer The church had Installed new seats E. E K Holbrook and R. R J J. J Thomson were repairing the Moab pipe line The highway from the Colorado Colora Cobra do state line to Salt Lake City by way of Thompsons and Price had been designated as a state road |