Show Looking Backward Through the Files of The Times Independent I 20 Years Arco This Week C. C A. A Robertson well well known known r i 11 st st- st t leader of Moab died this week In ID li the Grand county hospital Mr Robertson had tad been ailing for about a week with a severe case of In tin The entire state was shocked hocked by the news of the death leath of such an outstanding leader eader In 1907 Mr Robertson purchased the Grand Valley Times rimes then a small poorly poorly- equipped newspaper He lie was editor and manager of this n newspaper i for or four years and during that time enlarged the equipment and Improved the paper aper to such an extent that It became one of the leading weeklies lg lu the state He retired re- re tired ired from the management of the lie paper In 1911 to practice the he profession of law Three meetings of organizations organizations in Moab 1 had to be ibe postponed post because of the widespread illness In the valley One of the worst epidemics of Influenza ever eyer experienced In this area i had Its grip on many of the local citizens ens Six Moab football players got merited recognition in t tithe the state all selections of the sports department of the Deseret News They were Jimmy WIn Winbourn bourn Pau Paul Shafer Don Bronson Norman Norman Nor Nor- I man Andrews Elwyn Newell I and Karl Johnson I Kenneth Jack Armstrong small son of Mr 1 and Mrs Robent Robert Ro bert bent L L. Armstrong of Cisco died at that place this week from a severe case of influenza L J 40 Years Ago This Week W. W C. C Downing station agent agen at Westwater was acquitted a at athis athis his preliminary hearing of the killing of William E. E Linn Jus Jus- J. J J. J Anderson held that the homicide was justifiable The Ides Theatre established by R. R C C. Clark Joseph L. L Tay lor for and Max ax iB JB Taylor gave its Initial show Tuesday Dr J J. J W. W Williams and Bishop J. J P. P Larsen were appointed as Jury commissioners Nicholls NIcholIs Lolls Lolis for 14 years a Ii a resident of SarI San San Juan lity county died at this week The delinquent tax list of Grand county was published In Inthis Inthis this edition by Treasurer F. F A A. Manville 1 and occupied two col col- Dr P. P P. P Claxon federal commissioner com corn missioner of education announced an an- that Utah had the smallest percentage of illiteracy of any state in the union County Attorney C. C A A. A Robertson Robertson Rob Rob- ertson and Sheriff W. W J. J Bliss BUss were called to Investigate a homicide at Westwater this week R. R M M. Handy of Denver owner owner own own- er of the Cisco townsite sold solda a number of lots there this week I Deputy June Pehrson of San SanJuan SanJuan Juan county took Robert Bruce to prison to serve a year two term for tor burglary |