Show Turning Back the Pages From the Files of The Times-Independent Times 20 YEARS AGO Robbers took 50 from the Clay Davis service station one night this week after alter gaining entrance entrance en en- trance by br breaking a front win win- dow The Cane Creek No 1 well was being In this week as an offset to the Frank Shafer gusher well It was announced by the drilling superintendent Max La According to an announcement this week the highway between Dove Creek and Cortez was to tobe tobe tobo be bo completed this year and become become become be be- come a part of highway Painting and the Installation of bronze work was all aU that remained remained re reo re- re on the construction of ol the new county courthouse Tile was also to be he Installed within the next ten days A public gathering at the high school auditorium featuring a talk by Bishop W W. R. R McConkie McConkle was to begin the Memorial Day observance at Moab The servIces services serVices ices this year were under the direction dir dir- of the Grand county post of the American Legion New officers elected to lead the Moab Lions club during the coming comIng coming com com- ing year were C. C S. S Thomson president Joseph Parish and A A. C. C Jorgensen vice presidents Mitchell treasurer C C. O. O Wright tail tall twister Boyd Jorgensen Jorgen Jorgen- sen Lion tamer and J. J W. W Corbin J. J W. W Williams and L. L N. N Meador directors 30 YEARS AGO Brook trout were received received re reo re- re by the Moab Fish Si Game association this week and were to be planted on Mill creek on June 1 by members of the assoc assoc- This was the largest shipment shipment shipment ship ship- ment of trout ever to be planted in this area It was believed that the Brook trout would survive better in the swift stream than the Rainbows previously planted The completion of the roofing Job on the new Woodman hall hallwas hallwas hallwas was accomplished this week The building was to be ready for opening open ing by the middle of June Work to begin at once on the stretch of highway from Con- Con satiation to Floy in Grand county the first of a section of highway to be included in the transcontinental transcontinental Pikes Peak highway 40 YEARS AGO George F. F McGonagle state slate engineer engineer en en- was In Moab this week to investigate the condition of the Moab bridge across th Colorado Colo Cola rado River which was threatened by high water June 5 had been designated by President Wilson as the day dayon on which all men between the ages of 21 and 31 should register for military service Mrs J J. J N. N Corbin died this week at Buena Vista Colorado Erection of the Big Dig Indian mill was rapidly nearing completion The county board of equalization tion fixed the valuation of ot cattle at 40 per r head and sheep 7 per head W W. J J. Meador entertained all of the members of the eighth grade graduating class at a lawn party Mons Petersons Peterson's ranch house west of the Grand river was destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de by fire this week Frank Shafer sold head of ot cattle to N N. A. A Taylor at per head C. C A A. Johnson was called to New York state by the Illness of his father The Moab Garage shipped In another another an an- other carload of Maxwell cars Forest clerk H. H W W. Balsley had been promoted to the position of ranger |