Show Turning Back the Pages From the Files of The Tho Times Independent 20 YEARS AGO 1 Superintendent Helen M. M Knight announced this week that school for the coming year would get gel underway on August 30 and gave a list of Instructions relative to tc the opening of the school year Moab's new municipal swimming swim ming pool which was opened to tc the public on August 16 was to tc tobe tobe be closed this week for the re remainder remainder reo of the season on orders from the Utah state board of health according to Mayor D D. E E. Baldwin The state board stated that all provisions of law hadnot had hadnot hadnot not been complied compiled with In the construction of the pool and it ii was to remain closed until brought into line i iCharles Charles Redd and the La Sal Sail Livestock company staged their annual barbeque and picnic this week at the Old La Sal ranch Practically all the residents of LaSal La LaSal LaSal Sal and a score of visitors from Grand and San Juan counties were in attendance at the popular annual an I nual barbeque A shop was to be be opened in Moab about October 1 by Earl Freeman of Vernal Vema who was In Moab last fast week to make arrangements for launching the business Mr Freeman had operated operated oper opera the same type of e establishment establish ment In Vernal for about 20 years A supposition that an earthquake earthquake earth quake had occurred near Moab was strengthened this week when several people reported seeing a flash of light and bright glow north of town tawn following a loud laud blast that rattled panes and brought citizens from their beds The Frank Shafer oil well which blew its plugs and spouted a column of gas and oil last week v continued on its rampage and eluded efforts of crewmen to control it The garage of the La Sal Livestock Livestock Livestock Live Live- stock company burned this week and was considered i 1 a total loss It was valued at over A hospital benefit was to b be staged In Moab on September 18 30 YEARS AGO Cloudbursts throughout the length and breadth of Dry Valley Val ley Icy during the past three days have Just simply ripped the roads In that section to pieces the T T-I reported this week The road to toLa toLa toLa La Sal was virtually impassable The convention of the Order of Odd Fellows for the Utah distract district dis tract was to be held at Moab according according ac cording to J. J P. P Miller of Moab a district officer of the tion Moab people were to enjoy a dramatic treat next week when the Babcock Varsity Players of the University of Utah were to tobe tobe tobe be here for the presentation of three new plays The state road commission advertised advertised advertised ad ad- for bidders to build t a stretch of 7 miles of new paved road from Cisco to Whitewater Grand County along the Pikes Peak highway According to a compilation Is Issued Issued Is sued by the state board of equalization equalization equal the total assessed valuation valuation tion of Grand county for the year yeas 1927 1921 aggregated 0 Of this was assessed by bI bythe bIthe the state board and was assessed by th the county ass ass- esser This total figure was wal t a sizeable Jump over last year i iAn An appeal for help received last week by the state road commission commission commission com com- I mission from L. L Griffiths and family fam fame ily whose car was caught in a a flood at Nash wash a few tow miles west of Cisco this county and destroyed was denied by the commission The victims were advised advised advised ad ad- that the commission could do nothing for them Griffiths asked for immediate relief and requested that the relief be sent In care re of the section foreman at Whitehorse where they were stranded after having lost their car food and clothing In hi a flash flood Work was underway for the I biggest exposition In history of t f Moab 2500 in cash prizes was I being offered for displays at this years year's county fair In charge of the fair were J. J P. P Miller R. R C. C Clark J. J T. T Learning and 1 L. L L. L Taylor who had handled it in the past 40 YEARS AGO The women of Moab were making make mak ing Mg preparations for a banquet and dance honoring the 25 Grand county young men who were soon to be called to the colors by the draft The Moab Garage company this week took over the Moab Thomp Moab-Thomp- Thomp ThompSons sons mall mail contract from John E. E Brown The Philathea class of the Bap Bap- the church was organized this week with Mrs Clara Patterson as president Other officers were Teddy Goodman Mary Corbin Edith Corbin Cecilia Beyler Lillian Lillian Lil Lil- lian Goodman Marjorie Goodman and Melba Stark Road Agent H. H E. E Whelchel reported re ported that over 20 tons of freight dally daily passed over the Moab Moab- Thompsons Thompson road A Red Cross chapter was or ors with Mrs O. O A. A as president and Mrs J. J P P. P Galloway Gal loway Mrs Frances Keller and Mrs C. C A. A Hammond as vice presidents Arthur M. M G o 0 s I 11 I n n. n pioneer pio pie pioneer neer of eastern Utah died this week in Salt Lake City Dr J. J W W. Williams went to Monticello to assist the San Juan draft board In giving physical examinations to prospective sold sold- |