Show f S Through the Files of a The Times Independent I f And the Grand Valley Times i 20 YEARS AGO Utah's 6 million highway program should get underway within the next 30 days fc l. S. S J. J Gaumer about 70 who L operates a repair shop at was was' brutally beaten I a abut ut the head as he lay in his bed in his rooms above Ritas Rita's cafe His son Clifford was being held in n the county jail charged with assault The annual Moab Reunion was to be held in Salt Lake City on Aug 25 At a meeting of the Moab City Council Lewis T. T McKinney Mc Me Kinney was appointed city marshal Mr and Mrs B. B E. E Fears entertained a large group of friends at their ranch In Castleton About attend attend- ed Barbecued beef pork and lamb in quantities were served Major and Mrs John H. H Clark were down from Salt Lake City for a visit with Mr Clarks Clark's mother Mrs El Elberta Elberta Elberta El- El berta Clark r 40 YEARS AGO O. O V. V Riordan and Albert Beach left with their steers which they were delivering to D. D A. A McCabe near Dove Creek Colo They were accompanied panted by Mrs Riordan and Mrs Beach who were driving driving drive ing the chuck wagon The P. P C. C Borreson residence residence resi resl dence property was completely ely destroyed by fire The I loss was estimated at 2000 A large quantity of sand and gravel and several thousand thousand thousand and adobes for the new church building had already been placed on the ground a number of men and teams being employed on the work The adobe yard was a busy scene cene and the crew expected soon loon to complete the molding I of something over adobes for the interior walls of the new structure 60 YEARS AGO Many people were In town to attend district court Utah wool was being contracted contracted contracted con con- at around 20 cents i ller er pound Misses Edna and Jessie Clark were down from Gold Basin Wilson Mesa farmers were harvesting a large potato crop The Times published an editorial urging the people of Moab to plant large to strawberries H. H G. G Green resigned as president of the town board and D. D A. A Johnson was appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed to the position Encouraging reports were being receiver regarding rich strikes that had been made in La Sal mountain mines The question of operating the town of Moab isto Isto is isto to be decided at the regular election to be held Nov 7 Many loads pf Moab apples and pears were being shipped out and expected expect expect- ed good returns from their crops District court was In session ses ses- don sion with Judge Ferdinand Erickson making his initial visit to Moab The most important Important Important Im Im- case being tried was that of the state against Harry Montgomery The land drawing was held but none of the Grand county people were i lucky The total registration I for tor the drawing was Bill BUl a former Moab man was one of the winners in the big lottery P. P A. A Yoder general manager manager manager mana mana- ger of the state experiment station J J. J B. B Nelson superintendent superintendent superintendent super super- of farms and R. R S. S Northrope horticulturist all connected with state experimental experimental experimental ex ex- ex- ex farm work were In Moab on their return from froma a visit to the San Juan experiment experiment exper exper- ment farm They reported that winter wheat had been raised there by dry farming methods that would run 30 bushels to the acre |