Show n 0 L J Through the Files of ot 9 The Times Times Independent Independent And the Grand Valley VaIley Times 20 YEARS AGO AGOR R R. R Lee Kirk 86 one one of Moab's prominent citizens who has been active in the livestock business for tor over 50 years died as a result of accidents he sustained when he de was struck by an automobile auto auto- mobile Joseph William Moore 72 of Thompson died at the local hospital Wednesday Will Moore had a legion of friends throughout eastern Utah Mrs Vera Parks 49 wife of ot Pastor William E. E Parks died Monday at the local hos hos- pital During her residence In Moab she made many friends throughout Grand and San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan Counties Dr A. A W. W Lyons pastor of the Immanuel Immanuel Immanuel uel Baptist Church In Salt Lake City had charge of the funeral Amasa Larsen Moab resident resident resi resl dent for 65 years died on his birthday Sunday He was In the cattle business all aU hIs life Ufe He owned the Fisher Valley ranches Staff Stall Joseph Kirk Nielson of Moab was recently commended by his commanding command command- ing officers He was the son Ison of Mrs Anna Lee Hammond of Rawlins Wyo and Mrs Helen B B. B Kirk of Moab James Somerville a leadIng leadIng lead lead- Ing stockman was lying at deaths death's door and was not expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to live many hours Mr and Mrs Loren L L. Taylor Tay lor for returned from Salt Lake City where they attended the winter convention of the Utah State Press Association Grand County placed second second sec sec- I ond and in the sixth war loan drive h having a v I n g purchased of the securities Mrs R R. R Lee Kirk and daughter daugh daugh- ter Mrs Boyd S S. S Hammond were summoned to Moab from RawlIns Wyo by the fatal accident that befell R R. R Lee Kirk Friday J. J H. H Phillips and Reuben M M. Walker came up the first of the week from the Cane Creek oil oU structure down the Colorado River where they had been carrying on operations operations opera opera- for the Ute Cal Oil OU Co 40 YEARS AGO The unprecedented c co cold o I 1 d I weather had provided a perfect perfect perfect per per- highway to the new oil well location on the Colorado River 15 miles mUes below Moab The river was frozen solid and equipment was being moved to the location on the ice Nine sleds moved by horses were being used to transport the equipment to the Five Ive drilling rigs were now at work boring for tor oil InGrand In InGrand InGrand Grand County The thermometer dropped to zero below temperatures every night this week the minimum recorded being 12 below At no time during the week did the mercury get above the freezing point Miss Emma Peterson was wad opening a beauty shop at Moab A son was born to Mr and Mrs Lester Burr I A special election by taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers was to be held Jan 31 to vote on the proposition of levying a special one mill tax to run for 20 years for tor the maintenance of a county hos hos- pital The Times Independent ent was vigorously supporting the question Mr and Mrs J J. J P P. Miller entertained at a bridal shower shower shower sho sho- In honor of Mr and Mrs Ralph J. J Miller recent new- new 60 YEARS AGO George Sutherland was elected elected elected el el- by the state legislature as US U.S. senator from Utah The schools of Moab were clued closed on account of ot an epidemic epidemic epidemic epi epi- epi- epi demic of diphtheria Enough money had been spent in Moab building and maintaining dance halls to have built a water works system system tem tern and an electric plant the editor opined A heavy snowstorm was experienced A home dramatic show was announced for Jan 21 entitled entitled entitled en en- titled Captain Rackett Among Among Among Am Am- ong those In the cast were P.M. P.M. P.M. P. P M. M Nelson John Roberson F. F M M. M Shafer J. J P P. Larsen W W. R. R McConkle McConkie Miss Nora Darrow Darrow Darrow Dar- Dar row Mrs R R. J J. J Thomson and Miss LIla Llla Fish Dale was called to Iowa by the Illness of his grandfather The thermometer dropped to four below zero this week |