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Show l ! Looking Ilackward :t." Years Ago From llhs of Washington County News, July 1(1. IS9S: While In Chicago, Vice I'resi-deiit. I'resi-deiit. Ilaucrolt ol the Oregon Short Lino made an important contract. It was lor 15, nun loim of st.cl rails to be delivered early in October by Hie Illinois Steel company. It I'- understood llie-e rails are lo be used for extending extend-ing Hie railroad from Milford - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 w ii n I toward St. George and Cloche. The uveiage maximum temperature tem-perature for the week was lof,. the login -!, I 10, on July I I. The average minimum temperature was 61, lowest, 59 on July 12. Brceipilution for week .05. On Monday a Mood came down I he Fort I'. arce wash ' -irrying out the l'rice Held ilam. It will he some time before the dauiag-can dauiag-can lie repaired. -J." Yirs Ago j The county auditor's r-port I -hows the asses.-.-d valuation of :li.' county lor 1S9S at $S94.-1H1, an ill.-l . a -e of $37.1 IN over 19 17. Bishop Jam. - Andrus has re- l.'civ. d a letter 1 1 1 1 1 1 Charles T. j Ininan. Chicago, - tating 'hat he is back Fast on Inisine-- eon'ie.t-i eon'ie.t-i .1 with the proposed i a liroad through till- section. Ore i- being shipped r.-gu.arly from the Grand Gulch mine to Moapn, whence it. goe: to Salt Lake City. This rich copper ore I wa- previou-ly shipped through St. George, but It Is a saving i it. ct.-d m shipping it la Moapa Out Virgin correspondent stat- j d : 'ltie I nxle Ail vocal i was ' not pub! i-h. .1 la-t week as the. . ilitoi- wa- unable to sc-ure pap- j I I he county lax for Hi.- year 1 s : s w a- -it at 4 1 mills for . g.-n.-l al pu r po-e- and 4 null - I or j I 'an S.l!. an old -. nt men ! w II know n in this par: of I he j oii.-.-y. d:. .l veiy umld.-tely of I t !. !i irioih'e. at l.--.-d -. 'a-t j Saturday a He! noon and was bur-; ed : lo re la : Saturday. , I u it j Sill lull on the Fnt.-rpri-.' load j a - r.iniol for him.-- I.'d. j t 'i: v.-r 1 n null. f .s is t Id. ' di. d at Ro, kville on th- 5:h in-t. ! of gene: al dcl.il:! y. He w as Iit-t --tHer of Shonesbn-g. Cha-. '. Fo-t. r was h::dly In: 1 1 '.a-: T!iur-day through the bre ik- .ng of a scaffold on mlii.li he w as wotking, lie is doing ,i . I w. il a- can be e.x.ect.-d. : Th.- -ton.- wall that sarroutid-'' sarroutid-'' s-t.tkc house is being torn) down and r. mov.d and wi'l be j : p'ac d with a n.-at -t.-.-l fence |