100 years ago: “Dan Carey, one of the heads of the well-known Kittimac Mine above Silverton, passed through this city bound for the mine on a trip of inspection. There is a great responsibility of work being resumed on the property as the mine has been undergoing a very close course of sampling lately.”
75 years ago: An advertisement for Graden’s read, “New fall handbags. We have just received 100 beautiful handbags in all the wanted colors and shapes. Priced extra special at only $1 with a three initial monogram free.”
50 years ago: “For housewives who have time for additional interests, and for men who can spare a few hours a week from their jobs, Fort Lewis College is offering more than a hundred courses for adults.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
