100 years ago: “Mr. Ferguson, a stranger in Durango, presented to the City Council an application for a saloon license in the old Antler’s Saloon the quarters recently fitted up and known as Bessie Rivers’ property.”
75 years ago: “Mrs. J.F. Sherer was most agreeably surprised when a group of friends ‘dropped’ in on her, surprising her on her birthday, bringing, with their expressed good wishes, a whole delicious luncheon. Following the luncheon, the afternoon was spent visiting and sewing.”
50 years ago: “The prolonged hot spell here, with temperatures between 85 and the lower 90s since June 21, is somewhat unusual, W.W. Davies, Durango’s veteran weather observer said. The hot weather is a little early this year. It usually starts sometime in July.”
25 years ago: “Durango cable subscribers got two more links to Denver with the addition of KUSA-TV and KCNC-TV. ... Better access to Denver news, particularly coverage of the state Legislature, was one of the main reasons for seeking the Denver stations.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
