100 years ago: Classified wanted advertisements included a “man cook and dining room girl” at the Arlington Hotel in Pagosa Springs, “coal miners for the Emma Mine at Dunton, near Rico” for a wage of $200 a month, “able-bodied laborers” to work for John F. Bell of Rockwood and someone to buy 100 sheep, “ewes or yearling wethers,” at the Rochester Hotel.
75 years ago: World War I veterans protested in Durango because “Uncle Sam would not accept their re-enlistment in the armed forces” for the fourth draft registration of World War II.
50 years ago: A break-in occurred at Thompson’s Saddle Shop, 1015 Main Ave., and several rifles were stolen.
25 years ago: An ongoing complaint was called in to the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office that described a yellow Volkswagen Bug that pulled out onto U.S. Highway 550 from a trailer park without yielding to traffic at about 7:40 a.m. each morning.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
