100 years ago: “The mosquito that helped ruin Rome is after you: At least two diseases, malaria and yellow fever, are carried by these disagreeable pests.”
75 YEARS AGO: “Poachers shoot Old Gray Mare: Poachers have mistaken tame animals for deer, and recent casualties include a cow and an old gray mare.”
50 YEARS AGO: “Eric Foster, 14 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Foster, was pulled from the Animas River by friends Wednesday evening, and the city fire department administered oxygen to the victim. Foster was hospitalized overnight.”
25 YEARS AGO: “Herald Editor Lewis McCool was a launch officer in the Minuteman ICBM program from 1968-70 at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. Recently, he returned to tour the facility to see what changes had taken place in that part of America’s nuclear force.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and The Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
