100 years ago: “T. L. Hamor, superintendent of the local fish hatchery returned on the Rio Grande Southern from Dolores, where he distributed fish fry.”
75 years ago: An advertisement read: “Heater season is here! See our steel heater before you buy ... No cast iron to burn out. Maxwell-Davis Furniture Co.”
50 years ago: “Very slow. Quite slow. Real slow. That was the report from precincts around La Plata County where voters were casting their ballots in three Republican primary contests.”
25 years ago: “A conference committee of U.S. House and Senate members approved $5.9 million in construction funding for the Animas-La Plata Project. The committee’s action sends the allocation back to the House and Senate for final approval and then to President Bush. The funds would be the first for construction of the $380 million project, which was authorized in 1968. Preliminary work could begin this fall, although actual construction will take 12 years.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
