100 YEARS AGO: “District Attorney slays own father: DA Barney Whatley shot and killed his father at the latter’s ranch in Breckenridge.”
75 YEARS AGO: “Prairie dogs are finding their meals disagreeing with them, and the indigestion can be attributed to four crews of pest eradicators who are serving choice helpings of thallium and other poisons.”
50 YEARS AGO: “Frontier Airlines was authorized to service Cortez as an intermediate between Durango and Farmington.”
25 YEARS AGO: “La Plata County Sheriff received a report of a large group ‘partying’ at Junction Creek Campground at 9:54 p.m. on Saturday. About 60 people were members of the Quaker Church Group. No alcohol was involved.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and The Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
