100 years ago: “Bill Riddle, the overall salesman from Colorado Springs, came in last night to dress up prospective Cave Basin millionaires.”
75 years ago: “Because he was carrying four persons in the front seat of his car, a Bayfield youth was summoned to appear before Justice of the Peace Laten Ballou.”
50 years ago: An advertisement for the Dutch Oven Restaurant, 969 Main Ave., read: “Serving 21 varieties of pancakes and waffles. The popular Dutch Oven Pancakes! For breakfast, lunch or dinner. A family of five can eat at the Dutch Oven for only $3.50.”
25 years ago:“The Ignacio Bobcats earned a shot at the Class A state baseball tournament by winning the Basin A baseball championship. The ’Cats downed Dolores 6-4 in the tournament opener and then beat Dolores County 10-2 in the championship game.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
