100 years ago: Will Compton was released from the hospital after he was severely burned via electric shock, and “came down from Silverton” to spend “some time with the home folk.”
75 years ago: Highway improvement projects on the road from Durango to Cortez were scheduled to include 28 miles of construction work.
50 years ago: John McClure of Cortez reported to police that someone had stolen 21 books of “S&H green stamps.” He noted that he left his house unlocked during the time the items were stolen.
25 years ago: City Market employees reported two men who paid for four bags of fertilizer and then filled their trunk and back seat with more than four bags of fertilizer, and left.
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.
