100 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jackson announced they expected to return to Durango after Mr. Jackson finished “bathing away rheumatism, his physical affliction” in Hot Springs, Ark.
75 years ago: Plans were being formulated for summer mining activity in the Animas Forks area of San Juan County. Production was expected to begin when roads opened in the spring and hit a new high for the summer.
50 years ago: A survey showed the majority of Fort Lewis College students had “mixed feelings” about the president’s proposed draft, which would target mostly 19-year-olds by way of a lottery system.
25 years ago: A cow broke through a window at Northpoint Mall on Main Avenue, entered and exited the building, and escaped northbound. Officials were unable to locate the bovine perpetrator after the incident.
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
