100 years ago: Classified wanted advertisements included a hotel day clerk at the Imperial Hotel in Silverton and a housekeeper at 722 Sixth Ave., “phone Durango 219.”
75 years ago: Two men from La Plata County, officially declared delinquents, were sought by federal agents to “answer charges of failing to appear for induction on April 15.”
50 years ago: William W. Cook of 2025 Forest Ave. reported the tracks of an adult mountain lion and cubs in the San Juan National Forest near Junction Creek.
25 years ago: Someone reported three men who were floating in the Animas River behind Durango High School under the full moon. They were warned by police.
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.
