100 years ago: Elmer Hatcher had 13 carloads of sheep for shipment in the local yards. The average weight per animal was 85 pounds. It was also noted that a 70-pound lamb, grass-fed, was over the average weight for the time of the season.
75 years ago: Classified “Wanted” advertisements included: “Woman for housework. Apply at 659 Fourth Avenue.”
50 years ago: “Why Do People Drink?” was the title of a speech given at Fort Lewis College by Frank Rubenstein, professor of sociology at Colorado State College at Greeley and the first chief social worker at the Fort Logan Alcohol Studies Center.
25 years ago: A man called the Durango Police Department to ask officers to break up a party at his house in the 500 block of East Third Avenue because there were about 150 people there and not a lot of them had been invited.
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.
