100 years ago: “The Frank Eldredge Investment Company has made arrangements to furnish money to farmers, who have the feed and who may wish to buy cattle for feeding purposes. These loans will be made in 4 to 6 months time.”
75 years ago: “Passers-by the Elite Beauty Shoppe frequently stopped to admire in the window a bowl of yellow, double-petaled nasturtiums. To inquiries, Mrs. Sheets explained that they were grown by and were the gift of Mrs. Theo Parker.”
50 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Denkhoff spent the Labor Day weekend in Aspen. They stopped in Palisade on their way home to bring home some peaches, as this is the height of the season.”
25 years ago: “Members of the La Plata County Fairgrounds Commission have drafted a five-year plan for improving and repairing the fairgrounds at a total cost of $1.3 million, which they believe will not only save the facility from destruction, but will save taxpayers money in the long run.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
