100 years ago: “A new telephone line has been installed to connect the inhabitants of Trouble Mesa with the county seat and the advertising stores in this city. It is understood that the new line was put in at the instigation of the Trouble Mesa people in order that they might call direct into the sheriff’s office and not be put to the effort of hitching up and coming in after the officer.”

75 years ago: “Jim Shaffer, Durango, drove his 1928 model pickup truck into a moving Rio Grande engine at the Sixth Street crossing but apparently escaped injury. The truck was carried 39 feet by the train and was practically demolished.”

50 years ago: TELLURIDE – “A bomb shelter has been prepared and stocked two miles underground in the Idarado Mine between Ouray and Telluride. The last of several truckloads of supplies was moved into the mill level tunnel of the Idarado at Pandora. They were provided by the Civil Defense Agency and the Department of Defense. The shelter is estimated to handle and provide for 465 persons. Because of its natural ventilation, abundance of drinking water and warm temperatures, the Telluride fall-out shelter is considered ideal.”

25 years ago: “A petition presented to the Southern Ute Council seeks the recall of the entire seven-member council, including Chairman Leonard Burch. The petitioners charge the council with mismanagement of funds, ineffectiveness, inconsistent employment practices, failure to consult with tribal members on law and order issues, interfering with tribal administrative affairs and freedom of assembly and choice of agenda selections.”

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.