100 years ago: “W.E. Waybright and E.L. Thomas of New York are in town and have started to work on the Champion Mine which they have to lease and option.”
75 years ago: “C.E. “Evans” Hampton, 91, pioneer and retired San Juan cattleman and county leader, asked for his recipe for a long life and success, declared: “I never used liquor or tobacco but never told others not to do so, and I have arrived the age where I neither accept nor give advice.’”
50 years ago: “The Fort Lewis College Raiders will end what turned out to be a rather abbreviated gymnastics season this weekend by meeting Denver University Friday night in Denver and then moving on to Fort Collins Saturday night for a double dual meet with Colorado State University and Fort Hays State College of Kansas.”
25 years ago: “A third quarter letdown by Durango doomed the Demons as they ended their season with a 77-44 loss in the first round of sub-district play Friday night in Grand Junction.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
