100 years ago: “Operator Whitfield of the local Western Union office is back from Dolores, where for a few days he handled the Indian ‘war’ news, until relieved by a man from the Denver office.”
75 years ago: “The Kelling brothers – RV and George – of Veblen, South Dakota, have purchased the Durango Drug Company and took possession this morning from Mrs. H.C. Hamilton.”
50 years ago: “Workmen started this week to clear away five buildings near the corner of Second Avenue and Fifth Street in preparation for a new 40-unit TraveLodge Motel. ... TraveLodge, the largest motel chain in the U.S., will bring in a superintendent in the next few weeks to start work on the new facility that will include special units for wheelchair patients and a kidney shaped swimming pool. Plans call for the new motel to be ready for the 1965 tourist season.”
25 years ago: “The Cortez City Council is toying with the idea of changing the city’s official logo from a conquistador to something that would promote the area’s Anasazi ruins.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Animas Museum and Center of Southwest Studies. Their accuracy may not be verified.
