100 years ago: The following appeared in the classified advertisements: “Horse fanciers. The beautiful Stallion Electron imported from Oldenburg, Germany, will make the stand for the season at the San Juan Stables in Durango. Come and see this beautiful horse.”
75 years ago: Silverton – “Federal Conciliator William Houston arrived from Kansas City and began preparations immediately for settlement of the strike which has suspended work at the Shenandoah-Dives mining property. Union officials organized the strike in protest of a wage cut and a threatened extension of working hours.”
50 years ago: Dryside – “The Kenneth Babcock home at Dryside received three inches of rain in an hour and a half. It had rained above the home as well and water drained through the Babcock yard. The force of the water moved a self-propelled combine several inches and scattered barrels, tools and repairs for the combine all over the hay field. The Babcocks were at home and had the back door shut. Otherwise, water would have invaded the house.”
25 years ago: “A group of East Third Avenue residents has accused St. Mark’s Episcopal Church – which houses Durango’s only shelter for homeless people, of being a bad neighbor. The complaint came in a three-page typed letter presented to the church’s governing board, the vestry. Since it opened in early February, the shelter at St. Mark’s has provided beds for 876 homeless people.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
