100 years ago: Jim Allan of the Florida “dropped in” to tell the community that “possibly the man who growls about his washday dinner would find it more pleasant to taste if he had to do the washing.”
75 years ago: Receiver of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Cass M. Herrington, attended a conference with lenders and designated representatives that were in dispute with the company over unfair wages.
50 years ago: Tragedy struck the family of Joe Michael Albo, a 3-year-old boy, who crawled into an old ice box and suffocated. He was found dead on arrival by Durango Fire Department respondents.
25 years ago: A La Plata County Building Department employee unearthed a human skeleton while he was digging a ditch near Marvel. The remains were found on Southern Ute land, which required a federal investigation.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
