By Forrest Stone
Herald Staff Writer
100 years ago: W.B. Morrison of Florida Mesa suffered a “bad stroke of paralysis” during his visit to Dolores. Bill Burrows arrived to help and reported that “Mr. Morrison is pretty bad” with little chance of recovery.
75 years ago: “Businessmen, farmers, children – the average John Q. Public” all joined together to increase the collection of scrap rubber in La Plata County to more than 20 tons.
50 years ago: Recreation and camping facilities opened at Navajo State Park at Arboles. Total visitor-count for the previous year was estimated at 222,000.
25 years ago: Someone called police and asked them remove a bat out of the office of the Days End Motel, 2202 Main Ave.
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.
