100 years ago: “Another big step forward has been made toward securing the passage by Congress of the Taylor bill, providing for the construction of the San Juan railway by the federal government. Chicago and Cincinnati are now among the influential workers for the measure.”

75 years ago: “Mrs. Walter Nelson of Silverton was in Durango Friday and revealed to friends that she will return to her former home in Oklahoma to live as soon as she concludes business affairs here and in Silverton.”

50 years ago: “The Durango police have arrested and are holding two teenage boys, one 15 and one 16, for vandalism at the Durango Arts and Science building, at Park school and at the Gerald Johnston real estate office March 13, Police Chief Cloyd Hubertus has announced.”

25 years ago: “A group of students from Durango High School may have made their mark in La Plata County history by drafting a preamble for the proposed home-rule charter.”

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.