100 years ago: “Three prospective citizens applied to District Clerk Clem Russell for their first naturalization papers. The three are Rudolph Moser, Louis Marchetti and Charles Bartolotti, all natives of Austria.”

75 years ago: “After much arguing and haranguing at the special meeting of the Durango Round Table at the Strater, it finally was decided to shorten this year’s goodwill tour to approximately 1,000 miles, about half the distance originally planned by the committee.”

50 years ago: “The residents of Alamo Drive, whose backyards border on Junction Creek, became a little nervous the first of the week as the creek started to rise. ... Roily and turbulent, the Animas River was measured at 4.9 feet, still over a foot from the flood-stage designator.”

25 years ago: “The Joy Cabin, one of Animas City’s earliest pioneer cabins, will be restored this summer by the La Plata County Historical Society. It was built in the late 1870s on Third Street and Main Avenue (now 31st Street and Main Avenue) by C.B. Joy, a New England blacksmith. It was moved in 1958 to Brookside Park next to the then Chamber of Commerce. In October 1988, the Joy Cabin was moved from Brookside Park to the Animas Museum grounds on 31st Street and West Second Avenue. Because of structural damage and rotting of wood, the 25- by 16-foot cabin will be completely dismantled and restored as close to the original as possible.”

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