100 years ago: “George E. Wertin, who has been hunting in the Cascade county recently came down to the city to get some more ammunition.”

75 years ago: “William H. Fredinburg pleaded guilty to a forgery charge and was sentenced to serve from six to 10 years in the state prison.”

50 years ago: The following appeared in the section called The Hilltopper: “Well, school at Fort Lewis is under way now for sure; freshman initiation is over – everyone participated in the fun, from the boys wearing dresses to the girls selling tissue paper on Main Avenue.”

25 years ago: “Landowners who lost a court battle to stop construction of a gasoline compressor and water-injunction facility east of Bayfield said they will stop a lawsuit seeking judicial review of the facility permit process. The rural Bayfield landowners claimed that La Plata County Planning Commission and county commissioners improperly granted a land-use permit for the $6 million facility, which will be built in a pasture within sight of neighbors who chose their homes for their rural isolation.”

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