100 years ago: “Found – A lady low-cut slipper, with a paper sole, in front of a store in the block between 10th and 11th streets on Main Avenue. If the wearer of such a slipper during the heavy snow of yesterday has the nerve to call for it, the finder has agreed to pay the doctor bill when the owner comes down with pneumonia.”
75 years ago: “Bayfield will be given dial telephone service some time in August. Installation of the new dial service, to be fully modern and efficient will take some time.”
50 years ago: SILVERTON – “Silverton’s town council leased Molas Lake Park to Stanley Baldwin of Montrose on a lease-option basis for 30 years. Baldwin becomes leasor of the park for a 10-year period. At the end of the period, he has an option to renew for another 10 years. There is a second such option after 20 years. Baldwin has announced plans to develop the park into a tourist facility with cabins, restaurant, enclosed playground, and boating and camping facilities.
25 years ago: “The Durango Shelter for the Homeless, Inc., plans to establish a permanent shelter, but is looking for support from the community to determine the group’s direction. A location for the shelter and what services will be offered haven’t been determined, but the group hopes to have a facility open by September.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
