100 years ago: “Mrs. W.R. Lyle, who returned from Denver and expected to leave for her home in Silverton this morning, missed the train and will try it again tomorrow.”
50 years ago: “Bayfield annexed slightly more than 29 acres to the town at a meeting. The annexation brings all of the school property into the town.”
25 years ago: “Hunter S. Thompson, equipped with an electric cattle prod for what he called ‘security reasons,’ spoke to a sold-out crowd at the Fort Lewis College Fine Arts Auditorium. Despite constant interruptions from hecklers and audience members straining to ask questions, he spoke for nearly 2½ hours.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
