100 years ago: “Fredrick Jephcott, town marshal of Bayfield, was in town collecting for the Bayfield Blade. Hard lines when an editor has to send an officer after delinquents. But the town marshal got ‘em.”
75 years ago: The following appeared in the section titled Bondad News: “The latest snowfall was welcomed by the farmers but not by the motoring public, though both the county road and state highway have been cleared of snow as much as possible.”
50 years ago: An advertising for Gradens’ Millinery Counter, located on the second floor at the corner of Seventh Street and Main Avenue, read: “Hats that hint of Spring by Gael. The high point to everything you wear, cresting your waves with light-hearted loveliness! Grasp at these straws and rise buoyantly to any occasion! Freighted with flowers, bowed with ribbon, misty with veils. Frothily priced. $5 to $18. Free parking while shopping.”
25 years ago: “Flight 2286 crashed five miles from Durango probably because the copilot, who was at the controls, wasn’t very adept at instrument landings and the pilot was affected by cocaine, federal investigators concluded. The crash on Jan. 19, 1988, killed nine people. It was the worst in La Plata County history.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
