100 years ago: A vacant fruit ranch, “failure unknown,” was for sale near the railroad station in Hermosa.
75 years ago: Men who worked in the San Jan Basin mines were troubled by a recent order issued in Washington, which placed gold and silver mines under priority for materials and equipment.
50 years ago: City Manager Robert Rank announced the “Truck Bypass” in Durango had been officially named Camino del Rio. Spanish students at Durango High School selected the name over two others submitted for final recommendation by City Council.
25 years ago: Marjorie Bowers, a 47-year-old woman from La Plata County, was arrested after she stabbed her boyfriend with an 11-inch kitchen knife. The couple was reportedly in a verbal argument that became physically violent.
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
