100 years ago: “Reports came to the Exchange several days ago that a rumor was gaining credence, both at Durango and Ignacio, to the effect that this organization, while apparently favoring the restoration of the Carey Act, was in reality opposing it.”
50 years ago: “Mesa volunteer firemen will give away a three-piece bedroom set, a transistor radio and a pole lamp as a money-making project.”
25 years ago: “About 40 Fort Lewis students and members of the community marched up college hill to the campus library Sunday afternoon, commemorating the birthday of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
