100 years ago: “Sheriff Fassbinder took the Eastern train with Emilio Ozello for Buena Vista, where the latter will remain indefinitely as the result of being caught putting another man’s watch in his pocket.”
75 years ago: “Among the new houses being erected in Durango is one on the corner of 8th Avenue and 8th Street being built by Henry C. Pryor, and a house on 6th Avenue and 4th Street for James L. Powell, son-in-law, of Tom Pierce.”
50 years ago: “Enrollment at Fort Lewis College stands exactly at 1,100 students. This is an all-time record and represents a 12.8 percent increase over the enrollment during the fall trimester of a year ago. In addition, Fort Lewis has 25 students enrolled in sewing classes.”
25 years ago: “Batman trivia: Who played the character, The Gotham Crime Lord Antoine Rotelli? You know, the one who fried when The Joker shook his hand, sending 40,000 volts of electricity through his palm. Answer: Edwin Craig. Question: Who cares? Answer: We in Durango do. Edwin’s father, John Craig, a retired certified public accountant, lived in Durango before he left as a soldier in World War II.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
