100 years ago: “The Durango-Silverton Road gets aggregate appropriations of $41,000, and the San Juan Basin-San Luis Valley Road, opening the line from Durango to Denver over Wolf Creek Pass, gets $8,000, making a total of $49,000 for the roads of direct interest to this region, from the state highway commission, according to a telegram received by The Democrat last night from Fred Goble, the newly appointed commissioner for this district, now in Denver attending a meeting of that body.”
75 years ago: “H.J Rudy, W.R. Meyer and. Clark were in Dolores and Cortez on Monday of this week attending to business for the Durango Savings and Buildings Association.”
50 years ago: “There were 30 members and 28 guests for the Florida Grange achievement night Wednesday.”
25 years ago: “Group of squirrels running wild in laboratory at Fort Lewis College, reported at 1:05 p.m.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
