100 years ago: “A change affecting half the entire city police force will be made today when Henry Garbanati, formerly a member of the night force, goes back on the job, replacing Charley Talbott, the present night marshal. The change is made by City Manager Hood. Henry walks the beat tonight.”
75 years ago: “John W. Turner, president of the Turner Securities Company of Durango, was one of two men designated by democratic delegates at Durango to be on the primary ballot for the office of state senator.” Judge John J. Downey of Cortez was the other.
50 years ago: “Tie old paint to the hitching rail, neighbor, and plan to stay a spell. It’s Fiesta week in Durango and you’ll have a great time. There’s a quickened tempo already as cowboy boots sound the beat for swirling skirts on Main Avenue.”
25 years ago: “Fire investigators have determined that a blaze at the Valiant Chair Co. in Bayfield was arson-caused. ... The fire in the 12,000-square-foot building east of Bayfield started on the floor of the stain room where the fire would not have ignited accidentally.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Animas Museum and Center of Southwest Studies. Their accuracy may not be verified.
