100 years ago: An advertisement read, “Strater Hotel. Leading hotel of Durango. All rooms steam heated and cleaned by vacuum.”

75 years ago: The state of Colorado announced that the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo would be held, after many rumors claiming the event would be canceled because of the war.

50 years ago: One hundred and sixty-five cowboys, the largest number they had seen at the time, entered the 36th annual Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo in Cortez.

25 years ago: People in a car along the 800 block of Roosa Avenue were reported to be shooting a high-powered water pistol at other motorists. Officers were unable to locate them.

Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.