100 years ago: A “child’s kid mitten” was found, and a notice was published in the classifieds. No contact information or details as to where it could be picked up were included.
75 years ago: Al F. Barnett, owner of the San Juan Motor Co., “purchased stock and leased the Post Office Service station for one year” from Earl Hixson. Hixson did not give details of his future plans.
50 Years Ago: The Animas-La Plata Project was announced to be “ready for authorization” and was expected to receive the congressional blessing it needed.
25 years ago: Someone rolled a large tire down Chapman Hill and caused $1,000 in damages. The tire hit a flag pole, park bench and chain-link fence near the 400 block of Florida Road.
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
