100 years ago: “Jerry Griggs has tired of the whiltom friends and delights of the shining mahagony, and this morning loads out of his lately acquired ranch home, located down Long Hollow, on the lower La Plata, to settle down for aye in rural pursuits.”
75 years ago: “Rotarians and guests will meet for dinner at the Strater this evening, having shifted their regular Friday meeting to view a special showing of movies by George W. Olinger of Denver.”
50 years ago: “A petition by the Turner Industrial Bank of Durango for reversal of an order denying that institution’s application for a state charter as a regular commercial bank is being heard today in La Plata County District Court by Judge W. W. Rusk, Jr. of the 22nd judicial district.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
