100 years ago: “E. C. Rist was a Florida Mesa ranchman in the city who loaded out with supplies at the Otis-McGirr Store.”
75 years ago: “Durango City Councilmen agreed on ordering a one-hour parking limit on Main Avenue in the business part of Durango.”
50 years ago: “Cigarette tax collections are still decidedly down. The tax produced $10,364 for the first five months of this year compared to $11,952 for the same period in 1963.”
25 years ago: “Bayfield residents who dial abbreviated phone numbers will have to dial all seven digits after US West Communications turns on its new switching equipment. Pay-phone fees also will increase from a dime to 20 cents as a result of the change, but customers will be gaining access to international direct dialing and various new phone features.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
