Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.
100 years ago: Tommy Lewis, whose racket for several years had been “twisting brakes on the railroad,” was in Durango from Dove Creek.
50 years ago: According to a report from La Plata County Deputy Sheriff Jess Adams, someone entered Lam Motor Co., located south of Durango, stole a 1964 International Pickup, drove it about 15 miles and abandoned it near Sacred Heart school.
25 years ago: The Colorado Lottery announced Durango winners: Edward Abeyta, $200; Katherine Grebence, $777; Des Havasi, $548; Orion Koon, $777; Geoffrey Maslak, $500; Sonia Rogers, $177; and Mary Schwein, $200.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.
