100 years ago: “The gift of R.E. Hutchinson for remembering faces enabled him to recover an $8 mackinaw coat stolen from the Stroebel and Hutchinson cigar store, and resulted in the arrest of two tough-looking individuals claiming to hail from Cripple Creek who, in addition to stealing the mackinaw, are believed to be the thieves who broke into the store of the Stein Mercantile Company.”
75 years ago: An advertisement for Wallace G. Mollette, 127 E. 9th St., read, “For sale – A small home, all furnished: located on West Third Avenue in North Durango close to the foot bridge. New heatrola fireplace – a dandy – all the heat you need for living room. Living room is large – two rooms with partition out. Kitchen is large and sunny. ... Price completely furnished only 2,300.”
50 years ago: “The completed 381-foot long snowshed awaits its first test on Wolf Creek Pass. Constructed out of concrete to protect traffic on the three-lane highway at the feared Alberta slide, the arcade is designed with a sloping roof to divert the snowslides across the highway and harmlessly into the canyon below. ... It will probably be another two months before the snowshed gets its first big test.”
25 years ago: “Mercy Medical Center Nutritional Services Department cooks prepared some of the 24 turkeys that will be served at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Last year nearly 350 people participated in the traditional ‘A Durango Thanksgiving’ dinner.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
