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And the West is History

100 years ago: The porter at Kent’s barbershop was “mighty sore at Tewalt’s dog, as the dog seems to have taken personal liberties unbecoming any gentleman dog and got the porter and the...

DATE: Aug 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: B. Fisher, “who was pinched” for assault and battery, was fined “five and costs and advised to join the army if he wants to fight in justice court.” 75 years...

DATE: Aug 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Clay Williams, “a recent arrival from Mancos, and now living on Fourteenth street,” was arrested on a warrant “sworn out by his wife, Bina, on a charge of assault and batt...

DATE: Aug 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A “casual investigation” of the coal situation in Durango showed that the O.K. Mine was selling and delivering slack and screenings in the city at “20 cents the ton less t...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Fred Eckley of Marvel “blew in during the forenoon” to have “a little taste of city life.” 75 years ago: Mrs. Charles Longstorm received word that her cousin...

DATE: Aug 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Police arrested Peter Phillips, a “formerly well-known citizen of Durango,” and charged him with “wife beating.” He pleaded not guilty and “was bound over in the sum of fi...

DATE: Aug 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Ross McGirr of the Otis-McGirr company returned by train “from somewhere in the United States where he had been visiting for some time.” 75 years ago: The Jo...

DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Vernon Isgar was arrested for speeding, “was fined and paid the fine.” He swore “by all the gods” that he was not “driving over ten miles an hour.” 75 years ...

DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: E.P. Wilson was “as proud as a bull pup with a new brass collar” about his cherry harvest, which was on display at “The Exchange.” 75 years ago: An announcem...

DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: City council held a special session to “hear the complaints and counter complaints of the bunch in district number three on sidewalks.” 75 years ago: The “fa...

DATE: Aug 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A.A. McLendon of the Kline mesa enjoyed Durango in the afternoon, “flirting with all the pretty girls.” 75 years ago: Julius Fowler, who “passed at least sev...

DATE: Aug 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Jason Johnson and Edward Mackey, The Blind Wonders, played at the REX. 75 years ago: Because of increasing revenues and “decreasing number of old-age pension...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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