Jesse Millen-Johnson
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (970), 375-4566

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mrs. Olga Little has been packing a lot of supplies to the La Platas. The miners say that during last winter, which recorded the most terrible blizzards in the history of...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “We demand that the modern principles of prison reform be applied in our federal penal system. We favor such work for prisoners as shall give them training in occupations,...

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “Their credo is violence ... their God is hate. Enemies of everything and everyone but each other: ‘The Wild Angels’ with Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, and members of Hell’s ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Don’t cry because the state has gone dry. Keep your ice box full of soft drinks, and your disposition cool. Kellenberger sells them.” 75 YEARS AGO: “Is this...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Go to the Windsor rooming house, 1130 Main Ave., for good clean beds, large single rooms, and free baths. 30 cents per night.” 75 YEARS AGO: “It’s coat time...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “George Berger, bookkeeper for Kellenberger, starts today on a three-month vacation, his first in 10 years. He leaves this morning for the Oro Fino section to remain the e...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Relax ... go by train, the easy, economical way, via Rio Grande. One fare for the round trip, first class or coach, with the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The hog supply was limited today and trade rather quiet. Prices were about steady, with tops selling at $10.65, same as yesterday, for a small load of hogs. The local dem...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Thomas L. Hamor of the Durango Fish Hatchery is a busy man now. For the past several weeks he has been very busy distributing trout fry in San Juan Basin. This morning he...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The bowling match tonight at the Exchange alleys between five Telluride men and the Durango team promises to be a rare treat to bowling fans. The Exchange alleys will be ...

The West is History

100 years ago: “C.F. Faith, job foreman at the Durango Weekly Democrat, exceeded all local fishers in the catching last evening of an 18-inch trout weighing nearly four pounds, in the be...

The West is History

100 years ago: “A Clever Girl: We shall expect to see Clara Geoglein our next county clerk and recorder. Not so much because of her admitted popularity as that she has been an attentive ...