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And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Jarvis garage, which recently took up the agency for the famous ‘Grant Six,’ sold one of these excellent new cars to G.G. Goodman, cashier in the First National Bank. The...

DATE: Jan 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Carrying 10 persons in one load, besides himself, Paul Backinger wore out the tires on his car hauling people to and from the dance at Trimble Springs. He made seven trips up...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement read: “Dandruff causes a feverish irritation of the scalp, the hair roots shrink, loosen and then the hair comes out fast. To stop falling hair at once and ri...

DATE: Jan 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Sheriff G.S. Todd, of Montezuma County, was an arrival in town from Pueblo, where he recently took a youth to be placed in the home of the feeble-minded.” 75 years...

DATE: Jan 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “J.M. Hayden, of Chama, one of the eldest engineers on the Rio Grande road, pulled the Eastern into Durango having ‘bumped’ Jack Reddington onto the Chama Hill run. Engineer H...

DATE: Jan 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Charley Naeglin offered the city council $35 for the old lumber and iron roofing on the old power plant near the river with the consideration that he would also tear down and...

DATE: Jan 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Attorney Frank A. Hutto, government farmer on the Ute reservation at Ignacio, was in the city on legal business connected with the anti-saloon fight in the Gateway to Cave Ba...

DATE: Jan 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “As the latest move on the part of the anti-saloon element of the town of Ignacio, a hearing on an application for a temporary injunction to restrain the mayor and town board ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “With both picture shows running in full blast to overflowing crowds, with a long six-reel program for a dime, the crowds of merry-makers on New Year’s night found ample enter...

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The mixing of youth hardly out of their swaddling clothes and bootleg whiskey is rapidly becoming a common occurrence in Pagosa. The occasion of the dance Wednesday night fur...

DATE: Jan 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement for Stein’s read, “We are going out of the dry goods business and offer our entire stock for sale. We will go into the clothing business exclusively.” ...

DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: SUNNYSIDE – “The Christmas entertainment given by the Sunnyside Sunday School was attended by a large audience. Everyone enjoyed the exercises immensely, especially a dialogue...

DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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