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And the West is History

100 years ago: “‘Snapper’ Garrison, of The Denver Post’s circulations staff, came in last night from Ignacio and Bayfield where he has been looking after business for his paper and incidenta...

DATE: Oct 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is history

100 years ago: “A town plat of Griffith has just been completed by Wigglesworth and Skoog, county engineers, for J.A. Laughren to be filed with the board of county commissioners. Laughren ha...

DATE: Oct 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A classified advertisement read, “Men wanted – Rockmen paid $3 per day, common labor pick, shovel and swampers, $2.75 per day. Board, 90 cents per day. Address Logan and Lowel...

DATE: Oct 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “To relieve and aid mining conditions in this section, on the request of a number of mining men from various parts of the state, including the San Juan Basin, Congressman Edwa...

DATE: Oct 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “All the sheep herders of the Tom Goulding camp in the hills to the north were in town buying camp supplies at the local advertising stores previous to the hegira to the south...

DATE: Oct 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “On Wednesday night the ceiling of the 6th-grade at the high school building fell in, and had there been any scholars in the place about 1:45 a.m. they might have been hurt. W...

DATE: Oct 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: The following appeared in the section called High School Notes: “The Toltec was given out to the students. The first number is an excellent one and contains some clever storie...

DATE: Oct 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Dan Egger, paragraphing editor of the keen Bayfield Blade, spent the day in the city bulldozing his friends.” 75 years ago: “A pickup truck rushing downgrade crash...

DATE: Oct 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Al Foster went out Sunday afternoon and threw a 22-bullet into a big coyote, trading it at the courthouse for two bucks.” 75 years ago: “Thursday evening, Oct. 26,...

DATE: Oct 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: SILVERTON – “Leasers on the Scotia have just finished loading a car of high-grade ore, and while this will be their last car this season, they intend working the property all ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “As fall weather, the present supply being dished out by the weather man cannot be beaten. Warm, pleasant days, with nights not too cool – just enough to be exhilarating – we ...

DATE: Oct 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “C.G. Delamater, 36 years, fired four bullets from a .38-caliber, 5-shot revolver, at his wife, Victoria Delamater, and then ended his own life with a bullet through the heart...

DATE: Oct 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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