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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

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement for The Antlers read, “Bonnie Bros.’ Goods, Pool and Club Rooms. Wm. Shaffer manager. We satisfy all who are satisfied with the best.” 75 years ago...

DATE: Oct 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A.R. Lewis and wife returned from the La Platas where they spent the day looking over their mining interests.” 75 years ago: “Twenty more hunters bagged their game...

DATE: Oct 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Fred Mahan, of the La Plata Bar, was down to the city on a business trip and to lay in ranch supplies for the cold fall nights.” 75 years ago: “30 acres of the old...

DATE: Oct 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The big Wright aeroplane that birdlike has been flown by Aviator Eugene Heth over the fairgrounds and the Animas Valley during the Colorado-New Mexico Fair, is being shipped ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Everyone satisfied. Largest attendance ever. Best weather. Remarkable aeroplane flights, appeasing the curiosity of thousands who a week ago were skeptical. These things char...

DATE: Oct 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The 15th annual Colorado-New Mexico Fair opens today with every prospect for a larger attendance, larger and finer exhibits, better amusements and more of them, than has been...

DATE: Oct 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Colorado-New Mexico Fair has requested all business houses in the city to close their doors during the fair days at 12:30 o’clock, remaining closed until 5:30 p.m.” ...

DATE: Oct 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “L. H. Pierce, the Ignacio auto livery man who brought a party over from the fair left for home after giving his machine a rest in a local corral.” 75 years ago: “O...

DATE: Oct 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The appearance of Newton, the magician, the second of the series of lyceum entertainments, at Red Man Hall was greeted with a packed house. His show was replete with entertai...

DATE: Oct 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Major McDevitt went over to Ignacio on political business, going on east to look after the color of the political horizon in that section.” 75 years ago: “Gravelin...

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

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