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Sarah Silvernail
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (970), 375-4566

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mrs. G. P. Lowell was buying Christmas candies and presents for the Pine River Sunday School here.” 75 years ago: “Everyone you talk to these days has a cold, or w...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Eastern train – was half an hour late last night. Passenger said it was so cold the little wheels froze together right on the trucks.” 75 years ago: “Bruce Sulliv...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Jim Conroy brought in a quantity of milk for the creamery. The Eastern also brought in a large shipment. A big churning is scheduled for today.” 75 years ago: An a...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “C. Easterbrock of Flora Vista was in town with one hog about as big as a cow and weighing almost as much. Dressed, the porker he brought in to sell to local butchers, weighin...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “C. W. Bloodgood, the fancy egg man from the Animas Valley, was in town with his usual basket of eggs, and Mrs. Bloodgood came along to pick up a few holiday bargains.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Private car B-7 was hooked on behind the Eastern when it dragged up to the depot. The car is for the accommodation of R.E. Sloan and party, who leave for Denver.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Paul Smith of Reservoir Mesa, was in with a couple of bobcat skins and a coyote hide, collecting bounty at the county treasurer’s office.” 75 years ago: “‘Pneumoni...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Hesperian Literary Society of the Durango High School met in regular session. A dramatic offering in the nature of a one act force was the feature of the program.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Shipments of baled hay, dressed pork and beef are very heavy from Oxford just now. Some station shelter badly needed.” 75 years ago: “Business in Durango is boomin...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “W. B. Bond, of the lower Animas Valley, drove in to buy supplies and see what Santa Claus had for sale.” 75 years ago: An advertisement for La Plata Motor Inc. rea...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Trimble Springs – “More seats have been added to the Waterfall school as there was not room to accommodate the number of scholars.” 75 years ago: “Animas City, prac...

And the West is History

100 years ago: CORTEZ– “Chief Ignacio of the Southern Utes, embracing the Moache, Capote and Weminuche tribes, died at Navajo Springs from old age. The dead chief was about 85 years of age.”...