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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The city schools open next Monday, Aug. 30. This week Superintendent Smiley will be in his office in the high school building every day, to meet with prospective pupils and p...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Pat Sheridan, Fred Seybold and Carl Anheier, all on the Western Colorado Company’s payroll, went up on last night’s train to Electra Lake loaded down with fishing rods and gu...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Eighty acres of ranch land near Oxford were transferred from John F. Taft, of Freeport, Ill., to Thaddeus Taft, of Spencerville, Ohio, for a consideration of $3,000 by a warr...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Thirty or more embryo teachers gathered at the high school building to take the examinations for rural teachers under the supervision of county superintendent Miss Florence S...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Forest Ranger Frank Grubb goes out this morning to burn the carcass of the deer that was found dead on the Horse Gulch road to Bayfield, about 6 miles from town. The head and...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “While reports generally of grouse hunters’ luck on Sunday, the first day of the season, were good, few had the good fortune attending Dr. J.B. Ochsner and W.R. Mason who shot...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “With 18 cars of ore in the Silverton yards to come down on the evening train and the probability of several cars being added to that number before leaving, the week’s ore shi...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A.L. Barr, Ray Miller and A.C. Brewer, of the Kline Mesa section were in town conferring with County Superintendent Miss Florence Salabar regarding plans for the proposed new...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A shipment of 75 boxes of peaches from A.H. Masters at Flora Vista consigned to a Denver brokerage firm, came in on the Farmington train, and is one of the largest single shi...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “With the introduction to our city streets of the new bunch of Dodge cars imparted by Senator West and Billy Hiatt, the usually commodious thoroughfares of Diligent Durango ha...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Landlord Shea is installing a new set of pipes in the big plunge at Trimble Springs, at a considerable expense, the old pipes having become rusted and clogged with the heavy ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Charley Heathers hurried down from the La Platas to conclude his arrangements for a house here during the coming year. He will move shortly into the house at 1450 Third Ave.,...
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