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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Work of tearing out sidewalks has commenced in North Durango, and this means the bulk of them.” 75 years ago: An advertisement for Maxwell-Davis Furniture Co. read...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “To line La Plata County up with the other metal-mining counties of the state of Colorado, Metal Mining Association recently formed in Denver. La Plata County is the only coun...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “B. F. Simonson, of the Florida Mesa, brought in a coyote hide for the bounty and immediately went across the hall from the treasurers office and spent the proceeds for two hu...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Sunnyside – “The Sunday School is planning for a picnic Children’s Day in the beautiful cottonwood grove near the new Sunnyside bridge. Come and bring the little ones and well...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Special matinée – at the Gem. Adults 20 cents. Children 10 cents. ‘For Napoleon & France’ George Kleine’s great military spectacle in six reels.” 75 years ago: The...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Martin Hotter of Hay Gulch was in town with a couple of coyote hides shot near his old ranch at Rockwood on which he collected the bounty at the county treasure’s office.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “H. C. Rowley of Creede who has been here for several weeks trying to get into Cave Basin camp to give it the ‘once over’ left for home without having accomplished his purpose...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Grant Morris, the dentist, suffered a fracture of his left leg when an automobile driven by Dr. A. W. Robbins, in which he was a passenger, went into the ditch on the Florida...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “United States Marshall Fred Delgado of Santa Fe came up on the Red Apple train from Farmington, where he went to dispose of the distillery seized there last fall by the gover...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The City Council authorized the city purchasing agent to make suitable provision for the conveyance of Milk Inspector Hobby to and from the dairies that require inspection un...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “With a fine day a larger crowd witnessed the horse races than on opening day. It was estimated that between 400 and 500 persons paid at the main gate. The grandstand held abo...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Miss Geraldine Buchanan, the Mancos School teacher, who jumped in the river last week in an effort to save a little boy from drowning, passed through here. She still was in a...
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