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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The force of a dozen more telephone repairers, who have been fixing the telephone under the direction of Wire Chief Ward Weaver, have finished the line to Hesperus and are no...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Dr. Ochsner went out on the mesa with his trusty little rifle and a new pair of snowshoes and plugged the lead pellets into 53 bunnies. Mere practice for the Doc.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Fredrick Jephcott, town marshal of Bayfield, was in town collecting for the Bayfield Blade. Hard lines when an editor has to send an officer after delinquents. But the town m...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mike Conroy goes out to Ignacio to get the remnants of the bridge equipment for the Sunnyside bridge. Conroy states that the part contracted for by Mr. Bonds and himself is a...

And the West is History

100 years ago: SILVERTON – “Walking into the Jackomelly Saloon with drawn revolver, Bill Doggee, an Italian miner, shot Louie Heckovich, the bartender, in the mouth without warning, shot two...

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement read: “La Plata Rooming House has changed hands, and under the management of Mrs. Levan the rooms are kept warm and clean. When in the city overnight try this...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “That the Bulldozer Mine, which was put out of business temporarily last fall by a snowslide that destroyed part of the machinery and some of the buildings, and which was sold...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “While snow slides are delaying trains on the Silverton and Southern branches, the Farmington train has been getting in regularly in time for supper, but yesterday a mud slide...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Eastern was an hour late last night, and no train came in from Silverton. The Southern went out yesterday morning got as far as Rico, got afraid of the snow and came back...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Owing to the departure from Durango of the society editor, the paper carries no society news this morning. Beginning next week all social news will be handled from the office...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “An institution that should be fostered and encouraged by the farmers of the San Juan Basin is the Fort Lewis Agricultural School. It needs the united support of all who have ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Whether or not there will be a 6-weeks summer school for teachers to be held at the Fort Lewis Agricultural School is expected to be definitely known here. The proposition is...
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