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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The change of time in the arrival of the Souther train created havoc among the local hotel runners, porters and bellhops union. They weren’t advised.” 75 years ago...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Turkeys – The Graden Company stocked up on 12 from Ogle Monteith of the Florida, 20 from Hans Aspaas of Ignacio and 15 from Jim Asher of Bayfield.” 75 years ago: “...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Wanted – Patrons to call and try Durango Restaurant, short order, regular meals and lunches, sandwiches of all kinds. Open day and night. One minute walk from depot, 535 Main...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Sunnyside bridge – Work is progressing rapidly. County Surveyor Goodman reported that the center pier is finished and work has been started on the west abutment, which it is ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Ed McCaw, of the Florida Mesa, broke his regular schedule of coming in on Saturday and came to the city yesterday to see how the town looked in the middle of the week.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The following appeared in the section titled Sunnyside Notes. “The Christmas exercises at the school house Christmas Eve were a complete success. The children did fine and the...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Several of the students at Fort Lewis Agricultural School, who spend the holiday vacation in this city, returned to their studies.” 75 years ago: “Thieves who ente...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The mixing of youth hardly out of their swaddling clothes and bootleg whiskey is rapidly becoming a common occurrence in Pagosa. The occasion of the dance Wednesday night fur...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Grant Gifford took the second grade pupils of the Whittier school out for-a sleigh ride Christmas day. Of course the teacher went along to see that none of the kids fell out....

And the West is History

100 years ago: “With but part of the plant in operation, the new Graden packing house, the estimated cost of which will be $15,000, has in the week that it has been running, slaughtered over...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Shopping early and shopping late has resulted in Durango in a flow of Christmas trade that has made nearly every merchant in the city sit up and take notice. Several report t...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mrs. James Conroy brought milk in for the local creamery. The creamery churned again, making between two and three hundred pounds of butter for the local trade.” 7...
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