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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “According to the report of the librarian, Hattie Fay, for November 788 books were circulated at the Durango public library during that month, 988 persons used the reading roo...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “John B. Orella, of Silverton, came down and took a room at the Strater with a bath. Sent down word especially about it, too.” 75 years ago: “For about three weeks ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Graden company is now curing pork loins in a way that renders ham somewhat doubtful, their boneless cased pork all ready to slice and fry is something new to Durango.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Silverton was hard hit by the Sunnyside fire, loss in the lay off of men is greater than will occur from absence of ore shipments. Rebuilding at this season of the year is ex...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “In regular session the city commissioners passed the appropriation ordinance for the year 1914, totalling $71,230 for distribution among the various departments of the city. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: SILVERTON – “Fire originating from an unknown source destroyed the tramway, terminals, ore bins, ore houses, stables and all buildings at Sunnyside Mine, north of this place, ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Merchants all over Durango report trade of all kinds better than it has been for along time in several places they got the cash register full early in the afternoon and began...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Dan Myers of Pine River sat around W.G. White’s stove a while and ordered some stuff wrapped up to take home with him.” 75 years ago: “Electra Lake will be open to...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “O.P. Frary, of Bayfield, came in to eat Thanksgiving dinner, having ground up all the wheat near Bayfield in his mill there. He expects to leave for Arizona in a few days to ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Whittaker entertained 14 Civil War vets Thanksgiving. But few were under 70 years of age and all ate as they did when 16, as Mrs. Whittaker is a splendid ch...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Dave Ramsay assisted us in looking through a window at the turkeys, and after slobbering for a few minutes we agreed upon spare-ribs – or bacon. This thing of being poor is m...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Graden Co. will close all day tomorrow. It has a stack of turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens in their market, to say nothing of beef, pork, mutton and delicatessen-cured meat...
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