And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: William Lambert of Denver was in Durango to look at the city’s “big display of electric signs.” 75 years ago: Corporal Dewey Brown stopped in Durango on his ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: C.V. Kinney and son, M.B. Kinney, were among the arrivals from the San Luis Valley en route to the Montezuma valley to visit relatives for a few months. 75 y...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mrs. Louie Haberman, who for the past few days had been a house guest of Mrs. James A. Pulliam, returned home. 75 years ago: Sugar for home canning would be ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Andy Chitwood was down from his valley home for his usual visit to his son, Bill, at Mercy Hospital. 75 years ago: Karl Parker, who was an extension agent fo...

And the West is History

100 years ago: J.F. Kirkendall was among those who enjoyed the mountain air with folks in Durango. 75 years ago: Ed Candelaria, “farmer and sheepman of the lower Piedra,” w...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: S.R. Robertson of Denver visited friends and acquaintances in the city. 75 years ago: United States...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Mrs. Ward Weaver transacted business matters in the city. 75 years ago: According to Fire Chief Die...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: “A soldier recruit” was delivered by “Dr. Ochsner’s stork” at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Follis of Durango. ...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: After he’d spent a few days in the San Luis Valley “on a business mission,” G.L. Butler, editor of The Farmington...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Henry Berri, “the well-known local insurance man,” was reported to be confined to his bed at home, “threatened with an attack of pneumonia.” 75 years ago: Pe...

And the West is History

100 years ago: After they attended a dance in Hesperus, “a party of Durango people” were driving home when “the lights of the machine went on the blink and while attempting to turn out to le...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Durango Democrat printed a news item from The Telluride Examiner that said, “Say, by gosh. The whole of La Plata County must be turning into booze. It has not been lon...
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