And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A winter storm dumped 4 feet of snow in Telluride, and 6 feet in the surrounding mountain areas. 50 years ago: LeRoy Goodman was injured in a vehicle collisi...

And the West is History

100 years ago: It was rumored that fishing laws were to be revised for 2018 “at a special session of the legislature” to meet changed conditions, such as “dumping contraband liquors into...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The La Plata County Jail was becoming “thickly populated,” according to Sheriff Alexander. 50 years ago: Sixty paintings and art objects were donated to the ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: According to the government thermometer, the high temperature was 28 degrees during the day, and at the night, “Old Man Cold with his wintry blasts drove the mercury to th...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Tony Micheli, a young man from Mancos, departed for Denver after he enlisted for military service. 75 years ago: An improved water system was the main topic ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Tobe Apperson, “a prosperous rancher from the Salt Creek district,” transacted business in Durango. For clarification, the local news item also said, “By the way, the plac...

And the West is History

100 years ago: After he listened to “a tale of woe,” Judge McCloud granted final decree of divorce to Maude E. Condon. 75 years ago: Ralph Cloud, 44-year-old policeman at t...

And the West is History

100 years ago: George W. Avery, the manager of the Incas mines, returned to the La Platas after spending a few days in the city “on matters of business.” 75 years ago: Gord...

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement in Classifieds read: “Found – A lady low-cut slipper, with a paper sole, in front of a store in the block between 10th and 11th streets on Main Avenue. If...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Ray Duffy, “a ranchman, cattleman and bean grower,” was in Durango to patent a process “for raising beans with an expansive skin,” which would allow him to enlarge his bus...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Seven sleigh loads” of household goods and furniture were moved from Bayfield to the Wagner home in Durango. 75 years ago: Durango constructed and opened it...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Durango schools encountered, again, the problem of certain grades being overcrowded, as a result of a rise in attendance that had continued for three years. The overflow w...
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