And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: It was reported that Pat Murphy “on the Durango-Chama passenger run for years” was to “bump” Mike Hurley, “engineer on the Farmington run,” with the plan to allow Mike to ...

And the West is History

50 years ago: A 38-year-old man was in a one-vehicle crash eight miles east of Ignacio. He lost control of his car and it rolled once in 31 feet, then continued out of control for anothe...

And the West is History

50 years ago: City firefighters were called to the Holiday Inn after a fluorescent light transformer went out and caused “a smoke scare.” 25 years ago: A resident who lived...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Ed Howell, “who some time ago was conducting some kind of a search by lantern light,” was in Durango from Eureka for the holidays and to “visit with someone.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Durango Democrat printed a Christmas greeting message to its readers: “To its many friends and patrons The Democrat extends cordial holiday greetings having the larges...

And the West is History

100 years ago: An “important notice to registrants” said, “There has this day been mailed to you a questionnaire which you are required by law to execute and return within seven days fro...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The War Trade Board announced that the exportation of butter, except to nations that were allies of the United States, was prohibited. 75 years ago: Local sc...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Jose Berrago was tried and found guilty in Aztec District Court for second-degree murder after killing his cousin, Isobel Lobato, outside of Lobato, New Mexico. He was sen...

And the West is History

100 years ago: An Animas City resident called an ambulance to deliver “Mrs. Kelley,” who was “very low with pneumonia,” to Mercy Hospital. 75 years ago: Trujillo Sheets Pos...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Colonel C.C. Ednected of the exemption board in Durango reported that registered men were “returning their questionnaires properly filled out very rapidly.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mrs. I.M. Shaffar of the Animas Valley returned to Durango after 10 days at the Nicholson home, where she was visiting her sister’s family and her mother, Mrs. W.G. Payn...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Chas Deudal brought in 500,000 eastern brook spawn from the Bert Hosselkuss hatchery, located about a mile outside Creede, to be placed in the Durango fish hatchery, which...
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