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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A.A. McLendon of the Kline mesa enjoyed Durango in the afternoon, “flirting with all the pretty girls.” 75 years ago: Julius Fowler, who “passed at least sev...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Jason Johnson and Edward Mackey, The Blind Wonders, played at the REX. 75 years ago: Because of increasing revenues and “decreasing number of old-age pension...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Durango Democrat interviewed Bill Wilson, “the genial cracker man,” who was a famous motorcycle rider. When asked about his most thrilling experience, he said: “As you...

And the West is History

100 years ago: An announcement from the local exemption board said, “Every one drafted MUST APPEAR. Merely because a claim for exemption has been made does not entitle anyone not to show...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The body of the late Richard Newell, who died at a local hospital, was “shipped to the old family home at Macomb, Ill.” 75 years ago: The famous Rocky Ford c...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Three from La Plata County were recruited at the war department’s Denver headquarters. All were infantry. 75 years ago: Leslie A. Miller, Rocky Mountain regi...

And the West is History

100 years ago: H.T. Henry was in Durango from Hesperus to get supplies. He said, “if a man can’t take a joke he at least ought to make a special effort to become a human being.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Fred Mayn sold his Ford to Ferg Graham, who planned to “make a truck out of it for use at the Graham Hardware.” 75 years ago: Twenty-one members of Trail Rid...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Jim Allan of the Florida “dropped in” to tell the community that “possibly the man who growls about his washday dinner would find it more pleasant to taste if he had to do...

And the West is History

100 years ago: J.M. Widel of Redmesa visited Durango and expressed that “some of the men of his acquaintance overwork their piety so hard on Sunday that they feel called upon to give it ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Silverton train service resumed after several “snowsheds” on the line caught fire. 75 years ago: Three hundred pheasants were delivered to Durango and taken ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Miners in Silverton were on strike, and many had left to apply for work at other mines. It was reported that “new men” were being hired to the “Sunnyside gang” and the min...
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