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And the West is History

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: A weather notice said, “Don’t cuss the weather. It makes the hay for the farmers and the fishing will be better a...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Butter fat took “a jump” to 37 cents, “its old standard of high price.” The selling prices remained the same, how...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Sergeant E. Birch, with a military record dating back 20 years, was in Durango “to take charge of the local Army ...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: D.H. Morgan was recently injured “while trying to prove that the Ford was an irresistible force and a telephone p...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: A subscriber mailed a “batch of poetry” about the extra session of the state legislature, but the “hot weather sp...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: “The naughty birds” were having a “real cherry feast in the city and in the Animas Valley according to all report...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Classified lost-and-found notices included, “Man’s dark coat with flashlight in pocket between Durango and Dick G...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: An Editorial comment said, “Hey there, congress: Now that the brewers are satisfied, for goodness sake, put somet...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: An editorial comment said, “To the registered: You haven’t only got to tell the board you are exempt but to prove...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Classified for-sale advertisements included, “80 head of goats, delivery wagon and harness”; “complete set househ...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Tomas Vigil and his two brothers, “who were ranching out La Posta way,” came into the city “for a look at the mai...

And the West is History

50 years ago: “City police and the county sheriff’s office had one of the most quiet Independence Days anyone can remember. The police department answered a number of nuisance calls. But...
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