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And the West is History

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...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Clarence Ritter arrived in Durango from the Florida Mesa to give his family “a day’s outing in the city,” and made a comment about the crown prince of Germany, which said,...

And the West is History

100 years ago: J.W. Jarvis returned from Denver, and was forced to pass up Cheyenne because he ran out of money. He said it was an “awful trip” with “no luck.” 75 years ago...

And the West is History

100 years ago: W. Miner arrived in Durango from his sheep camp to attend a funeral “of a roll of coin he was packing along, the obsequies being in supplies and provisions.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: While in Durango purchasing supplies, Tom Rowe of the Perins Peak district said that the “commander of the fleet of airships which bombarded London Saturday seemed to be g...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Ben Russell and Doe Schlabach were “beating it for Electra Lake” to go fishing, with several kinds of bait to “make the fish hungry.” They expected to be gone for several ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The “first new potatoes” and “a good supply of home-grown cabbage” came into Durango with Johnathan Townsend. 75 years ago: La Plata County commissioners, Ci...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Joe and George Olbert of Hesperus were in Durango “swapping yarns with their cronies and transacting business.” ...

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...
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