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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Miss Florence Ruffe entertained the School Ma’ams Sewing club, and enjoyed “chatting, needlework and a comprehensive program of eats.” 75 years ago: Mrs. Jul...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Monroe Fields, upon his return to Aztec, reported improved conditions in his section; the farmers were “getting good prices for their products” and they planned to increas...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Rico mining district was formed into a thriving mining camp, which was composed of “a bunch of live ones” who were going after the railroads for a better service. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The trial of Kenneth M. Murray, “former secretary of School District No. 9 of this county,” began with the first of 18 counts of embezzlement of school funds. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Leonard Scott visited Durango from Monticello, Utah, on a short business trip. After selling his ranch in Hay gulch, he became a man of the sheep business. 7...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Charley Heathers returned to Durango from his sheep and cattle camp on the La Plata. 75 years ago: Burt Haigler, farm owner, sold a cellar-full of potatoes t...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Classified want advertisements included a “young school girl for companion to aged lady” and an ice cream factory and bottling works for trade, which was available because...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Classified want advertisements included a “first-class milker and good dairyman,” a “second-hand safe” and “three good rock men at Bell’s quarry near Rockwood.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: O.K. Coal advertised themselves as “the best domestic fuel on the Durango market, free from all impurities.” 75 years ago: Employment services placed 33 unem...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Attorney Vates departed Durango for Pueblo after he concluded business “in connection with the C.H. Rudy bankruptcy case.” He also visited his daughter, Mrs. J.V. Monroe. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Harry Kelly and sister-in-law Miss Ella Hammond “were summoned” to Durango from Lebanon to be with Mrs. Kelly, who suffered from serious illness in hospital. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A building contractor working on the high school, M.J. Kenney, returned from Denver with five carpenters, with whom he would use to rush the “work on the structure to comp...
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