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And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mrs. F.D. Burns was happy to announce that her health was improving, after being deathly ill the day before. He was said to be resting well, pleased he would live a bit lo...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Justus A. Gibbs, a train conductor and Durango local, became violent in his family home and was taken to jail by the Sheriff. He had been suffering from a mental condition...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The body of William Smith, 32, was found by searchers in the mountains about seven miles outside of Mancos. He died from exposure to the elements or pneumonia. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Smelter reported a good year for 1916. An individual working professionally as a “financer” was labeled as a “low creature and disgusting ass.” Mrs. Sanger was being tried...

And the West is History

50 Years Ago: Six basketball players from the College of Southern Utah escaped without injury after their car caught fire and exploded somewhere on the roadway between Wolf Creek Pass an...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The hog market had high activity during the morning, and was “under good demand,” with prices approximately a dime higher than average. Two “very fancy” loads of hogs arri...

And the West is History

100 years ago: L.D. Eaton popped over to Durango from Cortez on a “business mission.” S.W. Raymond went to Denver for the rest of the winter. Alice and Allegra Scott underwent operations...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Wiley Evans left for Silverton after enjoying Christmas “with the home folk.” In other local news, Miss Albertine Rutledge, “the May Day school ma’am,” returned to her dut...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Someone lost six sheep and four goats, and wanted them back. 75 years ago: Larry McDaniels, employee of Parsons Drug Store, broke his toe, having dropped a c...

And the West is History

100 years ago: There was a room with a bath on the north side of town and a restaurant in Ignacio for rent. Also, a pair of spectacles was found and turned into the Herald office for pic...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A warning stating “constipation causes bad skin” was printed. It urged readers struggling with dull and pimply skin to speed up their bowel movements and clear their compl...

And the West is History

100 years ago: There were help-wanted advertisements for an elderly female housekeeper, a blacksmith at sawmill and sawmill men. There were for-sale advertisements for a horse and buggy,...
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