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And the West is History

100 years ago: “The truck gardeners of the Farmington district now are supplying the local tables with tender, fresh asparagus and pie plant, especially the latter, some coming by parcel pos...

DATE: Apr 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A city employee whose duties take him past the high school building reported to the city hall that a ‘wooden headed pecker’ was trying to tear down the school house. He says ...

DATE: Apr 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Interference with justice, and the spiriting away of witnesses by friends of prisoners, received a hard jolt in district court when Judge Searcy instructed D.A. Lane to inves...

DATE: Apr 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Actual operations of a process that in the treatment of sulphide, lead, copper and zinc ores will make a saving of 90 present or more, as compared with 60 percent by former m...

DATE: Apr 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Definite steps toward the erection of a new and costly high school building in the city were made when the local lodge of Elks donated to school district No. 9 the three lots...

DATE: Apr 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Assistant Water Commissioner Ballard remarked that winter was coming back for a last swipe at those who have shifted from their winter flannels. He says he saw a flock of 17 ...

DATE: Apr 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A thrilling sequel to the wonderful adventure of Tarzan of the Apes is told in the latest work of the author of that amazing story in the Return of Tarzan which is said to be...

DATE: Apr 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Harrish Ingraham received a second telegram from his actress friend in New York, from whom he had word that his act, written for her, had closed indefinitely and that she nee...

DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Experimentation-first with the beet-raising facilities of this section and of the sections proposed for providing beets to the Monte Vista factory now is suggested by the own...

DATE: Apr 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Game Warden Cummings, who returned from a departmental trip up the valley as far as ‘Jack’s Cabin,’ says he saw many deer and elk in that country, noting also three large mou...

DATE: Apr 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “With the drying-out of the county roads and the bringing-out of the many automobiles that have been in storage all winter, the auto garage men are beginning to show signs of ...

DATE: Apr 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “L.S. Lively, operator of the passenger station, is enjoying a few days’ layoff, recuperating from a slight attack of spring fever, cold in the head and sore eyes from seeing ...

DATE: Apr 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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