And the West is History

100 years ago: Mr. Slattery of Silverton returned home after spending the winter and most of the spring on the Pacific coast. He expressed interest in several large properties and was pl...

DATE: May 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: The San Juan Creamery shipped more than 2,000 pounds of butter to Chicago markets, according to the manager of the plant. 75 years ago: San Juan Basin Archae...

DATE: May 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: San Juan Basin Wool Growers Association announced that it would give a reward to residents who provided information about criminals stealing sheep from its pastures. ...

DATE: May 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A week’s worth of good weather allowed work at Fort Lewis College and the school’s farm to progress rapidly as staff prepared for summer classes. 75 years ag...

DATE: May 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A “certain” young man who lived in the area was a week late on his promise to return a horse he borrowed from the mesa. 75 years ago: Dolores residents were ...

DATE: May 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mrs. Burr Putnam of Hesperus was making a satisfactory recovery from an operation she had the week before. 50 years ago: Colorado State Patrolman Carl Bushey...

DATE: May 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Fred Wilkins “met with automobile troubles while motoring over the Silverton highway.” His car had to be towed into town. 50 years ago: Weekend storms left 0...

DATE: May 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Henry Wommer, a well-known cattleman of the Pine River Valley, discovered that he had loss of sight in one eye. 75 years ago: The American Legion Auxiliary c...

DATE: May 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Miss Ina Wills, who was employed in the Harris Brothers store, arrived in Durango from Dolores. 75 years ago: A free pressure cooker clinic taught by Mrs. Fl...

DATE: May 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Frank E. Dodge, “an old-time traveling man in these parts,” arrived in Durango to transact business for a condensed milk company. 75 years ago: Sheep shearin...

DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Al Foutz of Fruitland “had a narrow escape from death” when he drank a cup of water that had been “dipped from a barrel containing blue vitriol mixture.” 75 ...

DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Bayfield Blade reported that Joe Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Turner, was “in the officers’ training camp at Jacksonville, Fla.” 75 years ago: Sheep...

DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History