And the West is History

100 years ago: Police arrested Peter Phillips, a “formerly well-known citizen of Durango,” and charged him with “wife beating.” He pleaded not guilty and “was bound over in the sum of fi...

DATE: Aug 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Ross McGirr of the Otis-McGirr company returned by train “from somewhere in the United States where he had been visiting for some time.” 75 years ago: The Jo...

DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Vernon Isgar was arrested for speeding, “was fined and paid the fine.” He swore “by all the gods” that he was not “driving over ten miles an hour.” 75 years ...

DATE: Aug 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: E.P. Wilson was “as proud as a bull pup with a new brass collar” about his cherry harvest, which was on display at “The Exchange.” 75 years ago: An announcem...

DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: City council held a special session to “hear the complaints and counter complaints of the bunch in district number three on sidewalks.” 75 years ago: The “fa...

DATE: Aug 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A.A. McLendon of the Kline mesa enjoyed Durango in the afternoon, “flirting with all the pretty girls.” 75 years ago: Julius Fowler, who “passed at least sev...

DATE: Aug 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Jason Johnson and Edward Mackey, The Blind Wonders, played at the REX. 75 years ago: Because of increasing revenues and “decreasing number of old-age pension...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Durango Democrat interviewed Bill Wilson, “the genial cracker man,” who was a famous motorcycle rider. When asked about his most thrilling experience, he said: “As you...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: An announcement from the local exemption board said, “Every one drafted MUST APPEAR. Merely because a claim for exemption has been made does not entitle anyone not to show...

DATE: Aug 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: The body of the late Richard Newell, who died at a local hospital, was “shipped to the old family home at Macomb, Ill.” 75 years ago: The famous Rocky Ford c...

DATE: Aug 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Three from La Plata County were recruited at the war department’s Denver headquarters. All were infantry. 75 years ago: Leslie A. Miller, Rocky Mountain regi...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: H.T. Henry was in Durango from Hesperus to get supplies. He said, “if a man can’t take a joke he at least ought to make a special effort to become a human being.” ...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History