And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: It was announced that alcohol permits would be required for all businesses, except doctors, preachers and scienti...

DATE: Jun 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: D.B. Sawyer arrived in Durango with a load of poultry, “the feathered kind,” and distributed them to local produc...

DATE: Jun 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: W.B. Morrison of Florida Mesa suffered a “bad stroke of paralysis” during his visit to Dolores. Bill Burrows arri...

DATE: Jun 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: The Heather Brothers of Hesperus “made a slide into town” while on a “supply-buying tour” to “load up on enough g...

DATE: Jun 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Harry Baugh, a traveling representative for Wyatt Hardware Co., visited Durango to solicit orders for munitions a...

DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Tom Goulding arrived in Durango from his sheep camp near Pine Ridge “to get a square meal.” After spending “consi...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Bill Woodard visited Durango from Fairview Farm at Allison to receive medical treatment for his eyes, which had b...

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Miss Josephine Steans, “one of the school ma’ams of the county,” left Durango for Greeley to teach summer school....

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: A notice was sent to the city by mayor Harry Jackson, which prohibited irrigation within city limits until further notice, due to the condition of city pipelines. ...

DATE: Jun 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement read, “Strater Hotel. Leading hotel of Durango. All rooms steam heated and cleaned by vacuum.” 75 years ago: The state of Colorado announced...

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Information reached Durango from La Plata City that a rich strike of ore was discovered just west of Mancos. 75 years ago: A survey of potential evacuation ...

DATE: Jun 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: John Evans of Durango “had the misfortune to lose two cows on the alfalfa.” 75 years ago: A scrap-r...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History