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And the West is History

100 years ago: Shipments of cattle to outside markets continued to increase as warm weather arrived in Durango. 75 years ago: There was an announcement printed that said: “...

DATE: May 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Classified for-sale advertisements included: “two sows, China boar or will trade for milk stock,” “between 70 and 80 head of good grade Hereford cattle,” six burros” and a...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: Thomas Lewis of Dolores “charged the commissary divisions of the local stores yesterday and wrought devastation among the stocks of edibles through his heavy purchases.” ...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mr. La Foliette “wanted a referendum among the men to be drafted.” If he was a general forced to face the enemy, “he would take a referendum as to whether his men would fi...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: Thomas and Johnnie Williams “blew in from Texas creek on the trail of a load of grub.” 75 years ago: Hollywood Dairy cut down their delivery service due to n...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: E.C. Miller “moseyed in from Denver via the Eastern” and was “surprised to find Durango still on the map.” 75 years ago: A proposed reconstruction project to...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: There was a notice that stated, “Up in Silverton they’ve got down to the point where there’s only a few business houses and automobiles and teams that don’t support Old Gl...

DATE: Apr 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Classified for-sale advertisements included “two exceptionally good 7-year-old jacks” from H. Cook, “300 high-grade Shropshire ewes, unsheared, with lambs at side from reg...

DATE: Apr 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

April 29 100 years ago: Classified wanted advertisements included a “man cook and dining room girl” at the Arlington Hotel in Pagosa Springs, “coal miners for the Emma Mine at Dunton, ne...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: Platform men on the Rio Grande received good word from the railroad office that their pay would be increased from 16 cents an hour to 18 cents an hour. 75 ye...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: Pat Quinn dropped in from Junction Creek to “shake hands with friends and to load out a big batch of supplies.” 75 years ago: Increased physical training was...

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

And the West is History

100 years ago: Charles Idle brought in eggs from the Animas Valley to trade at Graden’s. 75 years ago: There was an announcement that warned all industrial and institutio...

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

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