And the West is History

100 years ago: “‘Balsey’ Kern came in from his ranch – been shaking the sunflower seed off so as to insure a good yield next year. ‘Balsey’ is starting a goat ranch.” 75 years ago: “With the tang...

100 years ago: “Charles E. Herr and family depart tomorrow for San Diego, Calif., where in the future they will spend their winters – we shall miss them, yet envy them.” 75 years ago: “For 13 weeks...

100 years ago: “Durango is dividing up between the Mountain Rundalet gold, silver, copper strikes on the Upper Pine River about four miles south of Cave Basin, and the ‘sheep herders’ find on Lime...

100 years ago: “Herbert Taylor, the well-known supervisor of bridges and buildings on this division of the Rio Grande, came in last night to see what was needed in this end of the earth.” 75 years...

100 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Graham returned from an extended tour through the East and Canada. Their trip covered a period of about four months, and they took in everything from a Synagogue...

100 years ago: A classified wanted advertisement read: “Wanted – information as to death of Leonard E. Johnson, miner, who died in this vicinity about May or June 1887. Any person knowing about...

100 years ago: An advertisement for Durango Motor Co. read: “Before you invest your money in an automobile investigate the 1914 Chalmers ‘Thirty-six’ at $1,775 F.O.B. Detroit. You will not find any...

100 years ago: “Charley Ayers laid in a bunch of supplies and took them up to the Needleton mining district, where we understand he has a bunch of very promising claims. He intends to do his annual...

100 years ago: “Irene Folk of Elco is among the 26 or more who are taking examinations as teachers. Now if it was an examination for millinery there would be a much smaller attendance. P.S. This is...