And the West is History

100 years ago: “The attorney had just started to examine the witness regarding the happenings of Nov. 10 during the Cox, Graves and Carmen trial when Juror C. C. Graham fainted and it was necessary...

100 years ago: “Interest in the Cox, Graves and Carmen trial is increasing. This morning all seats were taken in the court room and a number of men where standing. As we go to press, E. H. George...

100 years ago: “Interest in the proceedings of the Cox, Graves and Carmen trial in the district court is paramount. When court convened, nearly every available seat in the room was taken. Elizabeth...

100 years ago: “Upon the convening of court, the examination of jurors begun for the Cox, Graves and Carmen trial, it looked for a time as though another special venue might be required before the...

100 years ago: “C. C. Graham the juror who fainted on the witness stand was able to return to his duties so the Cox, Graves and Carmen trail has been in progress again since 9:30 a.m. The district...

100 years ago: “Look out for the man who wants to sell you something by mail ‘on approval.’ That sounds well and helps to sell the goods, but he is often banking on the fact that, once having...

100 years ago: “The petition of Ensign Clements of the Salvation Army was presented to the Durango City Council, praying the city to reimburse him the sum of $2, the cost of cleaning and repairing...

100 years ago: An advertisement read: “A $50 reward will be paid for the arrest and conviction of any person shooting wires, insulators or otherwise damaging property of this company – The Florida...

100 years ago: “Ed Tiffany went out on the Eastern on a business trip. He’s engaged in surveying of the Ignacio town site.”75 years ago: “R. W. (Dick) Turner, Lloyd Locke and Graden Weinland...

100 years ago: “Elder Meek of Kline has returned from a three month’s trapping expedition in New Mexico, having caught 14 bobcats, 39 coyotes besides lesser game. He modestly admits having cleared...

100 years ago: “The St. Mark’s Guild have decided to combine their weekly home-cooking sale and Easter bazaar and hold both in the vacant store room south of the Snyder Grocery Store. In addition...