And the West is History

100 years ago: “Dick Stewart departed for his bachelor quarters at the Idaho this morning after a few days in town fraternizing with congenial spirits.” 75 years ago: “Martin Wunderlich, contractor...

100 years ago: “The regular passenger on the Rio Grande Southern was delayed for a period of more than six hours, due to the derailment of a box car in Lost Canon and also a mud slide. Yesterday’s...

100 years ago: “Agent Brown is considering dividing a portion of the depot platform off with white satin ribbons, for the accommodation of bridal parties. In the past five days eight couples would...

100 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Abee motored in from their Texas Creek ranch, reaching town at 8:30 a.m. There are some bad pieces of road to cover but the trip of 16 miles was made in about...

100 years ago: “The Bayfield schools will devote two days to commencement exercises. The first will be in charge of the high school graduates, three in number. The next occasion, the eighth-grade...

100 years ago: “A quarter of a century hoped for project is about to materialize. Durango is to have a creamery. Not in a few months or possibly next year but within a few weeks.” 75 years ago: An...

100 years ago: “The Herald realizing the benefit to be derived by the whole county from the advancement of its various individual sections has decided to publish from time to time views of La Plata...

100 years ago: “Tom Hamor, superintendent of the local fish hatchery, left for Pagosa Springs with 45,000 trout frys in embryo, which he will place in the San Juan River.”75 years ago: “Until just...

100 years ago: “Yesterday two ‘plain drunks’ tread the path that leads to the police court. One was released by the marshal on promise of future good behavior.”75 years ago: “It is quite definitely...