Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum

75 years ago: Mrs. Raymond Israel said that she did not resign from her teaching position at the Cascade School and she would finish the term, contrary to rumors.

50 years ago: Fort Lewis College announced that it would start enrolling students for the spring trimester May 1.

Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.