From the September 21, 1901 edition of the Silverton Standard:
This city needs a new city hall; this county a court house. The days of mossbacking are past. Get a move on and keep up with the procession. Silverton is destined to become a city with Durango as a suburb.
From the September 24, 1921 edition of the Silverton Standard:
MULE POWER.
Local packers are busy these days serving the many places that depend upon “mule power” transportation. Supplies and timbe…
