From the Ouray County Herald and

Ouray County Plaindealer:

50 Years Ago

August 14, 1969 – (advertisement) $100 reward for information leading to positive identification of person or persons who: 1. Broke windows in Beaumont Hotel. 2. Entered

Beaumont without permission. 3. Left barber’s scissors on table in dining room of Beaumont.

4. Stole Ford Touring Car picture and other items from Beaumont. 5. Stole old cast-iron dinner bell, my mother’s kerosene lamps and ironstone china dishe...