Past Pages

130 Years Ago

Henry Garner, blacksmith, decided to call on Judge Kelley at half past seven Monday evening and fell into a 40-feet-deep mine shaft that was covered with snow. Luckily his fall was broken by a mass of snow he carried with him breaking his fall. He found a drift of snow at the bottom and decided to take a nap until the shift change at six o'clock. Soon he became too cold and decided to make the best of his unpleasant situation. With a small pocket knife he carved steps into the side of the shaft and dragged himself to the surface and escaped unhurt. Had the shaft been deeper or had he been injured, he would have perished. We have called attention once before to the danger of leaving shafts and prospect holes uncovered. Times-Review

110 Years Ago

All sorts: Lost. A young Assemblyman, Republican in politics when last seen. Answers to the name of Gillespie ... supposed to have been lost near the State Capitol building during the Senatorial scuffle. Finder will please return to the Assembly Chamber. Reward offered.

70 Years Ago

The persistent purloiner of the morning Journal from the Appeal office front may have had good intentions when he left his whiskey bottle in place of the paper " or the exchange may have been an oversight. Neither the bottle nor its contents interested any member of the Appeal force, and the view of the liquor container didn't make a hit with the preacher on his early morning call at the print shop.

50 Years Ago

Governor Grant Sawyer recommends combining the state park commission, state museum and Nevada historical society under one administrative unit.

20 Years Ago

Editorial: As part of a package of civic improvement, Marv Teixiera has launched a project to build an ice-skating pond at Mills Park. Sierra Pacific Power is donating lights, Capital Beverage is donating railroad ties, and Carson Building Supply rebar and lumber. "The ice rink will bring some winter magic to our beautiful park."

10 Years Ago

Photo caption: Douglas Southerland, director of exhibits at the Nevada State Museum, demonstrates how a die fits into a coin press. Dies were found in a buried cache located in the northeast corner of a shed on Carson Mint Property.

- Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.