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130 Years Ago

Items: There was a Masquerade Ball at Turn Verin Hall last night. It was gotten up under the auspices of the Frail Sisterhood. The Carson River has arrived at a stage of water " new for that meandering stream. The mill men rejoice and the mill-wheels go round.

110 Years Ago

The three-year old daughter of Doc Stephens of Sutro died of diphtheria. Three other children and Ms. Stephens are also afflicted. Everything possible is being done for the sick ones and hopes of their recovery is entertained. Chronicle.

70 Years Ago

Austin, Nevada gets the first outside telephone connection. The first telegraph line was brought into Austin in 1860 and "... while the telephone is a great improvement, it seemed like the passing of an old friend when the telegraph was taken out," according to J. M. Hiskey, General Manager of the Nevada Central and resident of Austin for 35 years.

50 Years Ago

T.V. Program " one channel (evening) Little Rascals, Adventure Time, Annie Oakley, News, Weather, Sports, NBC News, Sheriff of Cochise, McKenzies Raiders, Chevy Showroom, Red Skelton, 20th Century, Bob Cummings, Late Edition, Night watch, Sports Roundup, Fabulous Features

20 Years Ago

A series of earthquakes have been hitting Virginia City causing many foundation cracks and causing the town's post office parking lot's 20-foot retaining wall to crack and crumble.

10 Years Ago

A strong series of earthquakes hit the Nevada Test Site, tipping over files and knocking pictures from walls. The test jolt was a magnitude 4.7 and struck the Frenchman Flat. The earthquake occurred 35 miles from Yucca Mountain targeted as the site of the nation's first nuclear waste dump.

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