130 YEARS AGO
The Elko Independent says that "Needles" is in jail at Elko, under a 30 sentence for stealing a pair of pants at the Humboldt House. We suppose it is Needless to waste any sympathy on the unfortunate "sharp."
100 YEARS AGO
Orville Wright took his aeroplane up 280 feet and sailed and soared around for an hour and twenty minutes.
70 YEARS AGO
The famous old mine camp of Aurora is on its way to a comeback. It had a population of three and now boasts a population of 58. Valley Mining Company recently installed a 50-ton mill.
50 YEARS AGO
Births at Carson-Tahoe Hospital - Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nickel of Tahoe Valley are parents of a boy and Mr. and Mrs. David Moreno of Carson City are parents of a girl.
20 YEARS AGO
Longtime Columnist Bill Dolan starts a new column in the Lifestyles section - to relate some of Carson's untold stories.
10 YEARS AGO
John Ensign has raised a quarter of the $1.1 million in his campaign for Senate, and that has been provided by casino interests.
• Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.