Carson City past pages 3-1

130 Years Ago

A certain Italian has been the comment of the people at Diamond Station. He would tear down his cabin and then rebuild it, repeating the process every few days. After taking in a large supply of provisions in Eureka, he returned to his home in Diamond and put his provisions away. On Monday he led his horse out of the stable and tied it in front of his cabin door. Not long after he reappeared with his arms full of flour, bacon and beans laying it out in front of the animal. He then repeated the process several times attempting to get the animal to eat. Several men came by and witnessed the proceeding when the Italian straightened up and in slow solemn tones, declared that the horse was his father, and as a dutiful son he was bound to provide him with the best edibles he had. - Eureka Leader.

110 Years Ago

Yesterday morning the wind began to get action - outhouses, trees, fences and signs went a glimmering and in the western portion of town there was hardly a place that did not suffer some damage - H.C. Dunn's fence was transferred across the street; Abe Cohn had a wrecked sign and fence; the Pedroli ranch on Kings Street suffered the loss of a barn; the editor of the Appeal was cleaned out of a windmill that wouldn't hold wind. Dozens of signs are now decorating Empire.

70 Years Ago

Locomotives bought by the S.P. The Southern Pacific Company has placed orders for 40 new locomotives at a cost of $7,250,000. Twenty-eight to be manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and twelve by the Lima Locomotive Works - all for use in freight and passenger service.

50 Years Ago

Photo caption: Ella B. Wilson, co-chairman with Lotti Scott of the special fund raising drive for Carson-Tahoe Hospital met a $12,500 matching offer from the Fleischmann Foundation for new equipment in the modern surgery room.

20 Years Ago

Tom Selleck, filming the movie "Hard Rain" at the Nevada State Prison, took time to smile for the cameras.

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