130 Years Ago
A man named James Gilbert, employed at the Vivian Mill, was taken in charge of the Sheriff as a person of unsound mind manifested by his kneeling to strangers and addressing them as Jesus Christ, and in the incoherence of his talk upon the subject of religion.
110 Years Ago
All sorts: Only one dollar per dozen. First class cabinet photographs. At Dunhan & Cartlands, at Marston Gallery, Carson.
70 Years Ago
Seen, Heard or Thought by E.T.C.: California newspaper publishers held a meeting in Death Valley and sat down to a banquet, the menu for which was as follows:
Death Valley Nuggets
Greasewood Greens
Tarantula Juice Cocktail
Alkali Broth
Desert Sunset Salad
Sidewinder Dressing
Roast Raven, Prospector Special Sauce
50 Years Ago
Births: Mr. and Mrs. James Crowl are parents of a son. Mrs. Crowl is the former Lyn Kroeger, daughter of Mrs. Roy Barney and the late Walter W. Kroeger.
20 Years Ago
House prices in the U.S. were highest in the Northeast and West. Among representative markets included the survey, median home prices " San Francisco, $179,700.
10 Years Ago
The Ormsby House will go on the auction block at the end of May, according to Bob Cashell. The auction has been the ultimate goal of New York investment fund Cerberus Partners.
- Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.