Past Pages Oct. 22

130 years ago

The Black List: Yesterday an Appeal reporter dropped in to a local store to see if a black list had indeed been passed to Pal & Co. The owner said he did and had not regretted doing so as it is a protection of business against non-paying customers. The reporter looked at the list and saw the names of about 100 Carson citizens of Carson. "Not a name is on the list that hasn't been presented a bill at least a dozen times," said the shop owner.

100 years ago

Last evening the Democratic club entertained the voters with a smoker and one of the most enthusiastic meetings held in the present political campaign. From all parts of the country followers of the democracy gathered to listen to speeches made by local candidates. The meeting was undoubtedly the most successful ever held by local candidates in the history of this county.

70 years ago

Seen, Heard, or Thought by E.T.C.: The sports column of the Fallon Eagle's issue last week closed with the paragraph: "Holding the 'Indian sign' over Carson, because the Senators have failed to score a single point against Fallon since the two schools resumed football activitiesfive years ago, the Green Wave is looking forward to their first conference win of the year."

50 years ago

Carson Furniture corporate stock has been sold by Jack Bartlett, Mel C and Ralph Dofflemeyer to Anton and James Y.. Robertson. The younger Robertson will assume active management of the store Jan. 1.

20 years ago

Winter made a sneak preview in western Nevada today with snow capped mountains as the first of more to come.

10 years ago

Residents and visitors may soon be able to peruse the capital's history in a multi-media tour in computer kiosks.

• Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.