The Supreme Court and State Library building under construction in 1937. The fountain in front was donated to Carson City in 1909 and used to water animals at the intersection of Carson and King streets.
145 years ago
Milk and Water. A cow, which should have been securely within bars or barn doors, went browsing around, regardless of all pound-laws on Tuesday night and finding her way into Mrs. J.S. Singerland’s yard, broke through the plank covering of an old well and went through the aperture to her death; for she was found dead there the next morning.
130 years ago
The Home Management. Yesterday at 1 o’clock Mrs. Quinn and Mrs. Holbrook called at the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to meet Mrs. and Mrs. Mills to give the latter an opportunity of exhibiting the compromising letters which they claimed were in their possession written by Mrs. Quinn. They found the door of the office locked, and although they waited more than a half an hour in the corridor of the Capitol to get an opportunity to testify, they were unable to gain admittance. They called at the Appeal office and asked to make their statement through the columns of the paper.
120 years ago
Last evening about 7 o’clock there was a three-cornered fight in “Dog” Benton’s livery stable, with the result that Mr. Benton is confined to his bed from the beating and his assailant is in the county jail. The assailant, Brown, claims that Benton started the assault by striking him over his head with his cane.
110 years ago
During their high wind to-day at noon a large chimney top was torn loose from the chimney on top of the Capitol Building and plunged through the window of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. Fortunately, no one was in at the time.
100 years ago
The county commissioners have ordered the construction of a cabin at Woodcock bend on the Kings canyon road. This is to be used by repair men. Formerly men have been housed in tents, but between weather and pilfering visitors much trouble has been experienced.
Thursday
145 years ago
A man by the name of Charles Patton had the large bone of one of his legs broken just above the angle yesterday morning at Spooner’s Station while wrestling. Dr. White went up through the snow and set the fractured limb. Patton is a Canadian Scotchman.
130 years ago
On Sunday afternoon the Carson Glass Ball Shooting Club shot two matches on their grounds, with the following result: First match was twenty balls each, at a distance of twenty-one yards. H.G. Parker shot 18 balls.
120 years ago
The Carson baseball club will commence practice early next week. Great things are expected from the nine this year.
110 years ago
Saved the Day. Eugene Sullivan owns an old shepherd dog, remarkable for his intelligence, and he things a great deal of him. A few days ago the animal disappeared. The family thought that the coyotes had gathered him in. A faint barking was heard by little Joe Sullivan and the dog was located in a shaft about 200 feet west of the house. He had gone down 50 feet and landed in a layer of snow. A ladder was procured and the dog was rescued. — Enterprise.
100 years ago
Charlie Chaplin’s funny feet will again shuffle toward the altar, according to persistent rumors here today. May Collins, a 17-year-old Broadway beauty, is the woman, says reports.
Friday
145 years ago
Wells Fargo & Co.’s efficient detective, Mr. James Hume, arrived here last evening in charge of two of the Esmeralda stage robbers. Their names are James Wallace and Emanuel —————, a man from Mexico. They and their pal, (another man from Mexico) were indicted by a special grand jury. They pleaded guilty. This is pretty quick work. Wallace and Emmanuel left Eureka by the order of 601, went to Belmont, stole mules there and so got into the region of the country where they committed the robbery. They were taken to prison at once.
130 years ago
Not an Opium Smoker. A highly respectable gentleman requests us to state the Appeal’s informant regarding Hon. D. A. Moriarty’s prediction for the opium pimp is greatly in error, as Mr. Moriarty never used opium in his life, but on the contrary, always expressed sympathy for those who unfortunately were addicted to the vice.
120 years ago
Carson has had a pretty lively week with the Assessors. Next week the teachers of the State will help move things along.
110 years ago
A generous shower visited this section of Nevada last night and this morning. The only mistake made was that the weather man did not bring the moisture before the high wind yesterday. The farmers are all wearing broad smiles especially those who are in the dry farming game.
100 years ago
The famous Tom Terriss production, “Dead Men Tell No Tales,” will be shown at the Grand theater tonight and Saturday. The film was made at a cost of nearly half a million dollars. The burning and blowing up of the sailing vessel is one of the most stupendous undertakings ever attempted by film makers.
Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.