Past Pages for February 13 to 16, 2021

Saturday
145 years ago
The Presbyterian Festival was a very decided success. We understand that pretty much everything designed for sale was sold. We are further informed that the net profits are estimated at $500. We are glad to hear of so good returns.
130 years ago
The Bal Masque. Most of the Carson people, and a good many Reno and Virginia people will be in attendance at the masquerade at the Opera House to-night. The Committee in charge have spared no pains or expense to make the affair enjoyable to all. The costumer from San Francisco is at the Odd Fellows Hall with a lot of nw and elegant costumes for rent.
120 years ago
Important Weather Point. The need of having Carson City as a weather station has loo been apparent to the weather director in this city, and he will call the attention of the bureau at Washington to the matter. With Carson furnishing weather advices, the approach of storm waves in this direction form the Gulf of California could be much more accurately determined. — Salt Lake Tribune.
110 years ago
The extensive agricultural holdings and other assets of the defunct Eureka Live Stock Company have been acquired by a coterie of wealthy Spaniards for a cash consideration of $119,163. Title to seventeen ranches in White Pine, Eureka and Nye Counties has changed as a result of the transaction. The transfer is to Pedro Urquiza, Fernando Petotequi, Goni and Augustin Garcia.
100 years ago
District Attorney Harley Harmon, after three days investigation here of the case of Frank Lee, is on his way back to Las Vegas, Nevada, with sworn statements from three local physicians, declaring that the illness of the lad, who is thought will not recover from a beating with a strap.

Sunday

145 years ago

The Bored of Prison Commissioners — we are deliberate and premeditated in our misspelling — did not have a seance yesterday. They let up. The reason why they were not in session was that Mr. De Long, of counsel for the Governor, did not make his appearance. It is supposed that there will be a meeting and some further inquisition to-day.

130 years ago

Electric Treatment. Mrs. Dr. Winzell is at the Ormsby Hotel, Room 36, and will remain for a short time. She will be glad to meet any person afflicted with Nervous Prostration, Insanity, Hysteria, Insomnia, Catarrh, Consumption, Dyspepsia, Diphtheria, Diabetes, Malaria, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Asthma, Fevers, Hemorrhoids, and Uterine Disease. Electricity not only cures disease, but it consumes, expels or burns up all drugs in the system…

120 years ago

St. Valentine’s Ball. The ladies of Custer Relief Corps will give a grand social dance tonight at Armory Hall. A tamale supper will be served and other novelties introduced. Tickets 50 cents. Supper 25 cents.

110 years ago

Yesterday the Appeal reporter witnessed the workings of the laws of the land, and after seeing the machinery turn round was convinced that it was all out of gear. That the machinery is old, obsolete, and needs modern improvements. It is working on the plan of the muzzle-loading shotgun as compared with the automatic of to-day.

100 years ago

Entertain Assemblymen. Last evening twenty-two assemblymen were entertained at the mansion at a stag dinner. Later in the evening twenty-two young ladies appeared and dancing was the order of the evening. Thursday evening Governor and Mrs. Boyle will entertain the remaining members of the assembly.

Tuesday

145 years ago

St. Valentine had a delightful day all to himself on Sunday. If he is not satisfied with weather so beautiful as this, he had better betake himself once more to his native land — for he is nothing but a semi-naturalized resident anyhow.

130 years ago

The special train which carried the Legislators to Reno yesterday, returned about 6 o’clock last evening bringing back the law makers to the Capital and — the treasury.

120 years ago

There’s a tiger loose in town. A “snap shot” may be seen and full particulars learned by calling at Sam Cohn’s.

110 years ago

While the search for the bodies of Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Campbell has been temporarily abandoned another effort along thorough lines will be undertaken…to be trace out the flood and missing building and find the bodies….Little Valley where the water spread after leaving the gorge, simply states a vast lake of ice and frozen snow…

100 years ago

Mail pilot on his way. Early this morning one of the mail pilots from m the coast passed over this city on his way to Reno. The machine was considerably lower than usual as the pilot had evidently taken the air stratum below the fog line that hovered on the mountain tops.

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