Saturday
150 Years Ago
Advertisement: “Magnolia Saloon – Mark M. Gaige, A. May, Proprietors, County Buildings, Carson City. The above saloon has been entirely refitted and opened under the present proprietorship in first-class style. Best Brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars, always to be had at the bar; and there are two First-Class Billiard Tables, for the accommodation of customers.”
140 Years Ago
All sorts: Henry Duffy, a printer, has been adjudged insane. He has a wife and six children. Spring has opened in good shape, and fights can be looked for nearly every day.
120 Years Ago
Whiskers: Senator Stewart says that if he’d clipped off his whiskers he’d lose the confidence of his constituents. Don’t worry Bill. Cut ‘em off. You have nothing to lose. (Report)
110 Years Ago
A new wet wagon: Peter Crow is building a new sprinkling art for Charley Crippen. The old one had a leak last summer, and Charley has had the new one built by the local blacksmith.
70 Years Ago
Stars called: The House un-American activities committee will call film actors Larry Parks, Gale Sondergaard and Howard da Silva as witnesses at the opening of its Communism in Hollywood hearings. Parks, star of “The Jolson Story,” will be the first witness.
20 Years Ago
Banks help fund solution project: One of the winners was Remo Saraceni for providing his Musical Hand to the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada in Carson City at a price adjusted to fit the museum’s budget. The Musical Hand uses motion Past to allow museum-goers to stand in front of a sheet of music, wave their arms like a conductor and hear classical music played in correlation to their movements.
Sunday
150 Years Ago
Attempt to shoot a child: Ruffians of the genus Cheque Guerrilla who have come from Virginia City have made an appearance at Nelson’s bootblack on Carson street. While they were brushing the clothes of the another, a little boy ten years of age (son of Mr. Elrod) put his face up against the glass door and looked in. The ruffian Markwell, went for his pistol and said: “Get out of that, you little son of a bitch, or I’ll take shot at you.” The boy ran away, but Markwell’s intention to shoot was good. He drew his six-shooter and fired it off into the floor.
Carson is just now glutted with vampires and a single dastardly outrage might cause an uprising that would rid the State of their presence forever.
140 Years Ago
Pogonip: The Sierra to the west of this city was draped in pogonip which floated silently from ridge to ridge and gently deposited its fleecy burden.
130 Years Ago
All sorts: Now that Legislature has adjourned, Spring will have a chance. The Capitol building is being thoroughly renovated, and the janitor is pretty busy. Alf Doten, the veteran reporter, is on his pins again, and dropped into this office, also into a chair.
110 Years Ago
Park Theater: Miss Rose Hoey Stevens, “The Girl With the Smile,” will appear fresh from her victories at the Wigwam in Reno. Following is the picture program: “Boy Scouts of America,” “Riders of the Plains,” “Shadow of the Past,” “Cowboy’s Mother-in-Law,” and “Impracticable Journal.” Popular prices, 10 and 20 cents.
70 Years Ago
Friday Club: Mrs. Nellie Lindsay was hostess to the Friday Club at her home on Rice Street in Carson City. After several frames of contract were played it was found that Mrs. Lewis had high score. Members present were Mesdames Ruth Kelly, Stella Ogden, Muriel Lewis, Dora Bath, Lilly Sanger, Millie Austin, Florence Austin and the hostess, Mrs. Lindsay.
20 Years Ago
Boys and Girls Club honor: Rebecca Holt, an 18-year old Carson High Senior, has been named 2000 Youth of the Year for her involvement with the Boys and Girls Club of Carson City. As Youth of the Year, Holt is eligible to compete against other state nominees for the Nevada title which comes with a $25,000 scholarship from Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network.
Tuesday
150 Years Ago
Skatistical [sic]: The skating expert from San Francisco, Professor A. C. Gould, will be at Buckingham’s skating rink to “teach the ladies how to dance” on wheels. This is in preparation for a grand skating and dancing carnival.
140 Years Ago
Family of giants: Jackson county, Missouri—The neighborhood of Lone Jack is enjoying the sensation of a nine-day wonder, a family of extraordinary size. The party found them living in a shanty devoid of windows and without a floor. Light was admitted through a hole in the roof. The party were received by a man of eight feet and six inches, who introduced them to his wife and daughter, a child, of twelve and whose proportions were larger than her father. Her name is Rose Plummer, standing seven feet high.
The man invited them to dine. There was no table, but two trestles and a few planks. They had no dishes or crockery. The food consisted of plain corn cake and was served upon shingles. Plummer says he is inclined to think he made a mistake in his vocation and instead of farming, he will take his girl and start a show in the Spring. He says his fortune is made “if Rose don’t quit growing.” (Kansas City, Mo. Bulletin.)
130 Years Ago
Psychical: John Slater, the wonderful test medium and psychic will hold another of his marvelous test seances at Odd Fellows’ Hall. This will be his last appearance in this city. Private sittings at the Arlington.
110 Years Ago
Warden Baker, nips a plot: Warden Baker was passing near the south wall as he was making his customary rounds. He heard an unusual noise and hastened to the spot where he found the feet and legs of two men sticking out of a hole in the wall. He checked and all the prisoners were in their cells.
These two weren’t in convict dress. It turns out that the hole was made from the outside and the two men, ex-cons from Idaho, were trying to break in.
70 Years Ago
Methodist men: Roland Van der Smissen, who recently resigned at the superintendent of the state orphans’ home at Carson, will be the guest speaker at an organizational meeting of the Sparks Methodist church men’s club. The men’s club is being formed to take a responsible and important place in the community, according to the pastor, the Rev. Warren W. Peters.
20 Years Ago
Advertisement: “Wallace Theaters, Northgate Movies 10, $4.50 bargain matinees daily. “Exit Wounds,” “Enemy at the Gates,” “Get Over It,” “15 Minutes,” “See Spot Run,” and “Hannibal.”
Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.
