Wednesday
150 Years Ago
Notice: The public are cautioned against buying the water of a certain spring situate on the Lake Bigler Toll Road, about two miles from Carson, from W. D. Torreyson, or any person than myself, the said spring being on my line of survey and claimed by me. E. D. Sweeney.
140 Years Ago
A good disposition: As a rule Carson has good eating houses in the quiet and orderly state of our burg. Instead of being laid to dull times, this must be attributed to the happy effect produced by the hotels and restaurants of Carson. The Operas Restaurant, opposite the Opera House, run by Pascal, the Demonico of Nevada, serves up dinners that would cause the gruffiest old codger to smile.
120 Years Ago
Telegrams from San Francisco: A balloon, containing nine people, one woman and eight men, broke from its fastening at San Francisco and floated to Redwood City, 30 miles away. The occupants were unharmed.
100 Years Ago
Sugar plant: The Lahontan Valley Sugar Company will start operations. This was announced by William Kremer, general manager. The start of operations has been delayed by the shipments of beets from the Honey Lake district. The Honey Lake shippers have started loading. The output of the factory for the present season will be about 2,000,000 pounds of sugar. From ninety to one hundred men will be employed at the factory during the remainder of the season.
70 Years Ago
Classified ads: “For rent—4-room furnished house, $18.00 per month. Telephone 373J.”
“Apples and cider for sale at the Carson City Daily Appeal office.
Furnished apartments, $25, $50, $35. Flamo [sic], water and lights furnished. Phone 291W/FDF.
20 Years Ago
Obituary: Roy W. Kelly, 91—Mr. Kelly was born, October 14, 1909 in Reno to Frank M. Kelly and Ruth E. Lindsay. Mr. Kelly graduated from Carson High School in 1926 and Heald’s Business College in San Francisco in 1927. He owned Kelly and Lindsay’s Grocery and Bakery from 1931 to 1967.
Thursday
150 Years Ago
Dance: Dance at Empire City—A Grand Social Hop will be given by A. C. Freeman at Empire Hall, Empire City on November 9, 1871. A general invitation is extended to the public.
140 Years Ago
In brief: There is a young Chinaman here, known as “Charley,” who accumulated $25,000 peddling vegetables in Carson.
Mr. James F. Pharrell, the manager of the Western Union telegraph office, was made the father of another son. “That’ll be all right,” he said.
Mr. Eastman, of San Francisco, has just completed a photographic view of the public school building. It includes the teachers and school children. The arranging of the children is very good, and the faces very natural. The photos can be seen at the Gallery.
120 Years Ago
Advertisement: “Opera House—Chas E. Blasey’s Big Extravanza in the Golden Gate of success, ‘A Female Drummer,’ that merry tuneful dainty ha! ha! UpToDate to the very minute all fim [sic] and dash [sic]. A still greater all-star cast, female drummer quartette and others. Highest salaried farce-comedy organization in the world. Prices—Reserved seats $1.00, benches 50 cents, seats on sale a Steinmetz Drugs.”
100 Years Ago
Move big building: The old Merger saloon, the building at Goldfield, has been moved bodily into Tonopah. The building fifty feet in height was brought in by five trucks working in tandem. It is the largest building so far moved from the Goldfield section to the silver camp.
70 Years Ago
Admission Day prize winners, in part: Original gowns of 1850-1880; First, Percy Train, Genoa; second Miss Marie Laxalt. Original evening gowns: First, Mrs. JohnD Winters. Men’s costumes: First, Denver Dickerson, Carson, with Lt. Col. Uniform of Union Army. Boy: first, Michael O’Shaughnessy, Carson; second, Bill Holcomb, Carson.
20 Years Ago
Advertisement: “The Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company presents Lerner and Loewe’s ‘My Fair Lady,’ at the Carson City Community Center. Tickets are $12 for general, $10 for students…”
Friday
150 Years Ago
Red Men: Piute Tribe No. 1, Improved Order of Red Men will hold its regular weekly meeting at the Wigwam. The Tribe will meet “on the sixth sleep of every seven guns, at the seventh run.”
140 Years Ago
In brief: Ice nearly half an inch thick was seen on the streets at an early hour.
A year ago today the lamented President Garfield was elected to the office that cost him his life.
120 Years Ago
All sorts: Burglars continue to practice in Reno. Sunday morning the store of Ed Schmidt was burglarized and goods to the value of $100 taken.
Wedding cards were sent out announcing the marriage of Ralph Bender and Miss Estelle Lipsky of Seattle.
100 Years Ago
Vandalism and Hallowe’en [sic]: The boys and young men who indulged in the pranks carried them to a degree beyond decent treatment of property. At several houses gates were ripped from their bearings and carried beyond the reach of the owners, fences were torn town, horses were turned into the street. Two of our most staid residents state this is hoodlumism and will call out the old musket, and the boys will have to call in a doctor to extract the bird shot.
70 Years Ago
Admission Day, Parade winners: Indian groups—Nixon Paiutes and Pyramid pageant group. Indian groups—Nixon Paiutes and Pyramid pageant group. Indian costume—Nixon Paiutes and Pyramid pageant group. Indian costume—Nixon Paiutes. Indian floats—Stewart Indian school, first, second and third prizes.
Drill organizations—Carson Rainbow girls and Reno Knights of Pythias.
Covered wagon—John Savage of Carson.
Character portrayal—Mr. and Mrs. George West of Carson, Mike Shaughnessy of Carson.
20 Years Ago
Photo caption: Felipe Macias, leans on the shoulder of his sister, Nadia, during their trip down the catwalk at a rehearsal for the Harvesting Hope Fashion Show. The show features cancer survivors as its models. Barbara Whitney, a cancer survivor, enjoys the show.
Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.
