Daun Bohall Collection/Nevada State Museum
Wednesday
150 Years Ago
The town government movement which we have been agitating, and toward the accomplishment of which sheriff Swift has been devoting much of his spare time for a day or two past is going to prevail. The fact is, hardly anybody is opposed to it now that it is known that the expenses will be so light. Our board of county commissioners are to enact the ordinances necessary to the better handling of the affairs of the town.
140 Years Ago
A useless reservation. The Walker Lake Indian Reservation should be abandoned. The Bulletin says: It covers a large section valuable for mineral, timber, and agriculture, and is in reality of no benefit to the few hundreds of Indians that live on or near it. The Pyramid Reservation is amply large enough…
120 Years Ago
It is expected that a change will be affected in the telephone company’s service in this city today. Roger Hetderich, the present night operator, will have charge of the lines and Miss Lile Burk will succeed him as night operator.
80 Years Ago
Fire that started from an unknown cause in a Goldfield cottage at 2 p.m. was not brought under control until about 7 p.m., after the Catholic Church had been destroyed and between 20 and 30 homes had burned down or were partially destroyed. No lives were lost, but several invalids were carried away from their homes. About 175 enlisted men from the Tonopah air base helped fight the flames.
40 Years Ago
Punishing winter storms deposited crushing walls of snow in the Sierra Nevada that threaten to start raging flood waters this spring.
20 Years Ago
Nevada mines produced 7.7 million ounces of gold in 2002 and, despite the hard times the industry has reported for the past few years, the gold was worth more money than produced during 2001.
Thursday
150 Years Ago
The snow of yesterday was an unusual dispensation at this time of year — it came earlier than usual; such storms don’t commonly reach us much before June.
140 Years Ago
Two hotels are to be erected at Walker Lake.
120 Years Ago
The executive committee appointed by the mass meeting of citizens to arrange for the reception of President Roosevelt held a meeting Monday evening. Appointed to the committee on finance was Geo. H. Meyers, Ed. J. Walsh, and S.B. Cohen.
80 Years Ago
A general salvage collection day has been set for Sunday by the Ormsby County salvage committee. The representatives of all organizations participating will leave the salvage depot at 8:30 o’clock. The Lions and Rotary clubs will collect within the city limits and will be assisted by the Boy Scouts. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and the 20-30 Club will take all the territory west of the highway. The American Legion will take the area east of the Highway. The United Spanish War Veterans will do the sorting of material as it is unloaded at the depot.
40 Years Ago
Carson City High School business teacher Muriel Gamble has been selected as district Teacher of the Year. Gamble has been teaching in Carson City since 1964.
20 Years Ago
Slow-growth advocates clashed with builders Tuesday over a bill adding new requirements to Nevada’s initiative process — used to seek a building permit cap in Douglas County last year.
Friday
150 Years Ago
The new caboose cars on the V.&T. R.R. are very neat and commodious vehicles. They have a seat arranged on either side, like a horse car; are comfortably heated, and are provided with water closets. An express and baggage room is in one end; and along the floor are spittoons, let into the planking and level therewith — not very sightless things, but necessary; and in this instance much better than if thy were liable to be tumbled about by the jarring of the train.
140 Years Ago
Joe Carpenter is now furnishing state prison rock for building purposes.
120 Years Ago
The people outside of this state seem intent on bringing this state to the front whether the people stand for it or not. Nearly all the important publications are taking a hand in the doings of the state in all of its industries.
80 Years Ago
A drive to make Nevada the first “V-State” will be launched soon. High Shamberger, state director of civil defense, today outlined plans to have at least 60 percent of the state communities qualify as V-communities. The drive will be launched with a campaign designated as “Victory Home week for Nevada.”
40 Years Ago
Jaime Williams and Ray Van Winkle, both of Gardnerville, were two of 13 students taking an event first place at the two-day Carson High School Rodeo.
20 Years Ago
An assembly panel voted for a bill to erase Nevada’s immunity from lawsuits filed by state workers claiming violations of federal civil rights and fair labor laws.
Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.