Nevada Historical Society
Wednesday
150 Years Ago
About 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon the surging millions began to press forward toward the site of the Rosser Buildings, drawn thither by our announcement yesterday of laying the corner stone of that structure. Among those in attendance was Henry Monk, Esq., the famous stage driver, Jerome Thornington, Esq., formerly sheriff of Lyon County, The Famed Colonel Rosser, Colonel Abe Curry and ourself. There was no particular necessity for any extra scallops in line of formalities, and none were observed. Placed in the box was an emery bag representing a woman’s leg and gaiter, a dime, a silver half dollar a certificate of membership of the Ancient Order of Egyptian Monks, and a copy of the Carson Daily Appeal. (There were many more items too numerous to list here)
140 Years Ago
The city authorities should make no delay in the cleaning of sewers and swill holes.
120 Years Ago
Sunday will see the opening of the bicycle season in this city. The boys have planned a run over the roads from this city to Empire and return.
80 Years Ago
Ernest Sweetland of Piedmont was advised Saturday that his son, Ted was killed in action in North Africa three weeks ago, and that a letter will follow the telegram. The Appeal a short time ago reprinted a clipping about a battle experience of the flyer.
40 Years Ago
Recent attacks by the GOP against governor Richard Bryan rely on information Bryan administration officials say was disclosed illegally.
20 Years Ago
Nevada prison officials said they still want a new execution chamber, although they’ve scaled back an initial plan to spend $237,000 on the project.
Thursday
150 Years Ago
Jim Meder came into town yesterday and reported that an Indian who is well known hereabout as “Schemerhorn” attempted to rob a Mexican while crossing the twelve-mile desert, beyond Cradlebaugh’s old place in Douglas County last Monday and got badly wounded for his felonious venture. The story is to the effect that the Indian crept upon him and demanded his money and horse, in true Claude Duval style, but the villain Caballero threw himself upon the dastardly foe.
140 Years Ago
A number of Virginia City savants were down here on Sunday inspecting the footprints in the prison yard and were quite disappointed in the size of the same.
120 Years Ago
While the Appeal is not averse to a carnival for Carson City next July there are a few matters which should be taken into consideration before the carnival question is agitated too much. President Roosevelt is to visit this city on the 19th of May – just one month from today.
80 Years Ago
Nevada has passed the halfway mark of the Second War Loan campaign. The sales at noon today accounted to $3,244,841. Pershing is still the only county over the top.
40 Years Ago
The Senate Finance Committee has set an April date for a hearing on plans to make parts of Stewart Indian School into a prison honor camp.
20 Years Ago
A bill working its way through the assembly would result in more stringent reviews of child deaths and provide funding for information campaigns on ways to prevent them.
Friday
150 Years Ago
Very sultry weather yesterday, just the kind to start out the trusting budges of expectation and cause to circulate in joyful carelessness the juices of a tender and innocent growth, tempting the intrusion of the withering winds of disappointment and the cruel frosts of adversity. Thus, it is the sweet mead of hope is freckled over with the dingy cast of apprehension and we chew the bitter cud of trouble.
140 Years Ago
Doc Benton returned yesterday from his trip to Salt Lake, where he has been attending the spring session of the Mormon conference. He looks as if he had been through the Endowment House.
120 Years Ago
The Reno Journal of Sunday contained a rather lively article. It looks as if the man who was running the Linotype got hot at the machine and introduced a few lines of Washoe profanity to express his feelings. These lines were left in the article and gave it a decidedly earnest appearance. We don’t mind a little profanity occasionally in print, but we don’t expect to see it in the Sunday edition of any of our exchanges.
80 Years Ago
The Supreme Court of Nevada today reversed the judgement of death for Floyd Loveless, convicted of fatally shooting constable Adolph Berning at Carlin last August and remanded the case for a new trial.
40 Years Ago
Nevada casino executives turned out in force for today’s hearing on a bill that would, for the first time, give them the legal right to collect gaming debts.
20 Years Ago
Artist Melissa Gregory’s piece “Throne of Queen Mel” was named “Best of Show” in the Recycled Art (Ickes) contest and exhibit in the Western Nevada Community College Gallery.
Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.