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Saturday
150 Years Ago
In addition to what we reported in Sunday’s issue, we learn that besides the Chinese person shot through the head and one chopped into mincemeat by a Bowie knife in the hands of a second infuriated Celestial, there was another one shot in the melee, through the stomach who seemed doomed to get out of this world before the others, for we heard that he died about twilight yesterday evening. The man shot through the head lingers in convulsions. The one stabbed may live.
140 Years Ago
The Virginia City papers are endeavoring to rope the editor of this journal into a match whereby the contestants bind themselves to eat three quail a day for 30 days. No such proposition would ever be entertained in this quarter. Although the stringency of the business sometimes compels Carson editors to adapt themselves to a low died, they never get down to the hard pan basis of three quail a day. Make it mallard ducks and count us in.
120 Years Ago
Yesterday Mr. Broiley, the local manager for the new power company that is heading for Carson, arrived here to look over the field and see what could be done. The late storm has set matters back a little and until settled weather arrives, it will be impossible for the company to proceed as rapidly as possible.
80 Years Ago
The war department announced yesterday that Major Norman C. Brown of Carson City, has been promoted to the grade of lieutenant colonel in the Army of the United States. Colonel Brown was one of the first members of the Nevada National Guard called to active service in 1940. He was assigned duty with the Nevada selective service at the state headquarters in Carson City as executive director.
40 Years Ago
Who controls economic development and how efforts to recruit new industry will be organized are emerging as issues as legislative leaders work through what is expected for economic diversification efforts in Nevada.
20 Years Ago
Three weeks ago, history buffs thought they were standing on hallowed ground when they gathered for a ceremony to honor Nevada’s first pioneer settlement. They unveiled a new historical marker claiming to be the site of the Old Mormon Station in Genoa, one mile north of the town. Other historians think the marker is in the wrong spot.
Sunday
150 Years Ago
Muddy streets. The snow in which has fallen during the past three or four days, has become thoroughly mixed with the loose dirt on the street, forming a compost of the consistency of mortar, and rendering a change from runners to wheeled vehicles imminent. – Gold Hill Daily News
140 Years Ago
The cold snap. On Sunday morning at 7 the thermometer in this city stood at 12 degrees below zero, and yesterday at the same hour, at Thaxter’s store, it registered 16 degrees below. At the same hour the mercury at Empire was 24 degrees below zero.
120 Years Ago
Yesterday at noon, chief Justice Belknap administered the oath of office to the incoming governor and lieutenant governor. Mr. Sparks first held up his hand and swore to protect the constitution and never fight any duels, and also solemnly asserted that he never had fought any or assisted in any such affair, and then Lem Allen made the same assertions with his right hand in the air. The tallest swearing ever done in the state, as he is about two inches taller than any governor we have ever had.
80 Years Ago
Mrs. Train, curator, announced today that the Nevada State Museum will be open each Tuesday and Wednesday evenings during February from 7 to 9 p.m. The open evenings were so successful that chairman Guild decided give legislators, visitors, and Carson residents further opportunity to view the exhibits.
70 Years Ago
Chester Wood yesterday was elected president of the 8th grade at Carson school for the second semester. Serving with him will be Bob McCulloch, vice-president; Margaret Ottini, secretary; Bill Oliver, treasurer; and John Armstrong, sergeant-at-arms.
60 Years Ago
Members of the assembly ways and means committee today were taking a very cool look at requested pay increases for unclassified state employees.
Tuesday
150 Years Ago
Rabbits slaughtered. “Young America” have learned something to their good from the Indians, who, it seems, learn nothing but bad from them. The boys have been slaying buck rabbits since the present snowstorm set in, according to the Indian style, with sticks, right and left. One boy, more successful in the chase than the rest, had knocked over his twenty-one rabbits’ day before yesterday. Price, three bits each.
140 Years Ago
Sad news. John Q.A. Moore yesterday received a telegram that his brother James had been shot and killed at Dixon, California on Sunday. Recently the deceased’s wife left him and entered a house of ill-fame at Dixon. On the day of his death Mr. Moore called to see his wife with the intention of inducing her to abandon her shameful life and return to him. Upon his arrival at the house, he met a man named Sam Bennetts, the paramour of Mrs. Moore. The men had words and Bennetts drew a revolver and shot Moore, killing him instantly. The deceased came to this coast in 1849 with his brother, of this city. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and a Mason. He will be buried in Vallejo.
120 Years Ago
Yesterday a committee of farmers from Mason and Smith valleys arrived in this city to be present at the opening of the case of Miller & Lux against the farmers over contested water rights on the Walker River. This is the first step that is to lead to one of the biggest suits that the state has ever witnessed.
80 Years Ago
The Ormsby county war rationing board today received a telegraphed notice that issued shoes made in whole or part of leather or with rubber soles are rationed, beginning this afternoon. Under the order, consumers cannot purchase shoes until Feb. 9.
70 Years Ago
The Ormsby county ministerial association has asked that names of ministers available for marriage ceremonies be removed from printed placards in the county courthouse. The association asked that cards be made available instead.
60 Years Ago
Alfred Saliman was honored as the “Christian of the year” in the Carson City area in a contest sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. Saliman is now head of the music department of the Ormsby County Schools.
Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.