Past Pages for August 3 to 6, 2024

Saturday

150 Years Ago

Fire of the Glenbrook Planning Mill: The planning mill owned by Davis & Thaxter was discovered to be on fire before the engines could get there, and the mill and its machinery were destroyed. The floor had been down as was the usual custom, but Indians had made some sort of cellar under the building, and there may have been someone smoking. Almost all the lumber in the adjoining yard was saved.

140 Years Ago

Business notes: Mr. White, the Postmaster, is selling fifty two-cent stamps for a dollar.

Sam Wright has just received an invoice of rosewood coffins, cut right from genuine moss rose bushes of the growth of 1860. They have a patent lid that can be kicked off at the resurrection as soon as Gabriel blows his horn.

130 Years Ago

Found: A Salt Lake woman who distrusted the banks put her money in a stocking, then in a tin can and then buried it under the steps. Some boys who found the money think well of her last move.

70 Years Ago

Former Appeal Staffers on Duty: Two former members of the Nevada Appeal staff are on duty with the Carson newspaper again. One is William Dolan, former advertising salesman, who has returned to that position after teaching school for the past two years in Cherry Creek, White Pine county. The other is Walt McKenzie, former reporter, now with the U.S. Marines.

50 Years Ago

Births at Carson Tahoe Hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Guirlani, a boy weighing six pounds nine and one half ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Koffler are the parents of a boy weighing six pounds three and one-half ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Don Amodei are the parents of a girl weighing six pounds, nine ounces.

Sunday

150 Years Ago

The Brunswick Mill: At Empire near Carson City — General Elstner’s land locked sea is a notion to be proud of. We noticed a full-rigged clipper sailing there. That’s a nice flag staff that Milton has caused to rise to meet the sun in his coming.

140 Years Ago

Round about town: The Mono Mine of Bodie has shut down for the present but will resume operations on a larger scale.

The President and Directors of the Bodie Mining Co. are in Bodie on a tour of inspection. They are probably looking for that sacked ore which is supposed to be hidden in the mine.

130 Years Ago

All sorts: The new stern-wheel boat that Charley Meder and Charley Seaward have been building for Harry Brown was finished and taken to Washoe Lake yesterday.

70 Years Ago

Advertisement: “Carson Theater — ‘Three Coins in the Fountain’ with Clifton Webb and Dorothy McGuire. A romantic adventure comedy. This is the year’s superior entertainment.

60 Years Ago

Carson Band raising funds: The first of a series of projects to raise funds to send the Carson City High School Band to the 76th annual Rose Bowl Parade will start, according to band director Al Saliman. The Carson City High School band has been selected to take part in the 76th Annual Rose Bowl parade in Pasadena, Calif. Three thousand dollars need to be raised.

Monday

150 Years Ago

Wood at Empire: The quantity of wood which is lodged along the banks of the Carson is immense. The sudden falling of the river has left sticks stranded in all possible shapes and places. We noticed some men waist deep in the water loosening the jams and setting the wood once more where the current would take it. Most of the wood we speak of is for Dayton.

140 Years Ago

Round about town: A fellow who gave the name of W. H. Colvin, and professed to be a teacher of penmanship, arrived at Winnemucca about 10 days ago, and announced that he would open a writing school. He demanded $1.50 from each pupil in advance, then received several dollars and jumped town the same evening.

130 Years Ago

Advertisement: “Ice Cold Soda with Ice Cream and Crushed Fruit at the Drug Store of F. J. Steinmetz. Opposite Post office.

70 Years Ago

Mills Park: Carson City trustees authorized the mayor to sign a lease with the highway department for the use of three acres in Mills Park as a roadside park. The proposed lease was introduced to the trustees by Floyd Pinger. It would give the highway department the right to use land in Mills Park to develop a three-acre section as a roadside park for use by the motoring public.

Tuesday

150 Years Ago

Death: Annie, daughter of Sheriff Shaw, of Lyon County, died at Dayton on Monday of small-pox.

140 Years Ago

Holiness Band: The Reno Journal gives them a column scouring and saying that sensible people have time to look upon the organization as a higher order of tramp-hood, in which its followers may travel from place to place and live upon the inhabitants under the disguise of a worthy calling. (Reno Journal)

130 Years Ago

All sorts: The Indian Messiah at Walker Lake predicts the end of the world by fire this fall.

70 Years Ago

Birthday: Bill Dunfield enjoyed his 7th birthday party. A picnic lunch was served on the lawn. Those invited were Harley Smith, Lona Ann White, Bruce and Aleta Woodgate, Richard and Eric Miller, and Sue Ann Hollingsworth…

60 Years Ago

Advertisement: “Carson Theater. Now Playing, ‘Spencer’s Mountain,’ with Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara.”

Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column from 1947 until his death in 2006.