Past Pages for June 1 to 4, 2024

Saturday

150 Years Ago

Farmer treadway: The responsible of our county made arrangement for the care and maintenance of the helpless poor. This is a renewal of a formerly existing arrangement. The farmer assumed eleemosynary responsibilities and ministered to, the disabled and the bedridden. He will do his fellow sufferers the “poor” justice that their humble wants require. The county commissioners have issued a pronunciamento to those who are now entertaining and caring for the county poor.

140 Years Ago

Body found: The body of Mose Ariendeau, one of the victims of the snowslide in Ophir Canyon near Franktown, was found.

130 Years Ago

Glenbrook notes: The Glenbrook wharf, which has been in a dilapidated and unsafe condition for years, has at last been repaired, so that it is solid and strong. The approaches have been graded and leveled, so that vehicles can be driven on and off with ease and safety.

120 Years Ago

Permanent oil deposit: After thoroughly going over the ground looking over the formation of the hills to the east and west of the valley, George W. Clinton, the mining engineer from Reno said, “No doubt Nevada has at last good prospects of obtaining a good flow of oil…. There will be oil men here from every quarter before long, and I venture to predict that there will be much outside capital invested in Churchill County. (Standard)

70 Years Ago

New atom tests: The Atomic Energy Commission is planning new A-bomb tests at its Nevada proving ground in the spring and confirmed that it is making plans for off-site radiological monitoring 300 miles from the proving area in all directions.

Sunday

150 Years Ago

The latest on the tapis, in Carson, is a brass band. Charley Friend took out his horn yesterday, and made a few initial toots. We hope this project won’t go under. The musicians of Carson lack harmony. They are (in the words of one of the fraternity) a set of in harmonious cusses. When nominations comes for a leader, just don’t all speak at once.

140 Years Ago

Nevada is Sharon’s residence for Senatorial purposes only. His amatory residence is the Palace Hotel, San Francisco. Nevada suffered the consequences of his Senatorial residence, now let the Golden State stand the burn of his other citizenship. — Times Review.

120 Years Ago

The new division town of Monticello, which succeeds Terris as the division point next west of Ogden on the Central Pacific line is in an interesting stage of growth. There are about 250 or 300 inhabitants, all railroad men in the town, but no houses of any description. The population sleeps in the sage brush and eat in box cars.

60 Years Ago

Stanley D. Sundeen of Carson City, right eminent grand commander of the Knights Templar in the state of Nevada, will preside over the 46th annual conclave of the organization here next week.

40 Years Ago

Attorney General Brian McKay delivered the commencement address to the Carson City High School’s Class of 1984 Saturday morning at Carson Junior High School’s McElroy field, calling them to use their talents for the good of the country and individual communities. Close to 400 students graduated.

Tuesday

150 years ago

The Chinese Funeral held yesterday was that of a Chinaman lately in the employ of Gibson & Dealy at the New Sazarac Saloon corner of Carson and Proctor streets. The deceased committed suicide by shooting himself three times with a pistol. He had been sick for some time and took this effective means of ending his misery.

140 years ago

A report is current on the streets to-day that the north-end mines form the Gould & Curry to the Utah, will to-morrow be consolidated under one management. It is understood that several high-salaried heads will drop into the economical basket, but the general impression prevails that the work of exploration in the lower levels will continue. — Chronicle

120 years ago

This evening the Carson valley Indians will give a genuine war dance at the race track. It will begin between seven and eight and last about an hour. Whites are invited.

60 years ago

One hundred and twenty-seven Carson High School seniors will receive their diplomas tonight and hear a commencement address by Cameron Batjer, Carson City attorney.

40 years ago

The Gerald Gallego murder trial resumes here Tuesday with the defense expected to concentrate on attacking the credibility of the prosecution’s key witness — Gallego’s common law wife.

Sue Ballew and Trent Dolan are the children of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.