North Carson Street looking northeast in the 1950s.
Saturday
150 Years Ago
In brief: It is almost certain that Gov. Kinkead will be appointed Gov. of Alaska if he will accept that office.
140 Years Ago
West Point: If there are any Carson boys who desire to enter the contest for the West Point cadetship, they had better brush up. The competitive examination will be held in Winnemucca in April.
120 Years Ago
All sorts: Several cases of smallpox are reported among the Nye County Indians. There are two cases in Elko.
70 Years Ago
Nevada oil well: Shell Oil is starting a second oil well within 30 days. It is about two miles from Eagle Springs No. 1 well, near Currant, 65 miles southwest of Ely. Shell spokesmen said the new well is the second of several additional test wells to be drilled in the Railroad Valley area.
40 Years Ago
Impeachment unthinkable: White House aides are acknowledging that President Nixon faces being impeached. Indictment of seven of his former aides’ report that he faces trouble with a joint congressional committee and the Internal Revenue Service over his income taxes. He also faces public dissatisfaction with his performance and gasoline shortages.
Sunday
150 Years Ago
John Gregg and Eddie Allen, our enterprising Carson lads, have stretched a telegraph wire between their parent’s houses, and are awaiting the arrival of a pair of instruments to start in with a practical enjoyment of their wits in getting a knowledge of how to become telegraph operators. Good luck to the young gentlemen.
140 Years Ago
There is not a saloon open at Sweetwater. The private demijohn is the only fountain of inspiration.
120 Years Ago
The tooth of a mastodon found at Davis, Lincoln County, will be included in the Nevada St. Louis exhibit. The tooth is 10 inches long and six inches abroad.
60 Years Ago
News of the new regulation forcing Nevada homesteaders to install irrigation systems came as a shock to the family of Alvin May and his neighbors. The May family began homesteading a 160 acre parcel a few miles west of Minden seven years ago.
40 Years Ago
Not too many people have $4,300 lying around — especially a 68-year-old widow who relies on the federal government for financial support. So, it came as quite a shock when Nan Dwyer, 68, received a letter from the Social Security Administration stating she had 30 days to pay up.
Tuesday
150 Years Ago
Mumble-the-peg is a nice little game, especially when played on the plaza where the grass grows luxuriantly. It is really entertaining to see the small boys over there biting the dust and blowing from their noses; but how much more pleasing to see grown up young men and mature adults with beards sitting around on the ground all absorbed in the distraction of said pastime.
140 Years Ago
It is almost certain that Gov. Kinkead will be appointed Gov. of Alaska if he will accept the office.
120 Years Ago
Yesterday City Marshal Kinney placed a couple of teams to work on the Main Street of this city. The teams were engaged to scrape the mud to the center of the street in order to make a better passage for the water that runs off during the rain and storm and to repair the winter damage, as could best be done with the lax amount of cash in the treasury.
60 Years Ago
At Austin’s Market: Legs-o-pork, 49 cents a pound. Fresh hamburger, 99 cents for two pounds. 12-quart size instant pet milk, 83 cents. Frozen TV dinners, 2 for 99 cents. 1/2 gallon of Meadow Gold ice cream, 79 cents.
40 Years Ago
(April 1 edition of the Nevada Ordeal, an April Fool’s Day edition of the Appeal) state officials crash head on. By Misquote Renegade. Capital basement reporter. Gov. Richard Bryan and Lt. Gov. Bob Cashell were hospitalized today following a collision in the lobby of the capitol. The incident occurred after word reach the capitol that a vendor recently arrived from China and was interested in selling rice from a stand across from the Ormsby House. Bryan, realizing the potential for economic development, rushed from his office to speak to the vendor, while Cashell, hoping for a new Republican voter, did the same.
Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.