North Carson Street looking northeast in the 1950s.
Saturday
155 Years Ago
The state Capitol commissioners met yesterday for a final consideration of the plans submitted for their examination. They agreed upon what is known as the Calvert plan. This is the design which in a former article we described as representing a building in the form of a Greek cross. We think the commissioners have acted with great wisdom and judgment in accepting it.
140 Years Ago
(Greased pig continued). The pig struck her at the ankles, and she went down all over Meder. The infuriated woman disentangled herself from Meder and then began to belabor him with a parasol. Here is where Meder lost most of his lard, it being transferred to the bran new grosgrain silk of the young lady. This is why there was no greased pork at the Rink last night. Sommers and Cagwin say they like the greased pig chase, but the sport requires too much preparation.
120 Years Ago
(Barbecue continued). It was a complete victory for the governor and the invaders admitted defeat and unconditionally surrendered. They became prisoners of war and were confined to the Alamo Ranch until five in the afternoon when they were released on parole. They left on the evening train with their side arms. Not a single person there but that suffered a complete loss of appetite. None escaped. The crowd was literally smothered with hospitality from the instant they got within range of the Alamo guns.
70 Years Ago
When veterans of the USS Nevada hold their reunion in Reno this week, Carson City will play a prominent part in the scheduled. As part of the celebration several Navy jet planes stopped low over Carson City. Riding in one of them was Dick Graves, Carson business leader, who holds a private pilot’s license.
60 Years Ago
Clifford King, Route 26 of Carson City, has been selected as Newspaper-boy of the Month for February 1965. A Merit card is awarded to each carrier boy who achieves a total of 100 points or more each month. He has successfully carried out his route obligations.
Sunday
155 Years Ago
A Washoe Zephyr of the most disagreeable sort beset us hereabout yesterday. The wind was unpleasantly cold and flooded the town with great clouds of dust. About this time a storm may be expected.
140 Years Ago
The Virginia Chronicle recently made the statement that San Francisco dealers were shipping a good many tons of bones away from Virginia City to be used at the sugar refinery. No one can doubt the refining influences of the Nevada man when alive, but we were not prepared for such a commercial recognition of the value of the remnants of the sage-brush ossification. (Continued)
120 Years Ago
By next summer it is figured that Wadsworth once the liveliest town on the line of the Southern Pacific in Nevada, will be nothing more than an abandoned scrap heap. Each day the ranks of the old-timers are becoming thinner, and before long none will remain.
60 Years Ago
The annual Irish Shenanigans, sponsored by St. Theresa’s Parish, takes place this Saturday. The Shenanigans features a dinner of beef and ham, a bazar and several drawings.
Tuesday
155 Years Ago
The Green Flag of Erin floated from beneath the stars and stripes kudos our liberty pole yesterday. Our French friend, Mr. Sweeney, took an active part in hoisting it up there. Of course, St. Patrick’s Day was the moving occasion for the giving of this ancient banner to the breeze.
140 Years Ago
(Bones, from Sunday) In the name of the illustrious army of Nevada’s dead we protect against taking bones away from this state whose owners when buried supposed they would rest undisturbed until the sound of Gabriel’s silver coronet wakes them up for roll call. It makes our state pride rise on end to think of a squad of sugar refinery men jumping into a graveyard in Virginia City and dragging away bones that have been used to carry primary elections ever since they were buried.
120 Years Ago
The press of the state has been scoring the governor for his veto on a number of bills that passed the Legislature. Probably the papers in a number of instances placed their disapproval on his action through where habit, and at any rate they all failed to await the veto message before giving a digest of the cause of complaint.
60 Years Ago
The Nevada Four-Wheel Warriors will visit American Flats, one-time contender for the State Capitol, Sunday morning. The club is composed of persons with four-wheel drive vehicles and tour historic sites on weekends.
Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.