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by Trent Dolan
March 28, 2008, 4:01 AM

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120 years ago

Bill Nye says that a man who would take a paper for a whole year and read it for a whole year and refuse to pay for it is not worth the great chunk of mud God almighty used in making him.

100 years ago

Tonopah has a scandal. "It seems that the master of a house in this city had long doubted the fidelity of his better half and, wishing to assure himself, left ostensibly on a trip to one of the adjoining camps. Where he spent the day is not known, but that night, upon entering his home, he found wifey in a very intoxicated condition, scantily attired and entertaining a male friend in a condition and attire to match. The male friend made a hurried exit through the window, not waiting to dress himself properly, and in the morning took a train for San Francisco."

70 years ago

Frank M. Parcher has received authorization to assign enrollees in Indian OCC work to assist Mr. Sumner of Stanford University on a comprehensive survey of the Pyramid Lake and Truckee River to see if it is possible to save fish in the lake. The survey is hoped to halt the alarming decrease in the number of Pyramid Lake trout.

50 years ago

The Sierra Club has set the outdoor schedule for this Spring. Hikes, rock climbing, skiing, backpack and auto trips are some of the outdoor events to be planned by the Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club.

20 years ago

Ninth-grade students Zachary Thomas, Kasey Doescher, Kent Grisemer, Jennifer Gilbert, Laurie Davis, Meidi Ayarbe, Sarah Hartman, Gary Todd, Tracy Koontz, Cindy Byers, David Gutzman, John Hanna, Jennifer Troy, Mike Greaney, Stacey Byrd and Jennifer Steffan were some of the Carson City Junior High School students on the academic honor roll for the first semester.

10 years ago

All manufactured homes will now be taxed as real property in Lyon County. After July 1 all homes coming into the county will be declared real property before an installation permit will be issued.



• Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.