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130 years ago

A Chinese-Indian Knock Down Fight. Last evening an Indian was amusing himself, in front of the barber shop opposite the Ormsby House, by squirting a large syringe into the face of each passing Chinaman. He got away with his fun for some time, but last he caught a sure enough Tartar. The last Chinaman who got a squirt was a strapping fellow, ran him into the shop where he hit him over the back with a six-shooter. The Indian then skipped out on the sidewalk and the Chinaman made him bite dust.

110 years ago

About a week ago as officer Brule was patrolling Main Street he saw in the gutter in front of Tyrell's candy store what he thought was a drunk. He stopped to awaken the slumberer and a horrible sight confronted him. In the gutter was an Indian with the head severed and the ribs kicked in. The old Indian for years made the sidewalk in front of I. Tobriner's old cigar store, in the Arlington block, his home where he informed passersby there were cigars and tobacco sold inside. A $10 reward is offered for the hoodlum's arrest and conviction.

70 years ago

Dr. and Mrs. James Thom returned to Carson today after a vacation of two weeks in California. While in Sacramento they attended the golden wedding anniversary of Dr. Thom's parents.

50 years ago

Charges that the Capitol laundry operation is creating a nuisance was made last night to Carson City Trustees by Ruth Gibson, who lives directly behind the plant. Trustees directed the city engineer, building inspector, and marshal to investigate the complaint under the nuisance ordinance.

20 Years Ago

After three hours of impassioned pleas from young homeowners, the Board of Supervisors reversed an earlier decision requiring a developer to widen two streets in the Stanton Park subdivision to 34 feet from 36 feet.

10 Years Ago

Legislators now know exactly how much work they have for the remainder of the 1999 legislative session. Any bills not passed out of committee by the end of business Friday were automatically dead under the new 120-day rules.

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