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130 Years Ago

A couple of William Person's blonde horses took off on a speedy runaway yesterday down Telegraph Street " like a streak of winter lightning. From the looks of the driver he must have been spilt in the snow.

110 Years Ago

The News has discovered that Hank Vaughn, the gun fighter that was coming to assist Mr. Newlands is incorrect. Hank has been dead for the past six years.

70 Years Ago

Charles H. Russell, Republican, is so popular that he is elected as Assemblyman for rock-ribbed Democratic White Pine county every time he runs for office. Will have something about him another day.

50 Years Ago

Births: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jacobsen of Minden are parents of a girl, born at Carson-Tahoe hospital.

20 Years Ago

Gold and silver prices: gold $402.10 an ounce, silver $5.906.

10 Years Ago

Nevada Department of Taxation reports fewer changes for fiscal year, except for a surge in cigar smoking. The state collected $2.5 billion during fiscal 1998.

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