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130 Years Ago

Chief Brown among us: Yesterday morning the citizens of Carson were startled by a sound in the vicinity of the Ormsby House, which suggested the rolling of a dozen Saratoga trunks down the back stairs of a nine story hotel. It was Kittle Belly Brown, the Chief Engineer of the Virginia City fire department. The celebrated chief is here for the purpose of persuading the legislature to make it a felony to address a fire Jakey without prefixing the title of Honorable to his name, and he carries a big sack to back up his bid.

110 Years Ago

Nearly half the town is knocked out with La grippe. Mr. Belcobe, the jeweler, is confined to his room; Professor Blonchet is also a victim and a number of the legislators are included in the list.

70 Years Ago

Advertisement: "Carson Theatre " 'Blondie' with Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake " Here they are " Blondie, Dagwood and Baby Dumpling " your favorite comic strip."

20 Years Ago

AIDS scare at Carson City High School " State AIDS Coordinator says "there is absolutely no person in Nevada between the ages of 10 and 20 that has been a confirmed case."

10 Years Ago

Photo caption: Chip Abbott plays Romeo to Cathleen Mateas' Juliet in the Carson City High School Performing Arts presentation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" in the Black Box Theatre. Jessica Elbert plays the priestess in the tragic tale of love.

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