Downtown Carson during the Nevada Day Parade in about 1950.
Saturday
155 Years Ago
A dispatch from San Francisco received last evening reported that in the game, played at San Francisco between the Wide Awakes of Oakland and the Silver Stars the score stood 24 for the Wide Awakes to 16 for the Stars. Curry was heartless enough to telegraph them to “play one game with the boys of the Blind Asylum and then come home.”
140 Years Ago
Wanted: A good carriage painter. Apply at this office.
120 Years Ago
Fred, the second son of Will Dressler came very close to near losing his life one day last week, as a result of being gored by a wild bull. The boy was somewhat bruised as a result of his experience, but there is nothing of a serious nature to be feared.
80 Years Ago
Jack Williams, held prisoner by the Japanese at Santa Tomas internment camp for many months was the principal speaker at the Rotary Club presided by Joel Snyder, vice president and Alfred M. Smith, program chairman. Williams was held prisoner for three years in the camp.
60 Years Ago
The first public meeting of the Tribal Indian Land Right Association is to be held in Nevada tonight in Dresslerville Indian Colony Community Hall. The meeting is expected to begin the first big Indian fight for land in Nevada’s history.
Sunday
150 Years Ago
Carson public school exam: The exercise began with a spelling match where six words were selected from what they had gone over during the term — on account of their common-misspellings. After that McGuffey’s fifth reader was taken in hand by a first grader and the reading began by first graders. Miss Colton’s read with accurate expression. Miss Wade possesses the elements of a fine reader… Master Hume Yerington has a fine voice and showed that he knows how to use it…
140 Years Ago
Local notes: Doc Benton wishes to announce that ice he sells is 10 degrees colder this year than last.
Chinese people who can make irrigating ditches run up hill are in good demand in the eastern part of the state.
130 Years Ago
The picnic: The Pioneers had a magnificent day for their picnic. They came to Carson with their military escort and sonorous music following martial sounds. One of the bands played “Marching Through Georgia” as the train moved up to the station. Thirty-nine cars were in the train that left here for Bowers.’ Twenty of these cars were laden with Virginia City folks and 11 with Gold Hillers, and then Empire and Carson. There must have been 2,500 of all sizes and ages in the cars, plus many attended the party and went by horse vehicles.
70 Years Ago
Advertisement: “Sky-Vue Drive-in Theatre — ‘Arrowhead’ with Charlton Heston, Jack Palance in glorious technicolor! Also ‘Roogie’s Bump’ with Robert Merritt, Ruth Warrick and cartoon.”
60 Years Ago
Four-year private college: The board of trustees proposed a four-year liberal arts private college in Carson City. The legislation passed by the 1965 Legislature would be the first day the college could incorporate and begin to raise funds. It is planned to open in September 1966. The school would be called “Carson College.”
Monday
150 Years Ago
Frost: A disastrous frost fell upon the gardens in this vicinity and did a great deal of damage, especially to farmers on Clear Creek. The loss will amount to $2,000 or so. Ben Small is among the losers.
140 Years Ago
Coast brevities: James Watson and John Dougherty of Los Angeles were arrested by Captain of the Police Benedict for making counterfeit dollars. Their die, crucible, seven pieces of the bogus money and babbitt metal was found in the river.
130 Years Ago
Stone curbing: The work of laying the stone curbing in and around Capitol square progresses well under the effort of Mr. Bob Stewart. He is the right man in the right spot.
70 Years Ago
Advertisement: “Grand opening, nationally famous ship bar. Come in — meet your new hostess, Bernice Kahler. Free lunch, Budweiser on draft, fun for all.”
60 Years Ago
Advertisement: “Carson Theater — ‘The Lively Set’ with James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Doug McClure, Joannie Sommers.”
Tuesday
150 Years Ago
Disastrous fire at Genoa: The fire broke out in Mr. A. Livingston’s Saloon and flames spread so rapidly that everything was reduced to ashes — all but his trunk and sewing machine. Livingstone lost a large stock of liquors on hand and household and other furniture — no insurance.
140 Years Ago
A whiskey case: John Wilson was tried before Justice Gaige on a charge of selling liquor to Indians. Officer Furlong arrested the man with the Indian couple. He had two bottles that smelled strongly of whiskey, but they were empty. The jury after hearing the evidence, found a verdict of “not guilty.”
130 Years Ago
After being urged by the Appeal, several lot owners in the city have been tearing up their foxtail grass and destroying the same. Let the work of demolition proceed.
70 Years Ago
New Dairy Queen: Carson City’s new Dairy Queen at 501 S. Carson will have its formal opening. The new store, built by Fred Burke and Ira Loverin of Reno will be managed by Bill and Audrey Kangas.
60 Years Ago
Lawrence Welk: The top show at Harrah’s South Shore Room is Lawrence Welk with galaxies of girls, a maelstrom of males, several composers’ lifetime bags of songs and a trainload of costumes. Lawrence Welk has the music world’s largest private army and it’s marching, singing and dancing.
Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.