Looking toward the east at the Carson City Airport in 1960.
Wednesday
155 Years Ago
In Aurora and vicinity, the farmers are plowing and preparing their ground for much larger crops than the previous year, as the mills in the vicinity have made a good market for their produce. Hay sells on the ranch for $30 per ton; potatoes four cents and barley five cents per pound.
140 Years Ago
Speared fish. The market is filled with speared trout, which are brought in by Indians. It is a violation of the law to spear fish or have them in one’s possession, much less offering them for sale as is done by our local dealers.
120 Years Ago
(Lynching at Hazen, continued) Who composed the mob is a mystery. No one seems to know anything about the affair. Everyone is talking about the incident of the night, but no one ventures an opinion as to who did the work. Wood was caught here last night in the act of robbing two men at the depot. His remains were buried today on the desert a half mile from town, his body being the first to be interred in the Hazen graveyard.
70 Years Ago
The annual Irish Shenanigans sponsored by parishioners of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, will be held on St. Patrick’s day, March 17 at the civic auditorium.
60 Years Ago
A general upgrading of driver license examining procedures was announced today by John N. Glover, chief of the Department of Motor Vehicle’s Driver License Division.
Thursday
155 Years Ago
Carson Silver Dollars, says the Gold Hill News, sell in Marysville, Calif., at $1.25. At present they are made to order and are quite a curiosity. To make them for general circulation, at par value, should in itself, make the Carson Branch Mint a very popular institution.
140 Years Ago
Why Jim Townsend is missed in Bodie. The saloons generally are pretty well deserted these dull times by 1 o’clock in the morning. When Jim Townsend was here, he would make things lively for the lonesome bartenders.
120 Years Ago
A narrow escape. Yesterday afternoon Bob Ferguson and J.W. Fitzpatrick narrowly escaped death in a tunnel at the Utah mine. The miners had been blasting during the early afternoon, and as there was not water to run the blower which supplies air, the gas from the powder accumulated in the tunnel and when Ferguson and Fitzpatrick went in, they were overcome. (Continued)
70 Years Ago
Plans for construction of a second tunnel through Cave Rock at Lake Tahoe have been delayed because of lack of funds, it was announced this morning.
60 Years Ago
Photo caption — Thomas C. Wilson, president of Thomas C. Wilson Advertising Agency, Reno, has been selected as this area’s initial inner of the Printers’ INk-AAW silver medal award which will be presented to him Friday at a banquet at the Hidden Valley Country Club. Wilson was chairman of the Nevada Centennial Commission.
Friday
155 Years Ago
Sometime during the night before last a party of men got together at Empire and made a raid upon the Chinese quarter of that settlement, driving out the Chinese people and demolishing several of their shanties. It is thought the Chinese were behind burglaries in the area. Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Swift summoned a Posse Comitatus and marched to the seat of war. It is hoped that the ringleaders in this disgraceful business may be promptly arrested.
140 Years Ago
Greased pig race. At the roller skating rink Friday night, March 6, the person catching the pig and taking from the hall will be awarded the porker. Admission as usual, all persons in the race to wear skates. Don’t forget, three laughs and a fall.
120 Years Ago
(Mining accident continued) Fitzpatrick became unconscious and Ferguson tried to pull him out, but owing to the gas getting the best of him he started out to get help to remove his partner. He staggered out through the tunnel, and luckily, Bob Giles was at his home. With the help of two butchers, they worked on Fitzpatrick for two hours until Dr. Pickard arrived. If not for the butchers, the two miners would have died.
70 Years Ago
Ciro Gurilani, for 20 years an employee and for a time manager in Tommy’s Victory Club, has purchased half interest in the Old Globe Saloon. Girls I said this morning that he had bought Pete Pierini’s interest in the bar. Virgil Buccaineri still retains his half of the business.
60 Years Ago
Robert A. Davis, owner of the Humboldt Daily Star and battle Mountain Scout has announced the sale of the newspaper to William Fagan.
Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.