95 years ago
March, 12, 1915
W.M. Williams gave a demonstration with a manure loader which he invented. It is composed of a large drum the face of which is set with teeth about four inches long. The drum rests on a four wheeled truck and when in use the rear wheels are raised from the ground and the teeth of the drum comes in contact with manure. The weight presses the teeth into the manure and as it revolved it carries the fertilizer to a draper and is elevated into the wagon. Already orders for about 20 machines have been booked by Mr. Williams. The machine is fully covered by patents and the inventor stands in line to reap a good reward for his machine.
80 years ago
March 14, 1930
Twelve ewes on the Lawrence Uhart ranch gave birth to 37 lambs this week. Eleven of the lot had triplets and the 12th has the record of quadruplets. We now stand ready to enter the 12 ewes on the Uhart ranch against any 12 in the state of Nevada when it comes to productiveness.
50 years ago
March 10, 1960
A new shortwave radio network is now in operation in Douglas County giving the area more efficient fire protection service. Chief Darwin Ellis demonstrated the equipment to the county commissioners, talking between the courthouse and the fire station. Chief Ellis used the walkie talkie in the commissioner's chambers, while Bill Godecke talked from the units in both engines at the fire house.
25 years ago
March 14, 1985
John Birges Sr., already sentenced to two life terms in the Nevada State Prison for the 1980 bombing of Harvey's Resort Hotel, will face more when he is sentenced by District Judge Norman Robison on April 1. Birges, who is also serving a 20-year federal sentence, was convicted by a jury in Minden of eight felonies in connection with the extortion plot.
10 years ago
March 8, 2000
Douglas County Commission Bernie Curtis wants to know if the Bureau of Land Management could be required to hold public meetings before wild horse roundups. "I don't know why we couldn't have a public hearing about why the horses are a nuisance," Curtis said. "It seems to me that four or five people can ruin it for the rest of us." Curtis lives in the Fish Springs area, where 42 horses were recently removed by the BLM. He said he got several calls from Fish Springs residents upset by the roundup. BLM officials were acting based on a federal law, the 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act, that requires removal of feral horses if complaints are made. They said five residents had complained about the Fish Springs herd, triggering the roundup.
A look at past issues of The Record-Courier by Sharlene Irete.
