Past Pages

130 years ago

Nap Butts, a sporting man for many years a resident of this city, is now in Salt Lake City, where his good luck in the "pasteboard and ivory" trade still pursues him.

100 years ago

This afternoon Edward D. Sweeney, one of the real pioneers of this section, passed away after an illness of but three days. He had been connected with all of the important events that led to the building of this city and immediate section of Nevada. At one time he had owned practically all of the valley, one of the possessions being where the Capitol building now stands. Sweeney was a native of Ireland and 88 years of age. His wife preceded him in death and is survived by his son, Judge James G. Sweeney, Mrs. George Lammon, Mrs. A.D. Bell and Mrs. George Sanford.

70 years ago

"Sailor" Walter Baring, who served in the Nevada assembly from Washoe at the 1937 session and dropped out of the Democratic primary race last year to join the Navy, was greeted by friends in the legislative halls this afternoon. Walter is stationed at Treasure Island and then sent to electrical training school in Salt Lake.

50 years ago

Gov. Grant Sawyer and a brigade of state employees yesterday completed a 25-mile hike from New Empire to Gardnerville in 10 hours, two minutes. Sawyer said he made the trek to prove his administration was in top-top condition. Sawyer trimmed the 50-mile hike to 25 miles as an old directive by President Theodore Roosevelt because, "I wanted to see them come into work Monday morning."

20 years ago

Bob Bateman is named Carson High Senator's head coach some 10 years after he was passed over for the position.

10 years ago

Now that the sun has exposed the wind-ravaged 120 by 67 foot U.S. flag on "C" Hill, Dan Mooney and the non-profit foundation are looking at options.

• Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.