Past Pages for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014

140 years ago

A shooting scrape in Gold Hill. About eight yesterday, two young men named Thomas Coleman and Charles Cullnan had an altercation while taking a drink at the Union Saloon, Gold Hill. Cullnan ran up to the depot closely pursued by Coleman. Seeing he was being pursued, Cullnan ran round the depot. Colman headed him off by running in the opposite direction and commenced shooting. The second shot carried off part of Cullnan’s right eyebrow. At this juncture conductor Sheenan, who happened to be standing on the platform, collared Coleman and disarmed him. After getting possession of the pistol, he fired off the remaining cartridges and then broke the pistol over the cow catcher. Constable Harkin arrested Coleman and is being held awaiting action of the Grand Jury on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder.

100 years ago

It is not too early for the mine owners of Nevada to take into consideration the expediency of a silver pool for the purpose of presenting the dreadnought Nevada, the latest word in warships, with a suitable service that will speak of the wonderful resources of the state.

70 years ago

Mrs. F.N. Dondero entertained the club of which she is a member last evening. At a late hour delicious refreshments were served from a table with red and white centerpiece and red tapers in crystal candelabra to Mesdames George A. Martin, Edgar Norton, R.B. Jeppson, E.C. Pohl, Joel Snyder, Lee Scott, Amos Buckner and Edmund Muth.

50 years ago

Record-breaking performances by an “A” division singles entrant and a “B” division team highlighted the 10th annual Men’s City Bowling Championships at the Silver State Lanes. Individual honors went to southpaw Dave Heigh who smashed the city singles record with a 732. The “B” team honors went to the 20-30 club with a hammered out 3031 series.

30 years ago

The “Bubble Boy,” confined inside a germ-free bubble to protect him from illness, dies after 12 years from complications from a bone-marrow transplant.

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