Past Pages June 29

130 YEARS AGO

John W. Mackay left the Comstock for San Francisco last evening where he will remain for a few days before leaving for New York and thence to Paris. Mr. Mackay inspected the lower levels of the mine while here and expressed his satisfaction with the outlook. It is his intention to visit again in October.

100 YEARS AGO

The work of construction of the new court house in Lyon County at Yerington will commence this week. The Commissioners have settled on a site and the contractors on hand. It is believed that all the troubles are now over in Lyon.

70 YEARS AGO

Paul Manuel of Reno has been awarded the contract for constructing the building north of the Virginia & Truckee Railway and between Carson and Curry Streets for the Safeway Building.

50 YEARS AGO

Boxing will capture the Carson City sports spotlight for the first time in 13 months when promoter Ted Walker presents a 10-round bantamweight main event on July 12.

20 YEARS AGO

A key Democratic senator threatened today to vote with Republicans on reapportionment.

10 YEARS AGO

Although Carson City has a strong sense of place, it does not have its own artistic and cultural scene according to an assessment of the arts.

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