Past Pages 11-8
Past Pages 11-8By Sue Ballew For the Nevada Appeal 130 YEARS AGOStilts: The boys who stalk about on stilts will find they can put their skills to practical use. It requires a peculiar means of locomotion, especially when the mud is deep. The ambitious boy travels in a little higher pair of stilts and can run as fast as a horse, skipping along the ground. Some strap the stilts to their legs and climb a tree to get a start.120 YEARS AGOAll sorts: Alf Doten of the Enterprise was in Carson yesterday. The Box Factory is closed for a few days to repair the boiler. Miss Millard has been re-elected president of the National Temperance Union.70 YEARS AGOPersons who view the Armistice Day parade in Carson City will note a change of attire worn by the three majorettes, Grace Thomas, Thyra Hatton and Virginia Lytle. The majorettes will make their first appearance in skirts shortened to the length of skirts worn by the university majorettes - until the recent order to lengthen them. 50 YEARS AGOBirths: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W