The Way It Was

100 years ago:

Nevada postmaster to be selected by committee

The applicants for postmaster were out interviewing their friends again today, at least two or three were. It is now said that Congressman Shartel will leave the matter of appointing the Nevada post-master to the City Central Committee.

The Mail representative was informed today that a majority of the committee are not willing to shoulder the responsibility and that eight of the 10 committeemen favor a primary to settle the matter. It is reported that two of the applicants favor a primary while two others do no.

It is also reported that it is probable that Democrats of this city may be allowed to vote in the post-master primary.

If a primary should be decided upon by the City Central Committee a warm election will result.

75 years ago:

Iowa man left car here and continued his journey by train

A Ford touring car which was abandoned on West Cherry Street on the night of Nov. 11 and later was taken in charge by Sheriff Butner belonged to E.C. Earnest, who lives in Iowa.

A man came for the car Friday to take it home. Earnest was driving through Nevada when something went wrong with the car and he pushed it to the side of the street and continued his journey on the train.

50 years ago:

Iowa man injured in wreck

One Logan, Iowa, man is in the Nevada Hospital suffering from a possible concussion and lacerations of the forehead and another was released last night after emergency treatment following an automobile-truck crash on Highway 71 one mile north of Sheldon.

W.L. Myer, 48, a passenger in a northbound 1951 Kaiser sedan driven by Lawrence Earnest Dinsmore, incurred the more serious injuries when the car rammed into the right rear corner of a truck parked with its body protruding onto the highway.

Dinsmore was treated for minor lacerations.