Remember when for Feb. 24

95 years ago

Feb. 26, 1915

During the past week members of the Washoe tribe of Indians holding land in the Pine Nut mountains have received in the neighborhood of one thousand dollars as rental for land which has been leased to stock men for grazing purposes under the supervision of the government officials in the Indian Service. While most of the payments took place at the Justice Court room at Gardnerville, it was also necessary for Mr. Van Emmon to visit different sections of the Valley in search of Indian land barons. The Indians received the princely sum of $4.80 each, females holding allotments as well as males.

80 years ago

Feb. 28, 1930

The theoretical wealth of each person in the United States of America was set at $3,000 as a result of survey made recently by the department of commerce. The total of the nation's tangible assets was set at $360,000,000,000. The citizens of the state of Nevada, with $7,388 per head, is the richest per capita state in the union. Alabama, with $1,200 was the lowest. Idaho's per capita wealth was set at $3,300.

50 years ago

Feb. 25, 1960

Clark J. Guild, well-known former district judge, addressed the Minden Rotary Club as guest of Otto Hussman, program chairman. Judge Guild spoke on the development of the Nevada State Museum, located in the old Mint building in Carson City. He was instrumental in establishment of the museum and still serves as chairman of the board of directors.

25 years ago

Feb. 28, 1985

His license plate designates that Sen. Lawrence Jacobsen of Minden ranks fifth among his Senate colleagues in seniority. The plate doesn't show that he's second overall in seniority in the Nevada Legislature after serving 16 years as an assemblyman and eight years as a senator. Only Sen. James Gibson, D-Henderson, has more years served in the Legislature with 28. "It's kind of a hobby," Jacobsen said of his legislative career. "It's a challenge. It's nice to be called senator."

10 years ago

Feb. 23, 2000

A Douglas County ordinance excluding large planes from Minden-Tahoe Airport may be an unenforceable "paper tiger." The committee got formal notice that the voter-imposed ordinance might not survive a legal challenge because Minden-Tahoe gets federal aviation funds and federal rules require equal treatment of all categories of aviators. That means Minden-Tahoe has to allow any aircraft that its facilities can physically accommodate, or the Federal Aviation Administration could demand the return of millions of dollars' worth of grants.

A look at past issues of The Record-Courier by Sharlene Irete.