125 YEARS AGO
December 7, 1895: The Elko Mineral Soap Co. shipped several hundred pounds of mineral soap to New York and Carson this week.
The Trustees of the Elko public school have decided that children who have been exposed to contagious diseases shall not be allowed to attend school.
Wednesday evening Mr. Al. Dorsey had an attack of heart failure and for about ten minutes it was thought he was dead. He finally recovered, and is himself again. His family and friends had quite a shock, however.
100 YEARS AGO
December 12, 1920: Saturday evening a contract was signed by A.G. McBride, president of the Retail Merchants Association with the American City Bureau of San Francisco, for the organization of an Elko Chamber of Commerce. The progressive citizens of Elko have for some months been planning the formation of such an organization, and with this in view have prevailed on the First National bank to add a third story to their proposed new building, which will be erected on the co