Nevada State Journal 28 Sept 1933 p. 8
Albert W. Cahlan, Employee of State Is Taken By Death
Albert W. Cahlan, 61 member of a pioneer Nevada family and widely known here where he engaged in carpentering and contracting for many years, died yesterday at his home on University avenue. He had been in failing health for some time past.
Of late years he had been employed by the state highway department as superintendent of maintenance on the Reno-Carson Highway.
He was a native of Reno, where his father was a teamster in the early days between this city and Virginia City, and in the mercantile business here. The family moved to Susanville when Cahlan was a child. He attended school at Johnsonville, near Susanville, later going to high school at Oakland. Entering the University of Nevada, he graduated in the class of 1896 and immediately took up carpenter contracting.
Cahlan was a volunteer in the Spanish-American war, and after its close continued contracting and carpentering until the legistlative act was passed creating the state police. He became a member of the state police under Captain Cox. He resigned later and resumed his trade. He has worked on nearly all of the large building in Reno, including the Overland, Golden, Colonial and many of the public schools.
He had been active in community affairs, and at one time served as school trustee of the Reno district. He had always been a staunch republican, serving on state and county central committees, and a prominent worker in the party.
He was a member of Reno Lodge, No. 1, 13 F and A.M. and of Nevada Alpha of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
"Bert" was the husband of Mrs. Marion Cahlan of Reno, father of Albert E. and John F. Cahlan well-known newspaper men of Las Vegas; brother of Mrs. Lena Mathews of Susanville and Mrs. R. H. Brown of San Francisco, and grandfather of Marion Cahlan of Las Vegas and John Forest (Frosty). of Las Vegas. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Ross-Burke company.
Albert W. Cahlan, Employee of State Is Taken By Death
Albert W. Cahlan, 61 member of a pioneer Nevada family and widely known here where he engaged in carpentering and contracting for many years, died yesterday at his home on University avenue. He had been in failing health for some time past.
Of late years he had been employed by the state highway department as superintendent of maintenance on the Reno-Carson Highway.
He was a native of Reno, where his father was a teamster in the early days between this city and Virginia City, and in the mercantile business here. The family moved to Susanville when Cahlan was a child. He attended school at Johnsonville, near Susanville, later going to high school at Oakland. Entering the University of Nevada, he graduated in the class of 1896 and immediately took up carpenter contracting.
Cahlan was a volunteer in the Spanish-American war, and after its close continued contracting and carpentering until the legistlative act was passed creating the state police. He became a member of the state police under Captain Cox. He resigned later and resumed his trade. He has worked on nearly all of the large building in Reno, including the Overland, Golden, Colonial and many of the public schools.
He had been active in community affairs, and at one time served as school trustee of the Reno district. He had always been a staunch republican, serving on state and county central committees, and a prominent worker in the party.
He was a member of Reno Lodge, No. 1, 13 F and A.M. and of Nevada Alpha of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
"Bert" was the husband of Mrs. Marion Cahlan of Reno, father of Albert E. and John F. Cahlan well-known newspaper men of Las Vegas; brother of Mrs. Lena Mathews of Susanville and Mrs. R. H. Brown of San Francisco, and grandfather of Marion Cahlan of Las Vegas and John Forest (Frosty). of Las Vegas. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Ross-Burke company.
Nevada State Journal 28 Sept 1933 p. 8
Albert W. Cahlan, Employee of State Is Taken By Death
Albert W. Cahlan, 61 member of a pioneer Nevada family and widely known here where he engaged in carpentering and contracting for many years, died yesterday at his home on University avenue. He had been in failing health for some time past.
Of late years he had been employed by the state highway department as superintendent of maintenance on the Reno-Carson Highway.
He was a native of Reno, where his father was a teamster in the early days between this city and Virginia City, and in the mercantile business here. The family moved to Susanville when Cahlan was a child. He attended school at Johnsonville, near Susanville, later going to high school at Oakland. Entering the University of Nevada, he graduated in the class of 1896 and immediately took up carpenter contracting.
Cahlan was a volunteer in the Spanish-American war, and after its close continued contracting and carpentering until the legistlative act was passed creating the state police. He became a member of the state police under Captain Cox. He resigned later and resumed his trade. He has worked on nearly all of the large building in Reno, including the Overland, Golden, Colonial and many of the public schools.
He had been active in community affairs, and at one time served as school trustee of the Reno district. He had always been a staunch republican, serving on state and county central committees, and a prominent worker in the party.
He was a member of Reno Lodge, No. 1, 13 F and A.M. and of Nevada Alpha of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
"Bert" was the husband of Mrs. Marion Cahlan of Reno, father of Albert E. and John F. Cahlan well-known newspaper men of Las Vegas; brother of Mrs. Lena Mathews of Susanville and Mrs. R. H. Brown of San Francisco, and grandfather of Marion Cahlan of Las Vegas and John Forest (Frosty). of Las Vegas. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Ross-Burke company.
Albert W. Cahlan, Employee of State Is Taken By Death
Albert W. Cahlan, 61 member of a pioneer Nevada family and widely known here where he engaged in carpentering and contracting for many years, died yesterday at his home on University avenue. He had been in failing health for some time past.
Of late years he had been employed by the state highway department as superintendent of maintenance on the Reno-Carson Highway.
He was a native of Reno, where his father was a teamster in the early days between this city and Virginia City, and in the mercantile business here. The family moved to Susanville when Cahlan was a child. He attended school at Johnsonville, near Susanville, later going to high school at Oakland. Entering the University of Nevada, he graduated in the class of 1896 and immediately took up carpenter contracting.
Cahlan was a volunteer in the Spanish-American war, and after its close continued contracting and carpentering until the legistlative act was passed creating the state police. He became a member of the state police under Captain Cox. He resigned later and resumed his trade. He has worked on nearly all of the large building in Reno, including the Overland, Golden, Colonial and many of the public schools.
He had been active in community affairs, and at one time served as school trustee of the Reno district. He had always been a staunch republican, serving on state and county central committees, and a prominent worker in the party.
He was a member of Reno Lodge, No. 1, 13 F and A.M. and of Nevada Alpha of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
"Bert" was the husband of Mrs. Marion Cahlan of Reno, father of Albert E. and John F. Cahlan well-known newspaper men of Las Vegas; brother of Mrs. Lena Mathews of Susanville and Mrs. R. H. Brown of San Francisco, and grandfather of Marion Cahlan of Las Vegas and John Forest (Frosty). of Las Vegas. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Ross-Burke company.
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