Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-04-25
NEELS NECRoMANCY.
How He Enchanted the Devotees OF
Terpsichore.


Terpsichore.
Some people don't know that Neel
had house warming, but they live
at distance. 1t was so well under.
stood that there was to be dance that
nothing but the hurricane prevented
the entire population Of Hawthorne
from attending. Only the storm in.
ttrvened. As it was, a number of
Hawthorne people faced the driving
blast aud were rewarded accordingly.
In passing notice of this dance it
may seem fair to the observant reader
to remark that it required consider.
able courage and perseverance to &C
complisb the journey up Big Squaw
canon that night. The stage was
loaded with a rhole croicd of ladies,
several gentlemen, butcher, and a
BULLETIN reporter. Half way up
they wanted to retreat on account of
the storm, but the united protestations
of all the women, girls and the super
anuated butcher prevailed, and the
team continued its journey, beating
the toll-gate by way of parenthesis.
To come to the dance; it was the
dance it was dance conducted by
Neel, who not only knows how to
keep hotel, but to give ball. There
is here another opportunity to di-
gress. When the Hawthorne crowd
arrived at the scene of gaiety, the sew
eral individuals were taken to wash
room and hot and cold water turned
on. This is something which deserves
more than passing notice. The idea
of hotel in wild mountain town
putting on airs, and supplying the
same comforts and luXurles as "a city
caravansary makes even the careless
observer take more than Il transient
interest.
THE DANCE.
AS rule all dances are pleasant
but this was "A dance. Admiral Nc.
Kenzie hossed the job after manner
and, without eXaggeration, shook an
extraordinary foot. BY extraordinary
it is not intended to convey an idea of
size, simply of agility. The pro-
gramme did not comfine itself to simple
quadrilles and SUCH There was sing
ing by some of the ladies, and they
sang well. Mrs. Labreche, in particu.
lar, not only received. but deserved
the applause of all who heard her
Some individual saltatorial exhibit
tions assisted the general variety and
thereby made the evening that much
more enjoyable. 81. Ryan, the Jack
of Clubs, and one of the best fellows
in the country, tried to excel Joe
Mooney. Each was active and ener-
getic, but 81. was too much like Ham
let, the unfortunate Prince of Den
mark, who was f1eshy aud could not
in consequence fence so well as
Lacrtes.
Altogether Neel, Mckenzie and all
who were interested in the dance de-
serve great deal of credit. Neel
fairly turned his house inside out to
oblige his guests, and NICK emile, well
everybody who knows Nc. knows how
he would act under the circumstances /;
they would know what TO expect, and
their expectations would have been
realized.
Among those present were Mrs. r.
B. Pritcbard, Mrs. Jennie Plane, Mrs.
Joseph Labrecbe, Mrs. w. T. Neel
Mrs. G. c. Jones, Mrs. J. W Ihipps,
Miss Annie Pritclard, Mass MAY
Pritchard, Miss Mamie Plane, Mrs. j.
A. Cardwell, Miss Gertie Swindell, A.
G. Mckenzie, E. j. Harmon, I. b. Giles,
Brooks McClane, Perly Plane, John
Mclaughlin. w. T. Neel, William
McBurney, Joseph Labreehe, Robert
Webster, 81. Ryan, 7. Gruss, Tom
DAILY, p. Hanak, Burt Neel, William
Veiich, John Jolly, Dan Mckenzie,
Thos. Pritchard, j. d. Mooney, Albert
Jaqua and Theodore Sorenson.