Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-06-01
Another Pioneer Gene

The dropping h1ss AZ hall nas: on
The Nssoos and Odd EeGoEs' Hall
al al carry hoar this morning. care
no;ies That the reIsatl@s harvester
had gathered one more TO the Hone
In the beyond, aSd it cnce more be-
comes oar painfni duty to record the
death OF an cid pioneer ard residen;
q this place
/ Waiter aase, notice Of whose death
spPeass elsewhere. vas born in Bos
! tea, Massachusetts,, ca August ,
ISL and =as in the 5eth year OF his
age AT the age Of twelve years he
moved ziih his parents TO FItchbarg,
Mas and from there he vent to
LunenburE and resided xith an uncle
until early manhood, Uhen he de-
terDioed 20 cast his foriure and fate
In ale then young and growing West,
and accordingly set out io- Califor-
ma, going Sy water around Cape
Horn On the Mexican Cost the
vessel on which be had taken passage
was wrecked ard lie vas one CT lie
survivors, After much suffering and
hardship be succeeded in reaching
his destination in 1853 In lS5G. he
located 1t Opvil!e, Cal, at which
plzce he remained Until 1850, when
he vas attracted TO Virginia Cit,
this State. At that place he followed
his trade, that OF painting and paper
hanging. and was n OF the must
prominent members OF knickerbockeT
Fire Engine Co. No. ). There he re
ded continuously until 1872, and in
March OF the same year he came II
his place, where he done the frs,
painting on the Depot Hotel which
had just been erected by j. d. Treat.
He followed his trade mostly until
1873. when he entered into partner
ship with Jro. HibIcts in the saloon
business. This partnership only e1-
isted 4 short time, after which he
went into business on his own accord.
which has been continued aver since.
In the early Spring OF last year he
was taken sick and On the 9th OF
April, 1889, the Anniversary ball OF
Elko Lodge No. Is, l. .. o. F., OF
which he was a prominent member.
was postponed on account OF his severe
aud dangerous illness, and it vas onl.
after about three months careful
nursing and medical attendance that
he vas enabled TO leave his room.
About ten days ago he was again
taken sick, and, although he had
every Attendance and medical aid, he
could not withstand this second ut
task, and at IL O'clock last night,
after n painful illness. 1.-The silver cord
YVES looscned- and his spirit went
hence, leaving his mortality al rest.
Walter was n stauDch Democrat.
and although a strong partisan a: d
believing in the principles OF tn t
party, he respected honest convictions
IN Others, though they differed wide
ly from his own. lie possessed q
kind and generous disposition and
was 4 most comPanicrsb!e gentle
man, : it'll a strong humorous vein
running through his nature. lie had
n quality which endcared him to
all who knew him, and drew men to
him and held them rs his friends, aud
it vas that he was always outsroken,
just AMI honest, alike to friend or
foe He died as hc lived-an honest
and honorable man.
He leaves brother, William Chase
and a sister, Mrs. WeldU Haven, both
residents Of Luncnburg, Mass, to
III his death.
The funeral will take place under
the auspices OF Elko Lodge No. 10,
F.G NJ. OF which no was an old and
highly respected member, at 4 o'clock
Tomorrow, CTuesday) afternoon.