Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-11-28
From Pine Grove,

following items from Pine Grove.
They came while the editor was off
electioneering and were carelessly
pigeon-holed, but were reSurrected
yesterday during our annual clean
up. We assure our correspondents
that we will be more careful in the
future. En-.
On the evening of October 1911
about bed time. Ohio Moses hous,
was entered by about fifteen couples,
armed with lunch baskets, dinner
pals, violin and guitar. 1t was 4
complete surprise, and dancing was
kept up till 3 o'clock with only a
short intermission for supper.
On Sunday, October 2lst. during a
high wind storm, j. W Wilson's GOA
pits, mile and half above town,
were burned, About 400 bushels
of charcoal were destroyed
The literary entertainment last
Friday evening had the largest au-
dience ever seen in this place. TIL,
Misses Wiley from Smiths Valley
and Miss OHara, George Webster
family, Ed Willis and others from
Mason Valley were present. After
the exercises the company repaired
to Henry Dedmon's house and dane
ed till the breakfast bell rang.
john Forester, Sr., left for hi
home in Salt Lake City on the 2ls
John Cleator is building new res
ldence on Main street.
PINE GROVE, November 23d, 1894
Last Monday morning an alari
was given that John Readings tui
mel had caved in, and as his hat an
overshirt were at the mouth of I'll
tunnel it was known that he was III
side, and but one chance in hun
dred that he was alive Loud shout
brought every man within hearing
to the spot and willing hands com
menced to dig, but owing to the ma
ture of the ground it took an hou'
and half to recover the body anG
one glance showed that death hal
been instantaneous. Tears stood il
strong mems eyes, as the boyish face
with a cruel bruise in the forehead
was brought to the light of day. Fl
was carried tenderly to wagon and
taken to hotel, where he had so re
Gently been in the full vigor of lif,
and youth. The body was prepared
for burial and removed to the res :
dence of j. w. Wilson, from whent e
it was buried on Tuesday, being 70 :
lowed to the cemetery by the entire
population OF Pine Grove and many
families from Mason and Smith VIA :
leys. John Redding was born in
Peru, Indiana, and was % years OF
age. He leaves a father and two
sisters in the East, but has no rela-
tives here. He came to Pine Grove
in 1889, and has since resided here
and in Mason Valley. His quiet
manly ways won him many friends,
and he will not soon be forgotten.
He took a contract to furnish tail.
ings to the Forester Brothers, and
had run a tunnel % feet under the
dump of the Wilson mine, in the bed
of the old reservoir, and had found
several tons of tailings very rich in
sulphurets, and (the bitterness of
fate) would have finished his contract
that evening. He had been warned
that the ground was unsafe, it all be-
ing made ground, as it Is called,
and he said he knew it, but would be
done by Tuesday. An inquest was
held and verdict rendered of acct
dental death.
The wife OF VIM. Galley arrived
from Salt Lake City to-day.
Mis- Llewellyn from Wellington
has taken up her abode here, and
will open a dressmaking establish
ment in the near future
Bub Daniels family arrived last
week and have gone to housekeeping
1t is rumored that a dancing school
will be opened the lst of next month
with Johnny Kinds Professor of
Dancing.
RoLLIN G. STONE.
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