The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-01-05
CHURGHILL'S MASQUERADE
BALL.
Grand Time at STATIONS Hall
the 29th ult.
Coon DANCERS AND PRETTY NoME$-
WADswoRTH VISITORS HIGHLY
PLEASED WITH THE
LA..Ann

PLEASED WITH THE
Event.
For many months we have had urgent
invitations from the good people OF
Churchill County to attend one of their
grand social events, so last Wednesday
a DISPATCH representative in company
OF Chas. Short OF the Wadsworth Bot
Ting Works, DR.. W. l.. kistler, our resi-
dent physician, and Tom Mckinstry,
telegraph operator in the $. Z. Office
here, decided to attend the masquerade
at STATIONS Hall on that evening, the
Goth ult. The weather was perfect, and
the sun shown as brightly as when the
grass. starts to peep fourth ora clear
| April day when the party started Tor
STATIONS about 3 o'clock in the after
noon. Soon We were gliding across the
expansive plains towards the happy
settlement in Churchill County, over
good roads which would ever gladden.
the heart Of a bicycle rider. Whether
or not it was the good roads or our good
spirits that made the party happy, we
will leave for you to guess. But time
0 o brought us to the ranch Of Chas
Leete. This genial gentleman was an
entire stranger to us but a mutual ac-
~quaintanceshlp was o formed, and we
invited him to accompany us to the ball.
As the night was very dark (?) aud it
being nine miles more to STATIONS, with
many a branch road along the way,
Mr.. Leete consented for the benefit of
our welfare. Consequently We kept the
right road, but it was a short one con-
sidering the number of miles, stopping at
Henry Theelan's to give Dutch Henry"
"a little JOLT" Henry said we were on
the right road and We reached Lem
Aliens about 7 o'clock where Mrs. Allen
supplied the hungry party with a delight
fnl feast. Tom ate SO much that IA chair
was hardly large enough for him when
don. Lem Allen invited us into his par
lor to smoke $2l0 cigars; We tried to
have Lem believe that We could appreci-
ate so rare a luxury. At s O'Clock We
reached STATIONS aud found our good
old friend Billy Stratton in Charge OF his
store, which was packed full with hardy
young men OF the Sink. We greeted him
with Hello Billy what have you to
drink" "Hello boys; we keep Shorts
Soda" Have one everybody" was re-
peated a number of times, and then we
drove to X. G. Lees ranch where. we
were rendered most curteous treatment
and accommodations for the night. Al
ter masking we walked about IA quarter
OF a mile to the place OF society events
OF Churchill County-Stratton's Hall.
We were met at the door by the mana
ger OF the occasion, MIR. Ralph Fortune,
who said yet in boys, | will see that
you have a good time"-and we did.
The large and connections hall was well
tiled with maskers, who displayed many
costumes which would have been prize
winners in a place of 10000 inhabitants,
and which we are sorry that we are not
able TO describe. At 1920 Manager
Fortune requested the maskers to circle
around the hall to unmask. AS this
was done the four bachelors OF Wads-
worth were almost knocked s~pcechless
at the sight OF the beautiful rosy faces
among the multitude OF pretty girls.
Yes, without doubt Churchill leads ll.
State Tor beautiful women as well as for
sturdy handsome men. Both old and
young, ~vaqueros and honorables, r:aid-
ems and nesdames, were there for en-
joyment, and proved themselves up-to-
dale az society people; and AS the hours
grew late reins Of merriment grew
stronger and stronger "and the dance
went on" At II O'Clock the pleasing an
nouncenent was made that oyster soup
and coffee would be served at STATIONS
store, and to know Billy Stratton is an
assurance that zone but the best would
Ee served to his patrons. Ii possible,
tins delightful preparation OF food CAV
the after supper dancers a new start, and
the medley came so soon that it couli
not be realized it was time for it when
duly announced. The music was fur
nished by VIM. ~Cascagnette and Beard,
which was excellent, the time being
perfect. VIM. Sanford and VIM. Kaiser
acted as prompters and filed their sta
ton in a iirst-class way.
With Mr.. Leete az chaperone-"and a
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