The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-11-24
DEATH OF JUDGE W. H. A. Pike
Eminent Jurist Passes Away In
His Room At The Over
land Hotel Friday Night.

District Judge w. FL. A. Pike passed
away suddenly in his room at the Over
land hotel at 1870 Friday night. His
demise came after a period of acute
suffering lasting but few moments,
and resulted from an attack of heart
trouble diagnosed by Dr.G M. Gardner,
who was on his way to attend the dead
iurist. as rheumatism of the heart.
The deceased retired to his room about
half an hour prior to his death. Upon
retiring be spoke of feeling badly, and
shortly after going to his room he made
known his condition to Landlord George
Sherman, of the Overland, who
dispatched messenger for DIR. Gard
ner. who responded quickly. In the
meantime, Mr.. Sherman and others
watched at the bedside of Judge Pike
and ministered TO his wants as best
they could. During the few moments
following the call for the doctor, the
deceased suffered acutely and rolled
from side to side, rubbing his breast
with his hands. A short time before
the doctor arrived Judge Pike desisted
in his movements but thos In the room
believed him to be resting. DR.. Gard
ner, upon approaching the bed, said:
Hello, old fellow, how are you7" but
quickly discovered that breathing had
ceased. Every effort directed at re-
storing animation proved futile, for
death had come quickly and unannounce d
The news of the death Of Judge Pike
quickly spread over the community
and created a sensation here, for 1t
was here that he spent his young man
hood days, and from those days warm
friendships had endured and to the list
Of old time friends the deceased jarist
had added host from among the new
people of this county, who had come 10
know him for his ability as lawyer
and jurist and to respect his sterling
worth as a citizen and friend.
message was sent at once to the
family of the deceased, Ind by day
light of the morning following his de-
mise, Leroy Pike, the eldest son, was
here. accompanied by Louis Spellier,
an old time friend. Arrangements
were completed Saturday for the ship
ment of the remains TO Reno, which
occurred Saturday afternoon. Many
Of the old Churchill county friends of
the family accompanied the remains
and remained over in Reno to attend
the funeral, which occurrt d Monday, un-
der the auspices of the Elks and K ofP. 3
Interment occurred in the Reno ceme-
terry. A great number OF people who
had known the deceased in life paid
their last respects TO his remains.
There are many in this county who
remember the deceased best as their
teacher, when the Union" school, at
St. Clair was the county's only seat of
education. Those who were then boys
and girls have grown to manhood and
womanhood and speak in reyerential
terms of the man who grouped in their
minds the elemental ideas CO ....fs, as II
has come to be known to them.
To these men and women and to the
many others who knew the man inti-
mately the news of his death came as
an awful shock and was received with
profound regret. Churchill county al
ways claimed the dead jurist as one of
its sons, and he had chosen as sequel
to his life's endeavors, n future resi-
dence in this county. Indeed, even
during the period of his last visit here.
he was planning to move to this valley
and reside upon the farm, which he
already purchased in the ST. Clair dis
irict. His plans all centered on this
ambition.
Hon. w. II. A. Pike was born in York
county. Maine, January "a, 1854. He
was graduated from the Oxford Mill
tary academy and Bowdoin college.
Later he studied law for two years and
came to Nevada in 1874.
He taught school in Washoe county