August 22, 1963 (42 pages)

.Page 5 . The Nugget. . August 22, 1963. eee ere He ed st eas +P Edt A Bill Klenper Bothered By Ghosts TAILINGS $= By Hollis Bentley Bill Klemper had a violent past. In flames he'd left Michigan Bluff; in flames he'd left Hangtown, Moore'sFlat, Cherry Hill, Meadow Lake and Orleans. He'd watched in fascination as flames lit the night sky and reflected in the waters of San Francisco Bay. And now Bill Klemper was leaving Red Dog when only the first cries of FIRE! were echoing through the town. Bill Klemper was bothered by dead but of the "might have been” ghosts, His weren't ghosts of the problem. Having given up gold mining, Klemper was hired by a local barber to help in the growing business. Bill worked nights as late as the customers lasted. This particular night was late, nearing midnight. His last custo~ mer was a man who'd barely made the chair for his load of downed liquor. The man was im-~ August 22, 23, 24, 25 ---of all the people Bill might have been, all the things he might have done. Billhad w anted tobe a sailor but the smell of salt # air made him sick. He'd wanted > to tend bar but couldn't. hold a job because he drank too much, He'dtried many, many things and failed. He'd come to the mountains for gold but found the work of mining too hard, And each time he'd left a job behind, plagued by failure and a new ghost, he tried to burn the ghost mediately asleep, snoring and twitching some, then quiet. WhenBill had finished shaving the man's face and trimming his hair, he found he could not stir him. The man was dead. (Continued on Page 18) Bill c losed the shop. He was confused. He knew what had hapand escape. He was sure only fire would free him. He never quite succeeded for as time passed Bill's ghosts always found him again and they became more numerous. ae . ome: ' BLACK AND DEAD.. The tree and building It was in Red Dog where the F oi “might have sabsapeh by the water from Missouri Canyon flows pyromaniac's wW€AFl into Greenhorn Creek that Bill against ghosts. Klemper thought he'd solved his INSURED SAVINGS ARE BETTER HAN EVER! RED DOG'S summer colors are a rich, dry gold, the deep, dusty green of August old oaks-and red bricks that have survived fires and are crumbling with time. Compounded Quarterly On Savings Funeral Chapel 246 Sacramento St. ) Nevada City call 265-2421 “MIDVALL SAVINGS MARYSVILLE GRASS VALLEY OFFICE ready to serve you ~ day or night ei Ki0’S DAY Fleet Marine Force, Pacific Drum & Bugle Tea . Sen Se ba EY and Loan Association NEVADA COUNTY ‘FAIR _ Grass Valley, Calif. FREE Entertainment All Day Every Day TTHURSDAY & FRIDAY Kids 12& under FREE till 6 P, M, Rides 10¢ till6 P.M, © Free Cash Prizes 2 Bicycles Free FREE sr. Horse Show 7:30 P.M, FREE Teen Square Dance 8:30 P.M. Dick Houlton, caller ee FRIDAY & SATURDAY 8:00 P.M. 8:30 P.M. Square Dancing ~Dick saci ataniy CHAMEGNSHEE Houlton, Fri. caller; RODEO Jeannie Fischer, Sat. caller ——— SATURDAY & SUNDAY TWICE DAILY 9:00 A.M. {10:00 A.M. 8:00 P.M. SANCTION DOG JR. LIVESTOCK, . ROLLER DERBY SHOW AUCTION (TV CHANNEL 2) ALL FOUR DAYS ~ FREE Len Gray's Wild Animal Circus Charlie Pickard M,C, & EnKenny Burt & his Banjo Band tertainer; Bozo the Clown GREAT WESTERN SHOWS CARNIVAL GATE ADMISSION ADULTS 25¢; AGE 12 & UNDER 10¢ IN THE SHADE OF TALL, COOL PINES “CALIFORNIA 'S MOST BEAUTIFUL FAIRGROUNDS" 152 So. Auburn St. LANDSCAPED BY NATURE ie fae : eh i ee ~ ssn EE EEE . 2 SBR RHA sinapninanccoasuemennerinorrorrn aca eT a e “ 4 ‘i j

.Page 5 . The Nugget. . August 22, 1963. eee ere He ed st eas +P Edt A Bill Klenper Bothered By Ghosts TAILINGS $= By Hollis Bentley Bill Klemper had a violent past. In flames he'd left Michigan Bluff; in flames he'd left Hangtown, Moore'sFlat, Cherry Hill, Meadow Lake and Orleans. He'd watched in fascination as flames lit the night sky and reflected in the waters of San Francisco Bay. And now Bill Klemper was leaving Red Dog when only the first cries of FIRE! were echoing through the town. Bill Klemper was bothered by dead but of the "might have been” ghosts, His weren't ghosts of the problem. Having given up gold mining, Klemper was hired by a local barber to help in the growing business. Bill worked nights as late as the customers lasted. This particular night was late, nearing midnight. His last custo~ mer was a man who'd barely made the chair for his load of downed liquor. The man was im-~ August 22, 23, 24, 25 ---of all the people Bill might have been, all the things he might have done. Billhad w anted tobe a sailor but the smell of salt # air made him sick. He'd wanted > to tend bar but couldn't. hold a job because he drank too much, He'dtried many, many things and failed. He'd come to the mountains for gold but found the work of mining too hard, And each time he'd left a job behind, plagued by failure and a new ghost, he tried to burn the ghost mediately asleep, snoring and twitching some, then quiet. WhenBill had finished shaving the man's face and trimming his hair, he found he could not stir him. The man was dead. (Continued on Page 18) Bill c losed the shop. He was confused. He knew what had hapand escape. He was sure only fire would free him. He never quite succeeded for as time passed Bill's ghosts always found him again and they became more numerous. ae . ome: ' BLACK AND DEAD... The tree and building It was in Red Dog where the F oi “might have sabsapeh by the water from Missouri Canyon flows pyromaniac's wW€AFl into Greenhorn Creek that Bill against ghosts. Klemper thought he'd solved his INSURED SAVINGS ARE BETTER

HAN EVER! RED DOG'S summer colors are a rich, dry gold, the deep, dusty green of August old oaks-and red bricks that have survived fires and are crumbling with time. Compounded Quarterly On Savings Funeral Chapel 246 Sacramento St. ) Nevada City call 265-2421 “MIDVALL SAVINGS MARYSVILLE GRASS VALLEY OFFICE ready to serve you ~ day or night ei Ki0’S DAY Fleet Marine Force, Pacific Drum & Bugle Tea . Sen Se ba EY and Loan Association NEVADA COUNTY ‘FAIR _ Grass Valley, Calif. FREE Entertainment All Day Every Day TTHURSDAY & FRIDAY Kids 12& under FREE till 6 P, M, Rides 10¢ till6 P.M, © Free Cash Prizes 2 Bicycles Free FREE sr. Horse Show 7:30 P.M, FREE Teen Square Dance 8:30 P.M. Dick Houlton, caller ee FRIDAY & SATURDAY 8:00 P.M. 8:30 P.M. Square Dancing ~Dick saci ataniy CHAMEGNSHEE Houlton, Fri. caller; RODEO Jeannie Fischer, Sat. caller ——— SATURDAY & SUNDAY TWICE DAILY 9:00 A.M. {10:00 A.M. 8:00 P.M. SANCTION DOG JR. LIVESTOCK, . ROLLER DERBY SHOW AUCTION (TV CHANNEL 2) ALL FOUR DAYS ~ FREE Len Gray's Wild Animal Circus Charlie Pickard M,C, & EnKenny Burt & his Banjo Band tertainer; Bozo the Clown GREAT WESTERN SHOWS CARNIVAL GATE ADMISSION ADULTS 25¢; AGE 12 & UNDER 10¢ IN THE SHADE OF TALL, COOL PINES “CALIFORNIA 'S MOST BEAUTIFUL FAIRGROUNDS" 152 So. Auburn St. LANDSCAPED BY NATURE ie fae : eh i ee ~ ssn EE EEE . 2 SBR RHA sinapninanccoasuemennerinorrorrn aca eT a e “ 4 ‘i j