The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1891-11-20
CELEBRATION DAY !
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

aud aged 7 years 4 months and q
days.
TIE crowd dispersed to a free bu
sumptuous dinner for all the hotels
and restaurants had put the big pc
in the little one, and more thar
loaded their tables. There were &
thousand visitors to feed, and be il
said to their credit the hotels in this
new place did their duty without
stint or apparently straining thei1
capacities. The feeding of the
guests was a decided ucces
There was plenty of amore than OF.
binary variety. At 2 p. IN. the
crowd assembled in Miners Union
hall, and were called to order.
There we're $50 people present, and
the occasion was important on ac-
count of the presence of famed and
gifted speakers.
In the march the band instru-
ments, all but the brass drum, were
frozen up. But in the hall the
NE1HARr coRNET BAND
got in its work and played to a
finish. Many visitors wondered,
asking, "Where did you get your
music?" and when told that it was
local talent they showed nc little
surprise. The band deserves some
little praise.
Capt. D. B.. Mcintosh gave a most
hearty speech of welcome, and dis
played his great literary ability in
the following words:
"LAD1Es AND GENrLEMEN:-It is
my pleasant duty to extend to you a
hearty welcome to this our noun
tain village, and to convey to you
our sincere thanks for your presence
and assistance in celebrating the
completion of the railroad to our
camp, which event 1--WE hope) will not
only be beneficial to Neihart and
Northern Montana, but add mater
tally to the prosperity of our state.
This railroad affords us many social,
as we'll as commercial advantages.
1t enables us to become acquainted
with neighbors heretofore too far
distant for social intercourse, and to
draw closer those ties that bind us as
the people If our state, whose inter-
ests are mutual. We regret that
the state of the weather prevents us
from carrying out the original pro-
gram for the day. And can only
say that it is the sincere wish of our
citizens, that you may have a very
enjoyable visit, and take from Mel
hart present recollections of its peo-
pie and not of the place."
Ten years have past since first we came
These mountains rough to view,
And from their base and rugged face
A competency to hew.
This mountain glen slept silent then
Beneath dark Baldy's frown,
Whose rocky slopes gave little hopes
OF this our present town.
In Benton, then, lived the most men
From Barker to the line.
In solitude the country stood;
The hunting then was fine;
The Indians then shot 1T our men,
Our horses often stealing;
They shot O'Brien one morning fine,
Just as his horse was wheeling,
The ball by chance did by him glance,
His gun stock it did SILVER;
He said, "Hello! you're shooting low"
Then cody "Crossed the River.
And up the slope at a slow lopc
Our gallant John went riding;
While in the brush, each voice at hush,
He knew that reds were hiding.
Bind up the hill rode gallant Jack
His Irish blood just boiling
70 think that he NO foe could see.
While for a fight just spelling.
The Iron Horse did not then cross
Missouri rapid stream,
To expect it here in this tenth year,
Was thought a foolish dream.
But trusting in a Power divine,
We atoms of a day,
Collected on a grassy slope
A townsite to survey.
Whose name and fame in after years
You'll find in history's pages;
For I say now, as l said then
To ladies fair, and gallant men
"This camp will live for ages"
Within our hills lies wealth untold,
OF silver bright and yellow gold,
Which laboring men will yet unfold;
I hope they'll keep up wages.
When ten years shall roll around,
And we have pushed far underground
This village will have climbed the hi
Our river banks have many mills,
This be a prosperous section.
now predict in that tenth year,
Five thousand men will then meet he
A candidate perhaps to hear,
Or to attend election.
We thank the people of the Springs,
For Our first road, and many things