The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-10
n Story of the Late CaDjtal
Fight Well Worth Our
Peoples Attention,
THEY CALL CHAS. MIX A TRAITOR.
One Of Neihart'S Former Citi-
ZenS is BOycOtted and Driven
From Home.

The Anaconda method of buldoz.
ing and downright rascality is never
more vividly exemplifed than in the
case of our esteemed fellow towns.
man Charles Mix. Mr.. Mix came tc
Neihart in 1890 and started in busi.
ness among our people, since which
time, until he moved last September
to Belt, ne has held a place among
our honorable and highly respected
citizens. He was one of the first
aldermen in Neihart, filling his term
OF office with satisfaction to his con
stltuents. In every charitable mat
ter during those years Mix has head
ed the list. In every public enter
prise he has lent an open hand. He
spent his money freely and never
went back on friend. In short he
was looked upon as one of our best
public spirited citizens, and nobody
says he ever went back on his word.
He removed to Belt in September,
where he opened saloon and was
enjoying good trade. George
f'alligan, also of Neihart, was his
neighbor in the butcher business.
falligan has not expressed himself
in this regard, but our readers we'll
know that Mr.. Falligan looked upon
Mr. Mix with highest respect and
esteem.
Thos. Wright, the stor, goes,
learned that Mix was working for
Anaconda. Wright is welknown as
the Anaconda Standard man in the
Falls. He promised Mix some fin
ancial aid, then at pinch offered
hlm 800. Mix refused this, saying
that he had himself spent more than
that almost daily. Wright raised it
to 500 and promised him another
hundred later on, saying that they
wanted him to work for Anaconda.
Mix came to Neihart and spent the
500 in work for that town. Iaterly
he went to Great Falls to oct an
other 500 which had been promised
him by the Anaconda heeler. He
waited week, and still was unable
to secure the money. Mix suspected
that he was being beguiled by false
promises, and wired a friend in Nei-
hart that he feared Anaconda had
gone back on him. This message
becoming public, Jack Enright and
others wired Shields that Mix had
turned traitor and was working
against Anaconda. Shields, at Belt.
wired back that Mix's house was
boycotted, and that the bar tender
had been sent down the line. A
stranger took charge of the house,
and wired Mix that he must quit
backcaFping Anaconda, or else his
house would be abandoned and the
keys thrown in the river. Mix came
back to only to find his proper
ty in the hands of strangers. The
boycott was complete, and nobody
went near him. He has had to close
up his business and seek other pas
lures.
But Mix still has lots of friends. |
We print this account to show the
matter in its true light. The facts
are just as stated on the voluntary
of a towns s-man, who
with many other Neihart citizens are
quite indignant over the matter. The
lesson of the context is that the Ana.
conda method in the recent campaign
was utterly devoid of principle.
Hundreds of similar cases may be
found. DAILY spent a million dollars
to rob the people of free ballot and
and the right to act according to
reason and sense. He went further
by promising, through his agents
everything that was honorable or
to secure a majority of
votes in Montana. How many poor
victims did he promise Jobs?
Pledges of the Anaconda company
were made without the slightest re-