The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-02-23

j. L. Neihart and T. C. Simpson got
back from Helena Monday.
All the finest fruit now in the market
you can get it at the Beehive.
II. J. Skinner president of the State
Bank of Neihart went Thursday to Great
Falls.
The readers attention is respectfully
invited to the announcement of John r.
Fitzsimmons on our front page.
The finest apples in the city are at the
Beehive, and you can get more for your
money than any place in the city.
Trouble among the fallen angels in
Neihart Wednesday night resulted in one
of the damsels receiving a broken arm.
Particulars are not obtainable.
The A. 0. U. w. ball last night was a
superbly grand affair. The ladies of
Neihart appeared there in their prettiest,
the music was fine and all went merry
as a marriage bell.
Charley Black and Mike Hays have
secured a lease on the Lizzie, and on
Thursday they moved up to the mine to
begin operations. This rich mine is the
property of Mueller and Powers. We
trust the boys will succeed well in their
undertaking.
DR.. Vidal attended John Mcdonald to
the hospital in Great Falls Tuesday
where the latter will rest and repair his
vital forces. Mr.. Mcdonald has been sick
for a long time affected with some tu-
bercular trouble, and it is believed that
a change of air and surroundings will do
him good.
Mrs. Allen Pierse and Master Edward
returned Wednesday from their very
pleasant visit of a few months to San
Francisco. Mrs. Pierse is in the best of
health. 1t is the intention of the family
to move next Wednesday or Thursday to
White Sulphur Springs, where the hus-
band will soon assume his duties as
treasurer of Meagher county.
Fiends in human shape have begun
poisoning the dogs in town and already
two CANNES have suffered at the hands of
the villains. Mayor Shaw's "Montana
Rex" one of the best natured and most
priced animals in town, came near dy-
ing from the effects of poison this week.
It will not be we'll for the mischief
maker to disclose his ident it.
A fine supper was served at the Nat
ional hotel last night for the A. o. U. w.
ball. The proprietor of this popular
place spread himself for the occasion and
the tables furnished a grand display.
Large ornamented cakes adorned the
center of tables. on which were worked
notices in frosting appropriate to the
suspicious occasion. The menu was
fine.
A movement is on foot here to start a
lodge of the Knights of Pythias, which
is already meeting with good success.
This is a social order of the highest class
whose benefits are worthy the considera-
ton of every man whose aims are for a
higher degree of development in char
acter. We wish the advocates of this
movement much success. 1t is said that
there are fourteen members of this order
resident at Neihart.
Just about dusk on Thursday evening
last the people Of the west end of town
saw a livid flame leaping high above B.
r. Sherman's big red barn and were sure
the premises were on fire; the fire bell
rang, the machines were rolled out
and soon a hundred men were at the
scene. Examination, however, proved
| that the flame came from a burning fue
in the restaurant adjoining the barn and
the excitement soon subsided.-Hus-
bandman.
Frank Ridley of Otter creek, on Tues
day of last week, was herding his wether
band of sheep, his herder being sick,
when a cold wave came. The sheep
would not drive toward the corral
so he got help and they punched in a
coulee where snow was deep and about
600 were lost by smothering. Ridley
stayed with the band all night, and stuff
cred with the cold. Several parts of his
body were frozen, with a danger that he
will lose his cars.-Ex.
That was a queer coincidence occurring
in Big Timber a few nights ago, says the
Pioneer, and the people are wondering
how it happened. 1t seems that a local
wood dealer became suspicious and load
ed some of the choice sticks in the pile
with powder. A night or two after, a
stove situated not more than one hundred
miles distant from the aforesaid wood
pile, blew up and made quite a scatter