The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-10-19
We've got a bunch: It's low prices.
J. r. Fitzsimmons.

Mrs. Shoemaker. mother of Mrs. w.
R. Getz in Great Falls, visited Mrs. O..
]. Purdy the first of this week.
Jonathan McAssey went to Helena
Thursday to close the business in con-
nection with %patenting the Blackbird
lode, lately purchased from Homer S.
Thomas.
The NJ. f. Sunday school at Monarch
gave a concert last Tuesday evening
which was highly successful. The pro-
gram exceeded the expectations of every
one. The proceeds were for the benefit
of the church.
Perley M. Thompson of Minneapolis,
was here this week selling an improved
hose-leak stop for use by fire depart
ments. Mr.. Thompson is president of
the Silver Horn Mining company of Mel
hart and is we'll known among business
circles.
David Rice of Riceville, passed
through Thursday en- route for his home
from the Springs. He and J. c. Wells
have become owners in the Nevada,
where work has already been resumed.
We earnestly hope that Mr. Rice may be
successful in his venture with the Neva-
da.
The editor of a newspaper that has
adopted phonetic spelling, in a measure,
received a postal card from an old sub
scriber in the country which read as
follows: 81 hev TUX your paper fur
leven yeres, but if you kant spell any
better then you hev been doin fur the
last to months stoppit."
Thos. Westgard and Ole Grendal have
taken a bond o the Champion, Grendal
and Companion lodes in the Middle
Fork. The ownership of these claims
is held between Geo. w. Brown, p.
Paulson, Ed. Peterson, Sam Anderson
and Ole Grendal. Assays of the ore
from these mines give encouraging re-
suits.
G. 0. Kifer and Peter Gardiner came
in Thursday night from Yogo via Barker
and Monarch. There is nothing doing
at the Hoover-Hobson gold washing,
but everything is prepared for an early
and vigorous start next spring. Messrs.
Kifer and Gardiner have some placer and
quartz claims in that vicinity out Of
which they have taken some gold. We
hope they may make a fortune in that
country.
The Florence people have nearly
completed their new assay office on the
left bank of the creek. b. A. johnson
is attending to the work. The ore sort
ing house is completed. 1t is roomy and
convenient, extending to and inclosing
the mouth Of the tunnel. Foreman
Lenny is busy in attendance upon gen.
eral affairs, and the external signs about
the mine prove the general activity
which prevails.
G. A. Graham and Harry Mclaughlin
of Sand Coulee are here investigating
the gold mines lately discovered below
town. Mr.. Graham is principal of the
Sand Coulee public schools, which are
temporarily closed on account of the
prevalence of diptheria. He also teaches
night school and carries a private class
in bookkeeping and commercial t%ransa-
tons. When his gold mine pays divid-
ends he will make more money than the
illustrious merchant of Venice.
Down in Missouri they have introduce
ed hugging societies to swell the church
treasury, and a Missouri paper gives the
following scale of prices: "Girls under
II years 25 cents for a hug of two min
utcS, u ~ IchtS lol d Slloll SluctIc .
from Is to 20, so cents; from 20 to 25
G5 cents; school marms 40 cents; an
other mans wife 81; widows according
to looks. from 10 cents to SO; old maids,
3 cents apiece or two for a nickel, and
no limit of time. Preachers are not
charged. Editors pay in advertising,
but. are not allowed to participate until
everybody else is done, and evcn then
are not allowed to squeeze anybody but
old maids and school marms."
We are out strong for low prices on a
cash basis. Help yourself and us along
by giving your support. ]. r. Fitzsim-
mons.
Aaron Rasor, constable in Barker pre-
cinct Tuesday while cutting timber was
so unfortunate as to cut his left foot in
the upper middle portion, severing the
tendons and some of the bones. The
cut is an ugly one and at first it was
thought that it might result seriously.
The injured man was brought to Nci-
hart the same day and given u room at
the Hotel Judge where surgical attend