The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-12-05

Mrs. Hooking, mother of Rev. S. J.
Hooking. is suffering a mild attack of
fever.
T. f. H%ealey was up from Belt Mon
day on a flying business trip. When
asked why he still wears a campaign
button he declared that he wants the
world to know that he is II democrat.
VIM. H. Harrison, one of the propri-
etors Of the Milwaukee house, Great
Falls, was IN town last Wednesday ev-
ening, giving his friends the glad hand.
Will is one of the most popular men in
north Montana
The Belt Mountain Miners union will
celebrate an interesting event Dec. %
by giving its grand annual ball. The
same will be given in Crawford's hall,
and arrangements are already begun to
make the event a royal success.
A mail pouch between Neihart and
Belt on the Montana Central train is one
of the recent innovations which every
body will hail with joy. Heretofore
Great Falls has been the distributing
point between these two places.
The Right Rev. Bishop Brewer of the
Protestant Episcopal church, of Mon
tana, will visit Neihart on Monday, Dec.
r. He intends to remain here 3 days
and to conduct several services. Defin-
lite announcements will be made on
Monday.
For nearly a week the trains on trans
continental lines have been now bound
and until Yesterday no mail from the
east was received in Montana. Aside
from the disadvantage wrought to fell
lows having a best girl in the east, the
DELAY to business was serious.
Thos. and Hans Westgard are work
ing upon their properties in Snow creek,
the Granite Mountain and Bimetillic
No. 2. These claims are admirably To-
Gated upon nearly 5000 feet Of a strong
vein bearing gold and s%ulphuret of sill
yer. The pay streak is still quite mar
row, but promises to widen as depth is
attained. They are sinking a shaft on
the latter claim. and are now down
about thirty feet.
James KYLE, one of the "a carat c1ti-
zcns of this simon pure town, got back
Monday from Butte where he had been
paying a visit to his wife and children,
He says the latter, attending school in
Butte, are progressing finely. We can't
find words to describe how much Jim
was missed in his few weeks absence
but it is enough to say that Budge's cal
was dressed in black, and the prince Of
November billiards. held a bowling wal
dance over our slfivcring burgh until his
happy return.
The Indie pendent Order Odd Fellow.
announce their intention to giving tlieil
usual annual ball on New Years eve
1867 in Crawford's hall. This order
is never behind the times in meeting its
appointments and this years even,
promises to lead all former ones in the
completeness of the work. On last
Wednesday evening a strong committee
was appointed consisting of Geo. B.
Dwyer, Geo. w. Brown, Jos. E. Quirk
Chas. Ackroyd and A. F. Hendricks
Their announcement in more extended
form will appear later.
Geo. Marelius has in his possession 6
relic of We olden times in the shape of q
double barrel revolving rifle, muzzle
loading, the like of which few men Of
today have seen. The gun was founc
near the summit of Neihart Badly, about
$500 feet above sea level. The stock
had altogether decayed, and nothing i:
left but the badly corroded iron. Tht
makers name can barely be discerned
stamped in the iron barrel, and it looks
like sc. e. Bissell." 1t is fitted for per
%cussion caps, and was certainly a de
a =
structive weapon in its time. The find
ing of it is credited to Michael Day, an(
it is supposed to have been left on thu
hill by a surveying party which passed
through this country as early as 1916.
Belt Mountain Lumber q Fuel Co.