The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-05-15
Dick Jones went to Belt Tuesday.

Jonathan McAssey has planted a few
shade trees about his residence.
VIM. Bonner went to Barker Tuesday
to look after his mining interests there.
Chas. McGibbon has been planting a
cotton wood trees about his res
idence this week.
Dan Condon's home has been beauti-
fed this week by the construction of a
fine flower garden.
H. ]. Skinner, president of the State
Bank of Neihart, residing at Great Falls,
was in camp Monday.
Frank Petit has the contract from
Meagher county to repair the road to
the summit of the Little Belts, the
county line.
Peter Rush quit work at the Florence
Monday on account of a severe cold,
and he has been resting ever since. He
will soon go back to the tolls.
Fred Maxwell has just finished u gor-
geous silk banner for the Miners Union,
finer than anything of the kind yet seen
at Neihart. He is an artist of good abil-
ity.
MI u Q fuar 20 RpnNr, nathan IF M.
Brown returned with her son from the
east and will remain at Neihart. She is
at present the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
D. Graham.
Arbor day was tremendously observed
at Neihart by planting as few trees as
possible. School was closed however.
and the pruneful youths went a-angling
as did Annanias of old.
Silver Tent No. 10, X. O. T. NJ, at
Neihart, is a prosperous society. At
their regular meeting, next Tuesday, they
will initiate ID new members and pre-
pare for a grand social function.
Born-Tuesday, May II, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Maxwell a boy or a girl we
don't know which. 1t is placing too
much responsibility upon a reporter to
require him to know all such things.
w. J.. Cook the popular undertaken
of Great Falls vas in the city Saturday
last, having made the trip on his wheel.
We all like to meet the undertaken. be-
cause he is the one man who never pre-
sents us a bill until after we are dead.
J. L. Walker, ST., sustained a severe
cut i'm his knee last Wednesday while
working in the timber up at the forks.
1t will lay him up for a week or two but
nothing serious is expected. The cut is
only a flesh wound inflicted with an axe.
Geo. w. Shaw of Helena, salesman
for homemade articles such as baking
powder, brooms, vinegar, ETC., was in
town yesterday. He represents a grow
ing Montana industry, which deserves
the highest commentator and patron
age.
The flag pole standing in front of
Miners Union hall having blown down,
the officers of that body proceeded to
replace it. Accordingly ON Wednesday
evening they raised the new pole which
is so feet 5 inches high, provided with
ropes for easily raising the colors.
H. B. Mitchell, editor and manager OF
the Great Falls Leader paid his many
Neihart friends a visit this week. The
Leader, under his direction has shown
remarkable improvement, and is better
and more popular now than in its palm
lest day. 1t is silver republican in poll
| tics and in close touch with the masses.
The boiler house and machinery a,
the Florence mine have been raised
about two feet to insure them against
the possible rise of Belt creek. Supt
Lenny has engaged a force filling up the
low ground about the premises witt
waste from the mine, making a great
improvement in the appearance of the
place.
Hon. Geo. A. Cook and wife of Butte
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Shaw
of this place for a week, returning home
Tuesday. Mrs. Cook is a sister of Mis-;
Clara Corbin, an eX-teacher of the Mel
hart school, now teaching Delsarte ani
physical culture in the Butte public
schools. Mrs. Cook was a visitor here
about four years ago, and is acquainted
with many of the people of of Neihart
The schools at Neihart are preparing
for a grand entertainment to close the
years work, the program of which will
occupy two nights. The primary anc
intermediate rooms will employ ont
evering, and the high school with com
mencement exercises another evening
The first graduating class from the Mel
hart schools will appear this year
Henry Powers being the first to com
plete the course as lately outlined. Thu