The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-08-28

w. G. Conrad the big owner of the
Queen mine is in Neihart from Great
Falls.
Hans Westgard and Gnst Ogrin are
busy extracting so cent dollars from the
lease of the Philippi.
Last Friday morning the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Bridges of Monarch was glad
dened by the arrival of a daughter-tiner
thar silk.
jerks and J G. +. Barker came in on
Mondays train to look after their min
ing interests. Both gentlemen are mo-
guls at their trade.
Andrew Jackson Briggs of the Kibbey
country was in town this week. He says
a feeling of cheer pervades the minds of
the farmers of the lower country.
Robert Johnson, and Henry Holmes
and family of Great Falls passed through
Neihart Tuesday, en- route for the big
park. They take a camping outfit and
will be gone several weeks.
Miss Anna G. Simpson arrived in Mel
hart yesterday preparatory to commenc-
ing her winters work as teacher in our
primary school. She has spent the
summer at her home in Centralia, Wash.
The Broadwater mines at Neihart
since the 1st inst. have shipped SO cars
of ore, the major number of which have
been the larger cars, of 30-ton capacity.
BY the Dist of the month the cars will
number IS. This is a large output.
We are glad to note that our friend
A. J. Hills of the Continental Oil Com
pany of Great Falls is under fair way to
recovery from the terrible burns he, re-
ceived some time ago. His hands and
face were badly burned, but he will
soon be about his office again.
1t is reported that Rev. w. w. Van
Orsdel has been transferred from the
Office of Superintendent of the North
Montana Mission to the Presiding Ell
dership of the Helena conference. Rev.
Van Orsdel has preached more than
twenty five years in North Montana.
T. Saastamoinen lately of Belt has
opened a tailor shop in the Brown
building, corner Main and Granite,
where he is prepared to fill orders of
any kind in the tailoring line. He has
the latest samples of fall and winter
goods and styles and invites the public
to inspect them.
BoRN-Sunday morning, Aug. %, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Braman, a daughter.
Mrs. Braman has been in Great Falls for
some time, and the happy event above
%chronicled took place in that city. Both
mother and child are we'll, and the father
who is one of the best citizens of Neihart
says he never in his life felt better than
now. .'
Simon p. Farquharson and Jos. Skel-
ton are each confined to his bed with
pneumonia. They are not dangerously
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in camp, except that Doctor Sandow re-
ports an epidemic of intestinal trouble
especially among the men of town. He
attributes its cause to a too copious use
of water during the warm weather
coupled with an irregular and in some
cases excessive use of green or unripe
fruit. When asked as to the sanitary
conditions of the town DR.. Sandow said
there was no fault to be found upon
that score.
Geo. Pattengale, VIM. Schuman, Jr.
w. j. Smith, Harry Lewis, and John
and Joseph Drenville have taken an Is
months lease on the mines of Spencer
Mayn and Hoffman consisting of the
Snow Drift, Arizona and Union situated
on the saddle of Badly south of the Ben.
ton group, and on the Bullion lode sit
uated on Carpenter creek three miles
from its mouth. The Snow Drift joins
the Spokane one of the Benton claims
and is itself a good silver and gold
proposition. 1t is developed by a tun-
mel of 175 feet, a raise of IS feet, and 4
shaft rs feet deep. The ore is high
grade but the streak is small. The
boys will be ready to set to work next
week. This lease gives considerable
promise to become a big winner.
The district assembly Knights of La.
Dor which has just closed it's annual ses'
sions at Butte was one of the largest and
most enthusiastic ever held in the fine,
of Montana. The assembly business was
harmonious throughout, dealing largel,
with the Chinese boycott in Butte ant
the pending injunctions. The d. A. ha'
conferred honors upon Neihart above al
precedents by electing VIM. Cragg o
this place to the Office of d. M. w. anc