The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
THEY WERE N THE BAND
Old Timers in Butte Who Used
to Furnish the Music.
ANO TWAS DONE IN STYLE
They Were Sold Citizens and the Camp
Wa Proud OF Them-They Like
to Tell OF the Days When
They Were Younger.

Twenty-one years ago his fall
Butte's first cornet band was organized.
Before then the few musicians in camp
occasionally got together m serenaced
the settlers with their selections of inn
promptu arrangement. Ii was not until
Nelson Moore arrived in amp from
Clancy with his old-fashioned B-fiat
cornet. made in Boston in 1860. that the
musicians handed together in ~organiza-
tion. Mr.. Moore was a carpenter. and
at the season of the year when he ar
rived here. late in the fall. there was
little doing in his line of work. so he
agreed TO teach the other musicians
the rudiments ~ofoconcert playing. his
compensation being his board and lodg-
ing. The men improved rapidly under
his instruction. and by Christmas. Butte
had the crack band OF the west side.
The personnel of the band was Nelson
Moore, leader. B-fiat %cornet: Nick Baus-
man and Simon Hauswirth, E-fiat cor
net; Dan Jaeger. John Hauswirth n
Peter Scherr, alto; Abe Buol. tenor;
David Burt. baritone: Charles Baus-
man. B-fiat bass; s. A. Flint. tuba:
George Colby. bass drum: VIII Ding
ley. snare drum. All of the IL members
of the FIRST band in Butte. except one.
are alive. David Burt died here a few
years ago. Nelson Moore is foreman
of the old Thompson planning mill. n
position he has held for many years,
having grown gr~ay-haired in the SER
vice: Charles Bausman Is n OF the
city's solid business men n ex-aldeT-
man: Simon Hauswirth is still one of
the foremost citizens in the city of the
very early history OF which he forms a
prominent and env1able part; Dan
Jaeger Is another successful business
man who a profted by a long resi-
dence in the city; Abe Buol Is another
popular Butte citizen: Nick Bausman
makes his home in Illinois: John Haus-
wirth resides in Anaconda, where he
has valuable real estate interests: $.
A. Flint Is among those who left the
state with a view to lettering their
conditions: Peter Scherr is a prominent
mine operator in Missoula county:
George Colby is living in the effete east.
and Will Dingley has a home IN Beaver
head county. As far as known not one
of the above is now identified with a
musical organization. Simon Haus-
with Is occasionally prevailed upon TO
asst a band that Is unable to get to-
gether all of its members on short
notice. Simon Is always ION the spot
whenever music Is n considerations;
Charles Bausman in later years learned
10 Dtdt a MSS uIunl anu rlutt 'nfu II
has been all day with his big B-fiat. for
Charles declares hat II is easier to
beat a drum than to blow a horn. In
recent years. however. he has devoted
all of his time to business and has about
forgotten how to even peat a drum.
Dan Jaeger never plays unless he Is
very sad: then he retires to his room
and softly plays some OF those old
skating rink tunes until the tears come
90 his eyes. Through the mist he sees
the whirlwind of femininity as IL used
whiri in the Thomas rink of ancient
yore: the old familiar faces spring out
of the past and look pleadingly and
with appealing eyes into the face of
the Dan of old. But Dan is resolute.
He is a confirmed bachelor and that
settles II. Nelson Moore has three child
rem. a blessing he did not enjoy when
ne and his B-fiat anne over the range
from Clancy more than 20 years ago.
He il content with the music Of a trio
OF young voices and therefore the BID
horn had been undisturbed for many
years until RECENTLY when the family
moved from the old homestead into the
new. modern home just completed. Mr..
Moore took the horn from its resting
place on the top shelf Of a clothes
closet and bore II tenderly to a place
Of honor on the bric-a-brac shelf in the
parlor of the new home. there to spend
the remainder Of its life in luxury.
These old time Butte pioneers delight
90 tell of their first engagement out OF
the city. on July 4. 1878. the band went
10 Philipsburg to furnish music for the
celebration in that boom camp. Bright
and early on the morning OF the ord,
Simon Hauswirth. who then had a
livery stable where his Columbia block