The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-25
COULEE
ENTERTAINMENT,
A Report of the Big Excursion
to the Coal Metropolis and
What the Seers Saw.
THE OPEN DOOR POLICY PRACTICED.
The Neihart Delegation Buys a Bar
rel of Fun at Greatly Reduced
Prices.

The excursion to Sand Coulee on
Thursday of last week was one of
the most delightful events for many
a moon. The company which went
down from this place consisted of
thirteen members of the Neihart
band, besides a long list of local cit
liens. There were in the throng
Judge Bennett, John Ellenberger,
Isaac Mayer, David Ledbetter, John
Trip, VIM. Trip, Jack Wilson,
Misses Lottie Walker and Olive
Burbee. This company was swelled
at Sand Coulee by a number who
had driven out from Great Falls,
among whom we noticed B. O..
Kempfer, G. F. Murphy and w. s..
Jennings. The members of the
band were w. L. Cook, leader, Paul
Marelius, Sam Emersnn, A. G..
Berg, Fred Walker, Chas. Bro,
James Pretti, Jno. Waltari, Dick
Berry, Chas. Bonner, John Cody,
Arthur Wickersham, b. K. Abbott.
The members unable to attend are
Carl Marelius, H. A. Willis, John
Walker, and Joe Steele.
The band rendered several Sc
lections on the train which received
the hearty applause of the passeng-
ers. And once or twice Fred CAL
vert, the royal peanut vender, pass
ed around the cigars at the behest of
some charitable passenger who hap
pened to be carried away with the
music. The band played the "Sil-
yer Wedding" so we'll that half the
passengers thought they were play
ing "King Cotton and the other
half thought it was "Home Sweet
Home"
In Belt the band numbered their
horns on the depot platform and
played "Under the Double Eagle"
where an immense crowd stood
aghast at the splendid harmony.
Phil lie Veille who was a member
Of the first band ever organized at
Neihart was in the audience. And
though he is lately the possessor OF
of a fine large baby girl, just like
our band leader, he is not the least
pulled up by the fact. He congrat-
ulated the boys one by one and tried
every possible way to get them to
stop at Belt.
Sand Coulee is the longest town
on earth. The train runs in at one
end and takes the passengers
through without extra charge.
; Then after you disembark on the
prairie you walk back for a mile OF
two, and thus enjoy the advantage
of seeing the town both ways. 1t is
a splendid diversion for one carrying
a 200 pound band instrument and
all the necessary Accomplishments.
f After playing a few prize select.
ions on the street the band broke
. ranks at about 1870 p. m. After
lunch, the program was laid out by
a sort of every-fellow-for-himsel
, system, and the committee of citi.
zens, Jos. Smith and John Highly
made it their business to see that al
enjoyed the day. Some visited the
mines, and some bnried themselve:
> among the antiquities and remote
recesses of Shacktown. Some tool
carriages and drove to Stockett
This latter is the new coal caml
about six miles out of the Coulee
1t is a very pretty place of abou
$50 inhabitants, where everything il
run by and for the coal company
The houses are new and the place il
lighted by electricity. A brancl
: railroad runs into Stockett.
Sand Coulee too, is a beautiful
e place, containing about 800 of tn
most hospltable people in the world
a Upon this occasion they invaribl,
asked our people if they are from
Neihart. An affirmative answer t
o this made everything free.
! Eating, drinking, sleeping, con
cert and all the attendant pleasure
were the same, and sometimes the
would give our boys nickels to buc'
= the evasive but fascinating slot ma
chine. The people from NeihaI
+ were not allowed to spend a CEN
and when they would inquire who
) to settle, it was none of their busi
ness.
At 8 o'clock p. m. Library ha.
was packed with the audience fc