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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-08
THE ALTERNATIVE
A Story of the South African
War.

1.-THE question at ISSUE" Charles
Shaefer said quietly, sis between this
and that"
This" was a man, a native black
South African runner. He lay flat Oh
his back in the little valley, his unsee-
ing eyes wide open, m%otionless save
for an occasional twitching of the mus
cles, his life blood trickling through
the hastily applied bandage which con
cealed the bullet wound in the head.
The man was silent, except when his
parched lips moved in the inarticulate
mutter of delirium.
Charles Shaefer, Reuters special
correspondent in the Transyaal, did not
allow his eyes to linger long upon the
plteous black figure. His gaze revert
ed to that" a small package of pa
pers, evidently of great Importance,
carefully wrapped in a waterproof coy
ering which he had drawn from his
breast pocket.
NOW that we are reduced to two
horses only" he went on, his eyes
shifting for a moment to the carcass of
- AAA iioioS a Il dtdu SOIlle ~
yards off, "and seeing that we are in
the enemy's country, probably "a hours
ride from the nearest we'll of water.
n tina this niger is a dead weight
on our hands,
"You surely don't dream of abandon.
Ing the poor devil?" Tom Barker broke
In.
Shaefer glanced uneasily at his com
panion. Barker was a puzzle to him,
a poor man of distinguished literary
ability, young, but already a success as
a journalist, yet occasionally b~etraying
a vein of sentimentality altogether out
of place in connection with his friend
or Teutonic origin. Shaefer had had
inconvenient experience of this too
English" popularity more than once
during the three months enforced i'm
prisonment in Ladysmith, from which
they had just escaped with the invalu-
able help of the negro runner
You wouldn't leave him here to
dier' the Englishman persisted.
Shaefer; rubbed his chin th~oughtfully.
Hes sure to die soon in any case"
Il don't think so. If we can get him
on my horse and carry him a bit out of
this
Its out of the question, Barker.
He cannot walk, and these two horses
are already tired out, and we cannot
possibly do it.
Besides. the horses are my proper
ty," continued the German. II had to
pay a big price for them in L~adysmith,
and we've already lost one in our re-
cent encounter with the Boer outposts.
1 must get my dispatches in at the
nearest telegraph station. It's 40 miles
off yet and l suppose you want to get
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-08
No. 1923.
Application for a Patent.
First Publication Aug. A, 1900.

1900. w.
Notice is hereby given, that Charles Lehman
whose post Office address is LewiStOwn, Fergus
county, Montana, has this day filed his applica-
ton for a patent for 1900 linear feet of the
christopher Columbus quartz mine or vein
bearing gold, silver and lead, With surface
ground 57S feet in width, situated in Judith un-
Organized Mining District County of Cascade
field notes and official plat on file in this office
as Survey Number 5O43 in Township No. IA
(nnsurveyedl n. Range 10 East of principal
base line and Meridian of the State of Montana,
said Survey No. 5043 being as follows, towit:
Beginning at corner No. ! of Survey No.
!D43, from which U. 5. L. M. No. 5043 bears N.
IL degrees u minutes E. 10S.75 feet, which
corner No. l is a pine post 5 ins. square 5 feet
long set on solid rock and marked 1-5O43; thence
S. % degrees 50 minutes w, 1900 feet to Corner
NO. : which is a pine post 3 ms. square 6 feet
long set 2 feet in the ground and marked 2-5O43.
from which S. E. loo. cor. bears S. % degrees 30
minutes w. 1874 IT. thence N. 40 degrees Is min
utes west BIS feet to corner No. 8 which is a pine
post D ms. SO. 9 feet long set 2 feet in the ground
and marked 3 5043, from which the s. W. loo.
cor. bears S. 80 degrees 35 minutes 145 feet;
thence N 25 degrees 80 minutes f.. 1900 feet to
Cor NOD which is a pine post 5 ms. so. 5 feet
long sht on solid rock and marked 4-5043 from
which the n. W. loo. cor. bears N. 6 degrees 80
minutes 57S feet to cor. No. l, the place of be-
ginning, Magnetic variation 10 degrees 80 min
uteS e. containing 1921 acres.
The amended notice of location of this mine
Is recorded in the Recorders Office of Meagher
county, Montana in Book l of Lodes at page
430. The adjoining claimants are the Yogo
Belle quartz lode on the northeast Harry Luck
EFT claimant, and the Commodore Shelby
quartz lode on the southeast Jhers claimant,
each OF said lodeS being unsuryeyed.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said Christopher Columbus quartz
mine or surface ground are required to file their
adverse claims with the register of the United
States Land Office at Helena, in the State of
Montana, during the sixty days period of pub
LEGATION hereof, or they will be barred by virtue
of the provisions of the Statute.
GEORGE D.. GREENE,
Register.
EirSt PHI icatinn lime 20 lQ0n
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Notice for Publication,

United States Land Office, Helena, Montana.
July 26th, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settlers have filed in this office. notice
or their Intention TO make final proof in sup
port of their respective entries and that said
proofs Will he made before w. M. Cockrill, uni
ted States Commissioner for the district of
Montana, at his office rooms 3 and 4 Phelps
block in the city of Great Falls, Cascade county
Montana, on the 18th day of Sept, 1900, VIZ:
JOHN f. EMBREE,
who made desert land entry No. 1896, for the 200
acres unsurveyed public land in Meagher coun-
~, as described in map accompanying appli-
cant's declaration.
A BUTTERFIELD.
who made desert land application No. 3442 for
the commencing at a pile of rock about IL
miles northwest from the mouth of Dry Wolf
canyon; thence east u mile; thence north u
mile; thence east a mile; thence north a mile;
thence west Il mile: thence south a mile:
thence west a mile; thence south 4 mile
tC the place of beginning, containing 100 acres;
in (unsurveyed) TIP. Is n. r 10 E.
They name the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
lands as required by law. viz;
Charles r. Taylor, John F. Embree. Girard
Berges. Ambrose v. Cheney. Duane Butterfeld,
of stanford, Montana. and John Ii. Mclaughlin
and Thomas Hanley of Barker.
GEORGE D. GREENE,
Register.
First Publication Aug. 4, 1900.
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Coming to Town.

We have learned through various
sources that Charles r.. Sutton Of
Helena, Montana, the special agent
of the Northwestern Mutual life in
surance company will visit this city
about the middle of September.
Mr.. Sutton is we'll known here he
having been making this town for
the past ten years. Up till '95 he
was a commercial traveller, since
then he has been representing the
above life insurance company with a
marked degree of success. Mr..
Sutton enjoys the confidence of all
who know him. Among the Mel
harart policy holders in his company
are many of the best business men
here and all those who carry insur-
anre or who contemplate carrying
insurance would profit considerable
by calling on Mr.. Sutton while he is
in town.
y word about the company he
represents. The Northwestern Mu-
tual is the strongest of old line life
insurance companies doing business
in this state. The Northwestern
was incorporated in March 1857 and
commenced business in November,
1893 as a purely mutual company
without a penny of capital stock.
It's report to the state auditor of
Montana on June 30, 1900, shows
it's total assets to be $133,0S4.S15.-
70. Total liabilities S104,298,7 30.13
with a surplus of $28, 786,OS5.57.
Few if any companies can make such
a good showing as the above report
taking into consideration that the
Northwestern has been and is now
paying to its policy holders larger
dividends than any other company
on exactly the same kind of policies.
Below is one of the many letters
hat Mr.. Sutton uses to convince
those wishing insurance. Thos. A.
NARROW was up to 1897 president of
the Montana National bank of Hell
ena. In '97 he resigned as president
and now devotes all his time to his
cattle interests. He has in the past
few years devoted considerable of
his time to study up life insurance
and in Jan'y, 1900, mailed the fol-
lowing to the Gen'l State Agent of
the n. NJ. l.. lns. Co.
Helena, Mont, January 4th, 1900.
w. E. Philips, Esq, Gen'l Agent
Northwestern Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co., Helena, Montana.
Dear Sir: During the month of
December, 1894, after having made
a careful investigation of the matter,
| took a policy in your company up
on my life for $4,000, being a ten
payment life, twenty year settle
ment, costing $511.70 per annum,
[ am informed by the company hat
the surplus and tontine gain credit
ed on this policy up to this time has
been as follows: In 1896, 5000;
in 1897, $l05.39; in 1898, 1862;
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OUR BELT CORRESPONDENCE.

L. W. House, carriage painter
from Great Falls has opened up a
shop here and is doing a land Office
business.
Joe Burris and Walter Kennedy
are out in the Highwood mountains
hunting. All orders for game may
be cancelled.
Clarence VanStane, formerly a
servant of Uncle Sam in dishing out
the mail, is now in the employ of the
A. G. M. company.
D.. E. Parsons of Bunker HILL, Ill.
is now in the employ of DIR. Lawyer.
He m we'll recommended, and
will doubtless make many friends.
Everyone in visiting the Falls rec
ognizes that Strain Brothers mann
moth store is the place to make pur-
chases. You can buy anything there.
Mrs. I. K. Healey accompanied
Mrs. Dickey to the Falls last week.
The latter was on her way to Diam
ondville, Wyo,, where she will make
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno, Ross of Denton
or Wolf creek visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Grove Tuesday. They
were on their way to Great Falls,
where they will spend a few days
among friends.
j. J. Garln of Gilt Edge came to
town Monday to get shaved, but as
he looked too hard a proposition he
was ordered on to Great Falls. The
next time J. J. comes he will bring
along his own razor.
G. L. Hercog and wife of Aiming
ton left last Thursday for Paris to do
the worlds fair. They expect to be
gone about two months. Mr.. Her.
cog is agent at Arlington, and
when he returns he will resume his
duties in that capacity.
Mrs. Ed ward Rarnum of Wash
ington is visiting in the city with
Mrs. DR.. A. E. Chamberlain. Mrs.
Barnum reports her husband doing
we'll at his home, where he is prac-
ticing law. Mr.. Barnum was once
located in Belt in the practice of law.
J. P. Sullivan, the knight of the
key and sounder, resigned his posi-
ton here and went to Great Falls
Thursday, where he will visit a few
days, before going to St. Paul,
where he will reside. He is succeed
ed by a Mr.. S. Kerby of Great Falls.
Lie Schumacher had the misfor-
tune tc be kicked in the knee by a
horse Monday. While no bones
were broken, he will be laid up for
some time. THE KNOCKFR.
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Desert Land Final Proof.

United Ltates Land ONCE, Helena, Montana.
August 3lst. 1860.
Notice is hereby given that Eta Shelton OF
Stanford, Cascade County, Montana, has filed
notice of intention to make proof on his desert
claim No. 1854 for the WI NEA Sec. 20, VEL
w i Sec. S unsurveped; So SEA Sec, 20, 81.
before w. M. Cockrill, L, S. Com'r, Great
Falls, Montana, on Saturday, the 18th day OF
October. 1900.
He names the foil owing witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land: Hiram G. Berges, Thomas H.. Higgins,
William b. SHELTON, Mellon CLANCY all of Gey.
ser. Montana. GEORGE ID. GREENE.
Register.
First Publication September s, 1900.
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EvENSONG.

The daylight fails; across the rivers reach
Family the village bells sound on the breezs.
The ripping waves come singing to the beach
And stir the reeds to soft antiphonies.
Joy fingers, though the darkling night be near,
Though airs grow chill and birds be In their
nests;
Lulled by the cricket's quiet note Of cheer
And frogs shrill chorusing the tired world
rests.
Charles Francis Saunders in New England Maya
Eine.
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For Service or
For Ornament.
w.. l.. Cook.
CAMP NOTES.

\ NANCllOII lIIlt VI IlOllSt DdlIlls
at VIM. Mueller's.
Mrs. John 7. Taylor went to the
Falls on business Thursday.
II. Nauen was in Neihart Wed.
nesday representing the DAILY Stan
dard.
Peter Stewart and George Lis
comb went to the Falls Thursday
morning.
Nearly 100 new collars and fur
collarettes just in at Strain Brothers.
Big values at 50 each.
J. II. Bridges returned to his
ranch Monday, after a visit with his
family in West Great Falls.
Tom Geer, the regular thing man
Of Dry Wolf precinct was at the re-
publican convention last week.
Tinware, glassware, crockery and
all kinds of kitchen utensils at the
general store of William Mueller.
Tom Carr went %someplace Thurs
day to see somebody. The Iady's
name is not yet known, and the date
is not stated.
Pugilistic encounters have been of
freduent occurrence at Neihart Of
late, but no wakes have been re-
CURED as a consequence.
p. Il. Sweeney returned from the
Falls Monday, after attending the
republican convention. Mr.. Swee-
ney's "got "a heye like "A beagle"
If you contemplate any improve
ments in the line of carpentry, paint,
ing, paper hanging or decorating
call on J. j. Schwerdt for estimates.
Write for samples or estimates for
anything in the way of drygoods,
shoes, clothing, hardware, or grocer
les, to Strain Brothers, Great Falls,
Montana.
Steve Pierse and "A No. 4 gripsack
were passengers on Thursdays train
for the Falls. Steve took along a
change of socks for every day he ex-
poets to be gone.
Last week Strain brothers shipped
by freighters over $4,000 pounds of
freight in dry goods and shoes alone
to surrounding stores. They seem
to be going regularly into the
wholesale business.
We learn with sorrow of the death
on August 26, of John Kenkel, the
respected father of Mrs. ID. J. Con
don of Neihart. The deceased was
81 years of age, He was we'll known
and highly esteemed by our citizens,
having several times visited his
daughter at this place.
George II. Cam closed a success
full years service as clerk for w. l..
Cook, Wednesday, and on Thursday
he'd his handsome, manly form to
ward Great Falls amid a cloud-burst
of we'll wishes from his host of local
for locoed) friends. The young lad
les Of Nelhart are especially broken
up over his departure, as he carried
with him a bushel or so of feminine
hearts, O, Georgia, will We moo
come back again?
Mike kumara, who till recently
worked a successful lease at the
Broadwater, has gone to Rolla, n.
d., where he has a farm of consider
able value. He will make his fut-
ure residence on the farm. Mr.. Ku-
mara leaves a host of friends at Nei
hart who are sorry to note his depar-
ture. His partner in the lease, JAG
OBJ Torkkola, has gone with his fam
lily to Finland to visit their old
home. Leasing on the Broadwater
is evidently paying well when one
man r~etires to the quietude of a
farm to enjoy the fruits of his re-
munerative efforts, and another goes
to Europe to revel in luxury the rest
Of his days.
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Letters.

The following is a list of the letters
remaining uncalled for in the post office
at Neihart, Mont. for the month ending
August 81, 1900.
Anderson A Slutz DR. w BE-
Davis Matt Wickersham Flovd 9
Kazsir Michael
McCovey Robt
Parties calling for the above will
please say "advcrtised."
E. K. ABBOTT. P. M.
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We gladly announc for Father
Pudenz that he will hold the usual
Catholic service in Miners hall at
Neihart. This Saturday morning,
holy mass will be observed at 8 a.
m. Sunday service at $50 a. M,
and at s p. m. Sunday evening,
lecture, ga lesson from the flow
ers." On Monday mass at s a. IN.
The Neihart Public schools were
opened Tuesday with an enrolment
of 1872, distributed among three
rooms. Miss JaGoby in the primary
department reports an attendance of
90. Miss Larkin of the intermediate
grades has As under her supervision,
and Prof. Troy, principal, starts off
with 81. These figures will proba-
bly, aggregate 100 pupils before the
next month is ended. A very sue
cessful year is promised for the pub
lie schools.
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NGihart Mercantile Co,

Mrs. James Cleary came home
from Winston Monday.
Services in the NJ. E. church Sun
day as follows: Sabbath school at
II o'clock. Epworth League at 7
p. m. and preaching at 8 p. m. Nc
morning service.
DIR. Benson, the dentist, has come
to stay. He has rooms in the Pierse
block, his prices are reasonable and
his services par excellence. He will
tie glad to meet the people Of Nei-
hart and attend to their wants in the
dental line.
Ncihart Hive No. II, L.. @. T. NJ.
will celebrate their 4th anniversary
by giving a social in Workmen hall,
Tuesday evening, Sept. 11th. A
good entertainment will be provid-
ed, including a laughable farce,
"Aunt Jerusha's Visit" Refresh
ments will be served by the Lady
Bees at the close of the program.
Everybody patronize them. Ice
cream, 23c. for adults, l5c. for chill
dren.
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Va" Cooh 'he Nelhart merchant
spent sunday IN Ureat Falls.
d. /. S. Barker was a passenger
VI" "eS'"y 5 'r"'h Tor the metroPo-
Jonathan McAssey of this place
departed for Great Falls by Tues
days train.
Miss Nellie Rice of Riceville Wis
tied friends in Great Falls the first
of the week.
Mrs, Ed. NcCoo1 and d.uch+or
went 70 R,++o Tuosao.
month or two.
Cbas Del or;n,ior /; soo,d;.aa
few dave, o~ut;,n o. .ho coo1
ranch near ArmIrrtop
HE ronular onoo;a+naa g.
dow ro+,ro;, T.
rI'~Pa'ricK went TO the
ans ny ~lueSoay 5 Train TO see his
9i9'er VINO Is SICK AT columbus nos
Oi,"'' W. sutton representing the
'S'eln mutual Ire insurance
com P"ny Will De IN Ne'hart about
oeP'' ~
Abe Cfoodkind of Helena saw his
Ne','"i' patrons Nonoay' 1t IS a
"No'eSaie "e"ler III potaOles and
''""''''
Geo. Goodman after a day or two
spent in the city of tall buildings
and tall liars returned to his ranch
MIS- "A D. vance OF Great Falls
went nome tuesday after visiting
hef daughter Mrs. H. U. Vaughan OF
Nelilaft Tor a rev days.
New Jackets in all STYLES. Their
big cloak department is filled with
'' '''' Dn'"S' eyer seen III J"cKetS'
o"Po'' ""' '"iiore" garments at
~" D'0''i''
Prof. Troy and Misses Jacoby
and Larkin arrived in camp Monday
and on Tuesday Ncihart's temple Of
learning opened her doors to the
we nave IA full n OF gents and
Iaoies furnishing goods, clothing,
mats caps boots ana shoes, selling
at close prices
WILLIAM MUELLER.
Geo. NJ. Watson of Arlington was
in Great Falls ovar Sunday H.
tended services at the scandinavian
church Sacopd ava g. and TL;nd
street.
The Florence tribune., 1900-11-10
A Rich Gold Discovery.
From the Globe Silver Re!t.l

William Lawrence came in Monday, bringing 76 ounces of gold (Troy weightl, representing months clean up from their mines, two miles south of Dripping Springs. The gold was shipped from Globe by express. Its value is from $l 200 to sl, 300. Mr. Lawrence and J. c. Glisson are the owners of the mine and they have been working it only few months. They made several shipments of ore, but the charges were so heavy that they decided to work 1t themselves and for that purpose erected an arastra which answers the parpose very well. The mine is an old location formerly owned by United States Marshal Griffith, who sunk shaft 70 feet aud got some very good ore, but the ledge was blind lead, and was found by Lawrence and Glisson about 50 feet from the shaft. The gulch had been worked over successfully several times for placer gold, showing that the gold must have come from ledge near by, and Lawrence and Glissen, after dili- gent search, discovered it. The ledge is from two to three feet wide and car ries very rich streak which in some place is not wider than the thickness of one's finger, and in other places widens into pockets. This streak as- says 202'ounces of fine gold to the ton, and the ledge matter SIS to $20. The. gold is in decomposed iron, which crumbles easily. Lawrence and Glis- son have two claims, one on either side of the discovery shaft.
The Florence tribune., 1900-11-10
No Feathers for Him.
IFrom the Argonaut.l


 good story is told about Richard Croker and Pat Donohue, prospective power in one of the New York Irish wards. Donohue was a newcomer from the "ould soil," and Mir. Croker invited him to dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. Fearing that Donohue might make break if al- lowed to order from the French menu card, Mir. Croker volunteered to order the dinner and advised Pat to follow suit and say nothing. A waiter tumbled over himself in his endsavor to be the first to wait upon Mr. Croker, and the political magnate said: "Well, Pat, think we'll start off with cock tail." Pat hemmed and hawed, bit his lip in vexation that he should be forced to object to his hosts first order, but finally, screwing his eour- age to the point of speech blurted out :: If ye have no objection, MT. Croker, and as I am not fond of that part of the chicken as goes over the fince last, I'll take part of the brist"
The Florence tribune., 1900-11-10

About noon on election day row occurred in the shoemaker shop of Domingo Lanzerette, which resulted in shooting affray in which two men were slightly wounded. Jose Maria Murgas while intoxicated went into the shop and raised row with the shoemaker, and was ejected by Juan Avenente. When on the street Iurgas continued bis abuse. Lanzer- cite followed him out and reaching over Aveneute fired shot which took effect in Murgas' shoulder. The ball also cut leader in Avenente's wrist. Lanzerette was placed under arrest by Under Sheriff Powell and had his ex- animation before Justice Benson Thursday. The evidence wAs-in -ac-- cordanee with the above facts, and the prisoner was bound over to appear be- fore the grand jury in $250 bail, which was furnishe1 by A. F. Barker, Henry Brady, Juan Espinosa and Juan Avenente.
The Florence tribune., 1900-11-10

To remove troublesome corn or bunion: First soak the corn or bunion in warm water to soften it, then pare it down as closely as possible without drawing blood and apply Chamber lain's Pain Balm twice daily; rubbing vigorously for five minutes at each application. A corn plaster should be worn for few days, to protect it from the shoe. As a general liniment for sprains, bruises, lameness and rheuma- tism, Pain Balm is unequaled. For sale by Brockway's Pharmacy.