Townsend Town News Roundup From April 7 1893
Local notes report Gillogly and Herbers steel harrows and a Deck Creek Miss Tinsley trip to Helena with return plans. Subscription secured for fire apparatus fund. Norton family to retire to rural life. Tierney Co advertises Alberta coal sample offer. Pickering School House Duck Creek to reopen after prior quiescence. Chamberlain's Pain Balm alleged to aid a rheumatic wife. M H Johnston of Kennington collation. Charade sociable planned at M E parsonage. Fourth of July debt liquidation refreshment sales likely. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by Stedman Friedman. 25 dozen sold with good satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillogly
Herbers
Ella
Laura Tinsley
Deck Creek
Townsend
Laura
Helena
Julius Berg
George Norton
Alberta
Galt
Tierney & Co's
Pickering
Duck Creek
Chamberlain
M. H. Johnston
C. J. Knutson & Co
Kensington, Minn
J. R. Weston
M. E. Parsonage
Ladies’ Aid Society
Alway
Stedman & Friedman
Minnesota Lake
Minn
Arbor Day proclamation and public notices from 1893
Governor Rickards proclaims Arbor Day for April 18 1893 in Montana urging school observances and tree planting with tax exemptions for certain tree programs. The text also jokes about church festivals and advertises Chamberlains Pain Balm with local sales mentions and travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards
Montana
Plac
I. J. Ed
Rickadrs
Old Settlers Meeting Planned for Townsend
Old settlers living west of the Belt Creek and Crow Creek ranges are invited to assemble at Tierney's Hall in Townsend on Saturday May 6 at 2 PM to form an Old Settlers Society. The gathering will include residents dating to before September 1 1866 from many creeks and settlements. John O Marr and party arrived en route to the Springs and report good health after California visits. Barr Smith of the Judith is in town visiting. he once owned the Pott’s ranch. Miss Fannie Lowrey of Columbia Missouri, niece of Frank Lowrey of St Louis, is expected to arrive today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Tierney’s Hall
Townsend
Belt Creek
Crow Creek Range
Sixteen Mile
Missouri
el Dorado Bar
Crow Creek
Beaver Creek
Deep Creek
Duck Creek
Diamond
White’s
Avalanche
Magpie
Cave
Oregon
York
Trout Creek
Indian Creek
Old Settlers’ Society
John O’marr
California
Barr Smith
Judith
Messenger
Frank Lowrey
St. Louis
Mining Notes and town updates from Upper Indian Creek
The notes describe surface work for a new steam hoist at The Mask mine with 36 000 feet of lumber 30 000 pounds of sand 3000 pounds of lime and 4000 brick used. Ore activity at Little Giant Hill Bond and Sampson and Roberts and Eva operate the Little Giant with long production and good ore. Patterson and Neville report a promising lode near Diamond Hill. The Queen Bee is bonded to Tom Cooney by Weston and Hassell. Also mentions Bucklen's Arnica Balm and a hotel dinner at Commercial Hotel with 70 guests, staff changes at Idaho Stage Company, local visitors and weather, and the death of Eliza Calvin wife of Amos Calvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mask Hill
Bond & Sampson
Little Giant
Roberts and
Eva
Patterson & Neville
Diamond Hill
Tom Cooney
Weston and
Hassell
Upper
Indian Creek
Duck Creek Literary Society Plans April Entertainment
The Estes school house on Diamond City road hosts an entertainment by the Duck Creek Literary Society on Friday evening April 14. The program includes instrumental music singing dialogues recitations shadow pantomimes and elegant refreshments prepared by the ladies. editor presence is hoped and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duck Creek Literary Society
Estes School House
Diamond City Road
Stallions for Sale and Local Notices
Four stallions to be moved from Tin McCarthy's stable Townsend by Wednesday two for sale both registered thoroughbreds two Clydes one black Norman and one Shire John G Quarter Charley Murray builds a new house east of Canton Elder Beaver of McAllisterville Pa says his wife suffers stomach cramps Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy provides quick relief used by her since J R Weston sells it Mrs D J McCarthy Canton returns from Helena hospital improved Clara Raymond instructress Crow Creek valley with Miss Shirlock spent time with Mrs Henry Raymond Bedford and visited Townsend friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tin McCarthy
Townsend
John G,uarter
Charley Murray
Canton
Beaver
McAllisterville Juniatta Co
Chamberlain
Sas
J. R. Weston
D. J. McCarthy
Helena
Clara Raymond
Crow Creek Valley
Shirlock
Henry Raymond
Bedford
A Mixed Batch of Notices and Advertisements
The page touts Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with trial bottles free at J R Westons and lists prices. It reports Professor O C Mortson from Sand Coulee noting a large cave at coal mines with red ferruginous stalactites. It offers arrears payoff deals for St Paul Weekly Pioneer Press and Louisville Courier Journal with two papers for five dollars. It ends with a Green Bay subscriber who pays for berry juice and a joke about keeping a barrel for delinquent payers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Mortson
Sand Coulee
Great Falls
St. Paul
Easter Monday Vance Organ and Violin Event
Catholics in Townsend gathered Monday night to lift spirits with violin music and organ solos by Miss Mary Murray and Miss Flo Suydam. Local men aided the effort, a six o clock dinner drew many residents, and generous ice cream and cake followed. Seventy tickets sold, finance aided by relentless committee work from Mrs McDonald Dan McCarthy Mary Murray and Charley Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Mary Murray
Flo Suydam
McRea
Jones
Rhodes
Eddie Swift
John McDonald
Dan McCarthy
Charley Murray
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Townsend
Chamberiain
Honaker Bros
Lorain
Ohio
Moses Price
J. R. Werton
W. C. Daniels
W. W. Higgins
Confederate
Old Settlers Meeting
Henry Whaley, Henry Raymond
J. C. Kerley
Bucklen
Commercial Hotel
Bubser
J. W. Hamilton
Idaho Stage Company
BR. C. Watson
Hamilton
Mr. Watson
J. Jobb
United States
Thomas H Carter
Mr. Wood
Will Sutherlin
G. M. Jones
Bob Fields
A. M. Darcy & Company
A. C. Carson
Eliza Calvin
Butte
Boulder
Amos Calvin
Bernice
Berg Brothers
Hing
Literary Entertainment
Estes School
Dr. King
J. R. Weston’s
Johnson & Field
Racine
Wisconsin
Grain
Lee Jenlers
Chicago
Minneapolis
Yellowstone Park
A.m.d'arcey & CO
Rise Meagher Gounty
People's
People's Highway
Puluth
West Superior
Winnipeg
Missoula
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
Puget Sound
Pen Vorielle
Coeur - Alene
Kootenai
Chelan
Northwest
Alaska
Pullman
South and Pacific A. RK
Pointe North
Townsend, Mont
Whipple
Pacitle
Townsend Ontana
Chas. S. Fee
Paul
Minnesota
W. D. McCormick
M. W. A. E. Srniaas
See’y
2Nla
Sapphire Lodge
Winston
Sapper
Hardy
MAY Brothers, Nurseryn
Rochester, N. Y
Vance
Arthur S. Richardson
Crown Point
Yellow Jacket
Burch Creek
Meagher County
Dan. Nihan
Townsend, Montana
Wisconsin Central
Duluth
Ashland
Cam
Chicago Ly
Canada
Tkt
Valley Stables
Lower Broadway
Jorb & McDonald
Candian Agriculturist
Canadian Agriculturist
Onty
I Eave Heane
Tus Aareverorrer Pun. Co
Peter Berengh
Joe Stephan
T. H. Swift
Texidermary
Tim McCarthy
Carson
Mont
P. C
Valley Temple No. 1
P.C
Order
Brilh Geo
Norton
Guertary
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