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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1898
Page
3
Townsend community news notes local developments in April 1898. Town upgrades include road crews on Bedford and Townsend divisions and a bustling Easter program at M E church.
In Hassel a camp evening showcased a guessing contest and brass band music with songs by Miss Lethlean and Miss Erickson, followed by refreshments. The school trustees election drew 40 to 50 voters. the 24 mill tax failed 25 to 16. Reported visits include P J Dotson from White Horse Gulch recounting deep snow barriers. George Fournier blacksmithing. Angus Cameron traveling through Hassel en route to Winston.
Advertisement notes Schilling's Best tea and coffee flavoring extracts soda and spices offered by W. E. Tierney and Co. to simplify everyday living, promising wrinkle reduction in daily life.
An election season mood frames chatter as voters discuss war fears and weather while a citizen notes a poet at a convention. A town hall baseball meeting is set for 8 pm Saturday to organize, and Broadwater county populists plan a Townsend rally April 16 to select a county chairman and precinct officers.
Future promotes an acetylene gas machine claiming four times more light at half cost for churches stores and homes. Also notices about debts to Acetylene Gas Machine Co Akron Ohio quartz-mill sale Hassel Montana lime sale Buffalo wagon and steel cable for sale Radersburg Montana address mix.
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