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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1891
Page
4
The Townsend Messenger notes routine mail times on April 3 1891. White Sulphur Springs daily mail departs at 7 am. The St Louis Montana mail departs Bedford every Tuesday and Saturday. Pacific Railroad mail goes East at 11 30 pm.
Weather warms but nights stay cold as farmers await spring. Plows sharpened by Gillogely and Herbers. Park wagon road advances with graders and a May completion target. Sugar beet potential and messenger seeds noted. Canal construction contract to be let before May. ranch listings offer hay yields and open water.
Special to the Messenger notes Prof Downie lectures and panoramic views draw crowds Thursday through Saturday. Stone cutters begin work on the Reality building at Centeral avenue and Second street. A lively school election weekend stirs talk on future schoolhouse location with many women voting. Rainbow Circle gala at Bach Cory hall hosts 300 guests with flowers from St Paul. Talbot buys Crystal restaurant adjoining Hotel Helena and promises continued patronage. Talbot has Omaha restaurant background and will operate day and night. F L T Hall of I C O F invites all visiting brothers. meetings nightly with O T H Aten as N G and A E Srncas as secretary.
A newspaper promotes free subscription to the American Farmer for readers who pay all back dues and one year in advance. It touts the 16 page illustrated national journal, its educational mission, and a $1 yearly price, including sample copies and a premium catalogue from The Republic in St. Louis.
A letter pleads for aid to a malnourished cow named Daisy awaiting feed at snowbound hills. The writer asks for help if passing by. Also notes the Georgia Minstrels perform at Tierney's Hall on Saturday April 1st with fifteen colored comedians in a parade led by two drum majors.
For cash a best stock and dairy ranch is offered. Enclosed with a fence it has ample water a dwelling large barn sheds and capacity to cut 125 to 150 tons of hay yearly. Proximity to a post and express office and markets supports a fast start in dairying. Apply to J C Kerley Messexera office Townsend Montana.
Services in the M FE Church on Sabbath at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Room for all.
Application for patent filed by Leo Suto Mining Company under the mining laws for the Silver Dollar Lode survey No 31 within Park mining district Jefferson County Montana. The claim lies in un surveyed land with calls and bearings described, recorded in Jefferson County, Boulder Montana with first publication April 10 1891 by A Swiggett.
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