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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1897
Page
3
The Townsend Messenger publishes a Thursday issue dated April 15 1897 covering local notices, brief society items, and regional news from Townsend and surrounding areas. The page includes community updates and short announcements typical of a late 19th century small-town newspaper.
Miscellaneous items from Townsend and nearby areas include visits by W.8 Dodge from Winston and other travelers, business notes on the Argelite quarries, a new Easter goods sale, church services, and updates on local clubs, markets, and civic improvements.
In Meagher County district court at White Sulphur Springs on April 4 cases were transferred to Breadwater County. Named parties include Michael Walsh versus John Commisky Huntly versus J D Shull John Hines Jr versus Dennis Carroll P A Comer versus J Barker and others Frank Siptle as J J Warren.
A new organization named Townsend Camp Woodmen of the World was formed last night in P hall by Geo A Boyle of Helena. Officers elected include KU Goodman as Consul and il Eaton as Ad Lieut with Herman Berg as Banker Ed E Romig as Clerk C S Perry as Escort L F Robinson as Watchman Thos Downey as Sentry and Dr Gilham as Physician. Managers are Dr Gilham B S Coad and Geo H Lloyd. The charter remains open until the next meeting on Wednesday the 21st inst.
Proceedings of the Broadwater and Jefferson counties boards in an 1897 extra session and joint session in Boulder Montana beginning April 7 with minutes, inventories, and agreed settlements. The boards elect officers, review Jefferson County finances, assess property values, and authorize a $15 000 transfer to Jefferson County to settle intercounty indebtedness.
The commissioners met in extra session in the County Clerk's office at 10 00 with H S Hyatt chairing A W Schreiber Wm H Risk and B S Coan present Bids for a vault were opened J G Blessing submitted a bid of 686 590 for the vault and 19 25 for a shingled roof after completion The board adopted a resolution appointing justices of the peace G A Hampton C W Reynolds Lawrence Reed Jot H Fisk and Wu Wood with notice to qualify The session adjourned to April 12 1897.
All debtors to Patterson and Poe and to W T Patterson urged to settle accounts. G M Jones promotes a Cedar street cigar factory with brands Lady Bradford Luxury Key West May Flower Free Coinage. Two building lots in Townsend and a Broadway stone store, with flexible payments. A M D Ancy & Co advertise wall paper stock and mail order service.
A promotional notice presents a one dollar year subscription to Stafford's New Magazine. Readers receive fifteen complete books in separate volumes and a year of the monthly magazine, with postage prepaid. Books include works by Hawthorne, Braddon, Haggard, Scott, Doyle, Dickens, Thackeray and Stevenson.
The note announces a new fifth edition of a 20 page illustrated booklet describing Custer Battlefield with routes to the eastern cities via Billings Montana and St Paul Minnesota.
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