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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1895
Page
4
The town urges progress and enterprise despite national troubles. It denounces silver opponents and praises business vigor, urging leaders to drive development, attract capital, and build a prosperous community through liberal civic effort.
The A P A carried Butte by a thousand majority electing Wm Thompson as mayor. The piece denounces secret political organizations as treasonable from inception and condemns oath bound societies that ostracize people for religious beliefs as un American, inhuman, and a threat to liberties.
The Townsend community pushes for a municipal electric light plant to supply business and homes with cheaper safer power, aiming to curb coal oil dependence and resist monopolistic control. City leaders back the enterprise as a public benefit and growth engine.
In Arkansas a justice of the peace fined Governor Clark fifty dollars and costs for carrying a pistol against the peace of the state. The note argues strict enforcement would earn respect for the law and deter lawmakers from breaking it.
Adds notices of ADDITIONAL LOVALS moving to Townsend to start a boot and shoe business and welcomes the newcomer Messeneer. Ex County Attorney Black visits briefly. Spriggs heads to Portland for about ten days. Jury finds Kroulik murder case in second degree awaiting Monday sentence. Judge Showers sets Pugh’s hanging for Tuesday, June 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Boulder county jail yard.
The notice lists Sunday service times for Townsend Duck Creek Radereburg and Kimpton schoolhouse with 11 am and 7 30 pm slots on each of four Sundays plus Tuesday and Wednesday prayer meetings. Rev FE L Leg is pastor.
Benjamin Townsley has filed notice to make final proof before the Clerk of the District Court in Boulder Montana on May 25 1895 for timber culture application No 2168 on the SWENW of section 26 township 5 north range 1 east. Witnesses named are George G Webb Walter B Townsley Robert Y Holcomb and J W Sherlock all of Rodersburg Montana.
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