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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
5
Townsends residents report a flurry of mining activity across Indian creek placer district with water plans and new digs. Social life booms with a May 3 dancing school event and a quiet wedding on Greyson creek as Ramspeck and Miss Smith wed and look to future woolgrowing success.
May 7 meeting adjourned and invites extended to interested parties to attend at I. W. Fosters barber shop for a shave. Notice denies involvement in X Y Z correspondence by S. H. West Miss Extra West and others regarding Deep Creek items to the Messenger.
John G Parker died at his nephew Charles Parker’s home on Deep Creek after a year of ill health. Born in New York on March 9, 64 years ago, he lived in Wisconsin California and South Dakota before settling in Montana four years ago. He served nine months in the 1st Wisconsin heavy artillery during the Civil War and is survived by a sister, two nephews, a niece, and a Canton, Ohio in law. Funeral services were held at home with Rev Bramble officiating and burial in Deep Creek cemetery.
Eggs from Silver Laced Wyandotts best in the state at 1.50 per set. Inquire at Whaley Ranch Canton Mont. Pure two rowed seed barley for sale. Inquire of John Hines Canton Mont. Taken up stray steer branded left hip taken up in November owner may claim by proving property and paying charges Canton Mont April 12 1899.
A crowd of Deep Creek farmers gathered at the school house for the formation of the Deep Creek Farmers Club. Temporary officers were chosen, by laws adopted, and membership signups begun with Mark Lewis as president and Fred Ramspeck as secretary treasurer. The next regular meeting was scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
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