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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1892
Page
4
The page lists merchant promos from Esro Bros offering boots and sewing work through Mrs. George Norton plus Gillogely & Herbers stocking farm implements and farming tools. Retail and service notices include Maple Syrup purveyors Berg Bros and a Diamond Tonic Cure ad. Local residents Frances Ida Doggett and others are noted, with community updates on schooling, astronomy, and upcoming events in Townsend.
Multiple short items describe G M Jones promoting new spring dry goods at low prices and Cuban Blossom Cigars for retailers. Other notes mention Mrs R A Bigelow in Townsend, Missoula fruit groups forming, and urged prompt subscription payment to support local publishers.
Mr Emil Hodz displayed four sapphires from his Spokane Bar claim. The gems, cut by F G Easey and Will Enard of Helena, glittered like diamonds and suited scarves or rings. Hodz travels to Southern Mostana seeking new sapphire and ruby finds, hopeful of locating them.
Tom Coomey discusses the Buckeye mine with optimism. shaft reaches 100 feet with a four foot lode width and high grade pay ore. Nearby, Vener Maxwell and Long begin sluicing while others open bar diggings. scarce water limits mining methods and daily gains estimated at six per man, ten years in sight.
An estray bay stallion is taken up at St Louis on April 16 1891 and is four years old branded Gen on the left shoulder owner to claim him and pay charges. Also four hundred bushels of American Banner oats for sale at two cents a pound with delivery to the R R Depot Placer Montana. Notices include creditor claims for Missouri W Rats deceased and sale of T H Pauley Ranch near Placer Montana with cash and credit terms.
Complaint filed by Wm. B. Dolenty against Wm. H. Brower for timber culture entry number 130 dated February 1854 on the se section 28 township 7 range 2 in Meagher county. Parties ordered to appear April 20 at 10 a.m. in Townsend to give testimony. witnesses to be taken before B. H. Goodman.
Union Pacific advertises round trip tickets to St Paul Chicago Sioux City Omaha St Joseph Leavenworth Kansas City Denver Pueblo Leadville and to Salt Lake City Colton Los Angeles and San Francisco on set days. Highlights include faster Helena to San Francisco service, free reclining chair care, multiple routes east, two solid vestibuled trains daily, and luxury features onboard. Also promotes Electric Bitters claimed to cure liver and kidney issues and other ailments with guaranteed satisfaction and two price points.
In a letter Ada F Hard describes a severe lung illness that left four doctors giving up. She credits Dr King s New Discovery for Coughs Colds and Consumption, using eight bottles to recover and now praises her restored health. Trial bottles available free at J N Weston s drug store with regular sizes 50c and 1.
The M E Church lists preaching Sundays at 7 30 pm social service Thursdays at 8 pm and Sabbath school Sundays at 2 pm Public are invited to attend any or all services
The next excursion for California via the Union Pacific System departs Helens Friday May 15 with 60 day outbound return validity and six month final limit. Rates: San Francisco 75 and Los Angeles 89 for round trips on same route. Return via choice routes at low rates. To St Louis and return 72. Union Pacific claims quicker winter travel. sleeping car reservations and full information available by inquiry.
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