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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1897
Page
4
The Goldenrod Silk Company of Patterson New Jersey has failed with liabilities around 104 000 dollars and assets near 75 000 dollars. A receiver was appointed to wind up affairs and the loss is attributed to skilled labor troubles.
A wide range of items cover military plans in the Pacific and Havana, natural disasters from earthquakes to floods, political nominations in Iowa, public figures and criminal cases, labor strikes, crop damage from hail and heat, ship grain shipments, and university governance disputes. Significant names include Rear Admiral Miller, Tawfik Pasha, Weyler, and Gov. candidates.
The statement asserts exclusive rights to the words CASTORIA and PITCHER SCASTORIA in trademarks. Dr Samuel Pitcher claims origin of PITCHER S CASTORIA and warns others not to use his name except by The Centaur Company. A second note claims Pfizer cures and a consumer testimonial about Piso's Cure for Coughs.
W Gullier reports being cured of nearly total deafness by Dr. Darrin in under ten minutes at Spokane Washington. He offers personal verification at 415 Second Avenue and notes Dr. Darrin's free daily consultations at the Auditorium building from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and correspondence options.
Charles W. Spaulding ex president of Globe Savings bank was found guilty of embezzling 28000 dollars in bonds belonging to the state university of Illinois while treasurer. This third trial followed prior acquittals over alleged intent. He faces imprisonment and plans to appeal to the highest court.
Olympia Aug 1 The Supreme Court rules that a judgment by a court of proper jurisdiction remains valid for a purchaser at sheriff s sale even if the judgment contains errors and may be corrected on appeal. The decision involves Kizer respondent and Canfield appellant in a foreclosure suit from Spokane County.
Mrs. Caroline Cox wife of the Helena land office register died after cutting her throat while mentally troubled. She was active in charity and church work and a niece of New York Central Railroad official Rossiter. Robert Calkins a traveling salesman for Bach Cory Co died after secretly taking strychnine while discussing orders with an employer.
In New York on August 1 the World reports a strong understanding between Great Northern and Northern Pacific with Hill and Morgan at the center. Daniel Lamont is named as vice president of the Northern Pacific. In Phillipsburg strikers reject a wage cut as American Sheet Iron Company faces labor pressure. Mata telegram notes 400 Welsh fusileers heading to Crete.
Asotin finishes a new flooring mill building readiness. Seattle Post-Intelligencer sold to George A. Piper and Edward B. Piper for 100000 dollars. Eastern hop buyers seek 1597 crop contracts in Chehalis. sockeye in Tacoma runs early and large. District No. 1 teachers face a 10 dollar salary cut. Westport lighthouse foundation near done. Ritzville lumber yards strained by farmer building. Sterling to host a dry house for Skagit county fruit surplus. McNeill’s Island penitentiary to be condemned. prisoners to Walla Walla under state arrangements. Spokane County real estate assessed at 22220584 with 20961313 taxed and 1268671 exempt. Spokane City real estate valued at 17014908. Tacoma judge bars delinquent tax collection before June 30 1895. Pierce County mortgage law deemed unconstitutional. old sale law used for pre June 9 1897 contracts. Rathdrum Shoshone counties institute planned August 16 20. Nampa fatality in rail yard accident. Mormon elders explore mission in Horse. Boise convention officers listed. Snake River Valley Telephone Company formation in Rexburg. lines Me Nan Rexburg Salem Wilford Teton St Anthony planned. Montana betting on horse racing ruled not gambling by state law. Helena Independent changes hands to John S M Neill. Aldridge and Great Falls industries prosper. brewery and wholesale licenses rise. Missoula state university building work advances. sewer and water mains progress. Camp Desperation strains in Pittsburg mining strike. authorities prepare for mass action and guard key mines. Dolan and Warner lead strikers assembling at Plum Creek Turtle Creek area. Large influx of miners by Saturday. mass meeting planned at McCrea’s school house.
The comptroller of the currency appoints National Bank Examiner Eugene T. Wilson of Ellensburg Washington as permanent receiver of Merchants' National Bank of Helena Montana. The bank suspended February twenty seventh with liabilities around 50 000 and had been in temporary receivership for a month, with resumption efforts abandoned.
Senator Quay announced plans for an early trip to the Hawaiian islands to study the country prospects and the advantages or disadvantages annexation would bring to the United States. The fastest trains on the continent are the Northern Railway Company of France expresses traveling 36 miles an hour.
The Evening Post reports 250000 pounds in Japanese money released from the Bank of England to neutralize month end money demand. First installments of Japanese bonds are said to be shipped from Japan to London, suggesting gradual removal of about four million. Austrian gold demand remains strong and Australian sovereigns for next Tuesday are already bought. In New York, August 2, a general Pants Makers union strike affects 250 shops in greater New York, with about 3000 operators out and 6000 finishers idle.
Reports of corn crop damage in Kansas Oklahoma and the Cherokee strip due to drought and hot winds arrive at the Santa Fe and Rock Island railroad headquarters in Topeka where lines cover the state.
A Caldwell Idaho dispatch reports eight veterans departed for Seattle aboard the steamer Queen on August 7. They plan to stay in the region for a couple of years.
The letters reaching Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts carry grateful testimonies from across the land. Names well known for honesty and reliability are attached to the shared tale of thanks for guidance and relief.
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