12 Aug 1892
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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1892
Page
1
Town list shows Wells and mining attorney rooms in Helena plus Townsend blacksmithing and repair services. Several entries for livery and general goods appear including Tierney Co and McDonald firms. The snippet reflects a 19th century regional commerce listing with multiple Townsend and Helena entities.
Union Pacific in cooperation with Chicago and North Western announces daily eastbound arrivals in Chicago at 9 30 a m linking to all fast east trains. The notice lists round trip excursion options to St Paul Chicago Sioux City Omaha St Joseph Leavenworth Kansas City Denver Pueblo Leadville Los Angeles and San Francisco with monthly and semiannual variations and special fares to Salt Lake City and other routes. Free reclining chairs and palace sleepers are highlighted along with emigrant booking help and through car service from Helena Montana to eastern points. Addresses in Helena and Omaha provide agent details.
An amateur testimonial touts Electric Bitters as a pure medicine that cures liver and kidney diseases, pimples, boils, malaria, headaches, consumption, and indigestion. A letter from Ada E. Herd of Groton, South Dakota, credits it with saving her life after doctors gave up. Trial bottles are free at J N Weston’s drug store with regular sizes priced at 50c and 1.
The regular Townsend Lodge No. 6 meets on the 1st and Ord Saturday evenings at Masonic Hall Broadway Town send. Brethren are invited to attend. Messengers and officers listed. Also mentions advertising to subscribe and buy or sell items.
FP and A M lodge holds meetings on the fourth Saturday each month at the hall above Judge Weston’s Drug Store. All visiting brothers are invited. W D McCormick is Master Workman and A E Srnreas serves as secretary.
The president selects Atty Iowa Senator, Jones of Nevada, McCreary of Kentucky, Walker of Massachusetts, and Cannon of New York as ing delegates. Allison, longtime U S senator and cann on appropriations chair, and Joven, a Senate finance leader, are noted for fiscal expertise. McCreary led foreign affairs bills. now a House member with banking ties.
Custer County agriculturists plan to exhibit products at the State Fair in Helena from August 13 to 22. The Miles chamber of commerce will collect, tag, ship, and display specimens, deadline August 10, with Mr H B W secretary coordinating. Local growers urged to notify and deliver entries to the chamber promptly.
Peter Breen long active in Montana politics is under arrest and to be tried for murder in the Coeur d Alene disturbance. The Montana legislature former member faced calls for accountability amid ongoing turmoil and public interest in his fate.
The notice advises young men and women considering business college to call or write to an address in Mexico for information, implying early entry and guidance to prospective students.
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