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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
2
In advance months three months advertising rates listed at 31.00 inch per month. Townsend Post Office town co and chiss mater PPICIAL PAPER OF BROADWALPH UNTY. C. H. EATON editor and proprietor.
A defense of free speech as the cornerstone of liberty and social order. The piece contrasts historical suppression with the power of open discussion, noting how suppression harms civil institutions and highlighting the need for public sentiment to support reform and worker rights.
The Meagher county levy rises to 274 mills, 104 more than Broadwater, with White Sulphur Springs bearing a 57000 bonded debt for schools and water. Jefferson county, by contrast, levies 16 mills, while Meagher shows a $103,918 net debt after recent inter-county transfers and a property valuation near $3,000,000. The note questions why Meagher pays far more despite similar fiscal pressures.
The text argues Meagher county seeks low expenses yet faces a levy of 75 000 to meet costs, with interest under 10 000 and other expenses under 20 000. It questions a prominent official’s claim that residents favor a high levy to wipe out debt soon.
The article warns that Russian thistle has appeared in several counties and is among the worst noxious weeds. It notes that it can impoverish soil and resist eradication, cites Montana law with penalties for allowing seed to spread, and urges immediate public education and action to identify and destroy the weed.
One week from next Monday Labor Day plans unfold in Butte with a royal occasion and a grand street parade. Almost all trades will be represented on floats followed by games races and skill contests with unusually large prizes. A long list of amusements promises high interest and large crowds.
The present business reports are the best since 1892 with especially strong prospects for Western farmers. Grain and wool dominate, crop outlooks are unusually good, and prices are at their best in years, underscoring agriculture as the nation’s wealth base and a driver of broader prosperity.
At the Iowa state convention in Des Moines on August 19 the Populist party nominated a full state ticket. The convention decisively rejected Bryan and the Democratic party as rivals.
The regular meetings of Townsend Lodge No S are on the standard Saturday evenings each month at Masonic Hall Broadway Town send. Sojourning brethren invited to attend. J L Belcher M W W C Whaley Recorder M Garnett Financer Meets every 2nd Saturday in Masonic Hall. Visiting members invited. Miss I Wissirep Powers W M Miss Anna Keene Secretary Townsend Montana.
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