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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1891
Page
1
Townsend Montana listings show a bank cashier H Hyatt in Townsend and several trades including blacksmithing repair Lumber dealers a druggist and a furniture dealer in town. The fragment notes Lower Main Street and local post office presence with multiple business names such as Sillo gLy and Herbers and Nma zleton and Blessing.
A train robbery on the St Louis and San Francisco line near Glendale ten miles from the city yielded between 20000 and 50000 dollars in cash and valuables. Six robbers used dynamite to blast the express car, mauling the crew and wounding messenger Makena. Two robbers entered the car, forced the engineer and fireman to stop, and the safe was opened after the messenger’s watch was stolen. A posse is scouring the area for the bandits amid reports of tracks and possible railroad employee involvement.
J. W. Buel publishes a long awaited book detailing heroic adventures and early encounters with wild races as civilization expands. The work features 300 original illustrations and oil color plates, with Pacific Publishing Company as general agents offering strong agent incentives.
A publicity notice invites entrants to form the largest and second largest lists of English words from the letters in Queen Souvenir Spoon with cash prizes of 1000 and 500 dollars respectively. Subscriptions for The Queen magazine are required, with stamps and an offered sample and mailing details.
The article discusses Chinese labor in mining camps and a proposed Townsend canal project. It notes reliance on Chinese workers for washing and cooking, and argues for or against emigration limits. It also reports on Townsend Land and Irrigation Company progress, land negotiations with the Northern Pacific, and plans to build a canal and a flouring mill to boost crops and town growth in the valley.
A newspaper announces a subscription deal with The American Farmer from Cleveland. Readers paying all arrears plus one year in advance, or new subscribers paying one year in advance, will receive the illustrated journal free by mail. The 16 page issue is described as a leading agricultural publication with national reach.
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