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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1894
Page
4
Public notice appears in the Townsend newspaper stating second class mail status for the edition published every Friday evening. Editor and Publisher John R. Stout oversees production.
Developments at St Louis and Park districts push ahead with new mine machinery and building contracts. Plans at Queen Bee and Diamond Hill mines bolster value and prompt expectations of large-scale growth, while Radereburg and North Home activity signals rising regional mining and related industry in the near term.
The Missouri and Crow Creek valleys report strong agricultural and stock-raising activity alongside mining. They produce about 8,000,000 pounds of oats and wheat, 2000 tons of hay awaiting baleing, 800,000 pounds of potatoes sold East, and 700,000 pounds of wool shipped from Townsend Toston and Smith River areas. Cattle shipments and wool profits bolster local coffers.
The Hershfield outcome delights the public as justice triumphs over treachery. The piece recalls a Walla Walla case where a Hebrew gentleman claimed his brother’s insanity. when asked about funds to settle debts, he retorted in Yiddish, "Mine Gott! he was not so crazy ash dot."
The report notes Japan pressuring China and England stepping in with landings and demonstrations over the Chung Kein incident where Japanese passengers aboard British ships were robbed. It highlights Britain seeking a financial stake in the dispute as a frigid foreign rumpus unfolds.
In Townsend the dog culture dominates the town with about eight dogs per person. Residents weigh how many pups could be raised given the cost to feed a single pig, reflecting a community preoccupied with canine abundance and resource concerns.
The report notes a huge nugget weighing about 640 pounds sold for 148000 dollars from the Byer and Hamilton mine in Hillend New South Wales found May 10 1872. It describes slab shaped dimensions four feet nine inches by three feet four inches and about four inches thick. The Montana case involving Homer Williams ends with a hung jury and a three month jail term for the accused.
Johnnie McDonald traveled to Aodersburg on Tuesday and Sheriff-elect McKnight returned from the Springs to oversee his duties. W. E. Tierney & Co offer apples at near cost with a new stock of erstoes and German socks. Henry Phillips leaves for Germany and may return in spring. A deputy sheriff detained a man deemed insane, later releasing him after morning sanity check. A blacksmith shop opens near Tim McCarthy's livery with Henry Herbers hired and promises quality work at fair prices.
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