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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1893
Page
2
The Boulder Age announces a panel of leading state figures including judges lawyers divines college presidents professors and physicians will discuss direct legislation after December 1st and urges readers to subscribe for two dollars a year.
Editorial voices support a National Park for Washington drawing on sublime scenery. It notes opposition in Congress to Utah statehood, argues Utah’s population wealth and citizenry justify admission, and contrasts local tax struggles in Silver Bow and Helena. It ends with a sharp barb about Gen Carlin’s son and a derisive moral judgment.
Tax papers describe daily robberies by highwaymen and propose flogging as a remedy. The Particular Consistory of Eastern Montana No I will open its annual convocation in Livingston from February 5 to 10 for degrees three to thirty two. Master Masons in good standing may apply to Samuel M Nye in Livingston before January 1 for blanks and information.
The text argues the Carlin party hardships were largely visionary and notes Montana men with earlier experience. It claims Gen Carlin offered a 2500 reward for his son and then refused payment, harming his reputation. It also promotes Cosmopolitan December issue and a Messenger premium offer for a one year advance subscription.
A noted anarchist hurled a bomb at President Dupuy’s desk in the Chamber of Deputies gallery, injuring about eighty. Villairs, the assailant, lost his nose. Editors urge swift, harsh penalties for bombers and incendiaries to curb such violence, warning of continued danger to law and citizens. The Tax Republican National Committee plans a January meeting in New York, chaired by Thomas H. Carter.
Gillogly and Comer receive a $1250 check for 16 tons of Switzerland ore at about $75 per ton. Babser, Tripp, Hughes and associates expand operations on the Gold Bag, rebuilding shaft facilities and resuming sinking. Surface ore tests will be shipped soon as winter work continues with multiple leases showing favorable results.
The Official Photographer of the United States Government offers a free 8x10 photograph of the World’s Fair with a descriptive narrative. Send one 2 cent postage stamp to Librarian Inter Ocean, Chicago.
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