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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1898
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text references a local newspaper id and roles with editor and proprietor names. The readable portion notes broad authority as the official paper of Broadwater County and a named editor and proprietor. No clear event or date is present.
Dated notice outlines postal hours for Westtrain and White Sulphur areas. Deliveries begin at 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily with the registry open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hours indicate post office operations for mail deposits and general delivery.
A draft agricultural bill would cede arid lands to states, prompting debate on whether state ownership promotes welfare or invites land grabbing by capitalists. Critics warn overreach and urge states to focus on justice and preventing aggressions rather than running a land office.
A congressional bill would nearly double the National Park boundaries to protect game from poachers. Critics allege railroad interests push the move to control park transport, while it would displace families and miners. Opponents urge fencing moose pastures rather than seizing private property.
Analysis notes that even the most upright public figures become targets for opponents' mudslinging once in politics, with the example of Washington serving as context for the ongoing struggle.
A letter condemns slander of public figures and warns it drives good men from politics. It cites John Patterson of Minneapolis proposing a 100000 American landings in Cuba on July 4 to buy plantations on credit, financed by passage, hoping to spur Cuban liberty with US support.
The piece laments legal fragility as an unused law can be nullified by neglect and accuses officials of loyalty to personal gain over constituents. It rails at Senator Lindsay of Kentucky for resisting resignation over monetary views and condemns self-serving politicians. It also warns against Alaskan gold rush crusades and warns fortunes may prove perilous.
The article notes France settles editorial battles by force while suggesting such a system would be a godsend for readers here, implying current methods are less decisive. It contrasts the violent approach with the printed word and the potential impact on the newspaper audience.
In Broadwater County Montana the Ninth Judicial District court fixes February 27 1898 at 10 am in Townsend for proving the will of Washington I Kinpton deceased and for hearing Edward A Kinpton’s application for Letters Testamentary. Any interested party may appear and contest. Clerk GEO Lambert issued the order and first publication was February 10 1898.
Mary Barker files forfeiture notice for the Clipper quartz lode in Diamond City district Broadwater Co Montana. She states expenditure of 100 dollars in 1897 to hold the claim and warns Emil Rowman and heirs must contribute one fourth within ninety days or lose entitlement to Barker who has made the expenditure. Publication dated February 1908.
District Court in Broadwater County orders all interested parties to appear February 19 at 10:00 AM in Townsend to show cause why Mary Darker the administratrix may not obtain an order to sell necessary real estate. Copy to be published four consecutive weeks in Townsend Messenger.
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