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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1891
Page
4
The Townsend Messenger lists mail arrivals and departures with departures from Bedford every Tuesday and trains via the Northern Pacific Railroad. It notes times such as 11:20 a.m. and 7 p.m. and indicates eastbound service and weekly schedule details for February 13, 1591.
Minneapolis miller W L Finton considers Townsend for a 200 barrel per day flouring mill. A severe snow storm brings one foot depth and widespread disruption but little rail impact. Community notes include a church revival plan, a funeral, mine caps accident, business gossip, and local sales in Town and Valley.
Judge Luce visits the Massenari residence and talks with the editor after returning from Castle and Springs. Will Sutherlin of the Husbandman leaves for the capital. C E Blair and family head to Neihart seeking opportunities for a young attorney.
In severe cold, a large gathering marked the Bardons twenty fifth wedding anniversary. A luncheon followed by music and singing featured Miss Clara McKain Dora Rardon and Mrs W T Thompson. Gifts included a silver fruit dish from Mr and Mrs J S Buds.
A group of valley businessmen proposes a large canal project to supply water for cultivation. They seek 500 000 dollars in stock with five five percent assessments monthly, plus 50 000 dollars in bonds. Subscriptions total 350 000 shares. 150 000 remain to form the organization and start construction. Invest now to partake in a supposedly safe venture.
The article argues Montana beets yield more saccharine matter than many regions and urges Missouri valley farmers to trial sugar beet cultivation. It suggests Townsend as a factory site, notes soil suitability along the Missouri valley, and foresees a home market and capital for a local sugar industry to save dollars spent on imports.
The Benton group faces a dispute over location notices and jumping claims while The Silent Treasure near Lost Creek north of Anaconda shows promise with an adit, shaft, and a 25 per ton gold ore. Owners plan a 15 ton Huntington mill and a tramway to move ore to the mill. Edward Mason of Avon dies after pneumonia, funeral draws many friends.
The Iron Mask lessee fails to pay workers promptly causing friction as ore is shipped without covering costs. Miners will work the Cumberland mine at Castle to extract enough to pay themselves from net proceeds. Reports say the ore body averages forty percent lead and sixty five ounces of silver per ton at five hundred feet depth.
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