H. EATON Editor and Proprietor
H. EATON serves as editor and proprietor of the newspaper, guiding editorial direction and publication operations.
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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1901
Page
4
H. EATON serves as editor and proprietor of the newspaper, guiding editorial direction and publication operations.
The seventh Montana legislative assembly meets Monday at noon in the old Merchants hotel Helena to organize. Elections for officers and attaches occur in fusion caucus with key items including two Senate seats a railroad commission and a road law. Balloting for senators starts on the second Tuesday the 15th.
President McKinley considers amending Civil Service rules to reinstate old soldiers who served in government posts to include Spanish American War veterans. The Civil Service Commission already grants a 5 percent exam preference to veterans honorably discharged for wounds or illness from duty, effectively lowering their passing threshold from 70 to 65 percent. Washington correspondence.
The fragment notes Bryan’s confinement idea and the expectation that he would wake every hour, reflecting uncertainty about the schedule and routine during the period.
The Montana proposal to spend 30000 in state funds for a Pan American exposition exhibit at Buffalo next summer sparks state press criticism. Lawmakers weigh objections as the plan faces likely legislative action and debate over proper use of public funds.
Notice by the undersigned executors Edward Hyan and William Meyers of the will and estate of Frank Wells deceased to creditors and all persons with claims to exhibit them with vouchers within ten months after first publication. Claims should be sent to the executors in Boulder Jefferson County Montana, Townsend townsite. First publication December 20 1900.
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