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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
5
Rev S A Oliver will hold services next Sunday evening. A baby girl born to Mrs James Gill. Numerous locals, including Mrs J P Kearns and Miss Maggie Swift, are mentioned with illnesses travel and visits. The Sandlewood Circle installation, town politicians, and a masquerade party at the Towers are noted along with deaths and local business updates.
Around the county reports a philosophical meditation on Demeter as life giver and fate. It also covers a party from Toston traveling to Helena and California for about three months, with notes on local builders and students, plus a quiet winter in the valley as many youths study away.
Judge Lambert reports seeing the letters 20 C in the sunrise on New Year’s Day, while Canadian punch draws questions. Mrs Durnen returns as host at Hotel Darnen. The Stolen Sweets ships five more carloads of ore, ranking high among local producers after East Pacific. H J Reed ships ore from his Winston iron mine. Frank Reynolds handles ore hauling to the railroad. Charles Frazer visits Winston and solicits for the Record. Chas Reynolds returns from Corvallis to work. Bert Ridgeway and Berea Graham leave Winston for studies in Townsend and Bozeman. Young people attend dances, with three held in six days. Miss Julia Kenck has been ill.
Peter J. Meloy notifies all debtors to call and settle accounts by January 1 1901. After that date accounts will be placed with an attorney for collection.
C H Baldwin of Townsend advertises sale of a residence with five lots on Front Street. The property is offered below cost for cash and inquiries are directed to Baldwin’s office. December Zith 1209.
The column reports residents including Niell Clarke returning to Bozeman, R. D. Myles suffering a lumbago attack, George Roth visiting from Butte, H. B. Hill’s trip to the state capital, and George Lambert becoming a notary public.
A social night at Mrs. Tom Hudson’s home featured dancing games and an elegant supper. Local notes mention Toston residents including T. O. Plunkett returning from Helena, plans for a hot air plant, travel updates, weather chatter and school closing for winter.
The Order of Oddfellows held a fine supper at the Central Hotel on Saturday, followed by a ball with singing and progressive whist for members and guests. Mrs. W. E. Jewell, recently returned from Helena, remained under treatment with Dr. Nel.
Logg reports improving health as Easterly mine remains closed. Oddfellow sightings scare chickens. Mrs. Pashley hosts surprise parties reflecting entertaining skills. Louis Thorson mistaken for Charles Doggett due to heavy book carry. Cupid not lazy around Cousin Jack Flat if census retaken. Keefert visits Greaves home. Joe Greaves travels Sundays. Hough works on high grade ore from Golden Crown. Crompton leaves G. B. Clark bowing out as mixologist.
Confederate ladies men visited recently. William Hale returns to shop work after hand ailment. A A Boyd travels to Helena with hogs. Guy Bump leaves for Winston to work.
Frank Pickering, a pioneer deed holder on the Crow reservation and prominent Carbon county farmer, returns home for a brief visit. Canton picks trustees Jeff Doggett H. H. Wells and Anthony Dunlavy to award a road contract to the new bridge. Local moves include Sarah DeBorde resuming schooling in Helena, Miss Flo Foste back to tabled duties, and several residents traveling or ill.
Hassel notes teams passed through town last week with exceptionally clean ore of galena iron pyrites and chloride of lead. The ore is from the lower workings of the Little Annie mine owned and operated by Humphrey and Far.
An advertorial promotes Dr King's New Life Pills claiming to expel poisons from the bowels and relieve biliousness headaches fevers and liver kidney bowel troubles. The copy targets readers with digestive complaints and touts gentle effective action from a patent medicine brand.
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