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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1891
Page
4
Readable items include shopping notes at Vaughn’s store for onions and cabbage, preparations for ice, river conditions, temperance sentiment, farm stock outlook, freight depot activity, and various local notices. Reported incidents include a fatal wagon accident near Rodersburg and river channel work at Townsend.
Townspeople are urged to push a road to the Missouri bridge and park, with a cienic debate on paths via Iron Mask mine. Readers are asked to keep youths at home, maintain humane horse care, and unite for Townsend iron works to unlock mining industry and regional railway potential.
Mr. Boone of the Idaho Stage Company departs Townsend for Billings to inspect the line with Benton. W J Minor treasurer of Chateau county visits Messex office on return from White Sulphur Springs where Mrs M and baby stayed. Dr I B Stafford, Madison county veteran, recalls 1873 74 legislature days. Arthur Boone suffers rheumatism at his brother Deep Creek home. W E Tierney reports from county capital on county interests. James King and son Walter J leave for Castle. E R Dean Wickes butcher buys beef steers. Mrs W H Ridgeway and Mrs Peter Vandervoort of Placer call at Messex office.
Bedford Lodge No 8 of the Ancient Order of United Workmen opened its hall to members wives and families last Saturday. Guests enjoyed a communal lunch banquet with roast chicken cakes coffee and extensive music recitations and addresses before planning another banquet for February.
Society notes recount Mrs. FE E Watson’s trip to Helena, Miss Veneta Bardon visiting Townsend friends, and the Stafford children recovering from illness. Several residents host gatherings, relocations are noted, and two young Townsend couples are near marriage. A Montana Central conductor Al Harper is missing amid rumors.
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