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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1898
Page
2
Official paper of Broadwater County C H Faton editor and proprietor advertises advertising rates and advance terms with monthly fee 91.00. Mentions three months in advance and 200 961 Entorenathe along with official status.
Mailed items must be deposited in the Post Office as per schedule. The West train No. 2 runs at 8:930 pm while train No. 5 0 runs at 5:50 am. White Sulphur Springs and Castle service at 6:00 am. General delivery opens 7:30 am to 8:00 pm Sunday hours 9 am to 10 pm. Money orders and registers from 5 pm to 6 pm. BoB ROMIEG Postmaster.
The Montana Agricultural Experiment Station reports that Montana can compete in pork production for home use. A barley peas and wheat mix yields pork at about two cents per pound, with 200 pounds per pig as optimal sale weight. State hogs meet only part of annual demand, with most pork imported, suggesting farmers could profitably raise hogs locally and reduce freight costs.
The piece questions US intervention in Cuba arguing Spain keeps brutal control over colonies. It accuses Spain of chronic oppression and seeks scrutiny of her claimed autonomy offer. The author challenges whether Spain can reform and whether the United States should mediate the Cuba crisis.
The speaker urges Washington to fulfill a duty of justice and humanity. He condemns lawmakers for refusing to extend protection to neighbors, portraying it as deafness to liberty and brotherly love.
Editorial discusses closing New England cotton mills and mass layoffs amid industrial stagnation. It argues tariff policy is unlikely the sole cause, noting cotton is untaxed and that demand supply imbalances in the cotton goods market drive the downturn. The piece stresses sympathy for unemployed workers.
Courtesy copy from Joseph Gehrett presents a Meagher County directory with a brief history of Mon tana White Sulphur Springs Castle Fort Logan and a full list of taxpayers and leading businesses. Compiled by W. E. Rowe and published by S. I. Winscott the Rocky Mountain Husbandman foreman.
A Detroit woman named Farnsworth organizes a new society named the Order of the Crown. It admits only women who can prove royal lineage. The group counts ten members. The piece questions whether this signals the decline of free government in America.
The piece contends Japan seeks stronger military posture and envisions conquering England Germany Russia or the United States as future glory. It argues Japan views itself as a growing force within the major powers and underestimates others.
Mr and Mrs F L Currie will assist the Star in photographing Broadwater county institutions, providing what they can capture for the feature.
Senator Carter maintains a firm position on the fence as a financial measure nears a vote and calmly watches the proceeding unfold.
In Broadwater Montana the District Court sets an inquiry for February 19 1898 to determine if Mrs Mary Barker administratrix may sell necessary real estate of Charles Barker deceased. The order requires publication in Townsend Messenger for four weeks. Judge F K Armstrong dated January 13 1898. First publication January 2 1896.
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