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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1898
Page
3
A newspaper asks subscribers to check the date printed beside their names and report any errors. It notes many changes and additions to the Messencen's mailing list in recent weeks and requests prompt notification of mismatches.
Towns end celebrated the Fourth with a Townsend Missoula baseball game won by Missoula 25 to 14 amid parade, races, and a full town event. Key figures include Mayor Averill and J E Kanouse with local bands, youth races, tug of war, and a dramatic stage play in the evening.
Ore shipments ramp up around Radersburg with James Kitto shipping from the Robt. E. Lee and W. E. Jewel and sons opening a 3 foot ore ledge at Iron Clad. Easterly Bros push development with 5 to 7 cars monthly expected after tunnel completion. Jno Keating pumps fifty tons per day while Blacker and partners ship from the Blacker mine.
Radersburg won the main race with a score of 12345678, Toston 10420001 8, Radersburg 43411555 minus 37. Henry Doughty’s Nellie Conren finished first in the free for all hurdle, with Bob Hosefeld’s Skookum second. In the saddle race free for all Shirley Brown’s sorrel won and Freeman’s bay mare placed second.
Hassell withdraws from the Little Bonanza lease as York notes. Wm Deadmond and Stu art continue work with favorable prospects. Wine of Townsend and others still work on their lead. A recent ore shipment yielded fair returns. The mine lies in Park Canyon below the Iron Mask. Chas Colberg visited Elkhorn camp. At Miller and Son’s National quartz mill, ore processing ran smoothly for days. Rain damage from missing roof affected belts. sun shrank woodwork. Custom milling ore now being mined nearby. Hy Miller and Chas McFerron locate a new discovery between Hassell and Townsend.
Ads tout Shilohs Catarrh Remedy and Geyser Cream sold by Matthews Pharmacy promising cures and health, including a 25c bottle of Shilohs Cure. A nearby ranch sale, Shelly ranch, 820 acres with 120 in alfalfa, is offered by E H Goopman near Townsend with terms noted.
From my personal knowledge gained by observing the effects of Shiloh's cure in advanced consumption, I am prepared to say it is the best remedy I have seen. The statement comes from Dr A E Salter of Buffalo New York.
The Battleship Oregon achieves unprecedented records for the U S Navy during a 14000 mile journey and a short Army and Navy guide from Northern Pacific proves in demand nationwide. The notice also promotes a ten cent book and local medicines from Matthews Pharmacy plus a collection warning from Lloyd and Murray.
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