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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1897
Page
3
Townsender news covers local goings on including court motions in the Sipleys case, a Sunday Canton Townsend ball win, street improvements, sidewalk projects, sidewalk work by Northern Pacific, cycling feats by Charlie Hubbart and County Superintendent McDonald, and various visits, buys, and social events in Townsend and nearby Hassel, Winston, and Diamond Hill.
John A. Keating visited the Capital this week with John Jr returning from Ann Arbor. Mrs Keating and daughter remain in Helena while Mr and Mrs W M Ulm visited Helena. Lamb and Wenstrom shipped a car of ore. Robt Pettigrew of N P Coal Co visited town. N O Bowman sent his wool clip to Big Timber selling for 12 cents. Tf O C Plunkett spent a week or ten days in Helena.
Dr Walker fills the role of company physician during railroad construction and settles in. County Superintendent McDonald toured local schools this week. R E Slawson suffered a serious accident when harness broke on the grade from Straw Horse mine. he was attended by Dr Walker and is recovering. The Beaver creek picnic marked the close of Bertha Kelly’s school term teaching 51 pupils with praise. Baseball boys practice, aiming to defeat the Townsendites in a future game.
Deep Creek reports fine weather with a note of slight rain forecast. RH Clendenin returns home to Glenwood after a week away. Mr and Mrs West with their two sons visit their daughter Mrs Faulkner of Batue creek. George Ballard harvests alfalfa as talk of a Glenwood picnic circulates. Dick Clendenin and Minnie Harvey attend Townsend sun celebration with Connie West visiting Halfway house residents.
Col Thomas Ewing returned from Denver where he attended the International gold mining convention as a delegate appointed by the Montana governor. He spoke of the Diamond Hill mines in Montana as one of the country's largest ore bodies with a 140 to 150 foot wide sulphide vein and a 1,500 foot tunnel. ore values averaged 4 to 6 dollars per ton with higher spot results, and 2,500,000 tons of ore are in sight including 1,000,000 tons of oxidized free milling ore. Facilities for treatment are described as among the best.
Improvements include quicksilver baths and other devices aimed at securing 85 to 90 percent saving. Fourteen stamps soon operate with a large concentrating mill, 50 improved frue ganners, and automatic ore handling. The plant uses electricity for motive power and generation, lighting, car haulage, and mill operation. Cost to mine and mill is about 75 cents per ton. Oxidized ores are treated together in lower levels with concentrating tables yielding satisfactory results.
County Assessor Whaley completes 1897 assessment rolls with total value at 1 830 120 including state railroad addition. Major categories include real estate cash values 524 070, city lots 158 761, buildings 77 035, mortgages 42 160, furniture 13 169, machinery 43 800, cattle and sheep values, minerals, and credits. total reflects rise of about 225 000 from last year.
All parties indebted to Patterson and Poe and to W T Patterson are asked to call and settle as the firm is in need of money. Also notices offer meals at City restaurant on lower Broadway, ice cream, furnished rooms, a lost cockerel spaniel female with a reward, and a real estate for sale in Los Angeles California with lots 12 and 13 in block 45 east front.
City council in an adjourned session July 8 1887 with Mayor Hazelton and Aldermen approves use of council chamber for school year at 5 dollars rent per month. Ordinance 4 on licenses amended. Treasurer report read and bills approved totaling 25.85 41.50 60.00 3.00 14.00. Bond of City Attorney Baldwin examined and filed. Notice from Broadwater County Clerk sets July 19 1897 as final inspection date for the 1897 assessment roll by the Board of County Commissioners.
A notice directs a Department One meeting and a Practice session, both to be held at specified intervals. The call emphasizes timing and organizational coordination without extra detail.
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