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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1899
Page
5
The fragment mentions bankers house and a 12pm to 3:35pm time span with scattered numbers and initials, but lacks clear events or names to detail a full news item. Readers should expect more complete context in the missing portion.
Local briefs include Reverend Bramble visiting Helena, Howell returning from Tenderfoot, Mrs. Boone visiting Helena, Miss Brisbin staying with a family, and contracts for roof painting at Diamond Hill. Court reporters from Livingston and Randall depart for duty, with quarantine at Lombard for diphtheria. County boards meet for equalization and Hewett Musettes music dates set at Townsend Auditorium with admission 50 cents.
Broadwater County reports ongoing district court proceedings in the murder trial of John Emmett and Charles B Oldbar for the 1899 killing of Napoleon Labonte. The case, filed June 1 last week, advances as jurors hear testimony and assess evidence amid public interest.
The piece describes Napoleon Labonte’s 1899 death from blows to the temple by John Emmett and Charles Oldham after gambling and drinking disputes in Weasel Gulch. A coroner’s jury linked both men to the crime and concealment, with Judge Abbott binding them to district court for trial. The listed jury and defense attorneys are named as the case proceeds to trial.
Figures from County Assessor S Previtt and deputy indicate Broadwater county real and personal property value totaling 1 744 307 with railway value at 222 140. The board notes railroad telegraph and telephone line assessments are too low and calls for reform to reflect earnings, raising county valuation by over half a million if corrected. The State Board of Equalization instructs new rates for cattle sheep and lands.
The letter questions why the wool and lamb prices are high while the sheep assessment remains. unfenced grazing lands should cost $1.50 per acre and railroads 75¢ per acre, with a call for reasons behind these valuations.
A note from Matthews' Pharmacy presents a sore throat cure claiming internal taste approval and effectiveness after a third dose, suggesting a traditional remedy promotion rather than a documented medical treatment.
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