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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
3
Notice asks subscribers to verify the date printed with their names on the paper and report any errors at once due to many changes and additions to the mailing list in recent weeks.
Townspeople report births, visits, and travels while courts, schools, and farms share daily affairs. A son was born to Mrs. Furcell of Confederate gulch. various residents attend trips to National Park. a student teacher lineup and a baseball win surface amid community notes. A severe hailstorm and flood damage impact roads, crops, and ditches, with financial assessments adjusted for local lands and mining operations.
The Board of Equalization met Monday July 18 in the court room with County Commissioners acting as board. Mr Wilson sought assessment reduction for Toston smelter and was instructed to return at 2 30 p m. Mr Stauback sought land reduction and was later dismissed after being placed under oath and giving explanations.
Wm. Hassel starts a six stamp mill powered by water with ore hauled from Giant Hill by Chas. Smith. The Hassel Townsend stage road was demolished by Indian Creek canyon’s flood, leaving the hill road as sole travel. Damages include the Murray flume, and large boulders on the road bed. Whalen & McLeod remain as leasers at Iron Mass, while Comer ships ore from Park. L. R. McGugin plans a cabin and ore extraction near the Radersburg road, likely crushing rock at National mill. Diamond Hill runs 40 stamps in day shifts. tailings overflow is clear. Andrew Urquhart leads operations, formerly with Australian mining links. National mine trial milled ore shows less free gold than expected, though concentrates look promising. Miller & Son report no trouble saving free gold on plates. concentrates hold most value. Sherburne and Charlie Dillon arrive from the east.
Thomas Cotter visits Canyon Ferry to sell oats noting the dam reduced demand. He tours J G Pickering's ranch, witnessing rapid growth in horticulture as a promising state industry. The author urges more support for diverse crops beyond cereals amid ongoing settler skepticism about laboring crops.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a Confederate bell and period details around 1830s. No clear people, places, or events are readable.
Local notes report Canton area roads blocked for days due to heavy rain on Saturday. Visitors and residents share travel disruptions as several residents travel to nearby towns.
The assessor provides a 1898 review showing mining net proceeds cut about 250000 while valuations rise in many cases, predicting a total assessment about 100000 higher than last year. Real estate, personal property, and mortgages sections are itemized with shifts in livestock, merchandise, machinery, and watches. There is also commentary on community events and local anecdotes from retirements and the 4th of July.
Amid scattered numbers from 1890s records a lone sequence shows amounts like 10,232 12,100 36,001 1898 and 4,997 1887 with unclear context across an aged document. The legible figures suggest a financial ledger or municipal accounting fragment lacking explanatory headings.
Mrs Ida L Burns of Colorado and Mr McMillan eloped en route to Toston. Delayed by a Green River accident, they met in Marysville then reached Helena and wed at the depot as Judge Walker officiated with witnesses and four children present.
For Sale. Saw mill and separator engine and boiler. As good as new. Will sell all or part. Chas. Lefever. Townsend Mont July 21. Stop that cough Take warning It may lead to consumption A 25e bottle of Shilohs Cure may save your life Sold by Matthews Pharmacy 4 Karl s Clover Root Tea for constipation is the best and if after using it you don t say so return the package and get your money Sold by Matthews Pharmacy 5
360 acre ranch for sale offering full implements and fencing ideal for hay grain or sheep with favorable terms through Hyatt & Dotenty bankers. Also advertisement for Karl's Clover Root Tea and Shilohs Consumption Cure sold by Matthews Pharmacy.
A ranch near Townsend formerly known as the Shelly ranch is offered for sale on reasonable terms. The property includes 820 acres with 120 acres in alfalfa and good water rights. Seller may be E. H. Goopman.
Dr A E Salter praises Shilohs Cure noting its effectiveness against advanced consumption and claims it has saved many from the disease. Matthews Pharmacy sells Shilohs Cure and Geyser Cream for white skin. Lloyd Murray demand payment from debtors. Catarrh remedy promises cure with six bottles for $3 at Matthews Pharmacy. Lime sold by J G Buessina.
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