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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
3
The Downsend Messenger notes many changes and additions to its mailing list over recent weeks and asks subscribers to check the date printed with their name and report any errors at once.
W H Townsend and family visited Helena on Tuesday while locals recall trips to the circus there. The Townsend Bicycle Club held an initial ride to Bedford, and 20 young people attended a garden party. Various notices cover sermons, fishing trips, new moves, and local business updates across town.
Towns end Missoula clash set for July 4 in town with the Missoulians famed for a strong nine. Also notes Laura P. Brome’s Norfolk visit, Wardwell’s U S Volunteer Engineers application, and Townsend schools appointments with Prof F E Ball Lethlean and Miss Teague named for teaching roles.
Townsend defeats Radersburg 10 to 8 in a hard fought home game. Morgan leads home team with strong plays while Mounts Mark and Hossfeld excel on the bags and at bat. Easterly strikes out four as Brome Nash and others contribute base hits and stolen bases. Umpire E. E. Romig works the plate.
A board of county commissioners led by H. S. Hyatt and a medical jury including Drs Gilham and Belcher evaluated Benj Swank on mental derangement linked to a mining accident in Colorado or to delusions of a future wife he claims to have seen in a vision. Swank traveled from Livingston to Townsend two months ago and worked at McCormick stables before Sheriff Pool took him to the asylum.
Dr Lymer delivered a thoughtful lecture at the Methodist church last Monday night titled the March of the Anglo Saxon. He traced the origin of the Anglo Saxon from northern barbarians who overthrew Rome and praised home life, virtue, and liberty as defining traits of the race.
The text claims the Anglo-Saxon has developed high ideals in government morals and religion and drawn the best from around the world. It asserts progress and order accompany their spread, their language and institutions become worldwide, and they are destined to rule as Rome did two millennia ago.
Local talent presents a two act drama titled Above the Clou is on July 4 prior to the dance. The play blends love intrigue pathos and humor with a cast including Phil Ringold Crazy Phil E M Wardwell Alfred Thorpe a city nabob Leslie Wilcox Amos Gaylord Chas Baldwin Howard Gaylord’s son Gordon Watt Titus Turtle Geo Lambert Curtis Chipman Nat Taylor ise L S Brome Grace Ingals Vera Marks Hester Thorne Mrs Watt Susy Gaylord Amelia Allen Lucretia Gerrish Martha Bucher and others.
Reports from Park, East Helena, Helena, Marysville, and Silver City describe mining restart efforts, new dwellings, hotel business, and labor shifts. Rabdau pumps the Gold Dust mine dry while repairs pause at Park mills. Ducharme works for Rabdau. Diamond Hill hotel guest visits Butte. East Helena builds housing with smelter payroll as main revenue. Marysville sees more workers as Drum Summon closes, cyanide plant runs 400 tons daily, two mills operate while a Belmont mine grading for a mill proceeds and some silver mill pans halt. Silver City, once prosperous, faces near abandonment as camps struggle.
The report notes abundant fissures in country rock from an azoic era, signaling unique mineralization. Veins run two to four feet wide with surface ore extending 20 to 500 feet, carrying gold silver and other metals. The Rescue mine, Johnson & Leonard, shows 500 feet surface ore across four feet and 700 feet of formation, suggesting long term mill viability.
Reliably informed sources estimate a six dollar per ton yield on average from the Algonquin area, with potential for much higher returns after further development.
A local physician testifies to Shiloh's Cure as a remarkable remedy for advanced consumption and claims it has saved many from the disease. Sold by Matthews' Pharmacy in Buffalo, N Y.
The Battleship Oregon has set multiple records during its 18 000 mile voyage, while a small 80 page Army and Navy booklet published by Northern Pacific gains high demand nationwide. Chas S Fee of St Paul plans to mail the book on receipt of ten cents, and Lloyd Murray urges immediate settlement of accounts. Tin roofing and spouting repairs are offered with orders to Townsend House.
Estray notice for a gentle brown horse about 1200 pounds missing since late April from Canyon Ferry. Branded circle on a shoulder, mane on both sides, shod all around. Reward of 5 dollars for information leading to recovery or 10 dollars delivered at Canyon in remy. May 26 4w Wm. R. Barnes.
The Shelly ranch near Townsend is offered for sale on reasonable terms at a low figure. It covers 820 acres with 120 acres in alfalfa and has good water rights. Listed by Mayl9 E. H. Goopmay.
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