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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1895
Page
4
Advertising rates listed as $1.00 per inch per month with six months in advance for one year, three months in advance for six dollars. The notice states posted in Townsend as second class mail and published every Friday evening.
An expansive editorial urges unlimited silver coinage at sixteen to one gold, defends the silver dollar’s historic role, and frames the issue as a patriotic duty. It criticizes the Republican stance, warns against plutocratic control, and calls for unity to defend monetary policy and civil liberties.
Tre Bogy Creek mining excitement in Oklahoma collapses as a fraud. The text notes that those seeking mining ventures are advised to seek legitimate opportunities, while suggesting Montana offers alternative material for interested parties.
The code becomes law on July 1 with provisions on liquor licenses requiring a 200.00 advance payment, an anti gambling statute banning all gambling, and a game and fish law allowing fishing at all times with a specified tunnel for where fish can be taken. The effects of the legislature’s work will become clear to the public after July 1.
The new Hawaiian legislature convenes as the republic declares annexation to the United States a settled policy. The piece notes the unlikely offer of territorial cession and compares to Britain where Lord Rosebery resigns and Lord Salisbury may form a ministry. Dissolution of Parliament leads to a general election with possible effects on international finance policy.
Sheriff McKnight arrived from the Springs to sell property under execution and comments on high litigant costs. The post office will boost Townsend to six daily mail trips to St Louis after July 1. J W Schaaf advertises a wide breakfast meat selection at low prices in Townsend.
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