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Newspaper

Townsend Messenger

Location

Townsend, Montana, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1898

Page

3

Ranch and town activity visible in March 3 edition

Martin Barrick rents John Murray ranch Morris Gallivan moves to Sandy Allen ranch A girl baby born to wife of G T Janny of Diamond Dan McCarthy ships grain to Helena Drummers prepare for spring trade Jno Daly moves to Sullivan place Jeff Doggett buys J W Tinsley ranch band travels to new cattle herd, etc. Local milling, road, and Klondike notes. Funeral attendance and social events shift town life as spring work begins.

Dan J. McCarthy Helena

Townsend Town Council Sums Up Regular Session

Town council met Tuesday with Mayor Hazelton presiding. Bills approved include Baldwin 18.76 Bowhay Bros 24.75 and news 60.00. M W Hatch appointed and confirmed as police magistrate to fill Wm Wood’s term. Election changes set Townsend in one registration district for April with Swift registry agent. Voting places named and election judges appointed for three wards. Ordinance 25 on removal of tools from Fire Hall passed.

Hazelton C. H. Baldwin Bowhay Bros ED Coor de Oe Dee M. W. Hatch

Obituary of T. J. Pauley Near Winston

Obituary notes the death of T. J. Pauley at his home near Winston after a period of declining health. A native of Platteville Wisconsin he came to Montana over 30 years ago settling on Beaver Creek in Placer. He ran a saw mill and engaged in farming and stock raising and supervised the Avery steam thresher last season.

S. H J. E. Pauley Placer P. P. Tucker Winston Bailey Missoula John Mattie John Oliver T. J. Pauley Mr. Pauley Zach Pauley Montana Platteville Wisconsin Beaver Creek Town of Avery Steam Thresher Pauley

Swhi Hing’s Best Coffee Bod Baking Powder Flavoring

W. E. Tierney and Co sells Swhi Hing’s Best coffee bod baking powder flavoring extracts and spices with a money back guarantee. The advert promises satisfaction and value for all buyers.

Quiet season in Hassel area sparks mining hopes

The long quiet of the town is broken by renewed mining interest as James Anderson opens a coking coal vein near Hassel. Local events include social dances, visiting dignitaries, a brass band plan, whist club gathering, and a disputed tax assessment letter from assessor Joun Scuretnen.

Toston James Anderson Ulm

Young Warriors March On City Street

A band of small boys staged a mock battle in the street led by a diminutive captain. They executed flank maneuvers and battalion drills with serious earnestness, their wooden weapons clacking as commands rang out. The zeal impressed the leader who overlooked minor defects.

John Byrne Mesdames Garnett Swift McRae McCain

No to his amorous advances and a civic squib

A man receives a blunt refusal after sending a affectionate note to a young lady who replies with a perfumed no. The piece also notes wild Maine explosion theories and a patriotic foreigner predicting war with Spain. The Messenger announces Frank E. Jones acts as agent authorized to receipt money.

Frank E. Jones

Stray Red Cow Found Near Radersburg Montana

Estray notice from A. T. Durr of Radersburg Montana describes a five year old red cow that came to his place. Branded on the right hip with a swallow fork in the right ear and under bit in the left ear. Owner must prove property and pay charges to claim.

Radersburg A. T. Durr Mont

Auction Item Fragments from a Local Catalog Display

Fragments show shovels axes lamp chimneys and hatchets with prices like 25 cents and 60 cents each. Timothy seed field peas appear as terse catalog notes. The text reads as a rough inventory or advertisement from a historical listing.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Martin Barrick John Murray Morris Gallivan Sandy Allen Ranch G. T. Janny Diamond Jno. Daly Pierce Ranch Sullivan Place Jeff Doggett J. W. Tinsley Ranch Dan McRae M. Garnett R. H. Cleadenen Isabelle Tinsley J. R. Stout Spruce Street Dee John McCormick J. R. Marks J. E. Kanouse Greyson Creek Lambert D'Arcy J. H. Deadmond Granger Deep Creek Joe Douglass Robi. Wood Couer d’Alenes San Francisco Examiner W. C. Walker Burt, Gans & Klein T. L. Matthews Wardwell White Sulphur Springs Stage Company Dorsey Cliff Tipton Indian Creek J. W. Maxwell Maxwell Woodward McMahon McDonald Samuel Matheson Klondike Vancouver Matheson Dawson City Dyea White Pass Pat Maurice Duckett Lefever Place John Kivlahan Basin and Butte Lena Willcox Ed Anglen Charles Wagonbrath East Helena Heath Kate C. McDonald J.B. Schmidt K. S. Tipton James Irwin Wirt Cournger James Manley Sarter Smith River Tierney’s Hall Townsend Dave Gordon Nick Bowhay G. E. Pool John Whaley W. E. Tierney & Co John Shull Alice and Mamie O'Neill Mrs. J. N. Johnson T. O. C. Plunkett Carrie Seaman H. L. Fuller James Suiter Hassel Mr. Suiter Ben Smith Arthur Willson Chas. Seaman Jake Ross Broadwater White Horse Gulch Leonard and Johnson White Horse H. C. Hansen Hansen and Kolbenson Leonard and Johnson Mr. Erickson Diamond Hill Broadwater Whist Club KR. Carlston Ada Erickson John Brown Karl Erickson James Duncan A. Carlston Messencer Joun Scuretnen Utah Timothy Cash U. Grocery Romig Bros Maine Spain Dent McKinley Lloyd & Murray Cash Store TH. Swift W. T. Hazelton Estray Vendome Gelow & Prick Lower Broadway J. G. Buessine Ascoe Cameron Radersbarg, Mont Albert Sidney Nina Downey Berg Hardware Eeeeeeeeee Crawford Bicycles Deereen and Karrows
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