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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1893
Page
4
The town praised for offering a $30,000 site for an Agricultural College. Others urged to match generosity, hoping future Legislatures grant ample funding. Local towns Boulder and Gillogly also featured as examples of civic spirit and site availability.
Mrs. Charlie E. Fairchild with her mother Mrs. Whaley entertained friends at Shady Nook for a Kettle Dram. The hostess, a charming young woman, is settled in elegant bridal gifts from friends of Mr. and Mrs. Fairchild. Attendees included Mrs. Judge Weston Mrs. Gordon Watt Mrs. Dr. Belcher Mrs. W. E. Tierney and Mrs. F. A. Stokes of Helena. The gathering conveyed wishes for the couple’s happiness.
Governor Richards urges Montana Arbor Day emphasis on planting trees for homes roads cemeteries and parks. Law grants school involvement tax exemptions and incentives for land with growing forest or fruit trees. Also notes Chamberlains Pain Balm claim and 50 cent bottles sold by J R Weston.
The Messenger credits Prof. R G Young and City Superintendent for the Annual Report of the board of education. It details over 100 pages of school statistics, building views, and lists of officers, teachers, enrollment, and salaries. Cornelius Hedges wrote a brief intro, but omits items that would enhance interest. A Calico ball is planned for Winston on May 1.
Visit Gillogg and Herbers tomorrow to see a stunt not a real Flying Dutchman. A first class gang plow will turn a square corner and sample reversable harrows and walking ploughs at no cost in a brief viewing.
The Alaska Treadwell mine produced 120000 tons of ore at 1.82 per ton with 65 cents for mining 33 cents for milling and concentration and 19 cents for chlorination of 2703 tons of sulphurets. General mine expenses were eight cents and San Francisco expenses two cents per ton. Bullion freight and insurance total five cents per ton. The report also notes local interest items and community notices from Dacoto Weekly Star in Alameda county California.
Report calls for a custom ore concentrator to aid Park Mining District. Gold bearing lodes run $15 to $40 per ton, with ten thousand tons visible and many more prospects nearby. District sits on Indian Creek near a railroad. several mines near a potential site for processing.
The Duck Creek Literary Society hosts an April Friday evening program at Estes school house on the Diamond City road. Elegant refreshments will be served. features include instrumental music, singing, dialogues, recitations, and shadow pantomime. Everyone invited.
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