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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
5
A newspaper ad promotes a varied lunch assortment with canned meats and condiments. Items include lunch tongues, dried beef, star lobsters, chicken loaf, potted ham, wiener wurst, cheese, mustard, pickles, Saratoga flakes, cookies, jelly, lemons, and oranges priced mainly in 20 to 256 cents per can or pound.
May 3 1900 Townsend Montana notes report Grand ma Cronk ill stockholders include W B Dolenty with 15000 of 40000 capital First State Bank of Livingston. Ore hauling from North Home mine to Toston. census enumerator Norman Tripp named. New Northern Pacific time card and Burlington through train promise comfort and speed.
Townspeople discuss park trees and church services while local officials report mine activity resuming after a period of idleness. Travelers head toward Nome with steamships booked. Rev. Osbron and Rev. Stringfellow plan talks on life and education as town life buzzes with hires, birthdays, and frontier news.
Harmony Lodge No. 18 1. C. O. F. met in Winston April 24 and adopted resolutions on the death of Daniel Slavens dated April 10. The order mourns a faithful member and extends sympathy to his wife, son, brothers and friends. A copy is to be spread in minutes, published in the Townsmen Messenger, and presented to the family.
Daniel W. Williams, longtime Montana pioneer of Alder Gulch and Deer Lodge county, died of pneumonia while visiting his old home in Lucas Iowa. He is buried beside his wife in Albia cemetery Monroe county. Six children remain to mourn.
Mr. Rossman and family visited the valley Sunday. Ida Norem has recovered enough to be out. Sandy Easterly left for Dawson City Alaska Monday. Mrs. B. S. Smith improves after illness. Stewart and daughter Kate went to Butte to visit relatives. James Wood returned from Missouri after his father's funeral. Mrs. Dr. Carli on sick list. Frank Beldon trip to Logan. Mrs. Sutter trip to Townsend. Blanchard digs a new cellar. Floyd Lorentz tests his bicycle. Mrs. Matison returns to Helena from visiting Arvidsons. Langs plan moves to upper Madison. Shorty Clarke returned from London. G. B. Easterly left Rodersburg for Cape Nome. Anthony Sharpe shipped hay to Helena. W. H. Ulm and wife visit Toston from Santiago. son Wm. Ulm visits. A. G. Huntley leaves for Billings. plan to live there. Birthday party for Marie Young of Greyson Creek. guests include McKnight, Grimm, Lippert, Dean, and others. dinner with seasonal fare. guests wish birthdays were more frequent.
Rev L L Tower will preach Friday evening in Has sel. Dewitt and Ernest Zimmerman entered school. Families of Prof Emmer Tower Radersburg and John McDonald Townsend moved to Has sel with Diamond Hill work. Social Friday evening drew praise for music by Prof Padden and Miss Brisbane. Attendees from outside included Miss Anna Blacker and her brothers.
A terse, vendor style notice advertises celery gin tonics at Townsend hotel bar and Scott Dowell's and Salt Bell of Lexington at McCormick's. It seeks a reliable man to manage business interests and invites applications to G. A. Stockwart for ten thousand pounds of chopped feed. inquiries at the Shelley ranch. May 1, 00.
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