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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1899
Page
4
The Downsend Messenger reprints last week’s financial figures on county debt, defends sources, and asks County Clerk B S Coad to publish a first quarter statement. It urges caution over the end of November 1908 net indebtedness figures and notes editorials defending Hyatt and Coad.
Two hundred soldiers killed and 1100 wounded are cited as a heavy toll for the Philippines. The speaker asserts sacrifices prove the nation’s character and that present losses will advance the progress of the Anglo Saxon race.
If Townsend could establish one or more small manufactories its steady prosperity would be assured. The note suggests diversification into local industry as the path to lasting economic stability.
At a cattlemen’s meeting on the 14th inst the district limits to exclude all sheep were fixed. The boundary runs from Uncle Johnny gulch mouth northwest to the Townsend Radersburg divide, then along the divide to include Cottonwood Eagle and Eure gulches, west to Uncle Johnny and Dey creeks, then southeast back to the start. No sheep will be allowed within these limits.
Land Office at Helens Montana May 10 Liv9 notice shows Janes C Donnally filing to make float proof for homestead No 5061 at South west Section 4 Town slips North Range 2 East before Fred Kub ser clerk of Broadwater County June 24 1809 witnesses Thos F Keene Flavius Keene John C Thomas and A L Rotz all of Canton Montana George D Greene Register First publication May 11th baw
Radersburg Broadwater County Mont February 15 1899 notice to Herman Ranney heirs executors administrators and assigns of expenditure under Section 2324 Revised Statutes for annual labor on the Pilot Belt quartz lode mining claim Cedar Plains Broadwater County Mont to hold period ending December 31 1895 and 1898 ninety days to contribute one third fail will transfer ownership to subscriber Joun Rothful first publication February 23 1890
Henry C. Smith of Helens Montana has filed for a patent on 1431.5 and 1547.3 feet of the Eva and Evita lodes in Broadwater County Montana. The claim covers surface ground, the vein lengths, and related land survey details with adjoining Willie lode ownership noted. Public notice requests adverse claims within sixty days.
A Hartford Connecticut customer reports relief from nervousness and digestive issues after using Karl's Clover Root Tea. The letter states the remedy calmed nerves cleaned the system and restored health, and notes it is sold by Matthews' Pharmacy.
360 acres of good farming land with all implements for working. All under good fence and suitable for hay and grain. Well adapted for a sheep ranch and commands a good range. Terms very reasonable. Apply to Hyarr and Dotenry, Bankers.
Manchester Michigan resident Geo D Williams recounts his wife’s five year paralysis in bed and credits two bottles of Electric Bitters with restoring her ability to work. The remedy claims to cure female ailments nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headache backache fainting and dizzy spells with a 50 cent bottle guarantee. Romig Bros sell the product and Townsend offers White tauss seed wheat by R H Dean.
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