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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1890
Page
1
A fragmented list of local businesses and professionals appears, including KANOUSE & BLAIR attorneys, NELSON LANGHORNE & SETTLES land attorneys, BANK OF TOWNSEND with cashier H.8 Hyett, GILLOGLY & HERBERS blacksmiths, MOMAS DIXON brewer, R.K. WESTON druggists, W.E. Tierney & Co merchants, MERCHANTS HOTEL at Broadway and Ewing, BELVIDERE HOUSE on Lower Main Street, Helena and Townsend entities named among town services.
A long mixed report from Missoula blends a harsh history of the Flathead tribe with notes on executions planned for December 19. It recounts earlier murders by Lala-See Piere Paul Antley Dascale and others and frames tribal justice and white law within frontier tensions.
J H McKnight editor of the Journal mourns the loss of his eldest son. L E Johnson arrives in Helena to take over Montana Central railway supervision. Pat Denneson reports a Boulder Elkhorn conductor was severely injured. Henry Dildine, respected Jefferson county citizen, dies in Boulder from long illness. Missoula jail inmates request a priest before execution. Helena mining figure Joseph H Russell sues Montana National Bank over 8 percent interest on 20000 dollars deposited. Courts may decide whether checkable money earned interest at 8 percent. Broadwater disputes that claim. Effort this week to indict Will Sutherlin of the Husbandman for illegal registration arises from voters registered outside his office.
A five year old boy, emaciated and beaten, was rescued from a Flathouse in Bozeman. He described hunger and neglect as he was kept locked away. James Viaux and his wife have been jailed on three charges amid public outcry and possible prosecution to the full extent of the law.
The Maiden Smelter at Great Falls will soon operate at 20 tons daily with ore on hand to spring. Summit Valley near Butte hosts over 300 operating mines including Blue Bird, Mountain Consolidated, and Ben Kimber with rich ore bodies. Sheep Creek discoveries spur prospecting near Black Butte while the Diamond drill aids state mining. The Lexington mine at Butte hits 1448 feet with a strong vein, and the Silverwave Dragon Creek project advances 150 feet shaft. The Corncracker and nearby mines in Park district employ several men, ship no ore yet, but show high silver content. Silver Bell bonds to Paragon for 75 thousand dollars, enabling 100 men to work.
The Western Star weekly republican paper in Betre was burned out late tonight. The basement Irvine block site housed the office and new outfit. Firefighters saved part of the block but the office and contents are a total loss with stock valued around 5500 and water damage extensive. Insurance was nominal and no cause is given.
A Pine Ridge dispatch says Little Wound and his principal lieutenants Yellow Hat Yellow Bear and Broken Arm arrived at the agency at 1 am and plan a conference with the agent. Lt Taylor’s scouts head toward Fort Robinson for equipment.
The Boulder Sample Works in Boulder announces it will sample all ore brought to its facilities and purchase any ore offered. The sampler is now managed by Wm. Morris, a prominent local businessman, and all consignors will receive honorable treatment regardless of quantity.
The king William III of the Netherlands died November 23. Born February 19, 1817, he was the eldest son of William II and sister Princess Anna Pauline of Russia. He ruled from March 17, 1849, cutting civil costs in half and abrogating the 1527 concordat. He married Emma of Waldeck Pyrmont in 1879. their children included Prince William Nicholas and Prince William Alexander. He died in Paris on June 11, 1879.
A Duluth dispatch reports the banking house of Bell and Oyster failed with liabilities of 715000 and assets of 1000000. The collapse follows strains from Forrestal Bros. bonds and a strained discount line, with Dell's West End Bank also closing amid extreme financial stringency.
A telegram from CoLemovs announces Senator Wade I Hampton was accidentally shot in the head by his son McDuffie Hampton during a hunting trip in Washington county Mississippi. The injuries are painful but not serious.
Placer Montana notes steady local activity amid growing quartz mining and prospecting. The Rogers house returns to original owner and Dan Halford directs Northern Pacific hotel with wife as hostess. W H Ridgeway serves as postmaster and village merchant with wife aiding in mail operations.
John McGinn, long-time resident, returns to Placer in Judith Basin and opens a refined resort now acting as a potential hospital site. Nearby prospects include George Lambert’s vacant residence for a hospital, C. W. Reynolds’s Placer East Pacific express service, Moran brothers’ market under S. E. Nordyke, and a growing mining community needing medical access.
Charles F. Adams resigned as president of the Union Pacific. Sidney Dillon assumes the presidency. The directors elected the "Wizard" and Sage to the executive committee replacing Adams and Rumrill. The committee now includes Gould, Ames, Atkins, Dexter Dillon, Sage and Plummer. The meeting adjourned after discussion.
Last Friday Sam Snyder delivered 191 goats to Mr Kaufman of StadJer and Kaufman Kelena. About 350 remain on the range sold for 3.75 per head. Flesh resembles mutton but pelts and wool drive value. Snyder believes climate limits profitability though goats would be hardy and eat anything.
Townsend area merchants show confidence in visible marketing across the Messencer ads. They believe in informing the public of location and activities to secure a golden harvest in this progressive age.
Sam Elwell, famed Nimrod of the Rockies, has killed over two hundred bears and earned the title Bear Slayer. He now retires from the chase and builds a fine home at White Sulphur Springs to spend his declining years in peace.
Mr Alex Watson sold last week to Helena parties four hundred head of mutton sheep for four dollars and twelve cents per head. The editor explains he is ill with a cold and busy, apologizes for errors, and asks readers to send one dollar to receive the Messex issue and Messender until April 30, 1891, asking for local rustling assistance.
The speaker criticizes the administration for allowing Sitting Bull to return to the United States arguing he may threaten public order. The text urges confinement in a military post and holds officials responsible for the decision.
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