Rules for Conducting a Funeral Service
A historical guidance item outlines funeral protocol noting the undertaker as manager and steps at house, church, and cemetery. It prescribes who speaks, order of arrival of the minister and horse, pallbearers, and a brief address not exceeding 15 to 20 minutes with a prohibition on smoking during the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Dixon
Hetty
G. Averill
Charley
Orb
Simon
Baalam
Samuel
Money Supply Growth Stuns With Record Increases
A treasury table shows U S currency in circulation rising from 818 million in 1879 to 1.9 billion by 1899 with annual gains and per capita circulation reaching a record 25.45 dollars. Gold coin in circulation also climbs from 45.9 million in 1896 to 594.9 million in 1899. Montana steer tops Chicago market at 2,000 pounds selling for five dollars per hundred. Townsend reports a lodge death, and a solicitation ad seeks Midland Monthly Magazine solicitors in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Treasury Department
Treasury
Chicago
Wm. Rowe
Fort Benton
Stacy
Dillon Tribune
Wedding bells and town news from Crow Creek area
Crow Creek notes report W M Meyers leasing stock and ranches to S F Benham for three years. Mrs C Mockel and sister visited Mrs E A Kimpton. Visitors include Mrs Bembrick and two daughters with Miss Daisy Doyle in Boulder. Horses shipped from Toston arrived in Bellfontaine Ohio. The wedding of G Bellach and Nellie Jenkins was solemnized in Townsend. The couple will set up housekeeping in Radersburg in a prepared home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. V. Meyers
S. F. Benham
Toston
Bembrick
Daisy Doyle
Geo. F. Cowan
Boulder
Mr. G. Bellach
Nellie Jenkins
Townsend
Mrs. Bellach
Radersburg
The New School House Progress and Praise
The town’s new school house shows favorable progress with roofing completed, steam fitters roughed in, and plastering finishing. Finish carpentry will proceed after plastering, employing all capable carpenters to meet the deadline. McRae Brothers designed and supervised the building, earning wide praise for craft and reliability. Dodge's sore throat cure promotes a third dose for sore throats, offered by Matthews' Pharmacy Townsend Montana postpaid for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McRae Brothers
Dodge
Sept Post
Matthews’ Pharmacy
Townsend Montina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Disappointment City
B. C
Montana
Lodge
Townsend Star
Townsend Messenger
P. M. Worthingham
P. G. J. L. Belcher
P. G
L. L. Tower
Midland Monthly
The
Midland
McClures
Cosmopolitan
Great Central West
Puscisnine Co
St. Lous
New Home Co
Berg Hardware Company
Crow Creek
C. Mockel
Huth
E. A. Kimpton
Bellfontaine
Ohio
Peter J. Meloy
Downey
Silk
A C. Dorner
Main St
Nares
Helena, Mon
Sterling
Ware
Townsend Restaurant
Purcell’s
J. R. Oclesby
Valey Sables
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