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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1895
Page
1
The Boston notes that with cooler air arriving shoppers seek sturdy footwear. Retailers report rising sales of boots and shoes as the season changes, highlighting durable styles and price ranges to suit chilly days.
The Boston Shoe Store promotes itself as the city’s exclusive boot and shoe shop offering clean, fresh stock and prices for the times. It urges buyers to choose quality, easy fitting, well made shoes with varied styles, widths, and finishes, claiming superior fit and value.
The public is invited to call and inspect stock and prices at The Boston Shoe Store. They offer endless repairing done with neatness and dispatch.
DeWitt s Sarsaparilia advertised for cleansing blood and strengthening health. Regular Townsend Lodge No 1 meetings on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at Masonic Hall Broadway Townsend. Sojourning brethren invited. Julius Berg MW J W Schaaf Financer J P Schreiner MW Watt Recorder. A few meetings every 4th Saturday at Judge Weston s Drug Store hall. Visiting brothers invited.
Local letters describe residents Nick Hoffman and Jim Kelley in Townsend business, Diamond Hill and Silver Wave mining activity, a deadly cart accident, a school bond sale, and court summons for mining claims in Jefferson County. The items mix social notes, mining progress, a fatality, and public notices.
Chas and Joe Hume lead the Helena market with new cats. J M Powers of Great Falls visited Monday and Tuesday. K L Keene and wife with Miss Texas Powers and Mrs H M Young attend the Masonic Grand Lodge in Helena. Anthony and Pat Dunlavy return from Judith country with 160 head of cattle to winter at their home ranch. They report feed very short.
Notice from United States Land Office Helena dated Sept 17 1865 announces Goodyear Mining Company seeks patent for 14 1 2 feet of Hopeful Lode Survey No 4677 in Unorganized Mining District Jefferson County Montana. Describes boundaries starting corner1 and includes area of 17.78 acres. Filed under mining laws with E D Edgerton and others listed as applicants. Date of first publication Sept 19.
U S Land Office Helena Montana July 1 18 declares that Benjamin F Lowrey and Charles M Lowrey of St Louis Montana filed for patent under mining law for the Hasell Lowrey Placer No 4610 in Park unorganized Jefferson County Montana Township 6 7 West Range 1 West. Claim describes surveyed boundaries with multiple corners embracing 20.97 acres and lists adjacent claims including St Louis placer Survey 4611 Gold Hull Lode Survey 4563 and Diamond Friction Lode Diamond Hill Mining Co.
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