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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1897
Page
2
The Townsend Messenger announces itself as the official paper of Broadwater County and lists advertising rates and subscription options for various advance periods. The edition is dated Thursday evening September 9, 1897, with E. Eaton as editor and proprietor.
Broadwater county schools begin the new year with expanded facilities and strong staffing. The piece argues high educational standards attract talent from the East, benefits of schooling for social and civic life, and urges continued support to prepare youth for future machine aided industries.
A reflective essay argues that labor unrest stems from poverty and hunger when wages fail to meet basic needs. It asserts that workers resist conditions that verge on slavery and warns against forces that would strip them of freedom, urging a search for the positive end of reform.
The piece argues for labor unions as the sole path to improving wages and curbing overproduction. It dismisses revolt as obsolete, praising education and collective action while predicting unions will succeed by evolving labor relations rather than resorting to bloodshed. It also notes Idaho and Montana gambling laws being struck down, lamenting public disappointment over legal evasion.
New York society notes Countess M De Canavarro was initiated as a Buddhist on Sept 3 making her the first American woman to join the faith. Her vows include abstaining from harming living beings and slander, avoiding theft, and shunning alcoholic and stupefying drugs.
Advocates argue the policy has tended to improve men and brighten homes, warning that its repeal would be highly unfortunate for social outcome and domestic life.
Charles J. Payne of the U S Monetary Commission has returned to the United States while other members stay abroad until October. The move signals limited prospects for success, with England’s stance on the gold standard dampening hopes for silver restoration and suggesting the mediation path via England is ineffective.
Freemason notices list meeting times for North Star Lodge No 19 in PC and Valley Lodge No 1 in P C Hall with visiting brethren invited. Townsend Lodge No 6 holds meetings on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at Masonic Hall Broadway Townsend with invited brethren and named officers listed.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson visits Montana and other western states outlining irrigation as key to farming progress. He cites capital, dam and reservoir projects, river irrigation costs, and the potential for joint stock ventures to unlock water. He also notes range horses could compete nationally if breeding and care improve amid winter feed shortages.
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