messhouse

Church to my mother, in what was called the "messhouse," Main S..S. E.

Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Various

All butter and supplies of that nature were brought a long distance and were not in the best of condition when received, so this messhouse was called by the boarders,

Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Various

This messhouse was on a straight line with the front door of the

Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Various

I remember a dance in the messhouse in '48 when there were ten white girls who lived in St. Anthony there.

Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Various

I first boarded at the messhouse of the St. Anthony Water Power Company.

Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Various

I came to St. Anthony in 1847 and boarded at the messhouse at first.

Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Various

He swung his chair around and faced her, and forgetting his pipe in his excitement, he told her the story he had told Randerson: how he had gone into the messhouse on the day of the killing of Pickett, for a rest and a smoke, and how, while in there he had overheard Chavis and Pickett plotting against Randerson, planning Pickett's attack on her, mentioning

The Range Boss Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

The girl understood and sympathized with them, but she caught a glimpse of Chavis and Pickett, sitting close together on a bench at the front of the messhouse, talking seriously, and a cloud came over her face.

The Range Boss Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

The other buildings -- stables, bunkhouse, messhouse, blacksmith shop, and several others -- did not discredit the ranchhouse.

The Range Boss Charles Alden Seltzer 1908

The next point to be carried was the messhouse, a very strong position, situated on an eminence, with flanking towers, a loopholed mud wall, and a ditch.

In Times of Peril 1867