The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-10-15


). Mr.. Finney and his wife,
Roth set down to sup;
And they ate, and they ate,
|. Until they ate the turn,p up.
Lord Byron's first effort was concernin
an old lady whom he dislikcd very muc
and who entertained the opinion that ait.
death the soul repaired to the moon. The.
are his lines:
There was An old lady who lived OH Swan Gree,
The ,neancst old lady that ever was seen,
| AID when she does die, which hope will be sool
She firmly believes she will go to the NOON.
How infinitely superior in every respee
to Longfeilow's; tor Byron, with true poeti
!. instincts even at his tender age, graspe
firmly subject which thousands Of poet
have wre~tled with and mostly unsuccess
fully lie. the moon. We can reconcile our
selves to Lord Byron's moon, but Longfel
lows turnip quite overcomes us,
GLEANlNGS FROM THE ROCKIES
Wood River 4Niny: a number of pros
pectors inform us that the bear are so thicl
about Sawtooth that they have drive,
workmen out oil some sections OF the coun
try. Nearly every clump OF brusl, con
tains one Or more bald-taced grizzlvs, ans
as they are unusually savage, men yiv.
them a wide berth. Ii any one has los
any bears this is the place to look for them
S. F. Chronicle: A curious mass of in
sects has been discovered by hunters ncal
Eugene, Oregon. They say that every
bush, tree and shrub is completely covered
and stripped Of every ve>tige of foliage, by
thousands OF caterp'lars OF all sizes under
and inch and half long. n hunter pass.
ing along the trail soon wears coat of
these insects, ana his gun is covered Will.
them.
4 carpenter by the name Of lanes Suliy
employed at the Grand Central mine at
Tucson, \. L., was run up into the shcaves
ON temporary platform and thrown out
on Oct. 9th, striking the edge of the
sieave, forty-five feet below. He then tell
down the shaft 100 feet and Was instantly
killed.
The Viyilantes OF Arizona, although
Mexicans, believe in summary (Vigilante)
Justice being done to all horse thieves,
whether OF their own nationality or not.
On Oct. 5th at benson, a. r., Il party of
Mexicans caught two horse thieves, also
Nlexicans. The Viylan,es killed both Of
the prisoner, by blowing out their brains
with pistol shots.
The earnings Of the Union Pacific Rail.
way Company for the seven days of Sep
TENDER were $63o,6os, against $500,
tor the same period in 1885, an increase ot
$l43,oo7.
Idaho E~fyp,1se: While tbs foreman of
Nlc>srs llomcrs thrcshing machine was en-.
gagged in oiing the side gearing of the ma
chime at Charleston on Thursday last his
shirt sleeve was caught in one OF the cog
y heels and his left hand being drawn into
HE machine was almost literally torn oft.
n physician was called as soon as possible.
Who pronounced amputiltion OF the hand
necessary. We are unable 10 learn the
name OF the sufferer, who is from Califor-
MA. lie is doing as we'll a. could b. ex.
'ectcd under the circumstances.
Blaek!oot Register: Quite a little scare
was occasioned on Monday when every one
'nousht conffasra'ion imminent. Our
once hoy had put quantity of cedar chips |.
~ the stove which made Il terrible smoke,
ana there being little or no wind the |
smoke settled down over the fiat roo! of
me post'ottice building adjoining giving it |
me appeal ance OF being just ready t. burst
'ot INTO ha!nes. An alarm WAS raised and
everyone ran with bucket ot water, ~,
examination, however, showed that ,o:,,
Ut 1t was wanted.
Virginia Chronicle: Senator Fair dimes
At an uptown rotisserie. One dav last
week he started for that restaurant. ana
lh"ushtlessly walked into Il saloon near by,
lie saw his mistake at once and started to
90 out, but 1t vas too late. Aneay.rc crowd
poured in the entrance and corral. ID him tr.
'ond hopes OF escape. "Sanalnr how mr.,
yon: YOU'RE lookin' fire as fiddle, Mr.
AR. Ills he that stands in with thu,
boys, and other hearty greetings some.
what embarrassed him. One tx, rcd IN.
i'vidual moved to the door and >.,uute;, 20
friend across the street: ~ ste. lad a.. ;,
Coom ho'er! FAIRS in Won" Another en-.
Itusi'>t called out: "Oho, M;cheal. llurr,
N, and bring all the b'vs wild ,.z." In less
Than minute struggling mob Blocked
he dno' way. The Senator was equal t.,
The occasion. "You'!l oblise me, bows, by
drinking with me this time" he said, as he
laid S,o silver certificate on tbs. bar, The
oiier was accepted unanimously, and h,
fnaily clbowed his way out through tn,
exult"nt crowd.
Harley Times: During the past two
weeks, the appearance of HALEY has
changed entirely. The tents which lined
the streets have given way to substantial
houses, and the town is gradually assum
lag the appearance of a city.
The Gold llill Nr7yS asserts that with the
departure OF Senator Fair all hope of a
bonanza in the Sierra Nevada has been
abandoned on the Comstnck-that .Iim-