The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-12-24
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months These facts speak for themselves
1t Is now an accomplished fact that the
smallpox terror is not abroad in this city.
and that the time for alarm has passed.
The more extravagant the rumors spread
In outlying districts and neighboring towns.
the more strikingly apparent IL the plai,,
truth that there are only three persons in
all this city Of eight thousand souls, and its
suburbs, who can be said to have any sy,np.
toms Of smallpox, and the additional fact
that these three persons are nov GONZALES.
cent by their attending physician. OF
these one is man In the pest house, who
has never been In q critical condition. an d
the other two are children who were e x.
posed to the disease at the time when it
was brought here from Divide, and who
have been 20 carefully isolated and 60 faith.
fully nursed that their entire recovery il
only the question Of very short time.
AVIAN, eeumsa.
Coulson is said to be the coming town
in the Yellowstone valley. The railroad
will cross the river at this point, and It il
said the Northern Pacific Company will
build extensive machine shops there.
meesasesmr.
The circumstances attending the shoot.
Ing Of Michal WEIGH at Little Dry Greek,
a couple Of weeks ago, mention Of which
was made in these columns At the time, are
substantially as follows: WEIGH was a good
man when sober, but bad one when
drunk. At the time Of the shooting he
was drunk At the store at Little Dry Creek
and setting the drinks up to everybody, and
II any one refused to drink, WEIGH would
kYas aud ErNpN IT,
finanally Jumped up the wrong man-Pat
Doyle-wEo drew his gun, and IL was only
by the interference Of friends, an encount.
er was prevented. Soon after, WEIGH start.
ed to leave, whel Doyle, acting on the
supposition that WEIGH was about 10 shoot
him, opened fire on WEIGH with Win.
chester rifle, killing him at the first shot,
but continuing to fire into the dead man
until every cartridge In the gun was used.
awsa sasss.
Mr.. McSweeney, an employee at the
smelter at Barker, had his left hand caught
In the cogs Of the crusher Monday after
noon and mangled in fearful manner.
The unfortunate man was brought through
to Manns by private conveyance, where
the coach was overtaken, and the rest of the
journey to this city was made by stage, ar.
irving here last evening. He was taken to
the Overland Hotel and soon Afterwards
DIR. Atkisson dressed his hand. He vii:
lose two or three fingers. McSweeney has
been employed at the smelter for the past
five months and is good, industrious man.
He has the sympathy Of everybody at the
camp. Prof. Foss was very prompt In rem
dering assistance to the injured man. lie
secured conveyance to bring him through
quickly and sent letter to Mr.. Hunsber.
ger Of the Overland Hotel, asking that the
best possible care be taken Of him and stat
ing that he would foot the bill Of expenses.
The Benton Record says there are 1000
Indians who draw rations at the Belknap
agency. Maj. w. L. Lincoln was three
years ago appointed agent at this point.
The Indians were at that time lazy shift.
less lot, but Major Lincoln has effected
wonderful improvement. He assigns to
each family SO many rows Of potatoes,
turnips, etc, and teaches the Indians how
in this manner more than $4,000 worth Of
vegetables and grain were raised and har-
vested this year, the Indians Going all the
necessary labor under the guidance Of
Andrew Messer, the farm superintendent.
Besides this work the Indians having dug
lai &c root houses, lined them inside with
stone and made them secure against frost.
Fifty cents day is the wages paid by the
Government for labor and there are many
who are employed steadily. There is a
marked improvement in the amount Of
work done in day BY the average Indian.
All have learned to work to advantage.
But the best of all is, that the young men,
the most actractable, usually, are taking as
kindly to tn new order as their elders.
when we conside, that three years ago
these Indians knew nothing Of work and
despised the man who did (; as we see them
now working hard and with no thought Of
its being degrading, we must think that
Major Lincoln Is the right man in the
right place.
Blasting at Mullan tunnel is proceeding
day and night, without intermission. The
first blast on the tunnel proper was fired on
the I4th, in honor Of the 9th birthday Of
Engineer Chesbrough, who made the tun.
mel survey and remains In charge Of the
engineer work.