The Dillon tribune., 1881-03-26

E. NJ. Trask, of the firm Of Trask e
Graves, has commenced the erection Of a
fine residence, in the South end of town.
The Helena bound coach left this place
last Tuesday morning with sS passengers.
There were ten ON the inside and eighteen
on tor, and a jollier crew never before lett
the terminus.
MIR. Geo. b. Goetschius. of Auburn, Ind,
passed through this place on Tuesday last,
on his way to visit his brothers in Ruby
Valley. Mr.. G. has six brothers residing
in the vicinity Of Laurin.
Some If our base ballists, while playing
on the street last Sunday, knocked ball
through the stage office window, and the
"Fallon's" have been trying all week to find
out who the "Felon's' were.
Hurrah for the lyceum! Let every body
turn out next Monday night and unite In
organizing u lyceutn. We have excellent
talent in Dillon, SO let it come out in this
useful, instructive and entertaining society.
We received pleasant call from Mr.. P.
w. Knowles, OF near R.yan's Canyon. Mr..
X. tells us that he is fixing up his nam.
moth warm springs and will make them a
popular resort tor the coming summer.
The season of the year has arrived for
street oilers to mount a store box and whit
tie off the corners with their jack knives,
but few Of this class are to be found ON our
streets, for the boys all have work to do,
and plenty it.
We received a copy Of tine Intel. Mount.
aims this week, an obnoxious sheet publish
ed in Butte, by Leigh Richmond Freeman,
and it was SO very like the Atlantis that
we Immediately donated it to the waste
basket. Our "devil" upon seeing it in such
conspicuous(?) place, feared some unciv-
ilized parsonage might carry it oil, poised it
in the stove, and that "coined" Inter. Mount.
aims persisted in the flames.
A gooaiy number Of our literary people
met ut the school house on last Monday
night for the purpose of organizing lyce-
um. J. Kirkpatrick was appointed Presi.
dent and Miss Dodge Secretary fro TEN.
A committee was appointed to draw up res
olutions ann bylaws to be presented ane.
read at the next meeting, which will occur
on neat Monday night, when a thorough
organization vii be effected. All our liter
airy friends are requested to be present.
a few DAYS since, man by the name of
Charles Gil!ett, borrowed Il horse Of Charles
Beehrer, of Willis, and rode him into Dill.
Ion. After he had been here short time,
he sold the horse to Geo. Buck, of this
place, tor $1oo. G;lstt then stayed in town
and gambied and drank until his money
was greatly diminished. by not returning
the horse to Beehrer's as per agreement.
Mr.. b. suspected foul play and lost no time
in reaching this piacc, when he soon ascer-
tanned the above facts Mr.. Bcehrer issued
a warrant for Gi.le,t's arrest and placed in
the hands ot Dcrtuv Sheriff Hamilton, who
Gi!ls,t ON Tuesday morning Just
IA he was Ill the ACT Of boarding the train
tor the south. Gi.icte was the tax su before
his honor, Sim Estes and waived a prelim-
mary examination and was bound over tn
appear before the Grand Jury at the mex,
term ct the district court. Gillett could 40,
OBTAIN bail, consequently he was taken to
lannack by Sheriff Hamilton and placed
in the coa"ty Jail. Heehrcr recovered the
horse and took him back home Mr.. Buck
will doubtless lose the one hundre>. dollars.
One Of o::r prominent business men, who
spends good Stare OF his time fishing |
along the sunny hanks Of the Beavcrhe:.l |
river, was recently observed pacing hack |
and forth upon tn, pavement in front Of his
,osi appeared to be in deep
study. lie had 'i'u. paced the sidewalk |
tor :u!'va t;aii ;lnnr, when all ut once he
stopped suddenly, cast his eyes toward the
heavens, then turned thrice upon his heel
With his eyes st:!! fixed toward the skv,
hen walked three or four times around his
:"'!ding IN such m. >terio.,s manner as to
attract the attention OF several men ON the
opposite corner who n,arve!cd at such prob.
ematical maneuvrring. The man then
walked out into the street, east his eyes u;,-
ward again, then with hurrie. t;,o,steps, he
Proceeded to the opposite side again, and
here liz: threw oil his coat and sta, ted of.
III !.ris'. run .oy the Methodist Church.
distance oi shrsc blocks, a,t: in y short
inc he was seen returning, On tho dead run
With a t"entv-toot ladder, and when he
cached the building he hurr:e,i.v placed
he ladder in position, and, after wiprg the
.reat drops ol PRECIPITATION from hi. brow.
IL ascen'iea I" the ROOF, and then cautious.
Y craw.:d along unit! he rra-l,a>! the comb.
'he" he raised Ills hand carefully, and all
i once he let 1t drop with such violence
'pon the roo. as to split all tbs. shingles IN
he vicinity. aud to il" the pl;.stsriny l,,,,e
rom the ceiling on the inside, Tightening
he inmates out Of a years growth. lie
a;>es' his hand carefully, and opened Il, and
hen cas-: Il terrible quick glance around,
bout, above ard below him. and after !,
csp sigh nc exclaimed: "D----, it, that's
at my luck. There's t;:'tv cents gone to
IL" On turning around to descend.
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