The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-05-28
Dillon boOns.
Freight plentiful.
Delightful weather just now.

Mr. John \. Nickum is running the city
express.
Get ready for the silver wedding Mon.
day night.
Mrs, &. +. Hawkes. has bcen quite i'll the
! past week.
| FCounty commissioner Lowell gave us a
! call this week.
Tn" new postol1ics in the Judith valley
is called Utica.
Mr.. Louis Full,art, Of Silver Star, was
in town Tuesday.
Considerable rain fell in this vicinity dur.
ing the past week.
Mrs. ]. Carey is numbered among the
sick ones this week.
MIR. NJ. Page and family, of Salisbury,
were in the CITY Friday.
The Utah u Northern rav.car arrived
here Monday night last.
Several loads Of dry hides and sheep
pelts came in this week.
Mr.. J. II. Rourk put new roof ON his
store building this week.
There is mot an idle man in town. Every.
one has something to dr..
Mr.. {. ID. Joslyn, with John W. Lowell,
returned from the south Monday.
Their, Is a grca. demand tor farm labor
ON the Missouri and Musselsl,ell valleys.
Mr.. J. NJ. Page and family, Of Salisbury.
have been spending few days in the city.
Virginia City Is making preparations to
celebrate the Fourth Of July in grand style.
Mr.. ---- Strait, editor of the Oxford,
(ltaha) Enterprise, gave Us call ON Mon.
day last.
Quite number oi our citizens conte,n.
plate visiting the Warm Springs at knowl.
ton tomorrow.
1t il. presumed that John B. Douglas ex.
plated his crimes on the s.affolL at Virginia
City, yesterday.
Mrs. j. y. Kim'mlI. Of Ogden, was in the
city this week visiting her >stcr.i law,
Mrs. Geo. Roberts.
Owing to the frequent showers, a heavy
crop Of grass Is anticipated in this valley
the coming summer
MIR. Byron Cook, Of Glendale, is in The
! city. lie reports the mines tNo,,in.s IL,
that place and at Lion City.
We understand that Mr.. +. G.. Power,
Of Fort Benton. sill soon open out M TN.
moth agricultural establishment in this
place.
The railroad boys did splendid job Il,
clcann. up and hauling away the debris
that had accumulated around the freight
depot.
Several Of Montana's most entcrprising
business mca have been in town the past
week lnkiny up suitable locations for the
erection OF laage store buildings.
The Rev. f.. e.. Pr,ut, pastor OF the
Episcopal chmch ut Virginia City, "
hold services ut the school house In TINS
place tomorrow ut II o'clock II. III. and ut
3:3op. ~.
Our city was visited by anoth n patent
medicine man this week. One Of Erin's
sons claimed that he had rhcum .tism
in Montana.
Bro. Mills, Of the New Northwest, still
insists On exchanging with the Messenger.
1.-THE Messenger continues to exist at Shcr-
idar, our friends in that place have failed
to inform us 0f the tnct.
Mr.. $. r. Buford, one of Virginia City,
heaviest wholesale und forwarding nler.
chants, contcmplatcs opening out large
wholesale and forwarding house in this
place at no distant day.
Mr.. NJ. J. lIaff, agent for the history III
the polar and tropical worlds, has been can.
vassing this place the past week and has
met with exceedingly good success. Near.
~ every business man In town subscribed
tor the work.
The ladies Of the Literary Society M.
nounce to the citizens OF Dillon and vicini.
~, that they will give an ice cream and
strawberry festival ut the School House
Hall on Saturday evening June 9TH. All
arc cordially invited to attend.
From every indication We are led to he.
li.ve that the Utah l. Northern will inne.
diately commence the building of a branch
road from this place to Helena. and in less
than two years, Dillon will BE- connected
with the capitol Of the Territory.
Mr.. +. &. Gcntsch, OF Salt Lake CITY,
arrived here from the south Thursday. Mr.
q. is the assistant Supt. Of the Pacific Ex.
press Co for this district, and is nuw max.
ing trip over the line establishing new of.
| fees and looking after the general business
of the company.
Dillon Is ut present enjoying the pros.
poets OF Il business boom. Several trans.
fers have been made during the week, and
number If the largest capitalists OF tho
Territory are here for the purpose III open.
ing out business on big scale. Our CHIEF
mechanics say the outlook for building
'N'om is enormous.
Mr. II. f. II NIX, the wcll.known pl,otoy
rapicr and exhibitor gave one Of his pop,,
lar stereopti,on entertainments at the
school house ON last Tuesday night. Those
in attendance expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the views. The local
views are very attractive, and those Of the
Territory and the National Park were very
interesting and instructive.
kleinschMidt Bros have purchased tho
az, icultural establishment OF Mr.. Geo. A
Lowe, and will continue tn conduct the
business in this place. In connection with
the above business, they will open out one
OF the largest wholesale grocery stores in
Montana. Work will commence immedi-
ately upon the mammoth building to be
erected alongside the present one.
\ terrible fire and loss Of property &C.
Cured ut Ogden on Thursday last. The
large depots OF the Union Pacific and Cen.
trail Pacific railroads, with 20 cars filled
with freight, and the large transfer depot.
together with the Utah & Northern depot,
all being filled witt, freight arc reported to
have been destroyed by the frey element.
The origin Of the fire and the estimated loss
Of property we were unable 10 learn.
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