The Dillon tribune., 1882-10-14

mail service from Dillon to Bannack and
Salmon City. Major Maginnis writes that
he has written letter to the Postoffice
Department at Washington about the mat
ter urging. a favorable consideration Of the
PRAYER Of the petitioners, and the Major
says he will pay special attention to the
requests Of his constituents as soon as he
returns to the National Capital.
The building boom continues and It will
not let up until the freexing.up season puts
a temporary stoppage on town improve.
ments. The construction Of number Of
new residence has been commenced
within the last few days, and many old
properties are being re.tnodeied, enlarged
and improved. Carpenters, brick nasons
and builders are busy, aud the work OF i'm
proving Dillon Is pushed ahead with great
energy.
Trade in Dillon for the last week has
been active. A constant stream Of Gus.
toners has been noticed at the stores and
places Of business. Merchants and bust
ness men report sales larger than usual
and increasing in volume. During the
week large invoices Of fall and winter goods
and supplies have been opened Dillon
being the depot for supplying the trade Of
Southwestern Montana the stock now on
hand is sufficient to meet the wants OF Gus.
toners.
A paragraph Is going the rounds that
| Custer County woman recently made APP
plication to the Court for divorce on the
| ground that her husband had been caught
In the act Of kissing the hired girl. Judge
Conger, whose way OF administering justice
tempered with mercy is admired by the
people, promptly dismissed the case, stern
" deciding that the offence was wholly
! sEnt>f $ss ala
ness Of the aggrieved wife. The case is to
be appealed to full bench.
Last evening John Musson was brought
down on the train from Spring Hill and
taken to the County Hospital. Musson
condition. His head and body both are full
apparently dangerous. DR.. January was
engaged late last night in dressing and
sewing up the wounds. The stahs in the
back may prove fatal. The man who did
the stabbing was arrested at Beaver Can.
Won and Sheriff Reinhardt was notified by
telegraph that he was in custody.
Our readers will find in to.dav's TRIBUNE
4 very readable letter from the zen of a
gentleman of Bannack descriptive of a
trip to the National Park. While sensi-
, tive people will involuntarily shudder at
the recital Of the eruptions Of "Hell's Half.
Acre." the "Raid of the Sheridan Party"
10 Geyserland will he found to have been
conducted under purely pious auspices,
the impressions Of which will linger long
and pleasantly in the memories Of the Ia.
} dies and gentlemen who formed the party.
As the election day draws nigh the can
didates are awakening from their lethargic
stupor, and they are getting on the trails to
the different precincts. Voters will catch
plenty Of ''soft.soddering" between now
and election day. Lots of slick talking
will be resorted to to make the people be.
lieve that everything is on the square and
more than lovely. The people-who are
} ever open to conversion are likewise prone
to condemnation-willn nail some of them
to the cross in November, and the fittest
will be elected. So mote 1t be.
The Cleaves dramatic company played
number Of nights to large houses In
Dillon, and II the company had. remained
much longer 1t would have came near
breaking the town. The company pre-
sented several Of the popular dramas, the
rendition of which was in an order at dra
, matte talent superior to that which The
, average Dillonite has been accustomed Il
, witnessing. We have been Bored with ,
large lumber Of one.horse dramatic com
r panies, and It was quite relief to our citi
e Gems to patronize the really meritorious en-
tertainments given BY the Cleaves troupe
a 1t has been truthfally remarked that ther,
Is never anything gained by the yieldin,
). of the better element Of a party to tn,
worse. Politics may be deplorably corrup
y hut compromise Of the better and pure
s element Of party Is pretty sure to end Il
defeat In the first place the ''buffer" elias
IS Of politicians are those caring only for tn
y spoils Of Office, and In the second place tn
people are never sure Of the honesty O
y. these "bufiers" after they get into offic,
e These fellows herd together and woul
If sell their party, their comrades on the PAL
ty ticket and every thing else for their pc,
4. sonal ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
re Col. Jas. E. Galloway, Of Virginia Cit,
ct opened the campaign in Beaverhead Cour
Or ty BY addressing a large meeting in Me-
es evening. Col. Callawav "Bodkin-ed" NJ.
IS jor Maginnis' record effectively in fore
bic speech that told on his auditors. Co
m Callaway's appointment at Dillon for la
:. Tuesday evening was Cancelled owing
RS Court House Hall having been previousl
II. engaged by the theater company. Tt
II, Colonel, while In town, stirred up the r
w publicans with sanguine assurances that II
i. DAYS Of Martins political career would |
r. numbered In November.
This must be a bad year for the Coun,
NJ Clerks. The Clerk Of Meagher County
:" ~. in more than peck OF trouble. He is ru,
'r :. ming as an ''independert candidate" again
~. the Democratic and Republican nominee
-, and he stands about as much show of heir
e. elected County Clerk again as he does
~. reaching perpetual paradise by going up
w. ten cent balloon. The present Meagh
~ County Clerk, it appears from the evidene
~ fought ON both sides OF the county Sc
question between Diamond City and Wh
us Sulphur Springs, and that Clerks reco
Ut is being raked up and ventilated until
he looks ugly and quite slippery.
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