The Dillon tribune., 1882-12-30
IN TOWN AND OUT.
A Harry New YEAR TO EVERYBODY

The Swearing off" day-January 1st
Trade is ,olerably brisk, but there is n,
rush.
Eggs are scarce and dear in the Dillo,
market.
A masquerade ball is spoken of quite ia
vorably.
Fried buckwheat cakes have made thei
appearance.
Examine the Holiday advertisements be
fore they die.
DO your level best to pay off the old debt
contracted in 80.
The A. q. U. w. lodge is picking II,
lively in membership.
The snow storm Of yesterday makes
everything look wintery
Conspicuous is l.. =. Fvhrie u Co.'S new
sign. 1t is one hundred feet long.
A number Of Dillonites attended thu
Masonic ball and banquet at Bannack.
More good goods are sold in Dillon thar
in any other town in Southwestern Mon
tana.
Now is the time to buy a quarterly tick
ct and get books out Of the Circulating Ii
brary.
Con Orem and Jack Waite are "sparring
through the papers" 1t may result in
hard hitting.
One old bachelor, do,niciliating down
Montana street, is happy because he has
no one to lie to when he goes home early
on these holiday mornings.
Wolves Of the cayote kind are making
havoc among the sheep In portions Of Bea-
| verhead County. Losses are reported in
different parts Of the county.
The "Child Of the Restaurant Is PLAYED
every night at the Oyster houses in Dillon.
Music free. Tickets, 7sc. to 81. You can
take It in raw, fried or stewed.
Attention is called to the advertisement
mill machinery for sale, to be found in an.
other column Of to.day's TRIBUNE.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Selwav desire to re.
turn thanks to kind friends for assistance
and sympathy during the continued illness
and at the funeral Of their little son.
The Christmas tree at Arge n "a had about
eleven hundred dollars worth of everything
on it-except sewing machine and live
horse, which were too big for the tree.
The Emperor Of the Bannack tribe, with
two Expresses and pappoose princes, were
engaged during the week In fishing Christ
mas gifts out Of the swill barrels In Dillon
Christmas was celebrated In Dillon bv q
jolly crowd Of "Merry. Go. Rounders," who
made things lively for themselves and all
those who Jared up against them In their
rounds. go
In the rattle for the forty dollar doll At
Mrs. Hanson's millinery shop, on Christ
mas evening, Miss Nellie Nelson threw
the winning number and carried off the
beautiful wax baby. $50. .-.
Copp's Settlers Guide-latest edition.
just received and for sale At the TRIBUNE
Office. The Guide Ii q reliable little vol.
ume for ready reference on many import.
ant points to settlers.
A married man in Dillon was ordered to
get seal skin sacque. He priced one, and
then concluded that he would charsev a
steamer and 90 up toward the North Pole
after one Of the animals. 49,.
The Holiday hop given under thu man.
agement Of the Dillon Club. at the School
Hall, on last Thursday evening, was a very
pleasant party, attended by quite q mum.
Der Of our dancing people.
The assessment roll Of Beayerhead
County for the past five years shows m In
crease each year d follows: 1875, $ezz. ooo;
1879. $i,o7os96; 1880, $I47o,o34; 1881,
$1,76a,S77; 1852. $1,7os.sol.
The apologies Of a Glendale Justice were
duly received At this office. and an, extra
subsequent occasion will anything irregular
be printed, unless It ia too good to be lost.
The science of self:defense. taught by
means Of soft gloves, has been Introduced
in Dillon lately. Evening sct.tos draw
large congregations, and the awk ward hit.
ting and pu,nmeling afft,rds lots of fun for
the boys.
N. (Charli.) Ledoux, a Bannack pioneer.
has issued invitations for a calico hall, to |
be given at Metlin's Hall, on Wednesday |
evening, January 10th, It being the goth
anniversary Of his birthday. Banquet Ut
the Avery House, Glendale.
Some years ago q Celestial settled IN |
Reaverhead County. The Chinaman cut
of his cue and commenced living after the |
fasl,ion OF Americans. He went into the |
stock raising business and IL now rich |
enough to pay $lssoo taxes this year.
In the published list OF the heavy tax. !
payers Of Beavcrhead County the Flvnn
Brothers, Of Blacktail Greek. were acct
dentally omitted. The Flynn Bros. nav
$l7soo IN taxes, ana contribute that sum
annually mward filling up the county's
treasury.
We are told that coming events cast their
shadowy images before. Judging by what
is going on in Dillon and vicinity several
marriages are about ready to ge of. No
cards are out vet, and no orange blossoms
have been ordered, but they will be needed
before long.
The Festival and Supper given bv the
ladies Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Glendale was liberally patronized BY the |
citizen. Of the capital Of Trapper Gulch.
The ladies, after deducting expenses, clear.
Cd 1880, which sum will be devoted to
church purposes.
The Ice on the ponds and sloughs near
town Is not as smooth as desirable fs,r easv
and comfortable skating, but that does not
keep skaters at home. In the afternoons
and during the moonlight nights the ice is
tnll OF people-agi!e and aged-who enjoy
the sport immensely.
One Of the angels who married last wear
tells her sorrow In the following poetry:-I