The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-09-15
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Threshing is progressing at a lively rate
in the valley.
The social party, at School Hall, las
evening was success.
| The tribune job offic.. turned out some
neat ball programmes this week.
Manager John Mcguire has leased the
Ming Opera House, at Helena,t TOR one year
The office stove blew up, the other day
and ye local jumped about four feet in the
air.
Fyhrie & Co.'s powder and cap houses
over at the foot Of the bench, are com.
pleted.
The TRIBUNE goes from Washington
Territory to Florida, and from California to
ireland.
The Territorial Sunday school conven.
ton will convene al Helena, on Friday, the
sIst inst.
A band of $500 Nevada sheep passed
through, enroute to the Musselshel for win.
ter grazing.
Those much-needed side walks would
have had fair trial this week. There was
mud enough, sure.
Harvesting is almost over In Beaverhead
valley and much of the grain is already
threshed and shipped.
The Methodist ladies think there was
pretty plenty Of water mixed with their
peach and cream festival.
Watermelons, grown in the Madison val.
ley, were peddled about town Sunday.
They were Of good size and fine flavor.
White 4 Rife, brick makers, are food.
cd with orders for their superior brick, and
are running their works to their fullest
capacity.
One Of the U. & N. open excursion cars
has been left at this station for the use of
the st. James S. S. picnic excursion, to
Barretts, next week.
5. d. Beebe's brick chicken house Is
finished, and is model OF convenience and
comfort for the fortunate chickens which
are destined to occupy it.
We may soon expect some new pork sau.
sage, etc, As Murray and Readickcr have
just got new kettle, and have engaged a
fine lot Of swine for home use.
The boys on the U. 4 N. work train may
expect good time hereafter. in the culinary
line, as Charlie Morton has been engaged
as boarding master, and John Zalz'nan us
cook.
Bishop Brewer has gone to Philadelphia
to attend the tricnnial council OF the
Episcopal church, which will take place in
that city the latter part Of the month.-/s-
defesde.t.
Tom Winset and NJ. Shumaker passed
through this valley, Tuesday, with 1900
head of sheep,from the Grand Ronde valley
Oregon. They are headed Tor the yellow.
stone country.
K. r. Reynolds cut six acres of oats
which yielded sci bushels Of oats, or Sc and
live sixths bushels to the acre. He also
had one and one fourth acres of wheat that
yielded io5 bushels, or 81 bushels to the
acre.
What will our merchants do about street
lamps tor the winter. Shall we continue
to stumble along in darkness, or will some.
one start the ball rolling by putting one up
ana thereby prove himself apublic benc.
factor.
Many OF the invited and also the uninvit. |
I'd guests at the spike-driving didn't like
the way they were treated by the master OF
ceremonies at Independence creek, last
Saturday. Many OF them tasted Tor ciyh.
teen hours.
Mcconnell 4 McDevitt, who built tn.
school house here, have sent car load of
stone, from their quarry in Ryaa's canyon,
70 Butte, to be used OH the court house at
That place, for the building Of which they
have the contract.
a company formed Of Virginia City
capitalists, have located seven miles of
placer dissings along Grasshopper creek,
his county, and are making preparations
o push the mining operations vigorously.
Their capital stock is $4,000. The com.
'any intends to put up a saw mill, in the