The Dillon tribune., 1883-09-29

A"oCS"t postage oh aI0 at'et NIO'o"s
next.
The grating OF the wood.saw Is heard on
all sides.
L. Eliel is having several large clothing
counters made for his store.
Post,nasters have been instructed to pro.
accurate change.
Brainard & Park, of Glendale, will take
possession Of the "Glendale Brewerr," Of
Dillon, Oct. list.
The Ladies' Society Of the NJ. E. church
meet at the residence Of Mrs. ID. Lamont,
Thursday, October 4th.
The south.bound Y. & N. trains are we'll
filled every day BY people going south and
east to spend the winter.
Jack Foster, might wa:chman.ran couple
| Of drunken Indians out of town Thursday
night Where did they get their fire.water?
II We had all the splinters taken from
the 'last tie" We would put in bid for
furnishing the county with fire. wood this
winter.
Rev. Mr.. Drummond has moved tempo.
rarily, into the NJ. E. parsonage, until his
house is finished, which will be sometime
next month.
Eastman has all the newspapers and pc.
stand on Montana street. He has our
thanks for "Puck on Wheels"
n. a. Stiles was confined to his room,
Sunday and Monday by severe fit Of sick
ness. At one time 1t was thought he would
die, but he Is around all right again.
Will Eastman went fishing the other day
and caught a * pnund white fish, the
largest brought into town this season. He
caught three others, nearly as large, the
same day.
The Board Of County Commissioners
advertise, in this issue IF the TRIBUNE, for
bids for the purchase Of county bonds to the
amount Of $4,000, issued under an act Of
the Legislature, passed last winter.
Our thanks are due Will Weightman for
as fine a "mess" Of potatoes az were ever
produced in Beaverhead valley. Any one
of them would fill the pocket in which
Barnum used to carry Tom Thumb.
A petition Is in circulation, praying for
the closing Of all business houses on Sun.
day. 1t already has long list Of Names Of
residents Of Dillon and vicinity. The pc.
tition will be published next week.
The Grover troure rank among the very
best that have ever visited Colfax and their
line Of plays take immensely In this part Of
the country. We hope the company will
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ture.-Faloxse Gazette.
Regular services will be held al st. James
church to. morrow morning at eleven
o'clock, evening; at eight o'clock. The sub.
ject Of the evenings discourse will be in
answer to the question: "What Is the an.
tiquit.y and authenticity Of holy scripture"
The High School Hall will be opened for
the first time, next Wednesday and Thurs.
day evenings, by the Grover Comedy Com.
pany. The hall was secured, after much
trouble and expense,by Jack Hathaway the
s:nterbristng advance agent. The contrac.
tors let It.
1t Is estimated that the actual cash outlay
Of the Willard excursion cost the Northern
Pacific $500 for each member. This would
bring the total expenditure close to, $780,
COO besides the wear and tear Of trains, the
delay to business Of the road, by no means
small items.
The TRIBUNE force extend thanks to
G. l.. Tho.n,en, for q far Pound bunch OF
California grapes and box Of the finest
peaches We have seen this season. Mr..
Thomson is handling finer fruits, Of all
kinds, this season than ever before and his
assortment Is always full and fresh.
Sebree, Ferris and White have moved
their harness department into the store
formerly occupied BY Sweet " Baldwin, and
have painted and otherwise improved the
interior Of the old bank, which will be
used as an Office, and sleeping room for
Chief Chapman and First Assistant Brun.
dage, who preside over the agricultural
machinery and harness departments. The
old warehouse will be used to store i,nple.
ments In.
There is beginning to b. some talk OF di.
viding Montana, on the nth meridian and
consolidating the western portion with
Idaho, leaving the eastern to form the Ter.
ritory OF Montana. We don't think eastern
Montana would retain the name Of Mon.
tana, In the event Of such division
for Il more truly belongs to the western
half No fears, however, are entertained Of
such a division taking placc,as there Is no
good reason tor it.
In Bishop Brewers address to the Tri.
enniel Convocation, at Philadelphia, pub.
lished In the Montana Ch~vcAAm~, he speaks
Us follows of one Of our towns,neu;
"On the first OF November, the Rev. MIR.
Drummond came to us from Colorado.
Until July he was the assistant Of the Rev.
Mr.. Prout at Virginia City. Now he is in
charge Of the work In Beaverhead county
with work enough to satisfy the amoition
OF any man, and possessing the disposition
to do 1t to the best Of his ability"
E. w. Butts has on exhibition at his fur.
niture store, u sample Of the new Victor
folding school desk, and samples OF black.
board, slate and eraser made bv the same
company that makes the Victor desk. 1t
Is much like the ordinary folding desk
except that the VOID is firmly doweiei to
the iron framework Of the desk, and the
bolts and taps on the lid and seat arms are
rtveted so they cannot be taken of. When