The Dillon tribune., 1883-06-02

ern Pacific, arrested for stealing pair
Of horses at Helena, was discharged. 1t
appears that the Colonel merely morrow.
ed Mike Renig's team to haul his army
out from Helena to capture the railway
fort on the Missouri river.
Memorial Day was not observed in this
section, and as there are no graves Of sleep.
ing patriots in this locality decoration ex-
ercises were indefinitely postponed. Coro.
ner Hirschman unfurled the flag that floats
over the biggest nation on His fnossto"l
and Postmaster Kirkpatrick conformed 20
regulation orders on Memorial Day.
A dispatch from w. rinia City on last
"Wednesday evening an anced the death
Of Leroy Southmayd. Mr.. Southmayd
was an old citizen Of Madison county and
for many wears had been engaged in min
ing in the Summit district in Alder Gulch.
A rock fell upon him while engaged in
mining and he lived but few hours.
Glendale is reported steady and quiet.
No suits for divorce have been commenced
lately. The arsenic fumes are Hpt produc.
ing bad effects this summer. Both Of the
Hecla furnaces will be in operation soon.
One Of the furnaces has been shut down
for repairs but will be started up in few
days, when times will assume a livelier ap.
pearance In Glendale.
The new Civil Service Rules provide
that mo person habitually using intoxica.
ting beverages 10 excess shalt be appointed
or retained in Office To enforce this rule
strictlv would decapitate 4 large majority
Of Federal appointecs, but a. It does not
apply to elective positions the average
Montana official can continue to get beauti-
fully drunk once day without losing his
elective position.
There is a young man living down to
Helena gifted with the power of writing
the longest love letters in the world. His
letters are immense, and when one arrives
at Dillon it invariably lacks few pennies
in stamps to paw regular postal rates. Pos
head Of the Dillon household, when he
pays the extra postage regularly, winks to
himself and charitably concludes that the
young gentleman at Helena must be out
Of stamps.
The Dillon TRIBUNE nominates VIM. A. Clark,
Esq, Of Butte, for next Democratic candidate for
Delegate to Congrcss.-Mills' North Vest.
The West.Side thunderer, usually ac-
curate in its statements, is off in the above
three-liner. The TRIBUNE, in a spirit of
inordinate charity, merely mentioned the
aspirations and pretensions Of Hon. Bill A.
Clark, Of Butte, for Congress, but did not
nominate the gentleman-unless its genu-
Inc and enthusiastic praise OF Mr.. Clark Is
literary labors be construed into a positive
nomination.
Building operations In Dillon are getting
fairly under headway. The material for
the new School House is being delivered
on the ground. Material for the founda-
tion Of Darts new brick on the corner Of
Montana and Bannack streets Is ready to be
laid. The warehouse Of Sebree, Ferris &
White is under construction. The build
ing Of several private residences will com.
'nence shortly, and before the end Of the
first summer month the building boom
In Dillon will he booming.
Where,o where, is Commissioner Read? !?
1t is about time the miners Of Montana
learned something In relation to the hest
plan. for preparing mineral specimens and
forwarding the same to the Denver Exposi-
tion. Mr.. Read, as Commissioner from
Butte last year, performed the duties Of his
mission creditably, and having become
thoroughly posted in the Exposition busi.
ness he should. at an early day, instruct
the miners Of Montana when and how to
send their exhibits Of quartz and ore
Wool buyers are arriving in Southern
Montana. The agents OF Eastern wool
houses coming out so early in the season
indicates that it is quite an object to secure
the clip Of the Territory. Many Of our
wool men who have heretofore sent their
wool to commission houses will sell at
home this season at a fair figure and let
buyers take the chances Of fluctuating mar,
kets and commission promises that are sell
dom realized. The price Of wool in the
East is several cents lower on the pound
than 1t was in last January.
The, mining properties In the Birch Creek
District are good. Developing work 20.
ing OH IN the district is very encouraging.
This district, which is destined to become
second to Butte, contains many Rrst.ciasal
mines, with large veins Of ore that bears
the test Of deep development Ore from
the Red Bear mine, owned by the Railway
Mail Mining Company, yields big assavs.
One assay, made at Salt Lake, showed 467
ounces IN silver and $3o in gold to the ton,
The r. NJ. NJ. Co. will commence enereet.
ic development Of Its mines shortly.
Patronize home industry Is saving too
common to quote. A gentleman living in
Madison County who had been in the habit
Of getting his job printing done at one.
horse job shop in Ohio recently received a
lecture from his amiable wife, who opnosed
getting work done in foreign country
when 1t could be done better at home. The
Madison man got worsted in the domestic
discussion. and he now sends his lob print.
ing to the TRIBUNE ofiice. Montana WON.
en- are noted for their goodness and sound
sense, and It ia safe to predict that they will
associate with the angels in the next world.
A correspondent at Lemhi Junction, Ida.
no. writes: "Junction Is situated in a very
pleasant part Of Lemhi Valley. The loca.
tion Of the town makes It the center Of
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