The Dillon tribune., 1884-05-03
The Republicans Of Beaverhead County

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are training snder the banner Of harmon.
while the Democrats are waiting for tn
fight to commence.
! Up and down the Beaverhead Valley an,
in the surrounding valleys the plow is nov
engaged in turning up the ground NOR,
extensively than heretofore
1t is not too soon to commence the agi
tation OF getting up an old fashioned Fourtl
of July celebration at Dillon. The gen
tle,nan from Kentucky will please rise ans
start the patriotic boom.
On dark nights the irrigating ditche.
prove troublesome to fellows who are full
Persons who drink Hogan -ade exclusivel,
wet their slippers frequently owing to thu
dimness OF the electric lights in town.
May. Day in Dillon did not amount tc
much. The crop OF posies in this localit,
is short. 1t was cold dav, and the clerk
OF the weather failed to send along a chi
nook to warm up the chilly atmosphere.
On Monday, May ,6,h. the male and fe.
male school teachers Of Beaverhead Coun.
i ty will be ovcrhauied in order tn ascertain
the precise amount Of book learning they
have acquired or lost during the past cold
winter.
| Dr. II. B. Barklev. who was assassinated
III such co~ardlv manner recently, was
known to the Montana press as "rice, the
Radersburg weather prophet" 1t is sup.
posed tha. he met his death at the hands OF
one Of his many enemies.
On Thursday evening a social party as.
sembled at the Corinne Hotel to celebrate
the Levson-Pace wedding. Dancing be-
gan early and lasted until midnight. All
present enioved themselves immensely, ard
it was pronounced delightful dance.
A change of time took place on the L tab
and Northern on Thursday. The new
time table is regulated to mountain or
| standard time, which is twenty. eight min.
utes faster than the old time. See the
time table published in another column.
More improvements are going on in Dill.
lon than have been made in any spring
since the foundation Of the town. A large
number Of trees have been planted, several
irrigating bitches have been dug and many
new fences built. Local Improvements are
being made daily.
The comrades Of the different Posts Of
the G. A. r. will remember that bv act Of
Congress the goth day Of May in each wear
is set apart as Memorial Day, for the pur.
pose Of decorating the last resting places Of
fallen heroes Of the war Of the Rebellion.
1t is expected that Post will be mustered
in at Dillon before Memorial Day.
The special school election to be held at
the High School House today, Saturday,
is so we'll advertised that it is needless to
refer to 1t any great length. That the
bonds will be voted there is no doubt. We
would like to see a full vote out and the
authority for the issuing of the bonds unan.
i'nously indorsed by the voters of the Dill.
lon school district. The polls will he open
from O'Clock a. m. to O'Clock p. m.
A stampeder just returned from the Ceur
d'Alene gold diggings says it now seems
probable that the mines will prove failure
SO far as any extensive and valuable de.
posts of the precious metal are concern
ed. He further said that it was becoming
serious question as to what will become
of the vast horde of men who have been
attracted to the Cnur d'Alene country by
the glowing accounts Of its fabulous wealth.
Hon. Samuel Word expresses the opin.
ion that freight reduction on lead ores
from Dillon would vastly stimulate mining
In Beaverhead County and make 1t second
in Importance to Silver Bow. During Mr..
Words recent visit to Omaha he took oc.
casion to suggest to the railway officials the
eNptutenCy Ol reOuCtlOn OF rates ON Ger
tain classes Of lead and copper ores, and
II is believed the matter will be favorably
considered at headquarters.
The 1Nadi>ouizu, at Virginia CITY, has
passed into the hands of Ambrose Blount
kiser. the protector Of the paper Hereto.
tore the Madisowian has been a Democratic
paper, but we understand it is to be turned
into an Independent, not neutral, sheet.
Wicked Tom Baker, who has edited the
.Nadiso"itt~ with singular ability for mum.
ber Of years, is to take rest Fellow Fa.
ber'shovers throughout Montana viii! re.
gret Toms dropping out of the ring
The "A1other Goose" entertainment will
be. given under the auspices of Dillon tai.
ent Our town talent has heretofore prov.
en- equal to every emergency. Miss Ella
Merk, of Silver Star, will have charge Of
the musical part OF the programme We
are told that "Mother Goose" and her fam.
lily are making satisfactory arrangements
tor their appearance on the evenings of the
18TH and 10th inst, which will BE- during
Court week. The entertainment will be
worth seeing, and we predict i. will be lib.
erallv natrOnized