The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1884-05-24
IN TOWN AND'OUT.

Montana is, legally, twenty years old to-
day, Saturday.
The business of building hats, for fenin
ines, is quite brisk.
Sslway Bros. will hold a horse sale on
Saturday, June 18th.
Master Parke is running a COW herd, and
the youth knows how.
Competition among the runners of job
wagons is growing red hot.
Freight is rolling into Dillon on the Utah
and Northern in considerable quantities.
Soon all the irrigating bitches in South
ern Montana will be carrying full heads OF
water.
Where the irrigating bitches cross the
streets and alleys substantial bridges should
be put in.
Pete Mccoy, champion middleweight
slugger of America, passed through Dill
Ion on Thursday.
Rife & Whites brick yard is in operation
again. A kiln Of zoe, 900 brick is to be
burned as a starter
The ladies are taking advantage of the
fine weather to call at Eliel's fashionable
dry goods emporium.
Builders report business in their line rea-
sonably good at present, with favorable
outlook for the summer.
The new building on Montana street, to
be occupied by Nesbitt's photograph gal
lerv, is nearing completion. :.
Last Thursday was Ascension Dav-the
Anniversary of our Savior's ascension into
heaven after his resurrection.
The Mill Creek mill, located near Sheri-
dan, is now furnishing the Dillon market
with a superior quality of flour.
At Rifles horse sale on last Saturday the
horses brought tolerablv fair prices. The
prices obtained ranged from SIS to $40.
The Mary-had a-little-lamb season is now
over. Sheepmen are feeling decidedly good
over the healthy increase in their focks.
The Grand Lodge of A. O. U. w. is in
session at Salt Lake City. c. L. Thorn
sen is representing Dillon Lodge, No. I.
Over at Deer Lodge the local political
pot is bubbling plenty. In Beaverhsad
County the preliminary skirmish has not
commenced.
Keep in mind the fact that there will be
a meeting of stockmen on Saturday, Nav
3Ist, to organize Southern Montana Stock
Association.
Last week Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel, NJ
E. missionarv-at-large, was at White Sui
phur Springs wrestling in vain with him of
the Hns5anaman.
The Big Hole Cattle Co. rounded up this
spring between 6,ooo and 1000 head of cat
fle and drcve then, infD tho Pr uo1o ID,
sin for the summer.
The weather has been warm for num-
Der of days past and the grass is growing
splend;dly. Rural gentlemen report sheep,
horses and cattle looking fine.
Smith Ball, Of Argenta, says that on &C.
count of delay in burning supply Of
charcoal the furnace will not be star ted up
until about the Fourth of July.
Ben Hogan-aiders will be pleased to hear
that after successful season of temper
ance work in Colorado the reformer return
ed to Salt Lake City last Sunday.
T. H. Hamilton, Of upper Horse Prairie,
sold S. 600 worth Of fine steers this week
to Levi Cartier, Of Glendale. The steers
are to be delivered the 2oth Of June.
An attempt is to be made to establish
lodge Of Good Templars at Virginia CITY.
1t is likely to be successful, despite the bad
example set by Wicked Tom Baker of the
Madis0nian
In the domestic domiciles of Dillon may
be heard THE melancholy days have
come, the saddest Of the year-0f clean.
ing paint, and scrubbing floors, and scour- |
Ing far and near!"