The Dillon tribune., 1884-03-15

Arizona Territory has eight dividend
paying mines.
The widow of the noted John Brown
died at San Francisco, recently.
The snug sum Of $500 was cleared by
the late Catholic Fair at Reno, Nevada.
Efforts are being made to organize an
artesian we'll company at Reno, Nevada.
The Leadville Herald says: 1.-THE rate
on iron ore from Leadville to Salt Lake
City has been fixed at Sc per tom"
The Corinne bridge over the Bear river,
and another bridge near by, were washed
away last Sunday. Damage, $4,000.
w. NJ. Bum, who has just been ap.
pointed Governor of Idaho, is the editor of
a Philadelphia Sunday paper called the
City Item.
1t is estimated that over $5,ooo,ooo was
represented at tie meeting of the Terri
| torial Stock Association recently held in
Santa Fe, N. NJ.
A Colorado exchange says: A jury of
women tried divorce case in Cheyenne,
lately. The verdict sent the husband, who
was the plaintiff, and injured one, to the
lunatic asylum.
At the Sink Of the Carson the farmers
are all engaged in blowing, and the wealth
er is very warm and fine. Birds fit from
tree to tree, and the voice of the frog is
heard in the land.
Judge Deadly, in the Oregon U. S. circuit
court has decided the mortgage tax law in
valid. This will be hailed with JOY BY
many, as this law has kept capital from in
vesting in that State.
Tucson (Arizona) Star: New discover
les are reported daily in Quijota and SUR
rounding districts, which leads to the in
ference that prospecting has but fairly be-
gun in that section of Pima county.
This is the way Colorado stock grower
puts it: "There are 55,oooooo people in
the United States, and the babies increase
faster than the calves, hence cattle can
never be more abundant, proportionally,
than they are now"
Thompson's Falls and Belknap are both
booming, and have about 900 and 500 in
habitants respectively. Both towns are
working on separate trails to the Ceur
d'Alene mines, and their roads will not
join, as before reported.
The Baker City (Oregon) ReoeiAe issues
an extra stating that five of the cattle
thieves had broke Jail, viz: Bert Prescott,
Matt Prescott, Ed.Prescott, Harry Norton,
Alex Steel, and one other. The escape oc-
Cured on last Sunday night.
John L. Murphy formerly judge of a Mon
tana judicial district and more recently city
attorney for San Francisco has associated
with l. S. Kalloch, formerly mayor of San
Francisco, and settled at Seattle. Washing
ton Territo' y, in the practice oflaw. birds
of feather flock together"
George H. Fryer, one of Colorado's best
known mining men, from whom the famous
Fryer Hill, Leadville, derives its name,
died at Denver recently from an overdose
Of morphine administered BY his own hand.
Two years ago he was worth half million
his extravaganza and liberality to his
friends caused his financial ruin.
The annual report of the Omaha Smelt-
ing Works Company, puts the production
of 1883 at $12,7oooo This is an increase
Of 33 per cent over the output in the pre-
ceding year. The force employed last
year averaged $50 men. Over 1900 tons
Of coal and 5000 tons Of coke were con-
suned, and $4,000 paid to the Union
Pacific Railroad for freight charges.
At a meeting Of the Territorial Repub-
lican Committee Of Idaho, held last week,
it was decided that the Territorial Conven-
ton will be held in Boise City April 18th,
at o'clock p. m. The county committees
are instructed to call county conventions
between the goth of March and the 18th of
April to elect delegates % the Territorial
Convention.
Four men have died in the CGur d Alene:
Sam Morris, an old resident Of Montana,
of gastric fever; VIM. H. Allen, Of heart
dis~ase; Maliki johnson, Of blood poison.
ing, having received q CHASTITY wound In
the foot from an Ak; William Day, Of Pleu-
risy. The graves Of the four men are new.
~ made. and are side BY side, each having
q head board upon which Is painted the
name, age and date of death.