The Dillon tribune., 1884-06-21

The insects of the genus esLex, having
sharp pointed proboscises, by which means
they puncture the skins Of animals and
people to suck or extract blood, are entire
| IL too thick in this section for comfort.
There is nothing the matter with our
| base ball enthusiasts. The remarkable
| score in the game played last Sunday does
not indicate how close the Beaverheads can
PLAY when brought down to their knitting.
Deacon Searles, of the Butte Miner, says
that a young man of Butte will shortly
lead a Young lady of Dillon to the hvne.
neal altar or halter. Deacon, who is it
Come, Nv, old gent, don't insinuate unless
you tell what you know.
The Dillon brass band is making rapid
headwav toward mastering music. During
the past week the band has given several
street senerades. 1t is pleasurable to listen
to the musical selections of the band, and
the efforts to please and entertain the pub
lie are certainly appreciated.
Montana is infested with tramps, and
Dillon is not exempt from the nuisance
People annoyed by the nomadic gentry
should always be watchful when visited by
these vagabonds, for it is part of their bu'
siness to rob as we'll as to beg.
On the the 9Th of July-or as soon as
! the National Democratic Convention nom
, mates candidates for President and Vice
President-the Democrats of Dillon will
raise handsome liberty pole and unfurl a
beautiful emblem of our country.
The Methodist General Conference al
Philadelphia granted an enabling act where
by, at any time within the next four years
the Montana Mission may by two-thirds
vote of all the members present and the
concurrence of the Bishop presiding be or
ganized as an Annual Conference.
| Rev. Father Frank Kelleher, of Virginia
City, spent a couple Of DAYS in town. The
manv friends Of Father Kelleher through
out Southern Montana and Eastern Idaho
will regret to learn that he intends to de.
| part for Ireland about the riddle of next
July, to return to this country NO more.
The circulation of the TRIBUNE is stead
| lily increasing without a canvasser being
| in the field soliciting subscriptions. Our
advertising columns are the best means for
advertisers to employ if they desire to
| catch the ewes of three thousand people in
Southern Montana and Eastern Idaho ev-
! cry week. .--. -.
There will be business meeting Of the
Dillon Reform Club at the Court House
tonight, Saturday. The regular meeting
Of the Club will be held at the Court
House tomorrow, Sunday, commencing at
O'Clock, p. m. A good programme of ex
ercises will be given. All are, cordially in
vited to attend the meeting. d.
Pretty posters are pasted up announcing
! that the summer meeting of the West Side
Racing Association will take place at Butte
on the 4th and 9Th of July. There will be
| some fine racing, both in the trotting ard
running classes. There will also be ten
mile race between two lady riders who will
Change horses at the end Of each mile.
One Of The Arab performers belonging
to Coles circus was shot through the right
elbow at the show grounds on last Sunday
! morning by the accidental discharge of a
| Winchester rifle. DR.. Clutter dressed the
wound and tie Arab was removed to one
of the Butte hospitals, where the attending
surgeon hopes to save the arm and prevent
| amputation. ..A-.
They have cool way of raising money
for religious purposes up at Virginia City,
as the following except from the ModiSo-
MIN clearly shows: 1.-THE ladies of ST.
Paul's Guild will serve ice cream, ETC., in
the front room OF the Virginia City Hotel
next Wednesday, after 4 O'Clock. 1t is
their intention to do so weekly or bi-week-
ly throughout the summer months"
The friends and patrons of the TRIBUNE
have been SO numerous in town during the
past week that it would require an extra
sheet to make personal mention of them
all. We noticed in town friends from
Spring Hill, Red Rock, Horse Prairie,
Bannack, Argenta, Birch Greek, Glendale,
Melrose, Big Hole, Twin Bridges, Silver
Star, Sheridan, Laurin and Virginia, and
from the Ruby, Jefferson, Beaverhead and
Blacktail valleys.
Recently at Silver Star all that was left
of the Broadway Gold Mining Company
Nimited) OF London went up the tiume.
The company had "put in" about 100000
to work refractory ore after an English
process, which proved failure. The rem
tramway, hosting works, big pile of wood,
other minor articles were knocked off to
the highest bidders at sheriff s sale.
Voluminous testimony is being taken be-
fore Recorder McGough in land case.
1t appears that Uncle Sam sold piece of
desert land to citizen of this county. Un-
Gle Sam got his money for the land, and
now, after the land has been reclaimed.
Uncle Sam wants to spank his child and
take the land back 50 that he can sell it to
some other party Speaking generally, it
looks like Uncle Sam was doing his level
best to ''double shot the turn" in the land
business.
On the 14th inst.t Corinne Hotel prop
ert,v changed hands. Joe C.. Metlen pur-
chased the property Of D. Leyson. The
was $1,000. During the
time Mr.. Levson kept the Corinne he made
many friends, and he retired for the pur-
pose Of engaging in other business. Mr..
Met|en, the new proprietor, is an old-timer
too we'll known throughout Southern Mon
lana to need any further introduction, and
4 he runs hotel as we'll as he runs for Of
ice he will b. hard one to & pper.
DILLON WILL CELEBRATE.