The Dillon tribune., 1884-03-15

lection.
There will be public meeting of the
Reform Club tomorrow, Sunday, the 10th,
at High School Hall at p. m. All are
cordially invited.
We hope that the vertebrae OF the winter
is completely broken, and that in few
DAYS the green hills will be smiling glad
welcome to spring.
What is the matter with the Butte DAILY
Inter INouuta;n! No packages OF the daily
reach the Dillon postoffice. The Miner
gets here regularly.
Don't forget that the 18th of Ireland gets
here on next Monday. In this free coun-
try the 18th of st. Patrick is first-cousin
to the Fourth of July.
\ telegram received by B. F. White
states that the currency tor the First Ma
tional Bank Of Dillon has been expressed
from Washington City.
Southern Montana will be torn up exten-
sively this season. Dan Chapman has al
ready sold twenty five walking plows and
the rush has not commenced yet
The lIal;souiau feels good over the fact
that the indebtedness Of Madison County
has been reduced over $4,000 during the
last year. So does the TRIBUNE.
The temperance clean up has been great
in Dillon. Still the price of "coffin var.
nish" remains stiff at bit a drink. Extra
whisky retails at two bits dram.
The Birch Greek Prospecting Company
is producing fine non ore. The company
has contracted to supply the Bell Smelter,
at Butte, with iron ore for fluxing.
Ben Hogan conducted very successful
temperance campaign in Dillon. He went
from here to Saintdom, and will com
mence hammering reform into the Salt
Lake stiffs shortly.
French Gulch, emptying into the Rattle
snake opposite Bald Mountain, has been
nearly all staked off and located. The new
placcrs, it is estimated, will pay at least IS
per day to the man.
A prominent Democrat of the Territory
of Helena, passing down on the Utah and
Northern the other day, said that the West
Side was entitled to the next Democi attic
nominee for Delegate to Congress.
The heavy snow down in the Beaver
Canvon section caused numerous delays in
the trains of the Utah and Northern during
the week. Railway men have experienced
great trouble in keeping the canyon open.
Service and Holy Communion at St.
lanes Church tomorrow, it being mid
Lent Sunday. Subject of sermon-"True
Repentance" or commonly called: "Change
of Heart" Service at 80 in the evening.
Justin Edwards Morse, cashier Of the
Bank of Southern Montana, has received
the plans and specifications for the new
bank building, which is to have frontage
of twenty. five feet, and will be fifty feet in
depth.
Billy German, fer getting away with one
of r II. Selway's horses, had prelin'ina-
ry examination before Justice Kirkwood.
Billy now awaits the action Of the Grand
Jury and daily eats rations paid ior by the
taxpayers of Beaverhead County.
1t is noticeable that during Lent our re-
ligious people abstain from amusement Of
a worldly character. 1t must be tough on
some of them to keep good and pure for
forty consecutive days and nights, while
their don't-care-a-6g neighbors are taking
in lots of worldly fun and pleasure.
Hugh McQuaid, associate editor of the
Helena Indebe~denf, has returned from Ire
land, and will continue to contribute to-
ward enivening the columns of Helena's
best and liveliest daily paper. The report
that Mr.. McQuaid went to the "Ould SOD"
to wed Mistress O'FIannigan is untrue. He
went on a religious mission-to visit the
tomb of St. Patrick.
They say that for the ensuing nominal
ton for Delegate to Congress the most
prominent names mentioned in political
circles are: Democrats-Joe X. Toole, Of
Helena, the Hon. Bill Clark and w. Young
Pemberton, alias Little Penn" bot, Of
Butte. Repub!;cans-Hon. Tom Power,
OF Benton, Editor Jim Mills of Deer Lodge,
and the old man Burleigh, of Custer.
We acknowledge the receipt of a cata-
logue of Belmont Park stations. Belmont
Park, owned by w. II. RAYMOND, is situa-
ted in Madison County, twenty-five miles
east of Dillon. There are now at Belmont
Park over three hundred head OF trotting-
bred stock-stallions, brood mares, geld
ings, and young stock. One-third Of this
stock is of the Commodore Belmont strain.
John L. Murphy, once the Judge Of this
Judicial District, but now a law partner Of
the notorious Ike S. kalloch at Salem, Or
egon, registered at the Corinne Hott! on
Wednesday. Murphy was bounced off the
Montana bench for having too much Boze-
man indian ring on the brain, and he en-
joyed as crooked a reputation as other Mon
tana Judges Of the Republican faith that
we could name, but won't.
During the week United States Post
office inspector was noticed lettering round
Dillon for couple Of days. The inspector
.sas accompanied by Department attor-
nev. What they found out while in town
"no fellow can find out" because they r.
fused to be interviewed, but it is presumed