The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1884-02-23

the position, and II gives US pleasure to say
that a better selection could not have heen
made"
MONTANA CONDENSED.
Eggs are scarce all over the Territory.
Sun River wants to have a. jail built there.
Judith Basin feeds $4,000 cattle and 10000
sheep.
Bozeman is having telephone exchange
put in.
c. r. Trowbridge, Of Butte, died at Port
land, Or, last Sunday.
Dick Mansfield, Of Billings, got into
trouble by tapping till.
The capital Of the First National Bank
Of Helena is now $4,000.
Miles City's artesian we'll No. is now
Az feet deep, and no water.
Wheat is worth IS cents per bushel at
Missoula, and oats $3.50 per cwt.
For 1883 Montana is credited with pro-
ducing 5000 tons Of silver.lead bullion.
Ash.W ednesday is the day fixed for tue
execution OF Frank Young at Bozeman.
At Butte that dreadful scourge, diptheria,
is again manifesting its fatal appearance.
Stampeders are leaving Butte for the
Ceur d'Alene at the rate Of twenty day.
Last week the snow was lying about two
feet deep all over the country in the vicin
ity Of Fort Maginnis.
There is talk Of forming company at
Fort Benton for the purpose Of bridging
the Missouri at that place.
Glexdive Times: The stockmen are to
establish bull ranch, on which to herd the
gentlemen cattle when not in service.
Major Armstrong, Agent of the Crow
Indians, is building roller skating rink for
the civilization, amusement and exercise OF
his wards.
A petition asking that Jack Baronette be
appointed Superintendent Of the National
Park, vice Conger, has received many sig.
natures in Eastern Montana.
d. w. Triton has been elected lord Nav
or of Virginia City. Now, when occasion
requires, The people of that city will have
a spokesman Of acknowledged ability.
Phillip Griff, Of the Fort Owen mill,near
Stevensville in Missoula county, recently
slaughtered hog which dressed over 500
pounds. A good.sized Bitter Root rooter
Montana is destined to become one of the
greatest agricultural States in the United
States. Her climate, soil and native prod
uct OF grass are alone sufficient to assure it.
Any information Of the whereabouts Of
James Thompson, who came to Montana,
In 1852, will be thankfully received BY his
wife, Agnes Thompson, at Petersboro, On
tario.
Davies s. Mounts, who for some time
past have been running a tunnel into the
mountain on the south side of Bridger
Creek, near Bozeman, were rewarded by
striking a vein Of excellent coal.
Another Office has been added to the list
Of Federal Offices in Montana. 1t is that
Of Assistant U. S. District Attorney. Mr..
Walker, young lawyer from Washington
City, has received the appointment.
During Mrs. Van Cleve's visit to Boze-
man she organized Territorial Presby te-
rian Missionary Society, auxiliary to the
Women's Presbyterian Board of Missions
of the Northwest, located at Chicago.
| c. w. Thompson, Superintendent of the
Northern Pacific Coal Company, reports
that the company is taking out 200 tons
of bituminous coal per day at the mines
near Livingston, and employing 900 men.
Hon. Billy H. Clagget, once the silver
tongued stumper Of Montana, has located
claim in the Ceur d'Alene diggings. He
was presented with a town lot at Eagle
City. and the boys turned out to help him
build cabin.
According to the Madisonian Hilhouse
Raymond will contribute to the citizens
purse at the stallion show to be held at
Virginia City on the list Of May. This is
In addition to Mr.. Raymond's prizes offer
ed for Belmont stations.
Colonel Sanders captured the pen with
which the members of the Constitutional
Convention signed the Constitution of Mon
articles Of interest which are being preser-
we'd by the Historical Society of Montana.
Under the heading of "Trade Embarrass.
follows: Butte City-John H. Butler, So
loon, closed by sheriff; Helena-Jerome
Norris, butcher, assigned; Rosenthal-W.
F. Tonkins, second hand goods, assigned
New North Nest: A bulletin posted at
the Northern Pacific Office, Garrison, reads
as follows: ION and after Feb. 10th, Gar.
rison station will be known as Lloyd. The
| station now known as u. and N. Junction.
will be called Garrison" "Lloyd and Cav
rison" has familiar sound.
The members of the Young Mems
Christian Association Of Bozeman are
pushing the work Of organizing. In con-
nection they will have a library and read
! Ing. room. A copy OF each Territorial pa
per and many Of the prominent Eastern
papers will he kept constantly on hand.
The Ceur d'Alenc mines are in Idaho,
but four Of the points claiming to BE- the
nearest Quitting places, viz: Heron, Trout
Creek, Belknap and Missoula, are in Mon.
tana. The line between the two Terrific.
ries is on the summit Of the Ceur d'Alene
mountains, ten miles east Of Eagle CITY.
A Washington letter says: "One Of the
ladies who receive on Fridays at Willards
is the wife Of Delegate Maginnis. of Mon
tana' and she is certainly an addition to "a
group Of society ladies, lat least the assem-
| oily found her SOY and ] heard ladies say
the same: who, like myself, were calling on
that day last week"
UTAH 4 NORTHERN TIME TABLE.