The Dillon tribune., 1884-02-02
IN TOWN AND OUT.

The coal now sold in Dillon is of gooe
quality, free from chunks of bed-stone. i
may be quoted as a fair article of stone coal
| On account of snow blockade in Bea
| yer Canyon Wednesdays up-bound pas
senger train on the U. and n. was several
hours behind its regular schedule time.
The Montana Christian Ad7ocate, for
January, has been received. 1t is now
printed at Helena, and has been much i'm
proved in general make up and religious
reading matter.
Poindexter's quotations of country com
modities are: Butter, fresh, 45c. per pound
hen fruit, 45c. dozen; oats, Sligo per cwt.
the staff of life, unbaked, $3.50 per sack
No special demand for eatables.
The oldest bachelor in Dillon, who, by
the way, is well fixed financially, says that
Leap Year does not appear to make any
difference with the sweeter sex. lie is
open to matrimonial appropriation.
The San Francisco Chronicle has been
figuring up the results OF the three months
tour of the Sullivan combination Of pugil-
ists and estimates that the receipts will
amount to something like $4,000.
Petitions, praying for the establishing of
a mail service between Dillon and Gibbon-
vile, Idaho, are in circulation. When a
petition is presented to you, put your John
Hancock to it and pass it along the line.
The Chinese celebration of New Year
wound up on Monday. During the three
days ceremonies the Celestials kept open
houses, receiving United States barbarians
with condescending cordiality and tip top
Celestial courtesies.
A man of muscle, and stranger, enter.
ed No. Ten saloon, the other nig ght, and at
tempted to appropriate gin in wholesale
quantities. "Dunc" dumped him, and the
beligerent individual reposed in the county
pen until he cooled off.
John Clark, while engaged in edging
lumber at Green & Walters saw mill, met
with quite a serious accident. His right
hand was caught between board and the
feeding block, breaking one of the bones
of the hand and crushing it considerably.
The Beaverhead County Court House
has been neatly painted bv Frew. The
job cost little over $3.50. The new Chin
ney is finished, and now the gentlemen
who are serving their country, OF county,
will lay still and be qviet-until heard from,
again.
the remaining stock of the Bank of
Southern Montana is being scugh; and
for quite freely. This stock is
considered one of the best investments in
the country, and before the 1st of March it
is anticipated that the full block of stock
will be taken and paid up.
The change at L. c. Fyhrie & Co.'S has
been made, and it puts the commodious
store-room in such shape that ii resem-
ples an Eastern wholesale room with its
piles of groceries, canned goods, liquors, |
cigars, etc. The sample display
If canned and bottled articles is very at.
ractive and full.
One of the bloods while under the influ-
:nce of few inches Of too much hilarity
ired his gun off at random or Montana
street on last Wednesday. Deputy Mikus
arrested the offender and Judge
Wing charged him $40 and the legal trim
ming tor induIging in promiscuous light ar
illery exercises.
Down at Point of Rocks they are noted
or their dances. For one-seventh OF GEN.
ury the Rocks have been famous for their
Enjoyable hops, and one who has been
here once, will z" there again. The dance
/ the Rocks, On last Tuesday evening, was
high-ur hop, attended by about twenty
i've Dillonites who pronounced it splendid.
"Put ice on their heads" is the advice of
\. J.. Fisher regarding all those who are
fiilcted with a severe attack Of the Cnur
'Alene gold fever. The Billings Herald
ays that Fishers head is undoubtedly lev
when he advises people to wait until
pring before starting for the mines. The
otels at the various points Of departure are
aid to be crammed with men awaiting a
hance to get into the mines.
The following are among the first-class
fractions booked by Manager Mcguire for
ne Montana circuit for the present year:
hosa McAllister dramatic company, las.
). Herne Heart Of Oaks company, Callen-
er's Minstrels, Fay Templeton opera COM
any, Lawrence Barrett, Hi Henry's Min.
rels, Fred Ward dramatic company,
mith's Double Uncle Tom company, John t
. Stephens PASSIONS Slave company, etc.
The Vest Shore, for January, came to
and this week in bran new dress and
right new cover. Numerous radical
nanges have been made in this pioneer OF
.riodicals Of the North West. More space
I'd attention is given to literary matters i
ian heretofore and the art department is
1larged and improved. The useful stats. d
cal information which has ALWAYS been s
,aracteristic Of this journal is continued. t
1t in somewhat more readable form than
merly. r
Mcconnell, who built the Dillon school t
'use, is roughing it in wicked Butte. The
liner, of Wednesday, says: "A few nights t
% as Mr.. N. ]. Mcconnell was going
'me, on West Granite street, two men Il
gan to close in on him from opposite di- Y
ctions Suspecting that foul play was p
tended Mac Dnlled hic .,,,u ord f..,a