The Dillon tribune., 1884-05-10

We are experiencing the kind Of weather
that makes the grass toot up and cover tn.
valleys and bench lands with the luxurian'
grasses That render Southern Montana {
great stock growing country.
Mills, OF the Deer Lodge North lVest
admits that he is afraid to say anything de
rogatory Of dry goods or Of the wearing ap
parel of fetninines any more. There mus
he case Of extreme hen .pecking at Dee
Lodge.
Our Glendale gatherer remarks in q not,
ON the side: "Glcndale is little dull ane
lonesome at this writing. One month hcnc,
it is expected things will be brighter, ane
that the town will afford many newsy item'
Of local and general interest"
In the published report, some time ago
Of the heavy taxpayers of Beaverheae
County, the Drenner Brothers, OF llors.
Prairie, were unintcntionally onmitted il
the list. The Brenner Brothers are classet
among the heaviest taxpayers in thi.
county. Last year they paid $473aa taxes
Servant girls in Southern Montana ge
$50 per month, and bed and board. The
girls are entitled to the use Of the parlo,
and coal oil two evenings in each week, anc
the lady Of the house is not allowed to jaw
her help but once week. And yet. Will,
all these luxuries and privileges the girls
keep on wanting to marry.
We have recciv. a postal prospectus an.
nouncing that Tie 1iwacowda dyiei will be
started at Anaconda, in Deer Lodge coun.
~, In about two weeks. Pryse Brothers
a, e ; issue the Ayiei. The local patronage
ma, be sufficient to sustain a newspaper.
II It is not, the <,IH will have to feed OF
the field covered by the West Side Thun-
derer, or, peg out.
Next week it is expected that the Grand
Jury will commence campaign against
,nisdemeanors and crimes. Persons guilty
of offences should be punished without
fear or favor, but indictments found on ev.
idence that will be excluded in open court
should never be made. The Grand Jury is
composed of our best men and its work will
doubtless be acceptable to the people.
The Anaconda Rczsczv will soon be start
ed b. John S. Mills. Verify, the town OF
Anaconda mus: BE- hungry for newspa
per. Mr.. Mills is pungent writer, a prac.
tical printer and he has been on earth long
enough to know how to run newspaper
Putting all these requisite qualifications to
yether, we anticipate that the enterprise will
proye a success. Wen tx" anyhow.
Within short time the rates on ore ship
ments over the Utah and Northern and U.
p. to Omaha have been reduced. On ore
worth $Ioo per ton, and under that figure.
the rates are now $16 per ton from Butte
and Sis from Dillon. The reduction will
mining in Southern Montana.
Six dollars per ton on what is considered as
second ella" re is a reduction Of rates in
The right direction.
The city election at Butte last Monday
resulted in e;ecting about an equal number
# Democrats ard Republicans to fill the
,ity offices. The vote polled was 1851
The Democrats run in their candidates for
Mayor and Police Magistrate by majorit;es
IN Ter twenty, and elected the Treasurer
md two Aldermen. The Republicans
elected the City Marshal, City Attorney
IN I four Aldermen.
1t has been ascertained that the horses
'.creted aud hcrded near Market Lake,
IDAHO, were stolen from B-averhcad Coun.,
lake to recover portion Of the horses be. |
onging to Poindexter L. Orr. We are in.
orred that a number of horses are miss |
ng from the lower Grasshopper range and |
Is supposed they are among the horses in |
he Market Lake section.
b. F. White and Geo. NJ. Brown return.
Il from the Bozeman Convention with |
heir faces painted red with Republican |
armony. 1t is reported that these gentle. |
zen will keep the harmony paint ON until |
he campaign closes For twenty years
II. Brown has been a champion Of unity
nd harmony in the Republican party
xcept on one occasion when he attempted
y ve$a h
la' pipe.
Stock brand cards are inserted in the
RHINE for one year for the small sum of
lo-including the cost Of the cut and the !
thereon. This is very low a. ID |
ny Observation-Disclosures his herd is large |
r small-can afford to pay il. A card in
erted is standing notice to buyers of the |
postoftice address and the loca-
ion Of his stock range. II card, thus
he the means Of saving only one |
tray steer or horse, it pays three or four
ears advertising. Stock cards, such as mp |
ear In our columns, are a mutual protec- |
ion to s,ockmen in the way Of keeping the |
rands and ranges before the public.
The St. Louis papers give an account
4 the narrow escape of Mrs. Boyce, wife |
# Major Boyce, during a recent storm in
hat city. Mrs. Boyce was stopping with |
ler sister Mrs. Jackson, on Spring Avenue.
1t about 10 O'Clock at night the house was |
truck by lightning. ard partially demol.
shed. The electric fluid dashed heavy
bureau into the middle of the floor, and
itting a heavy marble slab from its top
hurled it upon the bed where Mrs. Boyc. |
vas sleeping distance of ten feet away.
The lightning played havoc with part Of
he house, but the inmates escaped without
erious injury although severely shocked.
On last Tuesday night, a little after s
o'clock, the alarm of fire was sounded and !
was discovered that the residence prop.
rty situated north Of Railroad Avenue,
nd owned by n. A. Stiles, was ON fire. A
arge number Of citizens quickly rushed to
he scene OF contlagration, but could do lit.
le toward extingni>hing the flames. The
louse, being compactly built, burned down !
iowly. \ couple of small structures to
he east of the burning building were roll. |
q over out o. the reach of the flames and |
he house TO the west was kept wet and
aved by an impromptu bucket brigade.
The loss sustained, including building and
was about $,+o'.
At the fire on Tuesday night the defence
ess condition Of Dillon as against fire was
pparent to everyone present. The town is !
Without fire engine-wi,hout a hook and
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