The Dillon tribune., 1884-01-05
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Dillon enjoyed very quiet and orderly
New Years.
Dancing practice every Friday evening
at High School Hall.
One party of New Year callers made
forty calls during the afternoon.
The Livingston Tribune sent out neat.
ly printed carriers New Years address.
Good resolutions, made on New Years
Day, usually vanish before the week ends
st. James Guild will meet at the resi-.
dcnce Of Mrs. F. E. Foote on next Wednes.
day afternoon, Jan. 9th, at o'clock p. m.
The thermometer registered IS degrees
below zero on Monday morning, which Is
the coolest 1t has been at this point this
winter thus far.
This issue of the TRIBUNE commences
the fourth year, and now is the time to pay
up arrearages and start the year with paid
up subscription.
1t is reported to be utterly impossible to
get into the Ceur d'Alene mines on &C.
count Of the great depth Of snow, ru,nors
to the contrary, notwithstanding.
We acknowledge a call from bevy Of
fair caller-esses on Tuesday. The office
was alone and lonesome when they made
their visit, but we found their cards.
Major Boyce makes a new announce.
ment in the TRIBUNE this week. Large
invoices Of dry goods, etc. are arriving on
nearly every train for his popular store.
r. w. Poindexter commences the new
year with an entire change In his regular
advertisement, and also presents a good
sized batch of spicy business locals which
will repay the reading.
The output of the mines of Beaverhead
County, for the year 1883, is estimated a,
about $r,,5o,ooo. OF this sum the Hecia
Company, at Glendale, is credited with
100000.
| q. E. Morse, furniture dealer, has some.
thing to say to the readers Of the TRIBUNE
this week. He has already in nice line Of
all classes Of furniture and is receiving ad
ditions daily from the factories in the East
Step in and examine his stock.
Oceans Of bills payable have been made
out by the Dillon merchants and business
men during the past week. This means
that customers will be expected 10 make
annual settlement promptly. Once year
is not too often to settle up and pay up.
Tramps are growing numerous in this
locality. Hardly day passes but that one
of them snakes application at this office for a
job at any thing from saving wood to stick.
ing type. The most Of them have story
about bucking against the wrong bank.
The New Year party at Poindexter s
Orr's ranch is reported 70 have been way.
up sociablc. Old-timers and pilgrims min
gled together and had plenty Of fun and
lots of pleasure. The banks Of the mean
dering Blacktail were fully represented a,
the party.
The ladies of the w. c. T. U. have rent
ed the front room Of Mrs. Nickum's bak.
cry aud will fit it up tor that long contem
plated reading room. The situation could
not be more central and it is quite likely ,c
be well patronized during :ae long white,
evenings to come.
The members OF the A. O. U. W. pre-
sented Chas. Hirschman, the Recorder Of
the lodge, with fine gold ring. valued a,
$50. as token Of their appreciation Of hi,
services as recorder. The ring is orna
mented with beautiful emblematic stone
and is decidedly handsome pr esent
The Chase Brothers are opening thei,
| copper mine, which is located in the Horse
Prairie Quartz Mining District, few mile.
from the line of the Utah and Northern
railway. "A tunnel will be driven In which
will tap the lode at depth Of thirty t.
forty feet from the surface. From the tun
mel u shaft will be dropped on the vein tt
u depth Of One hundred feet. Assays ~
ore from this mine show copper in paving
quantity.
1t is reported that the Hon. Bill A
Clark, the $2,ooo,ooo- Democrat of Butte
will be chosen presiding officer OF the Con
stitutional Convention which meets In Hell
ena on Monday, the I4th inst. As Mr.
Clark's organ, the Butte 4,ii~ey, has failed
to print this run,or, the TRIBUNE is promp.
ted to give 1t gratuitous circulation. Mr.,
Clark would make an excellent presiding
officer, besides, the position might prove a
steppny- stone to the. one Sn lunv filed nv