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

IN TOWN AND OUT.
Lent commences on the 27th inst.-Ash.
Wednesday.
Ilirschman's Star Spangled Banner was
hoisteti in memory Of the Immortal George.
The progress being made by pupils Of the
Dillon Public School is exceedingly good.
The Methodist Sewing Society will meet
at the residence Of Mrs. N. Axe on next
Thursday afternoon, the 2Sth.
The wholesale prices Of the leading ar.
ticles OF country produce may be found in
the market report in another column.
Billy Boyce has started out with Sands
& Boyce's sample wagon, and will take in
the Ruby Valley country next week.
Sojourning brethren, BY reading the Sc.
cret order cards, will get posted as to the
nights Of meeting Of the different lodges.
The open meeting Of the Literary Socie.
:, will be held at St. James Episcopal
Church next Tuesday evening, Feb. 10th.
With plenty of stock on hand the TRIB.
uNE Job Department is prepared to turn
out job printing in the best style Of the art
The display in the meat markets during
the past week was excellent. Boldly exhibit.
ed fine lot Of fat. ranch.raised pork. At
Murray L. Readicker's the beef and mutton
looked inviting.
Coal is scarce in Dillon-occasioned by
the blockades down south. When the Med.
icine Lodge coal banks are reached by rail
coal famines will be unknown in this sec.
ton of Montana.
Oats are advancing slightly in price. It
is claimed that Iowa farmers can send their
oats to the Butte market and sell at figures
at which the ranchmen Of the Beaverhead
and Ruby valleys can not compete.
During the week the Utah and Northern
trains have been making irregular time.
The cause was snow storms and drifts down
layed passenger train pulled out Of Dillon
with three locomotives to pull 1t through to
Garrison.
The "pay car system" on the Northern
Pacific Railroad has been abolished lately
On the Utah and Northern the pay car
still makes its regular trips. Hereafter the
employees of the N. P. will be paid at the
local Offices as soon as the pay.rolls are
made out for their divisions.
Yesterday was the one hundred and fl.
ty.second anniversary Of the birth Of the
Father Of his Country. There was no par
SECULAR observance Of the day in Dillon.
The memory Of the Old Patriot was mois.
tened frequently at the saloons after the
manner of mountain men in a quite and
patriotic way.
The initial number Of the Sun River Snn
has reached this Office. 1t Is we'll gotten
up country newspaper, and is full Of COW.
boy news and readin' of that sort. While the
San shines, and before the .SsS sets, it will
endeavor to make hay by reviving the old
scheme Of forming a new county with Sun
River as the county seat. Sail in, S.m.
The Methodist revival meetings continue
at Grace Church with full congregations.
The interest in these meetings is we'll sus.
tanned, and many converts to Christianity
Is the result. Revs. Riggin and Van Orsdel
are laboring zealously In the cause. The
meetings will be continued over Sabbath.
These meetings have been held for four
weeks, and the good work still goes on.
The press dispatches announce that John
Coburn, Of Indiana, has been appointed
and confirmed Associate Justice Of Mon.
tana, vice Judge Conger. Judge Coburn
Is resident Of Indianapolis. He is fifty
nine years Of age-is married, but has no
children. Judge Coburn Is = lawyer by
profession. He was elected to Congress
for three consecutive terms from Indiana.
The Utah and Northern was severely
taxed to cope with the snow in the Beaver
Canyon section Of country the first of the
week. The spare men were gathered up
along the line and taken to the scene Of
snow drifts to clear the track. The heavy
snow storm spent its force before reaching
the Pleasant Valley divide, ana on this side
Of the main range there was light fall Of
I snow.
An exchange in alluding to an extension
If the Utah and Northern, which will
probably be started from Dillon, speaks az
follows Of a probable eastern terminus Of
the extension in Gallatin county: ALAN.
ilton, a beautifully situated little town on
the West Gallatin, is looking for an exten.
sion Of the Utah and Northern to tina,
place, and expects the Territorial capital t.
be removed there in the near future"
The excitement in Beaverhead County
over the CGur d'Alene gold diggings, Il
abating. From the present indications |,
would appear that the rush to the Ceu,
TAlene mines will 0e considerably over.
done. The mines a,e being thoroughly
advertised all over the Eastern States and
on the Pacific Slope. The tendency of the
people Of this country Is to catch the feve,
and rush pell.mell to any new excitement
Not matter how rich the Ceur d'Alene
mines may prove ten men will 20 there to
get nothing to one who will be able to Sc
cure foothold. Beaverheaders had better
60 slow on this stampede business.
Rev. Thomas Corwin Tiff, well.known
in Southern Montana towns, where he for.
merly occupied Methodist pulpits, has pu,
on the editorial harness, and mounted a
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