The Dillon tribune., 1884-06-28

Hon. Sam Word was IN town THURSDAY
He said he was going up to the Social City
to see 1.-THE widow and children" before
starting for the Chicago Convention. Our
reporter endeayored to get Mr.. Words
Presidential preferences. He said, with
Democratic emphasis-"Tell' EN- Cleveland
is a-coming."
The horse-racing at Dillon ON last Sun
dav attracted a crowd. In the I5o-yard
race between Stiles Keno and the Oregon
unknown horse Keno won by head. In
this race the stakes were horse against
horse In the 25o-vard race, $40 side,
Keno was beaten by the wcbfoot colt Lit
tie money changed hands and no one was
caught blufing.
The West Side Thunderer publishes
whole lot of announcements of candidates
for county offices. The crop of candidates
in Deer Lodge county embraces the new
aspirant and the old, tattooed, chronic Of
fce-seeker. Here, in Beaverhead County,
aspirants are so exceedingly modest that
the dear people are in the dark as to their
intentions and pretentions. -
Di)lonites should provide plenty of ever
greens to decorate their places OF business
and private residences with on the Fourth.
Flags and bunting should be profuseiy dis
PLAYED on the Day of Days. Our citizens
will be lacking in their efforts in making a
patriotic demonstration on the Fourth II
our town is not gaily decorated with ever
greens and flags Of the free.
Bishop Brewer is to make his Episcopal
visitation of Dillon on July 10th. We see
by the Montana Chuychman that the Bishop
will be at Virginia City on Sunday, August
31st. After that date the Bishop will re-
main in Southern Montana about three
! weeks, or during the absence of Rev. E. u.
Prout, editor of the ChNrrAmam, who in
tends visiting Salt Lake City.
In tue soft glove contest between Harri-
| man, the pedestrian, and little soldier
| the Marquis of Montana rules were adopt
ed. The battle was fought on the platform
of the freight depot and large crowd wit
| messed the mill. Three three-ninute rounds
were fought. Hartman cuffed and knock
| ed the diminutive soldier around plenty,
and won the pot which was collected in
| Crisis hat. It was sort Of sham prize
| fight for fun.
Bishop Brewer thinks old timers beyond
| all hope. According to the Sun River San
| Bishop Brewer says: "This is not good
country for churches. 1t is not very diff
cult to get money to build them, but it is
hard to get any one inside them after they
are built. The old-time. Montanians don't
care about religion; the fault is in the ex-
IRENE rareness of this atmosphere, pre-
sumo. We look to the coming pilgrims to
fill up our pews."
| No magazine has been more successful
| in catering to the wants OF the household
than Demoyest's Illustrated Monthly. The
July number, which has reached this office,
contains variety Of reading well calcula-
ted to entertain and instruct Many OF
the articles are interesting, and the stories
are excellent. The various departments
are replete with readable articles. The
steel engraving, "The Storms" is very fine,
and the illustrations generally good.
We make the following excerpt from a
late wool circular for the benefit of the
wool growers of Southern Montana: mo
change of favorable character has lately
occurred in the wool market, and trade has
continued sluggish with complaints ofdull-
ness heard from all the shipping outlets.
Manufacturers are providing only for pres
ent wants, and with the distribution of man.
ufactured goods exceedingly slow the out
look may be considered anything but salts
factory"
The heavy rain storm that visited Dillon
| last Sunday afternoon extended over por-
| ton of the Birch Greek country. At Dill
| lon, for few moments, the rain poured
down by the buckets full and the streets
looked like an embryo Noah's food. On
| Willow Greek the aqueous visitation was
much heavier. On the divide between
Birch and Willow creeks cloud burst and
an avalanche of water swept down partial
ly inundating that section. We have been
informed that the damage done was light.
John Edwards, the U. and n. brakeman
who was supposed to have been murdered
BY some of the Cole circus gang in Deer
Lodge county, was taken to- Ogden and
bus led. The Pilot says: 1.-THE railroad
officials are of the opinion that Edwards
was murdered and then placed on top of the
car. This theory is probable, as man re-
ceiving shot on top CT moving train,
even though the shot be instantly fatal,
would stagger and fall from the Car. An
other circumstance that will carry out this
theory is the fact that the body, when found
at Garrison, only about fifty-fve minutes
run from Deer Lodge, was quite cold"