The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1884-05-24

will be we'll enough to remember that un-
der the game law it is punishable offense
to kill wild ducks or geese between May
1st and August 18th.
All over Dillon may be seen signs ofper-
ma, ent Improvements going on around
residences Our citizens are taking deep
er interest than ever in making their homes
attractive and pleasant.
Dillon has the material to make first
class base ball nine. In practice pitching
and batting the boys show good PLAYING.
Their hands are tender yet, but this will be
remedied by hard-work on the field.
| The Dillon Public School shut down
Yesterday, Friday. Now the boys can cheat
at marbles, pIav shinney on all sides and go
a-fishing. The girls can pick posies, dress
dolls and help their mas out in the domes-
tic druigery.
Dillon has got the mumps-that is, there
is now severe case in town. The dis
ease is said to be contagious. In medical
lingo the mumps are explained as pecu-
liar and specific unsuppurative intiamma-
ton of the parotid glands.
On account of deep SHOWS in the Park
last winter part Of the baggage OF the
Utah and Northern surveying party was
left behind in that snowy region. Recent
~ Thomas Rea, with couple OF teams,
brougl: the baggage to Dillon.
Judge Galbraith decided that the Com
missioners of Deer Lodge county are re-
quired under the law to submit the ques-
ton to vote of the electors of that coun-
ty before mourning the debt as contempla-
ted for the erection of Court House.
The Address to the People of Montana
on the Constitution which is to be voted on
at the November election has been receiv-
| ed w the Secretar: of Territory for pub
| LEGATION. Ten thousand copies will be is
sued and it will soon be ready to distribute.
The millinery stores and hat parlors are
displaying magniic line of hats. These
hats, in their raw state, are horrld looking
things, but after they are trimmed and or
namented by artistics fingers they are beau
tilted and transmogrifed into man catchers.
Mills, of the Deer Lodge North Vest,
defines hen pecking as "domestic politics.
All right, Milis-but that kind of deini-
ton would, if possible, make the inanimate
bones of Noah Webster roll over in their
coffin ard blush at such modern innova-
tion surely.
Charlie Morton, who formerly kept the
City bakery, writes long and very hope
full letter about the future prospects of He
ron, at which place he is engaged in bust
ness, but he concludes with-"At present
Heron is rather dull and still-everybod
out prospecting for gold"
Now is the accepted time for every ranch
man to see that his irrigatipy bitches have
the capacity to carry large heads Of water
and thus be provided against spell Of hot,
dry weather should it come. Crops should
not be permitted to suffer for want Of wat
err during the growing months.
| There is more high grade silver ore out
in the Blue Wing district at,spresent than
there has been any spring for number Of
years past This ore, it is believed, will
average 200 ounces in silver to the ton. In
addition there is a large amount of So to
100 ounce ore on the dump piles.
The goth day of May-next Friday-has
been set apart throughout the country for
the annual tribute Of flowers upon the
graves of dead comrades in arms, whose
memory is cherished by the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic as part
Of the history of our National liberty.
Wool growers throughout Southern
Montana, Judging from present Eastern in
dica!ions, have reasons to feel slightly dis
couraged. Hostile egislation--manufac-
turers' requirements very limited-and a
general shrinkage in values-all tend to
keep the price of wool at low figure in
the East.
The TRIBUNE has never yet had a live
representative in the field to preach the
newspaper gospel to the intelligent people
of Southern Montana and Eastern Idaho.
We expect to turn loose an individual of
experience soon, when our subscription list,
which is constantly increasing, will be rap
idly sweled in numbers.
We are told that an honest confession is
good for the soul. The editor of the Aou-
taua ChuycAmau naively says in his last is
sue: ain some respects, the editor thinks
this the best number CT the Montana Church.
! man vet issued, and that because there is
more of Montana in it than in most Of
those that have preceded it, while there is
less Editorial"
The irrigating bitches will have to be at
tended to, else portions of the town will be
flooded as was the case during the past
week. The head gates should be supplied
with locks and kevs-or the main head
gate should be kept locked in order to pre-
vent parties from raising it and sending
down head Of water too great for the dis
tributing bitches to carry.
Geo. w. Rea, the we'll known hun,er and
guide of the Rockies, was in Dillon last
week. George had some fast horsefesh
with him, and being an innocent looking
man with his trousers stuffed in his boots
he easily made a couple Of short horse
races. The first race resulted in the defeat
of the guides horse. Next day George
tripled up and won. Often, very often,
the best horse looses the first clatter
THE THANKS OF A PREACHER.
Wl,a.,