The Dillon tribune., 1885-02-28

BY the Invitation Committee for the Inau-
guration Ball.
Of the Congressional appropriations for
river and harbor improvements, Montana
got for her share what the boy shot at.
A prospectus for a niger show is out
There is enough Ethiopian talent in town
to get up show if properly materialized.
The Dillon Postoffice has not changed
hands yet. The bond Of John T. Voc, as
Postmaster, has been forwarded to Wash
ington for approval.
The eclipse of the sun will he observa-
bic in all parts of Montana on Monday,
March 10th, between the hours of 9 and
10 a. m.-mountain time.
Naughty-from the Townsend Tran
chant: I'VE have received copy of a
stock bill introduced in the House by Mr..
Holt Now, who in hell is Holt?'
The parade Of the Mulligan Guards so
enthused citizens who wear mustaches that
apreliminary muster-roll was started to Or
ganize military company in Dillon.
The defunct Montanian, which reposes
in the Helena newspaper graveyard, is to
be resurrected, and removed to Boulder
City, where it will shortly be published as
a weekly.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Tilton, OF Butte,
but lately of Virginia City, in the loss Of
their son, John, have the sincere sympathy
of large number Of friends in Southern
Montana.
The accident on the Utah and Northern
Railway, near Grayling, on Tuesday last,
to freight train, stopped trains for num-
Der of hours. No person was injured, and
the damage done was not serious.
Robt. B. Smith and w. S. Barbour were
at Deer Lodge this week, arguing an in
junction case in chambers before Judge
Galbraith. The cause was Philips VS.. Har-
by, and the Injunction was dissolved.
A citizen of Butte is growing about one
cat annoying him. The Butte man never
will know anything about cats until he
wades through the cats that congregate
nightly on one Of the back streets of Dillon.
Last year Madison county shipped more
gold to the United States assay Office than
any other county in Montana, and the in
crease over the amount shipped in the
preceding year was over thirty thousand
dollars.
The circulation of the TRIBUNE is con-
stantly increasing. Everybody in South
ern Montana and Eastern Idaho reads it
weekly, and this makes it an excellent ad-
vertising medium through which to reach
the eyes of the people.
1t is nearly one year ago since Ben Ho-
ganized Dillonites. The few who have
stood steadfast in the cold-water faith and
also those who weakened will be pleased
to learn that the rough-and- tumble tenn
perance apostle is successfully engaged in
Hoganizing the cowboys of Texas. So
says an exchange.
Fellows who are unfortunate or wicked
enough to get into Jail hereafter will not
devour very costly grub. Under the new
law Sheriffs are allowed IS cents per day
for the board of each prisoner, when the
number is less than fve-when five or
more, 60 cents day. The bills of fare at
the county pens will not be extravagant on
60 cents per day.
The following additional Notaries Pub
lie for Beaverhead County have been APP
pointed by the Governor and confirmed by
the Council: Charles w. Turner, Glen
dale; Fielding L. Graves, Bannack; Dan.
T. Chapman, Dillon; Ohio Klemm, Dill
lon; Judson R. Holden, Dillon; Jay Wells,
Dillon; Richard z. Thomas, Glendale;
George French, Argenta.
Considerable sympathy has been manu-
featured for Pat Gray, who is now serving
out term in the Penitentiary for the muir
der of Dan Hammond at Glendale some
years ago. A correspondent at Deer Lodge
says of the old man, that time and close
confinement begin to tell upon him, and
should he not be given his liberty the
grave will soon claim him as its own. A
large petition is to be presented to the
Governor in behalf of Gray, but few Of
the petitioners are familiar with the facts
relating to the murder of Hammond.