The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-10-24
CHE 1illon Gritn,,e.
MONTANA CONDENSED.

The smallpox has made its appearance
at Missoula.
Esler's concentrating work, at Helen
are now completed and the machinery ha
just been started up.
Walkerville's population is increasing
rapidly, and buildings for residence pur
poses are greatly in demand.
J. II. StrevclI, Of Miles City, says tn
wool clip Of the Tongue river district wi!
aggregate about 7oo,ooo pounds.
John Perinan, who lives near New Chi
cago, got his left arm broken last week b,
his team running away with him.
Five baIlasting trains are now at worI
between Missoula and Mullan tunnel
Four of the gangs are Cinnamon.
The horse disease that prevails in the
Territory seems to be an epidemic, ane
lasts only few weeks in a locality.
Noah Gee, Of Reese Creek, Gallatin
valley, threshed out 800 bushels Of oats
from three acres Of sod ground this year
The Auming companies in Alder Gulch
are cleaning up bedrock, and the owing
Is good for an increased yield Of gold dust
this season.
The smoke stack Of the new calciner
building of the Anaconda company is
complete. The stack is lis feet high and
contains 100000 brick.
The Monta"a Ar.g~s, the German paper
which has been published in Helena during
the past two years, has suspended publica.
ton because 1t did not pay.
A dog murderer is abroad in Maiden
and last week about dozen ours went to
the happy land of canine. Strychnine
was the means of destruction.
Miss Helen P. Clarke, Of Helena, Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction for that
county Is preparing for the stage. Trag.
edy, we believe, is the line selected.
The contract for building the NJ. E.
Church at Twin Ridges has been let 10
Raymond & Forester. Ground has been
broken and the foundation is being laid.
Latest advices from Boston quote Mon.
tana wool at 2@28c, and Montana medium
e3@c5c. There has also been some larg.
sales Of Mcntanaon private terms-at rates
higher than the regular market quotations.
Owing to the reports of Flathead In.
dams killing large numbers of deer and
other game about the Big Blackfoot and
elsewhere, Major Roman has ordered all
Flatheads to return Immediately to their
reservation.
According to the statements published
by the Helena banks, the merchants and
business 'nen Of that locality are borrow.
crs to the extent Of over 100000, say.
ing nothing Of what Eastern money is
loaned there.
The Helena Herald states that at the
coming term Of court there Gov. Hauscr
and D. A. G. Flowesree, bondsmen of ex.
County Treasurer Roberts, who Is 4 de.
faulter to the exteat Of $3S,es1.4o will be
sued for the amount.
A IS year old bachelor worth $4,000 has
written from one Of Montana's interior
towns to Col. Chas. II. Curtis that he will |
come to Helena daring the holidays to
hunt for wife. This is a pointer which |
girls should profit by.
a Custer county cowboy named Lamb |
tried last week to ride close enough after |
a fleeing badger to shoot it with his re. |
volver, but his horse stumbled, his weapon
went off accidentally, and the horse was
shot dead The badger turned around and
grinned.
At the Minnesota Methodist conference
ut Rochester, on the I'd inst, the following |
persons were elected to elders orders: ID. |
+. Thompson, John Gimson, w. l.. Lang.
rcll, Charles B. Wyatt and w. Z. King, Of
Montana. ]. ]. Garvin and E. ]. Bickle, of
Montana, were continued as deacons OF the |
second order. Jacob Mills, Of the Mon.
tana mission, was admitted to full connec. |
ton. S. S. Burton was placed on the |
list.
James Deacon, one Of the pioneers of
Last Chance Gulch, died at Aurora, ILL.,,
September 18th, aged IS years. From
1868 to 1875 he was foreman Of the rich |
claims Of Taylor, Thompson & Co., from
which, under his superintendence, hun.
tireds Of thousands Of dollars in handsome
gold dust was washed from the auriferous
gravel. Mr.. Deacon, with a reasonable
returned to the states in 1875.
where he made his home up to time Of his
death. The deceased was 4 brother of