The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-24

competition is the lite OF trade, and com.
petition never hurts the people.
Mikus Il Nelson have rented the Head.
quarters Saloon from Richard Deacon.
The First Baptist Church Of Dillon will
be an edi6ce that will ornament the city.
Freight is arriving at a lively rate, and
the job wagons are kept busy delivering it.
The knights Of the brush are doing fine
jobs Of painting in various parts Of the
city.
On Sunday evenings the churches of
the city are not crowded with saints and |
sinners.
After Court adjourns widows will be
numerous on the headwaters of the Big
Muddy.
Reinhardt & Shineberger, in the Union
Block, have one of the finest meat markets
in Montana.
The Grand Jury should indict all irri-
eating bitches that overflow. These bitches
are nuisances.
The register of the Corinne Hotel
shows the John Hancocks Of large mum.
Der of transients.
Fifty thousand feet Of lumber will be
used in laying new sidewalks in the city
before winter comes.
DR.. Pickman's hospital, on Idaho street
adjoining the Episcopal Church, is neat,
clean and commodious institution.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at the
residence Of Mrs. James Selway on next
Wednesday, the 18th inst, at , o'clock p. m.
There is an air Of piety circling through
the Court House now, which will be bro.
ken by tremendous amount Of swearing
next week.
At the law shops genuine sociability is
observable. The industrious attorney will
be gathering few scads In within the next
half moon.
1t is fine weather for driving sheep. w.
D. Davis drove band Of 2,Soo sneep into
Gsllatin county with slight loss and made
good time on the drive.
Three Of our esteemed contemporaries
are published on Friday-hangman's day.
They are the Deer Lodge New Northwest,
the Virginia City Mad;so"iam and the Mis-
soMlian.
! Mrs. Eastman has secured the rooms up.
stairs in the Thomson & Bliven block and
fitted them up for dodgers. She will have
the rooms until she builds new brick
house next summer.
Court House square should be leveled
and an iron fence put around it. The Com.
missioners should see that the county
property is kept in an improved condition,
in keeping with other property in the city.
| We are indebted to Russell B. Harrison,
Of the Assay Office at Helena, for copy
Of the report Of the Director Of the Mint
upon the precious metals in the United
States during the year 1854. 1t is a book
of CT pages issued by the Government
and is valuable for reference.
Up here in Southern Montana the at
mosphere is so light and thin that it is
rough on married people. BY reference to
the calendar Of the District Court it will
be seen that eleven cases OF divorce will
be before the court Where the air is so
thin people should be cautious in getting
married.
A city improvement that all our citizens
will be proud Of is the fine twelve.foot
sidewalk which is being laid on Montana
street. The sidew;lk commences at Hell
ena street and runs four blocks to Sebree
street. When finished it will be the finest
piece of sidewalk in Montana. This is
one Of the beneficial results Of incorpo.
rating Dillon.
Miss Ida Hitchcock, a talented clocu.
zionist from Salt Lake City, will give an
entertainment under the auspices Of the
Ladies' Aid Society at Grace NJ. E. Church
on next Monday evening, the 10th inst
Some Of billions best musical talent
vocal and instrumental-will add interest
to the entertainment. The press speaks
highly of Miss Hitchcock. Admission, soc.
The days of young and aspiring news
papers in Montana are few and full of
trouble. New journals springeth up like
mushrooms, and they goeth down 10 that
bourne from whence lamp.black and rags
never returncth. The Anaconda Wcekly
Gazette is dead. The junior Mills Of the
newspaper gods couldn't keep the sheet