The Dillon tribune., 1885-05-30
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Mile Aimee and company did big
business in Salt Lake last week.
Wild pigeons are creating havoc with the
grain fields on Coos river Oregon.
1t is expected that the Seven Devils
mines in the southern prong Of Idaho will
catch 1000 stampeders this season.
Mrs. Mullaly's residence, Rocky qar,
Idaho. burned on tine 10th. Loss, $4,000.
The fire started from the up>etting Of
lamp.
Considerable excitement prevails in re.
gard to the mines on the Columbia north
Of Fort Spokane. Very rich prospects are
reported.
New and rich placer discoveries are re.
ported on branch OF the South Boise riv.
er, about fifteen miles from the town ofVi-
emma, Idaho.
That veritable humbug ''Dr. Foot, Jr.,"
who infested Helena and Butte for time,
and has since been in Salt Lake, has skip
ped the sanity city between two days.
w. II. Dewey, who killed Joseph Krnig
last August, and was found guilty of man.
slaughter in September last was retired for
murder in Silver City, Idaho, last week and
acquitted.
A new stampede is reported to have tax.
en- place to Niger Prairie from all camps
in the Crur d'Alene mines. Niger Prai.
rie is situated on the Mullan Road, 1,5
miles from Missoula.
]. NJ. Tisdel, Of Rock Springs, is said by
the Green River (Wyoming) Gazete, to
have located some very promising oil pros.
poets near Twin Creeks, about mile from
the Oregon Short Line.
The Saints OF Ogden, Utah, can be seen
gathered at street corners nightly, earnest
ly discussing 1.-The situation They are
about evenly divided in their opinions re.
garding the course to be pursued.
Since the reduction Of wages to $3.50
per day has been resolved on in Wood Riv.
er, says the Haley Times, large numbers
of skilled miners have left for other camps
and more are leaving every day.
Six houses in Six. Mile Canyon, opposite
the Empire State Mill, near Virginia, Ne
vada, burned on the ,2nd. Loss altogether
about $4,000. The fire caught from sparks
from the stove.pipe falling on the roof:
There seems to be an unlucky star exert.
ing its influence over the children in Salt
Lake City. One physician Of that place sci
broken bones sor seven children last week
most Of whom were only three or fou,
years Of age.
!. On last Saturday, at Blackfoot, Idaho
seven polvgamists were sentenced b,
Judge Morgan. Bishop George Stcwar
detiantly declined to pledge himself to obe,
the law, and was sentenced to 5000 fine
and four months in the penitentiarv.
1t is reported on authority deemed relia
bic that work ON the Northern Pacific be
!. tween Ainsworth and Tacoma has beer
suspended, the new line which ultmatel,
would have become part Of the mair
trunk being completed only to the Yakim:
valley.
Since the lst of May over two thousane
immigrants have arrived in Portland, tn.
majority Of whom were farmers seeking
homes, and most all Of them have mean.
sufficient to purchase farms. The William
cite Valley seems to have obtained tht
larger portion Of them.
An Italian beggar woman is under ar
rest in Durango, Colorado, charged witt
abducting I4.month. old child of Rober
Carson, the County Clerk of La Plat;
county. When the woman was arrested
she had five children with her, none O
which, it is claimed, are hers, but are hirel
BY her to assist in her business of beg sing
Francis .Jeffries, of Haley, Idaho, wa.
arrested last week for stealing Il Bible. rh,
theft may seem il little odd at first glance
but when one reflects that such books ARK
curiosities i'll Idaho, by reason of thei,
scarcity, there seems little reason to won
der at the act The prisoners only eietens.
was that he "wanted to see what the l.rnct
thing had in it,"
\cz PerCc .Nr..S: What north Idah,
needs at the present time is Il diagram o
the intentions of the government resardin.
the disposition o: the Chief Joseph band O
hostile \ez Perccs. There are more lndi
ans here now than the necessities of tn,
country REQUIRE, and the return of any par
of that band will lead to complications ii
| which no distinction will h,. n,a1e l,t,.aa.