The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

THE CITY OF DILLON.
Dillon. the county seat Of Beaverhead
County, has during the past year been in.
sorporated, the boundaries Of the city he
ing one mile square from the center Of the
town, OF the spot upon which stood the
large flag static Main street. The annual
election was held in May last and resulted
in the choice Of the following officers:
Mayor. b. F: White Marshal, A. G. Hill;
Adolph Eliel; Police Magistrate, ]. r. Hol-
den, Street Commissioners, w. L. Holcomb:
Adermen-First ward, ID. Lamont and
Henry Burfiend; Second ward, G. w. Dart
and Richard Deacon; Third ward, T, w.
Poindexter and A. S. Rife.
During the year three new two-story
brick buildings have been erected on Main
street, and other improvements have been
made IN the way OF buildings to the amount
were also added to the already large list OF
the city, and there has been an unusually
large increase in the general business OF the
vicinity. estimated by those who pay at
tentjon to such things, to be fully 40 or so
per cent. above that Of the preceding year.
The Dillon Postoffice, under the manage
nent OF John 7. Yoe, does very heavy
business, as win be seen by the annexed
statement Of the business for the year 1885:
Number OF letters, postal cards and third
and fourthclass packages mailed during the
year, lag, 900; number Of letters and pack
ages registered. 1900; amount Of money
orders ana postal notes issued, $3O, 900;
amount Of money orders and postal notes
dashed. $4,000. .mM.....M
The First National Bank Of Dillon was
organized in January, 1884, with q capital
stock OF $4,000, and has issued $12, 500
10 currency notes. The Directors are How
ard Sebree. President Henry Burfiend,
Vace-P President; B. r. White, Cashier; Ohio
Klemm, Assistant Cashier; George L.
Shoup, Leonard Eliel, +. F. Ferris. Henry
Knippenburg and J. G. Brannan. Although
less than two years old the bank has an
undivided profit account Of $4,000.
The Dillon National Bank succeeded the
Bank Of Southern. Montana ON May 81,
1854, with a capital stock OF $50, 600, and
. circulation OF 81 |, $50 in notes. The Di-
rectors and officers OF the institution are !:
George NJ. Brown. President; John F. Bish-
op, Vice-P President; David Lamont, CASH
Ter; j. b. Grove and Craig Cornell. About
two months since the bank moved into it's
new building on the south side Of Main
street, and has one Of the finest offices in
the Territory.
One OF the largest incorporated concerns
in the county is the Beaverhead Canal
Company. which has already completed
about twelve miles OF ditch at a cost oil
$4,000. and having capacity Of 10000
inches OF water. The ditch leaves the Bea.
verhead river almost opposite the town o1
Billion, on the north side, and runs almost
north, covering about 1000 acres Of fine
bench land. The officers OF the company
are: David Lamont, President w. H
Smead. Secretary and Treasurer, and James
n. MURRAY. Ditch ManA0er..
In one Of the canyons about twelve miles
from Dillon, Messrs. Grow & Smead have
two sawmills in operation, giving employ
ment to about forty men.
Dillon already boasts OF two very neat
and commodious churches-one belonging
to the Methodist organization and the 9th
erto the Episcopalians. Inaddition to thes
the foundation has been laid for q new
brick edifice. to be used as place Of wor
ship by the Baptists. It will be somewha
larger than either Of the others, and vii
cost nearly $4,000.