Daily inter mountain., 1899-11-24
DILLON NEWS.
Dillon, Mont, Nov. 90, 1899.

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Dillon, Mont, Nov. 90. 1899.
A lecture will be given Friday evening
| at the Normal hall by Rev. H. F. Cope,
on Folk Lare in England, Scotland
| and America. In connection with the
| lecture the following musical programme
will be rendered:
Fantasia Of Scotch Airs .............
-. -. ... -. ...Prof. F. j. Pasmore
| English song..... ....... Miss Jacquette
Four Part Song-March of the Men of
| Harlech. .Messrs. Burtch and Misses
| Page.
The entertainment will be given free
| of charge and should be we'll attended.
| The Noble Dramatic company present.
ed Reuben Glue Wednesday night and
''Fanchon. the Cricket" Thursday night
at the Dillon theater. Every night this
week the house has been crowded to over
flowing The company has afforded
much amusement to those attending.
The band and orchestra with the COM
pany ranks among the best heard in our
city for long time. Quite liberal in
ducements have been offered, on Satur-
day night suite of furniture will be
given to the person holding the lucky
| ticket at the matinee. Saturday after
noon a ladies' rocker will be given away.
| They are exhibited each night at the
| theater.
! The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. e.
church was delightfully."- entertained on
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. l. Cash
more at her home on r. K. avenue.
| Dainty refreshments We're served. The
attendance was quite large, 90 ladies be-
| ing in attendance. The next meeting
VIII be held Dec. I, at the home of Mrs.
| o. NJ. Best.
| The trial of c. E. Arnold or better
/ in iS lack -
came up in the district court Tuesday
! and the jury found him guilty of COM
mitting rape on Olive Estell 15-year
old girl. The punishment was left for
| the court to decide, and the sentence will
! be pronounced on Friday.
! W. F. Gordon. the Jail breaker, had his
! trial Monday, the jury found the prison
er guilty of attempt to break jail. Tues
| day morning Judge Parker sentenced
! him to a five years term in the peniten-
tiary. Later he plead guilty to sec
, ond charge Of Jail breaking and was given
! an additional year. making a six year
| term.
1t is understood that Mrs. Maggie
| Morse has sold the furniture OF the Morse
| Furniture store to Butte party, and is
| anticipating selling the stock in the
! grocery store. after which she and her
! two daughters will probably go east to
! permanently reside.
| Mesdames DR.. J. l.. Jones and c. H.
Paddy entertained on Thursday after
| noon at the home Of the former, the
| Ladies' Guild of the st. James Episco-
! pal church.
! The Dillon orchestra is making elab-
| crate preparations to give a dance at the
Dillon theater on Thanksgiving Nov. 80
| A large attendance is expected
The many friends of County Clerk E.
! H. Mayors are pleased to learn that he is
| improving the past few days from his
| severe illness.
W. G. Blair, a prominent ranches OF
| Horse Prairie is in the city attending the
| term of the district court as juror.
| CT w. Palmer, of Lima. but a former
resident of Dillon is in this city on busi-
ness and meeting old friends.
Miss jamie V. Carter, county superin
tendent. is out visiting the differen
schools in the county.
Miss Myrtle Powers left Wednesda.
mOrnig to visit friends IN Helena, LiN
ingstOn and Bozeman.
c. s. Ashby went to Helena Wednes
,, day to visit his family few days.
Captain w. J. Crowell went to Butt
Wednesday on business.
L. Kruger of Grasshopper, is in tn
city on court business.
Governor r. 3. Smith is in town O
court business.
w. S. Burnett, of Horse Prairie is
t Dillon visitor.
: Robert Gray of Bannack, is at tn
county seat.