Dillon Tribune
DILLON TRIBUNE FOR 1890
Sunday school children. Some of these were handsome, others provided with an evident intention to provoke mirth. Judge Stucker, the newly appointed Justice of the Peace, was the recipient of "the first three volumes of Blackstone" (three pieces of stone coal bound together with a cord). G.H. Cokendolpher met his match (a Lucifer) after removing eight or ten consecutive wrappers, which made in all a large bundle, and a number of young men were surprised with neatly prepared packages of the African food "Foonge," described by Rev. Wilkes in his recent lecture on Africa. Lodge, I.O.O.F., occurred on Wednesday evening, January 1st. A.L. Pickett and J.W. Miller have been on the sick list. Mrs. T.G. Williams has returned from visiting friends in Missouri. On New Years morning, the sun, when several hours high, was surrounded by trio rainbow like halos: a portion of a third circle, inverted but of intense brilliancy, almost joining the second ring, at its higher point; on the outer ring a few degrees above the horizon were to be seen two brilliant "sun dogs," the whole forming a novel and interesting picture. Ten degrees below zero Wednesday morning. Pretty cold. (This letter arrived too late for publication last week. – Ed.) DEWEY'S FLAT
1890 JAN 03 GLENDALE The Christmas tree entertainment of the Glendale Sunday school, on Christmas Eve was a decided success. The church was filled to overflowing with happy Sunday school children and their parents and friends. The program was new, unique and interesting. At eight o'clock the teachers and scholars marched into the church from the adjoining reading room, singing, "Onward Christian soldiers." Then followed several recitations and songs among them a solo, by Mrs. C.A. Harvey, "But the Lord is mindful of His own" (Mendelssolm), which was particularly well rendered. Santa Claus was preceded by Helen Conway, with a song entitled, "Somebody's Coming," referring of course, to "Santa," who soon appeared with his little boy Yacob. Yacob, to show what he could do, enlivened the distribution of gifts with first a song, then a speech. To say that he was well received is but verging on the borders of truth. The Sunday school management provided a gift for each member of the school, as also for all other children present and many gifts were left with Santa Clause for presentation to others than the

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