The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
JOE BUSH.
He Gives Us the Latest News
in Deer Lodge.

DEER LODGE, MONT,
November IA, 1883.
ED. MINER: Your correspondent
has been hidden away for the past
few days In order to prevent coming
in contact with the "business por-
tons" of the irate individuals who
were mentioned some days since in
the telephone answers to questions
by the MINER. His sudden absence
from the street gave rise to the re-
port that he was dead, but such was
not the case. He was only sleeping:
and having just awoke, he was put
In possession of the facts of a won
Gerful lawsuit. The appearance of
Charley Warren upon our streets of
course aroused the disabilities of Joe
Bush, but he sought in vain for an
interview. Charley was too full of
business to stand the racket, and tore
out a button-hole in his efforts to es-
cape. Not to be Outwitted in this
manner, however. Joe ''slid" around
the corner and intercepted Under
Sheriff McTague, from whom a por
ton, atleast, of the foregoing was
cleaned:
A year ago last September the
Board of Commissioners of Deer
Lodge county, upon proper repre-
sentations, had surveyed and laid
out a public road from the fOt of the
Hump hill to Stuart, and from thence
one and q quarter niles west of Stu
art to the Philipsburg road. The
road was not opened till last sum-
mer-August or September-at
which time it was duly declared open
as a public highway by the Board of
Commissioners. Acting upon this
mandate the Road Overseer removed
the fences 20 that teams could pass
through to the town of Stuart with
out the inconvenience of going so
far round. The landowners OF the
neighborhood took exceptions to this
mode of procedure, and at once re-
placed the fences. The matter was
permitted tn slumber for a season, but
Charley Warren, father Of the town
of Stuart, not to be outdone, yester-
dav morning had the following So
called ohstructionists arrested: Cod
frey Romang. Ben Phillips, B.
PARROT and Frank Notes.-The.
Under, Sheriff Tom McTague
made the arrest and brought the par
ties here for TREATMENT" Being ar
raigned before Judge Emerson, the
trial was postponed till 9 o'clock this
morning. The following witnes ses
for the plsintif were also brought
along: James Brown. E Thomas.
and G. III. Kinney. At the proper
hour this morning. all appeared, but
after some parleying, upon consent
Of parties the matter was deferred
until the meeting Of the next Grand
Jury. The defendants were not reg
ularly bound over, but under an
agreed case. as it were, the next
Grand Jury Is to sift the matter and
decide upon its merits. RumOr has
It that a com promise will be effected
In the meantime, and all will be we'll
The defendants claim that they have
received no damage for having their
possessions cut In twain. and as a con-
sequence no one has the right to tear
down their fences without first COM
%rensating them for the damages.
Your correspondent is not in the
habit of prejudicing cases under judi
cial investigation. hence has n o
suggestions to offer, further than
1t ia to be hoped for the
benefit Of all concerned that the
grievance may be adjusted in q man
lei satisfactory to all-and doubtless
will.
Mr.. Roberts. representative of the
the Benton Record, paid our town a
hurried visit this week. He made
manv friends here, besides adding a
number of good names to the sub
scription list of the able journal in
whose interests he Is canvassing.
Bessie King will perform here next
Monday night. Tomorrow night.
and the two evenings following. the
Holland Comedy companv will per-
form here. They both are highly re-
commended, and will doubtless draw
good houses.
MI. Geo. B. Smythe, railroad agent
here, expects O to he transferred
to Little Rlackfoot. We have not
heard who his successor will be. The
people of Deer Lodge regret to give
him up.
Forbis Irvine, who a few days ago
severely cut his knee with a Ratchet,
is slowly recovering. 1t is not thought
that the limb will be permanently
injured by the mishap.
Mrs. DR.. Higgins has gone east on
q visit. and the Doctor looks as though
he hadn't a friend on earth. Butshe
will return in due time and we hope
in better health-an article in which
she went in Quest.
Sam and Mrs. Scott and Master
Willy went a fishing to Lost creek
this week and caught 3S trout rang
from six inches in length to one
foot. They were beauties, and your
correspondent knows whereof he
speaks, when he saws they were as
good as they looked.
Yours ever.
JOE BUSH.
A Managerial Confab.