The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-20
CLOSE CORPORATION.
The Last Escapade by the
Union Pacific Employees.
MIR. BOOK SHUT OUT
Scenes and Incidents Of an Exciting
Ahair---Railroad Employees
Armed with Clubs,

Yesterday afternoon c. Bogk, proprietor
OF the Revere House, made the first trip to
the depot with his new free buss, and az
was generally supposed by our citizens, Mr.
bogk was not allowed to enter the gate o.
the fence around the railway buildings-said
gate being closed to all who fail to pro.
nounce the "Shibboleth" of the Union
Pacific Railway Company. When the EN-.
ployes OF the Railway Company saw Mr..
Bogk coming down the road there was an
unusual commotion, and officer Guss-he
OF the club-ran toward the gate and closed
it, at the same time shouting to Mr.. Book
You can't comein here, them my orders"
"GREAr SCOTT"
Mr.. Bogk asked why he was not allowed
to enter the enclosure, when an Individual
h looked and acted as though hi owned
the whole OF this word, and had q large
interest in the world to come, appeared on
the scene, n in a manner that made sew
eral strangers standing near by think he
was none other than the Car OF all the
Russias, gave Mr.. Bogk to understand
that the ground on which he Carl Scottl
stood was holy. and that nothing unclean
could enter there. IF" said he, 'Syou have
any passengers there for our train they can
"OAA III u yOuI Du6H 6udl uOC 6QJer.'
In vain did he of the free buss demonstrate,
beg and threaten, the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company could not be moved; the
gate was shut and Bogk had to drive his
team close to the fence, and after gaining
permission the horses were allowed to look
overinto the Company'syar 1t was noticed
by The MINER reporter that officer Guss
had been supplied with
A BRAND NEW club
in place of the one that wal broken over
the head OF Peter Pruden on Wednesday,
and Mr.. Scott wishing to be considered
as important as the other officers of the
company, went away and armed himself
with a formidable looking walking stick,
with which he paraded the platform
monarch of all he surveyed" In a short
was SO roughly handled by the railway
employees on Wednesday, made his appear
ance at the gate and told the gentleman in
charge OF that place that there was some
baggage in the depot that he wanted. This
seemed to give Mr.. Scott an opportu-
nifty to declare himself, which he did in q
way that would have made the English
Lion and Russian Bear tremble. II. said:
Now, you get out of here, and don let
me have to tell you OF it again." Pruden
who knew from sad experience that the
Union Pacific employees never bark unless
they bite, went through the gate SO quick
that led many to think that he was being
pursued by President Cleveland with a
Federal Office. The MINER reporter asked
the affrighted Pruden the cause of his
alarm, n received the following reply:
my God, sir, l went in there yesterday
and
THEY NEARLY CLUBBED ME TO DEATH.
II | go in there to-day I am afraid they will
kill me. | will never go in there again with
out carrying a shotgun with me. The man
h owns that baggage in there will have
to come after it himself" Several carriages
belonging to the transfer company now ap-
peared in sight aud the railway people
threw open their gates and allowed those
elected to particular honor to enter. After
this procession had swept through, the
gate again closed,
LEAVING POOR BOOK
and his horses still looking wistfully over
the fence. Upon the arrival of the train
from Anaconda, Mr.. Scott's place as
represented to be another railway employee,
and who swung a club over his shoulder
that measured at least four feet in length
and three inches in thickness.
DARE NOT RIDE.
nDOuV Vul6 1ll1C U11CC VI lOul HICu, iii
ployed by the railway company, came out
Of the depot, and the following conversation
took place:
"Hello," said No. l, pointing to Bogk's
bus, "what's that?"
No. 2. THAT'S the new free bus, which
is owned by the proprietor OF the Revere
We can all ride to town free now"
No. 3. "You al if you want to, but I
don't think you want to very bad"
No. 2. "Why?"
No. 3. because, if any of us ride nthat
bus We will be discharged. We have to
pay the Transfer Company fifty cents to
ride up town, because they carry the mail
up for the railway company free of charge,
it is a question Of you boost me, and
I'll boost YOU"
The three men then started to walk to
5he city, one of them exclaiming, piously,
oh hell, where is the boosted liberty of the
American people?"