Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-24
Special Corresp ndence to The MINER
JOE BUSH JOTTINGS.
The Rancher-Old Times-A Quiet
TOWn-PersOnal Mention.
DEER LODGE. November 20. 1886,

DEER LODGE, November 20, 1856.
The weather for this time Of year is de-
lightful. The farmers are about through
with their seasons work and are nov haul
ing their wood and getting ready to take
the winter easy. After all the farmer is the
most Independent man on earth. His fam
lily table is supplied with eatables fresh
from the virgin soil and he alone enjoys the
real Injuries of life. The merchant or me-
chanic depends upon his grocer or huckster
and is compelled to take what he can get
to eat-oitentimes stale and unpalatable.
No wonder then the country produces big
bopy men, just such as is required to make
q stable government. Deer Lodge valley
is chock full OF Industrious, big-hearted til
lers OF the soil, each one running, ~ it were,
a little government of their own, and each
in turn, apparently, seeking to outvie the
other in hospitality. Think OF the old
fashioned "hog killin's," the quilting
bees" the 'log rollings," the 'fox chases."
the "coon hunts" we were once want to
enjoy in our boyhood days! The people
then knew little Of the busy, bustling world
and III their industrial pursuits and limo:
cent amusements they were happy and
COuLCLUs AASA "hSh oANV 10 OAACcs
isn't it folly to be wise?" BIT why revert
to those good old times? 1t only makes
us feel like living our little lives over again.
Our little town is quiet. Year in and
year out it rum along in the same old
groove, with nothing to mar the "solemnity
of the OCCASION" We have no smelters,
mills, factories OF mines to shut down;
hence no anxiety among the laboring
classes. Yet our people feel a deep interest
in the Anaconda trouble and greatly de-
plore the shape affairs have taken in our
neighboring town. Let US hope that mat
tiers ere long will be amicably settled there
and that the busy hum of industry will
soon be heard again in the "S~a naea of
America"
Sheriff McMaster has moved into his fine
brick residence, just completed, at the edge
of town. "Jim," as we are used to calling
him. purchased 16O acres OF land, built a
nice house, and now is styled a veritable
he has a sheriff for the past years, he will
be q great success.
The plasterers and painters are putting
on the finishing touches to Willard Ben
nett's two-story brick residence.
The handsome two-story brick residence
of Rev. E. J. Grenoveld, of the Presbyter-
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soon be ready for occupancy.
The new school house will be completed
in a few weeks, and ready for use after the
holiday vacation. 1t will be Il beauty.
The new Court House is very nearly COM
pleted. Charles Schatzlein, fresco painter
OF Butte, ia now doing the most artistic
piece of work ever done in the Territory.
He has finished the court room up stairs,
and is now painting the Probate Judges
office and clerks Office. He is a master
mechanic, without question. When the
Goddess of Justice is placed in position
(which is to be life size, made of irony
Deer Lodge County can boast of the finest
structure in Montana.
The race track is to be fenced in and put
in good condition, bids for that purpose
having been invited.
Marshal Kelly contemplates erecting a
fine residence in the spring, in Deer Lodge;
also, it is understood Joaquin Abascal will
do likewise.
That extra voter at Caplice & McCune's
wood camp, who has been missing since the
election, has returned. He was only to
Butte. working for the "War Horse" a
little respite from arduous duties.
The two delegates to the late Democratic
County Convention, from Big Rock Greek
were in Deer Lodge on election day, and no
polls were opened down there. So the
Democrats must have suffered to the ex-
tent of at least forty votes in that one
precinct, according to it's representation in
the convention-one delegate for each
twenty Democratic voters. This is "crim-
inal negligence and the jury that 'saton"
poor old man Roberts in Helena ought to
be called upon to adjust this matter.
.JOE RusH.