Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-12

Judith Gap with her brother. Miss
Gardam is an accomplished young
lady and will add greatly to the society
circles Of this city.
The Episcopal choir will rehearse
Easter music at Mrs. J. W. Surgeons
home Saturday evening Of this week.
II. ID. Jones, together with the local
managers of all the Montana lumber
yards, was called to headquarters in
Lewistown Thursday evening.
We havea fine 3OO-acre farm located
near three stations for rent this sum-
mer. Land all fenced, 5Oacres plowedl,
good water and house. See judith
Gap Land company.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Hanson, who
are holding down a claim south of
town, left last week for short visit
with Mrs. Hanson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Thomas, near Straw.
Tom Stout, Of the Lewistown DEM
ocrat, left with his family last week
for Los Angeles to enjoy the sunny
cline of California. There are only
a few Of us who know how to spend
our surplus so sensibly as Editor Tom
Stout does.
+. II. Churchwell, manager of the
big Penwell sheep ranch near Judith
Gap. received word last week that his
mother i'll Missouri was seriously i'll,
and left the same day for the old home
III the south.
Geo. II. Root started this week to
erect All office building Oh his lot on
the corner of Third avenue and
Meagher street, 16x14, and Il stable
shed in the rear, 12x14. q. F. Deyar-
mon has the contract for both build
ings and promises to have them COM
pleted in two weeks.
The first shipment of sheep from
this section were shipped from Hob
son Monday to f. l.. Shepard of Edg-
erton, Wis. There were 4, 900 head of
choice yearlings in the band which
were sold by Clingan \ llarrigan for
about - head. The sheep will be
put OH alfalfa feed at Billings prior
to an early marketing in Chicago.
Rev. Lyman held Congregational
services in Judith Gap last Sunday
evening which were participated in
by large congregation. The work
Of their church is progressing rapidly
and the building will he completed
within few weeks, which event will
he heartily welcomed by the church.
going people OF Judith Gap.
An old timer saw rattle snake
summing itself on a rock near Harlow
ton a few days ago, and lie came into
town and told the News man that it
was sure sign that the remainder of
the winter would be very midland
a day or two afterwards it was twenty
below down there. These old timers
cannot be depended upon as weather
profits.
II. l.. Bills, banker, issues drafts
OH all cities in the United States at
the following prices: s. or under, !,
cents; s. to SIS, 10 cents: SIS to 500,
Is cents. These rates are cheaper and
Just rs safe as postotfice or express
money orders. If lost, the mode of
securing Il duplicate bank draft is
much more convenient than either of
the other two mentioned. Buy Il bank
draft and leave your money at home.
A dispatch from IL reliable source in
New York states that on May / the
Continental Express company, oper-
ating over the coast line of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee u Puget Sound rail
road, will go out of business, and be
succeeded by the Wells- Fargo Express
company. The Milwaukee, it is stat
ed, has abandoned the plan Of having
an express company of it's own.
Ole flanagan made final proof before
5. j. Small, U. S. Commissioner,
Tuesday, for the II. IL, II. e. IL, II.
1-2, II. W. IA, section 20, township II
H., range Ice. The farm lies about
mile and a quarter from the bust
ness section of Judith Gap, and is a
valuable piece of land. Ole solemnly
promised that he would begin ut once
to find wife to help him enjoy his
newly acquired home.
W. NJ. Patterson, special agent of
the Union Assurance society of Lon
don. was in Judith Gap Tuesday, the
guest of II. l.. and Glen $. Bills,
chums of We olden day back III the old
home town of Ada, Minnesota. MIR.
Patterson has the states of Washing
ton and Montana rs territory for
his company and will make Judith
Gap often. lie is very much pleased
with the town and will possibly make
some investments here next summer,
c. \. Calbaugh, well known in
Judith Gap as Smithy, formerly in
o1,r Of