Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-30
Mesdames Iluntsman and Bring will

Mesdames Huntsman and Bring will
entertain. -.
The piepho Drug company has re-
and expects the goods along in u few
days. The firm announces that by
May II the store will be- ready for
business. PiephO brothers are kept
busy these days getting ready for the
arrival Of their fixtures and stock. O
George a. Seaman, the bonanza
homesteader of Oxford, was in the
city yesterday and reports every
thing lovely-except the weather.
down in his section. Farmers are
courage and hope. The soil is rich
south and east of Judith Gap, Il ter
ritory that is thickly settled with
good farmers, and their efforts will
be richly rewarded before many
years.
{. \. Candy, of Nora Springs,
Iowa. filed OH Il splendid quarter
section of land this week near the
Bower ranch. about miles west Of
the city. lie intends going to work
developing the farm ut once, and is
negotiating with Mr.. Weber for his
everything necessary to carry on
farming operations.
The entertainment given in the NJ.
+. church by the ladies' Aid society
III the form Of a contribution social,
was Il success from every point of
view. Oscar Skeel sang in his i'll
imitable style. Everybody knows
It's There Mrs. Nora Martin gave
drifting. Oscar Skeen followed in
gave splendid recitation. Will
Harmed sang a solo, which was foil
owed by quartet consisting of Mrs.
Girard and Mrs. Bring, and Messrs.
Harmed and Berrin. The rest Of the
evening was spent in playing games,
after which lunch was served of
sandwiches, cake. coffee and pickles.
The affair was very enjoyable one.
Monday Deputy Game Warden Sam
Cushman of LewistOwn, accompanied
by Deputy sheriff Taylor Of Judith
Gap, left here on horseback for Frank
lin, where it was reported someone
working OF the section was killing
antelope. Upon arriving ut their
destination they arrestedJohn Goetz,
one OF the section men, who acknOwl-
edged he had killed several antelope
and cooked some for the crew. He
was taken to LewistOwn Monday eve
ming where he received Il heavy fine,
and not being able to pay the same
is now serving Jail sentence. The
deputy game warden said he had 9TH
er laWbreakers spotted for the same
ot1ense, and that he was going to see
to it that everybody guilty Of killing
protected game would be prosecuted
to the fullest extent of the law.
W. \. Barkley, Il rancher near OK
ford, was in the city Wednesday get
ting provisions and telling his exper-
fences in blowing. Mr.. Barley was
formerly Il bass singer of considerable
renown, having sung with some of
the best opera trOupes OH the road,
but he left the theatrical life for the
more simple one of ranching. He
said in regard to the blowing he has
done: ''YOu ought to see the way
ain tearing up the sod Oh my place.
People are coming for miles til look
at it, and say it is the best work they
have ever seen. They simply marvel
ut it," When asked what kind of Il
pillow and how many horses Ire is us
ing, he replied: 'Horses. Well, l
have two animals that cost me s27,
and they drag my Pinch walking
pillow along in great shape. The team
would have cost me only S25. bnt |
shook dice with the former owner of.
the better animal to see whether l
should give 50 or get him for nothing.
lost. Of course the horse was all
in then, but he pulled ont all right,
and is now in perfect TRIM" Mr..
Barkley has IL hens on his place, and
he says when eggs were worth 80
cents Il dozen he was getting from
& to II every day. He has brood of
II chicks two weeks old, and four hens
setting. He also has a small flock Of
turkeys.