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Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14
YELLOWSTONE FIRST COUNTY

Billings. Mont. Ma. ). The county
commissioners Of Yellowstone county
have started the ball r"llin. by appr"-
prialin. S,.WM f"r the IN! Farmin"
Congress which will hold it, fourth >ss-
sion 1T Billings. Mont. Tuesday. Wei
n.>.laA and Thus >lay. n.t"her 2d.2. and
Is. neat.
This action. yi,in. substantial cvi
denrc OF the enthusiasm with which
the people Of Montana are taking hold
nj the work OF preparing f"r appropriate"
entertainment "f the comm. Congress.
wa> taken with pr"mp.ne>> when Chair
man George HrniYhotf ot the finance
committee nj the state hoard nf control
presented the >uhirc, before the com.
mi>Sinncr>.
BY thus literally a>>i>tin. the board
nj control in ra>in. money I" drfray the
expenses nj the Congress and the Inter
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14
A hint TO FARMERS

j. j. Hill, head Of the Great North
err1, is quoted as saying: <sWhat
the country needs more than any,
thing else is an adequate system
Of agricultural colleges. The farm
erS ought to be taught how to farm.
The farmers Of other countries
know more than we do. The land
of England has been titled for a
thousand years, but it is producing
more wheat to the acre than most
of ours is. It's the same i'm France,
Germany, Belgiur111 and Holland,
while the little Japanese till their
few acres with intelligence
equaled no other place i'm the
world. The farmers OF this Cour1-
try, at the rate they are creating
wealth, could save enough money
in twenty-five years to buy rail-
roads. have just taken a trip over
the Great Northern to the Pacific
Coast and back. never saw things
looking better.''
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14

national Exposition Of Dry Farm pro-
ducts which will be held during the
congress week in Billings, the Yellow
stone county officials have set com
mendable example in recognizing the dry
farming movement as one Of the largest
factors of the year for attracting the at
tention Of the country to the resources
of Montana and particularly to this
wonderfully fertile valley. The Dry
Farming Congress is doing more than
any other agency to stamp with per-
manency the progress in the develop
ment of the west by furnishing the
means for educating the settlers and
even more experienced farmers in meth
DDS Of cultivation. seed selection and
crop development that will reduce the
number of farm failures to the mini
m.,::..
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14
FATHERS RECIPE

We hear IL lot of mothers cakes
And sisters lemon pie:
Of gingerbread that yran'ma makes.
And auntie's dou.hnut--my!
But fathers got recipe
He says beats all the rest:
And when it's mixed .. X. says he,
1t suits his palate best.
Some lie-abed-till-nine O'Clock,
Some breakfast-up-to-ten;
\ shirt sleeve-stroll around the block
\ shave. a pipe. and then
\ pile Of colored supplements.
With frequent dozinYS off
Those are the chief ingredients
OF fathers sunday loaf.
-Ippincott's.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14
THE PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD


1t is estimated that the population of
the world is one billion five hundred
millions. BY this mass of persons are
spoken some 5.oM languages. and hy
them are profcs>ed more than HOO re-
liYions.
The average life is 33 l-3 years. One
fourth OF mankind are said to die before
the seventh, and one-fourth before the
seventeenth year. Only One-siNth live be.
yo,,d the age Of sixty. Thirty three mil
lion die annually; 3l.NW daily: 373O
every hour: 30 every minute--onc for
each tick of the clock.
While one-fourth Of mankind are cap
able of bearing arms. but Oh" III a thou
sand is naturally inclined to the calling.
ITO discontinue an advertisements
says John Wanamaker. one Of the larg.
est advertisers in the world, rs like
taking down your sign. II you want t"
do business. YOU must let the people
know it,
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14

Judith Gap has never had a boom,
but is enjoying steady growth that
is pleasing to every property owner.
In fact the town is not growing as
rapidly as the development of the sur
rounding country would warrant, but
it is better to have it that way than
to have it grow too fast and then go
back. Judith Gap is going to be the
largest andoes business city between
Great Falls and Billings.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14

The Philbrook Star, now edited by
that genial boo ,ter, q enc Mcknight,
says that town has the only winning
ball team in the state. 1t has won
every game it has played so far is
season ton paper) and is now anxious
to take on Surgeons homesteaders.
1t is nice to be SO cock sure of your
baseball team before the season
opens. Mac
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14

The Judith Basin Star, published at
Hobson-P hilbrook, has been pur-
chased by :. f. Peterson of the In
land Empire at Moore. Gene
Mcknight, that live wire of the Pink
Pill, has charge of the Star, which
insures it's success from the start.
The former publisher, NJ. l.. Tuve,
has decided to return to the wilds of
Minnesota and content himself with
fishing, raising strawberries and
things. We wish the incoming and
outgoing publishers abundant success.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14

The first issue o. the Broadview
Bulletin is out. 1t isa paper of which
every resident of Yellowstone county
can be Justly proud. Leon Thurston,
editor and manager, is young man
of energy and ability, and will make
Il success of the enterprise.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14

Everybody in Judith Gap should
turn out to greet the Chicago-kansas
City-Omaha-Seattle flyers on May
23rd. The advent Of these palaces on
wheels will mark an epoch Of pro-
gress for Judith Gap, the peerless
city of the plains.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14

Spring is a little late in getting here.
but our farmers are making up for
lost time by the speed in preparing
the soil for crops. We have an ener-
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14

getlc, enterprislng community of
homesteaders who cannot he dis
couraged in any manner. And they
will make this country blossom as the
rose before MANY wears.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

tained on Tuesday for dinner Mr and Mrs. s. l.. Johnson and Mr and Mrs. J. E. McCIennen.
 The ladies of the w. c. T. U. will have a social the afternoon and night of the Both, one week from this coming Saturday.
 Senator J. P. Logan left on the Tuesday morning train for Shreve- port, and from there will go to Cam den, where he is billed to make an address.
 Mrs. Will Collins, accompanied bv Grandma Collins, returned from Muldrow, Ok, Saturday. where they had been visiting at the home of Dr. Tom Collins.
 Mrs. Frank Obern and two young est children left Saturday night for Kansas City. They will spend a week there and then go on to Zanes- vile, O, to visit her mother, broth CTS and sisters in the old l:ome. She expects to be gone two months.
 Mir. Alonzo Story and Miss Rosa Sullivan. who live near Antimony. were united in marriage at the home of the brides parents October 3, by Elder Youmans. A host of friends lof both were present and after the ceremony enjoyed an elegant dinner and pleasant social time together.
 M. E. D. M.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

son as the "original Booster" the one who instlg aied the move and though whose efforts the general Booster Club of the New Califor- mia had been formed.
 Senator Logan spoke of the so- cial life of Mir. and Mrs. Johnson and the general sociaDility exist. ing throughout the South.
 Mir. Johnson responded to the fiattering and kindlyremarks and we'll wishes and registered a pro- test . against the general practice of relating jokes at the expense of Arkansas and urged the advis- ability of emitting such jokes as would tend to cast any reflection on either Arkansas or any of it's inhabitants. If necessary to tell these jokes, tell them on Texas, Oklahoma or Missouri, or even on Iowa, but do not tell jokes on Arkansas. The cold, plain facts are much more interesting.
 MT. Johnson is removing to Iowa, where he takes charge of the commercial department of one of the leading business col. leges in the state. and Grannis extends to both Mir. aud Mrs. Johnson most hearty wishes.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
BIO FORK BITS.
They say:

They say:
 That, there is not single va caut building in Big Fork.
 That, Lem Loftis ot Alder, still continues his visits to shs Lackey home.
 That. w. P. Crawford of Big Fork, is on an extended visit with relatives in Oklahoma.
 That, H. l. Rains has accepted position with the Moore Milling Company at Big Fork.
 That, the school at Big Fork will begin soon with Fred Strlck- land of Board Camp, as teacher That. panics never reach Big Fork. That every sawmill in town is running at its fullest ca. pacity. That Frank Bates, formerly ol this place has changed his quar- sers to Alder iu Montgomery county. .,
 James Clifton.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
SCALES AND COTTON WEIGHING
Emmett Rowe Discovers Discrepancy
 and Asks Information.

Last week Emmett Rowe of
 1ocky was in Mena trying 10
 locate the cause of a variation
 between the scales at his cotton gin and c. w. Petty's cotton
 icales. Mir. Rowe weighed him-
 ,elf on nearly all the small scales
 m the stores and on Mir. Petty'S scales. The resalts showed that ,e weighed from l46E 10 l4S bounds on tte store scales and l45 on Mir. Petty's scales. He then drove home and found that he weighed l47 on ths scales at
 his gin. Mir. Rowe asked The
 Star to publish this statement
 ind comment thereon.
 Having had no experience in
 weighing or handling scales and
 having no special knowledge On
 the subject, The Star referred the question to Prof. w. T. Adams, superintendent of the Mena pub lie schools. Without giving any names Prof. Adams was asked this questions: "It two scales that are balanced and on weig hing an objecton them It is foundthaton one 1t weighs l47 pounds and on
 the other 1t weighs l45 pounds,
 what would be the difference
 in the weight shown by the scales in weighing pound bale of cotton ?" Prof. Adams reply
 was that unless the marking on
 the scale beam was purposely lengtheEed in the making at the
 factory as it was carried out on the beam there would be no in- creased variation by the increase
 in the weight placed on them, but there would be the same variation in weighing 10 pounds as there
 would be in 1000 pounds.
 Prof. Adams further expressed the opinion that if they were both standard scales it was more than likely that the trouble was simply caused by some slight
 friction in the way the scales were set up.
 Prof. Adams, besides having a professional knowledge of weights and measures, has Lad iu past years considerable experience in setting up, testing and using scales.
 Others with experience in using large scales say that it is seldom that the same load, weighed and l theh taken off and bro ught back
 on the scales, will weigh tho same. That 1t is expected that the shifting of the load will show from one to several pounds difference.
 { The only thing further that The Star can offer IS that tue state law provides for county cotton weigher and further that Il is a violation of the state law to weigh cotton with scales with
 out first having the scales tested.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
EddER ITEMS.

Miss Callie Dickerson is re- ported very sick.
 Mrs. s. J. Philpot's daughter is visiting her this week.
 Ephy Garrett will soon have his new residence ready to move into.
 Mrs. Eva Garrett. who recently dislocated her ankle, is able to walk again.
 Mrs. Sarah Harrison suffered a very painful accident by falling over box, but IS improving. Seaborn Philpot and his young wife have rented the Garden property and gone to house keeping.
 F. w. Thornton and sor and w. E. Justice and son left Mon- day morning for Oklahoma to look for location.
 Willis Wimberly and Miss Mamie Hoover were quietly mar ried at the home of the brides parents Sunday evening.
 School Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

Born 10 Mir. and Mrs. Will Par. ker, a baby girl.
 Andre Baily and family have moved in our midst.
 Mrs. M. Watson is staying al the home of l.. F. Puryis. Leslie Purvis went o Meua Sunday, where h will enter school.
 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Farnsworth are visiting at the home of J. V. Bailey.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Strickland made a business trip to Mena Monday.
 The protracted meeting Midway closed last week with several additions to the church. K MT Calvin Chaney, who has been in Oklahoma the past few months is with homefolks again.
 Goldenhair.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
WIcKEs wAvELETS.

Prof. Holman went to Mena Friday on business.
 Will Dollins left Sunday for Oklahoma looking for a location.
 Mrs. Lloyd was called to the bedside of her son, in Louisiana, who is very i'll.
 An election was he'd Monday for the purpose of establishing a special school district.
 Miss Pearl Hamby, one of o1r best lady teachers, begun her school Monday after three weeks vacation.
 The Wickes ana Ducket ball teams met on the Wickes ground Saturday eveEing. The score shows another easy game for Wickes. Vixie.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
Thirty-Third Birthday.

Grannis, Ark. October l7.---
 One of the many admiring freinds of Mrs. Willis Huugate, knowing that her 33d birthday anniversary was near invited other friends to join her in sur prising her, for the entertainment of herself and others.
 About twenty-five gathered al S:30 aHd passed the time in games, music and conversation until about 10 o'clock, when the hour admouished the ladies that home is a woman's kingdom, and with many wishes for happy re- turns of the occ asion, they all said their au revoirs.
 Ethel Wimberley.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
Two-miLH TwITTERINds.

Mack Taylor left last week fol De Queen.
 n A. Daniels went 10 Mena one day last week on business.
 c. E. Green of Rust. attended Sunday school at this place ouu- day.
 Miss Blanche Lane of Potter is a guest at the home of MT Hicks this week.
 Mrs. Florence Cravens and sor of neai Smithvilie, Ok, are visit ing relatives here.
 IT, Beavers aud family visited with Will Beavers near Buige' Saturday night and Sunday. J. T. Ward and family ano Miss Dora Anderson visited atthe
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
RED BIRD NOTES.

I. NJ. Bowen lost good work horse recently.
 Mrs. Marion Edwards Is very sick this week.
 Dr, Bates vas called so 0 fen the fl st of the week.
 The family of Jacnb Scott leave Thursday for Missouri.
 Jossph Hughes was kicked by a horse last week and seriously hurt. w. J. Cox and daughter, Dsmie, are comfortably settled iu their new home.
 Ray Monday is visiting home folks, after prolonged stay in the northern part of the state.
 GuiIford Bates, one of Big Forks promising young men, was pleasant caller here Sunday.
 Albert Doty. who for some time has been on the mail route here, left last week for Wickes.
 Henry Whisenhuut of Alvin, Ok, is here for few days stay to look after business and ming,e with friends
 The new mail route failed to gc into ,ffect on the llth inst. tht department having refused the bids, for which we are again thankful.
 In a letter to his grandfather, w. ]. Cox of this place, Fri Will. s,n of Kiows, Ok, states that the people, as we'll as stock. gro snf- fering from scarcity of water. This never occurs in the grand old Bear State.
 Mrs. N. D Scott, who for sev eral months has been visiting s' the home of her sister. Mrs. s. s. Cox, left Monday via Mena for her home at Autlers, Ok. ]. in re. sponse to a communication stat jog that her ,n, John, is very i'll. Some uukown party entered and robbed the posfoffice q few nights agn. relieving the money drawer of me small change. II seems that 1t was known that there was go, d sum of money or hand, which Postmaster Johu Milan had placed in safe keeping elsewhere the evening before. NJ clew was left. Mir. Milan states that the party eitered his home and took the keys from his pocket Responding to the Big Forl correspondents cali for informa' :inn, we obtained au interview win Professor Virgil s. Fervu son, who stated that he has beer teaching school in Oklahoma ant was called home 10 look after hi interests on the farm, which hav' kept him busy during the pas month. He Is making the ueces srv arrangements to ent th' Ouschita college, from which h' has been deterred bv suiferiul several hesvy financial losses However, he expects to mingl with his Big Fork friends at hi earliest convenience.
 Buster Brown.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
SECOND DAYS REPORT.
The Civil Docket Made Up Mostly o
 Light Cases.


 Circuit Uudge Steel is having lots of trouble getting work for his jury. He called every case on the civil docket yesterday af- teruoon aud finally succeeded in getting one small case ready for trial. It was the case of B. w. Teater vs. M. s. Schermerhorn to collect a board bill Of S44 owed to Mir. Teater by an old man by the name of Bennett, who came here from Iowa last spring and fell and injured himself on a defect- i've sidewalk. Bennett wagl laid up for several weeks and Mir. Schermerhorn took au interest in his case. The suit came up be- cause MT. Teater let Beuuett take his baggage and leave the board bill, claiming Mir. Schermerhorn had guaranteed to see il paid. Mir. Schermerhorn claimed he had only agreed to help Mir. Teater collect the account, but the jury in the trial of the case decided that Schermerhoru had placed himself liable for the full amount of the bill and gave judgment ac cordiugly.
 Today was time for the trial of |the railroad cases. There were none ready for trial of special im- portance and after a jury trial oi Ithc case in which ;. s. Little was given judgment against the Kansas City Southern in tue snm of $25.oo for damage caused by
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
DOTS FR0fi DALLAS.

Little Ella Joplin of Quito is visit. ing kinfolks here this week.
 Quite a number of our young peo. pie attended church at Salem Sln. day night.
 Why doesn't everybody take The Star? It has been a welcome visitor here since it's first issue.
 The winter term of the public school opened Monday morning with Prof. Trainer as principal and Miss Anderson of Nunley assistant. Mrs. Della Hall and little girl came home last Thursday from a two months camp and rest with Mir, Hall, who is in the forest service. Their camp was near Womble. Mir, Hall is still on duty.
 Auntie.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
BOOSTER BANQUET.

A Farewell Reception Rendered s. L.
 and Mrs. Johrson.
 On Monday evening the Boost CTS of Granniss and their ladies gathered 2 in the Odd Fellows new building to tender to Mir. and Mrs. s. L. Johnson kind fare well.
 A banquet such as only the Boosters of the New California can get up had beer prepared, af- ter which Major Poe acting as toast master called on J. E, Schooley for remarks. He talked of his business relations with Mir. Johnson and dwelt at some l. ngth on the developmant of he fruit industry in and around GraHnis
 o. L. Gregg spoke of MT. John
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
POLK CIRCUIT COURT CONVENED TUESDAY
Jrdge Steel's Interesting Address to Grand Jury Several New and Im- portant Laws Mena School
 Boys Attend.

The fall term of circuit court for Polk county was opened by
 Judge J. s. Steel last Tuesday.
 There was the usual opening day crowd, composed of lawyers and
 other court officials, members of
 grand and petit juries, witnesses
 who had, since last term of court, been summoned to be on hand at
 the first of this term, and some of
 the "professional' witnesses and Jurymen. There was also some
 indication of the coming of an- other election, as shown by the
 preseHce of early candidates for office. To this gathering was added a hundred or two of boys from the public schools, who, un- der the watchful eye of Professor w. T. Adams. were brought there that Judge Steel, in his earnest aud forclble explanation Iof the criminal law to the grand jury, might impress on these youngsters greater knowledge
 aud respect therefor.
 Judge Steel always makes a
 clear, strong talk. It is good to
 listen to, especially for a fellow who IS little weak in his moral
 code. The judge always warns up to high point when he reaches the law on ''pistol tot iug,' believing that the violation
 of this law is the cause of prac- tically all murders. He congrat-
 ulated Polk county for the fact that there was not murder case on the docket, and said that the fight that had been made in this county against pistol toters in the past was responsible for this clean docket. He urged that thls fight
 be kept up and further called at tention to the fact that it was against the law to sell or loan a pistol, or for merchants to sell o .
 keep pistol cartridges in their stores.
 Judge Steel callsd special att tention to the law regarding sell E ing or giving liquor to minors and gambling with minors, stat ing that if 1t was possible to keep whisky away from the boys of the country until they reached
 the age of 2l years the whisky question would be solved, as the statistics showed that 9S per cent iof all the men who have filled drunkards' graves acquired the habit when boys.
 The judge also called attention to some new laws. One makes it an offense to be ( sunk. not only
 on trains and at public gather ings, but on any highway, street, alley or public place. As he expressed 1t, to get drunk man
 must crawl off in a thicket or to his own home.
 Another new law prohibits any candidate for office making any gift or donation to any person or institution.
 Another strong new law pro-
 yides severe punishment for a
 man who may abandon his wife or children.
 The new school law was also referred to.
 It was noon by the time the grand and petit juries had been empaneled and court adjourned until l:30 in the afternoon- w. T. Bradbury was appointed foreman of the grand jury.