Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-26

mer will prosper from the start.
This is the right spirit to display and
such liberaIity on the part Of Mr..
Ilerrie will soon cause Il fine class of
settlers to select his territory for Il
permanent home. Mr.. Pierrie's home
ranch is located in 10 and $40, about
eight miles northeast OF Hedges.
F. W. Barron Of Darlington, n. d.,
was III the city yesterday looking over
the opening for telephone system.
He is about to take over the contracts
made by the business men with Mr..
Graham of Ilarlowtol, who agreed to
have Il system in working order by
the 3Oth of May. Mr.. Barron was
very favorably impressed with the
outlook for Judith Gap and returned
home to make arrangements to move
out here and begin work OH the local
system at once.
The Montana Lumber company has
completed large shed in their yards
here, which is entirely water proof
and completely enclosed. 1t slavery
important improvement. and nearly
doubles the capacity Of the former
shed.
The McCall-W el,ster Elevator COM
lssny has let the contract for a 2sx4S
warehouse on the railroad right of
way near the cold storage buildings.
which will be used for finished lum-
Der and grain and feed. T.. l.. Schiller
has the cont ract.
\. F. Hyde, a prominent jeweler of
Appletnn, Wis, was in the Judith
Gap country the past week looking
the territory over with view OF ill.,
vesting in real estate. lie spent sew
eral days in Lewistown and the Moore
country, but finally made a selection
y mile southeast of Judith Gap, fine
piece of land for which he paid $50 an
acre. buying the same through the
Judith Gap Land company. Mr..
Hyde is a shrewd business man and a
good Judge of land, and the fact that
he selected property near Judith Gap
after looking over the entire section,
is evidence that the land here looked
better to critical judge of real estate
values than even the far-fametl Judith
Basin.
James Marshall, section foreman
of the Milwaukee at Harlowton, filed
last October on Il quarter in 2-1O-l9,
and the first of last week was in the
city making arrangements to have
house erected Oh his place. He now
has Il comfortable three-rOOm dwell
ling Oh his homestead, and in II few
months his father and mother will
come out from New York state,
where James was born, and live with
their son. Seventeen years ago Mr..
Marshall left the States, and for ten
years travelled in Brazil, Argentine
Republic, Austria, Spain, France and
ltaly-during which time he worked
at various trades and at times was in
terested in business properties. He
says, however, that he is now through
roaming-that he went out in search
Of wealth and wisdom, and that he
got the latter: Locate in Il promis-
ing new country and stay with it,"
STRAYED.-March2 Goth from G-0-lt;,
Il black mulley COW with halter on.
Liberal reward. W. Ii. Wills. loft
The following is taken from the
Mcllenry (McHenry. lllinois) Plain
dealer: "This week saw the depar-
tnre Of two Mcllenry families, name
ly, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ID. OFT, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. Burlo and the latter's father,
Mr.. Force, for Judith Gap. Mont,
where they have taken up home
steads. Messrs. OFT and Burdo are
both wide awake young men, and if
luck breaks any where near even with
them in the Northwest they will lat
least we sincerely hope so) return
home with the coin. The OFT family
has made McIlenry it's home during
the past five and one-half years, Mr..
OFT being employed at the Barbian
Bros. cigar factory during all this
time. Mr.. and Mrs. BnulO have re-
sided here about three years, the for
mer having charge of the long dis
tance telephone commny's interest
in this district. While our people
very much regret the loss Of these
two estimable families, the wishes of
success and prosperity from their
! friends here will accompany them to
their new home" Messrs. Oft, Bur-
do and Force each has IA hOmestea
near Oxford, and came prepared to
go right into farming. They are
heartily welcomed by the people in
the Judith Gap country.
The Congregational church will be
opened on Friday, April 2, with Il so
t.ial RI vvhinh %lo ,,,l,1i..