Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-06-25

anu ii lIt Ctn secure all Tie business
houses and residences in Judith Gap
he will extend the line here. He left
last week for France, where he ex-
poets to sell bonds to finance the new
lighting system to be place in Lewis
town Ond Judith Gap.
ScOtty Walters, representing the
Montana Electrical company of Butte,
was in the city Wednesday.
Harry Bangert. the gas light man
of Lewistown, was in the city w etlnes-
day returning from a business trip to
BrOadview and Hedges.
George Scambler has purchased a
Ford runabout, with which, he says,
he can climb any hill on a high speed.
1t is the first automobile in Judith
Gap.
Miss Belle Francisco. county super
intendent of schools, came over from
White Sulphur Springs Tuesday to
pay a visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Francisco, on the home
stead east of town.
l.. l.. Wood gave a farewell dance
in his Commercial hotel building
Monday evening which was well at
tended. but not rs good IL turnout rs
Mr. Wood anticipated. The music
was furnished by the local orchestra.
Mrs. Frances Antoine arrived Tues
dav evening from Seattle, Washing
ton. and viii spend the summer with
her sons q. J. and d. W. Antoine of
this place. AS she likes the country
here pretty we'll. she is thinking Of
taEin q hnmaStpa1
PLOw1NG.-I will he prepared to
take contracts for breaking, begin
ming about April 25th. Parties desir
ing blowing done, please leave orders
at the Journal Office. Can break
| from 20 to 20 acres a day. First come.
first served, located IN the same com
munitv. j. +. Birnell. 2ltf
Postmaster Haynes went to Clan
cey. Mont. the first Of the week and
took in the railroad meeting at Hell
ena on Wednesday. June 23rd which
was called to consider the y cnnnec-
ton between the two roads at Judith
Gap.
County Surveyor p. j. Spach was
in Judith Gap several days this week
surveying roads into this town from
the south west and north. Mr.. Spach
thinks Judith Gap has the best future
\ for large and prosperous city Of any
/ Of the growing towns in Meagher
county.
! Robert Ferguson. a prominent at
! torney of Pembina county. North Da-
! kota. has opened a law office in Hede-
es. Mr. Ferguson has taken a home
! stead in tie Swimming Woman coun-
| try and has sent for his family and
will establish residence out there
/ at once.
The old gravel pit at Oxford has
been opened M and several work
crews are busy hallasting the track
between here and Billings. The road
bed will be raised eight inches and
the track pnt in first class condition
for the fast time to be made by the
passenger trains.
President G. w. Tenney Of the Mon
tana WESLEYAN university of Helena,
snent Monday in town visiting with
friends and old students OF that insti-
tutiOns. In the evening Mr.. Tenney
gave an address on education at the
Methodist church. after which he left
for the Epworth League convention
at Lewistown.
John Goetz is at large again. He
says he will comply with all the game
laws of the state hereafter, and will
take particular care to see that all
others will comply with the same
wherever he may he located. Mr..
Goetz went to Franklin Tuesday af-
| ternoOn to take un his work on Sec
| ton II for the Great Northern rail-
road
Geo. II. Root has cut his lot |, block
35. facing on Third avenue, into four
lots 25xaO. lie sold one recently to
Miss Anna Raa Of Drake. n. d.. who
expects to return this fall and put up
a building. estprdav he sold another
will put up building covering the
entire lot for bowling alley.
Neil Mcdonald, one of the new set
tiers in the Hedges district. made a
flying trip to North Dakota Monday
to settle up some business matters
preparatory to making some invest
ments in Hedges city property. Mr..
McDOnald's two sons arrived from
Oregon last week and secured home
steads in the Swimming Woman coun-
try. One of the boys will possibly
open dental parlors in Hedges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Strickland, and
sons Percy and Glenn, of Manchester,
Iowa, were in Judith Gap yesterday
paving visit to the Journal man.
Mrs. Strickland and the bows will visit
some time with friends in Great Falls
and later take in the wonders OF Vel
lOWstOne National park before re.
turning home. Mr.. Strickland return.
ed to Iowa this week to bring ont
another bunch of land buyers for his
Lavina property consisting of 10000
acres of rich Musselshell valley lands
Saturday last, the Misses Viola
Fisher and Susan Small with Marion
Small of Judith Gap, enjoyed Il de
lightful drive to Hedges and vicinity
At the Giltinan-Penwell ranch at l5er-
call they were treated most royalty.