Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-07-02

man, Patterson, Gurley, y. j., Louise
ID. and Miss Sadie Antoine, White.
Ford, Piepho, Skeen, Rev. and Mrs.
Coslet. This little band of Christian
ladies is doing noble work and de-
serve the hearty cooperation of all
our people.
For fine stationery go to the Palais
Royal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II. Murray
of Hobson were in the city Wednesday
on business.
5. W. Pennock, one of Lewistown's
bright young attorneys, was III the
Gap Tuesday on his way to Hedges to
look after some business.
Miss Bertha Small, who graduated
last week from the Normal at Valley
City, North Dakota, arrived in judi
it'll Gap Saturday and will keep her
sister company on the homestead near
Hedges this summer.
Barrow 4 Magnuson have complet-
ed the well in the rear of the Com
mercial hotel. striking water at Il
depth of 60 feet. The water is of the
best quality. and the quantity is suf-
ticient for all the hotel purposes.
Roy Stanley arrived home last Sat
urday from North Dakota where he
has contract for grading on the new
| \. =. extension east Of Glendive. He
Will remain here until about the mid
| die of the next month.
/ G.. j. Shanahan came in from his
Bercal ranch Tuesday to make his
many Gap friends happy by his CHEEKY
greetings. lie says crops are looking
fine in his section and that his barley
will soon be ready to cut.
The Masonic temple in Lewiston
will be dedicated on July 10Th. Ma
sons from all parts OF the state will
be present, and great time is expect
ed. The temple is one of the hand
soonest buildings Of the kind in the
northwest.
Mrs. Chas. Albers, nee Miss Skef-
ca. Shanahan, to erect a comfortable
dwelling on her homestead near Ber-
call and when completed she and her
husband will come out and spend the
summer and winter on the claim.
Arthur Johnson will give Fourth
of July celebration all his own on his
elegant home ranch in Sawmill gulch
He has invited all his neighbors to
help him celebrate the great day fit
tingly and they will all be there.
There will be games, dancing and re-
freshments galore and possibly the
celebration will last three days at
least.
J. \. Alfred, general secretary 70
the Montana Sunday school associa-
ton, delivered Il lecture in the NJ. +.
church Monday evening to good
sized audience. Mr.. Alfred will be
here again OH August 18th. He will
talk to the big Sunday school class at
Sections ranch in the forenoon, and
in the church in town in the evening
Ed Taylor, deputy sheriff at Judith
Gap, spent couple of days in this
city last week. Ed informes us that
the crops are showing up splendidly
around the Gap. They have a bunch
of Iowa farmers down that way whe
thoroughly understand their bust.
ness. The new settlers are blowing
up thousands Of acres Of land and
next year the Gap country will add
materially to the output of wheat il
the Judith Observation-Disclosures Dem.
Ocrat.
c. b. Reidman, homesteader nea
Okla, left his place last Friday for !:
visit with friend over Sunday. Whel
he returned Monday he discovered
that someone had broken into thu
cabin and carried off everything il
sight but the stove. Deputy Sheriff
Taylor is on the criminals track ant
if caught he ought to get life sent
ence. Under the pioneer condition.
through which this country is pass
ing there cannot be a much wOrs,
crime committed than that of break
ing into Il lonely cabin out on til,
praries and carrying off all the strug
Cling homesteader possesses. /
Judge Cheadle ever gets one of thes,
miscreants before him it is Il safe be
that the thief will not have Il chance
to bother hOmesteaders again for
long term of years.
Last Friday evening the Monke,
Hill Concert company gave IA dane
in the Judith Gap hall, which was
huge success socially and could hav
been worse financially. The judith
Gap string orchestra rendered bea ut
full strains to which the many delight
ed couples danced the light fan
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