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Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
A MINSTREL FARMER.

There is little club in Louisville.
KY. composed of IL few members only.
CnpretentiOus quarters. an atmosphere
surclargcd with good fellowship. and
hospitality captivates those who are
fortunate enough to be honured as its
guests. MarSe Henry Watterson is the
president. John Macaulcy is the only
other officer. lle has no title--juSt
host. About one guest ut each meeting
of the little Bohemian gathering is the
rule.
AL. q. Field. who ha, lately become
the proud po>>css"r OF II farm, was the
guest at the club recently. and. in re.
Spouse to the toast. "Ihe Farmer" spoke
as follows:
Gent lcmcn. the introduction holors
me-: to be Il farmer has been the dream
of my life. Beginning life on a farm.
! ask II" more pleasant ending than to
live the last days Of my earthly life on
farm.
THE facrtiou> remarks of the
toa>tma>trr does not explain my rca-
sons for engaging in farming. 1t is
true. financial consilcrat ions did not
govern me in this matter. although |
do hope To make the farm self -sup-
porting. Ii ! Il" not. ! shall not feel
that ! have made IL bad investment.
I'm seeking the qmictudr of the
farm ] was actuatcd by that warming
that comes I" ali men who have led
Il busy life to turn back the years.
and try to live again the days of
patches. freckle>. stone bruises and
laughter I" live those days again.
when there WAS only one care in the
world not to he late for meals.
Il want t" 20 way back yonder in
my life to IL house half hid from view
by the l"cn~tS and ma pies where the
bees hummed and >warmed. want
Il >ccnt of the homcysuckle as the naples
and locu>ts bu.ltled forth in what seemed
to me the morning of the world spring
time. want to follow the path down
to the hi. spring. through the hazel
bushes. where the cotton tail jumped
up Just ahead Of yen and the redbird
sang his sweetest song. | can follow
the path in my mind as the hunting
dog follows the scent. down To the old
rock hole where the clear cool waters
of the creek formed an eddy. in which
the club and yellow pearc,, mrked and
jumped at the bait us they never did
anywhere else.
Il want I" feel that tc>tacv hat
only comes To the hoy when the bottle
cork You used for II hohler goes under
the water when something" is pul.in.
an he line like scared mule. hen,lia"
double the pole cut in the tllicket IN
Nuur way to the creek | want tn throw
The pole away. roll up the tangled I,e.
hide i, away in the corn crib. and sneak
back I" the house the opposite ,lirpc.
ton from the creek. that til. folks
wouldn't suspect You had been fishing
on Sunday.
u want I" 60 yon,lcr in NJ! life where
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
THE GRAFT REFORM.

The wave of agitation which has
swept across the cont imcnt and which
has been directed against public yrafter>,
will certainly have its effect upon those
entrusted with civic power. In los
Angeles Il mayor has been Indirect ~
removed from office by mean, Of the
recall. True he resigned before the re-
call election. hut he did this because of
the agitation against the grating
methods which had characterized his
administration.
In l'itt>burg the grafter> have been
indicted and some of them were con-
victed in the trial court but appeals
have been taken to the higher tribunal.
Everywhere the spirit of the pluntlered
public is aroused aud the man who
seeks I" profit by the use Of illegal or
dishonest methods finds himself envel-
ortl in the 'lraynet Of the law.
And it matters little in the Judgment
Of the public what form the crime takes;
whether il be selling protection to vice
as was the ease in los Angeles. voting
for certain desired legislation for IL
price. as WAS the case in Pitt>hurg. or
charging cNtortinatc price, for public
property. all are bcin. cla>>ed as crimi-
nal ard the power of the law is de-
llanled.
The public funds are not only the
peoples money but it is a burden when
taxation become greater than the nrcts-
stiles of the pubic service demand.
Every dollar that is taken from the
public funds for more than the lcgit-
innate business. profit. is robbery. and
the aroused public sentiment is ella, Sh,g
it in the very same legal category. It
IS an omen that there will he some re-.
lief from the corrupt use of the public
funds for private profit whether by an
official or by IL private citizen in posi-
ton to do So
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
ACCOMPLISHMENTS HANDLED
+; M;ThOrbahn

the nils meet the sky in u psirrle haze.
w"ere !"n fec! Yourself gruwins with
the trees. where the smell of new earth
cais You '" the woods. where the dog
wsH"' Is hu'E'ti'i@ ami the maple apple
peeps up through last years leaves ut
the new leaves budding. ont On the yn,,ni.
old naples above.
u want to 20 SD far hack from the
worries Of city life that thu. crnwinv Of
the cock and the cackfe of the hen win
tell me it Is morning. instead Of the
changing Of bells and flowing Of whistle
want to 70 hack yornfrr where the
setting sun. instead Of the city lights,
will tell me II is night. ! want to hear
the cricket and whippor-wilf ITS we hear,i
them in the evenings long ago. as we
listened with Mted brath to the Jack.
U-Iantern legends that stirred Our child.
iSh fancy until the rrukin:s If the fruys
sent It's to bed to dream Of umxnnv
things.
Il want to live in the happiness Of
an autumn when the trust was ON the
pumpkin and the fnl.lrr in the shock
when the hickory nuts falling on the
ground called the ~luirrrI~ when the
stars cleaned bright enough to afford
von light to bring IL ps,sS,,m ont Of a
rec with the old flintl,nk musket.
How You cherished that gun. and. when
the SNOW hid the roads and path like
the white covcrlrt on the big bed in
the spare room. and the big back log
cracked and burned on the hearth. and
the red apples gli~trnr,i in the freight
md the popcorn imitation of a snow.
storm was more realistic than any arti-
icial one you have since witnessed.
"llow You >hivcred as you, un,lrcsscd
in the room above. going to bed. hut
how soundly You slept after YOU got
warm. want to ~ back to one Of
those hallowe.l Sunday mornings in
summer. when the hush OF heaven
seemed tn ia! on the earth-whem the
quiet that spread over the hill and vale
seemed 7" announce the Spirit of God
in some unusual Sc,,sc--when the peace
vt heaven seemed 50 near you felt it's
happiness.
while living the old days over
The days way back yonler--I want to
i've in the love and esteem of my
friends OF today. Whilst | cherish only
I memory of the friends of the old days.
| hold. after my family. the love and
esteem Ut my friends of today above
Ill things in thi, life.
Gentlemen. come down to the farm.
Visit with me and enleavur to live the
life OF hoy again. it only for day"
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
DRY FARMING CONGRESS.

The Board Of Control Of the Dry
Farming Congress has been organ
lied at Billings and active work has
been started toward making the COM
ing Congress one of the greatest in
the history of the organization. =.
Is. Moss of Billings, is chairman of
the Board of Control, John L. Burns,
secretary-treasurer of the Dry Farm
ing Congress, is secretary and l. ID.
O'Donnell of Billings, is treasurer.
The member of the Board for Fergus
county is David Hilger. The Board
of Control is the local organization
which is responsible for the financing
of the Congress which will be held ut
Billings during the fall, probably late
in October or early in November, the
date to he fixed later by the board of
governors OF the Congress. In con-
nection with the convention will be
All exposition of dry farm products
that will include exhibits from sew
eral foreign countries in addition to
those from the sO-called arid and
semi-arid states OF the west. DR.. W.
X. Sudduth of Broadview, is in charge
of the Montana exhibit and is ener-
getically working to make this states
showing one of the best ut the EXPOSE
ton. Every section of the state will
be represented, and it is expected
that the farmers OF the Judith Basin
and Judith Gap country will send to
Billings priZe-winning samples Of
their grains raised without irrigation.
There is increasing interest in the
work of the Congress throughout the
state and many farmers are joining
the Congress III order to obtain the
bulletins and reports issued from the
international headquarters. he
membership costs one dollar a year,
or ten dollars for Il life membership,
and the payment of this fee entities
the member to all the literature is
sued by the Congress during the life
OF his membership. The Congress
issues Il semi-monthly bulletin and
other literature in addition to the
official report Of the proceedings of
the Congress-. These contain practi-
cal data on crop growing without
irrigation and are of value far in en-
cess Of the cost.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
TO DESIGNATE 500 ACRE TRACTS.

The! Secretary of the Interior an
nounced recently that the geological
survey is now engaged in preparing ~
list Of the public lands in eastern
Montana and Wyoming that will be
sub cct to entry under the 32O-acre
homestead law passed by the rcccn,
congress.
The secretary will be prepared to DIES:
ignate the lands subject to this law in
eastern Montana within three weeks.
Notices will he sent to local land offices.
together with circulars Of instructions
governing the matter of making entry.
as soon as possible. Only non-irrinablc
and non mineral lands will he subject
to the provisions of the new law.
The recently passed law permittn.
proof to he made for surface title only.
on entries suspended on account Of the
presence Of coal, Will settle Immediately
most of the suspended entry eases in
Montana. This new law applies to all
entries IN homestead. timber. stone and
desert lands.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
Big DRY FARMING WAGER

Every dry land farmer in the west will
he interested in the wager of Col. T.. j.
Bell, the Laramie sheepman and dry
farmer, that he can raise more bushels
of oats per acre on his Laramie plains
ranch than can be raised on any similar
acreage in the world. and which will he
taken up by a syndicate of Alberta, Can
ada. farmers. who believe their section
will eclipse anything produced anywhere
in the world in the breakfast food line.
Colonel Bel! has deposited certified
check for *lO.MM'. as an evidence of good
faith, and is prepared to "sweeten' this
bet to any extent the Canadians may
wish. 1t is expected that the test will be
made the present season. The work Of
preparing the ground. both on the Lara
mic plains and in the Alberta section.
represented by the farmers who have ac-
u'ptcl Bells def. will he commenced as
soon as arrangements are completed. All
that Bell will require is proof that the
oats produced are from one acre-o,le
crUp--Ur from ten nr fifteen or even
from 100 acres. as may he agreed upon
in the wager.
The productivencss Of the soil Of the
Laramie plains is most prolific. and Col
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09

onel Rell has been known to raise better
than f37 bushels If fine oats to the acre
and this under unfavorable climatic con-.
tiitions. With perfect weather Bell says
there Is no hnsit to what can be raised
ON his place.
SJs0ulI Col Bell succeed in tfessOpe,t mt.
ing the productive capacity Of his Lara.
mie farm. and there are most excellent
reasons for believing that he will, thas
winning his wager, he will have cont rib.
utesl immensely to the advancement If
the dry farming industry. The l.lnlx now
being acquired for agricultural purposes
IN Alberta are sstid to yield better re-
turns wherever devoted to the gruwinG
Of cereals, but if they can Ike surpassed
by the Wyoming plains in the produc.
ton IF oats and breatl~tuffs. the immi-
grafton now treniing in that direction
will in the future seek homes in what
are now ranksd rs the arid and semi.
arid regions of the west.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
HEALTH REPORT.

General health conditions throughout
Montana are shown in the last report Of
the state board Of health. The preface
to the report is devoted to a plea for
more attention to the health of the
children. and parents are asked to nee
that the children get pure and unalulter.
ated food.
The morality table accompanying tho
report shows for the month Of February
the following death causes:
Tuberculosis 81. diphtheria II, scarlet
fever II. typhoid fever 4. meningitis I.
whipping cough l. pneumonia ~, ne.
phritis ~. organic heart disease II, ma
lignant tumOrs q. acute intestinal dis.
eases !. violence -. suicide ). alcoholism
10. all other causes 10; total 33l.
The death rate for the state per lOO..
MM is 1882. while the annual death
rate per 100 is l4.lS
The death by counties: Beyerlcad 2
Broadwater !. Carbon II, Cascade 81.
Choutcau .. Custer Z. Dawson 4. Deer
I-s'dge ~, Fergus II. Flathead II. Gal
latin ., Granite l. jefferson !. Lewis and
Clark ~. Madison 4. A1eaghcr o. Mis-.
soula -. Park Is, Powell 4.Ravalli 3.
Rosebud q. Sanders ?. Silver Bow ~.
Sweet Grass ), Teton II. Valley 5. Vel
lOwStune Is.
Deaths by cities: Anaconda -. Bill.
hn.s 10. l'uzcnlan 3. Butte II, Gwa:
Falls y. Kalispell Is. Helena IL. Liv.
niYston y. Misso,lla H.
Births by counties for February:
l'eaverhead \. Broalwater !. Carbon ~.
Cascade 80. Choteau II. Custer II. Daw-
son .. Deer Lodge Ii, Fergus Is. Flat
head b. GaIlatin 25. Granite l. Jcffcr.
son 4. Lewis and Clark -. Madison q.
MeaYhcr !. NliSsoula lS. Park 20. Powell
;, Ravalli 10. Rosebud .. Sanders 3. Sill.
YER Bow llG. Sweet Grass !. Teton 3.
Valley II. Yellowstone p.
by cities: Anaconda IL. Billings 10.
Bozeman II. Butte -. Great Falls 81.
Helena Is. kaii~pell IL, Livingston 8.
MssOula IL.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
WANTS CONNECTION
G.eat Falls People Again Agitating the
Judith Gap Connection

1t is understood that the Great Falls
Chamber of Commerce is going to make
another application I" the state railway
commission IL force the Milwaukee, and
the Great Mort hrrm 10 Join tracks at .Iu-
18th Gap. 80 TO give iircc, ail-rai con-
ncrti"n between Lewi>tuwn and Great
Fails.
III" following m>pa,ch from Great
Falls tells Of the plans OF the Chamber
OF Commerce.:
taken up with the state board OF railway
commissioners the matter Of compelling
the Great \or,h rrn and Pud.u Sound
Dad To make cnnnrrtiu ion ut Judith Cap
where these roads parallel each other at
distance nj only IL few hundred Yards
apart. ard j, Is hoped that some action
will he taken in the matter at an early
date as y matter of convenience to pas
>rnHrr> - well as shippers.
The matter wa> taken up with the
state railroad comm ;>~ioners last wear.
1T which time they informed the Board
OF Commerce that their au hority To
compel the desired connection wa> cues
toned. hn' that their powers would Le
increased. in all probability. by the lr.i>-
'a'nrr ii il recent session.
AT the recent session Of the Icui>la.
tur" an act VS. passed and signed by the
governor. increasing the powers If the
railroad cnmmi> >iuner> IL such an eA-
tent ,nat ii i n"w believed tn bo no
doubt as - their authority to compel
the railroad tn make the connection.
1T l. understood that the Great North
"ri has h''n III all times wiiim. To make
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
TlLLAGE AND THE
IMPLEMENTS TO USE
(MOntana Farmers l}ulletin.p
Kind of Plows.

For most purposes Il medium right
hand sod pillow is useful, and special
types with limited adaptability are I'M
necessary. Where much work Is done
and several plows are needed it will pay
to purchase with regard to the m,rtic-
ular use in view.
Single right hand plow, II to III inch.
are in most general use. Gang plows
are labor savers enabling one man to
keep several horses ut work. Montana
soils generally require from onchah
more t" twice a. much horse power as
humd lands further east. Six to eight
horses are commonly used OH II two-plow
gang in this state.
Reversible plows turning the burrows
ali ono way, are more commonly found
in the older agricultural states than IN
the >rmi-arid country.
Rod breaker plow>. in which steel rods
take the place of IL solid mould board.
have been found useful in breaking
prairie ground in some sections hut are
uncommon in Montana.
Disk plow> and particularly disk gangs
are gaining in popularity. although their
use is somewhat limited. Their pulver
izinY action is greater than in the stand
ard pl'w, hut they do not turn under
sod as completely nor do they move ali
the soil. They are somewhat lighter in
draft and work in harder soils than
standard plnws.
Sulky or riding pl"w> probably enable
the driver 10 accomplish more work than
he would Il" walking The draf, has not
been found materially greater although
considering the greater amount OF work
accomplished more power is desirable.
For gan" plpws. >ulkic> are in genera;
,lSe.
Suh>"il pl"w> are used in the buStnm
Of the fnrr"w TO loosen and pulvrrize the
>nh>ail without invcrti ing "r hrinyin. ii
L" the surface. Their effect has been
beneficial To the crop in many instances.
Much depends on the condition of the
>mh>oil as regards moisture. II too wet
or too dry he >lb>oil j. more likely To h..
injured ,uan improved by blowing.
Steam Flowing
here are many advantages in the
use of high power traction engines in
tilin9 he large areas OF semi arid lands.
by their Use work can be- done that is
prau icn,lv impossible with horse power
Lands may ht broken where horses can
not pull IL pillow and Il depth OF piowiny
impossible with horses can be- secured.
Economy l.. however. t.,e great ,lesid-
eratum in the use OF tract ION engines
Durin" the rush season hN workin" night
shifts il traction engine may pillow ior, v
acres daily ar twenty five acres with one
shift. This reduces the required number
-, lahorer>. l'uwrr i necessary ut thre>!,-
IN. time and may he utilized III other
seasons in tillage and harvc>,im. the
crop with small additional invest ment.
Both steam and gasoline engines arc
used in blowing. The latter possesses
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
N. E. Church Services.

M. f. church services will be held
Sunday. April nth, as follow !:
Preaching services, subject, HAS
God Anything to do With the Bust
ness Affairs of This World" at IL a,
M: Sunday school ut IL m. Evening
services at 1880.
"A. COSLEr, Pastor.
MRS. CLARA IlUNTSMAN, st.
Assistant Superintendent.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09

Those who were fortunate enough
to get in crop of winter wheat last
fall will reap Il rich reward this sum-
mer. Sufficient moisture has fallen
during the winter to insure All album
dant crop if it doesn't rain all sum-
mpr.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
HOMESTEADS|

Fourth Of July celebration this year
will be a humdinger. The occasion
will celebrate two Of the most imp0r-
tant happenings in the history Of the
country the independence of the
United States, and the establishment
Of the town of Judith Gap.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09

The way the land is being taken up
there will not be any government
hOmesteads left in this land district
within six weeks from now.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09

The Roundup Record was year
old last week. 1t is one of the best
weekly papers in the state.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09

1t might be well to again call atten-
ton to the fact TINT Judith Gaps
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09

The ground is certainly in good
condition for breaking. Everybody
get busy.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
IN THE JUDITH
LAND DISTRICT.
II will PAY YOU To see Me Now

the connection. hut that the Milwaukee,
road refused to allow the connection to
liz made.'
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09

The beautiful budding spring time
is here and the farmer blithe and
happy goes forth to his fields to raise
another crop, says the Rocky Noun
tain llusbandman. And never did
the spring time dawn upon land of
brighter promise than is held out to
the rural people of Montana this sea-
son. Montana has Il great future,
but it is not the dim distant future
to which we refer when we write Of
the glorious promise of today. The
promise of today is in the harvest of
the coming autumn. Every product
which Montana soil produces and
every kind Of live stock is bearing Il
good price and prices will in all prob
ability continue to bear good figures
when the products Of the summer are
ready for market. 1t looks good any
how at this writing. Wool, beef,
mutton, wheat, oats and fruit. vege-
tables, dairy products and the output
Of the poultry yard, all are high and
will probably remain so. The farmer
is for once on the crest of the wave
and every sign Of the times invites
him to push for the greatest possible
production. Seeding is already in
progress and we predict an early har-
vest, and spurred on by these hopes
Montana people go into the seasons
work with every assurance of ample
reward for every telling stroke they
make all the summer through.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09

Last week the Inland Empire.
MoOre's only newspaper, announced
Il change of prOprietors. :. r. Peter
son, who has been running the paper
for several years, and who has done
much to advertise the Judith Basin,
sold out to Leon ThurstOn. an old
resident of that section and first class
newspaper man. The journal wishes
the old and the new proprietors album
dant success.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09

Watch Judith Gap grow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-02
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Carrying s1as,076,5e5 Is Passed by the
Senate-Deficiency Bill Today.

Washington, March 1.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill was passed by
the Senate just before adjournment
today with amendments carrying $40
600 for rcmodeiling the White House
Office building to give additional room
for the President, and $4,000 for trav-
cling expenses for the President.
Mr.. Hale expressed the latter provi-
sion by saying that should the Pres-
dents salary be raised this amount
for travelling expenses would be
promptly stricken from the bill in con-
ference. On motion of Foraker. an
amendment appropriating 100000 to
the Roman catholic church in Porto
Rice for property in Porto Rico was
adopted
Hale opposed the adoption of an
amendment offered by Frye appropri
ating s26O,0o0 for participation by the
United States in the International Ex-
position at Brussels. which was re-
jected on q point of order. Il do not
think we should embark in any more
expeditions this year" said Hale.
The same objection was made by
Hale To an amendment by Depew, who
wished to obtain $4,000 for participa-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-02
CAPITOL JoTTINGs.

A $4,000 monument in memory of Pres
dent James A. Garfield is proposed in a
bill introduced by Rep. Langley, Ky. The
measure provides that the memorial shall
be erected on or near the Middle Creek
battlefield in Floyd county, Kentucky,
Gen. Garfield having commanded the
Union forces in that engagement.
The supreme court of the United States
did not announce its decision Monday in
the commodities clause case as had
been generally expected it would do. The
case involves the consttutionality of the
commodities clause of the Hepburn rail-
road rate law.
An application for retirement under the
law permitting this after 30 years Of SER
vice is before the President in the case
of Capt Hamilton Hutchins of the battle
ship Kearsarge, who was relieved from
duty at his own request by Rear Admiral
Sperry. III health is the basis on which
the application is made, following an ex-
animation into the captains mental and
physical condition conducted by a special
board appointed by Secretary Newberry.
The Senate committee on judiciary
Monday voted to report a disagreement.
on the resolution providing for an inves-.