Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-22
GAPLETs

L. d. Larkins is able to be out again
after a long siege of sickness.
ID. NJ. Bumford and MIR. Suffer, the
Lewistown jeweler, were in the city
Wednesday on their way home from
HobsOn.
l.. NJ. Dyer, the Milwaukee agent
1t straw was in the city last week
visiting with his family out on the
claim in l0-i6.
If YOU want first class dental work
performed, DR.. a. i. Smith, in Bills
bank building, Judith Gap, is pre-
pared to serve you.
J. W. Sturgeon has rented the
Hoagland residence on Third avenue
and moved his family into The same
the first part Of the week.
&. =. .,toner, the LewistoWn home
stead locator. brought Il gentleman
from Minnesota down Wednesday
and located him on claim near OK
ford.
judith Gap is indeed fortunate in
having so efficient dentist located
here. He stands high in his profess
sion. He uses nothing but modern
methods in dentistry.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Wehe of Denton,
Mont, were in town last week OH
their way home from BoZeman, where
they have been visiting for few
weeks. The Journal acknowledges a
pleasant call.
Oscar Skeen's new residence on
Fourth avenue was begun this week
and is now enclosed. The weather
has been fine for building all week
and activity along this line has been
manifest OH all sides.
Dad kirkpatrick has added to the
beauty Of DR.. Barteau's business
building by fresh coat of paint this
week. There are not many places in
the northwest where the weather will
permit of outside painting being done
in the middle of January.
Eastern wool buyers have already
appeared in Montana to contract for
next summers clip. 1t is understood
that the price offered is about five
cents per pound higher than WAS paid
for wool last season, and the sheep
men are consequently in high glee.
Clarence II. Stone unloaded a car of
hardware for his big department store
this week. All kinds Of merchandise
arriving almost daily makes Clarence
the busiest boy in town. When every
thing is placed in position, he will
have one of the finest stores and stocks
of goods in Montana.
J. II. McGaar of Moore, who has Il
fine claim in Ills, a half mile from
Judith Gap, has made a contract to
have so acres broken in the spring and
put the same into wheat. Mr.. Nc
Gaar is from the same part OF Iowa
rs the Conlan boys and they are
pretty close neighbors out here as
we'll as old time friends.
The cold spell was broken last Fri
day by the advent of a chinook which
has made the weather more like April
than January. The large banks Of
snow have gradually disappeared,
until now nearly all evidences of the
big storm have disappeared, leaving
the hills almost bare and the streets
muddy.
Harry Giltinan and sister were in
Judith Gap last Saturday on their
way to spend Sunday with friends in
LewistOwn. Mr.. Giltinan returned
Tuesday, his sister remaining in Lew
istOwn for few days, and continued
on his way to his big sheep ranch at
Bercail. He says he lost no sheep in
the recent storm, and that his big
band is wintering fine. Mr.. Hiltinan
has not been in Judith Gap since the
election, and was surprised to ind that
the town had made such rapid strides
While here he made several big pur-
chases of supplies from the lo,al mer-
chants, and getting such good prices
and splendid goods. he expressed the
determination to do all his trading i'm
this city hereafter.
Anyone wishing information in re-
gard 10 the walking from Barrows to