Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-26


You'd their fOntlest dreams.
}. \. McCauley Of Kendall, has ac-
cepted position as salesman in Beers
\ Haynes big department. store. And
the four statesmen are all kept busy.
Chas. l.. Beers went to I.ewistown
Sunday evening to order a big stock
of dry goods from an eastern travel
ing man who had his samples OH dis
play there Sunday.
Paul W. Koetitz of Clancy, Mont.
is erecting big storehouse for Beers
\ Haynes on the right of way near
the railroad track. The building is
:Nx5s and will be completed in few
days.
l.. j. Reisz, recently Of Great Falls.
was in the city last Friday between
trains, enrOute to LewistOwn, where
he has accepted a position Oh the
Argus as pressnan during the two
weeks vacation taken by Fred Race.
Il. II. Tenney started for his claim
near oxford Saturday evening on
freight, but woke up in Billings.
where he spent Sunday and Monday.
He says Billings has the greatest lot
of boosters. with the exception of
Judith Gap, Of any town in Montana.
Frederick Race, pressman OH the
Argus at LewistOwn, was in the city
Tuesday while enroute to Great Falls.
Fritz" has little snare drum on
which he rolls the sticks during near
ly all of his leisure time, and he is
now on a two weeks tour about the
state to give some of the other boys a
few pointers on how to do it.
r. NJ. Sprout Of Sand Coulee, Mon
tana, was in the city the first of the
week and made a selection Of bust
ness lot. He had not fully made up
his mind before leaving just what
line OF trade he would engage in, but
he feels that Judith Gap is going to
he the best town between Great Falls
and Billings.
Victor L.angtlOc, Il rancher, and G.
\. 'Autremont, manager Of the
Windham Mercantile company, were
in Judith Gap Wednesday OH their
way home from LewlstOwn. The gem
tlemen are enthusiastic over the fut-
ure prospects OF their town, believing
it will be the next best town to Judith
Gap in all this country.
Mrs. l.. W. Tenney, who is spend
ing a few weeks ut Garneill, came
over Saturday and went out to her
claim near Oxford, where she spent
Sunday. Monday her daughter. Miss
Ruth, walked over from Garneill for
the exercise, and also for the purpose
Of meeting her mother. The two
ladies returned to Garneill on the
evening train.
The Harlowton News has an account
OF two young people, members of
prominent and wealthy New York
families, who eloped, and in looking
over the country to find secluded
spot in which to hide while spending
their honeymoon selected Two Dot,
Mont. They would also have been
perfectly safe from detection at Har-
lowton.
Miss +. \. I.ang,lon and Mrs. IL.
ID. Corbly Of Lewistown, have ar
ranged for business site in Judith
Gap and within two weeks will have
a building ready for millinery store
Oh one side and confectionery store
on the other. Besides confectionery
the ladies will handle a good supply
OF stationery, blank books, periodi-
Gals, the lates. novels and magazines.
Fred Stanley, Claude Mckee, and
Misses Clara Skitlington. Nettie Stone
and Mrs. W. +. Stanley. attended the
masquerade ball at Straw last Mon
day night. The boys were masked as
cow punchers. Later in the evening
the unexpected arrival of Irwin Stan
ley, George Haynes, Harry kleiv and
George Macetee made Il very good
turnout for the Gap. Everybody re-
ports an enjoyable time.
1t was club dance recently at
Lewistown that a dainty little miss
was handsomely gowned in Il very
pretty light material and when very
large and mostly perspiring member
asked to dance with her she arose,
but seeing his clammy hands and no
gloves she modestly remarked: "Will
you kindly use your handkerchief"
The big fellow stared blankly for a
moment. then light broke over his
round, sweltering face, and he drew
his handkerchief from his pocket and
blew his nose.
\ bill has been favorably reported
from the committee on pubic lands in
the house to give relief to settlers who
have filed OH hOmesteads that have