Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-02
HEDGES COMING UP
The New Town Down the Line Taking
On a Building Squirt

Hedges is enjoying building boom.
The town that two months ago con-
tanned a depot, water tank and Il tent
in which was run saloon, is COM
pletely changed.
Several buildings are now finished
and in course Of construction, and
Main street has taken form by build
ings being erected on both sides of
that busy thoroughfare.
And all this activity is going on
without lot having been sold up to
the present time. The demand for
business locations has exceeded the
expectations Of the townsite owners,
who are busy men in other lines Of
endeavOr and who were taking their
time III getting the town plated and
the plat recorded. They have gone
so far rs to put prices OH the lots and
allowed people to make their own
selections and settle afterwards. And
that is what those busy people down
there have done.
The homesteads that have been
taken around in the Hedges country
during the past three months insurts
to the business men there large pa
tronage from an extensive territory.
Anybody can see by glancil,g over the
map that Hedges is going to be a good
business point, and Il fine class OF
business men are getting in on the
ground floor.
The Templeton Lumber company
has a we'll stocked yard and nice office
building on Main street. The local
manager is b. +. Reynolds, young
man from Iowa whom the Templetons
brought with them when they started
yards at Broadview and cushman.
He is a bright young fellow who is
quite enthusiastic about the country
and is a good booster.
Angus Mckay, who has lived on a
ranch few miles from the townsite
for several years, was the first in
with Il saloon. He started in tent.
but the business soon grew beyond
the narrow confines OF Il cloth build
ing. and he is now dispensing ''joy
water III good sized building on
the corner nearest the depot. He is
excavating OH the lot next to him for
Il building in which the Hedges Mer-
camille company will soon be doing
business. Mr.. Mckay is president OF
this company, which will handle gem
eral merchandise, and {. +. Uilman
will he the general manager. Across
from the saloon is Mr.. Mckay's rest
aurant and rooming house, the only
place in the town at present where il
meal OF bed can be had. Everybody
in town is boarding there. and Mrs
Mckay is kept busy taking care Of
the guests, and they are numerous.
Foster \ l.eyton have Il building
nearly completed for Il stock Of gen
eral merchandise. They will be ready
for business within two weeks.
Carl Tellefsen has IL well equipped
blacksmith shop ready for business.
George Siple, who has recently filed
on a claim near the town, will assist
Mr.. Tellefsen in the shop until time
for breaking up the land at which
time he will go to farming in dead
earnest.
The kettleson Bros. are preparing
to put in Il livery stable. The build
ing will be next to the blacksmith
shop.
DR.. \. B. Smith. the dentist at
Judith Gap, has been appointed town
site agent at Hedges and will be there
two or three days il week.
Either the Montana or the Mcc caull-
Webster Lumber companies, or pos
sibly both, will be doing business
there before long.
Building will he going on all sum-
mer. The town is indeed fortunate
in having an experienced contractor
and builder like I. Achille Grenier to
look after the erection of the build
ings. He is kept very busy and viii
have all he can do for some time t.
come.
About mile and quarter from
the town Il good coal mine is being
developed. The mine is owned b,
Clarence X. Stone and Angus Mckay
They have Hanght Bros. of Pennsyl
vania. doing developing work, and !;
three-foot vein has been uncovered OF
fine quality of block coal. Haugh,
Bros. are experienced coal miners
having had charge of big mines i,
Ohio and Pennsylvania, and they sa,
the product of the Hedges mine is fa1
superior to anything they have seal
III this state. They claim they vii
soon be able to take out 80 or lo0 tons
of coal Il day. and if so, a spur will b.