Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-10-22

~ 49, 'e"AS 'ololI Nt:t
about fifty northern Montana repre-
sentative men on their way to the
Billings Dry Farming congress.
Special train will leave Cu!berts0n
a. M, twenty-tifth, arrive Great
rails $ p. IN. same day; leave Great
Fall ~. N. next day. Arrive Bill
ling > p. ~, the twenty-sixt!,. Hope
you an scc;p. an join movement to
de't!"p and advance interes: of north
ern ,:on.ana. Kindly ask our agent
TO ".fe your Acceptance Il. W.
Hill, 1t. Paul, Oct. 10, 1909.
Ms. ". Goggin of Clancy, lef,
yesterday after having spent several
pleasant days visiting With Mr.. and
Mrs. 'ha ley Beers.
r.. \. il. Coil.t will IDOL sar-
vice. II tae NJ etholisi vharvli Sunday,
Oct. 2ljh. Morning services ut II.
Sund:y school at II. No evening
services
Az ~ AictiS .,lttttlIi Sctt 1-oOIS
spelN ile Week in the city. They lett
yesterday for Billings, where Louis
viii attend the poi,te:lnic college
durl.l. TIE winter.
T"o residence los were sold in
Judl;n zap this week, on one Oi
Wsltn will DC erected Il handsome
Sl2W'.'o cottage, the Foundation Tor
SAN n,las ssat,si th!s week.
A:l ".t and barley straw stack on
"A. \. tJslet's rll:l nal, IN, CITY,
was destroyed Dy fire last Saturday
nigh. tire caught from a pile Of
asiic., left by threani.lg engine. Loss,
abo,t 500.
Ronert ". Shipley, formerly famed
FOR H., tol atic work, but now h:;sarep-
utation rs real estate man that
makes Things move, WAS a city visitor
the inst Of the week. Bob returned
to Windilam with a bunch OF buye.s
for the tottonwooa lands.
c. l.. aiSons returned to his ranch
Interest 1t straw the first Cf tlleWett,
after having spent two weeks on his
homestead near the city. Mr.. Par
sCns had just finished seeding i2O
acres TO winter wheat. lie has let a
contract to have constructed a 24N3U
tn 1
near here.
Carl Lynn, who has Il homestead
near tn. Little Belts, recently brought
in some samples of potatoes raised on
his place. Many OF them weigh three
pounds each. Mr.. 1.ynn's wife for
merly held as homestead the land
on which is situated portion Of this
town. She filed on the land three
years ago. Think of it! Three years
ago tens Of thousands OF acres were
opened to settlement in this district.
while at the present time not Il desir-
able homestead can be secured within
twelve to fifteen miles of this town.
Three years ago only a very few home
steaders' cabins were to he seen while
at the present time hundreds OF sub
stantial dwellings and comfortable
cabins dot these rich, rolling prairies.
Three years ago plowed field in this
locality was Il curiosity. Now there
are thousands of acres OF this fertile
soil turned over. Three years ago
one could travel for miles and not see
Il grain field or garden. Now nearly
ever quarter section has it's field
which yielded abundantly, and it's gar
den that produced vegetables OF such
excellence as to astOund even those
accustomed to unusually large re-
turns.
From reports received from Il
passenger train crew, it seems that
Tom Davis is somewhat Of a sprintpr.
turning from trip, ard us the tunnel
near Billings WAS not at that time in
condition to permit through trains.
the passenger train from the Falls
stopped at Stanford for dinner. Tom
ate al unusually hearty meal-in fact,
he ate SO much more than is even his
habit that several lady friends which
he has at that point couldn't help
but remark of his hearty appetite.
Well, after eating dinner he enquired
as to when the train would leave
Tom was already several days behind
the time when he was supposed to
return to the Gap-and being inform
ed that he had plenty of time, he in
dulged in conversation with his
friends. TO turn back to the rail
road boys report, tie tram had
pulled about three-quarters OF Il mile
out OF Stanford when the conductor
noticed some one with his coat on
his arm and his hat in his hand com
ing at Il hundred yard dash pace after