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

9o'clock a lively bunch of young peO-
pie arrived from Garneill with well
laden baskets, and III order to not
disappoint them, a few local people
got together in stones store, an auc-
ton was held and $40 was the amount
realized from the sale. The Garneill
people who drove through the bad
storm to help the organ fund out.
have the sincere thanks of the Ladies
Aid society, as otherwise there would
not have been anything doing.
Fred Stanley has been laid up sew
eral days with the grip.
The Milwaukee depot at Judith Gap
will be completed in two weeks.
NJ. i. Lyttle, the elevator man,
was here Wednesday looking after
his big farm east Of town.
Mrs. Brady Methany returned Fri
day from Il pleasant visit with friends
and relatives in BOzeman.
Fred Larson from Grafton, n. d.,
had his shack built in town this week
and hauled it ont to his claim south
of oxford.
WANTED To lease piece of
plOwed ground of 80 acres, well
watered. Close to town. Write to
A. l.. X, Sixteen, Montana. l4-2t
Floyd u. Naylor, his sister and
mother, all of Straw, filed on Il section
and half of land, northwest of Hedg-
es, this week.
Report comes from Hedges that J.
l.. Thompson of Alba, Mich. is OH
his way to Hedges with his complete
outfit for a livery stable.
1t was only necessary for the Jour
nal to mention it. Lippincott i'm
mediately got busy, and now there is
a fresh coat Of paint on the "Pioneer."
Mrs. Tom Lyttle arrived from
Drake, n. d., this week, and left
yesterday for the claim in section 81
1915, where Mr.. Lyttle has COM
Portable cabin recently completed.
Albert Weber, of the state of
Washington, will arrive this week
with his household goods, farm
machinery and live stock and will
move out to his claim southeast OF
Oxford and begin farming right.
Samples from Bain's coal mine in
the Little Belts, six miles from Judith
Gap, are Of first class quality. The
deeper the shaft is sunk, the wider be-
comes the vein, and the better the
quality of the coal This mine is
great thing for Judith Gap, as coal
from it can be laid down here for So a
ton.
Andy Vandanacker, foreman of the
carpenter crew on the Milwaukee de-
pot here, has developed into great
booster for the Judith Gap country.
He is from Des Moines, Iowa, but
much prefers this country to his
home state. He likes Montana SO
well that he is thinking seriously of
resigning his position with the rail
road, taking up a claim and residing
here permanently.
The painters have finally finished
the interior OF George Scambler's
Commercial Club, and their labors
have certainly been worth while.
We will not attempt to describe the
beauty they wrought-you will have
to see for yourself. If there is
neater or cosier place in Montana we
haven't seen it. NJ. W. Ryrne, who
advertises in the Journal, did the
work. but the man behind the gun
was Scambler.
The remains of Lloyd Collier were
shipped back from Stanford last Fri
day and the next day were sent to
HarlOwtOn, where Il cousin resides.
and from there were sent to the old
home at IemmOnville, NO., for
burial. The verdict OF the cOrOner's
! jury at Stanford was that Collier
came to his death by accident. the
railroad company being held blame
less. The coroner instructed Oliver
Readel to take possession of the dead
mans personal property on the claim
in the interest OF the heirs, and Mr..
Readel went out Tuesday to make an
inventory of the personal effects.
County Attorney Humtoon has de-
cided to proceed with the trial OF
John \. Tabor for the murder Of
Daniel Rowan at Gilt Edge at this
term of the Fergus county court, and
the case will be set for the end of
this month. Protting by his eNper-
fence, says the Daily News, in the
Hinton case, in which the states
most important witness disappeared,
Mr.. HuntOOn has required the two
eye witnesses to the tragedy. Royal
Spencer, Il passenger, and the stage
driver, to furnish bonds to secure
their a,,npl rance ut the trial M