Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-08-06
TO CELEBRATE CITY'S
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
Judith Gaps First Birthday will Be
Observed September Fifteenth.


Judith Gap, which has been fast be-
coming one of the metropolitan CEN
tiers Of Meagher county, has at last
arrived at the period Of her existence
where it can look back with an aged
and worldly wise face and say, "a
year old today"
On the 18th of July. 1908. the first
sale Of town lots occurred at the Gap,
and month later the first buildings
in the town were begun. The growth
of the town has been rapid and steady
for one solid year and the little burg
has attained the dimensions that other
towns would not acquire in several
years. Situated in the center of
new and wide farming country, with
two railroads in it's immediate vici-
nifty, the new place has grown into a
town of some Importance, and on the
18th day of September the inhabitants
Of Judith Gap will celebrate the first
anniversary of the establishment of
their city with a gala time.
\ special program has been ar
ranged for the occasion with horse
races, two ball games, roping con-
tests and athletic sports Of every de-
scription, and an effort will be made
to celebrate in the good old-fasliOned
western style.
The date of September 18th has
&c ~,
allow the farmers and merchants to
get together at Il convenient time for
all, and as the harvest will be practi-
cally over it is expected that every
person within several miles will at
tend.-Great Falls Tribune.
New Auto Regulations.
The esteemed gentlemen of this city,
Moore, Lewistown, Hobson, Harlow
ton and other places, that travel by
means of an auto, will kindly take
notice of the following law regulating
automobiles:
l. On discovering an approaching
team, the automobilist must stop Off
side and cover his machine with u tar
palm painted to correspond with the
scenery.
2. The speed limit on country roads
this year will be a secret and the pen
atty for violation will be $40 for every
mile the offender is caught going in
excess of it.
3. In case the auto makes team
run away the penalty will be $50 for
the first mile, 300 for the second
mile, S2tW for the third and each re-
naming mile that the team may run.
4. On approaching corner where
he can command a view of the road
ahead, the autOmobilist must stop
and not less than hundred yards
from the turn foot his horn, ring
bell, fire revolver, and allo three
times at intervals of five minutes.
5. Machines must be seasonably
painted-that is, SO they will merge
with the pastoral ensemble, and not
he startling. They must be green in
summer, red in autumn and white in
winter.
g. Automobiles running on the
country road at night must send up
red rockets every mile and wait ten
minutes for the road to clear. They
may then proceed carefully, blowing
their horn and shooting Roman can
dies.
I. In case a horse will not pass an
automobile. notwithstanding the
scenic tarpaulin, the automobilist
will take the machine apart as rapidly
as possible and conceal the parts in
the grass.
3. In case an automobile approaches
Il farmers house when the road is
dusty, it will slow down to one mile
al hour and chauffer will lay the dust
in front Of the house with sprinkler
worked over the dash board.
.. If the farmers dog should be
taking his afternoon nap in the center
OF the road, care should be taken not
to disturb him. In case the dog is
struck by the machine and thrown
! into the air, the farmer may collect
damages ut the rate of $40 for every
ten feet the dog ascends.