Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-15
GAPLETS

Monday IA bouncing boy was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. \. II. Finton.
Second Assistant Cashier Copeland
Of the First National Bank Of Lewis
town. was in Judith Gap Wednesday.
the guest of II. l.. Bills, the banker.
DR.. Barteau will have his suite of
Office rooms ready to move into about
the first of the week. and they will be
handsome. commodious and comfort-
able quarters.
l. -. Larllins has been confined to
his room for several days suffering
from his old mrlady of asthma. which
comes on about this time every year.
He will be laid up for some time.
l.. +. Mckee returned from Lewis
town Wednesday morning. where he
had been arranging for tie purchase
OF some isolated tracts of government
land lying near his present home
stead.
In writing up the program of ex-
ercises held in stones building last
week the Journal inadvertently omit
ted mentioning the baritone solo of
+. l.. Martin, one of the best musical
numbers rendered during the evening
Fred Stanley returned this week
from an eNtende visit on the coast.
! lie has again assumed his old posi-
ton of engineer and conductor of the
"air' line. and his familiar IAN
aboard for the Milwaukee," is again
heard in the land.
After taking rest Monday and
Tuesday the recent storm which piled
up the snow drifts in Judith Gap.
backed up, took off it's coat, spit on
its hands and took a fresh start for
the east, and the way it piled up the
drifts made it's former attempts in
deed look plny and insignificant.
Mrs. Laura Harmed of Oklahoma
City is in Judith Gap the guest Of
Mrs. Bertha Girard. These two
ladies' will erect building soon to be
used rs a boarding house. They ex-
pect to have the same ready in time
to take care Of the many workmen
who will be in Judith Gap in the
spring and during the summer.
Oscar Skeen has let IL contract to
p. l.. Schiller for the erection Of a
cottage 24N2S, to be built ut once OH
the rear Of the business lot now Oc-
cupied by the meat market. The cot
tage will be the first plastered build
ing in the city. Mr.. Skeen has sold
his present residence and lot to Mr..
Schiller. who will fix the building up
into sleeping apartments for his car
penters, with Il cOmmOdious reading
and card room for the use of the
dodgers.
William Starner, apractical farmer
from Wisconsin, is located near Ok
ford. Last June he had a sale of his
personal property back on the old
Wisconsin farm and the night of the
same day OF the sa ne had his house.
hold goods on train and he and his
family left for Judith Gap. There
was no town here when he arrived,
but he knew there was going to be
good one, so he. got his claim as near
it as possible. He has been working
for the Great Northern railroad until
last week. Starner is hustler and
will make good in this country.
Tom Raine and Harry Y. Lame have
the Model Bakery ready for business,
having opened up this week in DIR.
Barteau's building. These gentlemen
are experienced bakers. having one of
the finest ovens in the state. In adtli-
ton To the bakery depa rtment the irm
will carry Il full line of confectionery
and cigars, will serve lunches to the
extent OF good coffee. hot rolls and
sandwiches. and in the summer will
havea soda fountain and will also
serve ice cream. Mpssrs. Raine and
Lane are popular with everybody,
will ran first class place and will do
good business from the start.
+. +. Duffy, who owns ii 2,ooo-acre
cattle ranch III the Ross Fork country
near the Snowy mountains. about 10
miles from Judith Gap, was in the
city SATURDAY. and was surprised to