Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-09
AROUND THE COUNTY ;

MeSsrs. Both AMI Mack of CaShtOn,
Wisconsin. are in the county looking
up business locations.
O. V. Miller. John Bell and John
Clements and wife. all of Green City,
Missouri, have come to make this county
their future home. They will take up
nOlncsteads.
G. L. Lyons, one Of the big sheep men
living near TwOlOt. was a business
visitor ut iiarlowton last Tuesday. Mr..
Lyons has recently returned from u so.
jo,rn in California.
Mr.. J. NJ. Jaeger. the Great Northern
station agent ut Hedges. was in Hair.
Iowton last week. MIR. Jaeger is very
enthusiastic over the settlement Of the
fertile country around Hedges. and says
that Hedges can't help but be IL live
agricultural market
\. }. stephens of Fort Logan was in
White Sulphur Springs last week. 1t
is understood that he will make extern
>ive repairs on his Canton ranch. about
ten miles from the county seat which
place he and his family will occupy for
the present
\ big shipment of beef cattle left
! Dorsey this week for Chicago. belong.
ing to ayn-lleitman, Albert Bruckrrt,
John Stewart and Potter of Dorsey.
| The shipment embraced seventeen cars
and were accompanied by Messrs. Mayn,
| Stewart and Potter.
All the holdings Of the Jay More
Ranch company of Castle. Meagher
county. were sold this week to eastern
capitalists. The ira,,,fer consists Of
5000 acres of patented land and large
number of head of live stock One cash
payment covered the transaction. This
is one bf the most important transfers
made recently and was contaminated
by McDermctt. Gurtcmocller 4 Rae
| The consideration WAS not named
MIR. and Mrs. T. +. KimSey who live
on \ewland Creek. were in the co, ntv
seat hast week. Shopping and calin. on
| friends.
The Edarwood Mining Company have
crew of men Il, work on the Clara
1 'artnn. More machinery has recently
been installed. and with the use of ma
cnine drills. the shafts will be sunk t,
| the 400 OF 500 foot level.
Mike Kline was in liarlowton from
Roundup the latter part of the week
! Tie Is one of the old timers. and every
body know, Mike.
The Martin>Ia!e Sheep Company
have commenced lamhiny. They have
| splendid sheds and an abundance of
fine alfalfa hay. and will no doubt save
good percentage regardless OF weather
DIR :. X. Campbell and others have
made application to the Department
of Commerce and Labor ut Washing
ton for Il large number of small fish
to he planted in the Musselshell and
the adjacent streams These fish viii
come from the fish hatchrrie> at R,z.v
man. In til" con>i "nment there will he
trout. steel trout and Cravings. The
Mussel>hcll seems to he Il good place
fn. them. These planted heretofore
have done exceedingly well. and warrant
the planting of mere.
Wonders will never cease. II has
been rumorcl that the Milwaukee il
negotiating with Smith Bros. to pur-
chase their extensive property ON the
South Fork. Ii there is any founda.
ti"n in this report We can imagine why
the new depot is not bcin. butt. 1t il
! also reported that shound the COMPANY
| procure this ranch they will cut It vp
into small tracts and sell tn Sett lers
and that new town will he situated
! AT Groveand then this will he the
I division instead OF llarlowton between