Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-14


drifting few tixyy before that time
became level with the fence. The
crust had formed 30 strongly that the
horses easily walked over the fence
and ON to the railroad track before
any one noticed them.
Mrs. Eloise Harrison spent Tues
day with friends at Moore. returning
the same evening.
Mrs. Ed Taylor left Monday for
Billings. where she will spend sever
al weeks with friends and relatives.
Am prepared to clean and press
clothes, and repair shoes on short
notice. All work guaranteed salts
factory. See me opposite Murphy g
livery barn. "Red" Folsom.
5. J. Small left Wednesday for
Hedges, where he will spend several
days OH business matters.
Miss Pearl Browning was confined
to her rooms in the Frederick hotel
the first of the week with severe
sore throat.
Mrs. Viola Fisher and daughter,
Miss Viola, charmingly entertained
at dinner last week Thursday even
ing Mrs. l.. W. Tenney, and the
Misses Ruth and Helen Tenney.
The Emmetsburg Pola Alto coun-
ty, Iowa. Democrat, says that at
least fifty families will leave that
county i'll March for Montana, South
Dakota, and Western Canada points.
Postmaster Haynes showed the
master that he is of Throwing"
mail Monday morning. when he
commenced work on the Milwaukee's
six days accumulation. Eight hours
of rapid work, however found every
thing in order.
Lewis Penwell of Helena, was cleo
ted by the state fair directors Tues
day chairman of the executive COM
mittee, succeeding W. NJ. Biggs, re-
signed. The annual meeting of the
directors was fairly we'll attended.
9. W. Cook representing Meagher
county.
Although the present, amount of
snow may Inconvenience the exclu.
sive cattle and sheep raisers, it's GER
tainly 4 boon to the farmers. The
conditions for raising winter wheat
have thus far been excellent, and all
indications point TO record breaking
crop for 1910.
Postmaster Rancher S. f. Robin
son Of Oxford, was in the city We'd
nesday laying in a supply of provis-
ions. He says there ought to be
good opening for a physician, drug
store and hospital at his town, if the
Great Northern patronage keeps up.
After the recent storm he attempted
to gain entrance to his stable, but
first found it necessary to dig tun-
mel to the door.
William Nichols, better known as
1.-The Tennessean," went into execu-
tive session with one of the big mo-
guls of this division of the Great
Northern. the result being that Bill
purchased all the coal on the right of
way near Oxford that was thrown
from the three tenders in thee recent
wrecks. There were about forty tons
OF the black mineral thrown into the
ditch, including ton of anthracite,
and the purchase price was $40.
George Scambler was in the city
the first of the week looking after his
business Interests in the Commercial
Bar, and also endeavoring to straight
en- up the Minneapolis Brewing COM
pany's affairs at this place. The
sudden disappearance of Arthur
johnson. the Minneapolis Brewing
company's late local agent, was the
occasion Of Mr.. Scambler's visit.
Mr.. JOhnsOn's friends knew him as
an honest and contentious man, and
fear that he was lost in the recent
snow storm or that dnring a fit of
to which he was sub
Ject, that he ended his life.
Samuel Lutz, the pioneer rancher
and present prosperous farmer who
owns an excellent place north of the
city, visited the Journal office the
first of the week. While talking OF
the recent blizzard, Mr.. Lutz said
this weather was slightly out of the
usual for this section of Montana
that as a rule chinook would have
taken the snow off the ground long
before this. He came to this section
in 1870, and was among few venture
some young fellows that spent the
first winter in this end of the Little
Belts. lie remembers well that
severe winter, ana the many narrow
escapes he and his friends had from
from exposure.