Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
JUDITH GAP CELEBRATION
A STUPENDOUS SUCCESS

nIedt FHlIS tribune: JUDITH Niap
second annual birthday celebration
last week was great success in
every way. The weather was ideal
and the attendance the 18TH and 10th
was exceedingly large.
Judith Gap contains more enter
prising citizens to the square foot
than any other town between Great
Falls and Billings. About Il month
ago they raised over 1000 by. popu-
lar subscription for the purpose of
giving the celebration, the money be-
ing offered in prizes for agricultural
exhibits, and purses for sports and to
furnish free attractions to the thou
sands of visitors.
Although the past season was CON
sidered by all old-timers to be the
driest in the history OF the state, the
agricultural exhibit Tiled Il tent
lSN40 feet, and was certainly Il revel-
alton. The display consisted of dry
farming products raised this year
within radius OF - miles OF Judith
Gap, and visitors claimed the eAhib-
its Of grains, grasses and vegetables
were the best they had seen this year
The display went to prove conclusive
ly that the Judith Gap tributary
farming territory is without II peer
in Central Montana, and a good terri
tory to tie to.
There was not poor or mediocre
sample Of farm produce displayed,
and all should have received Il prize.
The representative of the Great Nor
thern railroads exhibit cars, who
was present to select for his company
the prize winners in the display, re-
marked: 81 wish | could have the
entire exhibit in this tent: would
fill one of our exhibit cars with same,
and there would be enough left to take
prizes at the Helena state fair, the
dry farming congress at Spokane, and
make creditable showing in the,
permanent exhibit rooms Of the Great
Northern at st. Paul"
The exhibit was turned over to that
gentleman, and lie will probably put
it to the uses he suggested.
The celebration was in charge of
). j. Small, Cllas. Beers and Clarence
r. Stone. These gentlemen appointed
subcommittee and all worked hard
with that indomitable Judith Gap
spirit to make the affair the grand
success it was. There was II baseball
game between lIedgesville and Jud.
it'll Gap for purse of 500, the latter
winning by Il score OF IL to |: horse
races, bucking brOnclO riding, and
there was some of the most thrilling
rough riding ever witnessed in the
west; athletic sports of all kinds,
tent shows and a grand bOwery dance
both nights.
This birthday anniversary celtbra-
tion is peculiarly Judith Gap insti-
tuition. as it is the only one OF the
many new towns between Great Falls
and Billings which makes the ami
versary of it's birth Il truly gala occa-
sion, and the celebration grows big
ger and better eac!, year.
Already plans are being laid for he
celebration which Will begin on the
18th of September, 1911, and the oc
casiOn will possibly mark several un-
ique attractions not to be seen in eX-
hibitions elsewhere in Montana.
Judith Gap is in the geographical
center of Montana, and is surrounded
by the best dry-farminy lands in the
state. 1t now has the Great North
ern and Milwaukee, railroads, and be-
fore many months will have the Nor
thern Pacific cutoff from Glendive to
Helena. making it an important rail
road town, Il division point with rail
road shops of two transcOntinental
lines, as well as the best market
town for farm products in the state.
Is it anv wonder that its citizens are
glad they are alive and are so liberal
with their donations to afford means
of making others happy! Ii you
haven't attended either Of these celp-
bratiOns You have missed the best
time of your llfe.