Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-15


Mr.. l-ackey is one Of the Judith Gap
districts most progressive farmers
and has unlimited faith in central
MOntana's future.
Mrs. Charles Francisco was in town
w ednesday of this week.
Miss Flossie Carrier was a business
and socia! visitor in the city yester-
day.
y. +. Deyarmon is erecting barn
on lot ;. block 81, which he recently
purchased.
Charley Beers left this morning for
Butte to attend IL grand meeting of
the >hriner's order Of the Masonic
lodge.
Dad Walker, who has Il claim
four miles west of the city, recently
moved his shack from the bench to
the bottom land, where he is digging
\ Well.
Deputy Sheriff Deyarmon found
Ben McDonald's driving team near
the Little Belts Wednesday. The
horses had been gone for over Il week,
but it is presumed that they strayed
away.
Clarence K. Stone has a sample OF
flax that was picked at random from
an So-acre field OH his ranch south
east OF the city. The stalks have at
tanned a heiyhth of three and one
half feet and the plants are in full
bloom
.. +. Deyarmon has leased his
ranch southwest Of the city to Dinger
Reiderman, who owns the adjoining
quarter. Mr.. Reilerman is working
down an >O-acre field that q. i. had
ploWed, and the same will he soWn to
winter wheat.
Bob White, 50 he says, wants to
buy saddle horse that will carry
him back to Missouri. Bob never
saw Missouri, except from a train,
but Just because he has to be shown
hN tiiIllNS IIV DClOIIkS liClV.
". =. Ford at the Ford Lumber
company with headquarters at He'd
gesville, was in the city Wednesday
enro,te for Lewistown on il business
trip. AS the Milwaukee's evening
train was seven hours lat;, he with
Others chartered an auto and travelled
overland to Fergus county's metrop-
oils.
W. +. Burgess had three horses
shot Monday night ont on his farm
seven miles south of the city. The
animals We're ON the range and some
one having grain growing without the
field being fenced took Il crack at the
horses with a shot gun. wounding
them badly. 1t is understood that
the offending party will be prosecut-
ed to the full extent of the law.
George II. Beasley, publisher of the
Montana Farmer. was in the city
yesterday enroute from Broadview to
his business interests in LeWistOwn.
George is all the time boosting for
Lewistown, and really seems to be-
lieve that it will be one of the largest
cities in the state within few years.
lie says the Broadview country looks
like Il desert compared with the
Judith Gap and Judith Basin dis
tricts.
Judith Gaps leading attorney,
Glenn $. Bills. made final commuta-
] ton proof Monday before L. $. Com
missioner $. J. Small, and is now the
owner of Il very valuable quarter in
6-lO-l6. Mr.. Bills filed on his home
stead year ago last March, and
showed his faith IN this district by
Immediately commencing to eNpend
large amount of money in improv-
ing the property. He has in oven
80 acres Of winter wheat and flax that
will prove paying venture. and is
making arrangements to havea larger
acreage broken.
Already many arrangements are
being made to hold II record breaker
j Of celebration in Judith Gap the
18th and 10th OF September. One
thousand dollars have been raised
/ which will be judiciously spent il
securing entertainment and offering
prizes for different features. 4 meet
ing of the business men and Others
interested will be held Monday even
ing, in ATTORNEY Il S. Bill's office
to appoint committees and perfect
arrangements. Everybody should at
tend, and hoop. er-up for Judith Gap
The meeting will be called to order
at 7:3O.
The settlers in parts of four town.
ships five miles east Of Judith Gal
had a meeting Monday, appointing
Chester Burgess chairman Of com.