Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-16

III auNeICISlnB, anu VI COuI0c Will
meet with success in his new field.
Ora Wilson visited Great Falls sew
eral days this week, combining bust
ness with pleasure.
Exchange.--Will exchange good
piano for good horse. Inquire at
this office. ST.
Ahlquist and Meteor, who purchas-
ed the Ole Tangen place, are making
preparations for breaking the entire
quarter for winter wheat.
VIM. Neill was here Monday and
hauled out about 500 gallons of gaso-
line for the Smith Neill plOw outfit.
Billy is running the pillow and doing
| nice work.
Lewis Phillips made communication
! proof OH the sw IL, section 26, lola,
before Commissioner Small, Monday.
| Mr.. Phillips has IS acres broken and
all in winter wheat.
Charley Francisco was in town
several days this week, warmly
greeting his many friends. Charley
is Y years old, but is Just as coltish
as young buck of %.
! Mrs Herman Pieske brought good
sized coyote pup to town last week,
and reports that they caught five on
their ranch near here. Herman sent
four to White Sulphur Springs to Oh
tain the bounties.
Wallace kirkpatrick made comnu-
tation proof before Commissioner
Small Monday. His claim is the
he IA, section ~. 0-15, and is all pillow
land. Mr.. kirkpatrick has 100 acres
| broken, and 81 seeded to flax.
\. A. FRESHMAN, Jr., cashier Of the
! State Bank OF Geyser, was down on
his homestead near Mill last sun
! day. lie visited the Small ranch at
Hedgesville and states lie has not
seen winter wheat looking 50 good in
| the Basin as he saw Oh Editor
Small's farm.
Frank Labart, the expert well
driller, was here Monday to figure on
the well to be put down on the school
house lots. He says it will not pay
him to move his rig here just for one
well, and he is anxious to receive
contracts for few more jobs. He
charges $50 per foot.
II looks as if horse thieves are OPP
Grating among animals belonging to
newcomers in this section of the
state. 1t will behoove everybody
with valuable animals to keep
sharp lookout. and the best way to
do this is to have a 1920 handy and
keep it loaded. A dead horse thief Is
always good.
Herman Dreesman, who is adj
vertising in the Journal to make final
proof on his homestead south of the
city, was here Friday and subscribed
for the Journal. Mr.. Dreesman has
100 acres broken, with As acres in
winter wheat, and will have rs much
of the land broken as he can between
now and seeding time. He is a great
believer in winter wheat for this
country.
valuable quarter of land southeast
of the city, went to Lewistown We'd
nesday to endeavor to buy some iso-
lated land. Bill is farming some this
year and anticipates getting 1856 acres
in wheat this fall. He is running
mold board gang pillow with seven
horses and is turning up lots of sod
in good shape.
Jack Soden lost four valuable hors-
es last Friday night. Everything
points to the fact that they were
driven from the pasture near town.
The next morning he found two Of
them shut up in Il pasture west of
town, while the other two were cap
tured Just this side of Twodot by
Mac Lynch. Jack had about given
the horses up for good, and he Is feel
ing jubllant over finding them.
The Fortnightly club met last
Thursday at the farm residence Of
Mrs. Emma Long, near Oxford. A
good attendance of the members was
one of the reasons for all spending a
very delightful afternoon. The club
is composed of lady homesteaders
who have enjoyed club life back east,
and have formed this organization
for mutual benefit, and to get ac-
quainted. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. A. G.. Dyer.
W. A. Barkley says while on his
trip to Nebraska he was surprised to
find nearly all the western portion of
the state deooid of crops, the grass
not even growing. Exceedingly hot
weather has burned up everything.