Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-04


HAVE you written that "Montana
Boosters Letter" to be mailed Sat
urday. 3S-41
Mrs. Harold VrOOman spent sever
al days the past week the guest OF
Mrs. Bring while OH her way from a
visit at Cash, 5. d., to her home at
Benchiand.
Mrs. G. w. Arney and daughter,
Mrs. Ed Roddlc, and the latter's
little son, are visiting Prof. Butler
and wife at the ranch near Garneill.
Mrs. Arney is the mother of Mrs.
Butler.
A good soaking rain visited this
section Sunday, doing great good to
the growing crops, especially spring
grains and garden truck. This now
insures big crop of everything.
ost.-Two cows, one white face
Hereford, branded IL OH right RIBS:
one black COW with white spots,
branded double tommahawk on right
hip; both delorned; $40 reward will
be paid by addressing Herman Drees-
man, Mill. g. Boz
Misses Marjorie and Mildred Ev-
ans, neices Of Mrs. +. G. Dyer, Of the
Okla district, arrived in Judith Gap
Friday from Oberlin, Ohio, and will
spend several weeks with their aunt
and uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. Brion of Bozeman
have been here some time looking af-
ter farming interests and visiting
their daughter, Mrs. j. p. Kent. MIR.
Brion owns a farm in Sawmill gulch,
which MIR. Kent is operating for him.
Mrs. j. p. Kent brought to the
Journal exhibit room Il sample of
timothy Saturday that measures 4
feet and inches. This was grown
on the Brlon ranch in Sawmill gulch.
She says they will have 60 tons Of
this hay this fall.
Virgil Routt, manager OF the Tenn
pleton Lumber company at Hedges
vile, was here OH a short visit Satur-
day. Mr.. Routt is a competent young
man in the lumber business and has
built up fine trade for his company
at Hedgesville. lie left Monday to
accept a like position at Saco, a town
OH the main line OF the Great Nor
thern east Of Harve.
w. L. Neill has deposited samples
of Timothy with the journal that
measures feet and inches in
highth, and L. +. Nichols some Of the
same heighth. Both these farmers
are old timers and have made spec
ialty OF growing grasses, and these
samples are the finest we have seen.
Mr.. Neill's bronze grass measures 5
feet in length. He liza good crop
Of both this year.
Concrete work was commenced on
the basement and walls OF Judith
Gaps 1900 school house yesterday.
Contractor Grant of Roundup was
here Wednesday to look over the
work, and was well satisfied with the
progress made. After the foundation
is finished Il large force of brick lay
ers will be employed and the building
will rapidly assume shape.
Jos. |. Liberty, the Geyser real es-
tate man, arrived from the east yes
terday morning over the Milwaukee
and continued OH to Geyser on the
Great Northern. Mr.. Liberty re-
ports crop conditions in the states
which lie visited as poor, and lie did
mt see any that would equal or come
any where near the crops raised in
Montana this year.
j. H. Lackey, block man for Rum
ley power engine, both plows and
threshing outfits, with Il territory in
the northeastern part Of Montana,
was here the latter part Of last week
looking after his crops. He says he
will SOW 100 acres to winter wheat
this fall, and that his crop this year
is looking very satisfactory. lie re-
ports short crops in the northeastern
part of the state, but that the farmers
are not discouraged, as evidenced by
the development going on.
Wellington Irvsh, one Of the
wealthy publishers of North Dakota,
stopped off in Judith Gap Saturday
while on his way from Washington,
where he has big fruit farm, to his
home in Mott, n. ID. The "Duke"
as he is Familiarity known on account
Of his first name, is ALSO the Beau
Brummel of his state, natural
humorist, a sweet singer, and it is no
wonder he is a popular leader in
the social circles in which he moves,
and that's all over North Dakota.
Mr.. Irysh while here was the guest
of $. J.. Small and Glen $. Bills.
L. T. Carney, formerly connected
with the Ford Lumber cOmnany. with