Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09


bOrs in this section of the state. The
consideration was 5000. Mr.. Bills
purchased one of these farms just
last week from w. T. Fringer, before
MIR. Fringer went to Virginia. The
purchasers bought the property at
low figure, considering the crops
growing on the place, and can. If
they so desire, make a handsome pro-
fit by selling this fall.
w. A. Barley returned Friday
from his trip to Seward, Neb.. where
he went to attend the funeral of his
father.
Charley Coleman negotiated the
sale of the farms of the Fringer
brothers, ssand is feeling correspond
ingly happy, as several hustling real
estate men were after the buyers.
John Meteor and Edwin Ahlquist,
friends of John Erickson, purchased
the Ole Tangen farm near Judith Gap
this week. The price paid was $3.50
per acre, one of the real snaps of the
season.
The substantial crossing between
Dolan's and Stones store is enc OF
the many needed improvements on
Main street. Road Commissioner
Jack Soden has certainly done some
good work on this thOrOughfare.
Mrs. $. p. Lawner, who has been
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Engberg OF this city, for some time,
will leave soon on a visit to Mime
apolis before returning to her home
in Great Falls.
Cyrus A. Grandy made commuta-
ton proof Monday in Judith Gap on
his homestead in section "a, lila,
south of the Little Belts. Mr.. Gran
dy intends to make extensive imprOv-
ments OH his farm this summer and
make Il permanent home for him self
and wife and eight children.
Gil Tenney has quit railroading
temporarily and is on his homestead
on q. X. bench. Gil will have 80 ac-
res more plowed on his ranch and put
in winter wheat this fall. lie has 40
acres OF winter wheat at the present
time and says it is looking fine. He
expects it to 60 ut least SO bushels per
acre. Gil was here Wednesday to
drive his three milk cows from Gar
neiil to his ranch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Thomas,
ranchers near Hobson, visited their
daughter Mrs. w. F. Hanson south
of town Sunday. Dave reports crops
looking fine in his section of the
Judith Basin, and says that he in
tends to come to Judith Gap hereaf-
ter in All auto which he will purchase
out of Il portion of the proceeds of
his bumper crop this year.
Gil Tenney, w. A. Barkley, Jesse
Sigler. W. IL. Wills and Adolph Lii
den, all from this section, went to
Lewistown last Saturday to appear as
witnesses in the contest case of Jen-
son VS.. Liden. Jensen was Il new
conner to these parts and his princi-
pal witness was Prior &. Apple.
Jenson and his witness failed to make
All appearance, and the case was dis
missed.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 5. Stone of Com
stock, Neb., in company with their
daughter: Mrs. George $. Haynes,
left last Saturday for Portland, Ore.
to attend the rose carnival. They
were joined at Spokane by their other
daughter, Miss Edith Stone. The
party will be absent several weeks.
| Mr.. Stone came from ComstOck Fri
day and was Joined here by Mrs.
| Stone. who had been visiting her
children in Judith Gap for some time.
Big Chicken Dinner at the
Gap Hotel Grill Sunday.
A. &. Butler came up from Hedges
vile Tuesday to transact some bust
ness. Mr.. Butler is one of the many
residents in the strip of country
which the last legislature, in forming
Musselshell county, attached to
Meagher county. These residents in
the strip petitioned the officials for
the privilege of voting on the court
house bonds. but were denied that
right because they were not register
ed as voters of Meagher county at
the last general election, having at
that time voted in Fergus county
Ii the matter is carried to the su.
preme court Mr.. Butler is of the OPP.
inion that they will be given a chance
to vote on the bonding proposition
or secure an injunction preventing
the commissioners disposing of the