Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-12-15


improvements on his farm. among
which is II commodious house-al-
though too large for one.
-. Albert Peterson and Geo. 5. HAYNES
.attended the Shriners meeting III
| Helena last week, and report having
the time OF their lives.
Otto Bjorke made communication
proof in Judith Gap Monday OH fine
homestead near this city. The
improvements amount TO oyer sl.2oo.
Clarence Il. Stone is figuring OH
erecting Il large building on the west
end OF his lots, facing Railroad av
enue, to be used as Il hardware store.
j. 4. Nickel, Leo Bulen, and .. +.
Deyarmon attended the performance
of Madam Sherry ut Billings Tuesday
night. They speak very highly OF the
show.
Emil G.. Marx, one of the first ar
rivals in this section, made commu-
tation proof Oh his homestead in 9-l6,
in Judith Gap Monday. The claim
is all pillow land, and Emil says he is
going to have it all under cultivation
soon.
Uncle Charley Francisco was in
from his Snowy mountain ranch the
first Of the week, the first time III
many weeks. Uncle Charley spreads
u good deal of sunshine among his
many friends when lie visits Judith
Gap.
Charles NJ. COnlan left Wednesday
Of last week with Il carload Of farm
implements and stock Tor Grant Cen
ter, Iowa. where Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
Ian go to take charge Of the Conlan
home farm. Their friends in Mon
tana wish them success.
Mrs. Laura Harmed has rented the
rooms in the upper story of the Stone
building, next to the Journal office,
and will fit them up into living rooms.
Mrs. Harmed is agent for the Ideal
Tailoring company OF Chicago, and
will make this town headquarters.
Frank Murphy returned from his
trip to Ogden, Utah. Saturday night.
lie appeared as a witness in dam
aye case against Cory Bros, the big
railroad contractors for whom Frank
formerly worked, and judgment was
secured against the hrm Of $4,000.
1000 pounds OF dressed pork for
sale. Purely grain led meat. See or
write 4. r. Parker, Oxford. 1t
Lee IIoagland, roundhouse and ear
shop foreman at Billings, was III the
city Saturday and Sunday. MI
. Hoagland owns two houses in this
, city, and is Il Judith Gap booster in
every sense of the word. lie can See
great future for the gap city.
Mr.. and Mrs. =. J. Murphy and
children returned Thursday from Il
trip to Calgara, Alberta. Jim is new
er tired of talking about the booming
city of Calgara. \ few years ago his
| brother-in-law bought a piece Of land
4 few miles from that city for SIS an
! acre, and he was offered recently
| 1910 900 for the same. The city has
! doubled i'll population i'll the last
three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Peek, son
Harry. and daughter, Helen, left
Monday on a visit relatives in
} Illinois. The first Of the year Harry
! Peck will enter an apprenticeship in
electric engineering in Il Pittsburg in
stitution, while the rest Of the family
will continue OH to New York and
New Jersey to spend the winter with
Il relatives. The Peck store in Garneill
will be in charge OF William Il.
e Bruce.
Learn to be short. Long visits.
long stories, long exhortatiOns, and
: long prayers seldom profit those who
have to do with them. Life is short.
Time is short. Moments are precious
Learn TO condense, abridge and in.
y tensify. We can endure many al
Il ache and i'll if it is soon over, while
pleasures grow insipid, and man III
: tollerable, if they are protractet
. beyond the limits of reason and con
venience. Learn to be short. Lol
. OF branches; stick to the main fac
! in your case. 1t you pray, ask wha
: you would receive and get through
il you speak, tell your message ant
o hold your peace. Boil down tw.
> words into one, and three into two
n Always learn to be short.
Anna Benson, aged about 30 years
p of Hedgesville, died in this city earl.
l. yesterday morning from iibroid pneu
% monia after long illness. 1t is I'M
II derstool the woman was brought t.
this city for treatment about a mont
lie a9o. The body WAS taken in charg
P. by Undertaken Settler and funera