Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-07-21


paving the way to retire from the
live stock business, as his range is
being cut down by the advent of the
homesteader. and it is only u ques-
ton of time when farming will he the
rule in this section of the country.
Look rp Sullivan 4 Foreman's and
OF. DeyarmOn's ads in this weeks is
sue Of the journal.
Frank Murphy, Joe Neary and Steve
'ennell, are near Straw this week
putting up hay for W. ;. Tallman.
The Balm well drilling outfit moved
to the Alexander Hill ranch yestpr-
day when work was started OF Il we'll.
Mrs. Rose Shaw of Lewistown is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Widdietield. at the ranch near this
city.
Mrs. II. NJ. Hanson, son and neph-
ew. Irvine Wiseman, will leave Sat-
urday for few weeks visit with
Mrs. HansOn's mother at Beliing-
ham, Wash.
T. L.. Davis, William Miller and
Mrs. Oline Wiseman made the trip to
Great Falls in an automobile and re-
turned last week. On the return trip
they stopped at Belt and visited IA
day with Mr.. Davis parents.
Billy Foreman returned Sunday
from Hager's Grove. Mo-, where he
went to attend the funeral of his
mother. Mrs. Foreman was g., years
old at the time of her death, which
was caused by cancer Of the stomach.
Leslie +. Mckee and wife returned
from Kansas Tuesday where they
had been to visit MIR. Mckee's moth
er, who is seriously i'll. Mr.. Mckee
saws that crops are burned up in Kan
sas and Nebraska, and also Oklaho-
ma, and lie was very glad to get back
into Montana, where crops are new
pr failure.
Little Willard Bjorke, aged ), met
with Il severe accident Wednesday.
His mother was driving in Il buggy
from the Little Belt mountains,
where she and her three children had
gone for berries. when the little fel-
low caught his leg III one of the
wheels causing IA compound fracture
of the limb above the knee. DR.. Mof-
fet set the fracture, and owing to his
youth, it is believed he will recover
the use of his limb in Il few weeks.
Notary Public $. j. Small received
Wednesday Il supply of registration
blanks and is now prepared to regis
ter legal voters in this precinct. Re-
member, if you are not registered
you cannot vote, and under the new
law which went into effect July |,
once registered always registered as
long as you live in the same precinct.
If you do not vote, however, at any
one general election your name is
stricken off the list, and You can only
be reinstated by again registering.
+. Il. Metzger, who owns first
class ranch on Swimming Woman,
was here last Friday Oh business
MIR. MetZger is in the stock business
and does some farming. tie met with IA
severe accident this spring while rid
ing fractions horse. The animal
became unmanagable and jumped Il
barbed wire fence. Mr.. MetZger was
thrown and sustained injuries 10 the
he recovered from this injury, he
sprained both ankles while walking
and driving Il span Of young mules.
The mules started to run and in at
tempting to hold them he was taken
over the ground faster than he ever
went before, and was laid up some
time with swollen feet.
Ii you list your lands with $. J.
Small they will be inserted in the
Montana Land Bulletin which reach
es 5000 prospective buyers every
month. There is no charge to the
man who lists his property, and an
exclusive option is not asked. Mr..
Small is making an earnest and cost
ly effort to bring buyers to this Sec
ton of the country, bearing all the
expense himself, and surely deserves
the hearty cooperation of those in
terest ed in seeing the Judith Gap dis
trict settled up with practical far
mers who have sufficient means to de-
velOp this rich country. Ii You have
friend anywhere who has been
writing to you about Montana lands,
or whom you think would be interest
ed, send Ills name to the journal at
flee and Il copy of the Bulletin will be
sent him regularly without cost. The
IeXt issue of the Bulletin will ell
deavOr to give actual crop yields in
central Montana for this year, the
brealbasket of the world, and surely
you have friends elsewhere that will
be interested in these reports. When
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