Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-13

If there are any residents in this
section Of Montana who have come
from the state Of Indiana, they will
confer a favor upon the Journal by
calling ut this office.
W. $. Tallman, the hide buyer of
Straw, spent several days in Judith
Gap during the past week. W. $.
says there are few hides that get
away from him. and he is prosper
ing.
Murphy Brothers suffered a severe
loss when the Milwaukee engine of !,
! freight train set fire to the grass near
Okla, burning up about 100 tons of hay
the Murphys had stacked OH the old
Bower ranch.
Harry \. Murphy made final com
mutation proof on his homestead in
| 1910 before Commissioner Small
Monday. Harry has one Of the best
homesteads in this section of the
country.
John Deirks, one of the Billings
boosters, was in the city Tuesday, on
his way home from Twodot. where he
has extensive interests. John says
that Billings is going to be the big
city in Montana.
sam l.utz has Just finished thresh-
ing OH the John Meyer place, and the
wheat averaged b bushels per acre.
The crop on Herbert WoodrpiT's
place, adjoining Meyers, also averag-
ed b bushels per acre.
Robert She'll. .)r., is confined
in t he hospital at Lewistuwn
with severe case Of typhoid fever.
The many friends OF the She'll fam
lily hope that the popular young man
will speedily recover.
+! Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Griffith Of Buff
falo are the proud parents Of son,
born September 2Sth. John +. Muir
ply Of Judith Gap has been highly
elated over the arrival Of this boy,
because it makes him Il grandfather.
W. l. Fringer purchased Monday
the three lots and cottage on High
street belonging to r. A. White.
Billy made good investment. as the
property is about the most desirable
to be had in Judith Gap.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Lane were
down from Straw Monday to take in
the dance. Harry also delivered 500
worth Ut made to order clothing dur
ing the afternoon, thus permitting
the young bloods to go to the dance
dressed up.
Frank Murphy and George kilder
went hunting deer in the Little Belt
mountains Sunday night, and ki,lder
shot deer Monday. Frank says lie
could have shot the deer himself, but
he had nothing but shot gun-and IL
bad case Of buck fever.
Ed Browning left Monday for
Thermopolis Hot Springs in Wyom-
ing to use the baths for the eradica-
ton OF troublesome rheumatism
which he has been suffering with for
several weeks. lie expects to return
III about three weeks.
{. b. Riedeman, who owns cOnsid-
cradle land III the Okla territory, and
who had several farms in on shares,
finished threshing this week and
finds he has just 5000 bushels Of
wheat to his credit. '.Dinger' be-
lieves. by practicing economy. that
he can pull through the winter with
out making loan.
l.. b. Overstreet started to drive Il
balky horse Monday to his farm. In
laying Oh Of the whip the horse be-
gan to stand on his hind legs, and
otherwise cayort around. The driver
got out OF the rig just in time, us the
horse started to run and before he
was caught, smashed the buggy into
kindling wood.
Ed Sundberg, for many years u
prominent jeweler OF Fargo, was in
the city Sunday and Monday on Il Vi
sit to his sister, Mrs. Emma Berg. the
local milliner. Mr.. Sundberg is now IL
resident Of san Diego, Cal, where he
owns considerable property. He be-
lieves his adopted California city is
going to be the largest in that state.
One of the finest dances ever given
in Judith Gap was one which opened
the new store building of the Mcken-
Zie Trading company last Monday
night. Manager Strain turned the
building over to the people and paid
the orchestra, making the dance free
to all who desired to participate 5.
People from all directions from Jul
dith Gap were in attendance, and !,
happier crowd never got together in
Central Montana. Dancing was con-
tinued until 5 o'clock in the morning.
The floor was i'll charge of Z. b. Ried-