Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-19

court house. it behooves everybody
in this end of the county who oppose
bonds to get out also and vote.
Those who voted at the last election
will have a vote coming on this oc-
casion. You can defeat the PROPOSE
tiOn ii you go to the polls. II you
stay at home, it will mean vote to
add this burden upon you for many
years to come. Get to the polls is
the main thing.
Capitalists are beginning to inquire
about Judith Gap, which indicates
there will be something stirring here
before many months.
Twenty pounds Of Sugar for
81 at Manley's given with a $40
cash order.
Alfred l.. ROssman, range rider for
the east end of the Snowies, filed OH
homestead III 11-l7 Tuesday, and will
add the duties of a farmer to that Of
watching the forests. lie starts off
right by subscribing for the Journal.
j. b Fitzpatrick, the Butte mining
man. was in the city Friday on his
way to Lewistown on three weeks
business trip. Fitz thinks there is II
good future for Judith Gap, and may
be induced to make investments here
of Il substantial character.
Mrs. John A. McCauley went to
Great Falls last Saturday to bring
the little Atkins girl, who jOurneyed
from Spokane to meet her father at
the Falls and who took sick there.
The little girl was taken to the ranch
of her aunt, Mrs. Joe Mcdonald, Il
few miles north of this city.
$ j. Small made a business trip to
Great Falls Saturday, returning Mon
day afternoon. His partner. l. n.
Walker, is closing out all his large
interests in Montana and will leave
soon for California to remain perman-
emily. Mr.. Walker has purchased
about 100000 worth Of property near
Los Angeles, and intends to take life
easy hereafter.
We all admit that the county seat
needs IA new court house, and it needs
a whole lot Of other things. too. A
real railroad to the town wouldn't
be bad thing to have. \ little more
push in her people would be good
investment. Well, there are 50 many
things needed over there worse than
new court house, that it would take
too much space to enumerate them.
.Dudson Evans and Claude Havens
arrived from Michigan recently and
will spend some time at the Evans
summer resort on Hopley in the
Belts. j udson and Ovid have
taken homesteads in close proximity
to the summer resort. which is owned
by their brother Ray. The boys will
have one Of the finest places in the
country to spend a vacation and they
will go extensively into diversified
farming as well.
Who ever heard of bonding conn-
ty for a new court house until the
matter was sprung officially through
All advertisement? Did anybody in
authority over there discuss the mat
ter with anybody over here? Doesn't
the whole affair SAVIOR too much Of
the gumshoe method which is obnoN-
ious to all? Register your disapprov-
al at the polls on the 24th.
Mrs. Clarence r. Stone, who has
been visiting her old home in Com
stock. Neb., for the past few weeks.
returned to Judith Gap Monday.
Mrs. Stone was accompanied by Mrs.
Robert $. Stone, mother Of Clarence
| II. Stone and Mrs. George 5. HAYNES,
who will visit her children here until
| June LIST, when she will be joined
here by her husband and both will
continue OH to Portland, Ore. where
they will spend the summer visiting
Mr.. Stones relatives.
! A homesteader in North Dakota
who recently received government
patent to his entry, fears that his
title to the land may be affected be-
cause the patent was not signed by
the wife of the president. In a letter
to Commissioner bennett of the gen
eral land Office, the hOmesteader says:
II don't know whether it is the law
of the United States or not, but in
| North Dakota a deed transferring
property must be signed by the wife
as we'll as the husband. My patent
is signed by President Taft, an(
therefore l send it to you for his
wife's signature" Commissioners
bennett wrote to the hOmesteadel
that he need not worry about hi!
title, as Mr.. Taft's name to the pat
emf was all that the law required.
TO dispel misrepresentation, thu