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

). wednesday when llurr
e waiting for the basement
}, Joe Quisenberry of 70
Contractor and Architec
3, agement of the c0nstrl
= about a dozen skilled ART
: OF the structure co~.,~;
JOnn Shuler started his meat Wag-
OH between Garneill, Straw and Buff
faio last Monday. lie says he started
out with II whole dressed beef and re-
turned without any meat. The peo-
pie everywhere along the route SEEM
ed to appreciate the convenience, and
John expects to do good business
all fall.
The new publication Montana Land
Bulletin is out. 1t gives Il conipre-
hensive crop report Of central Mon
tana up to July 18TH, and contains de-
tailed descriptions Of lands for sale
covering II TERRITORY of about two
hundred miles. These Bulletins are
for general distribution and if you
will send or bring to the journal Of
flee a list Of names Of your friends i'll
the east copies will be mailed to
them free Of cost.
Alex. Lehman, of the IIilger Loan
< Realty company Of LewistOwn, af-
ter trip through the Basin, estimat-
es the wheat yieldat 5000, 900 bushels,
or an average of 35 bushels per acre;
the oat yield at 1900, 900 bushels, and
that flax will average Is bushels per
acre, claiming that many fields will
go over 20 bushels, where they were
put in early, while others that were
sowed in June will not go much over
10 bushels.
HarlowtOn will hold fair August
22nd to 25th. But the really big show
for agricultural products will be in
Judith Gap September 14th, 18th and
18th. We are going to show the
world this year what can be raised in
the garden spot Of central Montana
the famous Judith Gap district. Ev-
erybody should attend the Harlow
ton fair, and then come to Judith Gap
OH the days mentioned, and they will
be better prepared to compare the
two exhibitions.
a jolly party of Judith Gap people
spent last Sunday ut the ice cave in
the Snowy mountains. The party
consisted of MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Skeen
and children, Mrs. c. II. stone and
baby, Misses Chapman, Carrier, Car
per, Skeen, Messrs. Richardson, Kid
der, keene, Chapman, and John
Skepn. They left here Saturday and
camped in tents in Duilield gulch that
night, making the climb to the cave
Sunday morning. They picniced in
the mountains, and had the time of
their lives, returning home Sunday
evening. tired, but well pleased with
the outing.
Walter Hard's pet bear, Nellie
Bruin, found weak link in her
days ago, and as she is confined in IL
flimsy enclosure it was up to Walter
to do something heroic or back to the
woods for Nellie. Walter i: some
what Of rope thrower, having
punched steers over these plains long
| before the REAPER was heard in the
land, and it did not take him long to
have Miss Bruin ''noosed'. Passing
the rope to Charley Coleman, Wal
ter bravely walked into the den and
attempted to refasten the chain to
Nellie's neck. She objected to this ia
/ miliarity and grabbed Walters hand
in her mouth, biting it severely.
Sometime wrestle the bear, some
! time the bear wrestle me-" is the
way Mr.. Hard describes the incident,
but the bear was soon under control,
and is again covorting in her enclO-
sure near the Palace Buffet for the
amusement of the general public.
Walter, in the meantime, is drawing
the ambient fluid with one hand
while the other is undergoing repairs,
George Nrrie, the big live stock
man of the Swimming Woman cOun-
try, was in town Tuesday, returnin.
from Lewistown. Mr.. Pirrie was one
OF the fortunate ones who disposed of
! his wool for Is cents, bringing him
over S2O,OOO. lie is of the opinion
that if the reciprocity bill passes at
this session that President Taft will
be reelected for four years longer.
and backed his judgment to the ex-
tent OF Il wager OF S. hat with the
editor of the Journal. Mr.. rirrie
has about 15O acres broken on his big
sheep ranch which he will SOW to
winter wheat this summer and flax