Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-30

turned about week ago with his
wagons and teams and picked Char
lie up again and started off across the
country with no definite stopping
place in view.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pie
pho, Wednesday, June ~, a boy.
The way Robert is setting up the ci-
gars, is perfectly scandalous. which
would Indicate that he values Il boy
III the family at over 81 900.
Charlie Borne who has been in the
employe of the &. n, as machinist
III this city for several months decid-
Ell to take a vacation and while so do
ing will tend a few shifts at Ora Will
sons popular emporium as mixer.
Raw Evans rode into the city We'd
nesday ona bad horse. Ray had all
the contrivances attached to the
beast to make him behave but -never
the-less he declares he is almost
through with broncho busting us it is
little too hard on the anatomy.
Stephen :. Lewis, who has Il valu-
able claim in 9-l5, made final com
mutation proof before L. $. Commits
sioner small Wednesday. Mr.. Lewis
is from Illinois, and is SO well pleas
ed with this section of Montana, that
he could not be induced to go back
east to live.
+. W. Ray, formerly chief of police
OF Roundup, recently purchased ii
farm near Lewistown and was here
with his family the first of the week
on the way to take possession OF his
newly acquired property. While in
Judith Gap he was the guest Of his
brother, Aaron Ray, the local deputy
sheriff.
NJ. J. Rahilly. who owns a valu-
able homestead on Hopley creek
south OF the Little Belts was a city
visitor Wednesday. Mr.. Ralilly and
his son Frank have adjoining home
steals upon which they have lived
continuously for over a year and are
contemplating making communication
proof in the near future.
The combined shows of the Mighty
Yankee Robinson advertised to APP
pear in l4eWistOWn, july Sth, give
without doubt more for the price of
admission than amy circus enterprise
In America. Col. Buchanan has
spent in Quitting Of the show this
season over $l5, 900, in addition to ev-
cry Department. Don't fail to see
the big free street parade at noon
Saturday, July Sth, at Lewistown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos Houck homestead
ers. who live about six miles south
west of town, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
F'inton, who live about six miles
southwest, who also have desert
claim III the same vicinity, left for
the Checkerboard country this morn
ing, where they will spend few days
fishing, after which the FintOns will
go to Judith Gap eagher Republic
can.
4. B. Andrews is moving out this
week to his recent l,OOO-acre purchase
about nine miles from Judith Gap.
His farm is what was known as the
Shaw ranch, and is an ideal stock and
grain farm. Mr.. Andrews is from
Nebraska, and after looking around
the Basin for over year, he finally
decided to locate in the Judith Gap
country. Ii he prospers in his new
location, which he will if lie is any
kind OF farmer, he may eventually
start a flour mill in Judith Gap.
c. II. Stone has began breaking up
the school section adjoining the town
which he recently purchased at the
school land sale. lie will pet the
ground ready for Il winter wheat crop.
AS the land lies close to both the
railroads entering the city. it will be
great advertisement for this cOnn-
try when the field OF waving grain
will greet the passengers going
through here next year.
l.. v. Overstreet, who filed OH a
homestead east of town last winter,
has just returned from a Billings hos
pital, where lie had Il dangerous oper-
alton performed. lie has been troubl-
ed with pains III his head for many
months, and after Il careful eNamina
ton the physician decided that part
of bone in his head had to be re-
moved. The operation was success
fully performed, and Mr.. Oyerstreet
is again about, but it will be some
time before the wound completely
heals.
There is more money invested in
the paraphernalla used in the free
street parade OF the mighty Yankee
Robinson enormous 3 ring circus,
Aviary, Museum, Wild west, Men.
agerie and double hippodrome, com.