Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19

any Mgh order, showing. peyOnd.:ia |
! doubt that they entered into the com.
petition heartily. Miss Janet Dyer
won the prize. which was pair of
the celebrated Gotham shoes. Tom
Beers, Florence johnson and Elsie
Dewey received honorable mention
by the judges. Mrs. II. l.. Bills.
Mrs. II. G. O'Connor and Mrs. J. T..
Prater acted as judges.
&. {. Stayton has been busy this
week renovating the school furniture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor of Straw were
guests at the Mckenzie home this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Strothers are
Great Falls.
Ii your subscription is due you will
confer great favor upon the Jour
nal by bringing or sending Il check.
Albert \. Peterson, who filed on
the Duke farm east Of town, is haul
ing out lumber this week for Il cabin.
anu w III CStdbllSll IL ltSIUcuCt lit OlICS.
Glen $. Bills last week purchased
| the Ward \. Shade ranch of 2so acres
for speculative purposes. Mr.. Shade
will live on the place this winter.
The deal was all cash.
! Miss Fussie Carrier made conlmu-
tation proof ON her fine homestead in
| q 1,nf I ~.
Small Monday. Her proof was Il good
one. and the farm is among the best
in this section of the country.
Leo Bulen this week moved his
barber shop into his new building
next to the meat market and he now
has one of the finest shops in this Sec
ton of Montana. He Will occupy
the south half of the building as Il
! residence.
Somebody claims to have discover
ed substance which is 300 times
sweeter than sugar. The substance
is supposed to be about Is years old,
wears Il hustle, and is not as scarce
in most communities as would be
supposed.
Tom Stout, editor of the Fergus
County Democrat, was in the city
Wednesday on his way home from
a trip to st. Louis, where his family
is spending the winter. Mr.. Stout
said the weather here was the finest
he had seen since leaving Montana.
There seems to be an epidemic Of
mumps prevalent in Judith Gap ut
the present time. The disease is no
respector Of persons, as is evidenc-
ed by the fact that our popular Gepu-
ty sheriff has not escaped the ailment
which Is supposed to be one to which
children alone are susceptible.
Hans Hanson and family left We'd
nesday for Terril to visit, his aunt a
few days and from there they will vi
sit at lnwood enroute to their
home in Judith Gap, Montana. His
mother, Mrs. Carrie Hanson and
sons, Ed and Chris, accompanied
them to Terril. Esterville Reporter.
''Patronize home institutions
cries the country editor from week to
week. "That is right" says the mer.
chant, ..give it to those who go to
some other town to buy goods" Then
with his heart filled with kindness tc
the loyal editor, he sends his Job work
to Kalamazoo, or utilities Il piece OF
wrapping paper to write an order OF
for goods or send statement to :
customer. Funny, isn't it,.
The latest invention to hang in tn,
family dining room is the gum board
1t is neat little circular board, plain
or decorated, fastened to the wall
> The name of each OF the family i
painted on the circumference, an,
marks the spot where the gum is lief
until wanted. This saves carryin
the gum to bed and getting it in one
hair or swallowing it in the night.
is obvious that the gum board sup
plies long felt want, and he who in
r vented the new fad will have the hes
3 wishes of the Young ladies.
"a certain writer has said that II
e newspaper which took truth for 1t
9 standard would make pecuniar
. success. The press might return tn
compliment by remarking that II
! minister who told the truth about hi
u congregation, alive or dead, woul
: occupy the pulpit much longer tina
g one Sunday afterward. The press an
clergy go hand in hand with tn
whitewash brush, rosy spectacle
magnifying little virtues and kindl
= throwing little deformities into oil
y liviOn. The pulpit, the pen and tn
!, gravestOne are partners i'll saint
h making"