Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-28
and later may some investments in
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The party who borrowed the en-
CINE jack from Carrier brothers last
spring will please return the same. 33
Henry Mccullough and Austin bod
der are making preparations to start
III auto livery in this city.
Mrs. Tenney and son Howard Of
Oxford left Monday for few days
visit with friends in Billings.
Friday Mrs. Bring received u
severe confusion of the eighth and
ninth ribs by being kicked by u horse
while nnhitching the animal.
Arstin DOdder is in Billings this
week for the purpose of buying All
automobile to be used in his auto liv-
cry III Judith Gap.
Red FOlsOm's wagon restaurant
came near being demolished Tues
day. The gasoline stove exploded,
setting fire to the roof, but the blaze
was eXtinguished in time to save the
outfit.
The Misses Small went to Martins
dale last Friday and played for u
dance there that evening. While in
hartinsdale they were the guests UNI
til Sunday at the pleasant home of
Mrs. Coats.
Billy Beers, Friday, stepped on
niece Of broken glass and sustained
All ugly cash from the sole Of his foot
to the ankle. DIR. Cans made several
stitches in the wound, and Billie
will 60 around on crutch for several
days.
Walter Hard visited with Louis
Steigen OH the ranch near the Snowy
mountains last Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Walter and Louis are old
friends Of cowboy days in this coun-
try. Louis has fine ranch south Of
the Snowies, and is thinking Of buy
ing . lot in Judith Gap, build house
and move his family to town during
the winters in order to send his chill
dren to school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mccullough
and daughter moved to this city re-
Gently and have taken over the Stone
rooming house from Mrs. Harmed.
Mr.. Mccullough came to the city from
fronburg where lie was formerly in
the sheep business. lie was at one
time connected with the mill at Lew
istOwn. They are an enterprising
couple and will conduct one of the
best rooming houses in central Mon
: tana.
John Shuler, formerly engaged in
the butcher business in Judith Gap,
spent several days here visiting his
old friends. John says last winter OH
the ranch near Lavlna was the hap
piest period he ever put in. lie is
raising chickens and hogs, besides
! carrying on a general grain raising
| business. The family own seven
quarter sections of land, and will
have it all under cultivation by an
other year.
A delegation Of citizens walked out
Wednesday to the Dolan farm recent
ly purchased from the railroad COM
pany with view to selecting plat
of ground a for cemetery. There is IA
high point on this land that can never
be cultivated that will make a good
site for burial ground. The report
Of the delegation will be made ut the
!. next meeting Of the commercial club.
7 Judith Gap is nearly four years old
and has no place to bury the dead.
There have been very few deaths in
this community, which speaks we'll
for the healthfulness of the country.
The statement of the Security State
Bank Of Judith Gap can be found in
this issue of the journal. The foot
ings show a substantial increase over
F, the last statement. the amount now
being over 100000. Four years ago
the writer was trying to induce u
prominent banker III Lewistown to
establish a bank in Judith Gap. He
! replied that it was his experience that
! banks in little towns never paid and
| I've did not care to branch out. lie
! will have to revise his opinion OF
little towns now. This bank has
paid from the beginning, and today it
is one Of the strongest tiduciary in
situations in central Montana.
County Assessor James Stewart is
in Judith Gap this week going over
the assessments made earlier and
picking up possible stray ones that
might have been overlooked. Mr..
Stewart reports considerable progress
being made in an agricultural way in
the Smith River Valley. He said two
friends from White Sulphur Springs
accompanied him on the trip this
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