Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-21

floors are being cemented now under
the immediate supervision of Direct
or Dolan. the work being done by
Contractor Snyder. an experienced
worker in cement. The west room
will be used as Il manual training de-
partment. The east room is the boil
er house. When completed Judith
Gap. will have one of the finest school
buildings in central Montana.
Miss Bertha Small, who has been
teaching the sixth, seventh and eighth
grades in the Dunseith, n. d., public
schools the past year, arrived home
yesterday.
CD Shanahan and daughter Doro-
thy came up from Mill last We'd
nesday and returned OH the noon
train Thursday. Mr.. Shanal,an re-
ports crop prospects fine in the Nj
hill country.
Every boy and girl in Montana be-
tween the ages oftwelve and eighteen
on Oct. l, 1912, is eligible to enter the
potato or sewing contests for Il trip to
the state fair ut Helena. For rules
and instructions address +. 5. Cooley.
Bozeman, superintendent state fair
industrial contests, or your county
superintendent Of schools.
T. F. Mcdowell, the Montana Life
insurance man, returned tn his home
III White Sulphur Springs yesterday.
On his short visit to Judith Gap he
wrote about $4,000 worth of life in
surance. Mac is very popular here.
and can always do business with our
people who know what good life in.
surance is.
+. A. Mcmillan, who owns a ranch
between Moore and Hobson, and u
half section Of land south of the
Little Belts west of Judith Gap, took
sick in Judith Gap last week and has
been under the Doctors care since.
Tuesday his family arrived from the
Basin and will accompany Mr.. Nc
MILAN to the Little Belt farm as soon
rs the patient is able to travel.
Last Wednesday one Of Oscar
Skeen's horses, which was picketed
out with log tied to the end Of its
halter strap, became frightened at a
passing aut0mob lie and ran through a
crowd Of children playing near the
Walker cottages. The log struck
Jesse Ray, breaking her right leg be-
low the knee and otherwise bruising
her. 1t was very fortunate that the
accident did not prove more serious.
Prof. Dittmar and Harry Keen
compose committee to arrange for a
dance to be given in Hanson's hall on
Friday, June 2sth, under the aus
pieces OF the commercial club. Tick
cts will be sold during the coming
week at - each which will include
supper for two. 1t is expected that
every business man will purchase at
least one ticket. The surplus goes to
the commercial club to help pay run
ming exposes. The music will be
good, and the banquet will be Han
sons best.
The farmers held 4 meeting in Jul
ditl Gap last Wednesday night and
adopted constitution and bylaws
for a Farmers Elevator company.
The stock subscription list is at the
Journal office. Over 81 900 was sub
scrlbed that evening. And they are
coming in fast. The shares are $50
each and no one can subscribe for
more than 10 shares. This stock is
payable OH Oct. 1st, either in cash or
grain delivered at the elevator. 1t is
desired that work begin on the struc-
ture by the first of September.
Murphy Bros. lost u valuable work
horse Monday. 1t had been running
with Il bunch on one Of the Murphy's
farms east OF town, and in rounding
the animals up Sunday this horse was
missing. The fact was reported to
the stable in Judith Gap Monday
morning, and it was presumed that
the animal had been stolen. When
Frank arrived in town Monday even
ing he was convinced that the horse
had fallen in the we'll. He immed-
lately left for the farm and on arriy-
inu there fOnnd his SnrmisQa tn hp
correct. The horse went down head
first, presumably Sunday night, but
was alive when Frank reached the
we'll. He gathered together about a
dozen neighbors and succeeded in
pulling the animal out of the well,
but the horse died few minutes lat
err. There was no water in the we'll.
The horse was valued at 1925.