Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-09

Il think Great Falls is one of the
| most up to date cities in Montana de-
clared Mrs. o. ID. Westall of Aberdeen,
>. d., at the tourist camp here. Il
have always wanted TO come to Mon
tana to live because of the cleanliness
OF its cities. the pavements. good roads,
and generally better atmosphere" With
Mrs. Westall is Mr. Westall and son.
Duke. They are on their way home
and will complete journey of ap-
proximately 5000 miles.
Mr.. Westau is vice e-president of the
Sheep Creek Oil Co. in the Mule creek
district. His concern recently pur-
chased 1900 acres of oil lands for 81
an acre. He says drilling will begin
before September l. I'VE are certain
of striking oil although it will be nee
essary to drill from $500 to 1900 feet
and much larger outfit and derrick
will be needed for the work | have
taken crude oil from the wells in that
vicinity and used it in the engine of
| my car" said he.
'The crops in South Dakota have
turned ont much better than was
prophesied.' said Mr.. Westall' and,
although they are not as good as those
in Montana, we are pleased with the
returns
Praises Montana Roads.
He says the roads in Montana are
far better than in either North or South
Dakota and he experienced little diff
Guilty on his journey through this state.
marck and Dickinson, \. D.. Glendive,
Miles City. Forsyth. the Winnett oil
fields, Lewistown, Belt. Great Falls,
| and he is now on his way to Aberdeen.
Mr. and Mrs Martin Steck of Ches-
| ter were visitors at the camp Mon
| day. They are on their way to some
! place in Oregon and will go there by
| the way of Lincoln Missoula, and Wal
| lace. Ida They declare the roads are
good
! The Macmillan family of Portland
Ore; practically took possession of
the camp Monday. They have four
| automobiles and as many tents. The
| members of the family are Mr.. and Mrs
! George Macmillan and daughters, Mary
| and Anna: Mr.. and Mrs. David Mac
MILAN and daughters, Mary and Maria
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. Macmillan. They
Z, all say the roads are good, as is the
| trail from Lewistown to Great Falls.
All Over West.
| Their route includes Salt Lake City.
Utah: Denver, Colo; Cheyenne and
| Casper. Wyo.: the Yellowstone park,
| Billings. Bozeman Helena. Great Falls,
| Choteau. Shelby. Sweet Grass. Leth-
| bridge. Calgary and Banff Alta: the
| Crows Nest Pass. Spokane and Port
land Ore
They started on their trip June ID
and will have traversed over 5000
miles by the time they reach Portland
| Mr.. and Mrs. Collicutt. Medicine Hat
| Alta. are on their way to Glacier park
| They say the roads are good, especially
| the one from Choteau to Great Falls.
They came to Great Falls by way of
| Lethbridge Alta. Sweet Grass. Shelby
and Choteau. and will continue their
| trip home through Shelby. Glacier park,
Cardston. Calgary and Banff.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Madden and
children. Helen, Marjory. Jack and
Winfield of Antelope. Mont. arrived
Monday on their way to Tacoma, Wn.
They were hailed out, but Mrs. Madden
says the crops near her home are the
best she has seen on the trip. The dis
trict from Froid to Medicine Lake will
have bumper crop, in the opinion of
Mrs Madden.
Their route includes Havrc. Great
Falls, Thompson Falls and Missoula.
Mont; Spokane and Tacoma. Wash.
They will return in the spring.
Here From Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs E. Il. Burgman and
twin sons. Robert and Billy, of Mel
vile. Sask. came in Monday They are
on their way to Melville now but have