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The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
LARGE POOL FORMED
BY LAND OWNERS

What promises to be one of the
largest landowners pools of leases
in the KevinSunburst field is that
recently organized under the name
OF the Mammoth Oil Co., according
to John w. Stanton, of Great Falls,
one Of the directors.
Mr.. Stanton, as well as the other
two directors, Thomas S. Clark and
John G Kiehlbauch of Sweet Grass,
and their associates, are all large
land owners in the district and the
several thousand acres have already
been enlisted.
Under the terms in which the pool
In organized, the land owners have
turned in 100 per cent of the oil
rights and their land into the organ
izatfon and the drilling will be car
ried on under the direction of geo.
logists retained by the company. ALL
land owners in the company pool will
share in production no matter what
the location of the well, Mr.. Stan
ton said.
No direct drilling activities will be
engaged in by the company, he said,
but either straight contracts for wells |
will be made with drilling contract
tors or else developments well be
through drilling agreements on the
tracts.
The present acreage in the COM
pany is situated largely in townships
36 and 33, range 2 and / west.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
GREAT FALLS VISITORS.

Adam ]. Eulberg, who is associated
with Silken & Son of Oklahoma in
the project of piping water from
above the Rim into the oil fields and
towns of the Kevin-Sunburst area
was at the Falls the first of the
week.
Samuel McCrea, recently resigned
as manager of the Monarch Lumber
Co. yard here, was transacting busi-
ness in the Electric City Tuesday.
T. G. Pegg of Sweet urass made a
business trip to Great Falls the first
of the week.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
BRINGS FLEET OF TRUCKS

G. B. Selvidge of Billings is her,
witha fleet of three big trucks, ar
riying here Thursday evening, to.
gether with two autos. Mr.. Selyidge
comes here with the idea of es-
tablishfng hauling business
realizing that the field here is to be
big one. The trip from was made
from Billings with the trucks In three
days. Remarking as to the move OF
the Ohio company in bringing 30
trucks from Casper Wyo, Mr.. Sell
vidge thought it meant that from
now on the Kevin-Sunburst field
would be the scene Of intense acti-
vity
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
AS SEEN BY VISITORS

Cut Bank Pioneer Press: Kelvin is
as busy as an ant hill each and every
day carnival-like air prevades the
place. Dozens of men are at work
with picks, shovels and scrapers, ex-
cavating for new buildings and the
pounding of hammers make a deaf
ening din all day.
On the outskirts of the town there
is intense activity. Also, at ele-
walton about two miles northeast of
Kevin one can count nine derricks
that are completed and several more
that are in the process of completion.
1t is said that on an average Of two
drilling sites a day is being selected
and lumber is being hauled for con-
struction work, from the Kevin yards.
One can see heavily laden trucks
slowinly moving in all parts of the
field, hauling derrick supplies to the
selected sites and huge high-poWer
motors, "bugs" and just ordinary
touring cars spin about from well
site to well site, driven by operators,
lease-hounds, derrick foreman and
curiosity seekers from near and far.
And when one realizes that del
velopment is just in it's embryo stages,
one cannot but wonder what it will
be In its ultimate aspects. The pam
Drama may shift suddenly. some sec
tion now on the outer rim or quite
distant from the present scene of
hustle and hectic hope NAV challenged
the attention of the masters of the
game before months go by. Who
knows?
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
QUICK TURNOVER
KEv|N ACREAGE

Interesting not only because it il
news of activity in the Kevin-Sun
burst field, and as an example O.
what rapid turnovers are being made
there is the record Of three trans
actions in acreage cOnsummating II
the last few days by Attorney J. w
Speer, E. F. Cobb, and L. F. Ruther-
ford
Last Friday these three bought
leases on the SWA and the E II OF
the NWA of section 16, "a H., wv,
240 acres, also the VIZ of the Sc "A
and tire SWH of the NEA of sec
tion 30,, 35 ~, 120 acres. These
leases they have sold at a good cash
profit, besides retaining a royalty.
On the same day that the above
$50 acres were acquired Messrs.
Speer, Cobb and Rutherford took
over government permit on the
S1a of the NW1a of section % and
SEA of the NEA of section FL, 3d.
N, wv, 120 acres. The permit
has not long to run, SO it was neces-
sary to get quick action toward
drilling the property. This has been
arranged with Senator Hogan OF
Billings, who has entered into O
bonded agreement to have rig up
on it and to spud in on or before
July 20. For this drilling right he
is paying a substantial cash royalty
consideration. Senator Hogan is go
ing to move five more big White
trucks to the field to haul material
from Kevin for this and other drill-I
ing operations, he raving other in
terests in the field He is rated
contractor.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27

Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicat
No. 1, NE NE 16-35-3w. Producing
Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicat
No. 2, SW SW 10-35-3W. Rigging VI
Sunburst Oil & Gas mpany No
Sc SW 34-36-2W. Producing
Black Magic Oil compan, SW 81
16-353W. Rigging up.
Sunburst Oil & Gas company No
2, NE Sc 5-35-2W. Drilling.
Sunburst Oil & Gas company No
3,NE Sc 10-35-2W. Hauling mater
ial
Troy-Sweet Grass Oil company No
1, NE NV 28-341W. Drilling.
Three-In-One Oil Syndicate No. 1,
SW SW 8-35-1W. Drilling.
Three-In-One No. 2, NE Sc 1885
wv. Rigging up.
Big West No. 1, NV NV 6-34-1W.
Rigging up.
Fulton No. 1, NE NE 1-s4-2 w.
Drilling.
O'Neill & Catlett, NE 15-35-3W.
Location.
Sweet Grass Oil and Land No. /,
SW SW 6-35-1W. Location.
Gladys Belle, NE NE 1874 east.
Producers Oil & Gas, SW SW 21-i
36-2W. Location.
E. A.. Louis Corporation, NE Sc
14-35-3W Drilling.
Gordon Campbell No2 SW SW
l0-35-3W. Rigging up.
Holding and Royalty, Sc NE 21-
,53W. Drilling
Rainbow No. 1 NV Sc 9-35-3-W. !
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27

L. G. Stevenson, president, ant
Dorsey Hager, vice president, of th,
Sunburst Oil & Gas Co., reported tt
have taken on additional acreage fol
their company in the sector surround
| ing the Sunburst No. I we'll ant
elswhere in this field.
The exact depth of the Sunburst
| Oil & Gas Co. No. l well, when drill.
ed into the sands after coming in, is
1854 feet according to measurement
taken by the Ohio Co. crew. This
was a foot deeper than gauged by
the Sunburst drilling crew.
G. c.. Stebbins, president of the
Gladys Belle Oil Co., who has spent
several weeks in the Kevin-Sunburst
field and at the company's drilling
well east of the Sweet Grass hills,
left this week for his home at Tulsa,
Okla.
A. B. Erik. rig builder contractor,
whose crews have erected most of
the derricks that nave been built In
the field, was at Great Falls Wednes-
day.
Articles Of incorporation of the
Mammoth Oil company have been
filed by John w. Stanton of Great
Falls, and T. L. Clark and John c..
Kielbauch of Sweet Grass, the first
directors. The headquarters of the
and drill, is made in Great Falls, the
shares at 81 each, and of which life
40 years and the capital stock $780,
900, in the same number of each di-
rector has subscribed for one.
Drilling of the Western Petroleum
Exploration company at Willow
Creek near Choteau has reached a
depth of 500 feet, according to A. ].
Findley, vice president. The we'll
will be carried to the Eagle, or be-
tween 1000 and 1900 feet.
The stills, condenser box and
towers for the American Refinery
company being erected north of the
river, were scheduled to arrive in
Great Falls Friday The foundations
for the stills and machinery are in
place and installing will begin atl
company is also in transit, having
been shipped June IA. Indications
are according to the officials, that
the plant will be ready August 1, |
the date set for the opening Of oper-
ations.
With continued good prosress, the
rthfield-ReIiance well at Genou
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
CAT CREEK SCOND SANDS

Word was received Friday that
the Frantz well on the Wildschultz
tract, offsetting the Mid-Northern
No. 10, Cat Creek, flowing more than
1000 barrels day, from the second
sand, and steadily increasing, 1t is
as good as the Mid-Northern's No. 3
Clayton, it is stated. The new well
is in section 15-15-29 east, and hit
the big sand at 1850 feet.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
GLADYS BELLE TAKE FULTON

Finances for the completion of the
w. M. Fulton we'll on the NWA SEA
1-34-2W have been provided by the
Gladys Belle Oil company which is
taking half interest in the Fulton
holding 240 acre government per-
nit near the Big West locator. The
Gladys Bell has other holdings in
the SO called proven area If the Ke-
vfn-Sunburst field.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27

! was today drilling at around So
feet Friday.
The Imperial Oil company Of Can
ada has reached a depth of 500 fee
few days ago in we'll being drill
ed just across the border in the Swee1
Grass hills, eight miles north of thu
/ Gladys Belle No. /, located in thu
southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of section 19, township 81
range east
The Consolidated Exploration Co.,
4 is the newest oil corporation in Great
Falls, organized by John Dawson OF
the Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance
company, Sam Stephenson president
of the First National bank. George H,
Stanton of the Stanton Trust and
Saving company; W. A. Brown CASH
ier of the First National bank and
Irvine e. Stewart, geologist. The
company is capitalized at $4,000 and
each incorporation has taken five
shares, valued at 500 per share.
Capitalized at $4,000 the u. c..
Coe Drilling company has filed a
common law trust agreement with
Captain John Moran, county clerk
and recorder. The company ras
drill on site northeast of Sunburst.
The Carter Oil company, a subsi-
diary of the Standard of New Jersey,
is gathering it's forces for an inspec-
ion of the northern fields. r. w.
Laucks, general superintendent of
operations, Vance Rowe, chief of the
scouting department, and Harry Ray
for, land man, as well as a company
5eologist are to be here.
Willard ("BilP) Richards of the
Finnie-Richards company, was in the
feld Saturday to spot the well to be
lrilled In section 16, township 3sI
iarth, range 2 west, on acreage TAX
m over by him on drilling con tract
rom the Griggs syndicate of Havre.
The Geological staff of the Trans
bntinental Oil company in the Kevin-
sunburst field has been increased, |
md the company is active in inyesti-
4tions in the field, according to re-
trts.
\ The Gladys Bell OF company drill
fg in the Sweet Grass hills, section
p, township 81 nortE, range east.
tas reported to nave reacred depth
I 100 feet Thursda.' and was max
tg rapid headway.
| w. w. Edwards, Cut Bank oper
tor, was here the past week, looking
yer the field with intention of enter
lg into drilling operations.
Permanent offices will be opened
4 Great Falls by Irvine E. Stewart
Billings, well known geologist in
.ontana oil fields.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
THE MONTANA CAFE

A new cafe is being erected in the
north side of the building recently
erected on Front street three doors
south of the Postoffice by Frank
Brown, well known restaurant man
who obtained reputation among oil
men of Winnett for his place there.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
Texas Co. Wants
In Kelvin -SunburSt

Another big company, the Texas
Co., credited with being the biggest
independent company in the country
is dicg sr:".s for Kevin-Sunburst
acreage, according to report reach
ing hev.n Friday. The report was
to the ef'e't that the Kalispe,l- ke-
vim Oil Co. wS- neg ).'.s INK with
big Texas concern for the balance
Of the acreage the former held here.
The Kalipell-Kevin people have al
ready turned about $500 acres to
the Homestake Oil Co., no confir-
the Homestake Oil Co. No confir-
received.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
TWO NEW RESTAURANTS

The population of Kevin is grow
ing fast but from now on in all
corners aught to get enough to eat,
Judging from the number of restaur-
ants being opened. Two new ones
are those Of Clyde Scott and Toney
Stipch, both on Front street north
Of the Campbell office, the former
expects to start Monday and Mr..
Stipch expects to celebrate the Fourth
with his opening.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
DINING HALL

Mrs. S. H. Macleod opened a neat
dining hall in the Lehman building
on Central avenue last week and is
enjoying good patronage, catering
to those who like a good first class
home cooked meals. Meals will be
served from 6 to 8, IL to 2, and to
@
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27
LIVE OIL NEWS DIRECT
FROM the KS. FIELD

Mark Danford, Montana manager
of the Mid-Northern Oil Co., and Max
Bauer, chief geologist, arrived at
Sweet Grass early this week, which
probably portends greater activity
in the northern part of the field and
west of Kevin.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27

w. S. Hawley of the Big West Oh
company has returned from Spokane
where he was In conference with off,
Ecers OF the company. The we'll is in
section 6-34-1 west will be started
as soon as rig builders can be secur-
ed, he says.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27

w. M. Denham, oil statistican,
visited the Kevin-Sunburst field and
made an inspection of development
activities. Mr.. Denham has visited
practically every oil field in the Unteu
States and has spent many months
In South America.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27

H. M. Herenton of Keviu was an
arrival in Great Falls Tuesday, after
a trip to Butte.
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27

With continued good prosress, the
Northfield-ReIiance well at Genou
The Kevin courier., 1922-06-27

Permanent offices will be opened
il Great Falls by Irvine E. Stewart
q Billings, well known geologist in
Montana oil fields.
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FORCE
PICNIGEING TODAY
More Than Seventy People
Gathering at Graf
ton Park.

More than seventy people are
today attending the annual outing
Of the Representatives Of the Prl.
Dental Insurance Co, at Graton
Park. Fully thirty representa-
tives OF the companies and their
families will attend the affair,
which is being held under the d.
rection OF J. H. Turley, Fair.
mont. the superintendent Of the
Northern West Virginia district.
Prudential representatives from
Morgantown, Grafton. Clarksburg
and Fairmont are in attendance al
the gathering. The Fairmonyers
left the city at $3.50 o'clock this
morning making the trip by auto.
There are twelve insurance men
and their families from this city
During the day there. will be a
series of contests and an orches-
ira from Grafton will furnish the
music for dancing.
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S, S. CONVENTION
HERE NEN MONTH
Marion County s: s. AssocIa-
ton to Meet Ii Palatine
Baptist Church Oct SO.

More than one hundred dele
gates will gather In thls city the
fifth Of next month 10 attend tas
annual convention q the Marion
County Sunday School Association
which will be held here october s
and 6 in the Palatihe Baptist
Church.
The plans for the conyentIon
include general meeting and diyl-
slonal conferences, and tt Is pro-
bable that the Diamond Street
Methodist Episcopal and the First
Methodist Protestant churches
will be used for somelot the CON
terences and divisional meetings.
The delegates will be entertain
ed in the homes Of the city Thurs
day night and at breakfast F'riday
morning.
Many prominent Sunday school
workers and authorities from this
and other states will come hero
to attend the convention and dis
cuss Sunday school methods and
advancement.
]. E. Thomas, president of tina
association, and Harry r. Barbe.
secretary, met with q committee
of the organization last night in
the Y. NJ. c. A. Building and out
lined the program for the conyen-
ton.
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PERSONALS

The Misses Beatrice and Edna
Amos will spend the weekend as
the guests Of Miss Pearl Morris,
at her home at Jackson Mills.
Harrison County,
Ruddell johnson will attend the
West Virginia University and was
In Morgantown yesterday making
arrangements to enter school next
week.
Gene Reed Of Morgantown was
a visitor here this week.
Harry Watkins, who had been
a member Of the repertorial staff
Of the West Virginian has gone to
Morgantown where he will reen-
ter the West Virg2.ia University,
where he is taking course in
law.
Mrs. Blanche NJ. Pickering,
state corresponding secretary Of
the ". G. T. U. and who has
been the house guest OF Mrs E.
NJ. Everly, will leave tomorrow
for her home in Rowlesburg.-
MUI6huIu"u IUsLs
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Bannister
and little son left yesterday for
Huntington, where they will re-
side. They had been the guest for
the past ten days OF the latter's
sister, Mrs NJ. Benton Mitchell ut
Barrackville.
Waitman Hartley Not Morgan.
town Is the guest of his son, G. B.
Hartley, and Mrs. Hartley at their
home in Quincy street.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Hammond and
children Jack, Betty Jane and Mary
Lou, who had been residing in
Quincy street, have gone to Terra
Alta to reside.
Prof. W. E. Buckley, principal OF
the High School, was called to
Moundsville yesterday by the serl.
Gus illness Of his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell SatterHieId
Of Colfax are Me parents OF son
which was born to them on Septein.
Der u. The child weighed seven
pounds. Mrs. Satterfield was for.
merly Miss Gladys Robertson.
H. Leslie Fisher Of Morgantcwh
was n visitor here yesterday and
today, the guest Of his sister, Mrs.
J. +. Coombs In East Park avenue.
He came here for the Par Mar
dance last evening.
Mrs. Harry Robinson OF Union
town, Pa, is a guest at the home
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TARIFF BILL UP
TO THE SENATORS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-Fin,
ally approved by the House 210
to 80, the administration tariff
bill became again today the un-
finished business Of the Senate.
The Republican leaders expected
final legislative action-Seuato
adoption Of the conference report
before the end Of next week.
Democratic opponents had resery-
ed all points Of order and had
planned to get the bill back to
conference for amendment parti-
cuiarly for sections to provide for
the classitications. Similar eff
forts In the House failed, points Of
order that the conferees had ex-
ceeded their authority having been
over-ruled.
Debate in the Senate was ex-
pected to consume several days
with a few speeches from the Re-
publican as we'll as the Democratic
side.
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MEN
TO HAVE PARTY
Big Corn Roast Booked For
Next Tuesday Night
at Kingmont.

Next Tuesday evening the mer
Of Grace Lutheran Church will hold
a corn roast at the residence OF #.
o. Hinebaugh at Kingmont under
the auspices Of the Social Brother.
hood. 1t Is planned to leave the
church in trucks at ISIS and the
men will gather there 80 that in
case OF Indictment weather then the
affair could be held in the base
ment OF the church, should arrange
ments have to be shifted.
This Is the first OF a series OF 60.
.cial functions and gatherings to be
held by the men Of the church,
Others are now being arranged for
the future.
The men of the church are as
follows:
Herman Anderson, Karl Ander.
son. c. H. Bloom, August Dyer
John Claybour, e. T. Cassell, Al.
bert Cassell, Victor Cassell, NJ. A.
Cassell, D. H. Colebank, H. Cassell,
John Cole, Joseph Crone, Russell
Conner, U. H. Dunlap, c. D. Davies,
A. Frischkon, F. Fl Fry. William
GantS, George Gantz. Herman Grau,
Frank Gump. George Gross, Harry
Grau, F. o. Hinebaugh. Paul Hine.
baugh, Francis Hinebaugh, Lee H.
Haas, Ray D. Harden, Frank
Hiehle, j. W. Havelicheck, Ralph
johnson, Carl Kneisel, Otto F.
krantz, Harry Leaf, Arthur LeSeur,
Guy McWilliams, George McCray
S. B. Morgan. Charles Mcbride,
Charles Mcbride, Jr., A. McNamar;
G. A. Pllson, G. H. FRESHMAN, Fred.
Rosenmerkle, George Rosenmerkle,
D. W. Reiter, Woods P. Rymer, Rob.
ert ROsenmberkle, A. o. Seyferth,
Carl Sewekey, Augustus Stanhagen,
Frank Stanhagen, ]. F. Shafferman,
Guy Saunders, B. Shoemaker, G. W,
Summers, DR.. ]. NJ. Trach, John
Trach, Mark Trach, F. W. Thomp,
son, Merrill Thompson, Jacob Truog
George Truog, Warder Tut, o. A
Wood, Oliver Wood, Jr. F. NJ. Witt.
man E. NJ. Wrasse, Charles Wrasse,
Harold Wraase, Wilbur Wraase,
H. c. Wade, G. F. Wade, M. A. Wat.
kins and Mr.. Williamson.
A committee composed of Ray D.
Harden, chairman, Rev. Roy j,
Meyer and Warder Tut is actively
engaged In making all arrangements
for the affair, which promises to be
one OF the most successful ever held
by the men Of the church.
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CAROLINA
Sewing Class. Meets

sewing Class Meets
The Girls Sewing Class met at
the community house Wednesday
evening instead OF Wednesday at
ternoon as Mrs. Esther Dodson
who is in charge Of the work, was
called to Chiefton on a special
case and was unable to attend.
Birthday Party
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Hite en-,
tertatned several friends OF their
son, Billy, In honor Of his third
birthday, Wednesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Hite, OF Enterprise
grandparents Of the honor guest
were also entertained.
To Blow Whistle
Through the courtesy OF super.
intendent F. Fl. Brooks, the tipple
whistle will be blown again this
year as signal for the children
to start TO school. The whist.e
will be blown fifteen minutes be
fore the opening OF school in or.
der to give the children time t.
get to the building from any par
Of the town.
New Pastor
The Rev. T. ]. Hopson visit
Ing pastor here for the last tive
years, has been transferred to
Blkins. The Rev. j. B. F. YoaA
Of Weston will take up the Rev
erend Mr.. Hopson's work hera.
His preaching date for Carolina
has not been announced yet.
Accepts Position
Lloyd Whaley has accepted the
position OF engineer, recently va
Gated by Glenn Harden, and Ii
moving into the house formerly
occupied by George Hyatt.
Bill Brooks. who is moving here
from Monongah soon, will occupy
the house Mr.. Whaley is leaving
Pay Day
Yesterday was pay day in Caro-.
lima. many Of the men receiving a
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage Licenses
have been issued in the office OF
County Clerk Lee N. sstterfieid.
Forest Sheridan Pierce q, steu.
benville, Ohio, and Catherine vlr'
ginia Talbot, 81, Fairmont,
wilbert, G. Hawkins is, Riyes.
vile. r. F. D. No. Q, and Ora Eddy
81, Rivesvllle, R. r. d. No. i a.
L. Hawkins, father OF Wilbert C.
Hawkins, appeared in person and
gave his consent.
Otis s. Richards, e. and Thelma
Ruth stucky, 10, both Of Fairmout
Charles E. Stuckey, father OF tha
girl, gave his consent in8perscn.