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The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Thinks Well of Kevin Field

Bruce P. Radigan, who was promi-
nent in the oil game in this section
up to last fall when he went to Mexia
and other Texas fields, returning to
Montana recently, came over from
Great Falls yesterday on business and
will return to that city today. Mr..
Radigan has considerable interests in
the Kelvin field and has a good chance
to come out we'll in that district. He
thinks Kevin is going to be all that
was expected of it, ultimately, and
says the success at the Ohio's Harmon
well has proved very encouraging. But
whether he makes it there or some
where else, Bruce is sure to win out
in the oil game, sooner or later
Lewistown Democrat.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Open Offices In Shelby

Shelby, Aug. 19.-The Dakota Mon
tana Oil company has opened offices
here and will engage in a general
brokerage business. The company has
recently moved it's offices from Toll
ley, N. Dak, to here According to A.
L. Fruh and M. E. Porter, president
and secretary-treasurer respectively
of the company, plans are now being
considered to develop the company's
holdings in the Sweet Grass arch
Within 80 days, they said, a well will
be spudded in on acreage in 1882
west.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Greeks Form Company

An oil company with holdings II
six different fields to be known as
Hercules Oil and Gas company, has
been formed in Great Falls, capital
lied at $150,000, with shares at pal
value Of 81 each.
The company will seek to have only
Greek stockholders. The officials of
the company are: M. E. Howe, pres
ident; Alex P. Ceramics, first vice
president; James Ritales, second vice
president; Hugh M. Jones. secretary
treasurer. Fred S. Francis is a mem
Der of the board of directors.
Mr.. Howe is a Great Falls restau-
rant man, Mr.. Ceramics is a partner
in the Great Falls grocery company,
Mr.. Ritales and Mr.. Francis are land
owners Of the Teton Ridge and Genou
sections. Mr.. Jones is a railroad man
and is interested in the Great North
ern Mutual Oil company.
The company has holdings in the
Fowler, Kelvin, Genou, Bowdoin, Te-
ton Ridge and Crown Butte fields, ac-
cording to Mr.. Jones. Their leases
comprise approximately 5000 acres,
according to Mr.. Jones. He stated that
a drilling site had not been selected,
but that they hoped to be able to start
operations within 80 days.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Keyin Business Men
Prepare For Rush

The continual proving out as oil
land of the acreage in almost all dl-
rections of Kevin has prompted tbs
live business men of the town to get
together and prepare for the rush
which is sure to follow as soon as the
outside world can be convinced, as are
already the big oil companies, of the
great future this field and it's towns
have. Realizing that the town will
one of these days suddenly emerge
from village and the headquarters
of one oil concern into bustling oil
center for hundreds of operators and
thousands of workers, commercial
club has been organized to be ready
to give intelligent direction and as
sistance to the growth of the town
and encouragement to those who want
an opportunity in a business way or
to those looking for an investment in
the land now going for a song which
will be priceless in SO short time.
The organization meeting of the
Kelvin Commercial Glib was held last
Wednesday, August 16, most of the
business men of the city attending. In
the absence Of M. c. Green, who was
elected as temporary chairman at the
previous meeting, ]. S. Gordon, the
proprietor of the White Cash store,
was named to act as chairman.
The committee of three consisting
of Albert Goeddertz Jr., Angus Gaines
and Bruce Thompson, who were nam
ed to meet with the county commits
sioners in regard to roads leading in
to Kevin, reported that work would be
started Immediately on the road lead
ing into Hevin west from the Shelby
Sweet Grass highway.
The following permanent officers
were elected: Gordon Campbell, presi-
dent; R. G. Lehman, vice president;
M. G. Green, secretary and ]. S. Cor
don, treasurer. A committee of three
were appointed to be called the ways
and means committee, consisting of
Angus Gaines, William Seabrook and
Frank Stevens.
The next meeting will be held Fri
day, September 1, at p. m. in Coed
dertz hall, and everyone interested in
The welfare of Kevin is urged to at
tend.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Carter Co. Enters
Kremlin Oil Field

The Carter Oil company has enter
ed the Kremlin field, through closing
of deal, involving $4,000 cash, with
the Kremlin Petroleum. The deal in
cludes property in the Kevin-Sun-
burst field, and the Carter will i'm
mediately set up standard rig on
the southwest quarter of section 10
32-12 south, Is miles west of Havre,
where pit is already dug and other
preparations made for drilling. This
location is about two and half miles
south of the present Kremlin No. /
we'll. The No. l we'll is being drilled
with a diamond drill.
Under the terms of the deal just
completed the Kremlin company
checkerboards 5000 acres on the lower
part of the Kremlin structure, the
Carter acreage being 1000 acres.
The Kevin-Sunburst acreage taken
by the Carter in the deal is described
as 160 acres in section 1882 west, a
mile south of the Sunburst No. / WELL
1t is near the drilling activities of the
on the Dawson MerkIe
tract in section 1882 west. The
Kremlin retains 31a per cent royal
~ in the quarter section. The acre
age was taken by the Kremlin from
he Homestake Exploration company
n trade for Kremlin leases. The
obtained it as a part of
acreage in a deal with the KalispelI-
Kevin syndicate on sliding scale
'oyalty basis.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
KEVIN-SUNBURST FIELD
Producing

Producing
Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicate
No. 1, NE NE 16-35-3W.
Ohio-Hannon No. 1, Sc SW 1886
2 west.
Ohio-Davey No. 2, NV NE S-95-l
west.
Ohio-Boyce No. 1, SW SW 23-
36-2 west.
Ohio-Swayze No. 1, section 34-36-2
west.
Ohio-Sinden No. 1, SW NV 1852
west.
Ohio-Barr No. 1, NV NV 2-35-2
west.
Ohio-Davey No. 1, Sc Sc 34-36-2
west.
California Co., NE SW 26-35-2 west
A. E. Louis Corporation, NE Sc
14-35-3W.
Drilling
Rainbow No. 1 NV Sc 9-35-3W.
OOt 1NO. L, . w ~ w, 4-OO-L west.
Gladys Belle, NE NE 1874 east
Homestake No. /, NE NV 3-35-2W.
Three-In-One Oil Syndicate No. J.,
SW SW 8-35-1W.
Troy-Sweet Grass Oil company No.
/, NE NV 28-34-1W.
Sunburst Oil & Gas company No. 2,
NE Sc 5-35-2W.
Disqualification No. 1, NE NE
1-34-2W.
Gladys Belle -Three-In-One No. z,
NE Sc 18-35-2W.
Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicate
No. 2, Lincoln, SW SW 10-35-3W.
Ohio-Reibe No. 1, NV NE 3-35-
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Gasoline Stock Was
Decreased in July

New York, August 19.-Gasolin,
stocks held at United States refin
cries at the end of July decreased fol
the third consecutive month, accord
ing to the weekly summary of the
American Petroleum institute. The
decrease during July was AL 800 bar
rels, covering approximately 66.7 pei
cent of the refinery operating capa-
city. There was an indicated increase
of domestic crude oil, kerosene and
fuel oil. Totaling 495,627 barrels and
a decrease of Mexican crude oil of L.
O54,213 barrels, making a net de-
crease of all liquid stocks held at re-
fineries of 558,588 barrels.
Pipe line and tank farm gross
domestic crude oil stocks in the Uni
ted States increased 100000 barrels
in July, according to the institute of
which 4,775,0 900 barrels were east of
the rockies and 2,435, 900 barrels in
California.
The daily average gross crude oil
production Of the United States in
creased 5,505 barrels for the week
ending August IL, totalling 1,504,150
barrels as compared with 1,499,100
barrels for the preceding week ac-
cording to the summary of the insti-
tute.
No changes were reported in crude
oil prices for the major districts. Ac-
,ording to figures collected by the in
'titute, the imports of petroleum
crude and refined oils) at the princi-
,al United States ports for the week
,nding August IL, totaled 2,258,812
,arels, compared with 2,191,0 bar
els for the week ending August 5.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Asks Three Quarters
Of a Million in Cash

Billings.-Alleging breach Of con-
tract, the Wyoming Exploration com
pany has brought suit in district
court here against J..R. Prigmore and
Gus Peterson of Seattle, asking for
$4,000 damages.
The plaintiff company sets forth
that on June 27, 1921, it entered into
an agreement with defendants, where
by it was to transfer to them for a
consideration of $4,000, all its hold
ings, such as drills, boilers, derricks,
auto truck, and oil leases in Natrona
county, Wyoming. This includes 24O
or possibly 280 acres in the Salt
Creek dome, according to the COM
plant
According to the contract attached
to the complaint, the defendants
agreed also to form new company
under the laws of Wyoming, to be
capitalized at S1,500,000, retaining
$751; 900 worth of the capital stock
and giving the Wyoming Exploration
company s749,000 worth of the stock.
This agreement, according to the copy
in the pleadings was sign
ed by Prigmore and Peterson as part
les of the second part. w. B. Duy,
president, and C. L. Holden and C. F, !
Dayle signed for the Wyoming Ex-
ploration company Il
In their suit the plaintiffs claim
that the defendants did not pay them
the $50,000 nor any sum, and that
they neglected and refused to organ
ze the new company and make the
distribution of stock as agreed.
In view of the premises alleged, the
plaintiff company claims it was dam
aged to the extent of $4,000 and,
asks judgment for this amount. !
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
the Harmon we'll.

the Harmon WELL
According to the statement of the
California people the well came in
when the drill had penetrated the
sard less than two feet, and drilling
We stopped because of trouble with
the rig and in a few minutes the oil
had risen to 600 feet. Later, it is
stated that it was found that 800 feet
of water was under 400 feet of OIL
The water is black sulphur water, and
not salt water, and where it came
from presents a problem, the major
ity of opinion being that the well is
on the edge of the big pool, and even
more important than at first consid-
cred. For the oil operators the deveI-
opments are awaited with unusual in
terest, as they may prove key to the
big oil pool for which all the wells are
drilling. No announcement is made by
the California as to when drilling is
to be resumed, but presumably SO
soon as certain repairs can be made
on the rig. At noon today it is capped
and the oil is bubbling out under
meath the cap through force.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Development Activities

| 2W.
Ohio-Clair Stevenson No. 1, NE
NV 1852 west.
Apex No. SW Sc 3-35-3W.
Sweet Grass Oil company, 27-33-1w
Rice No. 1, NV NV 8-35-2W.
Black Magic Oil company, SW Sc
16-35-3-W.
G. C. K. Syndicate we'll No. 2 SW
SW 35-36-3W.
Sunburst Oil & Gas-Suhr, NE SW
1O-34-2W.
California Co., Sc Sc 13-34-2W.
J. K. D. Shaffer, 33-36-2W.
Location
O'Neil & Catlett, NE 15-35-3W.
Rainbow No. 2, NV NV 15-35-3W
Sweet Grass Oil and Land No. /,
SW SW 6-35-1W.
Producers Oil & Gas, Sc Sc, a.
36-2W.
Potlatch No. 1, Sc SW 27-34-1W.
Big West No. INV NV 6-34-1W.
Potlatch No. 2, NV SW 28-34-1W.
Northern, NV NE 9-35-2 west
G. c.. K. Syndicate well No. 8, NE
SW, 26-35-3W.
Bitter Creek Oil Co., SW Sc 1886
2 west.
Burkes and Clark, 31-36-1w.
Shut Down
Holding and Royalty, Sc NE 21-
35-3W.
Aloe Oil Syndicate No. 1, Sc NV
6-34-2-W.
Orchard No. 1, Sc Sc 9-35-3W.
T. S. Hogan, SW NV 22-35-2 west.
California company No. /, Sc Sc
10-35-3W. Shut down, 500.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Go East For Finance

Bruce P. Radigan and E. F. Cobt
of Lewistown, two operators who have
been identified with developments in
the Montana fields since the discovery
of oil in the state, left Thursday night
for Watertown, N. Y, on a business
trip. Since the interests of The two
men extend through Cat Creess, Ke-
n-Sunburst and many others Of the
state, it was understood that their
eastern trip is in connection with
operations that will be Of
in development of some of
these holdings.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Government Permits
Are Given Extension

Extension of time on drilling re-
quirements on government oil and gas
permits to December of this year
has been made in the cases of Charles
N. Kimball, w. J. Neuenschwander
J. w. Gushing, Walter S. Sudgen and
Daniel A. MacGowan, according to
notices received by w. E. Bennett,
register and disbursing agent of the
Great Falls land office.
An oil and gas permit has been is
sued to J. R. Payne of Great Falls on
1 ,655 acres in sections 20, 30, 81 and
32-22-7 west, and section 25-22-8w.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Lost Tools are Found

Conrad, Aug. 18.-Ths set IF tools
lost four years ago ii the Dry Forks
well, now owned by company of local
men, has been recovered end drilling
has again been resumed. All eyes are
now centercd on this we'll for opera
tors say prospects arc encouraging.
People in tllis community arc watch
ing the we'll with interest.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
Lucky Oil Files Articles

Articles of Incorporation were filed
in Great Falls by the Lucky Oil COM
pany, to have headquarters in Great
Falls, with an authorized capital of
S250,000. The organizers, also direct
ors for the first three mon his, are r.
J. Owens, H. G. Atkins, Maurice Han
sen, Edward Marshall and 0. B. Kotz
all of Great Falls.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23

The total of second sand territory
now proved by the seven gushers in
Cat Creek from that formation is
nearly eight miles and a large part
of it is territory that was formerly
disproved SO far as the first sand is
concerned.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23

The B. 0. Jones company of Den
yer, brokers, will open branch of
flee at once in Great Falls for the
purpose Of directing the financing of
the Montana-Sweet Grass Oil and Gas
company. The latter company will al
so have offices in the same building.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23
California Well in Section
26-35-2W. East of Kevin
Lengthens Producing Area
What Many Oil Men Say Biggest Producer Yet
Proves Ground Five Miles Southeast Ohio Makes
Certain Value of Land in Township Just East Kevin

The bringing in of oil in the Cali
fornia company's we'll on section 26-
35-2 west, known as the Homestake
No. 2, last Wednesday, is the biggest
single piece of news The Courier has
had to give its readers since we
chronicled the successful completion
of the Sunburst Gas & Oil company's
first producer. The new we'll is said
to have more oil under pressure than
any we'll in the field and later reports
are that the water is being handled
and many predict that it is only a
pocket, the nature of the water itself,
one authority tells The Courier, being
such as to indicate it does not come
from a large body. Men who have
made the survey of the eastern part
of the field were not surprised to
hear of oil in this location and say it
only confirms their theory and that a
still larger flow of oil is quite certain
TO be found under ground not far dis
tant from the California.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23

Shelby, Aug. A17.-That the Cali
fornia- -Homestake well, 2635-2 west,
which came in yesterday will make a
producer there is not the slightest
doubt among oil men here, the amount
of production to be guaged later when
the we'll shall have been drilled into
the sands. Parties from Shelby visited
the we'll this morning, finding 1t
capped and no one about; oil was
bubbling out from the cap as though
driven by gas, and indicated that the
casing was filed to the top with oil;
that it was coming out as stated was
witnessed by several reputable citi-
zens. Douglas Park, president of the
Sweet Grass bank, was present late
Wednesday afternoon when bailing
was going on at the California, and
pronounced the oil as high grade oil,
and not of the dark kind carried in
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16
March 1916
MORTGAGE SALE

Whereas, Default has been made in
the payment Of the interest on the
money secured by a mortgage, dated
the LIST day of March, 1920, executed
by B. F. Magness and Gertrude A.
Magness, his wife, n j. M. Magness
and Mabel E. Magness, his wife, and
George Wermersen and Bessie Wer-
mersen, his wife, of the county of
Hand and state of South Dakota to
Emma A. Hoover Of the county of
Hand and state of South Dakota, and
which mortgage was recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds of Hand
County and State of South Dakota in
Book III of Mortgages on Page 81
on the 18th day of March, 1920 at 300
o'clock p. NJ. and
Whereas, No action or proceedings
at law or otherwise have been insti-
tuted to recover the debt secured by
said mortgage, or any part thereof,
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and
Whereas, 1t was stipulated in said
Mortgage that il default would be
made in the payment Of any portion
of the principal or interest promptly
at the time the same should become
due. or IL default be made in the pay
ment OF the taxes assessed o. to be
assessed on said premises before the
same became delinquent, then the
whole sum, both principal and interest
at once become due; and
Whereas, The whole amount of the
principal and interest has become due
by reason of such default. and
Whereas, The amount claimed to be
due upon seid mortgage at the date
of this notice, is the sun of Forty-nine
hundred and fifty--six dollars and for
.~ty-seven cents ($4956.47) to-wit: $4,000
principal and $156.47 interest. besides
the sum Of twenty-five dollars attor-
neys fees stipulated for in said mort
gage.
Now Therefore, Notice is hereby
given that by virtue of the power of
sale contained in said mortgage, and
duly recorded as aforesaid, and in
pursuance of the statutes IN such case
made and provided, the said mortgage
will be foreclosed by a sale of the
m~ortgaged premises therein described,
at public auction by the Sheriff OF
Hand County. South Dakota, at the
front door of the Court House, in the
city of Miller, and county Of Hand,
and state of South Dakota, on the 9th
day Of April, 1922 at one o'clock in the
afternoon Of that day. The m~ortgaged
premises are situated in the county
of Hand in the state of South Dakota,
and are described as follows, to-wit
The southwest quarter Of section sew
en-, township one hundred fourteen
range sixty-seven, west Of the 9Th p,
NJ.
Dated at Miller, South Dakota, this
18th day of March, 1922.
Emma A. Hoover.
Mortgage.
Harlan J.. Bushfield,
Attorney for Mortgage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16
Drawings Made For State
Basket Ball Tournament

Pierre, March S.-Professor Raw
Inns, secretary of the board of control,
announces drawings for the state bas-
ketball tournament at Sioux Falls
March 16 and II. The teams in their
order are: Rapid City, Gregory, Clark
Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Iroquois. White
Mobridge, Yankton, F1andreau.
Opening plays: First three and last
three draw byes. First games: Mite
hell, Sioux Falls, Iroquois, White, win
'ners over Mitchell and Sioux Falls,
play Clark. Winners over Iroquois
and White play Mobridge. Rapid City
plays Gregory. Yankton plays Elan
'dreau.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

March 1874
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate Of Johanna Maria Anderson,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed executor of the will of Johanna
Maria Anderson, deceased, to the cred
itors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased; to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within six months after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, to the said exc
cutor at his office in the City of Miller,
in the County or Hand, State of South
Dakota.
Dated March Is, 1922.
c. NJ. Carroll.
Executor Of the Will of Johanna
Maria Anderson, Deceased.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16
February 23t5
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

Notice is hereby given, that a pri-
mary election will be held at the regu-
lar polling places in all the voting
precincts Of Hand County, South Da-
kota,. on the 2Sth day Of March, 1922,
between the hours of eight o'clock A.
NJ, and five o'clock p. NJ, for the pur-
pose of allowing the members Of each
political party in the state by a direct
vote to choose the paramount issue
for party platform and propose their
several party candidates for all pres
idential, state, congressional, judicial,
legislative, county and district offices,
which are to be filled by election at
the next general election, and to elect
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16
Methodist Episcopal Church

n. ., WdCLedHJ IdSVUI'
Morning service, at 11:00 o'clock.
Sermo., ny Dr. Sheppard of Water
town, S. d. Music by the Senior choir.
Sunday School at IL noon. Let us
keep il up-make 1t better than last
Sunday. .*~
Epworth League at GAS p. m.
Song service led by the chorus and
orchestra at 1880. Rev. Neundorff Of
st. Lawrence, will preach the evening
sermon. All are welcome.
Don't forget the church supper for
members and friends of the congrega-
ton on Thursday, March 23rd at 500
o'clock. A Home gathering. Come
and bring your family.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16

Broodings over the death of her lit
tie daughter who was drowned in
December, while skating on Medicine
Creek at Blunt, Mrs. William Wells
has been ~adjudged insane and taken to
the hospital at YanKton. Five other
children are left without a mothers
care.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16
NEWS ITEMS OF THE STATE

While cutting ice, a Centerville resi-
lent had a narrow escape from death,
when he lost his footing and fell in
front of an ice cutting machine. 1t
was impossible to stop the machine
at once, and before the man could get
out of the way, the saw struck his
foot, cutting through the leather.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16

party, national, state, county commit
teemen, and state party chairman and
delegates and alternates to the ma
tional convention.
Dated this 21st day Of February,
1922.
p. H. WALSH,
Auditor of Hand County.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16

A Gregory farmer was instantly
killed when his neck was broken as he
was driving into his barn. He was
seated on a triple box, and as he drove
into the barn, his head hit the door,
throwing his head back against the
spring seat and breaking his neck.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16

The members of the "WenO Whist
Klub" and their husbands were de-
lightfully entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Hunt, Saturday
evening. Following a seven o'clock
dinner, the evening was spent in play
ing whist. --
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16

One school in Meade county is being
conducted with an attendance of six
pupils, the pupils all being o n OF
n family. The school is maintained
by the district in which the family
resides.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16
LODGES

Crescent Chapter No. 4 o. L. s..
meets in regular session Tuesday ev-
ening, March 21st at the Masonic Hall.
At the close of the regular session
there will be a social hour, after which
the men of the Star will serve lunch.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16
Notice To Auto and Truck Owners

All automobile and truck owners
are hereby notified to secure their new
license number plates at once to avoid
trouble. This is very important and
should be attended to at once.
NJ. J.. Butte,
ITO Sheriff of Hand County, S. ID.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-03-16

The Ladies Aid of the M. Z. church
will hold a supper for members and
friends of, the congregation at the
church Thursday afternoon, March %
commencing at 600 o'clock.