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The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12
Western Pet-X Will
Move Rigs to Kevin

That the Western Petroleum Ex-
ploration company intends to begin
active drilling operations in the field
here is indicated by an article in the
Trico News, known as Durham or
gan, which in part says:
"With the completion of the second
producing well in Toole county, the
oil excitement is at fever heat and
all of the large companies through
out the country are on hand taking
up acreage and making preparations
to start wells. Due to the fact that
Western Petroleum Exploration has
been located in Montana for some
time, officials of the company have
been watching developments in Toole
county from the beginning and have
taken up more than 1000 acres in
leases in favorable looking territory.
One lease of 320 acres is located only
a mile southeast from the Sunburst
PlOduCCI CAllU IIlC Odl1S COlilRdllJ 10
drilling their number two we'll on the
tract adjoining the Western Pet-X
lease, ard locations are beginning all
around the company's holdings. It
is expected that Western Pet-X
will start some wells on the acreage
in Toole county at an early date and
in all probability some of the drilling
machines from Willow creek leases
will be moved north to start drilling.
Vice President A. ]. Findley of West
ern Petroleum Exploration has been
offered practically twice the amount
paid for the leases taken by the COM
pany in Toole county. Mr. James
Eckford, prominent banker and stock
holder in Western Pet-X, whose home
is in Choteau, Montana, has been
valuable assistance to the
in obtaing acreage
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12

In brief Mr.. Campbell's letter gives.
substance of original agreement be-
tween himself and the syndicate; that
such agreement has not been changed,
unless through advertising OF pur-
ported statements not authorized by
him; that there is still due him over
$4,000 from the syndicate; that there
was but S11.00 in syndicate's treasury
on September %; that failure of re-
organization plan compelled him to
raise private funds to complete well;
covers criticism directed at him as to
test of well at time it was brought
in; tells of spotting well number two;
says plat of syndicate holdings is be-
ing prepared to be sent each unithold-,
er, and states that the suits and count
er suits between L. C. Stevenson and
himself involved holdings of the syn
dicate and that settlement of these
suits was made primarily because |
realized that these matters would drag
through the courts for years and re-
tard development just that much, and
not because | recognized the justice
of his claims, nor does the settlement
so made in any way affect any claim
the syndicate may have against Mr..
Stevenson for acts he committed dur
ing the period in which he acted as
secretary and treasurer of the syndi-
cate"
Mr. Campbell promises that within
80 to so days marked progress will
be made in the syndicate's affairs;
that Campbell Syndicate No. and
Campbell Royalties have no connec-
ton with the original company, being
both under separate management
Campbell himself devoting his time to
No. /; that while waiting for material
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12
Ohio Co. to Build
A Topping Flant

A topping plant, to provide not only
gasoline for company cars in the field
but also to produce fuel oil better
suited to firing boilers, will be install
ed by the Ohio Oil Company, accord
ing to report.
The topping plant will be installed
soon, the material having been or
dered, it is said, and quickly placed in
operation.
The DeWald water reservoir on the
DeWald lease has also been obtained
for drilling operations, and the Ohio
is installing steam pump and boiler
at the reservoir and will pipe it to the
operations in the neighborhood of the
Sunburst producer. The supply is
sufficient to guarantee a water sup
ply for operations, it is said, and the
large pumping plant will provide a
steady supply. The pipe is on the
ground and the installation of the
pumping plant under way.
L. c.. Stevenson announced that the
next drilling operations of the Sum
burst viii probably be on the Sun
burst-DeWald No. /, the location hav
ing been made in the Sc Ia SW IA
23-36-2W, the camp buildings having
already been constructed. The drill
ing will be done by Burns G. Clark,
who hold the drilling contract.
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12
Leasing Company
Falls Organized

The Northern Montana Exploration
company, newly organized corpora
ton with headquarters in Great Falls
recently filed articles of incorporation
with the county clerk and recorder
there. The purposes of the company
are the acquiring OF acreage in proven
oil fields of the state, and the locating
and leasing of new potential oil struc-
lures. The incorporators of the COM
pany, who will likewise serve as the
first board of directors, are Leonard
G. Diehl, business manager of The
Tribune; DIR. Donald X. Woods and
Wallace J. Mckenzie. Mr.. Diehl is
president; Dr. Woods, vice president;
and Mr. Mckenzie, secretary and
treasurer Joseph A. Kaufman is at
torney for the corporation. The cap
ital stock is 100000.
The Northern Montana Exploration
company has obtained the services as
ar advisory board Of consultant geolo-
gists of N. F. Jameson, G. G. How
ard, Dorsey Hager and J. L. Chase,
who will pass upon all acreage pur-
chased by the company. Mr.. jamie
son and Mr.. Howard, comprising the
firm of Jameson & Howard, were dis
coverers of the Sunburst oil field and
located the Sunburst No. well. Mr.
Hager is a leading geologist and has
opened important oil fields ine Kan
sas, Oklahoma and California. He is
the author of numerous text books
on petroleum geology and field oper-
ations and is now vice president in
charge of operations of the Sunburst
Oil & Gas company. Mr.. Chase, for
merly with the Imperial Oil company
of Canada, for the last 18 months,
has been chief geologist for the div
ision of Wyoming and Montana of the
California Oil company.
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12
Government Paid Royalties

Washington, July 1.-Uncle Sans
money bags have been bulged to the
extent of more than S5,000,000 as the
result of royalties received to date
from oil and gas operations on leased
government lands in certain western
states, according to the bureau of
mines. Total net royalties reported
by the bureau to the general land Of
flee up to the first of June amounted
to $5,201 ,308.69. In the month of
May alone, royalties amounting to
$551, ,021.88 were reported. Of this
amount, 1852 ,022 was credited to Cali
fornia; S273,654 to Wyoming, and
S25,340 to Montana.
The recent discovery of oil at Kevin,
Mont, has led to the granting of
many permits for prospecting on gov
ernment land in this area.
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12
Development Activities

Potlatch No. 2, NV SW 28-34-1W.
Apex No. / SW Sc 3-35-3W.
Black Magic Oil company, SW ST
16-35-3-W.'
Three-In-one No. 2, NE Sc 1885
2W.
Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicate
No. 2, SW SW 1O-35-3W.
Gordon Campbell No. 2, SW SW 10
35-3W.
Sunburst Oil and Gas company No
8, NE Sc 1O-35-2W.
Big West No. Inv NV 6-34-1W.
California Co., Sc Sc 13-34-2W.
Ohio-O -O'Hanna No. /, section 26-36-
west.
Ohio Claire Stevenson No. l, section
1852 west.
Ohio-Swayze No. 1, section 34-36-z
west.
Ohio Sander No. 1, section 1852
west.
Ohio-Barr No. 1, section 2-35-z
west.
Ohio-Davey No. /, section 34-S6-z
west.
Ohio-Davey No. 2, section 1852
west.
Location
O'Neil & Catlett, NE 15-35-3W.
Rainbow No. 2, NV NV 15-35-3W
Sweet Grass Oil and Land No. l
SW SW 6-35-1W.
Producers Oil & Gas, SW SW 21-
36-2W.
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12
Land Office Kept
Busy on Oil Land
Assistant Commissioner General Land
Office on Visit to Local Office Says
Legitimate Oil Boom Is Great Asset
to the State.

A silent though active partici-
pant in the oil activity of northern
Montana is. the United States land
office, says George r. Wickham, as
sistant commissioner of the general
land office of Washington, d. c., who
came to Great Falls to visit the local
land office
Mr.. Wickham said Of the oil situ-
alton in Montana:
"a legitimate oil boom in any COM
munity is one Of the greatest assets
that could possibly be acquired. /
have gone through several oil booms
in southern California, and l know
that the production of oil inSsouthern
California is one of the states great
est assets. The Great Falls land of
flee is doing an extraordinary amount
of business on account of the oil ac-
tivities north of here, and if reports
of the strike are correctly given to
me, ] would look for unprecedented
prosperity in this section of the state
Much Oil Leasing
GAS to the work of the general
land office in handling the oil and
gas activities throughout the United
States under the leasing act of Feb
ruary 25, 1920, during the month OF
May, 1922, the general land office
acted upon 1,455 applications. Of this
number $50 were granted, and 21y
rejected because of conflicts and other
reasons. In addition thereto 373 ap-
plications were rejected because of
legal obstacles, and in these cases
the decision of the general land Of
flee is subject to the final action of
the secretary of the interior on ap-
peal if one be taken.
Extensions Are Few
assignments to the number of s.
were approved last month Signif-
cant of the prosperity OF the country,
at present, only III extensions of
Continued on Page 81
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12
BUYS 32O Acres

L. c. Stevenson, president of the
Sunburst Oil & Gas company, has
purchased 320 acres in sections %
and 24-35-2 west in the Sunburst field
from Nose Zimmerman of st. Paul
Zimmerman only recently purchased
the leases. Drilling must start within
80 days. The land is described as the
E 1-2 NE IA, E IL Sc Ia of sec
tion % and the w IL, NV IA SW
IA and the NV IA NE IA of sec
tion "a.
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12

for pipeline and storage tanks, wei
! number one has been drilled deeper tt
explore the lower sands, now at ap
| proximate depth of 2100 feet, with in
dications that strong flow of oil may
be encountered in sand at 2250, and in
case lower sands do not produce, il
will be bridged back to the first pro
ductive sand and probably shot; that
unitholders will be advised every week
or ten days as to the syndicate's af-
fairs and that the success in proving
the Sweet Grass Arch, where all the
big companies are now trying to get
acreage, was worth five million dol
lars while it cost but quarter of a
million.
Syndicate's Holdings
Regarding the original agreement
of the trust creating the syndicate
Mr. Campbell, in the circular letter,
says: ~ was to assign to the syndi-
cate so per cent of the gas and oil
rights on certain designated land, to
the extent Of 10000 acres, and 20 1-6
per cent on the 80 acre tract on which
Well No. 1 was spotted, and to as
sumo the cost of drilling one well to
completion; in return for which | was
to receive from the syndicate 100000
payable out of the moneys received
from the sale of units, payment to be
made to me at the rate of $4,000 per
month, and in any event the total was
to be paid to me on or before Janu-
airy /, 1922. In the event that it was
impossible to raise enough money to
pay me in full was to reduce the
acreage turned over in exact proper
tion to the amount still due on the
settlement date specified.
Continued on Page 81
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12
WELL NO. 2 FOR CAMPBELL
SYNDICATE NO. / SPOTTED
IN LONG LETTER TO UNITHOLDERS GORDON CAMPBELL
GIVES HISTORY OF DISCOVERY COMPANY AND OUT
LINES PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PLANS

Well No of the Gordon Campbell Kevn Syndicate No.
has been spotted the SW SW 35-36-3W and drilling
begin will be pushed vigorously according
of Gordon Campbell president and general
ager, given in extended communication to unthoders
from his office Kevin July The material for No
well is also at Kevn and that location will be announced
shortly, Mr. Campbell states.
Posponement of the proposed meeting July Is of unit
holders has been made and letter each from E. NJ Harvey
chairman, and J. E. Mushbach two members of the
mtee recently appointed by the unhoders tc investigate
the syndicates affairs giving for such postpone
the opinion that the present management has DONE
and is doing everything possible to advance the inter
ests of the unitholders"
Outline of Activities
There being many thousands of people directly and in
directly interested the original syndicate which brought
the KevnSunbulst field and The Courier believes there
will be many Of its readers who will have opportunity
of getting the information elsewhere submit condensed
outline of the history of the company made public in
consecutive form for the first time.
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12
Editor of Review Quits

It was announced last Thursday
that Vim. D. Frawley, editor Of the
second newspaper established at Ke
vim, had quit the paper and together
with a brother-in-law expects to start
a hardware store here.
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12
Hogan Well

The well of Senator T. S. Hogan on
section 21-35-2W will be spudded in
the last of the week, according to
Senator Hogan. He said that devel-
opment in that part of the field was
active.
The Kevin courier., 1922-07-12

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Evening journal., 1922-12-26
WATCH OUT FOR
HEADACHES, COLD
AND WINTER ILLS
After Sickness Build Your
Strength Up Quick; Wet
Wintry Weather Is
Very Dangerous

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for a real medicine. I found one / think
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elared Mrs Cook. Il had a sick spell
Couldnt regain my good health. Longer
went the worse / got. 7 had head
aches all the time. Couldn't ward OF
colds. Every time I went out doors I
caught a fresh cough and cold ! felt
III. tired, worn out and exhausted con-
stantly. ] slept poor, too. Had no ap-
petite. Just dragged around Good
ness but / felt bad. I tried medicine
after medicine with no real results until
! read about Hypo-Cod helping different
people here I'm town and got myself
bottle. II is wonderful medicine. II was
what ! should have taken in the begin
ming. wasted a lot Of time experiment
ing. for as soon as ] took Hypo-Cod you
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Headaches disappeared. Hav vent had
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Thousands praise this remarkable.
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Evening journal., 1922-12-26
500 ATTEND NEWARK
COMMUNITY EXERCISES

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, Dec. 26.-More than
500 persons attended the community
Christmas exercises on the Academy
lawn Sunday evening. A large tree
had been placed on the lawn and
was Illuminated with varied colored
electric lights.
William p. White. OF Wilmington.
directed the community singing and
members OF the local Choral Club
seated on the steps OF the Academy
led in singing various Christmas
carols. The Revs. Edgar Jones,
Frank Herson and II. Everett Hall
man took part in, the exercises.
Music was furnished by two local
bands.
Early Christmas morning several
groups OF town people. some with
musical instruments. went through
the streets singing Christmas carols.
Services in all the churches were
largely attended. Sunday and yester-
day. At the midnight services at st.
Thomas Church Christmas eve a
purse Of gold was presented TO DR..
Edgar Jones. rector, by William D.
Dean on behalf of the members Of
the church.
Evening journal., 1922-12-26
THIEVES ROB THREE
STORES AT DELMAR

DELMAR, Dec. 2s.-The stores OF
T. A. sturgis Pryor and Mills and
Co. and the home OF Harry T.
Hickey were entered on Friday night
by thieves evidently in search Of
money. The cash register was taken
from the sturgis' store and found
later a short distance away. broken
open. The amount obtained was
small. At the home OF Mr.. Hickey,
ST in gold was stolen.
The Tall Cedar Cornet Band gave
an open-air- concert on Sunday
afternoon.
The choir of the NJ. f. Church
sang Christmas carols late Christ
mas eve on the streets.
A Sunday school entertainment
was given at the Baptist Church on
Sunday evening. Christmas music
Rotations and the annual treat 70
the children constituted the pro-
gram.
The Rev. and Mrs. william Weir
Smith are spending the holidays az
Freeland. Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Z. II.
Lank are visiting in Pittsburgh
Royce D. Hancock. Of Philadel-
phia, IS visiting relatives here; Mr..
and Mrs. Ira W. Stephens, Of Phil
adelphia, are visiting relatives here.
Evening journal., 1922-12-26
SANTA AT HAREs CORNER.

Pupils Of Hare's Corner School
held their Christmas entertainment
on Thursday afternoon. The ex-
ercises. consisting OF songs. imita-
, tons. a playlet and a wand drill.
were given by the children in a
pleasing manner. The program fol-
lows:
Responsive Scripture reading;
song, Merry. Merry Christmas;
recitation, welcome" Helen Cur
.rinder; dialogue, 'Darning the
Christmas Stocking" Harry Nc
Ginnis and william Steele; recia-
tons. They Thought l couldn't"
Hazel Currinder; Wonder" Harvey
Cushing; playlet. "Mrs. Santa
Comes into Her own" characters.
Santa Claus, Harvey Cushing;
Mrs. santa" Edith Currinder;
"Fafries," Louisa Emuing. Violette
Walker, Mary Donaldson. Helen
currinder, jeanette Clark; Brown
les" Charles Emuing. Paul Steele,
william Cushing, Otto Lloyd. Rich
ard Steele, Albert Lloyd, Edward
Napolski. Charles Lloyd; song.
WnE0 WINS 1-AAA ~ " +AA@fN%f
class Of girls; Rotations. Dolly
Go to Sleep, Margaret JaquetteV
IF santa Claus Should Stumble, ~
Robert McFarlin; "Dolly's Speech, "
Rosana Walker; Wand Drill" JOS
eph Garneski. Benjamin Lloyd, Mary
Donaldson, Harvey Cushing, Edith
Currinder, John Ingram, Jeanette
Clark. Ralph Rothwell. Laura Nc
Ginnis. Walter Garneski. Thomas
McGinnis, Violette Walker. George
Emering. Helen Currinder; song,
beautiful Bethlehem Star"
These pupils have been perfect in
attendance during December: jean
cite Clark. Margaret Jaquette.
Charles Lloyd. Albert Lloyd.
Rosanna Walker, Harry Nc
Ginnis. Thomas McGinniss, Helen
Currinder. Paul steele, John
ingram. William Steele. Otto Lloyd. !
Richard Steele. BENJAMIN Lloyd, |
Violette Walker, Edith Currinder,
Ralph Rothwell. The pupils having
good attendance record are:
Laura McGinnis Harvey Gushing, |
William Cushing.
Evening journal., 1922-12-26

taurant, all Of which will be built
OF brick with stone trimming.
The concourse will be 32s feet
long and los feet wide. II will lead
directly 10 the train shed, which will
contain ten tracks for use in the
company's regular service and four
additional tracks for use at times
when travel Is especially heavy. All
these tracks will be gated and prac-
tically all OF them Will be long
enough TO accommodate trains OF
fourteen cars. The train platforms
will be built of concrete with butter
ny shelters.
On the land side OF the building,
the main entrance will be from Ne
chanic street. The plans for this
part OF the structure call for a two
story Office building rs feet long by
AZ feet wide. On the first floor OF
this building will be the lobby the
ticket office and facilities for hand
ling express. The second floor will
be occupied by the Offices OF the
Readings seashore lines. At the op-
posite end OF the concourse from
that occupied by the Office building
will be a brick power house used 10
generate the power necessary In the
operation OF the terminal.
Extensive driveways leading into
the terminal will be laid out, each Of
them wide enough 10 accommodate
four lines OF vehicles. There will be
separate driveways for baggage and
express.
Adjoining the terminal proper will
be a large storage yard for cars and
a railroad Y. VI. c. A. building for
the use OF trainmen.
The construction Of the new ter
mlnal and the laying OF the neces-
sary tracks between II and the pres
emit Readings seashore lines will re-
quire considerable filling in and the
construction OF several bridges. The
relaying OF the tracks also will elimi-
nate the number OF grade crossings
existing on the present lines.
Provisions have been made in the
plans. also. for the adaptation OF the
new terminal for the use Of double
deck ferryboats should this become
necessary.
Evening journal., 1922-12-26
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
AT RICHARDSON PARK
Special to The Evening Journal.

A Special to The Evening Journal.
RICHARDSON PARK. Del. Dec.
,2s.-Enacting the role Of santa,
William Tinsman. former county
constable erstwhile Government
, sleuth and himself a grandfather
gladdened the hearts OF $40 children
in the Five Points sections yester-
day afternoon. Mr.. Tinsman was
aided by a score or more other resi-
dents in giving the first Christmas
treat 20 the children OF the district
, by the Five Points Civics Associa-
tom.
Every child was presented with
half pound box OF candy and fruit
as they marched past the commun-
ity tree In the community build
ing.
Christmas carols were played on
a photograph as the youngsters en-
tered the building in single file.
Those who assisted in making the
affair a success were r. V. Rudolph.
: chairman OF the entertainment COM
mittee. d. S. Wright c. E. Jones,
John L. Jordin. Ray Vansant, Fred
Gassert, secretary Of the association:
James Lewis, George Hughes. Frank
o. Bowen, Harvey Jordin, William
F. Miller and others.
II was announced that the COM
munity building will be opened every
night for the children TO view the
Christmas tree.
Evening journal., 1922-12-26

Cemetery. Mr.. Marvel moved TO
pennsylvania. a little over a year
ago.
John Henry PleasaDton, OF Little
Greek. died Sunday after a brief i'll
ness. aged so years. The funeral was
held today and interment made in
Lakeside cemetery.
Francis schaffer. OF Dover died
az the Milford Emergency Hospital
on Saturday after an illness Of two
or three weeks. He had been az
the Presbyterian Hospital. Phila-
delphia. for treatment for an in
fected, foot but was brought tome
FIRST OF last week and later taken
70 the Milford Hospital He leaves
Evening journal., 1922-12-26

story structure- OF steel frame and
brick with stone trimmings on a
concrete foundation built on piles. II
will house the ferry slips, a large
train shed. a huge concourse, waiting
rooms for men and women. a res
taurant and the Offices Of the Della
ware River Ferry Company and Of
the seashore lines of the Philadel-
phia and Readi<e Railway
The river front end of the build
ing. which will be built OF copper,
will house four modern electrically
operated ferry slips. The spaces be-
tween the ferry slips will be used
for the mems and wome rs waiting
rooms, for offices. and for the res
Evening journal., 1922-12-26

L. and Lydia NJ. Carpenter. Of
Centreville. She attended school at
Fairview. She and Mr.. Grohe.
who Is 50. had been married nifty
six years. forty-two of which they
lived in Wilmington.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by seven brothers and sister.
The brothers are Joseph L.. James.
Frank c., William. ]. Byron. George
NJ, and Henry F. Carpenter. The
sister Is Mrs. II. T. Mason OF Ger
mantown, Pa The brothers all live
in and near this city. Joseph L.
Carpenter, Sr. a director OF the
Equitable Trust Co., is an uncle OF
Mrs. Grohe.
Evening journal., 1922-12-26
Catarrh Relief
Comes Instantly
Count Ten and Stuffed Up Head
is Cleared

Count Ten. Your stuffed up head is
cleared. Clogged nostrils open. an the
cir passages OF nose and throat are
rally. No more struggling for breath.
snuffiing, throat clearing Catarrhal
headache is overcome in a few minutes
Get from your druggist n 25-cent Jar
OF Sterlings NapOr-E ze and appiv a
little OF II as directed. Its healing.
antiseptic vapor penetrates through
every air passage, soothing and heal
ing me inhamed, dry and swollen mem
branes, giving you the quickest relief
known.
Colds yield just as easily. Don't stay
stuffed up and miserable. Relief Is
Sterling's Napor- Eze. The name
Sterling's must be on every jar.-(Adv)