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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
Keuin- Sunbursf Dome
Chronology Reviewed
From Trbune's Files
March 14-Gordon CampbeIl-Kevir

March 14-Gordon Campbell-Kevin
syndicate well came in.
March 26-Two hundred excursion
lists from Great Falls visit discovery
well on special train. Stop at Fowler
well.
April 6-Contract is let to w. e.
Burke to drill Sunburst Oil & Gas
No. l.
April 7-Homestake Oil company en-
ters field in deal on acreage.
April 1O.-OperatoN in furry over
belief concerted attempt will be made
at lease breaking.
April 12-Reliance Oil company in
Joint agreement to drill well on Genou
structure of Mortified Oil company.
April 14-Run bailer test on Camp
bell well:
April 19-Settlement is arranged in
litigation between Gordon Campbell
and l.. C. Stevenson OF acreage basis.
Nav 2-California in one Of first
large acreage deals. purchases LOO
acres from Arby Beardsley for 500
600.
Nav 9-Dorsey Hager becomes vice
| president in charge of operation and
r. j. Elder, vice president in charge
of finance, of Sunburst Oil & Gas.
MAY 10-Fred Whiteside moves rig
on Lincoln permit in section 9-35-3W.
May 1O-Troy- Sweetgrass Oil &
Gas company gets 1900 acres for $50
600.
May 12-L. c. Stevenson takes over
Vimy Ridge structure for Iiager-Ste-
venson. Charles Orchard of Denver
pays record price up to that time of
1925 an acre for two-thirds interest
| in 100 acres offset to Campbell well.
May ~16-Sunburst we'll spudded in,
May 23-California erecting rig~on
Lincoln permit, section 1o-3o-3W
| keystone provides thrills with report
of oil on Muddy creek.
May 25-Pump test on Campbell
well.
May 30-Homestake Oil company
takes 1900 acres on agreement with
kalispell-Kevin.
June 5-"Sunburst Well Commercial
Producer read The Tribune's head
line. Well is brought in on section
34-36-2W at 1850 feet.
June 6-Sunburst balls 100 barrels
in five and a half hours.
June 14-Ohio takes $50 acres il
tract north of Sunburst well in n OF
first deals reported of new company
in field. Spud in Genou well. Cali
fornia pays 100000 for first acreage
transferred in deal with kevin-Sun-
burst company. Gordon Campbell anc
Arby B~eardsley.
June 16-Ohio takes 2,160 acres Of
Troy-Sweetgrass Oil & Gas under
agreement.
June 17-Ohio closes deal wifi
Sunburst Oil & Gas on 1,S4O acres
under agreement.
June Ex-senator T. $. Hogan takes
agreement on Cobb lease, section %
June 24-Ohio spuds in Riebe well
first well in township 50, range > west
june 26-John K. Dawson anc
George Merkle take over S0-acre traci
in section 1882 W and make deal fol
drilling by Midnorthern.
June 2S-Westcrn Petroleum Elk
ploration takes 500 acres of Corridor
Campbell-K Kelvin syndicate holdings il
township So. range . west.
June 29-Gladys Belle takes 15,oOF
acres in Canada.
July 6-Tllinois Pipe lime starts
3 1890 barrel tank and plans pipe line
for field. ,
july 3-Ohio-Sunburst-Riebe wei
goes through kootenai without produc
ton.
July 15-Joining of the Texas
Pacific and Detroit interests IN tn
Homestake Exploration company Is
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

fiscal agent for the Gordon Campbell
Kelvin syndicate, which was organized
with holdings Of some 1900 acres IN
leases.
Two Idaho companies took their
place in the field also during the sum
mer of 1921. Both of these companies,
the Troy-Sweetgrass Oil & Gas COM
pany, and the Three-in-One Oil syndi-
cate, were organized by l. W. Hansen
of Kalispell, later to organize the Han
sen Petroleum company, operating III
both the Kevin-Sunburst and Cat
Creek fields. The Troy-Sweetgrass
began drilling with a diamond drill in
section 21-34-1W, while the Three-in-
One started its operations in section
S-35-1W with a rotary machine. The
Troy-Sweetgrass was backed largely
by lumber men Of Idaho, most of them
connected with the Weyerhauser Lum-
Der company. The Three-in-One stock
holders are also Idaho men, centering
largely in Troy, Idaho. The Troy
Sweetgrass, with a subsidiary, the Pot
latch Land & Oil company, obtained
extensive holdings.
To finance CampbelTs early opera
tons, a group Of Great Falls and Lew
istown men, first known as the
Rhoades group, from Judge w. b.
R~hoades, one of the leaders, sub
scribed $4,000, obtaining 6,4O0 acres
in leases. Arby Beardsley, a wool man
Of the state, obtained similar holdings,
paying $4,000 and obtaining complete
interests, whereas Campbell had with
held an eleventh interest in the
Rhoades deal.
This provided the funds with which
Campbell placed a rig on location in
the NEA NEA section 16-35-3W.
Campbell held 10000 acres in leases
and a short time later the Gordon
Campbell-Kevin syndicate was formed
with holdings Of 1900 acres in leases.
Difficulties between Campbell and
Stevenson followed the financing of the
company and Stevenson entered the
field heading the Sunburst Oil & Gas
and obtained some 10000 acres in
leases for that company. Suits and
counter suits marked the difficulties
between the two during the fall, win
ter and spring.
With the coming in of the Campbell
| well. March II, 1922. and the entry of
| operators from outside, the litigation
| between the two became an important
factor in the field and there followed
q series of conferences between attor-
news I0E Ilt LhO. stllISliitLit VI II
litigation paved the way for operations
in the field.
Events that followed quickly on
these two happenings. the coming in
of the discovery and the settlement Of
! the Campbell Stevenson difficulties,
| car best be told in a chronology of the
field taken from the reports that The
Tribune gave its readers from day to
day.
Predictions of the future for the
Keyin-Sunburst field have given way
before the chronicle of what has been
done. Following the course of deyel-
opment that has marked its first year,
the field will rank on even terms with
Cat Creek as leaders in Montana oil
production before the end Of the 1922
season. In its first eight months since
the discovery we'll anne in, there has
been d development that some fields
often fail to obtain in years. 1t now
has % wells of commercial production,
four of these being commercial gas
wells when the market is developed.
Probably a half dozen other wells might
produce if shot.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

announced at meeting Of board OF d.
r%ectors.
July 22-Charles Orchard taxes
over Campbell interests IN uofoon
Campbell Royalties. n,o+od
with production of wet gas anu ii''ie
oil.
July 27-Lincoln permit tangle IS aa-
iusted. Clears way for S256,oVo pay
ment in California company purehase'
july 2s-DriIler injured in gas e1-
| plosion at Ohio-Hannon well. .
August Ohio Sunburst-Ba Barr ~
| section 1852 w is completed at i,o4o
as a big gasser. California buys
Homestake-Able lease. 2 acres III
section $685. W, at $32,0OU, ~
August 5-Ohio-Sunburst-DaVey No;
2 in section 1852 W is in as best wen
in field. Flow is in heads. Louis we'll
in section 1852 W is shot with out
little increase in flow of oil.
August 12-Ohio-Hannon IN seetlon
o6- 49, W is in at 1900 feet. ONO
Sinden in section 1862 W IS coln-
pleted as gasser. Louis well gauges
| ], 1000, 900 feet.
August 13-Louis well gas shows a
half gallon of gasoline TO 1,Noo seet.
! August 14-Ohio-Sunburst-sWazey IN
section 1882 W, comes IN at i'o-l
feet. =, Iii
section $685. W, comes IN with com
mercial production of oil n some wa
ter. r-
August 17-Carter enters hremiln
field with purchase of 4,0Oo acres from
Kr"rn1in Petroleum.
August 19-Original Sunburst-Davey
wei, averages II barrels a day In SIX
weeks pumping. u
August 21-Sunburst-Boyce, section
, 1862 w. causes brief excitement as
gusher-mostly water.
August 23-Ohio and Sunburst com
%panies announced plans for JOINT drill
ing of six wells in area opened by first
Sunburst well. go
August 24-Gladys Belle, section IS
35-2 W. ONE into production.
August 25-California-Morto sec
ton 1892 w, in production at Lou
feet. oc
barrels in three hours, lowers oil 700
August 31-Gladys Belle flows il
heads.
tlBu Oh IpeiE Nth III HNurH
field. section 1882 W.
September 11-First oil Of field rur
through Illinois pipe line. when Illinois
connects with Gladys Belle,
September 13-Calgary votes tax
privileges to ensure construction oil
Imperial Refinery at that city,
September 1S-Shaffer well. section
1885, W.. passes through k~ootenai
Has commercial gas production
September observation-disclosures
well, section 1882 W. in at 1916 feet.
September 26-Midnorthern we'll on
Dawson-Merkle tract, section $50
W. 1868 feet.
September 30-Great Falls Oil com
pany takes over Benton Lake struc.
ture. Judge +. ". Freeman Of Denver
announces opening of Texas company
offices in city.
October Guy Craig, field man
ager for Midnorthern. resigns to joir
Ralph Chamberlain in drilling con.
tracing fin. Y. w. Shoemaker sue
ceeds Craig,
October 2-Dawson-Nerkle shoots
! over top of derrick.
October 3-Gladys Belle take
5000 acres in deal with Beck Petro
leum in east end of field.
October 5-Rig arrives for Cascad'
Oil & Gas, to drill near Great Fails
October 4-Bowdoin Oil & Ga
spuds in.
October Zimmerman interests
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
AMMONIA GAS

Fjremen in the New York aquarium
certainly look as much out Of place as
a fish out of water. but when the IN
monia tank leaks who can stop it but
the rescue squad with their gas masks -:
The fish did not mind at all. but there
was trouble with the sea lions, the
seal. a~lligators and the turtles. None
of them had sense enough to submerge,
and declined all assistance from the
keepers. They all knew something was
wrong. but insisted in remaining on
deck. as it were. Finally the leak was
stopped and the inhabitants resumed
their normal existence without any
casualties being reported. The. refrig-
GRAFTON plant is used to keep the fish
fresh for food for the inmates of the
circular structure.-Scientific Ameri-
can.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
CCESS STARTED STATES OIL DEVELO PMENT

don Campbell-Ke syndicate, No. 2,
section 1O-35-3 W, is in.
November 3-Ohio-Berg. section e.
32-1 W.. IS big gasser. Ohio-Sunburst-
Davey No. s and No. &, both in sec
ton 1882 W, are in.
November s-To pipe gas from Berg
well to Shelby.
November 1O-Berg well guages l.
600. 900 cubic feet of gas.
November 13.-Waite Oil company
well, 24-35-2 W. in at 1,485 feet.
November 15-Adanis Land com
pany well, section 1882 W, comes n-
to production.
November 16 = Ohio-Sunburst-
Thornton well, section 1882 VI,
comes in when shot.
November 1s-Zimmerman inter
: ests purchase First National bank of
Great Falls holding in Shelby. MARI
Hunt leads group of stockholders ~
turnover of company affairs.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

Nearly 200 shots from a Portuguese
gunboat were required to sink a burn
ing American made concrete ship In
the harbor Of Lisbon.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

One of the vehicles most commonly
seen in China is the wheelbarrow.
The Coconino sun., 1922-02-17
SCHOOL NOTES

The board of trustees at it's last regular meeting last Friday, took up the matter of holidays and spring va- cations for the remaining school year. Insomuch as Admission Day, Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays occur within the same month, it was decided that the most appropriate manner of observing these days, was for the schools to remain in session and to give programs appropriate to the sev- eral occasions rather than dismiss without having emphasized the impor- tance of these eventful dates.
 Consequently Admission Day and St. Valentines Day were jointly ob- served, with some degree of variation in all class rooms at both the Elmer son and Brannen schools.
 The Kindergarten children gave a party to the first graders from Miss Milligan's and Miss Saunders rooms. The event was instructive and full of interest to all present.
 The seventh grade geography class gave a most interesting recitation on the history of Arizona as indicated by the following report hy their in- structor, Mrs. Kennedy:
 Admission day was celebrated in a very interesting way in the seventh grade. The pupils had been told that
The Coconino sun., 1922-02-17
WOMAN'S PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
 POTATO INDUSTRY

During the fall of 1921 and the fol lowing winter the chief topic of con- versation as the farmers have dropped in at the county agents office has been "spuds," in common parlance potatoes.
 Enter farmer Jones. Hello! What do you know?" County agent: "Oh, nothing in particular" Farmer Jones: Flows the spud market?" Then fol- lows discussion of the potato market from Colorado to California and from the northern to the south ern boundary of Arizona. If time permits spud production and seed sell ection are considered.
 AS the home demonstration agent has, day after day, been an interested listener to these conversations, she has observed that never a word is said concerning the dietetic value of the potato or the linitless attractive dishes that would tempt the ap- petite of the most fastidious epicure. Furthermore, as she has thought on these things, it has occurred to her that women may have some special work to do in the development of the potato industry in this county. It is possible that the home-maker may render valuable assistance in solving the marketing problem of the great agricultural product of Coconino county, by using more potatoes on her own table and by increasing the de- mand for the spud in the home of her city sister.
 By the exchange of recipes with her neighbors and by giving publicity to the great variety of methods by which the potato may be made nutri- tious and appetizing she may enrich her own menu with new and attract i've dishes and create greater de- mand for farm bureau potatoes throughout the state, thus increasing the farmers income, which in turn, should result in making the homes of Coconino county better places in which to live.
 With this end in view, the home makers of Coconino county are ear nestly requested, whether living on the farm or in town, to send to the home demonstration agent, Miss Rosa Bouton at Flagstaff, directions for preparing potatoes for the table, in four or more different ways. Send in your favorite recipes. What do the kiddies like best, cream of potato soup or potatoes on the half shell? Do you fill up hubby on nice brown baked spuds or with fluffy mashed po- tatoes?
 Every home-maker is also asked to state the number in her family and the average number of pounds of po- tatoes she uses per week.
 This data when 1t is received will be compiled into suitable form for dis tribution, with the double purpose of enriching the daily menu of the farm home and further developing the pota- to industry of Coconino county.
 Rosa Bouton.
The Coconino sun., 1922-02-17
WADE SMITH IS GIVEN FREEDOM IN
 FORGERY CASE

The story of mans undying af-
 lection for his wife and his perfor- nance of his duty, as he saw it, to-
 ward her, told in the superior court in Prescott last week while the hot tears streamed down his cheeks, won his liberty for Wade Smith, confessed forger.
 Smith, who was arrested in Los An geles about two weeks ago on war rant sworn by Paul Lodge of the Prescott Engineering company, told in detail the story of his life during the past IS months, when he went from the position of an accountant at $350 per month to the humble job of cook at the engineering company's camp near Clemenceau.
 Each time that Smith accepted a position, he told, his wife, who suf- fered from fixed idea that he was too much interested in his fellow workers, would appear and make a scene which would cause him to lose his position.
 During the last few months in Prescott, with his wife facing mother hood, and he facing the terrible thought of having his child born in an insane asylum, he struggled doubly hard to please her and to support her. It was while he was working as a cook in the camp that temptation as- sailed him. When the opportunity presented itself, Smith took a pad of the company's checks.
 Even then he did not use them, but made trip to Flagstaff, where he was known, in an effort to borrow money. His friend, from whom he hoped to get the loans, was out of town, and nothing was left for the man to do. He then, he says, went into the forgery business wholesale and cashed more than $500 worth of checks.
 Three days after Smith had been apprehended and brought back, a son was born to Mrs. Smith. Physicians who have called upon the case have expressed the opinion that since the baby has come, Mrs. Smiths hallu- cinations will cease. Smith was we'll known in Flagstaff, having been a val ued employe of c. w. Miller while the latter was building the Oak Creek cut off road.
The Coconino sun., 1922-02-17
COME 'LEvEN"

The city officers rolled "11" the other evening and as result eleven were in the city magistrates office Tuesday morning under the new or dinance against gambling. Little Joe" and Big Dick" and all the rest of the bunch were there and the court proceeded to find them guilty and lev jed fine of $50 each upon the eleven defendants. The defendants later em- ployed attorney c. B. Wilson of Flag staff, who with attorney J. l.. Swee- ney will take an appeal from the local court. Under the city ordinance as lately passed defendants brought into court under the ordinance are not en- titled to a jury trial. As this is a proclaimed constitutional right of long establishment, the question will be raised on the appeal. Attorney J. L. Sweeney argued the point before the local court but it was without juris- diction on the question of constitu- tionality of laws.
 Wednesday night there was ga- thered up some poker paraphenelia to- gether with the lookout" and the "Kittie." Fines amounting to $500 were assessed and thereby the city is several hundred dollars richer because of the raids.
 Anyway, crap shooting and poker playing have assumed new hazard within the city confines. The fellow who makes his living by running gam bling games is not and cannot be a real good citizen, no matter how nice . fellow he may be personally, and the same effort he puts forth with the "paste boards" would be just as re- sultful if applied to some good voca- tion. - Winslow Mail.
The Coconino sun., 1922-02-17
phase will be strongly emphasized on this occasion.

According to the school boards de- cision the spring vacation was set for the week preceding Easter Sum- day, April 9-16, school reopening on Monday, April F. School will be dismissed on Decoration day, May 30.
 The boys and girls basket ball teams are planning to close their out of-town series of games this week. The boys team played Holbrook at Flagstaff on the Normal floor yester- day afternoon, while the girls go to Winslow for their last game tomor- row. Both teams have played well considering that they have had to compete with four year high schools and without proper gymnasium Ia cilities for training. However, the teams are not discouraged by the fact that the low end of the score is in their favor, but will plan to enter the spring tournament which will be held at the Normal school March 10-11.
 The next issue of The Green and Brown will appear next Monday. The students and faculty are disirous that this paper have a wide circulation among students and patrons of the school. Help out the students in their endeavors, by purchasing a copy for the paltry sum of 10 cents!
The Coconino sun., 1922-02-17

one recitation period would be given over to talks on Arizona and that they should come with something to tell on the subject. The information gathered by the children was most in- teresting and of varied nature and wide range. The climatic conditions, physiographic features, the resources, and the scenic wonders were touched upon, the Gadsden purchase was re- lated, the steps by which statehood was achieved were brought up, and a reason was even assigned for that angle in our southern boundary whereby we are cut off from a gulf port. The children were full of en- thusiasm and feel that they haven't discovered half the reasons why they should be proud of Arizona.
 Exercises of a similar nature were held in the other classes of the jun for high school. The tenth grade in particular had many interesting bits of early history and legend, and em- phasized the value of some of our literary productions"
 Mir. Booker of Battery ID" was very kind and sent the Arizona state flag over to the junior high school that the pupils might see it at close range.
The Coconino sun., 1922-02-17

A committee of teachers have been appointed to work out an appropriate program for Washington's birthday. that week also happens to be national song week, consequently the musical
The Coconino sun., 1922-02-17

Come to The Sun ofacs for nrst class Job Printing.
Evening star., 1922-12-29
AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE.

TAXICABs-Flat rates: SOC. ten blocks: 75c.
city proper; $2 and $50 per hour Telephone
Main II. American Taxicab Co., Inc.
, NEW SEDAN. carefully driven b. owner;
reasonable rates; trips special. Mr.. Nolan.
Evening star., 1922-12-29
Bargains in
Exchanged
PIANOS.

Instruments taken in ex-
change on new Player-Pianos
and The Ampieo. All are ex-
ceptional values and are being
sacrificed for quick selling.
Y-crr TYnnT~TT7r mr. MAC
Evening star., 1922-12-29

ELECTRIC WORK. Specialists in finished
house wiring. lighting fixtures. elect. appli-
ances. The Home Elect. Shop, 5l7 10th NV.
Evening star., 1922-12-29
FOR sALE-GARAGES.

FOR sALE-GARAGES.
OUIXET GARAGES.
5G4 bs EsAMsS9 ssn W9SP r,sps4 Tsk6 1ox
SHOW YoG ONE: poUsIEs. SINGLES;
e4sT Z { g s5sKIlEb. T5El EnrssTrs. ssT..
HFTsR P. N. soaTa sissJ. 30:
"GARA6Es Or THE BETTER CLASS"
All types OF construction.
V. T. H. BIEN. Inc.
3I1s 1lth st. nv. Day phone Col. $685.
METAL GARAGES:
BUILT TO ENDURE.
CASE Ak a asoGp N1sTN5f 1Ho fsfssEsf: TAfFsETs,
DURABLE GARAGE CO..
1912 G ST. NV. VAIN 1870.
The P. A. Roberts Const. Co., Inc,
Successors to
Preston A. Roberts,
The Munsey Bldg. Main 1916.
Builders Of the ideal" garage
Every Garage a Masterpiece" "
Remember the name
ROBERTS.
TERMS AS Low AS
$40 DOWN, $1o MONTH.
CASH OR TERMS.
MODEL GARAGE BUILDERS. ALL TYPES.
III IsRSSSi5E g; a, wrTH y YOUR home. i5: S:i'
Master-Bilt Metal Garages.
ST DOWN-$Io A MONTH.
Own your own metal hreproof
garage and pay less for it than
rent. Just the same as gift.
Buy from a reliable firm, elini-
nate trouble, expense and worry.
Immediate construction. We
have an architect at your dis
posal for other types of garages.
IRON-CLAD GARAGE co.
Incorporated.
o2r 18TH St. NV. Main $50.
The Better Kind"
ALL-STEEL, FIREPRCOF.
CONCRETE FLOoRs-RoLLING DOORS.
EASY TERMS.
SIZES CP TO 1920.
National Garage Mfg. Co..
9190 Ga. ave. North 9030.
Evening star., 1922-12-29
FOR RENT-GARAGES.
Continued

NEAR 2Ist AND PENNA. AVENUE NORTH
west. Good metal garages; room for any car.
JAMES NORRIS WOODWARD, RcaItor,
723 10th street NV.
Evening star., 1922-12-29

USED UPRIGHT PIANOS.
McEwen ............... $3.50
Kimball ................ $175
Sterling ................. $I85
Hugo Worch ........... SOS
Singer Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Davies & Son .......... $175
7. & c. Fischer .......... $500
Bradbury ............... $34o
Ludwig Observation-Disclosures. $285
Schaff Bros. $2S5
Haines Bros. s............. $3.50
Steinway (grand) ....... $375
USED PLAYER-PIANOS.
Solo Concerto. to............ $31o
Weser Bros. ......... $3.50
Schaf Bros. $500
Gulbransen .............. S58s
Homer L. Kilt Co.. ........ $3.50
Artistone $4o5
Apollo Reproducing Piano. $685
HOMER L. KIT CO.,
The Knabc Store"
1890 G. Street NV.
Evening star., 1922-12-29

WE HAVE SINGLE rIREPRoOF GARAGES
IN different sections Of the city: will give
leases and attractive rentals to desirable
tenants JOHN r. DoNOHOE & SONS. 3i4
PennSSlYAnia aYenue ae
Evening star., 1922-12-29

1910 II ST. NE. REAR-GARA0E %.
1925 G street, rear. metal garage. $l2 pG
mo.
GEO. W. LINKISs.
1919 < at Main s2oe %.
Evening star., 1922-12-29

FURS-FURS-FURS.
Salesmen's samples. Ladies
Fur Coats greatly sacrificed for
quick sale. Below wholesale
price. Latest New York styles.
Room sol, Arlington Hotel, 1925
Vermont Ave.