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New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
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New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
FINANCIAL
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late sIiiiefl riGE- InsuFastzf GsfBIfzisy takes your risE- fauieslafs Ife. T. B. Ssrtof. s. Jos.tgi4. Mo
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22

Although mummifcd apes of an- eient Egypt show evidence of rickets. no definite evidence Of this disease has yet been found in the numerous human bodies examined from ancient graves of that land.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22

X dispatch 10 the London Daily Mail on Dee. ls from Tangier. ear ried an announcement Of inc death of Raisnli who. it was suspected, the message said. had been poisoned X Tangier message Dec. 2, referring 10 the reports in circulation of the death of Raisuli, said they were moi credit ed in official and military circles in Tangier, but added 1t was known that
 taisuli had been ill with dropsy for nearly two months and was said to have been growing steadily worse.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
CRUDE OIL ADVANCED

Pittsburgh, Dec. 22.--Three grades Of crude oil here were advanced i5 cents barrel today. They were. Cabell grade. Somerset medium, and Somerset light.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
EDUCATIONAL
llall,.ing IearIlcrn

Dancing 1eachcrs 3S Mss NJ. sTElNiiAUs and Mr. M Stein. haus ptiNate instructors In ballroom, collegiate and classical dancing. Phones. residence, 3ol2.l; studio, liyy. 2iS Man.
 Instrumental and Vocal SC MANDOLIN, banjo, uknlele. E. C. Benson barker. PriYate instruction. boUths botk, phone ssyS, hot il Monday.
 Nj. '. VALENTINE Violin teacher. studio, iiO Main shi Res, sSb Carlton St. Tel 2Sss-gs, tredit to High school pupils.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
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 IAlABBL eIri OT woman Go do general hoa5e"ork h haItiofus good Jap to iIsmt parry. Inquire HiOruinE5 al sss i4i,stnst st4 .ses I5fitaIH. bAI DtILN1LD waitress wsutea. AppIy at ttfu avaa siiylI,e. -s3 afsin street. GiIsis Of woman wanted. Wno are tOn- Bttesh 10 n0 h0BseNsfs. AsA ra heust- hcsPtr ai New Britain GeHrfaI hospital. iULNG siri wanted for figiu houaeWoik. tflfyHe -s4g.
 Situations WangeI-AIcn 44 AAA.iiiLB man. sv .eaIs OI age, wOud hks enifI9g meHt; any kind 6I IEiu work, oata09r work preieffed. reliaSis. Feiefcneea. Mflte Herald Box I4HIf. stuaIIons N Nanteu-Womcn 45 NoNAN aaats l'o~.iiYB dsiIts houseaOfk "r ticabng oiii.cs. slap AHdTus. Is H4aufl Hfect.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
TELL OF RAISULI'S DEATH
Reports Trickle In But official Con firmation of Bandits End Are Lacking.

Gibraltar. Dec, 22,--- Moors who ar rived here today from Tangier, state that Raisult. the Moroccan bandit leader, died Dec. 1g and was buried the following day. Official confirma- ton of the death. however, is lacking
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
EMPLOYMENT
licIp--Agrnts Mantai

BEtQME representative large concern, IsstaDnsh sOufsch permanently. simpn- ned method selling shoes Factory 10 Nearer. lour daig ptohts large. Ap- ply immediately. styic-Arth shots, Cin- GiHnati.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-22
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bttR-utu W autu VI CORE spaker. Apply [. A. Dsnberg O.. 2i5 stahiss street.
 DISTRICT MANAGEIs WANTED--Iins opportunity. sell nrst class nursery stock and appoint sub-sEeutsi good pas. pleasant, steadg, syar-srUuHu Noik. write immediately. 1enssa Aurset. company, bene,a, <. l.
 sAbBSMAN-A large hrmly established nadnciai Institution with board of directors composed gI rrsponEIIts busi- ness men, autet0fs oi banHs ana eEccu. lives 0i conceths Iat.d AAAI Is nov ont1Hs to the pubic a plan of sys- tenatic inEestmont oH d iHouthly pag. Inent basis 0veT q long pctiUd Ui years. if yOu have not had ans actual eAyui8- eHCe in the nnanetai u,ld your sstiihE experience tm other lines may nats brought you im touch Hlth the type Uf Bt0p.u reiftfsenttu IH 0ur clientele. Uur tOitt'acts are Furynasta by tuU8e wuo domaHa saie.g in aduItiOn to a sabstah- tiaI .Isiu.
 Nc Wahi 10 secure for immediate peT- HaneH tUitiretIOn several msri 2S to 5g .ea4s Oi aEt. intelligent, ,fean nanits ana soun past Ee- nfd-tU aaeil men ne haze a proposition that esr1es utsmty and stshdins tosetbeT Nftn uuaHaaI fnde- ptHatnee. It0enl igf, Huotn I5Iot k
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dence at Peoria, ILL., He had accu-
mulated fortune of 100000 in the
fur trade, which represented much
greater individual wealth in that
time than it would today. Major
Culbertson died August 81, 1879.
The town of Culbertson, in Valley
county, was named after him.
Knew Early Northwest History
1t is certain that no white man
had a more thorough and compre-
hensive knowledge of the early his
tory of what is today Montana than
Major Culbertson, and the nation suf-
fered a great loss as a result of his
failure to write a detailed history
of that period of the fur trade in
which he was striking figure.
Many fragments of historical fact
were told by him to Lieutenant Brad
ley, who set them forth in his manu-
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after Fort Mckenzie had been des
! troyed by the Indians, to build post
for the Blackfeet trade further uI
the river, and he selected as a site
point five miles above where the
present town of Fort Benton stands
to-day, but on the opposite site of the
Missouri.
| A few years experience at Fort
| Lewis proved the undesirability of
its location. 1t had been built on
the east side of the river as a pro-
tective measure against B1ackfeet at
tacks, but when the Blackfeet be-
came more friendly, the river proved
an obstacle to trading, as at times
of the year they found it impossible
to ford with their pelts for trading.
In 1916, therefore, Culbertson chose
the site of Fort Benton for a new
post and the first fort was completed
that year.
Fort Benton, whose ruins still are
preserved in fragmentary form by
the people of the town which took
it's name, was located on the west
side of the river, 3,575 miles above
its mouth. The enclosing wall was
ESQ feet square. The material used
for this wall and the building within
as well, was adobe, or sun-dried
brick. The blocks of adobe were
4x8x16 inches, the outer wall con-
sisting of two blocks end to end,
thus giving wall 80 inches thick.
At diagonal corners were two bas-
lions. There was no stockade at
this fort, as there had been around
earlier posts on the river. All the
buildings faced toward the center of
the enclosure, the outer wall form
ing their rear walls. On the side to-
ward the river was the entrance con-
sisting of large wooden gate, in
which was smaller gate, or postern,
for use when it was not necessary
to use the large one.
On Christmas night of the year |
1850, a dance was given at the fort |
in honor of the completion of the |
house by Major Culbertson. All the
employees of the fort were there, and :
many Indian women who had been
taken as wives by the white men. In
the midst of the gayety, Major Gull
bertson, who was enjoying the hilar-
Ity as much as any one, proposed that
The fort, which up to that time had
the name of the earlier post
Up the river-Lewis-s be re-
named in honor of Senator Thomas
Benton of Missouri, who had saved
he company from extinction some
years before when it was confronted
With a charge of violating the law
the sale of whisky to the
indians. The proposal met with ap-
and it was in this way that |
he post received the name by which
t is dear to the heart of every Mon
anan.
In 1854 Major Andrew Dawson
vas placed by Major Culbertson in i
barge of the fort, Major Culbertson ]
ecoming general agent of the Amer I
can Fur company and making fire. {
uent trips between st. Louis and {
'ort Benton. He retained his con- \
ection with the company until 1851, I
7hen he retired and took up his resi- '
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WHAT ONE MAN ACCOMPLISHED
1Rg THE NORTHERN FIELD SINCE
DISCOVERY OF OIL "A YEAR AGO

other fellow overlooked. But he
kept at this work with the quiet ag-
gressiveness that is his particular
flare, and on the anniversary of the
bringing in of his first well, the Sun
burst, his companies owned, or were
interested in, over 10000 acres of oil
land, and much of it in proven areas.
During the past year the Stevenson
interests have expended in liquidat-
ing taxes, taking up mortgages long
past due, and in Strengthening up
titles to land that had an oil flavor,
over $250,000. Probably a like sum
has gone into development work
The results have been most sub
stantial. Forty-one of the go pro-
ducing wells in the Kevin-Sunburst
district pay tribute, through royalty
or directly, into the Stevenson
treasury.
The Ohio Oil company, which is
expanding large sums in the north,
is, with one or two exceptions, OPP
Grating exclusively on land i'm
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which the Stevenson companies are
interested.
The Midnorthern's entire opera
tions, with the exception of one
government permit, is either of
Sunburst (Stevenson) acreage, or
on acreage in which the Stevenson
companies have royalty interests.
Both the Ohio and the Midnor-
thern are Standard subsidiaries.
On Township 30 alone there are
81 independent operators, either
drilling or financed to drill, on
Sunburst land.
With development work only
fairly started the Stevenson pro-
duction from royalties, or directly
from Stevenson companies drill
ings, is around $4,000 barrels per
month.
This much has been accomplished
in IL short months. The field is
only scratched. Where one we'll has
been drilled there is room for many
more. What then may be expected
during the next year, with many am
ply financed corporations, keen to get
their fingers into the petroleum SUI
gar bowl of the north.
Stevenson is building a refinery at
Great Falls. The first unit, capable
of handling 5000 barrels of crude a
day, is nearing completion, and
should be in operation by July 1.
Ultimately it is expected to add
more units later
Tt Is a Great Industry.
All this has been accomplished in
year, with $4,000 bank roll. 1t il
Illustrates what a man may do in the
oil game, always providing the man
has vision, push and ability.
1t is great game, this oil game,
and it promises to become one of the
states most important industries.
There are those who are of the opin-
ion that in time it will rival copper,
and perhaps become the first indus
try, after agriculture, in the state.
When important strikes are made in
distances as far apart as from one
end of Pennsylvania to another, its
possibilities are considerable. A
strike like the Howling No. 8 of a
short time ago are harbingers of
What may be expected in the future.
And when the story of all this oil
development is written the name of
stevenson will figure largely in the
narrative. He was the pioneer, the
nan TO vision the possibilities. He
las kept pace, and perhaps little
head of the development and expan-
ion. Success seems to be always
Waiting for him around the corner
IS it should be.
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Killer Grizzly Returns to Park

The big grizzly bear that won out
in struggle with "Frenchy" Duret
who had slain many like this adver-
sary, but who missed the fatal shot
in the case of his last adventure, is
again reported back at his old haunts
in the Yellowstone park, according to
reports. Bruin had been trapped at
the time of the struggle with Duret
and tore loose from the trap. Duret's
body was torn to shreds.
The grizzly has reappeared after a
years absence from the battle-ground
where, on June IL, 1922, he attack
ed and killed "Frenchy" Duret, a
pioneer of the mountains. Duret's
body was found by rangers supposed
ly "a hours after his struggle with
the beast.
The bear was recognized by Park
Ranger Jack Wells, according to SUI
perintendent Horace A. Albright,
who brought the story out of the
park. Identification was made pos
5ible by the injury to the bears foot
which was recorded by that part of
he animal left in the trap torn from
It's fastening Just prior to the fatal
That the human slayer will in
habit the old stamping ground be-
,ween Hell-roaring and Slough
'reeks, is the belief of Park Superin-
endent Horace Albright, who says it
8 his accustomed haunt and his ma
ure will be to remain in that neigh
)orhood.
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scripts while he was stationed at
Fort Benton in the early 70's. The
death of Lieutenant Bradley at the
Battle of the Big Hole deprived Mon
tana of a most valuable and assidu-
GUS historian. Had he lived to COM
plete his work, there is little doubt
that much of the most interesting
historical data that has now been
lost would have been preserved.
When Major Culbertson came
among the Blackfeet in 1888, he
found that they still had tradition
of the killing of member of their
tribe in 1906 by Captain Lewis on
the Marias, the incident being des-
cribed briefly in the Lewis and Clark
journals. The name of the Black
feet warrior was O-nie-strucks-lumy
MISUNDERSTANDING. Accord
ing to the Indian account, Captain
Lewis had gone into camp on the Ma
rias, unfurling his flag, according to
custom. In the evening a number
Of Blackfeet came into camp and
were kindly received, but during the
night some of the Indians ran off
with some of Captain Lewis horses,
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" HE passing of Joe Culbertson,
famous Indian scout, at Wolf

"HE passing of Joe Culbertson,
famous Indian scout, at Wolf
4 Point short time ago, recalls
the career of his distinguished
father, Major Alexander gilbert
son, one of Montana's first cap
tains of industry. He engaged in
the fur trade in the Upper Mis-
souri, river country, 80 years ago,
as the trading head of the Ameri-
can Fur company, then the great
rival of the Hudson's Bay COM
pany. He was at the zenith of
his power 80 years before there
was any semblance of law and
order i'm what is now Montana, the
only man in authority in these
parts, and his word was law. AS
the head of a rich and powerful
corporation, he was overload of
the American northwest, east of
the Rocky mountains, and lived
and ruled like king. The prin-
cipal monument to his memory is
the town of Fort Benton, which
he founded as trading post in
1916, and his interesting history
is closely interviewer with that of
Major Andrew Dawson, whom he
placed in charge of the fur COM
pany's business at Fort Benton.
The town of Culbertson was
named for the great fur trader.
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Where none of the larger oil com
panies were interested in the field a
year ago, today there are dozens
Ten subsidiaries of the big Standard
alone have holdings there, and are
reaching out every day to acquire
more. Millions of dollars have gone
into the acquisition of leaseholds and
more millions have been appropriated
for development. A forest of derricks
silhouette the sky line from the cen
ter of the famous Township 35 in
every direction within vision.
Nearly 200 drillings are under
way. Three times that number are
projected. Every producer, and pro-
ducers dominate, means an offset. A
campaign is under way which may
not end for half a century. Results
have been so consistently successful
that every escarpment in the state
is now looked upon as a promise of
production.
Prosperity in the North
All this activity and all this ex-
penditure of money has brought
about remarkable change in nor
thern Montana. Shelby, sleepy agri-
cultural village of year ago, now ap-
proaches the Importance of a city.
Many other cities and towns of the
north have profited. Hundreds of
men who had the courage to acquire
lands in this favored section during
the past year, have heard the knock
of fortune on their doors. Others
are listening.
While many men have contributed
to this marvellous transformation the
outstanding figure of the northland
is l.. G.. Stevenson. Since his great
chance came he has achieved much.
Stevenson visioned the develop
ment of another great natural re-
source. Like Marcus DAILY, in the
early days of the copper industry, he
dreamed of golden era, when the
great god Petrolia would pour forth |
from her cornucopia wealth incalcu-
liable.
His start in oil was a modest one. |
When he associated himself with Cor
don Campbell and undertook to fl
nance the drilling of the first we'll
ne was possessed of about $1,000.
He could not have picked more
time. Times were hard,
md money was as scarce as chickens
eeth. He opened an advertising
,ampaign, which was good one, and
n the course of few months, using
trong language and big type, raised
approximately $4,000. Not a man
n a thousand gave the undertaking
he ghost of a chance to succeed. The
Irilling of the first well was looked
lpon as joke by practical oil men.
But he went ahead, and, after
many vicissitudes, brought in the
,ordon Campbell discovery well. 1t ]
vas small producer, but important I
ecause of the fact that it was the
irst we'll in the north country. Then
anne his split with Gordon Campbell.
When Leases Were Scarce
Stevenson decided to make a start
n his own account. The discovery
vell had attracted enough attention
0 send lease hounds scurrying over
he field. Leases were snapped up
and it seemed that all
hat was left for him was what the
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This is the story of man, $5,-
900 in cash, and something that
the great inland sea of prehistoric
times left for the heritage of Mon
tana.
The Kevin-Sunburst oil field was
one-year old few days ago. That
is to say, year and day or two
have elapsed since the coming in
of the Sunburst oil well Shelby
observed the event by giving BAN
quet at which l.. @. Stevenson was
the guest of honor.
A year ago there were few who
credited the Kevin-Sunburst field
with petroleum possibilities of any
consequence. Only by the most
strenuous effort could capital be
interested for development, and
most of those hardy souls who in
vested felt that they were kissing
their money goodbye.
Today the Kevin-Sunburst is re-
cognized as one of the great po-
tentiaIities of the oil world.
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With the story of historic old Fort
Benton, which for many years was
the most important point between
st. Louis and the Pacific coast
there are two names that are inter
woven. They are Major Alexander
Culbertson and Major Andrew Daw-
son. Between the years 1916, when
the American Fur company built the
the fort, and 1864, when it was sold
by the company to private traders,
the destinies of the old post were in
the hands of these two men. After
the latter date, Fort Benton's old
glory as the center of the northwest
fur trade departed, but the town
which was built beside the fort en-
tered into an era of even greater
historical greatness as the head of
navigation for the immense traffic
between the east and the gold coun-
try that began to send its stream of
golden wealth to the nation, which
was sore stricken and weakened by
the war of the rebellion.
But about the earlier period of the
old fort there remains a halo of his
toric interest that possesses a most
fascinating interest, created, posi-
bly,, because this lone outpost of
civilization in the vast wilderness of
the west formed the center of lit
tie world of its own. 1t made and
exacted obedience to it's own laws,
and it was only for short season
each year that it had even discon-
nected communication by slow river
boats.
Ruled as a King
1t was as result of this condi-
ton that the factor of one of the
old Missouri river trading forts was
almost a king in his own domain.
Many of them, like Kenneth McKen-
zie, lived more like kings than citi-
zens of a republic, maintaining sort
of feudal system that could have
hardly been surpassed by the smaller
princes of Europe in it's absolutism.
Fort Benton, coming in the latter
period of the fur trade, was not ruled
in the same despotic manner as Fort
Union in the earlier days, but never
theless, the man in charge was pos
sessed of practically absolute autho-
rity and carried great responsibility
on his shoulders.
Alexander Culbertson succeeded |
kenneth Mckenzie as the principal t
figure in the Upper Missouri river
affairs in the year 1882, having en-
tered the service of the American
Fur company in 1929. His first i'm
portant appointment was as COM
of Fort Mckenzie, which was
built in 1882 on the Missouri river,
some five miles above the mouth of
the Marias. He was native of
Chambersburg, Pa, of Scotch-Irish
parentage, six feet tall and of fine
presence, having a keen eye and a
frank and open countenance. He
was possessed of a great executive
ability and showed wonderful tact
ind skill in dealing with the Indians.
He succeeded in winning completely ]
he confidence of the savage Black
eet. ]
Fort Benton is Built
Major Culbertson decided in 1884, ,
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Manufacturers outlet proof
prophet of the rebellious Moros, and
So of his followers, were killed in a
brush with the contrabulary few
days ago.
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San Quentin-Clara Phillips, ham
mer murderess, began her prison
term a few days ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-23
FINDS TEACHERS
IN maryland
] HEAL THY
al But Two, ceIored. IN Mont
gomery Co. Pass Tests.
School Field Day

HYATTSVILLE, Nd. Jan. 23.-sAs
the result of the recent physical
evan,;natio,, .,x,a,, I,,.,,,ce Georges,
: - s.
counef p11nc scnoOi testcnsrs nVs z
single white. and but two coiored,
teachers vara found ,,r,fft to con.
49, $1,000 y,...1 $780,.
ssnue teacnins: lol. 1s.siiV's1s
Orem, county superintendent an
nounces. There are 20S white and
a. color.s feacher. n. tba co,,n+v
= - ~ s
Dr' A. =. AacA,VHhel' OF Iuilege
Park has been reelected president
Of the Prince Georges county
,v,.,,,cal ..soc,.t,a,,s n. s,<.......
=, - 49,. E. E :
w. Jones on Laursi anu Dr. W Al
len Griffith OF BerWyn have again
been chosen yice.uresidenf and sec.
.....--,-4,.,,..,,..., ,..s.....s.-.,.
!. 8 49, :.
Inere are nunQreQs OF cases or
grip In. Prince Georges county and
nhvsfoians are ,,nua,,ailv h,,sv. ror
- .s. - s. = -, -
o Ralts nVsseVsI, tns
epidemic Is mild. About fifteen
teachers of the county public
school. 40 a,,s.,,. s,.o,,, .,,.,,. a,,.,....
= -. s..ss.- $500
ua.r r.sn WIN ngnt attacks @ grl Z.
Mucn mtersst Is peing SHOWN ~
the plans OF the Southern Maryland
-. - 1slO 10 lLlIlIssiOl' ~, $3.50 81
ss,.st go 9. - NJ
s. .,s.I na. anu Souu slss. -
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VI INC aims u the CuuilnisstOH - ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-23
SAVES LIFE BYLEAP
ON LOCOMOTIVE PILOT

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Capt. C. H.
Robinson. eighty-year-old editor of
the Western Review, had a narrow
escape from death as he stood on
the tracks of the Illinois Central
Railroad. According to several wit
nesses, only a miracle saved his
life.
Carrying his camera and bound
for the sand dunes, Captain Robin
son walked out OF the Forty third
street station onto the railroad
tracks. He stood gazing at the lake
for several minutes.
1.-THE screech OF whistle aroused
me-" said Captain Robinson. 1T
saw the train approaching. 1t was
almost upon me. / jumped upon
the pilot of the locomotive and
grabbed a steel flagpole. My feet
were dragged along the ground for
100 yards. ! am an old man, and
1t is the nearest have ever been
to death.