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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
N FRED


Fred had gone on a picnic with sew.
eral of his friends. They were max
ing coffee VIXEN suddenly Fred saw a
muskrat. The muskrat was looking
at Fred.
81 know what he is saying to me,
said Fred. after he had pointed oul
the muskrat to the others.
The muskrat was sitting by the root
Of an old tree and Was on the opposite
side of the river from where Fred and
his friends were having their picnic,
"What do you suppose he is say.
ing?' the others asked Fred.
He is saying" Fred continued.
well what in the name of old Birch
Bark is going on over there? Well,
Well! I'll just watch those silly
creatures.
ALIAS, now | will know no privacy.
people will come out and ] will have
no rest until next winter.
by the ghost of my immortal
great-grandfather ten times removed.
II was better when wolves and bears
were about
"Of course" Fred added, at is not
certain that these are his thoughts,
but if they aren't they should be.
Otherwise he would have no rea-
son for looking SO cross about our
picnic.
Although" Fred went IN, "It
might.reaIly be ~excusable in his case,
for ii seems to me that If / lived in
a muddy bank Of a river l would have
a bad temper, what with colds In the
head, rheumatism and tired. cold
feet"
AS Fred said this the muskrat de-
clded 1t was time TO let his family
see what was going ON so up he Went
along his side of the bank and before
long came back again with five rela-
tiNes.
They all watched 10 see what mis-
chief Fred and his friends might be
up TO, and the youngest of all was
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

made TO act as guard while the others
decided they would be OFF.
Strangely enough, the young musk
rat was very curious. He was more
curious than the first one had been,
and more curious than muskrats usu-
ally are
I'm going to stay around" he said
to himself. THE others seem to have
e all they want to see. But
want to watch. these curious people
amusing themselves as they sit about
and eat"
So the young muskrat wandered
about and something was thrown in
his direction. He picked II up, and
1t was good to eat.
Yes, ii was a most delightful sand.
witch. He knew his family would not
approve Of his eating food given him
In that way. He knew that the old
muskrat who had been around first
would have said to him:
young idiot, do you NOT remember
our aunt's mothers cousin was just
such a fool as you, and new where is
he?
where is he. I ask you? He is the
middle piece Of a iady's fur coat; that
Is where ne is
But the young musk cat was glad his
wise relation was not around to speak
to him in this way, for ones elders
were silly, all young creatures knew
that!
And besides, the soft sandwich had
been very good. And now ne gobbled
another one for. on second thoughts
his wise relatives and the eldest Of all
especially. might lot warn him against
the picnic food, but might eat II them.
selves.
And the sandwich did him no harm
No. indeed; but Fred wondered II he
might not get too many fine ideas In
his muskrat head.
Yes, Fred was afraid that perhaps
he might think that he was to be given
d~elicacies like this, and that his
young head might be turned.
Or perhaps he might suffer the same
fate as his relative who was now In q
lady's fur coat.
But still Fred would give him moth
ing but the best of food. and per
haps II was nice for a muskrat to be
able to enjoy a picnic as well as peo
pie.
That was what Fred finally decided
II people enjoyed pienics then SUR
ly ono In a while a muskrat nigh;
be given the Joy Of a picnic. too.
And whenever after that Fred wenl
on a picnic he always sI'oze of the
muskrat to whom he had thrown sand
witches and who had seemed as font
Of eating picnic food as any OF them
And he wondered. too. IL the musk
rat boosted to the other minsarats o
tire attention he had received
For surely II was en0aga to max
a muskrat boast 3 little bit, at a.
gateI
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
Running No Risks.

Ronnie, aged four, had grown tired
of blowing bubbles, 10 he asked his
mother to read him the story In the
Bible about the city with the golden
streets.
very well. dear, but have you taken
the soap out Of the water?" she asked.
I'm pwitty thore ! have" said
Ronnie, who was a little short
tongued.
When she reached the words and
there shall In. no wise enter into IL
any that . maketh a lie" he slid
from her knees and said. 81 fink III
go and thee about that thonp.'
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

a pleasure ~ the worker ~ tint
kitchen.
Upstairs W. have four bedrooms, ont
bathroom and a sleeping porch that
opens from the right front bedroom.
There are five clothes closets upstairs,
ana n linen closet-ample for all re.
quirements.
As the house stands, it is without
the distinctive feature of a fireplace.
However, a chimney of cobbles or
brick could be erected at the left end,
dividing the structure and giving a
fireplace inside the living room. Up.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
Bird Statistics.

Some species Of ducks and geese and
other water birds, together with GER
tain land birds, are decidedly on the
increase, while others appear to be
steadily decreasing. The trumpeter
swan, Eskimo curlew, Carolina paro-
quet and ivory-billed woodpecker
seem t. be rapidly decreasing in num-
bers and may he on the verge of ex.
tinction. On the whole, however, the
bird population in the United States
is on the increase, according to 0 re.
port made by the chief Of the bureau
of biological survey.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

stairs the W left bedrooms could be
thrown together in one masters room,
and the fireplace built into the space
developed through the removal of the
dividing wall between the rooms.
AS with all other homes. flowers
and vines and shrubbery are impera-
tive If a house is to appear to ad-
vantage. Worth observing particular,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

Of an extra or ninth room. The re-
cessed perch entrance. leads into .
stairway hall and 3 door TO the left
Into the living room, Is feet by % feet.
These are splendid proportions which
make the room an attractive prospect
for comfortable furnishings. There is
a built-in bookcase and reading-seat
arrangement in n wall which could
he made to Serve I'm a more capacious
way by leaving out the seal and build
Ing all shelving instead Through the
opposite wall long French doors open
onto a terrace, equipped with a quaint
garden settle built against the house
wall, as. will be seen at the left of our
illustration With its inviting features
and three-sided lighting, this living
room could easily become the most in
teresting room In the house.
Leaving the living we pass
through the hall and enter the dining
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
HOW'S THIS1

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
do what we claim for it-rid our system
Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists OF an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves the catarrhal Inflammation, and
the Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which
acts through the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces, thus assisting to restore nor
NAL conditions.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
F. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Q.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
The Reason.

81 make my children mind, or know
the reason why" declared Gap John.
son If Rumpus Ridge to the gents AS
sembIed in the crossroads store.
well, what Is the-p'tu-reasnn
whyf" sarcas,ically inquired old man
Sockery.
"They gener'ly don't want to; that's
the-cOnfound 'em reason why r.
Kansas City Star.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

This may seem a novel method of
searching for rare meteoric finds. but
il has proved TO be efficacious. The
curator Of geology OF the United
States National Museum corresponds
with the nearest postmaster 10 a re
ported find and the latter Is usually
able TO put him In touch with persons
who can give reliable facts.-Scicn
tiic American
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

room with Its own porch and double
windows looking mi to the front. 1t
Is Is feet by II feet Q inches and d.
rec1ly or II is the breakfast room.
Q feet 8 inches by 8 feet 8 inches-an
unusually weliiighted. cheerful room,
which could be made to serve instead
NJ q sewing room. library or study.
NJ the owner felt inclined. The kitchen
10 o feet 8 inches by 10 feet, with Ice
bog placed for handy outside icing I.
broom closet and its own entry which
prevents acces 10 the kitchen proper
In the ems Of psddlers. etc. With It's
regular pantry and the added adj
vantage Of a buffers pantry. serving Is
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
Fire or Water.

A mountain at Llanhilleth. In Mon
%mouthshire. Wales, has been rent into
gaping assures. Some Of these splits
in the earth are nearly a hundred
yards long. three feet wide, and thir-
teen feet deep.
Opinions are divided as to the cause,
Some think II vas fire. causing an
earthquake. and others think II was
water, the big downfall of rain caus
ing crumblings Of earth.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
Both Are Still az Iarns.

eff there were 500 brave men In
retrograd," Carl Radek. the Bolshe-
visit journalist. once said to LenIne.
you would be put In Jail"
The man who ruled Russia with
an iron hand received this sally
calmly.
"Some comrades may go 10 Jail" he
said slowly. "but on the basis OF prob
abilities II is more likely that ! will
send you to Jail than that you will
send me-"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
IreIand's New one.Pound Note,

A new Bank Of Ireland El note is
now In circulation, which is Of the
same size as the fl treasury note. and
IT Is claimed that II cannot be forged.
In h center is an oval green panel,
from which branch, In minute charac
tiers, zone )und" and FL" and ON the
reverse, instead of the houses of pair.
lament, is the figure of Erin with her
harp.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

Watch cutlcura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off Ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. II
is wonderful what Cuticura will do
for poor compilations, dandruff, itching
and red, rough Observation-Disclosures.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
Many British Choke to Death.

Leading statisticians Of England as
sert that more persons annually choke
to death while eating In England than
are killed on the English railways.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
Meteors hx Mulions.

II has been calculated that not less
than 20,00O,OOO meteors. each large
enough to be visible as a shooting
star" enter our atmosphere daily.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
important TO Mothers
Safe Both a

You can no longer put IA man in Jail
because he owes money. For that
matter, you can hardly put him in
jail IL he has NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Times.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

The trouble with the man who knows
nothing is that he is always the last
one TO find II out.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
Moving Verse.

ming I'm my head" Exercising Its feet.
suppose
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29

At q musicale entirely of "recoris''
no one has To compliment anybody.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13
Books and Games

Our counters are piled high with
about every game imaginable: All
standard makes are represented, We
have carefully selected a big variety Of
boys and girls books, the kind that pro-
vides wholesome and entertaining read
ing.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13

Hemstitching <and picoting. Cecile
Goulette, East st. Tel. 1871. 2w50
2w50
Seth Studio receives daily a full
line of fresh cut flowers and plants.
1w50
Christmas cards from lie to 25c;
including Children's cards at Miss
Towne's.
Don't merely ask your grocer for a
bottle of vanilla" Specify Bakers
and you will be sure of its purity and
quality.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-10
Championship Bout
Is Now Signed Up
All Obstacles Cleared and Signatures Affixed Satur
day Jack Dempsy Will Defend Worlds Cham
pion Boxing Title Against Tommy Gibbons.

In Extra edition Sunday last by the Shelby Promo
ter they have the following about the Dempsy bout
Ito be staged at Shelby July Fourth:
Seated the conference table Chicago Saturday afternoon
three upon whom the eyes of the sporting world have been
turned for the past affixed their signatures legal doc
ument that makes the Jack Gibbons world cham
ponshp fifteen round bout tangible reality for Shelby July 4h
At 430 o'clock Jack Kearns of Dempsy Eddie Kane
who Gibbons manager and 10y Moumby representing the
ooe county of the American Legion and also the State
ganzaon signed the agreement that will bring thousands
of people from all the world to Shelby independence
Day Jack Dempsy defend his title against Tommy Gibbons
the ST. Paul fash who the strongest possible for the
title.
Jack Kearns receives $100OOOO first instalment sO
0000 going for training another isament of $780,
10000 to be paid June 18TH and the third nsamen of the $780,
10000 due July 2nd Keans has the privilege
45 cent of the gate receipts well percentage of all
cessions
Eddie Kane receives until the receipts total $780,
000 When this amount reached and until the receipts total
$500 1000 Kane will receive per eff the income After the
$500 600 90 figure reached Kane will receive 2 cent of all
receipts He will be allowed 90 for training expenses and
will receive Is cent of the motion picture rights.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-10
kevin Garage Has
Installed Radio Outfit

Ray Sorrell, proprietor of the
Kevin Garage, a firm believer ir
catering to his trade, has install
ed a Radio receiving set in his
new garage in order that his
customers may be entertained
while waiting for their car to be
worked over. This makes Rays
Garage equipped to the limit, he
just recently added lights, and
displaying the new Buick cars
in the windows. The installation
of the Radio set, together with
the other improvements added
to this new building, makes this
the most up-to-date Garage in
Toole county, and besides that
Ray has expert mechanics to wait
on trade. Mr.. Sorrell invites the
public to call and hear the news
that he receives each day over
the Radio.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-10
SunburSt Celebration
Was Big a Succes

Bill O'Haire, the wizard t
Sunburst, has again put himself
in the front line when on Satur-
day last he staged the second
annual Worlds Fair at that place.
The program was carried out as
advertised, the wedding on top
of the derrick, the spudding in
of the well, giving away a free
lot, bucking contests, and many
more things in the line of amuse-
ments. The Sunburst Boosters
are to be commended for the
furnished, and it is
this, such high class amuse-
ments that is bringing Sunburst
to the front each day. A big
dance in the evening closed the
days program.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-10
Adams-zimmerman
Well in Last Week

The Adams-Buffalo- thinner
man No. / on NWA NW4 SW4
1882 w, struck the sand at the
depth of 1491 feet and drilled
eight feet into it when 100 feet
of oil rose in the hole, and a bail
ing test for an hour failed to low
er the oil in the hole. This well
was shot the following day with
40 quarts Of nitro, and 1,400 feet
of oil stood in the hole in less
than an hour.
The we1l is being drilled by
the Adams-Anderson company
in conjunction with the Buffalo
Oil company, and company Off
cials who are here making a tour
of the field were present DUR
ing the shooting. A. E. Morton,
of Minneapolis, E. 7. Schmidt,
of Buffalo, Minnesota, DR.. j. J.
Catlin. H. H. Sievers and, Albert
Boener, all of Buffalo, were pre-
sent. The men were all well
pleased with the showing their
we'll had made, and with the dey-
of the field in general.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-10
Decker Richards
In Wednesday

The Decker-Richard well j a
20-35-2 W, drilled in Wednesday,
and is said to be one of the best
in the field, altho the exact pro-
duction is not known at this
time. The sand was touched at
1914 feet. The driller shut down.
and before drilling in, the man.
agement began dealing for ad-
joining acreage, having only 40
acres. Land adjoining includes
acreage of the Sunburst Oil &
Gas company on the east and the
Moore permit on the south.
Decker-Richards well has an
excellent sand similar to that in
the largest wells in the field. It
is only about three and one half
miles from Kevin.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-10
Drill Deeper howling
Well; Will be Shot

Notwithstanding No. ]
we'll, section 1852 W will be
drilled deeper into the sand and
shot.
The work on the Mid-Northern
will be done at once and is the
result Of the production of the
Ohio-Baker No. 3, the diagonal
offset to the Howling No. l. The
Howling will be shot with go
quarts Of nitro with the expecta-
tion of increasing the production
to compare with the Baker No. 3.
The Howling No. 2, which
drilled into water at about 1880
feet, some distance below the
production in the first sand, has
been plugged and will be shot.
The we'll was drilled to the lower
sand to determine the condition
there and also because the Home
stake-Howling had obtained pro-
duction lower.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-10
Am Dey a He'll?

The newly appointed pastor of
a colored church faced packed
audience when he arose to deliv-
er his sermon on the burning
question: Is There a Hell?"
"Brederen," he said, de Lord
made de world round like a ball."
Amen" cried the congrega-
ton.
And de Lord made two axels
for de world to go round on, and
He put one axle at de north pole
and one axle at de souf pole"
Amen" agreed the congrega-
tion.
"And de Lord put lot Of oil
and axle grease in de center of
de world so as to keep de axles
creased and oiled.
Amen" said the congrega-
tion.
And den Gordon Campbell and
a lot more sinners digs wells to
steal de Lords oil and grease.
And dey digs wells all over de
country and steals de Lords oil
and grease.
And some day dey will have all
de Lords oil and grease, and dem
two axles is gonna git hot. And
den, dat will be hell, bredern,
dat will be hell.
Amen" shouted the congre-
cation.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-10
Brifton Drilled
Into Production

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Britton well, in section 5-35-2 W,
drilled into the Ellis producing
horizon Saturday at the depth of
1,705 feet the amount of produc-
ton has not been determined yet.
The report from the field says
that drilling was stopped as soon
as the sand was reached. and
as the hole is already full of oil
from the Kootenai, the amount
of oil from the Ellis could not be
determined. 1t is probable that
the we'll will give production
from both horizons, Kootenai
and Ellis.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-10
Hogan Secures
Lease Acreage
Near Producer
Buys 100 Acres Within Ouor-
ter Of Mile Of Devereuux
in Cat Creek

Purchase of 120 acres of leases
within quarter of a mile of the
Devereaux we'll on the west end
of the West Dome of Cat Creek
announced Monday by Senator
[. S. Hogan of Billings.
| The acreage lies notht of the
Devereaux we'll and is some of
the choice acreage of the area in
the immediate vicinity to the
well. The description is given
as the M SW4 and the SEA
lSW4 section 6-15-28 E. The first
we'll on the acreage will be put
down at once, Senator Hogan
announced. He.will leave for the
field today accompanied by |. E.
Stewart, geologist, to spot the
first well. Materials will be NOV
ed in Immediately afterward and
the well will be spudded in as
soon as possible.
Senator Hogan said that he
believed that the strike of the
Devereaux will prove an impor-
tant one and the probability is
that it will add from 400 to 600
acres and perhaps more to the
productive acreage of Cat Creek.
The acreage purchased by
Senator Hogan is held by Lewis
town men. 1t lies near the 120
acres taken by the Mid-Northern
from the Fergus Oil & Gas, and
that acreage in part. The
two tracts surrounding the 40
acre lease held by Louis Zip"
O'Neil.
The Mid-Northern is already
drilling the direct offset to the
Devereaux we'll, and Mr.. O'Neil
plans to begin drilling the diago-
nal offset, Mr.. Hogan said. He
said that the Schaffer Oil & Re-
fining company is also planning
early drilling on a large block of
acreage held by that companysin
the vicinity Of the well.
Two Of the Hogan wells on the
Jackson-Cooper tract in the Kew
in field are now drilling and rig
ging up is almost completed on
The third, according to Senator
Hogan. The McManus, section
21, and the Lorenson, section 22-
}5-2 W, are drilling.
The California company is re-
ported from Lewistown to have
purchased block of leases a
nile from the Devereaux well,
paying, it is reported, $4,000
md giving a 80 per cent royalty.
The Great Falls Tribune.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-05-10
Mosquitoes are Master
Drillers i'm South Texas

| Husky South Texas mosquitoes
were the original drillers in south
Texas. They could show Henry
Ford new tricks in efficiency.
The best drillers Of the Gulf
Coast District, working of Fair
child Petroleum's rig at Stratton
Ridge, or lost in admiration of
the "skeeters" methods.
'I've seen swift outfits" said
the night towerman, "and this
here Fairchild company is sure
hitting the ball, but it cant hold
a candle to the skeeters. A
sudden slap on the right should
er crushed an odd dozen hungry
insects. "They don't need no
geologist to make their loca-
tions; no, stree, they hit their
locations and spud in on high
gear without missing a stroke.
And before you can catch your
breath, they've set strainer in
the pay for a steady pumper.
The speaker paused to lay out
two plump mosquitoes on his left
cheek with glory results. "Only
once in a thousand times do you
see one working on poor struct-
ures," he resumed, Il o 0 k e e,
there's one now using rock bit
on my boot, maybe he came from
North Texas. But at that, if |
give him time wouldn't be sur
prised to see him get through to
production"
The fireman interrupted; Oh, |
dunno about them being such
good locators. On a guess I'd
say about 80 per cent of the fluid
they get from you is b. s. (basic
5ediment.)
That point is still being argu-
I'd. - Exchange.