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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-24
Oil Companies
Are Still in Red

In commenting on the recent
increase in price of crude at Salt
Creek and other oil fields in
Rocky Mountain region, some Of
the newspapers of this part Of
the country stated that the new
prices would add millions to the
profits Of the companies. 1t is
true that the increases will add
millions to the incomes as an ag-
gregate but net to the profits. 1t
will take another boost or two
like the last one before the oil
companies Of the Mountain States
will be on easy street. The ad
vance last week will merely ell
able the companies to take up
little slack in their losses Of the
past year. Companies are, as a
rule, still in the red in their op-
erations for more than year
past but believe that the better
times are ahead and that further
advances in prices are bound to
follow in due time that will pull
them out Of the hole. Holding
these views they arc going ahead
with programs Of development
and expansion which should make
1924 the best year in the history
of the oil and gas industries in
the Rocky Mountain region.
Inland Oil Index.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-24
LacaI Oil Man
Says Outlook
Is Best Ever
Bugbeur Of Production is Mis-
take, Claims Hogan, Af-
ter Denver Trip.

T. S. Hogan, we'll known Great
Falls oil man, returned from
Denver Thursday after an alb
sence of several weeks. During
his stay in Denver, Mr.. Hogan
visited several of the large op-
Grating oil companies and said
that everywhere there was
feeling of optimism as to the
future of the oil industry.
"All of the large companies, =
said Mr.. Hogan, have made
surveys of the oil reserves in the
United States and the result has
been startling. Instead of over
production we are facing an
actual shortage, and unless some
pools of major Importance are
discovered between now and
June l, the production of oil in
United States will be 100000 bar
rels below the consumption.
1T is the general belief that
California production will drop
to somewhere between 500, 900 or
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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-24

filed answer to this last action,
admitting all allegations contain
ed III the complaint, and the same
day, Judge j. j. Green, gave
judgement for Apostle, his de-
cree declaring the sheriff's sale
null and void, cancelling the cer-
tificate of sale, and enjoining
and forever barring the sheriff
or his successors in office from
issuing sheriff's deed under
that sale, also ordering the clerk
of court to cancel the satisfac-
tion of judgement.
Nine days later, Mr.. Gorham.
through his attorneys. Freeman,
Thelen and Frary, again filed
attachment papers in connection
with the original judgement, and
again the sheriff levied on the
property of Apostle, but this
time only on all right, title and
interst of the debtor in and to
all oil and gas in and under the
100 acre tract, On November "a,
1923, at sheriff's sale, the gas
and oil under the tract was sold
t o P. Il. Gorham for $1,000
sheriff's certificate of sale issued
him and the duplicate filed in the
office Of the county clerk at
Shelby.
Comes now N. A. Apostle with
an action and complaint against
P. R. Gorham and H. E. Benja-
min the sheriff Of Toole county,
alleging that the last sale was
without his knowledge or con-
sent, that it was void and con-
trary to the laws of the United
States, for the same reasons
given in the first suit, that the
defendants had notice and we'll
knew at all times after the entry
of judgement in the former suit
that the lands and the oil and
gas rights in and under the same
were exempt from execution to
satisfy the judgement held by
Gorham, that the last execution
and sale was for the purpose Of
harassing and depressing the
plaintiff, that a second cloud had
been cast upon his title
to the oil and gas in and under
the land by reason of their acts
and praying the court for judge
ment and a decree against P. r.
Gorham and Sheriff Benjamin,
that the sale be declared null
and void, the sheriff's certificate
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-24
Valuable Land is in Contest
On Nez0 Point. Keyin Field

Shelby, Jan. q. An interest
ing case. involving the oil and
gas under tract Of l60 acres in
the Kevin field, and suing Sheriff
Benjamin of Toole county and P.
| R. Gorham, well known merchant
of Sunburst for $3.50 damages
and cost of the action, has been
filed in the district court at
Shelby.
In 1916. N. A. Apostle, plain
tiff in the action, made home
stead entry on 100 acres in sec
ton 29-34-2 west, long before oil
or gas was discovered IN COM
mercial quantities in t O O | e
county. Later he established resi-
dence and perfected the entry,
made final proof and patent was
issued by the government in
November, 1921 under the laws
in force at the time of the entry,
which gave the homesteader title
10 the land and any mineral
which it might contain, without
reservation. In April, 1920, the
plaintiff became indebted to P.
r. Gorham, a merchant at Sun
burst and delivered to him note
for 1915, due six months from
date. This note not being paid
when due, in September, 1921
Mr.. Gorham sued on the hote
and finally obtained a judge
ment by default for the sum of
81 ,465, by decree rendered on
June %, 1923.
Shortly after this time, Gorham
got out attachment papers and
H. X. Benjamine, sheriff of Toole
county | e vie d an execution
against the land and sold it at
sheriff's sale to satisfy the judge
ment, the land being bid in by
Gorham, the certificate of sale
issued him and the duplicate filed
in the office of the clerk and re-
corder of Toole county. On Aug.
81, 1923. through his attorneys,
Clinton & Thorne of Shelby,
Apostle filed an action to declare
this sale null and void, alleging
that the debt was contracted
prior to the issuance of the pat
ent. and that the proceedings
were in viola tion of section 4551
of the complied statutes Of the
United States, which eXempts
homesteads from being held for
debts contracted before title
finally passes to the entryman.
On October 18. 1923. GOrham
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-24
Farmer Labor Meeting

There will be an address upon
the plans and purposes Of the re-
Gently organized f arm-l a b o r
party by Senator j. w. Anderson,
of Richland county. at the dis
trict court room in Shelby on the
night of February 8. Farmers
and working people are especial
ly invited, as we'll as the general
public. Senator Anderson is re-
puted to be pleasing speaker,
who h a long been identified
with the organized farm move
ments in Montana.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-24
AN OIL FIELDS PROPHECY
Writen for The Revie4g by sam W. Teagardeu

From 1898 to 1901 ten square mile of the
Baku, Russia, oil fields supplied nearly one-half
of the world output of crude petroleum, and
that direct is still the greatest source of supply
for the old world. It has produced fabulous
in money
Within very short period, even when rec
oned in months, the Kelvin producing has
grown to nearly three times the size of the Baku
field, thus establishing worlds record for
extent of oil producing area in single field.
But the story of vastness of producing area
in this worlds wonder Kevin oil field has not
yet half been told In every direction from the
present producing wells north, south, east and
west, new wells will be drilled in this New Year
of 1924, with an absolute certainty that in each
of these directions production of oil in CONNER
cial quantity will be obtained to enrich the bold
and the confident.
While the size of producing wells is of inn
portance, as matter of course, that factor is of
much less present moment than that OF
proven up. 1t will be this latter factor that will
go to build up the ultimate volume of produc-
ton and to length IN the years production is to
In both of these factors the Kelvin field is
phenomenal one. Many wells have been brought
in with by far heavier flush production than had
been originally anticipated, and the producing
area has widened and heightened in amazing
fashion.
These facts are having the inevitable result
of deepening and Strengthening the confidence
of practical oil men in the field. hat confidence
will expand as the field expands.
The winter, with its snow and wind and
cold has naturally operated to postpone until
next spring the drilling of wells But spring will
come quickly, and then there will be pulsng
activity in drilling in proven producing areas and
in the promising yet untouched with the
magic of the bit In scores and scores of places
the drill bit searcher out ofnatures hidden
of liquid gold, conquerer of earth and muck and
stubborn stone, will be irresistby biting its way
down to the Oil pools, bringing forth enrichment
to those who have the red-bloodeb courage to
dare.
And so it is that the good people of Kevin,
Sunburst and Shelby, not even excluding those
of the little village of Dunkirk, are befying Old
Winter to do his worst, and all of them face
the New Year with high hope, and confidence
that has no weakness and courage that has no
limit
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Lsvs lsNSse In ~ ooveh.

Ths climate Of the sunny South, .
ncwspaper article says, 10 more favor.
able TO longevity than are the rtssrs
Of the North. In 1920. according 70
government records. nine people In
Memphis, Tenn. had attained the are
Of 100 years or more, while Boston
had only one centenartan. Other
cities Of North and south had sim.
ilarly contrasting recorda. I'm Ae1.
ico," the article continues. "there are
more than one thousand living cen
tenarians, and that amazingly large
ratio Of one In every seventeen thou.
sand. perhaps not exceeded by any
other country on the globe. probably
is due to the mild highland ciimate
and the easy going habits Of the great
generality OF the people. with their
custom Of an after-lunch nap or siea-
ta."-From the Ouilook.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Bible Thoughts for
the Week
Sunday.

Sunday.
WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD
ana Jesus went about all Galile.
teaching in their synagogues. ana
preaching the gospel of the king.
uoil' anc healing all manner o.,
sickness and all manner of diseos,.
among ihe people.-Matt. 4 %.
Monday.
SAFETY FROM EVlL.-The fear
OF the Lord tendeth to life: and he
that hath it shall abide satisfied :.
ne Shall not be visited with evil
Proverbs 10 :23.
Tuesday.
FORGIVE AND BE FORGIVEN.
When We stand praying, forgive, If
We have aught against any: that
your Father also which Is In heaven
torgive your trespasses.-Mark
1l:25.
Wednesday.
THE LAWYERS QUESTION:
Master. what shall | do to inherit
eternal life?
ThsrsAAy.
GODS LOVE-The Lord hath
appeared Of old unite me, saying
Yea, have loved thee with an
everlasting love: therefore with lov-
Ing kindness have I drawn thee
jeremiah 81 Is.
Friday.
IN HIN WE LIVE.-That they
should seek the Lord For
In him We live, and move, and have
our being.-Acts II ~. %.
Saturday.
A 1lGHTY ARM.-Thou hast n
mighty arm: strong u thy hand,
and high IL thy right hand. Justice
and judgment are the habltatiOn of
thy throne: percy and truth shall
60 before Thy face.-Ps. 50 :l3, IA.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Swedes Make Machine
to Dry Native Wheat

StockhOlm.-A new contrivance for
counteracting the destructive influence
Of damp weather on the grain produc-
ton OF Sweden Is grnin.drying ap-
paratus. II Is believed that the use OF
this machine will not only prove
economical to flour mills, but will at
the same time have definite effect on
the importation Of wheat from Amer
lea. Swedish mills have In the past
found It necessary to blend American
wheat with Swedish wheat in equal
ratio, but by drying native wheat with
this apparatus only 30 per cent OF
American wheat will be required for
the blend.
The machine consists principally OF
four rotating cylinders with tubes for
the circulation Of the grain, TO which
warm air Is applied.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
|crRVICES AT ARMADA CHURCHES
|roR SUNDAY AND THENEXTWEEK
A,v,da Baptist Church
w., W. F. Cole, pastor.

,,,. school, 9.45 a. m.
Blo. 100 a. m:
ppV P. U, $50. Preaching at
~, Lords day morning we will
NJ New with us Rev. F. E; Dark rep
bas,stiye ave of our board Of promo
ssen'G non't fail to hear him, he is
l0n. ., speeialist in his line.
'lS"S S"hiect for the evening, 1.-The un-
L.sded Warning" -
eea P. U. topic, Education in
Di Christian program"
%, Won will hind a warm church and
rm lvu welcome at all our services.
~ p.syer meeting Wednesday even
ns, 1,s p, Y. P. U. brought home the
.rsr ,n for the third time in success
G.n % from the quarterly rally Of the
nvsr @ B. Y. P. U. This entities the
'.;stv to a large banner to keep as
kheir own.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
ENTERTAINMENT WILL BE CIV.
EN- NEXT THURSDAY EVEN.
ING, JANUARY 81, AT LOCAL
CHURCH AS A BENEFIT PER.
FORMANCE.

The well known Yeager male quar-
tet Of Denver will present an enter.
tainment at the Arvada Community
Church, Methodist Episcopal, next
Thursday evening, January 81.
The entertainment will be for the
benefit Of some department of the
church, exact details not having yet
been worked out.
The evenings program will start
promptly at eight o'clock, with a gen.
eral admission at customary prices.
The quartet is quite we'll known in
Arvada, having sung here several
times, and an evening Of enjoyable
entertainment is being looked for
ward to.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Trend to Towns Means
Loss of Best Farmers

Dallus, Tex.-"We are becoming Il
milton OF agricultural gypsies and
trunsients; our best farmers are NOV.
ing TO town. II this continues another
20 years we shall have an ignorant,
roaming country peasantry like South.
ern Europe"
Such is the opinion Of DR.. Owen
Loyeioy, secretary Of the national
child labor committee. expressed IN
nm address to students Of theology at
Southern Methodist university. Doc
tor Lovejoy has spent six months look
ing into the condition OF children In
,he rural districts Of Texas.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Irv,da Presbyterian Church
Rev. Clinton Reed, pastor.

Sunday school ct S:l6 .. n.
Sesvies for WoEship and Preach
= Il the word at II.
jupior Christian Endsavor at 3
senior Christian Endeavof at $50.
Evening Service At 7:30.
At the morning service the pastor
III preach on "Millstones and
Rambling Blocks" Matt. 1876.
'But whose shall cause one of these
Ettle ones which believe in Me to
humble, it were better for him that
millstone were hanged about his
eck, and that he be drowned in the
epths of the sea-"
Sunday evening we will have our
ishth lesson on Romans, adams
bffense and Christ's Righteousness
Compared" Chapter 5:12-21. On
Wednesday evening, Jan. 80, the
binth lesson will be "A Yielded Life:
bur Reasonable Service" chapter 6.
The Mems class in Sunday school
as come to the ninth chapter of
sniel in their study of that pro-
heey.
The Christian Endeavor class, Mrs.
l. Salladay, teacher, plans to take
p an outline of the Bible in con-
lection with their regular lesson.
his outline has been prepared by
Gr. Salladay and we are sure it
|il prove very helpful to the class.
A cordial invitation to attend our
|erices is extended to all.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Sea Adventurer
Plans Long Trip

New York.-Allan J. Gerbault,
sea adventurer, tennis expert
and French wartime aerial ace,
who won glory as the lone trans
atlantic navigator Of a 3O-fOot
sailboat, the Firecrest. headed
for Havre aboard the luxurious
French liner Paris to receive the
Legion Of Honor from his gov.
ernment. He made his trip to
America in the Firecrest In 143
days and will get back home in
six days.
Gerhault will return to New
York in April, refit the Firecrest
and sail alone for the Pacific.
visiting every French island in
that ocean before returning to
France. He said his trip might
take two years or 1t might last
ten. time being an unimportant
factor In his water wanderings.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
YEAGER MALE QUARTET WILL.
SING AT COMMUNITY CHURCH

crawled into hollow log. When the
rain began to fall, the log began to
swell, until he could get neither way.
He thought his time had come. He
thought Of all the wrongs he had
done, and when he recalled that he
had not sent subscription to this
paper this year, he felt so small that
he crawled right out Of the log with
out difficulty. Does this story fit
you?"
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Civil War Vet Has n
Creat.Crandchildreh

s!racuse.-Perry soles Cobb. Of Ly.
.1oe'' onondaea county. celebrated
hihety.sixth birthday At his home
Adams recently. At . party given
MS daughter TO his l51 descendants.
~. ~. Cobb, the Oldest Civh war veteran
%''he In Jefferson county. boasts OF
. hiIdren, 81 grandchildren. u great,
nochildren and slx Great.great.
onndchildren.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Arvada Community Church
methodist EpiseopalO
Rev. A. c. Hoover, pastor

9:45-Sunday school.
ll:Oo--Morning worship.
6:3o-Epworth League, Oscar
schupp, leader.
7:3O---Evening worship
Tuesday, boys from 9 to Is years
I'D at 400 p. m. Boys from l2 to
years at 700 p. m. Boys l6 to
At 500 p. m.
Wednesday, Church training night.
Thursday, Jan. 81, Yeager Male
qoartet entertainment, the proceeds
pi which 20 for some definite de-
Partment Of the church recreational
program.
The men turned out in good num-
Den and played like boys at the mix
ef last Friday evening. A commit
zee was appointed consisting Of
,K.alph Teller, G. NJ. Larsen, Norman
hastings, f. r. Smith and A. E.
brown. They have already met and
sN planning q real occasion for ev-
e.ry man in the community February
y Reserve the date.
The girls met Wednesday after
noon and are working out a program
,nat will be Of interest to all young
'Ao'es OF the community.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Auto Lights Used
to Attract Deer

Atlantic Gty.-Deer ponchers
are utilizing automobiles with
powerful headlights, according
TO complaints received by vii.
liam I,owder. game warden, who
made his Hrst arrest on this
charge. Employment OF this
ruse cost Thomns Lee OF English
Creek so when he was ar.
rairned before Justice Mlchlich
nj Egg Harbor after being taken
into custody by q state trooper.
II 10 alleged the pohchers
drive their automobiles at night
into clearines. where their head
lights attract the deer.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24

Shrine Of St. Anne
Father Benedict, Priest.
sunday services:
Eases, 7.45 .. m. and 9.46 .. m.
mass daily At 500 .. N.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
WHAT IF HE'D PAID up!

The Western Baptist is credited
with the following:
Zone day, not long ago, Baptist
preacher of our state was out hunt
ing. During the day, rainstorm
came on. In order to keep dry he
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Arvada Business Directory

DR.. RICHARD RUSSELL
Physicisn 4 Surgeon
Office and residence:
Wadsworth at Grand Wow
Phone Arvada lit
THE TOWN OF ARVADA-K you
want to save money: ali kinds Of
team work. see J. F. Beck. Gravel
at $3.50 a load and cement work
Of all kinds. Ashpits cleaned
Telephone Arvada l2l.
Phone: Office Arv 202; Res. l96-W
DIR. E. M. LOBERC
The Arvada Dentist
Office Hours: 9-l2 a. m.; l-6 D. m.
Sundays or evenings by appointment.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Ralston Presbyterian
Rev. Clinton Reed, pastor.

Sunday School at 2:15 p. m.
Service for Worship and Preach
hg Of the Word at g.
Aidweek service for Prayer and
Gble study, Thursday, 7.30 p. m.
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
Christian Science Society

Sunday school at ESQ.
Chr;stian Science services are held
.sday morning at West First and
Il.i.ide streets at II o'clock.
Subject for next Sunday, truth. "
The Arvada enterprise., 1924-01-24
whe.tridge M. E. Church

erndav school at 10 q. m. Morn
.orship at II o'clock. Epworth
..e devotional meeting and short
Sspep, At 1880 P. =.
An are cordially welcome.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-08-07
Mary Succeeds
on Main Street
WITHIN HOLLERIN'
DISTANCE
By LAURA MILLER
q. 1929. by Laura Miller

The Ozark mountain folks of Mis-
souri, have their own definitions of
success. You must If you would get
even within hollerin' distance" they
hold, have backbone that will teach
your wishbOne its place. Alice Cur
tice Moyer-Wing, Ozarkian, and proud
Of it, ascribes all her victories to hav-
ing real Ozark backbone.
Her ultimate goal? It's to sit on
the Presidents cabinet. "All things
are possible and every new day brings
Its opportunities" says Mrs. Wing.
"Many persons from my district are
Maybe I'll do It." How come-as the
Southerpers say-these ultra-conserva-
tive sMissourians to be suggesting con-
gress to a woman7
It's long story, at least three gen.
erations long. Grandfather gave up
prosperity, and finally home for con-
centration camp, In order to be an abO-
litionist In slave territory. Father and
mother pioneered in an Ozark home
stead. Mr.. Curtice had to teach small
Alice, for the county seat that is even
now In county without railroad,
offered little education save In primi-
tive living. r
A brief stretch of happy married
life, and the young mother was wild
owed. Stenography gave her an op-
portunity to develop into an expert
business correspondent, by digging
in," learning all details of the busi
ness. ut would ha~e been the most
verItable drudgery-that 10 years Of
side-tracking' from the things l most
wished to do" she acknowledges, had
1t not been for my children that was
doing 1t. When the little ones were
asleep and had sewed on all the but
tons and darned all the little stock
ings. l had an article or a story al
ways at hand to work on, for which
once in while / received actual
money. A4 ss
when my boy and girl grew up.
came to a point where / could choose.
1 became suffrage editor for newspa-
pers and magazines-for pay. Then
Illness in my family drove me back to
the Ozarks among the people of the
hills. My stories of this campaign
grew into six years series Of Ozark
character stories. Prior to the 1920
election, made more than 800 politi-
cal speeches, again in my hill country.
I was one of the first two women In
Missouri elected sdelegate-at-large to a
national convention, and one of the
first few In. the United States. -
Governor Hyde appointed me head
Of the state industrial inspection de-
partment in 1921. 1t was the first in
stance In the United States in which
woman was made a member of a
governors cabinet. And l am making
good. II do say it, who shouldn't. My
sympathies for people who work for a
living came to me as first-hand expert
ence."