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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
Many Things Hoye Been
Subject to Tax LeUies

Carriages were the first subject Of
a tax levy by the federal government,
according to the researches of the con-
gressional library. Snuff and refined
sugar came next, followed by sales
at auction. By 1913 retailers of liquor
were made source of governmental
revenue, and retailers of foreign mer-
chandise as well. In 1915 manufac-
tured iron, candles, hats, umbrellas,
and shoes, were taxed along with
playing cards.
Coal, paint, cement, marine engines,
and screws were among the articles
upon which the government levied in
the days Of the Civil war. In these
times, too, architects, civil engineers
and contractors had to settle with
the collector of internal revenue. Be
fore the war ended, lawyers, physi-
clans and dentists had been added to
the list and about every one else, in
Guiding all manufacturers.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
Robins Ccse Worry

A dispatch frc-1 Friday Harbor,
Wash, to the New York World states !:
Robins of the north Pacific coast
have a rendezvous IN small rocky
island in Puget sound about four miles
north of here. Observers believe there
are many thousands using the roost at
night, the congregation breaking up
into small units at daybreak and fly.
ing long distances for food and exer-
else.
The unusual mild winter weather
enticed robins from wide areas. and
they flocked together for protection
from enemies. On the mainland, near
La Conner, Burlington and Belling-
ham, are big cherry orchards. Own
ers now fear that unless the robins mi
CRATE soon there is small chance for a
crop of fruit this summer One visit
from the crowded roost and many
acres of cherries would be devastated
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
His Ear

constable Slackputter was making
his rounds the other evening when a
couple of footpads jumped out of an
alley and leaped onto him." related the
landlord of the Petunia tavern They
knocked him down, yanked away his
revolver, tore his coat and vest off'n
him, throwed his star as far away as
they could fling it, and beat and
kicked him scandalous. He thought
he had to take it, as they were two to
his one, but when one of them held
him by the throat and choked him
while the other began to sing, Mar
guerite My Star of Hope to him,
his strength 'peared to come back with
rush. He swarmed all over both Of
'em, beat and mauled 'em till they
could Just barely gap, and then drug
'em off to Jail. Aw, 1 tell you, Slack
has got an ear for music kansas
City Star.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
Noise That Annoys Not

Liege is, at this time Of the year,
the center Of a sport which has no
followers elsewhere.
Attending cock-crowing competitions
is one of the ways in which the Bel
gian artisan spends part Of his leisure.
Special roosters are bred for these
contests, and that which outcrows his
fellows is adjudged the winner.
The roosters are placed in cages,
each Of which is set an inch or so
from its neighbors. This proximity, 1t
seems, produces that spirit of rivalry
without which the affair would fall
fat
A marker is appointed for each bird.
his job being to note the number OF
crows made. AS rule a match lasts
an hour
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
Ex-Quee1 Is Honored
for Services Rendered

Decorated recently, on the proposal
Of the colonial minister, for services
rendered the French cause" Nine. Ma
rautaaroa Tepau A Tati Joanna Sal
mon), former queen and last sovereign
of Tahiti, is one of the most interest
ing figures of the French Pacific.
She is related on her mothers side
to an influential family of Tahiti, her
grandfather, Tati, chief of the Tevas
and the Papara district, having been
strong supporter of France in the
reign of the famous Queen Pomare ".
Her mother was the wife of an Eng
lishman, named Salmon, and she her
self was married to King Pomare V,
who, June 90, 1880, coded to France all
his rights as ruler of Tahiti and its
dependencies. Shortly after her hus-
bands abdication, the former sover-
eigns were divorced.
Nine. Marautaaroa-Salmo however,
place in the life of the colony, says LIE
Petit Parisien, translated for the Kan
sas City Star. In 1888 she made her
first voyage to France and was re-
ceived officially at the Elysee palace,
where she made her entrance on the
arm of Felix Faure, then undersecre-
tary of state for colonies.
The former queens family has coll
tinued faithfully to serve France and
several of it's members wore the
French uniform in the last war. She
has three children, Princesses Teri and
Takau Pomare, who live in Tahiti with
their mother, and Ernest Salmon of
Bomako, French West Africa, where
he is at present Leputy magistrate.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09

splendid friend would 20 back TO his
people and forget all about her. She
really wished that Miss Locker had
brought one Of her "DumbbelTv
hephews, Instead, to borrow Edith's
slang. The next day but one, Miss
Locker and her guest called at Hall
House, and Nancy had another delight
tul half-hour with Dick Ventnor. He
was leaving that day and made his
farewells. When he went there was
hiile cry Of farewell In Nancy's aching
heart but her lips were smiling. That
night she quarreIed with Edith.
i don't see why you continue to
rldicule Mr.. Ventnor" cried Nancy,
perched on the foot Of her bed. st
seems so absurd, somehow ?"
How absurd?" Edith REDEEMED.
Absurd because he is so evidently
everything that is splendid in a man;
he is handsome and brave-why,
Edith, don't you know that he is Rich
ard Ventnor, the war correspondent,
who risked his life over and over dur
ing the war? Miss Locker confded to
me that he has no end Of decorations.
He never breathed a word of the whole
thing"
Nancy Barr Then, if he is the
war correspondent he Is the rich Vent
nor. Goodness don't believe I'll
ever call anyone dumbbell again
one never knowsr'
Three months later she repeated her
decision when Nancy's engagement to
Dick FentnOr was announced.
THAT'S Nancy's reward for being
a Good Samaritan at the garden
party" observed Bobby Taylor wisely.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller and walk in comfort
by using Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic, healing powder for the feet
Shaken into the shoes Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy; gives instant relief to Corns, Bunions
and Calluses; prevents Blisters and Sore
Spots and gives rest to tired, aching.
swollen feet
AZ night if your feet are tired and
sore from excessive walking or dancing,
sprinkle some Aliens -Foot-Ease in the
foot-bath, and get rest and comfort
Sold everywhere. For Free sample
and Foot-Ease Walking Doll, address
Aliens Foot-Ease, LIE Roy, ~. Y.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
American PloUs in China

The University of Marking is re-
ported as doing effective work in the
introduction of importing farm imple-
ments into China. Through the uni
versity's demonstrations, number of
American plows of type well adapted
posed of. They are sold by the uni
versity at cost price to farmers, who
agree to inform the university as to
the success or failure of the pillow,
Trade Commissioner c. c. Howard,
Shanghai, reports.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
Bees Darken Beacon

Swarms of bees recently swept Off
shore by the wind in a storm, made
their landing on the huge lamp of the
Southwest lighthouse off New Haven,
Conn So thick were the bees, says
an eyewitness, that they covered the
lens area of the beacon and obscurej
the light that guides mariners in Lcng
Island sound.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
independent

"Our new salesman is certainly In
dependent"
independents"
Eyes. He takes orders from no
New York Sun.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
Joe Baker Has Not
Quit; To Drill Seen

Joe Baker, of the smiling coun-
tenance, is back on the horizon
of the oil industry. preparing to
go again in Kevin field. Bakers
streak of luck which brought him
the name Lucky Joe" had a bad
setback when he drilled a dry
hole in section 30-35-2 w. Baker
was pretty discouraged and it
was rumored that he was quit
ing the oil industry having spent
most of his personal fortune in
his last venture. With the com
pletion of the Campbell Stewart
producer on the west line of
Bakers holdings, however, he
has taken new hope and writes
that he is going to resume work
in the spring. He has second
lease, nearer the Shoshone group
which looks better, with the re-
cent development around t h e
Shoshone. - Montana Oil Journal.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
Raw Fur Prices
Are Sky High

A. B. Shubert, Inc, Of Chica
go, ILL.,, the largest house in the
world dealing exclusively in Am
erican Raw Furs. whose ad ap-
pears elsewhere in this paper, re
ports an exceptionally strong de-
mand for furs of all kinds.
Shubert says: There is q
shortage of all furs. This short
age was caused by restricted
trapping in most states. In some
of the states. the trapping sea-
son was shortened considerably,
while in many others changed so
that it commenced at later date.
The short catch has brought
about a substantial advance in
prices, and we have booming
demand for all furs. The season
is at its height now -furs are at
their best and will grade up and
our prices are the highest of the
season.
I'VE advise every man and boy
who traps or handles furs to pro-
it by the big jump in our fur
prices set all the traps you can
get all the furs you can trap or
3uy and ship quick
Shubert is also offering $4,000
n cash every day during the fur
eason for the three best handled |
of furs received. The |
irst prize is $25.00; second $500 |
md third $1,000. The purpose
f the contest is to stimulate in
crest in the proper handling of
aW furs. Everyone has achance
O win prize. All that is nee
ssary is to ship them six or
nore furs. Prizes are awarded |
ally to the three best handled
hipments received.
Look their ad over and see the
Ugh prices they are quoting. If
ou do not find prices quoted
here for the kind Of furs you
ave, come in and see their COM
lete price list which we have on
lie in our office.
Readers of this paper will
oubtless do we'll to ship all their
lrs to Shubert. This is one of {
le Oldest and most reliable fur
ouses in the business and they
ill treat you right. Il
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
Oil Consumption is
Gaining On i)utpui

New York, Jan. 8. The rate
of petroleum consumption is in
creasing more rapidly than the
rate OF supply, a committee of
the Mining and Metallurgical
Society Of American asserted in
a report made public Tuesday by
Allen H. Rogers, president of
the organization. The committee
found, after an exhaustive sur
vey, the report stated, that pc
troleum in storage at the end Of
September, 1923, amounted to
442, ,000, 900 barrels, "a startling
figure unless. looked at in the
proper perspective, that is, its
ratio to consumption"
AS a matter Of fact, the COM
mittee stated, the number Of
days supply Of petroleum has
been decreasing since June, 1923,
and the September figure repres-
ented only 1879 days supply, a
situation reached or exceeded in
1917, 1918, 1921 and 1922.
Production of petroleum from
every field in the United States,
it was stated, is either stationary
or decreasing with the exception
of the Powell field in Texas. I'M
ports also are on the decline, due
mainly to a decline in the Mexi-
can fields, the reported pointed
out.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
Homesiake Gets
24,568 Barrels
From Six Wells

The Homestake Exploration
corporation h as drilled eight
wells in the Kevin field, getting
six producers, and two dry holes,
which were on the Pewters per-
nit. The three wells drilled on
the Howling lease of 80 acres
were good producers and the
Homestake IS first well, the Rlebe
which lease includes 240 acres, is
a small producer, although pump
ed but little. The Pewters lease
covers 100 acres and they haye
two good producers making over
1000 barrels. The total produc-
tion Of the Homestake Explore
tion company wells are "a, $500
barrels.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
{. J. Finucane Opens
Up New Enterprise

Keyin has a new Bakery and
Lunch Counter, the name Of the
man in charge is Mr.. E. j. Finu-
cane, who halls from Canada,
but who has been a resident Of
Montana for some time, residing
at Sweet Grass. Mr.. Finucane
has opened his establishment in
the Kevin Hotel building, entr-
ance on the north side. Mr.. Fin
ucane comes to Kevin we'll rec
commended as a first class baker,
he will also run short order
counter. The new baker informs
us that he will cater to the high
class wants, such as special bak-
ing of cakes and pastries for spe-
cial occasions. Kevin welcomes
Mr.. Finucane, for there is al
ways room for one more when
it comes to business dealings.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
Richards Re-
signs With Ca
nadian-A

t h e Canadian-American Oil
Company of Cals ary. will suffer
1 loss when the resignation of
Willard Richards goes into effect
Ibis week. Mr.. Richards who is
4 Petroleum Engineer, and who
has had charge of the operations
If the Canadian Company during
the past summer, is giving up his
position to take care of other
propositions which demands his
attention.
Under his efficient manage
nent, the Canadian-American
drilled two wells this summer on
the swAswA 20-35-2 west, the
first coming in for 100 barrels a
day and the second for 170 bar
rels per day. A pumping plant
was built and is now in opera
tion, and the lease is selling oil
to the Kevin refinery and is on a
paying basis. A rig is up ready
to drill a third hole on this forty
when spring opens.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
New Suit Filed
Over Oil Land
Claim Of Delivery OF Tools and
Rig Are Demanded Of Sher-
iff and Supply Co.

A substitute suit for claim and
delivery of an oil we'll drilling
outfit in Toole county was filed in
district court Thursday by R. j.
Reynolds and E. E. Mccarthy
against H. E. Benjamin, sheriff
of Toole county and the Contin-
entail Supply company. Praecipe
for dismissal was entered in the
suit brought December 17th by
Reynolds against the sheriff. af-
ter the latter had answered the
original complaint.
The original suit was for claim
and delivery of the machinery
alleged to be held by the sheriff
without legal authority. 7 h e
answer of the sheriff was to the
effect that he had levied on the
property of ]. F. Mcdonald. on
which the machinery was locat-
ed, in accordance with district
court Judgment in favor of the
Continental Supply company.
The new suit is brought against
both the sheriff and the compa-
ny. Judgment is asked for eth
er delivery of the machinery or
$4,000, $75 a day rent from De-
cember II and $1,000 damages.
and costs.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
Kevin May Have
Second Refinery
Plans Of Adams Company Will
Include Pipe Line From Wells
To Refinery.

A plan for the merger Of the
various Adams companies operat-
ing in Kevin field has been sub
mitted to the stockholders of the
various interests by ]. H. Adams
of Minneapolis, one Of the more
successful independent operators
in the Kevin field.
The plans include construction
of refinery in Kevin with cap
acity Of 1000 barrels per day and
a four-inch pipe line from the
wells to the refinery that would
be paid for entirely every 80 days,
according to Mr.. Adams who
adds that the Adams companies
would be able to get S3.17 a bar
rel for all production, instead of
the field price.
The consolidation would result
under the Adams plan in the or
ganization of a drilling company
that will drill wells on the sever
al leases with minimum of cost;
jointly finance the pipeline and
refinery and jointly market the
refined products.
During the past week change
in the naming of wells was an
nounced by the Adams interests,
as follows:
Adams-Rochester-Anoka Boyd
No. is to be known as koches-
ter-Anoka-Boyd No. l, and like
wise on the No. 2 well.
Adams-Homestake Nos. ! and
2 will be called the Monticello
Oil Co.-Homestake Ns ad 2
Adams-Sunb.- -Hesla McManus
No. l will be called Hesla-S -Sunb.-
McManus No. 1.
Adams-Buffalo-Sunb. thinner
man Nos. l, 2 and 8.
Adams-Sunburst-W lis Zim-
norman Nos. l and 2 will be
known as Wells-Sunburst Zim-
norman Nos. l and 2.
Adams-Sunb. -Waconia Loren /
son No. l will be known as Wa
conia-Sunburst Lorenson No. /.
Montana Oil Journal.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
Chamber of Commerce
Holds Regular Session

The regular meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce was held
Tuesday evening at tn McWhort-
er hall. The attendance was not
as large as usual, perhaps due to
the cold weather, but the routine
business matters were disposed
of in the usual manner. Road
matters and water supply for
Kelvin, were discussed, with the
satisfaction that steps will be
taken at once to get better roads
that lead into the main oil section
worked over and put in shape for
the spring work. Mr.. Cooley, of
the Montana-Giant, stated that
he expected to be in St. Paul be-
fore this month was over, and
that he was taking with him
samples Of the water from the
D. H. S. springs to have it anal
yzed, to the end Of inducing some
substantial company of bringing
the water into town. After dis
cussing supply houses for Kelvin
and other vital topics, the meet
ng adjourned to meet again in
,Wo weeks.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
Campbell Wins
First Round In
Syndicate Fight

Lewistown, Jan. 8.-The an
nual meeting of the Gordon
Campbell-Kevin syndicate, sche-
duled to be held here yesterday
afternoon, did not take place,
owing to the absence of quor-
UNI. There are about 5000 units
outstanding, which would require
that 5000 be represented. G. A.
Springmeyer of Great Falls, sec
retary Of the syndicate, and }.
B. Bishop of Great Falls, repres-
enting Gordon Canpbell's inter-
ests, were III attendance but Mr..
Campbell himself did not put in
an appearance, having been call
ed to Minneapolis on important
business. Mr.. Bishop occupied
the chair and as soon as it devel-
oped that quorum was not pres
ent, motion was made and car
ried to adjourn the meeting until
March 81. Colonel Harry O.
Willard stated that at the COM
ing meeting he would seek the
position Of director, one to be
elected then.
Mr.. Bishop very briefly out
lined what had been done by the
syndicate during the past year.
He said the syndicate had inter-
ests in about 10000 acres in the
Kevin field and the Petroleum
Exploration company had a $3.50
contract in about 300 acres and
Of II wells put down had secured
IL producers with total produc-
tion of 500 barrels. The Camp
bell Oil company had similar
in part of the syndicate's
and had brought in ore
producer. The syndicate, he said,
was out Of debt, save for some
100000 it owed Mr.. Campbell.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
Cat Creek Oil Gets
Big Boost in Price
Montana Field Included in Advance of Wyoming
Crude Expected to Speed Development Work
Throughout The State.

Billings, Jan. 10. - Increases in
the prices Of Wyoming crude oil
ranging from 25 to SO cents a
barrel and which in some instanc-
es made the advance nearly so
per cent over the former quota
tions, were announced at the
Billings office of the Ohio Oil
company Thursday morning.
At the Offices of the Mid-North-
ern Oil company it was stated
that Cat Creek crude had ad-
vanced from 95 cents to S1.4O a
barrel.
The advance in Wyoming and
Montana crude follows the raises
made Wednesday in the Mid
continent field. At the offices of
both the Ohio and the Mid
Northern here, it was said that
the change in the prices would
have no effect upon the produc-
tion Of either company. SO far as
known, nor was it believed that
the advance would speed devel-
opment work in any section of
Montana. The increase in the
prices of Wyoming crude oil will
greatly increase royalties to the
state of Wyoming.
Presumably the increases are
due to number Of reasons. chief
aasong which are reduction in
the surplus that had accumulat-
ed from the California produc-
tion and the shut down of some
of the biggest producers in the
Mexican field because OF The ac-
tivities Of revolutionists in that
country.
Although the increase in price
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17

is not expected to result in in
creased production, so far as the
big companies are concerned, oil
men say it is only natural to pre-
sumo that Independents wi II
strive to take advantage of the
advance and that it will not be
strange if independent capital
engaged in development work
would somewhat accelerate its
usual spring program in order to
reach production while crude oil
is at the higher figure.
The new scale of prices an
nouuced for Wyoming crude is:
Grass Creek, S1.40, an increase
of As cents; Elk Basin, $1.40, an
increase of As cents; Lance Creek,
$1.35. an increase Of 40 cents;
Salt Greek, IS, an increase of 90
cents; Big Muddy, So, an increase
of 40 cents; Rock River, Ito, an
increase OF SO cents, and Mule
Creek, 70, an increase of rs cents.
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 10. An
advance Of 25 cents a barrel in
the price of six grades Of crude
oil quoted here, and an increase
of from IA cents to 19 cents
barrel on three other grades, was
announced Thursday.
The new prices are: Pennsyl-
yania grade oil in New York
Transit company lines and Brad
ford district oil in National Tran
sit company lines, S3.65; Penn.
sylvania grade oil in National
Transit company lines, in south
west Pennsylvania Pipe lines, in
Continued on Page Eight
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
Sunburst State Bank
Shows Good Statement |

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the financial statement of
the Sunburst State Bank. There
is no use for us to state that the
Bank is in the very best class,
as the figures in itself will show.
Under the direction of Cashier.
Nat Taylor, this bank is becom-
ing to be known as one of the
safest in the state. 1t will pay
yoa to look the statement up and
compare it with other banks.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17
SAVINGS MORE THAN
DOUBLE IN DECADE

New York.-Reported savings de-
posits in banks and trust companies
c. the United States have more than
doubled in amount during the past
decade, and the number of accounts
have increased by about 141 per cent,
figures compiled by the Savings Bank
Division, American Bankers Associa-
ton, show.
III distributed equally among oui
entire population, the savings deposits
in 1912 would have given $89 to each
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17

Ray Klncheloe, who has been
looking after business matters
at Browning for the past week
or ten days returned home Tues
day of this week.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17

adult and child In the country" the
Divisions report says, "but in 1922
the portion of each would have been
no less than S158."
The officially reported savings de-
posits are as follows:
Deposits Accounts
1912 ...... s8,425,275,000 12,5S4,316
1922 ...... 1881, ,47s,000 30,323, ,32O
Increase 105.7% 140.9%
This remarkable growth is attrib
utable to improvement in the services
of the banks for savers and to the
more consistent canvass for accounts
through advertising and soliciting"
the report says.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17

Mrs. Walter Prendergast and
daughter arrived yesterday from
Clifford for few days visit with
Mr.. Prendergast, the deputy sher-
if at this place.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17

Read Review Ads-It pays,
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-01-17

CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-04
MRS. STONE TO
HONOR CHURCH BAND

Mrs. John Stone entertaining the
members of her band of the Highland
Methodist church Wednesday with a
luncheon at her home in Roebuck
Springs. ~