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The Washington times., 1924-02-07
LISTEN, WORLD!

BIOLOGY has become an extremely popu-
- lar subject within the last few years.
Thanks to Mr.. Wells and our leading jour-
nalists, we all know Diplodoci and Pterodac-
tyL once enlivened the landscape, and that
we are, in all probability, remotely related to
faces at the moon. This new knowledge sets
us up immensely. With what satisfaction do
we view picture Of hairy old Mister Pithe-
canthropus and reflect on our own safety
razors. The more we learn about those re-
mote beasties, who crawled and climbed and
nopped and slimed their way about this
globe, the more satisfied are we with our
own perfection. But that satisfaction is apt
to be dangerous.
FOR WHAT Good DOES TT DO YOII TO
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
Seabrook Well Increasing

The Metzenbaum-Seabrook in
1882 west, has been drilled a
little deeper since it was first
brought in, on May 10th, and has
shot oil about half way up the
derrick several times.
1t has not been drilled to the
deeper sand, where the Campbell
Stewart we'll found their produc-
tion. With the present depth, it
is rated as a good commercial
we'll, much better than when
first brought in, although the ex-
act amount of production is not
known.
The officials of this company
have decided to drill four more
wells this summer.
The Kevin Oil & Gas company,
who own the Fryberger lease,
and which offsets the Seabrook
permit have spotted their loca-
tion and dug the pit, making
ready to drill the Offset as soon
possible.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
Refinery Doubles Capacity

Montana Giant Petroleum COM
pany are purchasing a large fire
still, which will double its present
run of crude and will soon add a
steam still for rerunning treated
gasoline. w. j. Gray left to-day
to purchase the equipment which
will be shipped at once.
w. r. Cooley who left for Cas-
per to superintend company Salt
Creek developments, early this
month has returned to assist in
placing the additional equipment
and handling the large amount
of crude furnished the Montana
Giant from the recent Vanmeer
and Shoshone strikes. Mr.. Cooley
spent week in Spokane recently
conferring with the president OF
the company on the important
Kevin developments.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
MILFORD SAUBY is
KILLED IN ACCIDENT !

Wilford Sauby, who resided
about ten miles east Of Kevin
near the Community hall, was
almost instantly killed Saturday
afternoon when he was return
ing from Shelby with a load of
casing headed for the deep test
we'll being drilled by contractor
Burks. AS he was going down a
hill something on the wagon
broke and at the same time the
wheel struck a stone and threw
Mr.. Sauby to the ground, the
rear wheel running over his chest.
Mr.. Sauby did not gain concious-
ness, and died almost instantly.
Mr.. Sauby is survived by his
wife and three small children,
and his parents, besides a host
of friends to mourn his untimely
death. Mr.. and Mrs. Sauby are
old-timers in this community,
having resided here for some
time and engaged in farming.
Funeral servicer were held at
the home Monday, Rev. Cogill of
Lothair officiating. Interment
was made in the Club House
cemetery. A large number of
and friends gathered to
pay their last respects. The Re-
view joins with the host O f
friends Of the bereaved ones in
extending sympathy.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
KEvIN TO WIN WAY TO OILDOM
fame SOON, DECLARES PITTS
Activities in Field to Liftit From Mysteraus Obscurity
This Summer and Bring More Development,
Says Great Falls Operator

own, and the little independent
refneries will play an important
part, too.
For the first time, the north
erne Montana field is getting
squared away under the impetus
that comes with n adequate
market. The development that
has followed the Vanmeer and
other competitions is in a large
measure to be attributed to that
fact. Canada is an eager buyer
of Kevin crude and the supply is
not yet equal to the demand.
Undoubtedly there will be other
outlets for the fields production
before the summer is far advanc-
ed.
1T is apparent that the COM
ing summer will be an important
one in the matter of wildcat ex-
plorations. Oil men fully antici-
pate that there will be important
announcements in the near fut-
ure concerning newly discovered
structures that will merit thru
testing. The oil men who were
here prior to the depression which
hit the industry last year are all
anxious to return and most of
them, and some additions, will
be back at the first opportunity.
To a man, they all like Montana
and the state has a good booster
in any operator who has been in
any of the states fields. Great
Falls Tribune.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29

| Production from h Kevin
field, combined with its rank as
the largest oil area in the world,
this year will bring the field in
to a commanding position among
the country's producing regions,
in the opinion Of Eddie Pitts,
Great Falls operator who was in
Great Falls Monday after an ex-
tended stay in Colorado. The
Northern Montana field, he says,
has labored under a relative OBJ
security that is difficult to account
for, in view of its proved area
and the general status of the
territory. but the outlook this
spring is for an early recognition
throughout the oil world of it's
actual worth.
1t is surprising to learn the
comparatively few people outside
of Montana who know much
about the Keyin field. Mr.. Pitts
said. To oil men who have been
or the ground in northern Mon
tana and recognize the extent Of
the territory and the advantage
that accrues from shallow pro-
duction, it is difficult to under
stand how the field has failed to
occupy the position it deserves
amoung the country's oil areas.
Tremendous sums are being
expanded in other states f
sheer wildcat ventures and new
discoveries in fields where the
drilling is much deeper and where
the amount Of production still is
problematical, Immediately at
tract much attention and create
great excitement, but any out
standing development in north
ern Montana has up to now hard
ly created a ripple.
This year, though it is evil
dent enough that there is going
to be an abrupt change in oil
dom's attitude towards the Kevin |
fl e d. The little independent |
groups which are successfully
carrying on development work |
are going to be an important fac !
tor in bringing the field into its
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
Mutual to Sink
z More Wells
Crews Moving Derrlcks to Four
Locations Now; Moy Let
Contract on New Pair.

Following the bringing in of
the Vanmeer gusher in 4-34-2w,
and the Foster-Sweeney in 5-34-
2w, Mr.. Sontag of the Mutual
Oil company last week visited
the Kevin field on an inspection
trip of the Mutual holdings here.
The Mutual now has IA produc-
ing wells in the field on acreage
taken over from the Hogan Oil
company in 1922, and since the
visit of Mr.. Sontag, four more To-
cations have been made and
crews are at work moving der
ricks and equipment to the new
locations for immediate drilling.
It is reliably reported that con-
tracts have been let for two of
the new locations to the Beckett
Brothers, drilling contractors,
who recently drilled in the Fost-
er-SWeeney and who retain an
interest in the Foster-Sweeney
lease.
One location is believed to be
on the ''Dellabaugh' permit in
20-35-2w, but the other three To-
cations have not been definitely
announced.
The Mutual Oil Company, since
it's entry into the northern field.
has been one Of the most active
of the Standard companies in de-
velopment work and present in
dications point to a continued
on their part during the
season.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
Commissioners
Very Generous

That the County Commission
ers of Toole county are adding
another star to their glory, will
be evidenced by the REAL ROAD
which they have almost complet-
ed across what is known as the
gumboe-fat leading into Kevin
just east of town. This piece of
work without doubt is one to
be regarded as the most sensible
thing that has been for the town
in some time to come. 1t will
enable Kevin to become the real
distribution point to the great
oil producers which are standing
right at our door, something that
neither Shelby or Sunburst can
boast.
The greatest drawback that
Kevin has had to contend with
heretofore has been done away
with, 1t was almost impossible
in wet weather to cross this strip
Of ground, and forced the operat-
ors to Shelby and Sunburst to do
their trading.
Now that the Commissioners
has been kind enough to make a
road that the county can well
feel proud Of leading into Kevin, |
it will soon bring us supply hous-
es, banks, drug stores, and mrny
more institutions that will make
Kevin the leading oil center of
Northern Montana.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
kALISPELL-kEvIN IN
FOR Big eUSHER

Another splendid we'll in a new
part of the Kevin field is assur
ed in the action of the Dakota
Kalispell-Kevin No. 2, ne NV
7-34-1 west, which was drilled ir
last Monday. After the well
came in last Monday, with the
oil rising rapidly, following the
drilling into the Ellis sand for a
distance of 7 feet at 1871 feet in
depth, the well was capped. Stor-
age has been connected up, and
tubing brought to the well.
When tubing was started into
the oil standing in the casing, it
was agitated sufficiently to flow
and threw oil high above the &C.
foot stub derrick which houses
the drilling machine. This was
repeated at intervals of a few
minutes, and after the tubing
had been lowered about $50 feet,
the attempt to get it in the we'll
was abandoned for the present,
until more tankage can be OBJ
tanned, as the well looks as tho
it may be good for at least 300
barrels per day in initial produc-
ton.
The Importance Of this we'll is
hard to estimate, as it is three
miles from production on the
north and on the west. 1t is al
most straight east of the Van
meer and Foster-Sweeney wells.
It's effect on activities in the
part of the field should
be great, as the east side of the
field has shown itself remarkably
consistent in producers where
the oil is found, there being but |
4 few dry wells on that side of |
The field, within proven area, and |
he sand there seems to be con-
thicker as a rule than
n many other parts Of the field.
Should production extend from
he Bitter Creek wells south to
his Dakota Montana we'll it will
ldd a very large amount of acer-
lge to the proven field. The Da-
ta-Montana Oil cOmpany have
! good producer on a 40-acre
ract in section 30-35-1w, north
# the present completion. The
ompany has a 320-acre lease
vhere this No. 2 well is located.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
CALLIS0N CAFE is
REAL PLACE NOW

The Hub Cafe, under the guild
ance Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd CALI
son, has been made into one of
the most up-to-date eating places
in town. The proprietors of this
place have recently given their
place remodeling throughout.
The old ceiling, and sides have
been done away with and now
brand new beaver board wall can
be seen from all sides. They have
arranged the interior differently,
and have placed new tables and
counters throughout. Mr.. and
Mrs. Callison ha We received
splendid support since coming
here a year ago. and we'll do they
deserve it for the excellent SER
vice reddered the public. Besides
running this Cafe, Mr.. Callison
is also interested in the Central
Meat Market, another institution
worth mentioning. This market
recently has been remodeled, and
room made for the great supply
of fresh meats and many vegeta-
bles that can always be found
there.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
Gas is Struck on
Bowes Structure
California Test Expected tc
Mdke More; Well South Of
Chinook Spudded Muy 8.

Chinook, May 25. The Cali
fornla test we'll, south of Chi
nook, which was spudded in May
3, has struck a flow of wet gas
estimated at between 100000
and 100000 feet daily and the
prospects are that the flow will
increase. The crew will immedi-
ately move the boiler back to
avoid danger from fire and the
gas will be used for fuel during
the remainder of the drilling.
This we'll is the Bowes struct-
ure test and oil men generally
concede it to be one of the prom
Using wildcat territories of the
state and much interests is taken
in the drilling here. A standard
rig is being used and the we'll
was started with 20-inch hole
to permit deep test if neces-
sary.
Although the company has not
given out the depth at which the
gas was struck, it is generally
supposed that the bit now is be-
tween 1900 and 1,5O0 feet.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
Good For Five Hundred Bbls.

The Foster-Sweeney No. l, ne
Sc Sc, 5-34-2w, is still flowing
steady stream of oil of splendid
grade with very little sulphur
content, accompanied with good
deal of gas, into four 25O-barrel
storage tanks. This well has not
been touched since the control
head was placed, and flows
steadily with some slight in
crease. It's actual rate of flow is
300 barrels per day, and it is be-
lieved that its estimated capacity
Of oyer 500 barrels will be ex-
ceeded, when it is agitated or
swabbed. This will probably be
done in few days.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29

0the 2 FOSter-SWeeney pr o.
ducer. Since the bringing
in of the Vanmeer and the
Foster-Sweeney producers
there has been I9 locations
spotted around this center
and already material is on
the ground and rigging up
on several of these loca-
tiOns are being made.
WILL DRILL THREE
Besides this well the Queen
City have already let a contract
for the second we'll to be drilled
Immediately on Sc corner seA
NV "a 5-34-2 w. and still further
the company will drill the third
well, the location not being spott-
ed at this time.
Around the Queen City's No. 3
4 and wells to be drilled, the
following producers and locations
lies close by:
PRODUCERS
Vanmeer-Storm No. 1. 4-34-2w.
Foster-Sweeney No. 5-34-2 w.
Mcdonald Sunb.- .-Norum No. 2.
4-34 2 W.
Shoshone-Storm No. / 4-34-2w.
Shoshone-Storm No. 2 1912
Sweetgrass-Norum No. l 4-34-
2 w.
Thomas -McDonald-Sorrell No.
8-34-2 w.
Swartz-Kevin-Hurley 8-34-2w.
LOCATIONS
Vanmeer-Storm No, 2 cl 4-34-2
vest.
Vanmeer-Storm No. 8 1912 w.
Nhitman-Sunb.- Corey No. 4-34-
w.
Shoshone. Storm No. 3 4-34-2 W.
Sunb. .-Norum No. l 4-34-2 W.
l.. Lily is rigging up on the
'nowcap-Flack lease, spotting
veil in the NV corner ne Sc 8-34-
w.
The Homestake Exploration
ompany is rigging up on the
1illgard lease in sw cor. NV sw
-34-2 w.
Crumley and McKeight, who
Ook over the neA swA 1912 w
ave spotted a we'll on the Sc cor.
f that forty.
Newton and McMurray have
potted location on the NV cor.
WI sw4 of 1912 w.
w. D. Craig, president of the
.ueen City and F. Sommerville,
are in the field this
'eek experimenting operations.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29

Miss Fay, daughter Of Mrs. A.
Chilson, who has just completed
bookkeeping course at a Tacoma
college, arrived in Kevin Tues
day, to spend some time with her
mother here.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29

Credit manager j. B. Pontius
of Great Falls, Superintendent j..
B. Pike of Shelby and S. B..
Churchill manager Of the Shelby
yard, were calling on Harry G..
Daums manager Of the Monarch
Yards at this place last Sunday.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
Queen City Will Search For
Oil Half Mile From vanmeer
What is Believed to be the Best Location in Kev Oil Field
Will be Tested Out by Big Canadian Concern This Week

By the time the readers receive this paper the
Queen City Oil company, practically financed by Re-
glna Sask, capitalists, will have hole started down
ward on their valuable acreage, one-haf mile
from the Vanmeer gusher, of the Northwest
Quarter 4-342 west Contractor w. j. Elliott doing
the drilling
This is thought by the company to be the choice
location of the field, owing the fact that the loca
ton lies midway between the Vanmeer gusher and
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
Campbell Stewart Hur|s Oil
To Join Kevin's Gusher List
Crude Goes Over Crown Block for As Minutes When Baer
Run is Made Development Materially Extends Proven Area

Another gusher added to the Kevn field this
week when the Campbell Stewart ne ne 1888 west
hurled oil the block tor threequarters of
an hour before it could be brought under control 1t
is not certain what the production will be but
tmated good authority that it will be good for
thousand barrels
This well was completed last December, bnt ow-
ing to pending litigation it has been hooked up to
the pipe line. Until Sunday the well had flowed a
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29

D. ]. Sias, attorney of Chinook
was in Kevin for a short time
Tuesday looking after business
matters.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29
important Addition


terially extends the proven area
in the field and it is considered
one Of the important compilations
Of the last half year. Other drill
ing will be done immediately, it
is reported, in the vicinity of the
we'll by other acreage owners.
The well was not considered
entirely completed when drilling
was suspended pursuant to the
filing of an attachment saait ina
volving the equipment, but with
in short time it is evident that
the hole was drilling itself in.
This continued until the trickle
of oil appeared and its conversion
into a gusher Sunday was the
next development.
1t is understood that Campbell
is busy making plans for a pipe
line and loading racks and this
we'll will be put on the pump at
once.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29

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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-29

7small trickle and it devel-
ed into a gusher when the
oil was agitated with a
bailer. The we'll was con
nected with tankage when
it was placed under con-
troll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-17
PARKER IS FREE
 UNDER $500 BAIL
Former Birmingham Aud itor Faces Charge
 By Wife

c. Palmer Parker of Miami, Fla, former Birmingham auditor, was re- leased on $500 bond Tuesday afternoon on charges of non-support filed in Judge Virginia H. Mayfield's court of domes- tic relations. Parker is to stand trial Saturday afternoon.
 Parker surrendered himself to county officials Tuesday afternoon after City Detective R. c. Patton had failed to find him in Miami. The charges were brought by Parker's wife, and the case was originally set for Tuesday after noon, but was postponed at the request of the state.
 News of Parker's arrest aroused con- siderable interest because of his two audits of the city books, but no charges in this connection have been filed, or are pending in the near future, it is believed.
 When the present commission took office, Parker made an audit, which failed to show any shortage in city hall funds. After William l.. Lehman, clerk in the public improvement depart ment of the city comptroller's office, had been arrested for 4,7O0 shortage, Parker made another audit of the books, but this did not disclose any other shortage besides that charged to Leh- man.
 The recent audit by F. Hopkinson Smith, in which an additional shortage of approximately SAT 000 was disclosed, was strenuously opposed by D. E. Me Lendon, president of the commission, on the strength of Parker's second inspec- tion of the books. Parker moved to Miami several weeks ago, after turning his business in Birmingham over to another auditor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-17
BIRMINGHAM MAN
 GETS NOVEL PATENT
J. J. Gatewood May Revolution
 ize Bicycle Industry

J. J. Gatewood of Birmingham has perfected an invention that is be- lieved will revontionize the manufac- ture of bicycles. A factory, which op- crates under the firm name of the Gate wood and Flowers Bicycle company, has been established at 1921 Third ave nue, north. The device is a new idea in propelling bicycle through use of a novel sprocket.
 Mir. Gatewood, the inventor, got his idea for the device when watching an old type of steamboat ply the Hudson river two years ago. He saw type of transmission which he has success fully applied to bicycle.
 Persons familiar with the invention pronounce it the greatest improvement ever perfected on a bicycle. The in- ventor said he has refused offers from several large bicycle manufacturers to sell his invention because he is con vinced it is to his advantage to manu- facture it in Birmingham.
 The sprocket of Mir. Gatewood's is located seven to nine inches directly back of the saddle post, and the inven- tion gives a pedal stroke of 25 inches against 71a inches, the pedals going up and down in two-thirds the time re- quired for rotary pedals to go clear around, according to Mir. Gatewood.
 O. Gilbert and J. T. >Pruette, in charge of the sales department of the new concern, will demonstrate the e and F. leader bicicyr' at any time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-17
HANDSOME ALBUM
 GIVEN TO ORATORS
Unique Gifts Made To Paftici-
 pants In Washington Finals

The Washington Star, which news paper acted as host to the finalists in the national oratorical contest held last year, and in which The AgeHerald, Mobile Register and Montgomery Jour- nal participated, has compiled and pre- sented to the final participants at the national capital, handsome album. A copy of the album has been sent to Jack Turner of Birmingham, who was winner of the Alabama and southern finals.
 The album contains photographs of the seven contestants and views com memorating their stay in Washington last June. Among the pictures is one of the President and several of the aif- plane maneuvers carried out in honor of the visitors. Each album has the name of the finialist to whom it was addressed printed in gold on the leather cover.
 The oratorical contest conducted last year aroused the greatest interest not only in Alabama but was spoken of by prominent eductors as the most help full stpe in the study of the youth of the last of the Constitution that had ever been inaugurated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-17
Many. To Enjoy Legion Dance
 For State Vets

THOUSANDS are expected to
 attend the American legion's
 dance carnival at the auditorium Wednesday night, which is being staged under auspices of Birmingham post No. l and the women of the auxiliary, to raise funds to provide attractive Christmas baskets for each of the Alabama boys now confined in IA government hospitals throughout the country.
 Tickets at $1 each were sold at rapid clip Tuesday, according to Dr. Henry F. Hanna, chairman of the frolic committee. Dancing will be- gin at 9 D. m., and there will be numerous stunts for the entertain ment of non-dancers, he said. Two crchestras will furnish continuous music, and the orchestra voted the most popular, will fall heir to some thing that will come in mighty handy at Christmas time.
 eve have completed plans which insure a delightful evening" Dr.. Hanna said, land we feel certain that never has frolic been given for such A ,worthy cause. There are nearly 1000 Alabama boys in hospitals, casualties of the war. The legion and its auxiliary have sworn never to forget them. Every cent of the pro- ceeds of this entertainment will go to make them as happy as possible dur ing the holidays. The baskets will be delivered on the morning of Christ mas Bay. It looks like we'll raise plenty to fill them full"
 The women of the auxiliary will be the chaperons and the advance ticket sale indicates the heaviest crowd of the season at the auditorium, except, perhaps the party staged by the movie stars last week.