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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

A company that sells nationally
known and used product has an
nounced that it intends to eliminate
all of its advertising signs from
the highways of the Pacific Coast
states.
But Why not 90 a step farther and
eliminate them from all of the high
ways of all of the states?
There would not be any objection
from anyone. The reverse would
be true, because who enjoys bill
board scenery?
Nothing is quite 50 diseoncerting,
or rough on the disposition, as to be
viewing a beautiful piece of scenery
while riding along a good highway,
and suddenly have your view OBJ
scured by some unsightly billboard
Now and then a billboard is a
work of art, but the instances are SO
rare that few ever saw one that APP
pealed to their sense Of beauty.
The springtime is approaching,
when rides in the country are enjoy
ed. Most people find enjoyment
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

looking at the landscape as they
travel, but when the highways are
lined on either side with nondescript
billboards advertising this or that
product, the joy is all taken out Of a
motor TT
Some states have ordered all bill
boards and signs of every character
removed from state highways and
will not permit anv to be erected.
Why can't every state adopt this
policy so that motorists may derive
pleasure from an unobstructed view
of natures handiwork?-E
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

He presented a counter check on the
bank for 1880 together with a de-
posit slip filled in for $1,000. He also
presented a second deposit slip for
49, proffering with It SO in currency.
He told the teller that he wanted to
deposit the two items, that is. SO in
cash and $50 60 out of the check, to
the credit of his wife, explaining that
he had forgotten to bring her book
but would return with it later His
cash and the check were accepted,
totaling $3.50 From this sum his
wife's supposed account was credited
with 1913 go, the total OF the two de
post slips, and be was given $55 cash
In change.
After the man left the bank the
teller became suspicious due to his
prolonged failure to return as he had
promised with his wife's deposit book.
On investigation the check he had
left was found to be worthless. The
bank communicated with the local
detective office of the association,
giving a complete description of the
man.
The Alarm Is Given
Later that same day the detective
office received another report from a
second bank that it had been similarly
defrauded by a man answering the
description given by the first bank.
Steps were at once taken to set a
trap for him should he attempt fur
Their operations. All surrounding
banks were warned that he was in
the vicinity and a complete descrip-
ton was given them of his appearance
and of his mode of operating. They
were advised to have their tellers and
guards on the lookout and to com
municate at once by telephone with
the detective Office in case anyone ap-
peared in their Hobbies who seemed
to answer to the description Of the
man wanted They were also in
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

pocket. Atsignsof his putting up fight,
the detective grappled with him and
called to his two associates at the
doors to arrest the other man whom
he had noticed as he entered. After
a short struggle the two men were
overpowered. When the larger OF the
two was searched a torn check was
found in his pocket, made out in the
same writing as the two that had
been successfully passed the day be-
fore. A number OF similar checks
all prepared for use. were also found
on his confederate. When confronted
by the tellers OF the banks who had
been victlmized the day before, the
leader was readily identified. The
two prisoners were hopelessly en-
shared. admitted their guilt and in
their hotel rooms were found a large
number of checks. deposit slips and
pass books OF banks in various cities.
The Trap Sprung Again
Similar quick action of the bank
crook trap in Boston terminated the
career OF another check forger who
had been operating successfully in the
New England states The banks which
he had victimized notified the Amer
lean Bankers Association with the re
suit that all other banks in the terri
tory were warned against him and
were put on guard Therefore, when
he walked into a Boston bank to con.
tinue his op> atoms he walked into a
trap as he was Immediately recog
nized and nabbed by the officers there
These are only two instances OF
many that have recently taken place
in various parts OF the country. Some
of these arrests have brought into the
tolls Of the authorities some OF the
slickest operators in this line in the
country and from them have been
learned the details of the way bank
crooks operate placing in the hands
of the detective department the
means to put banks on guard against
further depredations.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

structed to take steps to detain him
in the bank.
Early the next afternoon the tele
phone rang in the detective Office and
message came from third bank
that they thought the man was In its
lobby. Three detectives rushed 10
the bank in an automobile which had
been held continuously in waiting
Two of the detectives covered the
entrances Of the bank and the third
went into the lobby. He at once
noticed short, well dressed man
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
COUNTY SCHOOL
NOTES

* X * * * * * = x =
BY Ida B. Bradley. County Super
intendent, and Margaret Hardie,
Supervising Teacher.
Life Needs Us All
What though we miss the heights Of
skill,
The spender of the greater few.
There is so much that We can do;
There is a place that we can fill,-
Always about us while we live,
Are those we need what we can give
Edgar Guest.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

A dental student was arrested re-
Gently for killing and then robbing a
man. It's habit young men have
of becoming over-enthusiastic in
their work.
The world of business, like the
world of social life, is so regulated
that only by paying attention to the
needs Of our neighbors can we gain
good for ourselves.
Great men come and go, but the
little ones we have with US always.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

This trap is conducted by the Pro
tective Department of the American
Bankers Association, which includes
in it's membership more than $4,000
banks that are thus leagued In a
perpetual warfare against the army
Of bank crooks scattered throughout
the nation.
A Dramatic Arrest
A dramatic illustration of the work
ings of the associations detective
department was recently staged in
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

Buffalo, N. Y,
resulting in the
sudden downfall
of a pair Of check
swindlers and ter
minating a years
successful opera
tions in some if
teen cities in va
rious sections Of
the country.
The pair began
their operations
in Buffalo In the
middle OF Janu-
airy, one Of them
appearing at the
special savings
g account window
of a bank there.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
Physical Education in Rural and
StnfP Grahph


If you teachers have victrolas in
your schools, you may wish to pur-
chase the Victor records for your
physical training period in school
These are arranged in neat pocket
folders-the three records giving the
twelve exercises-these motions bring
into play all of the muscles. The
records which viii probably cost
around SIS were prepared under the
direction Of Prof. Chas. Fl. Collins of
the Collins Institute for Physical
Culture, Philadelphia. The use of
these reccr5s viii help the rural and
other schools where there is no ply
steal director, very much in carrying
out the program required BY the
educational department of our state.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

Wyszyski.
Central Eleanore Silvola,
Ali Korpela, Gertrude Anderson,
Ellen Ruha, Jennie Hannuala, Arvo
Koski, Lyyli Ollie William Saari,
Everett Sunie and Leo Saari.
Hinkle School-Lempi Waenpaa,
John Nikula, Jenny Nikula, Anthony
Solo, Walter Hariu, John Hakala,
William Asunto. William Vittone,
Angelina Pinardi, Elsie Johnson,
Domenic Pinardi, Reynus and Elsie
Asunto.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

tional amendment to move the ds+a
of the Inauguration of the Presi5sr+
UP to the first of January. tbereb,.
driving out &C Congress at the end IS
the calendar year all the Senato,-
and Congressman who have boer
defeated at the polls, appears to he
on its way TO passage. 1t is poin+a3
out in this connection that when tbs
Constitution was written there wero
good reasons for the later inauop-,
ton date in order to give the IN
coming President ample time to pei
to Washington, but that modern
methods of transportation have made
the delay unnecessary. The
Norris amendment has passed tbo
Senate and viii be acted upon at ~
early date in the House.
THE NEW RADIO legislation hoe
aroused more interest than tsy
reduction. Not only the mann.
facturers of apparatus and the
commercial radio companies brt
thousands of broadcast listeners ana
bombarding the House Merchant
Marine Committee with advice and
suggestions as to the turn the paw
regulations should take. Some
objections have been raised tn tbe
proposal to vest the Secretary ~
Commerce with complete control
over radio in the United States. Thus
far, Herbert Hoover has been
reliable guardian of the ether. but
fears are expressed that at some
time Secretary of Commerce might
come in who would not be so friend
ly. 1t is probable that Congress
will decide to set up a new federal
commission to regulate and
supervise radio communication,
AS TO TAX reduction, no one in
authority is prepared to say when the
country is actually going to have its
tax bill reduced. Revenue revision
was the cardinal point in the
Presidents annual message to Con-
gres, but so many conflicting views
have arisen on the subject, that the
tax bill is moving along very slowly.
Chairman Smoot of the Finance
Committee has served notice. how
ever, that if the bill is not enacted
by the first of June, Congress will
have to come back after the national
conventions to finish the job.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
MAKING IT HARD FOR BANK CROOKS
How the Nations Bankers Are Banded Together in War
on Crime-The Great Crook Trap and
the Way 1t Works
BY JOHN oAKwooo

The slick gentry who have been wont to walk into banks
paying teers into giving them good cash for
worthless checks have recently become of the fact that
their operations daily difficult Crooks who
have operated with immunity for have suddenly
found themselves caught in the meshes of what amounts
nation wide crook trap.
To show how effectively this is working of the
biggest figures among the worthless check operators
claims have defrauded of banks realized
than 1000 from his operations recently fell into the
tolls of the trap Realizing that he hopeessly caught he
m complete confession.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

standing at one
side and watch
ing the line of
reople at the tell
ers windows. In
the line he no
ticed a large man.
answering t b e
description OF the
bad check opera
tor he was seek
ing.
L n @ detective
approached t b e
man who at once
scented trouble
and tore up the
papers he had in
his hand, hiding
the pieces in his
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
Disturbanee In a Loeal Theatre.

The patrons Of a local show house
were very much disturbed by the
continuous coughing of a person in
the audience. Don't be a nuisance
because you hove a cough or cold. A
few doses Of FOLEY'S HONEY AND
TAR COMPOUND win bring speedy
relief from coughs and colds.
Sold Everywhere.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
Testifies For Brother.

Miss Nicolasa Gonzalez, Texas,
writes: "My brother, ten years old,
suffered from constipation but is
feeling fine since taking FOLEY
CATHARTIC TABLETS, and has
improved wonderfully" FOLEY
CATHARTIC TABLETS are easy %
take and promptly relieve constipa-
ton.
Sold Everywhere.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
Contest Essay on tuberculosis

All teachers of rural, state graded
and grades below high schools, viii
be asked to have their 6, 7 and Sth
grade pupils join this contest-an
essay on"Cure and Prevention of
tuberculosis"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

Miss Mary SekelSI,y and Miss Eva
Hamel, of the IsaJoiee and Saxon
State Graded schools have earned a
seal and diploma for reading circle
work completed this year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12
Hinhe School Receives Travelling
Library

The teachers of the Hinkle school,
Martha Mikkonen and Alice Sturgul,
have taken advantage of the Wis
consin Free Travelling Library at
Madison and have just received a
box of books suitable for reading cir
Gle books and also books in foreign
languages for the patrons of the
community
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

Scandal gathers no moss, because
it travels too rapidly.
Strange that most things you want
cost more than you have the money
to buy.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

Dates should be arranged so that
when Opportunity knocks, you Will
be there to open the door.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

can eounter-offensive against the
persistent and pungent Democratic
search for scandal at last is under
way. Spencer of Missouri is lead
ing the Republican defense in the oil
investigation, while Wadsworth of
New York, Fess of Ohio and other
Administration leaders have turned
their guns on the Democrats and are
fighting at every step.
SPENCER'S FIRST real effort
took the form of an examination of
John Walsh, brother of Senator
Walsh of Montana, who was reported
to have aided the committee in some
of its inquiries into the stock
market operations of Government
officials. John Walsh revealed
nothing to the committee, but it
marked the turning of the tide.
EVEN ROBINSON, the Democratic
leader in the Senate, has denied
responsibility for some of the as
saults on Cabinet members, at the
same time calling upon his colleagues
among the minority to forsake their
inquisitorial functions long enough
to get some much-needed legislation
out of the way. The immediate
result was that movements for the
dismissal of Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon and Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt
have not proceeded with the
expected momentum.
JUDGE KENYON'S FAILURE to
get the Attorney-Generalship has led
to renewal here of talk of his
availability as Coolidge's running
mate in the presidential campaign.
Republicans of the progressive"
school are strong for Kenyon, of
course, and they would like to put
him in the Vice-Presidency this year
so that he would be in line to succeed
Coolidge in 1923. The same
element believes that the President
made mistake in not appointing
Kenyon to succeed Daugherty. They
point to his widespread popularity in
the Middle West, which contrasts
sharply with the comparative OBJ
security of Harlan Fiske Stone, the
Presidents choice.
SENATOR NORRIs's Constitu-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

Perfect Record Of Attendance
Cedar Schocl-Marion and joseph
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

SENATOR NoRRIss constitu-
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-09
New Wells That are
Ready to Drill In

Homestake-Reibe No. 3 NV NV
-4-34-2W, is due to reach the Ellis
sand this week.
MISUNDERSTANDING No. 6
NV ne section 9-35-2w, is drilling
below 1000 feet and is due for
completion this week.
Homestake-Howling No. A ne
ne 9-35-2w, is due for completion
today.
Seattle-Foster- Sweeney 2. Sc
Sc 5-34-2w, drilling below 1875.
Security-Stannard No. a sw NV
30-35.1w, drilling below 1925
feet.
unb.-Hagerty No. 2 sw sc Sc
14-35-2w, drilling below 1900
feet.
Tri-State-Stannard No. l NV
Sc NV 30-35-1w, drilling below
1000 feet.
Frazer-Inland- Cause No. l NV
ne 18-35-1w, are drilling below
1000 feet. This is one and one
fourth miles west of the Three
in-one-Kundert No. l well, which
drilled to the Madison limestone,
a depth Of 1,745 feet without OBJ
tanning production. despite the
fact that six distinct sands were
encountered between TIA and
1910 feet.
The Potlateh-State No. 2 sw
Sc sw 16-35-1w, have completed
running 6 inch casing to 1890
feet and are now drilling below
/ 900 feet. This will be drilled to
the Ellis, after having only a
showing in the Sunburst sand.
The Beaupre-Beaupre No.
"no-jack" test we'll in n ne sc 81
37-1w, have completed running
8 inch casing and are now drill
ing below 1900 feet.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-09

dent Of the Sunburst Oil and Gas
company, has decided to enter
Kevin with a pipe line and load
ing racks. Mr.. Stevenson only
last week closed a deal for forty
acres of valuable land just south
of the Montana-Giant holdings.
This deal was made through An
derson and More, the hustling
townsite agents, and it might be
we'll to say that Anderson and
More are real promoters, they
have induced several new enter
prises to enter Kevin since com
ing to our fair city a few months
ago, and at this time several
deals pending.
The Montana-Giant refinery is
enjoying a nice business and.
each week can be seen many cars
of distilates leaving Kevin for
all parts of the state and Cana
da. This concern last week COM
pleted laying a pipe line to the
Big-West holdings which supply
them with a large quantity of
crude.
Agent Herberg at the Great
Northern has been rushed with
business to the extent that it has
been necessary for him to haye
to secure the services Of another
man, this week finds as his pelp-
er Mike Berljack of Great Falls,
who has just arrived to help out
with the immense rush of work.
Besides the many cars of oil that
is going out from week to week,
agent Herberg has shipped out
this week twenty-one cars of
sheep, another feature that will
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-09
Rogers Death
Will Not Halt
Company Work
Firm Of Which Late Mdgnute
Wus Head Preparing to Con-
tinue Activities.

Lethbridge, Oct. Z. The tragic
death Of Mark C. Rogers, presi-
dent of the Canadian Oil & Re-
fning company. and one of the
leading independent oil operators
in the Alberta-Montana field,
will not interrupt the program Of
the company, officials state. H..
w. Crawford is temporarily in
charge Of the affair of the COM
pany and plans are being made
to complete the we'll in section
29-1-11, thought to be within 800
feet of an oil sand.
Some O f the REQUIRED small
casing to complete the we'll is on
the ground, and it is expected
arrangements for the remainder
will be made Immediately. A gen.
eral meeting Of the shareholders
has been called for October IL,
when matters relating to the. fu-
ture policy of the company will
be discussed. 1t is announced
from the Offices Of the company
that refinery and field operations
will be carried on as usual.
The Impearial NO. Z well is
pounding away. The well is re-
ported to be close to the LOCO
foot level at the present time
with progress steady. A rotary
rig is being used. Another month
should find this we'll nearing COM
pletion. The new pipe ll11o coz 4
Meeting up the Foremost gas field
is nearing completion and the
Western Canada Natural Gas,
Heat, Light and Power company
expect to have an abundance of
gas for patrons in this city, Cal
gary and intermediate points
this winter.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-09
Illinois Pipe Line Carried
I6l,342 BbIs. Last Month

Helena, Oct. 4.-The Illinois
Pipe Line company during the
month Of August transported
from the wells in the Kevin field
1856, ,O91.56 barrels of crude oil,
according to it's monthly report
on file IN the office of the state
railroad commission.
This oil was delivered to vari-
Gus oil concerns as follows:
Imperial Oil company, account
Ohio Oil company, 69,93l.61 bar
rels; Alberta Refining company,
836.68; International Refining
company, 4,O72,. .16; Mutual Oil
company, 6,383.66; Kalispell Oil
& Refining Co., 2,051.18; Stan
dard Refining company, 1,193.88;
Sunburst Refining company, ac-
count Sunburst Oil & Gas Co.,
25, ,473.63; Ohio Oil company, to
cars and tankage, 30,6I7.61.
The field price throughout the
month was 80 cents barrel. At
the close .of the month the COM
pany held in storage ,239.42 bar
%
rels and had untitled storage of
1,106 barrels.
The amount Of oil carried by
the Independent line to Kevin is
not reported to the state commits
sion, as it is not listed as a COM
mon carrier.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-09

There has been considerable
discussion as to who actually
owned the big Kevin Oil Field,
or rather what town is the most
centrally located, and for this
reason the Review has had a cut
made showing that Kevin is act
ually located right in the cert sel-,,
and we claim should be the dis
tribution point for the operators.
On account of Kevin being To-
Gated as it is, there will be mon
ey saved by every operator in the
field to come here for their camp
supplies.
The principal reason the Con-
tinental Supply company estab-
lished their supply house in Kew
in is due to the fact that we are
centrally located, thereby they
are able to serve their patrons to
a better advantage than from
any other point, this institution
at this time is enjoying a splen-
did business and you can see
their clerks busy at all times.
And so on with other business
lines. Gordon Campbell, t h e
discoverer of the field, is work
ing with large crew, and only
a few days ago he brought in
dandy producer in the Campbell
Alexander we'll, Sc NV 13 1913 W.
This we'll was found in a stray
sand 40 feet above the Ellis and
is classified as the Campbell-Ke-
vim sand, said to be twenty feet
thick, and the oil Al gravity.
Another reason to show that
Kevin is the logical point, is the
fact that L. C. Stevenson, presi
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-09

Stewart Will
Speak Friday
OLD TIME DEMOCRATIC GOV
ERNOR WILL ADDRESS KEVIN
CITIZENS TOMORROW.

Former Governor S. V. Stew.
art will deliver one of his fine
addresses in Kevin at the Coed
dertz hall, 2 p. m. Friday. Cover
nor will leave here for Shelby
where he will address an audi
ence in the evening.
The Former Governor will dis
cuss state and national issues.
He is making an appeal for the
of United States Sena-
tor t. J. Walsh and for the cleo
tion Of Judge j. E. Erickson.
Governor Stewart is extremely
popular n this section and a
large crowd is expected to be
present to hear him at both meet
ings. Remember the date, Coed
iertz hall, 2 pm, Friday, Oct
ober 10.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-10-09

show that there is something do
ing at Keyin at all times.
Local manager Harry Daum,
of the Monarch Lumber compa-
ny and his assistant, Don Burk-
hardt, report that they are busy
from early sunrise until dark
loading out lumber and like ma
terials for activities that are 90
ing on in and around Kevin. This
institution has enjoyed a prosp-
erous business since the discov-
cry of the wonderful Kevin oil
field.
Totaling the situation up in
full, Kevin is enjoying a steady
growth, and the various institu-
tions Of the city are we'll pleased
with the outlook. We can boast
a fine garage, two hotels, two
meat markets, machine shop,
three stores, one drug store, fine
restaurants. and other places of
business that go to make up a
first class town-but there is al
ways room for more, and if any,
one is anticipating Of engaging
in business of any nature, we
would say that Kevin is the place
to start in, for when the plans
for bringing water into Kevin
materialize, which is now under
way, business opportunities will
be at prize.
A number of the above wind
shield stickers has been secured
in three colors and are available
for only the asking at the office
of Anderson and More, Kevin
townsite agents. The drawings
were made by William Seabrook
for which much credit is due.