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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-07
Why Constructive
Effort Must be Cor slant.

To fall is natural inclination
Things seek a lower level by them
selves. 1t takes power to lift them up.
And it takes power to hold them once
lifted
A law of physics is also law of
human life. The tendency OF Man, II
he did not will otherwise, would be to
drift backwards. Eventually he would
reach savagery or some state where
conscious will and effort beyond the
will to merely live, would be unknown.
That would be his lowest level. He
could not sink lower.
The determination to better things
is partly a determination to keep
them from growing worse. We dare
not stand still because standing still
with time passing really means go
ing backward.
One man with ever so good ideas
cannot do much. A group of men with
a single purpose can do something.
Therefore organization for the pur-
pose of constant constructive effort is
commendable and necessary. The rule
APPLIES to all lines of endeavor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-07
ONCE HIRED HANDS;
OWN BADGER FARMS

Although 62 per cent of the pres
ent farm owners in Wisconsin started
in life as hired men on farms it now
takes longer for farm hand to be-
come a farm owner, according to b.
H. Hubbard of the University of Wis
consin who is making study OF
farming conditions.
About thirty years ago the average
age of men buying farms was about
q years. Now the average age is over
80.
Only IA per cent of the 100000
farms in the state are farmed by ten
ants. In 1872 about IL per cent of the
farmers had worked as tenants while
this percentage had increased to So
ner cent in 1922.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-07
YOU BOTH LOSE

Minneapolis, Mimi, May z, 1874.
Herald Office, Lancaster, Wis.
Dear Sirs:
I have made $100 bet with Mr..
Grebe. He says the Herald office is
in the Ed. Hyde building, S. E. Lam
caster. and l say it is north of the
court house over the post office l
think or across from the old Wrlght
House. So will you kindly let me
know who is right.
Respectfully yours,
MRS. ED GREBE,
8 Grove st.
Sorry, but you both lose. The Her
aid is now located in its own build
ing, formerly the old Teller building.
Send us the hundred.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-07
SANITATION AGAIN?
By Alma Edwards.

Yes, we want to consider the sub
ject of sanitation again. Aren't we
justified in so doing? Isn't it as i'm
portant, in reality far more important,
than that new radio of which you are
so proud? Certainly! because sani-
tation promotes good health and
doesn't health effect everything in
daily life? Could you enjoy your radio
with a headache? Your care with a
contagious disease which kept you I'M
der quarantine? No, you can't, and
sanitation is a good means of gain
ing good health because it teaches us
what things, outside of the body, we
should guard against. Many people
give the argument, "Our forefathers
didn't study sanitation and they were
healthy" True, maybe they didn't,
but didn't they lead lives which de-
ve1oped hale and hearty bodies? Even
then when plague began it killed
hundreds because they knew nothing
of sanitation.
Men, who make a special study of
disease in an effort to aid the human
race spend a lifetime in this unSelfish
work, find one power which is hard
to combat unless they can procure
the cooperation of the people. What
is this great power? FLIES! A small
word but it is responsible for large
per cent of death rates, especially
those caused by typhoid and summer
diarrhea. A study of the death rates
in summer shows us that they are
highest when the flies are most nu-
merous. Why can't we spend little
time each day in destroying the
breeding places of these flies, when
unselfsh men, like Louis Pasteur
spend a lifetime in trying to aid us.
What are we going to do? Eliminate
the breeding places of the flies be-
cause one fly lays eggs enough to
produce in two weeks 120 others and
each fly carries about 100000 germs,
which could cause many deaths. A
common slogan is "Swat the Fly" but
we can't swat them all when millions
hatch out every day. Why not de
stroy their breeding places?" Have
you a garbage heap, manure pile, rub
bish heap, or decaying substances
near your home or on your property?
If so clean up your premises, if
this is impossible, disinfect with bor-
AK, hellebore or iron sulphate. DO this
every week because a fy's life cycle
takes only two weeks, after which he
is ready to carry you some disease.
Besides destroying the breeding plac-
es you can trap the fly, keep outside
closets and out houses tightly screen
ed.
You are all good citizens and I'm
sure you will willingly aid our health
officers and the scientists in killing
the Flies" Let us all join together
and use the slogan, xiii Flies; Save
Lives"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-07

Pinned under his truck in a water
filled ditch, Olaf Johnson of Ashland
narrowly escaped drowning. Johnson
with his brother, Gus, was driving to
Sanborn when lights on their car went
out. Gus attempted to reach town
without lights and the car turned
over. Aid came to help lift the cal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-07
ELECTION TIE AT so. WAYNE.

SOUTH WAYNE Judge j. b. Slmp-
son of Darlington held in favor OF
A. A. Shafer as president of So.
Wayne, and against his opponent,
Harry Olson A defective ballot caus-
ed a tie between Shafer and Olson.
The men drew straws and Olson won.
Shafer took the case to court and the
Judges decision on the one ballot
threw the election back to him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-07
FACTS.

BY Evelyn Sherman.
The fly deserves his well earned
title-"The Worlds Greatest Man Kill
ler." The fly kills 10000 babies annu-
ally. During the Spanish American
war hundreds died as a result of the
fy's work. How does he kill them
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
AUGUSTA y.

was sent to the South to film many
of the scenes on the locations named
in the book, and the southern atmos-
pbere which prevailed the story has
been retained. The producer also Sc
cured one of the strongest casts ever
assembled to play the well known
characters of the screen.
The title role of the famous story
is portrayed by John Gilbert, whose
excellent work in Monte Cristo.-
and in SHANE" has won for him tae
praise of motion pic.ure critics thc
country over.
Barbara La Mari Plays the part
Of agnes Hunt" the faithless sweet
heart of st. Elmo. Bessie Love. the
star of q vast array of photoplays.
has been cast in the feminine lead
and promises one Of the best character
dclineations of her varied career.
To Warner Baxter has been as
signed the heavy role. Nigel De Brn!-
her and Lydia Knott, veterans of the
celluloid, also are mentioned in the
cast.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30

lpen. 1t created a literary sensation
throughout the country. Towns
steamboats, and hotels were named
after it and st. Elmo punch" be
came a popular beverage throughou;
the South. Even today, as a large
steady seller, it holds its own with
other books.
In 1868, Miss Evans married Lor-
enze NJ. Wilson. president of the Mo.
bile and Montana railroad. They
lived on the Spring Hill shell road
near Mobile. Following her hus-
bands death in 1879. Mrs Wilson
returned TO her writing, under the
name of Augusta ]. Evans Wilson.
During this time stage producers
approached Mrs. Wilson in an effort
to secure the stage rights of st.
Elmo but she refused steadily to
sell. Finally, shortly before her death
in 1909 she did consent to have est.
Elmo" adapted for the stage. She
elaborated with Willard HolcomE.
and on December Is. 1909 asst. Elmo
opened for a long New York run at
the Academy of Music. which, inter
esting to note. has now become a Will
linn Fox theater. 1t rhen toured the
country and soon became one of tho
most popular and successful plays to
be included in stock rcnertoire. -.
Modernized For Films.
When William Fox unLxrtook the
screen production of "StFElmo' he
had the famous story modernized and
brought up to date. The company
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
The Tangle
An Intimate Story of In
nermost EmotiQps Rereai-
ed in Private Letters
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES.
COLT TO JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT
MY DEAR HUSBAND:

MY DEAR HUSBAND:
l have very nice plan to- pro-
pose to YOU. The nurse who has
been taking care of your mother
find is without relatives, and she
has become tired of the life and hard
work which public nursing entails. /
sounded her the other day on the
subject, and find that at least for a
year she would very much like to
settle down in some quiet, easy place
like your mothers home.
She is very sensible young wo-
man about 80 years old, and she
seems TO get along with your mother
perfectly. Indeed, think it is she
who made your mother SO gracious
TO me lately.
think she would be glad to be-
come your mothers companion AMI
nurse, when nursing is needed, for
about $7J month. l am sure we
can in some way pay this to your
mother 1t would make her much
easier, and her life pleasanter, and
l am sure it would take a great deal
of care off your shoulders, dear Jack.
To me, dear, there is nothing in the
world SO easy to give as money, and
yet most of us hang on to it so tena-
ciously. Tn sure l can economic
and pay half Of this out of my allow
ance, for the real comfort of knowing
that your mother is happy. Don't
you think this is a good scheme?
By the way, dear, i wonder if You
remember when we were first mar
ried what a terrible quarrel we had
and how particularly ugly you were
when L innocently opened one nj
your letters. i think you must have
forgotten it; otherwise you wouldn't
have sent me Miss Perier's letter
opened.
Oh. Jack. Jack! I'm afraid you
will never learn that what is sauce
for the goose is sauce for the gander
You might have known | would have
sent you the letter; then why be so
curious about it?
I'm wondering il you recognized the
handwriting on the envelope. How
ever, l don't think it was any more
right for you to open my letters than
you thought I was right in opening
yours. Please don't do it in the fu.
turc.
I am glad you forwarded me the
cables from mother and Alice. My
sister is sly little puss, and I'm
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30

almost sure now that she's been in
love with Karl ever since she was d
little girl. They're coming home
Immediately and will be married
directly they arrive and arrange
ments can be made.
! All the good wishes that I can
give her, Jack, are boiled into one,
which is: I hope she'll be as happy
as we have been.
/ wish / were there now, and have
you take me in your arms and ask
men in that boyish voice of yours
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
seguin Election Tuesday.

Segliin, Tex, March 29.-The city
election, TO take place Tuesday, April
l. is beginning to wax warm. Charles
Bruins, former mayor, who is opposing
Robert r. Blumberg, the present in
cumbent, has adopted as his slogan !:
Get the Mud Out of Guadalupe
Water" Both candidates promise
early relief in the matter Of securing
a purcr water supply for the cit..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30

"Do you really mean that, Leslie,
that we've been happyT For /
want to tell you l would not exchange
you with all your faults for all the
Karl Whitneys in the world.
I'm coming home Saturday.
Lovingly.
LESLIE.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
TOMORROW: Sally Anterior re-
plies to Jim COndon-"What a boy
you are!"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
Stannard No. 3 Is
Reported Producer

The B. c.. Montana-Stannard
we'll No. 3, located in Sc Sc ne,
section 25-35-2 w, came into pro-
duction Sunday at the depth of
LACE feet had been reached cas-
ing had not been run and the
we'll was Immediately shut down.
Casing is now being run and the
gas pressure is increasing.
The oil is rising in the hole and
the we'll may drill itself in. The
sand in this territory is from 20
to 60 feet deep and it is expect
ed this well will make better
than the No. 2 we'll which ia es-
timated as a $50 barrel well.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
CAN OF NITRO
CAUSES SCARE

The residents Of the north side
of Shelby perhaps escaped what
may have been a serious explo-
sion Of nitroglycerin, was reveal
ed yesterday by S. A. Hole.
Mr.. Hole, who operates the
Shelby Hotel across the track,
several days ago noticed children
playing with what looked like an
empty nitro can, but paid no par
ticular attention to the matter,
until Tuesday, when in passing
the old Duykers hotel he noticed
the can, partly filled with water.
Suspecting that perhaps the con-
tents might after all prove dan
gerous, he called Dana Walters,
we'll shooter. who poured the
water off until bubbles started
coming to the surface, showing
the presence of two quarts of
the deadly soup.
That this can did not explode,
killing or seriously manning the
children who were innocently
flirting with danger, is regarded
as a matter of the purest luck.
There was sufficient quantity of
soup" to shatter every window
glass on the north side Of the
city. Shelby Promoter.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
Oil Man Escapes
Two Accidents

Shelby, Mont. June 90. Gordon
Campbell, oil operator, had two
narrow escapes Monday in auto
mobile accidents. When coming
into Shelby over the Marias hill,
Mr.. Campbell collided with an
other autoist and his car was bad
ly damaged. He was not hurt and
after some repairs a t Shelby
started for the north field. He
had gone only few miles when
his car went into the ditch and
overturned. Neither he nor two
business associates who were
with him sustained any injuries,
but the car was badly damaged
and had to be brought into Shell
by.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
0stIand is Dealing
On Cherry Ridge Land

A deal whereby Cherry Ridge,
located north Of Chinook and
west of. Bowdoin dome will be
drilled during the present year
is reported to have been closed
at Chinook on Thursday last by
F. G. Ostland of Minneapolis.
Ostland has associated with
him Wisconsin capitalists who
will assist in financing a test
we'll. The lease contract calls for
drilling during the present sum-
mer.
The leases were taken directly
from the landowners, incorporat-
ing about 10000 acres. Cherry
Ridge has been approved by a
number of eminent geologists.
The structure is of the low-dip
variety with we'll established en-
closure on three sides, but with
a north side that is heavily COW
cred by glacial drift. - Montana
Oil Journal.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
Campbell Well
Doing 200 Bbls.

After drilling five feet deeper
into the sand, the Campbell
Stewart we'll, ne4 ne4 25-35-3 W,
was reported to be doing two
hundred barrels Wednesday. This
we'll was drilled to completion
late last fall and nothing was
done with it until last week when
it was placed on the pump. Not
showing the activity that it
should after placing it on the
pump, Mr.. Campbell decided to
drill further into the sand, with
the result that the we'll has in
creased wonderfully at the pres
ent time.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
Case
On Oil Leasing
Draws Nonsuiit
Solberg Case to Cancel Oil and
Gas Lease Decided in Favor
Of Defendants.

One of the most important cas-
es filed in a court of the state in
years from the standpoint of oil
operation, and development Of
the state, has been decided by
Judge Rudolph Won Tobel of the
Lewistown district court, in his
support of a motion to nonsuit
the action Of Martin Solberg a.
gainst the Sunburst Oil & Gas
company on leases of the latter
originally taken by Gordon Cam
pbell.
The action was one BROUGHT IL
cancel an oil and gas lease given
by Solberg to Gordon Campbell
in July, 1920, when Campbell Sc
cured number Of leases in Toole
county before he drilled his first
test we'll that made the discovery
of oil in Toole county. The con-
tention of plaintiff was t h t
Campbell had not started drilling
operation before January 18th,
1921, as he agreed to do.
Evidence was introduced b y
the plaintiff, Solberg, and at the
close Of his case the defendant
moved that a non suit be granted
the defendant and the case be
dismissed. The motion was arg
ued at length and the evidence
reviewed. At the conclusion of
arguments the court rendered it's
opinion in favor of defendant,
Sunburst Oil and Gas company.
The case has attracted consid-
erabIe attention as there several
cases of a similar nature in which
landowners are trying to break
leases heretofore given, despite
the fact that the operators have
spent nearly two million dollars
developing the field.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
Two Wells Ready
For kevin ToWnsite
Derricks Up ond Drilling Oper-
erutions to Start by The
First Of July.

Kelvin is becoming a meca for
| o i ! wells. This week fl n d
the Louis Kevin rig now stann-
ing just southwest of the school
building. its tower glowing as the
American Flag to the many peo-
pie who are arriving each day TO
Inspect the great possibilities
that are awaiting them in the
greatest oil town Of the world to-
day.
This we'll will be spudded in
about the first of July, according
to E. A. Louis, who has charge
of the work, and the fact that
Bill Elliott will be the contractor
in charge, leaves every possibil-
ity beyond doubt, that ere long
Kevin will have a real oil we'll
setting right in the center of the
town.
This is not all that is being
done, there is another rig now
being erected just northwest Of
the A. Goeddertz, Sr., h m e.
This we'll is being drilled by
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company and the description is
the mel mel 34-35.3 west, on the
Johnson permit, which sets it
right on the outskirts of the
Kevin Townsite. Mr.. Jones is
the contractor in charge and has
a Star rig working. Surely Ke-
vim is coming ahead every day,
and investors will do well to get
in the game now while they have
the Opportunity.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
Now Building Derrick
For Bowes Test Well

w. J. Elliott, contractor of the
firm of Elliott & Callander, re-
ports that they have shipped
another rig from here to be plac-
ed on the Bowes structure at
Chinook. to take the place of the
one which was destroyed by fire.
Elliott and Calender loose no
time when it comes to drilling
holes, if anything goes wrong
they are right on the job every
minute till they get to going, and
as to the reputation of Bill Elliott
as he is familiar known around
here, there is not driller, tool
dresser, truckman, or for that
reason any laborer, who will not
swear by Bill.
According to Mr.. Elliott, the
Chinook we'll will soon be in pro-
gress again, and he believes that
they have every show in the
world to get a real producer
where they are now drilling. Ell
lott & Callander have several
strings of tools working in the
Kevin field, besides drilling sew
eral wild cat holes on other
structures.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
Sunburst- Corey Comes
In For Good Producer

The Whitman-Sunb. Corey No.
/ well, located in sw NV sw 4-34-
2 W, hit the pay Sunday at the
depth of 1,471 feet. The oil rails
ed $50 feet in the hole. 1t was
shot with nitro Sunday which in
creased production, which is now
estimated at from so to 100 bar
rels. 1t is reported they have de-
cided to drill deeper and are now
cleaning the hole.
This we'll is a diagonal offset
to the Foster-Sweeney well and
directly west of the Crumbly-Mc-
knight.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
Roads Reduce
Charges For
Oil Diversion
Cut In Shipments diverted or
Reconsigned Expected to Aid
State Refiners.

Helena, June 20. Effective
J July "a shipping regulations
which will be o f considerable
benefit to Montana oil refners
and distributors, have been re-
ceived by the Montana railroad
commission in new tariffs just
issued by the railroads operating
in the northwest.
These tariffs provide for re-
ductions in freight charges on
diverted or reconsigned ship
ments of petroleum or petroleum
products in carload lots. At the
present time where car ship
ments of gasoline or other pet
roleum products are diverted
from original destination t h e
charge is made to include the To-
cal charge to the first destination.
to which is added the local
charge from the point of first
destination to the point of final
destination, plus a reconsigning
charge of S5.85 per car.
Under the n w tariff the
freight charge on a reconsigned
shipment will be on the basis Of
the through charge from the
point of origin to the point of
final destination, plus a recon-
signment charge Of $5.85.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26
Gas Well Over Line
Calls for Another Test

Calgary, June "a. = Further at
tempts to develop the dome in
which was brought in the Rogers
Imperial giant gasser near Coutts
and Sweet Grass, will be made
by the company it is announced
here by directors of the Canadian
Oil and Refining company, Ltd.
A new well will be drilled
about three quarters of mile
from the Rogers well, lower down
the formation, in an effort to
reach the sands thought to carry
oil values beneath the gas sands.
A heavy rotary rig will be used
to drill the new we'll as far as
the gas sands, when the gas will
be shut off and further penetra-
ton attempted.
The Rogers-Imperial, which
came in with a flow of more than
10000, cubic feet of gas, at
depth of 2,528 feet, is five miles
north of the Montana border, and
20 miles east of Coutts. 1t was
drilled under an arrangement
with the Imperial Oil, Ltd.
The we'll is capped now and
will not be drilled deeper for the
present, being left as potential
gas producer pending arrange
ments to pipe the gas into COM
mercial channels.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-06-26

er the top.
The Queen City is the farthest
north producer in the group of
which it is a member. Because
of its location it was&considered
possible h a t the production
would be small and that perhaps
a dry hole would be found, but
with the showing made after the
sand had been drilled into a great
impetus is given this section of
the field.
The we'll is 40 acres distant
from the Foster-Sweeney and a
half mile from the Vanmeer,
both wells which figured import
antly in The revivlng of the field
this spring. Two offsets to the
Queen City were contracted
Thursday night within a few
minutes after the well came in.
One of these will be drilled
by the Crumley-McKnight and
Sunburst interests and the other
by James A. Johnson. The Queen
City gives the Johnson we'll good
prospects for production.
The Queen City No. d, South
east corner seA nwA 5-34-2 W,
is within twenty feet of the pay
and according to Bill Elliott,
contractor, will be drilled
in tonay when the officials arrive
from Regina who are expected
to be present.