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The Winslow mail., 1926-02-12

and these are confined to the upper
end of the project.
At a meeting of the Pinal county
farm bureau last week, Mr. Gill
christ gave an illustrated lecture
on gopher determination. The
bureau also appointed a commit
tee to investigate the work of ex-
termination with a view to inaugu-
rating campaign The meeting
was held at Florence. B. E. Foster
specialist, with the bureau of
biological survey, was a speaker.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-12
MOTHERS CLUB
Founders Day Program

Founders Day Program
On next Tuesday evening Moth
ers' club will join the PIT. A. in
celebrating Founders Day. A
pageant, Lighting the Birthday
Candles" will be given by pupils
of the Junior high school, with
Inez Roger, high school senior,
taking the leading part.
Other numbers on the program
will be: "Velentine Sketches" by
first grade girls. Song by third
grade boys, and musical readings
by Marie Carter.
A silver offering will be taken
for the Child Welfare Fund, a state
fund supported by gifts from the
local associations.
Refreshments will be served by
the cooking classes of the Junior
high school,
Try The Winslow Mail on your
next order for printing, prices right
and work guaranteed up-t0-date.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-12

and have moved to Los Angeles,
where they will make their new
home.
Move to Cottage Six
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. McHood and
family have moved from their
home on 500 East Third street to
Cottage Six.
S. b. A. Met Wednesday Night
The S. B. A. lodge held their
regular meeting Wednesday night,
after which Funny Sale" was
held. Each person brought one
article of wearing apparel which
sold for twenty-five cents. The
purchaser being compelled to wear
the article for the remainder OF
the evening. A delightful banquet
was held
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-12

body of an unidentified white man
swinging from a limb of tree,
which had formed natural gallows
for the man to take his life.
The body was in a high stage of
decomposition.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12
Rice-Fu|ton Leases Sell For Big Price
Burning a City To Get Rid Of The
BOotIeggers

Judge Carroll district held that the Montana
gasoline tax law of 1926 is unconstitutional
Collection Illegal The
will doubtless United
held
present a this
UNCONSTITUTIONAL three
gallon held the other law be
constitutional implorable that the will stand with the three
Politicians the people
against the refining industry
avoid the payment
o
All reiners CONSTITUTIONAL placed
he books.
help bring about the in
of threecen The
industry utilization of
building will result
tion of gasoline oil me a hearing.
UNFAIR district courts have three times held
twice he'd that
upheld the
final authority of the American
system with contention of the eners
agia
against this is udcous The
Falls devotes columns and columns the Of
uneonst
tiona decision
BLINDLY
dsregarded
sing involved The
man industry such
get rid of the bootegggers
lawThey asked it Be
FORE the 1925
legislature pending amendment the void
1925 Association CAN the oil nhe
to
will without
crucinxon of refining ndustry.-Montana OH Journal
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12
NEW COMPETITIONS
EXPECTED THIS WEEK

Shelby, Aug. 7.-Another compile
ton of considerable interest was look
ed for today when she Cascade Oils,
Ltd, of Calgary, expected to strike
the pay at their well on se-ne, sec.
11-34-1 W. Joseph A. Nelson, one of
the directors of the company, is in
Shelby from Calgary making arrange
mepts to have everything in readiness
The well is in the new territory
recently being drilled by the Fulton,
DNeil brothers, and etc 5l1 inter
esta This is tine company's second
hole, having lost the tools in the first
The Cascade Oils, Ltd, was organ
lied about seven months ago and have
acquired acregae throughout the field.
They have valuable lease on the
west side of the field, in section 31-35-
3 W., three and one-half miles west of
Kelvin, recently purchased from Geo.
w Meyers, and it is understood, will
commence operations on the west side
in the near future.
The O'Neil brothers recently spudd-
ed in on se-se, se-se, 5-341 W., and are
now drilling at 600 feet They struck
a good flow of water at 200, and have
cased it off and will have it for drill
ing purposes. This well is known as
the O'Neil-C er-Hocksprung No. l.
Another well of O'Neil brothers,
known as the Fitzpatrick-W Winston,
Peterson mo. 1 on SWINE, ne-nw,
11-34-1 W., was was completed yester-
day. Production has not yet been
measured, but it is understood the
well will average around 30 barrels
per day. The Sturdevant Oil compa-
ny recently brought in well adJoin-
ing this asreage, with initial produc-
tion around so barrels. They are
erecting storage tanks and pump |
house and will not pump the well at
the present time until the completion
of this work.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12
WILDCAT TEST
ON new DOME
IS GOING DOWN
STRUCTURE S. w. OF SHELBY
SAID TO BE ONE OF MOST
PERFECT IN STATE

Shelby, Aug. Good progress is
being made on the wildcat test well
southwest of Shelby which was spud-
ded in last Sunday, it is reported here
The location for the well was spotted
by James West, geologist, who as
serts the strurture is one of the most
perfect vet found in Montana
Associated with Mr.. West in drill
ing the well is r. r. Ball. Both of
these operators are well known in the
state and have interests in the Big
Lake and Elk Basin fields. They also
organized the Hoosier Oil company,
which drilled deep test on the Dut-
ton dome near Joliet, Montana.
Mr.. West states that the structure
near Shelby, on which the well is
being drilled, is about seven miles
long, running from Simla southeaster-
ly to the Marias river. The company
holds leases on about 10000 acres on
the structure Mcclure & Flemming
have contracted to drill the we'll,
which was started with a 15K-inch
hole and probably viii be drilled into
the Sunburst with 121a-i casing.
1t is planned to carry 8Ainch cas-
ing to the top of the Madison and if
commercial production is not found
in the ET'is the hole probably will be
converted into deep test. Mr.. West
is confident that the structure con-
tains oil and If production is not
found in the well now being drilled
another test in the near future is
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12
TOSTART WELL
ON BERTHOLETE
DOME AT ONCE
OPERATIONS ONLY AWAIT AsI
sEMBLING OF RIG AND MA
TERIALS 1T is ANNOUNCED

Drilling of the we'll to be put down
on Bertholete dome, several miles
north of the Kevin-Sunburst oil field,
h. Guy Craig, M. &c. McCutcheon and
Senator ]. w. Speer of Great Falls
and group of Kalispell men, Will be
started as soon as rig and material
can be assembled, it was announced
Friday by Mr.. McCutcheon.
The well, one Of the interesting
tests Of the season in northern Mon
tana, will be drilled in an area orgi-
nally recommended by &c. l.. En-
mons. The drilling contract has
been let to Dan Mcdonald and the
cost VIII be jointly borne by the Great
Fails men and the Kalispell group.
inancing of the royalty and Grill
ing company that win be associated
with the Great Falls men in the Ber-
tholete operations was done at Kalis-
pell by l. w. Hanson and o. b. Mel
son in what is declared to he time
record in the northwest for enterpris-
es of the kind A total of 100000 was
raised to carry on the drilling and to
obtain royalty interests. The entire
amount was subscribed in "a hours
and over subscriptions continued to
be received the next day.
The Greater portion of the land en-
Draced in the holdings to be develop
ed was purchased outright by Senator
Speer, Mr.. Craig and Mr.. McCutcheon
and a portion of the acreage was
transferred to the Kalispell men in
the deal through which the develop
ment will be carried on. The Great
Falls men formerly were largely int
crested in the Regal Consolidated
properties and are among the older
operators in the Kevin-Sunburst field.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12
SHELBY BANK WILL
APPEAL IN STANTON
TRUST DECISION

An appeal will be made to tide state
supreme court from the decision oi
District Judge Stephen ]. Cowley
dismissing an action instituted by the
First State bank of Shelby against
| the Stanton Trust & Savings bank
| George H. Stanton and other stock
holders, and sustaining demurrers OF
the defendants, according to notice
filed in district court Saturday by the
plaintiff.
The action was instituted by the
Shelby bank in an effort to recover
$47, 1909, alleged to have been on de-
post in the Stanton bank at the time
it suspended business and went into
voluntary liquidation, July g., 1923.
The plaintiff, recited the complaint
alleged that the actual deposits total
led $50,396, which had been reduced
by the payment of $3,160 on January
25, 1926.
The Stanton bank, it was alleged,
is indebted to more than 1000 cred
itors in the amount of 100000 and
contended that assets of the institu-
tion if converted into cash would not
exceed 100000. The plaintiff re-
auested that the various stockholders
be compelled to pay a pro-rated liza
ibility, as provided by the state
stockholders liability act.
In addition to the bank and Mr..
Stanton, the following were named
as defendants:
M. S. Kleppe, P H. Jones, ]. o.
Patterson, P. H. Buckley, ]. N. Thel-
en-, ]. w. Freeman, Bart Armstrong,
Bert Ushar F. E. Beatty, Arne
Haugse, A. ". Swanberg, Eugenia
Patterson, C. B. Thomas, Marguerite
Baier, Oryille Patterson, w. A. Bae-
her. f. NJ. Bowman, Jacob C. Fey, c.
F. Couleter, Jonas Hanson, Henry
Hanson. J. A. Kelly, Charles E.
Stahecker, Mrs. Mae Mcleod, D. A.
McLeoad, Dora A. Bray and Mary A.
Marshall
The defendants contended that the
stockholders liability provided by
statue is a secondary liability and
cannot be invoked until the assets of
the bank have been exhausted. 1t was
further claimed that the Shelby banks
action was premature as suit by the
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12
THOUSAND A DAY
TO STATE FROM
OIL LAND LEASES

Helena, Aug. 10.-The state is re
ceiving a royalty of 1914 per cent or
all oil and gas produced under the
leases to state lands. according to
M. Brandjord, register of state lands
and at the present time that royalty
slightly exceeds an average of $1,000
per day.
"The money all goes into the pub
lie school permanent funds" said
Mr.. Brandjord.
"The question has arisen whether
this 121a per cent royalty is to be
calculated and paid on tho basis of
what is known as the posted field
price, or whether it is to be paid
on the price actually obtained when
a higher price is obtained, known as
a premium price," he declared
"The attorney general has ruled that
the royalty is to be paid on the basis
of the actual price obtained whenever
this price is higher than the posted
field price.
The Rice Oil company is one of the
heaviest producers in the Kelvin
Sunburst field and by reason of the
heavy production, it has been abbTe
to obtain premium price on its pro.
duction. Upon being notified of the
ruling of the attorney general the
Rice Oil company promptly remitted
the royalty to the state on the state
on the premium obtained, which roy
atty amounted to the substantial sum
of $5.719.S6," said Mr.. Brandjord,
"and is for the period from August.
1925, when the company first struck
oil, up to and including June go
1926"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

creditors nannot, it was alleged, be
initiated until all assets of the bank
have been applied in payment of in
debtedness.
The action was dismissed and the
demurrrers sustained by the court
which held that the complaint did moi
provide a sufficient cause of action
The appeal will, it was stated, be
taken on both the sustaining of the
demurrers and the dismissal of the
action.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12
OHIO TAKING ALL OIL
THAT IS OFFERED

Ohio Oil company is now accepting
all Oil that operators of Kevin-Sun
burst have to Offer according to an
nouncement of Lee Yealey, superin
tendent of Ohio operations, on Fri
day.
About six weeks ago the heavy
flush production and lack of storage
made it necessary to curtail the runs
of several properties. Illinois Pipe
line company Immediately launched q
program of tank building which called
for one new 8O,000-barrel tank pei
week. That program is now in full
swing and the Pipeline company has
three 80,000-barrel tanks completed
into which no oil has been run. In
addition, eight more tanks are being
started, giving another $4,000 bar.
rels of storage.
Deliveries to refiners are now
nearly equal to field runs and but lit
tie oil is being stored at the present
time, according to Mr.. Yealey. Hli-
nois Pipe Line company ran an aver
age of 81, 900 barrels per day during
judy total of more than 635,OO0 bar
rels. During that time the field had
about 10000 barrels of shut-in pro-
duction
So far as the buyers of the oil are
concerned, the field might now be
running at capacity, but some operat-
ors are holding down their develop
ment programs, hoping that the price
of oil will increase. With the "peak"
sason of the gasoline business arriv-
ed, it now appears that new markets
wiz be necessary to bring about a
price increase.
Ohio Oil company has approximate
ly 100000 barrels of oil in storage in
the Sunburst tank farm. Homestake
Exploration company (Texas Pacific
has around 100000 barrels of stored
oil and there is upwards of 100000
barrels of oil in field and other stor-
age, making about three and a half
million barrels of stored oil, most of
which has been produced during the
present year-Montana On Journal.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12
CALIFORNIANS WIN
RACE TO BUY TRACT
BY USING AIRPLANE
REACH SHELBY HOUR AHEAD OF RIVALS TO
CLOSE DEAL WITH ]. III. HAMILTON AND
JULIUS PETERS OF SUMMIT COMPANY

An airplane race for the acquisition
of $3,OOO,OOO oil property in the Ke,
vin-Sunburst field, was won by the
Julian Petroleum corporation of Cal
ifornia, it was learned Monday, when
announcement was made in Los An
giles by S. G. Lewis, president of the
Julian corporation, that his concern
had purchased the Rice-Fulton leases
upon which are located SO wells,
which are producing in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 barrels of oil daily
The announcement of Mr.. Lewis was
confirmed in Great Falls by ]. H.
Hamilton and julius C. Peters. pres
ident of the Summit Oil company,
both of this city, who conducted the
negotiations for the owners of the
Rice-Fulton leases. w. e. Rice of
Kevin, and William Mckinley of Chi
cago.
The closing of this deal marks the
entrance into the Kevin-Sunburst field
of a concern with assets totalling
more than $31,OOO,OOO, for co-incident
with the announcement of the pur-
chase and confirmation of the sale, il
was also announced by the head OF
the Julian corporation that the prop
erty is to be turned over to new
corporation which will merge the Ju-
liam and the Marine concerns into the
California Eastern Oil company.
Sought BY Rival Concerns
The 400-acre tract known as the
Rice-Fulton leases, one of the richest
producing areas in the Kevin-Sun-
burst field, a territory which is at
tracing the attention of the biggest |
companies in America, was
also sought, it has become known, by |
other large companies, among them |
the Standard Oil of California. Jas |
Battersby and S. NJ. Zandmer of Los |
Angeles, racing to the field to inspect !
the properties ,last week, Travelled by |
airplane from Los Angeles to Salt
Lake, finishing their journey by train
and arriving there an hour ahead of
the agents of rival companies.
After their inspection, so favorably
were they impressed and so anxious to
close the deal upon which time limit
had been set, that they wired to Salt
Lake for an airplane to come to Great /
Falls after them. They left here last
Friday and Travelled by aiiplane all
the way to Los Angeles. PreIimina-
ry negotiations for the Julian corpor-
alton were conducted by ]. E. Logan
and S. Napton of Los Angeles.
Successful Oil Men
the owners of the Rice
Fulton leases in the negotiations,
nave been prominent in oil circles
since the discovery of oil in the Cat
Creek field number of years ago
t was through Mr.. Peters efforts that
he Homestake Oil company and the
Exploration corporation,
we're financed. Both are among the
most successful operating companies
n Montana. The Homestake Oil com
,any is still operating in the Cat
,reek field. The Homestake Explor-
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

The ARGUS, Torbenson No. l found
the Sunburst sand from 1,185 to l,2lO
dry and had show of oil in the Ell
lis from 1,420 to 1,429. They drilled
to 1.465, getting water about 10 feet
in the lime. It has been abandoned
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

L. M. Miller was looking after bus
mess matters in Great Falls for a
few days this week
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

The Mouse River-Rooney No. l,
spudded Aug. 4. Depth 200 This viii
be very interesting well due to its
location, as will also the Fdlton-Clay-
pool No. 1, which spudded Aug. 4th.
Depth 300.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

KEEP YOUR EYE ON kEvlN!
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Read Review Ads-IT PAYS
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

The Barnhill Units7Skinner No.
are fishing for lost tools at 1,1SO.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

The Ferdig-Abell No. 10, spudded
Aug. 2, Depth 400
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

The Wolf Development-Lashbaugh
No. 2, spudded Aug. A. Depth 15O
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The O'Ne1 .-Lashbaugh No. a
spudded Aug. 1. Depth 300.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

The Queen City-Hanna No. are
fishing for lost tools at 1885. They
had no Sunburst sand but got the
yellow shale at 1850.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES No 2
got the top of the Sunburst sand at
POO and are still drilling in it at
1885.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-08-12

OfficioI Paper
of the town
of Kelvin
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-06-24
CHAPTER v
Crystal Springs

Hlnckley. head engineer of the
Crystal Springs company, met the car
at the outer gate Of the property. He
was q short, stout, but active man.
with gold-rimmed spectacles over
shrewd blue eyes about which spread
a network of fine lines that spoke for
humor and long habit Of pickering I'M
der sun-glare. He reminded Caleb
somehow Of an apple, firm and glow.
ing and sound
They rolled swiftly on through a
strange region and a beautiful one.
Sometimes they skirted a hillside
where chapparal, manzanIta and kin
dred shrubs grew In shoulder-high
tangie that seemed too thick for any
thing less agile than a squirrel to ex-
pIore. Beneath them fiourished great
ferns. Through them Caleb caught
glimpses OF lakes lying far below, bits
of blue far deeper than the sky they
mirrored and intensified.
They turned abruptly to their right
where the road ran beside a purling
stream and bOughs knitted overhead.
The descent was gradual and the car
slid along noIselessly.
Here's the brick dam, bit print.
tive but a godsend to Golden In the old
days" said Hinckley.
II was a beautiful sheet OF water
above the dam, set In the silence OF q
wooded canyon but they did not spend
much time with It. Hlnekiey pointed
directly across the water to q Y-shaped
gap In the opposing slopes.
There's the big DAM" he said. 81
want you 10 notice the laterala, the
earth dams that divide the lake into
three. See anything funny about 'em7"
Caleb gazed earnestly. On each side
OF these dams was set gateheuse
Their tops were roads with the sides
fenced. And these roads were ser
pentine.
"Any reason for not building them
straight from shoe to shoreY' he asked |
Hinckley emitted a satisfied sigh.
@Ahl They were built straight The
quake shifted 'em, twisted EN-,
wrenched 'em, bent 'em-but 1t didn't
break 'em. They're sound as ever"
Caleb looked his appreciation and
Hinckley wrinkled his
eyes.
@CIay cores, my boy. Clay cores.
Elastic. Like so much rubber. They
bend but never break"
ibid you anticipate an earthquake"
asked Caleb.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-06-24
The Water Bearer

the two thousand. CALI don't know
where else to 90 and I don't want to
go shouting this thing about all over
the shop"
Eve got Just eleven hundred dollars
In the bank here" said Caleb rlowly.
IF I take uD Cox's proposition I'll not
need more than two hundred of that
to carry me over TIN the frst pay
check. / have house back East J
can sell The deal might take week
or 80. They take their time there to
pass deeds. But. :"
Baxter groaned. his head In his
hands
"Its got to be two thousand. I'm
afraid. You see II she goes away she'd
be sore at me. I'd have to make her
sore and she'd want the whole thing
And won't lave you selling your
house. II wouldn't do any good. She'll
change her mind inside Of two weeks.
II isn't 30 id imminent. She won't
have to quit her job for a bit. At 3
pinch I'll make the mater come
through. For the honor Of the family !"
He laughed sarcastically.
Elf she can chip on a hunk OF the
principal for herself once In a while,
she can do It for me-once. The
money was meant for me eventually.
And. II it's put right up to her. she'll
handle the girl. too, rather than hinder
her own matrimonial prospects, as a
scandal would. Now let's take q run
down to the duck club. Tn secretary
and I've got to give the shack the
overlook before the season opens"
Within the hour, tramping through
the marshes to the shooting shack, he
seemed TO have forgotten his dilemma
completely but one sentence, an epIt-
ONE. Of Bakers character, chung to
Caleb. "Oh, can stall along" He
remembered. too. the hint of sullen
stubbornness that had Swallowed the
girls pouting lips.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-06-24

toric valley Is the Washington Memo
rial chapel, stone edifice constructe'
during the last 20 years. for It's col
nerstone was laid on the one hundrel
and twenty-nfth anniversary Of tn
evacuation. June 10. 1908. The chape
Is barely 100 feet long, butts It's beaut,
and harmony OF design make up 70
what 1t lacks In size. Patriotic or
ganizations have donated many artls
tic memorials for the chapel. whicl
glorify religion and illustrate history
Urged Religious Duties.
Over the entrance porch Is an0the
message of Washington'a carved d
stone-the message TO his soldier
when he gave orders for Sunday serv
Ices at Valley Forge: .While we ar
zealously performing the Duties O.
good Citizens and SolSlers, we Ger
tainIy ought not to be inattentlve &
the higher Duties Of Religion. To th1
distinguished Character OF Patriot
should be our highest glory to add tht
more distinguished Character
Christian"
Also worthy OF notice are the carve,
stone pulpit, parciose. and lectern, IN,
oaken choir stalls with their beautiful
carving commemorating one OF th,
brigades at Valley Forge. the Wash