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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06
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MRS. DEA CLAIMS MisREPREsEN.
TATIoNS MADE IN SALE OF
HOGAN COMPANY STOCK

Trial of the case OF Frank NJ. Wal
lace against Mrs. Joanna Rae, to en-
force payment OF a $500 promissory
note, was completed in district court
before Judge Stephen j. Cowley Mon
day afternoon when the case was
handed to the jury with Instructions
to return verdict if an agreement was
reached.
The note was executed by Mrs. Rae
July "a, 1928, in fovor of L. f. Ruther-
ford and was to have been paid in
monthly installments of $50. The pa
per was later assigned to the plaintiff
in this action
The defense admitted the execution
Of the note, but claimed that Ruther-
ford and o. e. Henelen induced Mrs.
eea to purchase stock in the Rogon
Oil company through fraud. Mrs. Rea
testified Monday afternoon that both
Henelen and Rutherford stated, al
!he time of the sale, that the compa-
ny had wells producing 1000 barrels
of oil daily and that she would shortly
receive dividends.
George E. Burt, former field man
for the Mutual Oil company, to which
the Hogan company transferred its
holdings on May II, 1928, testified
that between May II, 1923, and July
"a, 1923, when he was in charge Of op-
erations, the company's wells did not
produce more than 200 barrels daily,
md that at no time did production
exceed 400 barrels a day.
The defense contended that Ruther-
ford and Henelen represented the
company as being the owner Of 1900
acres of leased land, but that this was
in error as viewed in connection with
court Interpretation of what consti-
tutes lease. A decision in one of the
Gordon Campbell cases was cited in
this regard. The Hogan leases, the
defense admitted, included more than
l,JU0 acres, Dut uHdt LHt pelcnldSc
was below that represented to Mrs.
Rea.
The plaintiff denied the charges of
fraud andmisrepresentation and a de-
nial was made by Rutherford as to
his alleged statements.
The law firm of Speer & Hoffman
represented the plaintiff and Molum-
by & Polutnik appeared for the de-
eendant. Great Falls Tribune.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06
YOUNG MAN KILLED
IN r. r. ACCIDENT

One of the most terrible accidents
which has happened in Kevin for
some time occurred Tuesday noon
when Leo Paul Gravel met death as a
result of the passenger train striking
The truck in which he was riding.
Mr.. Gravel, in compny with A. E.
Potts who was driving the truck, was
just leaving town, as the wind was
raging, it seems that they did not hear
the approaching train, and just as
they were on the east side of the
crossing the train crashed into the
truck. Some who Witnessed the acct
dent say that Gravel jumped, but
Potts, the driver, and who was not
injured in any way, says that he could
not say whether this is true or not.
Leo Paul Gravel came from Joliet,
Quebeck, and has been employed in
the Kelvin field for the past year.
The body was taken to Shelby yes
terday by undertaken, M. p. Lyon.
An inquest was held here yesterday
afternoon by Coroner Williams and
the deputy county attorney. A jury
consisting of A. w. Furber, A. M.
Dean, Frank Brown, julie Aldrich and
Vern Kelly, brought in verdict that
Gravel came to his death by an un-
accident in which he was
struck by the Great Northern train
while crossing the track riding in a
truck.
This makes the second accident that
has occurred at this crossing within
the past few months. and it is high
time that some steps should be taken
to prevent such cases. 1t is a very
difficult matter for cars approaching
to observe trains coming as most o
the time their view is blocked by
box cars, buildings, and the like.
No arrangements has as yet been
made fcf the funeral of Mr.. Gravel,
but it is more than likely that he viii
be taken to Joliet, Quebeck, where his
relatives reside
The truck was owned by C. A.
Hunt, arig contractor, and was
damaged considerably. We under
stand that the railroad company has
aready settled with Mr.. Punt.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06
DEMANDS
/. BUTTEREFINERY
PAY GAS BILLS
ATTORNEY GENERALS ASSIST
ANT WILL CONDUCT CASE
FILED IN SILVER BOW

Helena, April pa. H. Angstman,
assistant attorney general, went to
Butte Thursday night to appear Fri
day in behalf of the state in an action
brought by the state against the Sill
yer Bow Refining company, to collect
the state gasoline tax for 1925 The
company has filed a general demurrer
1t is understood that the refinery
company will attack the validity CT the
law passed by the 1925 session of
the legislature The suit therefore
will be of particular interest for the
reason that the 1924 law was held
unconstitutional and the state is now
trying to collect under a 1921 statue
taxes for 1924, which oil companies
refused to pay after the invalidity of
The 1928 statue was determined The
1921 law provided for one-cent tax
and the 1923 ond '!25 laws for tw
cent a gallon tax.
The matter is of further concern as
affecting a measure which the Mon
tana Automobile association proposes
to initiate raising the tax to three
cents and providing for the use of the
entire amount for matching federal aid
for construction of highways The pro-
posed measure is in the main identical
with the 1925 statue
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06
OIL FIELD TEAM
WINS FIRST GAME
GOOD BALL GAME AT SHELBY
SUNDAY-OIL DRILLERs WIN

The first baseball league game was
Lulled off sunday at Shelby when the
h gE power', il field .h:e outa'asa. i
the A. G. M team by a score of four
and two.
More than 1000 fans saw the game
which was played in ideal weather
and in good time. An exact check
on the number of spectators could not
be made as automobiles are permitt-
ed to park within the Shelby field
and the number of occupants of the
cars varied.
The game was field day for Del
Paddock, veteran major and minor
Lacquer with the A. c. NJ. club, ut he
couldn't carry the whole burden and
his four hits in four trips weren't
enough for victory BY driving out
two home runs off Schorr, Paddock
made A. G. MS only scores.
1t was home run day at the Shelby
park Thorpe and Walters each add
ing circuit clouts to Paddock's. pair
Del also collected one double.
Walkenfeld had perfect day at
bat with, the drillers, getting four
hits in four trips to the plate.
+Skippy9 Stivers, former University
Of Idaho star, scored three blows in
five times at bat, while all the rest of
the Drillers hits came singly. They
bounded Con Robinson for 12 safeties
while the A. c. M. got seven off
Schorr.
A. c. M. led off with q run off Del
Paddock's home run stick in the first
inning, but in their half the Drillers
scored three. The big guns were sill
enced then until the fifth, when Pad
lock scored his second homer and
came within one run of tieing the
count. Drillers drew farther out in
he eight with another marker.
The home run hit by Jim Thorpe
vas the only blow scored by him in
our trips to the plate.
Sunday the Electrics will meet the
)rillers at Shelby, and you should
make your preparations to be there.
IS this promises TO be far more in
eresting than last Sundays game.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06
NEW SCHEDULE ON kelvin
GAS is APPROVED

Helena, May Filled, approved
and effective May 1, new schedule
oi rates for natural gas service in the
town of Kelvin, os furnished by the
Northern Gas company, successor to
the Kevin-W Washington Oil and Gas
company, is now in force.
The tariff filed with the state pub
lie service commission following a
conference between the commission
and the president of the company, re
qnires the meeting of gas furnished
in all cases, in the place of the old
flat rates.
Under the new tariff the charge per
thousand cubic feet of gas vii 0e as
follows:
First 10000 feet so cents pei thou
sand, next 100000 feet 471a cents, next
100, 900 feet As cents, next 100000
feet 40 cents, next 100000 feet 95
cents, next 100000 feet 80 cents, next
100 900 fee 25 cents, next 100000 feet
~ cents.
No discount will be allowed for cash
payments, a monthly minimum charge
of IS is fixed, and, in cases where the
bills are not paid by the 10th Of the
NJ, tn following service of gas must
BE shut off.
Under the old tariff the metered
rate ranged from so to 25 cents per
thousond feet, but as no meters were
installed this was not applicable. On
ly fat rates were charged, as $3.50
per month for stove, $3.50 per month
for a range, $3.50 per month for both
stove and range, with a minimum
monthly charge of Sc.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06
QUEEN CITY NO. 20 GOOD WELL

The Queen City No. 20 NV NV
4-34-2w, which came into production
Monday and caught fire Immediately
after, put itself out after it had drill
ed into water due from high gas
pressure. The control head has now
been placed, and Tuesday was flow
ing 1000 barrels of oil with some
water 1t has not been possible yet
to estimate the amount of water but
1t IS thought that it is of compara-
lively small proportion.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06

The Illinois Pipe Line compony has
completed the first two $50 feet tow
ers in Shelby which will be used to
support the antenna for its new wire
less station One of the towers will
be located near the Ohio Oil com
pany's building and the other about a
block away, on proprty owned by Lee
Yealy, district manager for the Ohio.
The wireless station, will enable the
companies to do awoy with tele-
phonic and telegraphic communica-
tions to a great extent and will give
them direct connections, by air, with
tn Offices in Casper, Findlay, Ohio,
and the Texas Offices of the Ohio
company.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06


The Fulton-Rice leases have aver
aged around 5000 barrels daily for
the past two weeks.
The Ferdig-Lashbaugh No: II well
is making 1900 daily
Fulton Byrne No. II well is making
1000 barrels daily.
The "56" Petroleum company pro-
duced 47,375 barrels of oil from nine
wells up to January 1st, 1925. The
wells are all on the Caine lease.
The Fulton-Byrne No. II, sw NV
S1-95-1w, found production in the FL
lis at the depth of 1430 and drilled
80 feet into the sand The oil rose
900 feet in the hole. This is the 10
commercial producer on the lease,
their No. well found 100000 cubic
feet of gas in the Sunburst sand.
473 PRODUCING WELLS.
81 COMMERCIAL GAS WELLS.
26 RIGS UP.
80 WELLS DRILLING.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06

The Fulton1Byrne No. II located
NV sw NV 31-35-1w, in the eastern
part of the field came into production
last week at the depth OF 1,410 feet
in the Ellis sand, and almost immed-
iatly the oil rose to the top of the
casing and oil shot over hundred
feet over the derrick, spraying the
prairie for some distance. The crew
had a control head placed but it was
some minutes before it could be clos
ed They have not been able to
make test owing to lack of storage
and pipeeline connections. The flow
of gas at this well is estimated be-
tween 5000 600 and 100000 cubic
feet per day. Saturday the we'll was
flowing at the rate of 1000 barrels
per day pinched in as tight as posi-
BILE. Oil men say that if it was opn-
ed up to full capacity it would make
twice as much as it now flows, but
with the tremendous gas pressure it
is not policy as it might drill itself
into water This well is without
doubt the largest well ever complet-
ed in the state Of Montana.
The "56' PetroleumCaine No. II,
sw sw ne 92-35-1w, which is north
offset to the Caine-Putman No. 1. is
a 75-barrel we'll per day. Since the
Caine- Putnam well was put on the
Dump and test made it is making
800 barrels per day on the average.
The Kewanee Oil company which
IS drilling west offset to the Game
Putnam we'll struck water at $50
feet, and they Immediately moved the
rig to a new location and started a
new hole, as at present water is valu-
lble for drilling purposes.
The O'Neill Brothers are rigging
1p north offset to the Ferdig-Lash-
1augh No -, which is making a
'ound 600 per day.
The California company are rigg-
pg up on the Abel lease. section
,6.35-2w, opposite the Absher refin-
ry
Ferdig-Lashbaugh No 10. are rigg-
ng up on ne NV ne 34-352w.
The Winowne-deGroat No.2, NV ne
Nv 17-34-2w, are now drilling below
50 feet.
The Norris-Wise-St Strange No. 1,
W sw NV 32-35-3w, which offsets the
producer has spudded
il. This well is financed by Calgary
The Sturdevant-Peterson No. 1, ne
9 ne 11-34-1w, are now drilling below
90 feet. The Jones' Murrils No 1,
e sw ne 17-34-1w, is below $50 feet,
nd located between the Morton pro-
ucers and the Potlatch deep test
ell. These wells are being watched
18th interest as production here
'ould extend the producing area to
ute an extent
The Tri-Stannard No's.7 and
rells are making around 1000 barrels
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harte and
son, Donald, left yesterday for few
days visit with relatives in Great
Falls.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06

Services at the KeviD Community
church have been changed from Sun
cay afternoon to Wed. evening 8
c'clcck. Rev. A. C. Cation
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06

A. Goeddertz is looking after bust
ness matters in Great Falls, this
week.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06

D. A. McCrea, formerly manager OF
the Monarch Lumber company here,
is a visitor in Keyin this week
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06

the government differences of facts
which were placed on the same foot
ing as inferences of law, and no dis
tinction whatever was made between
implied fraud and actual fraud"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-05-06

The Tri-Stannard No's.7 and 8
wells are making around 1000 barrels
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The Norris ise-Strange No. l.,
sw sw NV 32-35-3w, which offsets the
Dupont-Leach producer has spudded
in. This well is financed by Calgary
company.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-25

STORY is TRUE,
CLINE THINKS

Chief of Detectives Kline of Los
Angeles is firmly convinced" that
Aimee iSemple Mcpherson was kid
naped he said last night. There is
absolutely nothing to make me dis
believe Mrs McPherson's version of
her abduction form that California
beach," the Los Angeles officer de-
olared. This statement followed day
spent in interviewing the evangelist
and in exploring the miles of desert
country surrounding Aqua Prieta, So
nora, Mexico, across the international
boundary line from here.
At about 4:30 o'clock this morning
he, Deputy District Attorney Joe Ryan,
william Fraley McCafferty of the
Douglas Dispatch, Mrs. Minnie Ken
nedy, the evangelists mother, and the
evangelist herself started for the
San Bernadino ranch, about IL miles
east of here, and from that point an
exploration trip will be started in
search of an empty shack.
The minister of Angelus Temple,
Los Angeles, has said that she was
held captive in an empty shack sew
eral miles from Aqua Prieta for sew
eral days, having been taken there by
her abductors, "Steve" and Rose"
Americans, from another cabin.
''I am working now to see if we
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-25

Dodge headed the great Red Cross
campaign of 1917 and later directed
the united war work campaign, which
raised $40, 900, 900 for the Y. M. G. A.,
knights of Columbus, Salvation Army
and other relief organizations.
He was born in New York, where
his family had long been prominent in
social and financial circles, and was
graduated from Princeton university in
1879. He was classmate and lifelong
friend of President Woodrow Wilson,
and was the largest eoatrIbutor to the
Wilson campaign funds in 1912 and
1916.
The philanthropist's influence with
the late president was generally cred
tied with inducing the administration
to avoid war with Turkey, in which
country Dodge's family long had been
active in promoting education and
achieving better conditions for the
Christian population.
Cleveland H. Dodge was chairman
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-25
INFORMATION AS
TO ABDUCTORS
SOUGHT

From San Francisco, Deputy Sheriff
Walter Morris received a telegram
late Thursday evening asking for all
the available information on the alb
two men and the woman In the case
The telegram does not disclose any
thing, but is so worded that the San
Francisco authorities may have some
clue or may possibly be OBTAINING
someone on suspicion of completely III
the case.
The deputy sheriff Immediately dis
patched message giving all the mea-
ger description to be had and stated
that he expected to hear more from
them some time tonight. The sheriff's
office reports that officers from the
California coast across to east Texas
are watching steadily for some trace
of the abductors and with the Mexi.
can line riders redoubling their eff
forts with added instructions pouring
in from Mexico City, there is little
chance of the culprits escaping.
The cooperation of the Mexican au-
thorities has been all that could be
asked at every stage of the game and
they are acting in the belief that they
are obligated to clear up the matter if
possible because of the indication that
the woman was held in their country
1t is estimated that the Mclean gov
ernment in it's various law enforce"
ment branches has a hundred men in
the field working on the tase and they
are negleuting nothing in an effort to
capture the fugitives or to establish
that they have left the republic.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-25
MRS. KENNEDY
MAKES TRIP OVER
TRAIL IN MEXICO

Mrs. Mcpherson must see this
country again before she leaves" said
her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, who
made a trip over the trails which Mrs
Mcpherson followed in her walk to
Aqua Prieta from Niger Head noun
tain.
Riding comfortably in 35 minutes
over the long eight miles which Mrs.
Mcpherson took more than six hours
to negotiate, Mrs. Kennedy. Miss Ro-
berta Mcpherson and Rolf McPher-
son, in company with an Associated
Press man and Charles F. Cross, long
a peace officer in Cochise county, was
shown where trailers had first cut
Mrs McPherson's trail. Following on
past the sentry house where Mrs
Mcpherson first thought she had again
found civilization after her long pc
riod of captivity, Mrs Kennedy was
shown where the trail abruptly left
off, to be found no more.
At the drift fence running directly
south from Niger Head peak. Mrs
Kennedy alighted and walked to the
top of the hill, where asview of the
Stag dumps at the Douglas smelters
could be had. She was told. of the
long patient search by officers and
newspapermen for the house in that
far stretch of southern country from
which Mrs. Mcpherson had fled Again
she said that she felt it necessary that
her daughter come to that point and
direct the search.
1--WE have seen this country, but we
want to know where that house was,
said Mrs Kennedy. she told of the
kidnappers' letters telling that her
daughter was in a ''safe and secure
place." and she felt that the mystery
must be solved. She considered the
advisability of offering rewards for
the discovery of the hiding place, but
many times expressed her opinion that
it was necessary for Mrs Mcpherson
to return to Niger Head and direct
the search
Returning to Aqua Prieta' the run
was made in 25 minutes, covering the
trail that had required more than
seven hours continuous walking by
Mrs. Mcpherson.
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-25

Of the board of directors of the Phelps
Dodge corporation, operating mining
properties in Douglas, Bisbee, Clifton,
Morenci and Tombstone, Arizona, in
Tyrone and Dawson in New Mexico.
and in Nacozari, Sonora. Due to the
condition of his health he hadl not
been west for many years, but until
recently was in constant and close
touch with the operations of his COM
pany's properties
A large part of the development of
Phelps Dodge properties was during
his active service with the corpora
tion, and reflects his confidence in the
future of the southwest. His son,
Cleveland E. Dodge, succeeded him as
vice president of the Phelps Dodge
corporation several years ago, at
which time he was made chairman of
the board of directors.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made known to Douglas or Bis
bee people.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-25
FOURTH MEMBER
OF ABDUC TION
PARTY, BELIEF

That there was fourth person
lice are hunting in connection with
the Mcpherson case was definitely
established late Thursday afternOuI
when Constable o. A. Ash, United
States Deputy Marshal Tom Simms
and a representative of the Dis
patch interviewed the men at the
Gibbs ranch about IL miles south
east of Douglas.
This fourth party to the abduc-
tion is a Mexican man, we'll dressed
and refined, man who speaks Eng
lish with a very slight accent and
man who has great presence of
mind. That he is the Felipe to whom
the rest of the gang threatened to
Sc IL Mrs. Mcpherson when she would
not answer her questions is the be-
lief of Constable Ash and those who
carried on the investigation.
On the night when the evangel"
list was wandering across the desert
this man appeared at the ranch house
walking and stepping onto porch
aCC0nLpGu 10 peer III dI IIC w III
dows The barking of the ranch
dogs and the stumbling of the man
over pile of lumber on the porch
awakened two American men at the
ranch who sprang up and ran out
carrying guns. When they reached
the open the Mexican was going
away toward Douglas across the
flat
The men fired at him and he threw
up his hands and turned around
asking them to wait minute. They
went up to him and asked him what
he was doing. He said that he was
las. That a man, evidently prosper
Gus, well dressed and educated would
be out in the desert some 10 miles
out of the way of the line between
Bernardino and Douglas, walking
for no particular reason is not be-
lieved by the ranchmen and the de-
scription given of him by the ranch
men tallies well with that given by
the evangelist.
This piece of evidence coupled with
the story given by the little Mex
lean lad in Sonora who saw the two
abductors in their car securing the
hills at o'clock on the morning of
the escape forms a link in the chain
of evidence that is regarded as
strong.