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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
THE MONTANA
AUTOMOBILE ASSN.

Toole county has 92 miles of Fed
eral highway, "a mi'es Of which have
been built, leaving 5S miles YET to be
completed. If Initiative Good Roads
Bill number 81 in carried at the gen.
eral elections ON November 2, the 5s
rIes viii be constructed by the
state within the next ten years with
revenue derived from Il proposed one
cent increase in the present gasoliI
lax, plus Federal aid appropriations
due Montana. The road would be
maintained by the state from the time
of completion.
This information was received by
members in Toole county in a state
ment from the Montana Automobile
association, which is sponsoring the
measure.
The value of the work to be done
IN Toole county by the state would
approximate 100000 according to
he estimate. This would include
Dads, bridges, and maintenance.
The county could lose nothing but
IS share in the present equal divis-
ion of the gasoline tax, which last
year amounted to $5O84.
While the work of county's Fed
eral roads was being done by the
state, the county would, under the
provisions of the bill, retain it's mo-
tor license fees, which, with the reg
ular road levies, could be used to
construct farmers lateral, intermed-
ate and feeder roads.
1t is estimated that the additional
one-cent tax will amount to about
$3.50 for the average car owner. al
lowing him 5000 miles a year at Is
miles to the gallon He would at
the same time save at least $25 year
on decreased gasoline consumption,
less tire wear, and fewer repair
bills.
Montana has 47OO miles of Federal
highway, linking every county seat
in the state. Five hundred miles are
in national forest reserves, 100
miles have been built and 3100 miles
remain to be constructed under bill
81 if it is passed.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
WELL ON THE west SIDE

At a depth of 2459 feet, oil was
struck in stray sand at the Berger
Green well, few miles northwest Of
here late Thursday afternoon. AS
soon as the strike was made the drill
was withdrawn and further oper-
ations were suspended, as there was
no way to take care of the oil, if it
came up in quantity.
News of the strike was Immediately
sent in and several went out to the
scene of operations. Only a care
taker was at the we'll and he had
little information to give. Oil was
dripping from the bailer and some
oil was in the sump. Samples were
brought in by M. C. Green, and it
shows very high gravity.
AS soon as the oil was encountered
a campaign was started by the lease
holders and drillers to secure ad-
ditional acreage in the immediate
territory and it is possible that this
campaign will continue and extend
to all parts of the north country and
the entire section Naturally inter
est is keen in this city, as the bring
ing in of well at this location will
mean activities that would be diff
cult to visualize at the present time.
The well has been closely watched
by geologists, and particularly by
Gordon Campbell, who recently said
that every condition was favorable
and that he would bank his repu-
tation on the bringing in Of pro-
ducer.
The well is known as the Berger
Green No. l. The leases were Sc
cured by M. C. Green, Frank Kitchen
and T. P. Sweeney and they We're
also instrumental in inducing Sand
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
anderson Farm SdDed
Blight Of Having Dry Hole

The Tom Anderson farm maintain
I'd it's record for consistency of pro-
duction recently by making a pro-
-ducer out of reported dry hole.
Western Drilling-Anderso No. in
GEL NEA SEA 3O-35-1W looked like
a dry hole in the Ellis and prepar-
ations were made to abandon When
the crew started to pull the pipe it
was found that the hole was filing
with oil. 1t was cleaned out and
tubing was run on Friday and it will
probably make a small pumper.
In the lower part of the East Kew
in-Sunburst pool Homestake Expl "
alton company had small producer
Oh its No. Is location. CSI, SWA
SEA S6-35-2W. It's No. Is is $500
barrel well No II is drilling 1t 1900
Iiomestake &: starting another Wei
on the Pewters permit, inEW W14NWA
ae.c5-2W in the old Hogan group.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
LOCAL PHONE
SERVICE FOR
KEVIN SOON
Scott Here Making Plans for Local
Exchange; Fifty Subscribers Al
ready Listed

Mr.. Richard Scott arrived in Kelvin
this week and will Immediately make
plans for installing a telephone sys-
TEN. Mr.. Scott states that the poles
have been shipped and should arrive
here any day.
Mr.. Scott has been out this week
with his petition for signers, and at
this writing has already signed up
over fifty subscribers. He has also
secured good building which viii d.
used as his exchange oI!ice.
The coming in 1f this irssifation
II cans great deal "a the city ana We
predict that Mr. Scot- will not have
any trouble in Sc; cg signers, rs i.
will save many steps for the house
wife as well as he business places
ere. ating, and it = necessity .haI
Kelvin people have long needed.
Mr. Scott is a marri Il man and
viii move his ID n'ly here from ttu--
eka as soon as he can find a su:ia:,le
tuilding in which to live.
1t is stated by Mr.. Scott that he
viii be operating within few weeks
after the poles are set.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
MANY SEEK OIL ACREAGE
WHERE PERMITS OPEN
Cancellations Followed by Numerous
Applications at Land Office

Following the cancellations of d
large numbes of oil and gas permits
on land in northern Montana by the
department of interior due to failure
of the permit holders to prospect for
oil in accordance with the terms of
the permits, the local land Office re-
ports that many persons interested in
oil are filing applications on these
lands as the permits are again Offer
er.
On the day that a permit cancella-
tion becomes effective application for
new permits are received and if more
than one person seeks the same par
eel of land a drawing is held to de-
termine who shall be given the per
J NIT.
Permits cancelled within the last
two weeks cover a wide area in nor
thern Montana, but a majority of
them are on the outskirts of the Ke-
yin-Sunburst field. Two of the permit
cancellations which become effective
within the next week are on land in
townships "a and 33, range 3 west,
near the town of Aloe, where two dry
holes were drilled early this year.
Three other permits which will be
available soon are just outside the
producing area, in townships 34-2 W,
1868 and 36-2 W.
Under the terms of the permits the
holder is required to begin actual
drilling operations within six months
must drill at least one we'll 500 feet
deep before the end of the first year
and at the end Of the second year
must have drilled his we'll 1000 feet
unless oil or gas is discovered at
lesser depth. All Of the permit can
cellations which have occurred in re-
cent weeks have been due to failure
to comply with one or more of these
provisions.
Permits are granted only on land
which is not actually known to be
capable of producing oil or gas and
if oil or gas is discovered the gov
ernment allows the permit holder to
lease one fourth of the land covered
by his permit on a royalty of five
per cent and gives him a preference
right to lease the remainder of the |
permit land on the basis of not less |
than 121a per cent royalty to the
government.
A recent ruling of the interior de-
partment requires that an applicant
for a permit must present an affidavit
stating that he seeks the land solely
for himself, or if this is not the case.
the applicant must state the person
or corporation for which he is making
the application.-Trib
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
DOW ASSIGNED TO MAKE
STUDY OIL RECOVERY

A comprehensive investigation OF
the problem of increasing the recov
cry of oil from oil sands has been
undertaken by the Bureau of Mines
Department of Commerce, at the
petroleum experiment station, Bart
lesville, Oklahoma. This problem is
one of the most important that now
confronts the oil industry, as it is
generally estimated that only about
90 percent of the oil underground is
recovered by present methods OF
flowing and pumping.
d. B. Bow, who has been in charge
of the Laramie, Wyoming office OF
the Bureau of Mines has been trans
ferred to Bartlesville station to take
charge of this important work. Mr.
Dow is exceptionally we'll qualified
to direct this work, for, in addition
to his other duties, he has made a
study of the solubility of natural gas
in crude oil and the effect of dis
solved gas on viscosity.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
w. w. THORNE DIES
IN MASSACHUSETTS,

Word was received here Monday
of the death of w. w. Thorne at the
home of his mother at Lowell, Mass,
on Sunday, August 20. Mr.. ThorDe
had been i'll for about two years, but
his death was entirely unexpected as
he had shown some improvement and
it was generally believed he had q
chance for recovery.
The news came as a great shock
to Toole county friends. who had so
long known and liked him. He came
to Montana in 1910 locating at Gal
alta, where he ente,e1 the practic, O.
Law, and later became United States
commissioner. He moved to Shelby
several years ago. and a. once ac-
quired an extensive legal practice.
Four Y, ars ago nc @qs electst conn-
ty attorney of Too.e cunty, and was
again elected in 1872. T. heath for
the asst two years had prevented him
from doing much actual work III the
attorneys office. tie was about ~
years of age. and is survived by the
widow and two children, Mary and
Joe. Mrs. Thorne left several days
ago IN ioin her husband travelling by
car and It is not known whether she
reached Lowell in time-Promoter'
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
BIGGS AND MCGOWAN
IN MINING GAME

C. E. Biggs, well known in the
early oil development of Montana, is
a visitor in Montana, attending to
his interests in the Sage Creek
structure where he has some 5000
acres under lease and which he is
turning to S. c. Ferdig of Sunburst
who proposes test Of the structure
Sage Creek anticline is located east
of the Sweetgrass Hills and is low
dip area, like Kevin-Sunburst.
Mr.. Biggs is now interested with
lanes MCGOWAN and others in min
ing project near Wallace, Idaho. His
company has 25 claims covering a
5000 foot vein of ore the high1grade
of which runs from $50 to $11O ton
1t carries about 10 percent lead and
about 48 ounces Of silver.
The Montanans are cheered by the
fact that the Hercules mine, about
five miles distant and working on the
odiiC VIC DCuJ1 LOOh OuL SlD,DUU,OOV
worth of ore with four-cent market
on lead, taken from 28OO foot vein
The Montanans have 5000 feet of this
vein, six chains long, and the lead
market is now nine cents Mr.. Biggs
estimates the value of the ore body
at s200,000,000 and declares his esti-
mate is conservative. They are now
sinking a new shaft and several tun-
nels. The vein is about two feet
thick and stands virtually perpendic-
ular in sedimentary quartzite. The
lead mines in this Wallace district
are the richest in the world, Mr.
Biggs declares.
Biggs and MCGOWAN made their
money in oil in Kevin-Sunburst field.
They are two of several who have in.
vested their oil profits in hard rock
mining.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09

KEEP YOUR EYE ON KEvINb
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
ERICKSON SETS WEEK TO
LEARN FIRE RAV VAGE S
October to 9 Designated AS Fire
Prevention Week in This State

Helena, Sept 5.-Commenting on
Montana's loss of property valued at
more than s1,OOO,OOO in fires during
1925. Governor Erickson, cooperating
with George P. Porter, state fire
marshal, has issued a proclamation
setting aside the week Of October 9
to as fire prevention week in this
state.
In preparation f,tr the week, Mr..
Porter has solicited the cooperation
of fire chiefs and of all types of civic
organizations. His suggested program
provides for sermons on fire preven-
tion in the churches on Sunday, dis
tribution of literature at a meeting
of civic organizations on Monday, a
cleanup campaign in homes, stores
and warehouses on Tuesday, remov-
al of rubbish and trash on Wednes-
lay, inspection by owners and city
officials on Thursday, discussions in
the schools on Friday and a public
meeting on Saturday.
Governor Erickson's proclamation
follows:
Through destruction by fire, the
United States suffers an annual loss
Of life estimated at 1900, most of
the victims being women and child
rem, and the porperty loss for the
year 1925 was more than $3.50, ,255.00
To this staggering total. Montana
contributed $1.046,65S.8S, as the re-
suit of 483 fires This is an alarm
ing record and may well invite the
thoughtful consideration of every
citizen.
Fires occur in American homes
1t the rate of 359 each "a hours--a
fresh outbreak every four minutes. |
vt least three out Of every four need
lot start, as they are due to public
,arelessness end ignorance
Since most fires are rreventanle,
le devastation by burning that takes
,lsce day after day is largely un-
necessary. 1t goes without saving
hit every effort shcur1 he made t.
,i-eve the pc ,pie of the selfim' esed
,rtceb represecta' by preventab,t
erss
Therefore I, J. E. Erickson, COVER
Tor of the state Of Montana, do here
,y designate and proclaim the period
from October 3 to October 9, 1926, as
fire prevention week, expressing the
hope that the people of the state give
appropriate observance to the oc-
casion, to the end that the tremen
dous toll taken by fires may be ma
.erially reduced"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
TWO Federal Oil Per
naits Are Assigned

Patrick Lewis of Havre and Frank
Dalton of the Glendale apartments
of Great Falls were the successful
applicants in an oil and gas drawing
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 in the
United States land office in Great
Falls. There were "a applicants for
the two pieces of land that were al
loted in the drawing. Mr.. Lewis re-
ceived the permit for the VIZ sea, e2
sw4, sec. 80 "a n nr 2 W, consisting
of about 100 acres.
Permit for the second piece OF
land, including sw4 of sec. rs. sea Of
sec. 27, ne4 of sea, 50 of sea, se4sw4
Of sec. 29, lots and sec. 80, VIZ of
ne4 and e4nw4 of sec. 80 and n2nw4
sec. 35, t 80 r 8 e. comprising APP
proximately 500 acres, was issued
to Mr.. Dalton. Both pieces of land
are in the Kevin-Sunburst Oil field,
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
OIL TANK FIRM
OPENS BRANCH
HOUSE HERE
Black, sivaIIs G. Bryson, 5artles-
Vile, okla, Announce Entrance
into Montana Field

Black, Sivalls G Bryson. Bartles-
vile. Okla, firm that is successor IN
interest to the originator of the tank
business as it has come to be identi-
fed with the oil industry, has opened
a branch house at Kelvin and is ac-
lively entering the Kevin-Sunburst
field. it was announced here Tuesday
by ]. A. Sivalls and w. H. Price,
members of the company. Several
properties in the field have been
equipped with the company tanks
and warehouse site has been OBJ
tanned in Sheby with the intention OF
possibly opening branch there IN
the not distant future.
The company specializes in the
manufacture of a vapor pressure
tank, designed to prevent loss of oil
and gas from evaporation. Tanks OF
10000 barrels capacity are manu-
featured, but as usual thing the
largest put out are the 5,6OO-barrei
size.
Equipped With Valve
The tanks are equipped with &
valve through which the gas arising
from the oil is piped off and convert"
ed into gasoline or other forms OF
fuel. A common practice where the
tanks are in use is that Of piping the
gas from the tanks direct to a gas
engine which is operated with what
otherwise would be product wasted
by evaporation. Too great pres
sure within the tanks is prevented
by system of valves.
A. H. Black, president OF the com
pany. is a grandson OF the originator
OF the oil tank business, it was said
py Mr.. SivaIs and Mr.. Price the
first oil tank ever installed by the
senior Black was at the Drake, Pa.
well. the original discovery in Amer
ica.
Family Follows Business
The circumstances under which
This installation was made were not
stated by Mr.. Sivalls. and Mr.. Price.
but from that beginning members OF
the Black family and their associates
have continued the oil tank business
until now.
The company's principal factory is
st Kansas City, Mo. 1t claims tc
furnish rs per cent of all tankage
used in the Mid-Continent field and
80 per cent of that in the Texas Pan
handle. The company now has lou
men making installations in the new
field at Amarillo, Texas. Fifty-two
branch houses are maintained. Mr.
Svalls is vice president of the com
pany and Mr.. Price is district man
ager. The company is represented
at Kevin by w. H. Connor
Mr.. Sivalls, Mr.. Price and other OF
ficers of the company are old-time ac-
ouantances of C. r. Macy, state oil
inspector for Montana.-Great Falls
Tribune.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09
Julian Petroleum Company
Manager At the Rice Camp

d. w. Elliot, production manager
for the Julian Petroleum corporation,
arrived here last week and took up
quarters at the Rice camp He IL
representing the California corpor
alton in the completion of the work
of the transfer of the Rice-FHiton
properties in the east part OF the
field.
Negotiations have not yet proceed
ed to a place where the Julian people
are taking charge of the properties
MIR. Elliott says, as there is much de-
tail in the matter of checking titles
and making inventories, which may
require several weeks.
Julian Petroleum company recently
announced the purchase of the Rice
Fulton properties for a consideration
of $3,000,000, payment on which
was placed in escrow in a Great
Falls bank. 1t is understood that the
stockholders of the Fulton Oil COM
pany will accept part stock in the
California Eastern Oil company,
which was recently incorporated in
Delaware with an authorized capital
of 100000 shares of no par value
to form a merger of the Marine cor
poration with the Julian Petroleum
corporation, which is buying the
Rice+Fulton properties.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09

Point, Idaho capital to do the drill
ing. e. ]. Carscallen has been in
charge of operations and is also in
terested in the well.
1t is stated by Mr. Green that drill
ing will again be resumed at an
early date, and it is expected that the
Sunburst sand will be reached with
few more feet of drilling.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-09-09

Attorney r. L. Clinton Of Shelby
was Kevin business visitor the lat
ter part of last week.
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NEED OF RECOGNIZING THE
FACTS

Facts are facts and book keeping
is bookkeeping and generally an
expert accountant may dig the facts
out Of the book keeping. but the
average mortal would find the task
hopeless If the book keeper were so
minded.
One is reminded of this by the
discrepancies to be found in COM
pairing the statements of Churchill
and Mellon. From one view point
getting at the facts would not
change the situation; England has
acknowledged the debt and ar
ranged security for it and did this
in honorable fashion. Probably the
more intelligent English people are
glad this has been done but the
devil drives when politics gets
uppermost. It suits the political
ambitions of certain English lead
ers or would be leaders to criticise
those who made the settlement. In
process of this the United States is
being held up L.. a false light when
there is need OF mutual recognition
of the exact situation. A way ought
to be found to have such recog-
nition
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SOLON

Mr.. and Mrs. K A. Balentine and
daughter Ruth of Lincoln were din
ner guests Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. II. l.. Wass. They were on
their way to Pennington, where Miss
Ruth is to attend summer school.
The Congregational daily vacation
bible school closed Friday and was
followed by picnic Saturday at the
farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Moulton.
Mr.. and Mrs, Fl. L. Wass, Miss Eve
lyn Butts and Miss Geneva Hunnewell
drove to Old Point campground Mon
day where they had a, picnic dinner
and continued on to Skowhegan.
Miss Sarah Whitney of Bangor and
Master Harold Hunnewell of Madison
Center are visiting at the home of
their aunt. Mrs. Emma French.
Mrs. Pearle Swain and son Robert
are on a trip to Cape Cod, Philadelphia
and New York City.
Daily vacation bible school is being
held this week at the NJ. E. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taylor and
two children of Wellesley, Mass, are
at the home of Mrs. Taylor's mother,
Mrs. Gates. on Pleasant street.
Miss Alma Louise Kelley has re-
turned from visit with her grand
mother at Lakewood.
Mrs. Junah Oliver and four children
are visiting at the home of her grand
father, Michael Joyce.
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Sen. Curtis Opponent
Is Negro Aspirant

Topeka Kan, July p GA neg
70 will be the only opponent of
Senator Charles Curtis, Republican
floor leader. who seeks party re-
nomination for a third term in the
August Kansas primary The
negro is Nick Chiles, editor of a
weekly newspaper in Topeka.
Senator Curtis has been twice re-
elected.
The Democratic contest for SEN
atorial nomination will be between
George ATcGill of Wichita and
Charles Stephens of Columbus, both
lawyers.
Former Gov Jonathan NJ. Davis
VIII attempt to return to political
power. Democratic voters will find
on their ballot the name OF the
farmer who was arrested two hours
before he vacated the governor
chair early in 1925, charged with
selling pardons, and later cleared by
three juries. They will choose be-
tween him and lawyer, Donald
Muir of Anthony,
Governor Paulen, republican, is
opposed for denomination by Golden
B. Davis, farmer.
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WINDSOR

WEsT-Mr. and Mrs. Eben Halo
we'll and son and Mrs. Mable Jackson
were callers at Lone Maple Tuesday
evening.
Augustus Stewart, now our Oldest
and most beloved Civil war veteran,
who has for some months been IN
the hospital at the Home. was able
to pass Wednesday with his sons
family here.
Mrs. Mable jackson left Wednesday
for an extended visit with relatives in
Houlton.
George Dennac of Newark. n. J., is
passing two weeks vacation with
the family at Greenknoll. This is not
Mr.. Dennacs first visit here and he is
anticipating haying with fishing for
the dull days.
Principal and Mrs. Erwin Stewart,
also on vacation here, are with friends
touring northern Maine with a posi-
BILE glimpse of Canada for a few days.
James Haskell of South China, who
is sojourning in the place, was bust
ness caller in Augusta Thursday
mdrning, also Miss F'reda Lewis of
Caribou, is stopping here.
Ralph TraslI is helping Fred True
with the haying.
Services viii be held in the Baptist
church at North Windsor on Sunday.
Mr.. Johnson of Lewiston will speak at
1880 A. NJ. and Mr.. Kennedy of Au-
gusta, of the Sabbath Day League,
will preach at 7.30 p. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Rivers were at
Tenants Harbor on Wednesday. They
report the heat intense even at the
coast
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DOvER-FOxCROFT
Cases Before Court

The following cases were head be-
fore Judge Harold M Hayes in the
Piscataquis Municipal court on We'd
nesday:
Ivan l.. Wyman, of Lincoln, charg-
ed with operating an unregistered
motor car entered a plea Of guilty
and paid fine of $40 and costs OF
SALE.
John T. Morrison Of Milo, charged
with operating a motor car recklessly
pleaded guilty and paid fine of SIS
and costs Of 1896.
Donald S. Pinkham of Dedham,
charged with recklessly driving a
motor car also pleaded guilty and
paid a fine of SIS and costs of SAILS.
Kenneth Rowe, of Milo, charged
with intoxacation pleaded guilty and
paid fine of $40 and costs of 1918.
The lawn social at the Sebec Cor
4Ner church on Thursday evening was
attended by a large number Of peo-
pie, many from this town.
The past few hot days have
brought large numbers of people to
Sebec Lake, making their headquar-
tiers for several days at the Packard
House, while others enjoy a days
outing on the shore Of this attractive
lake.