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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04
Republicans Showed Under In TooIe Co.
BECK AND WALKER MiNSTRELS
WENT BIG HERE WEDNESDAY

Through the management of the
Kelvin theatre, Harding Beaverton,
secured the well-known colored min
strels of the Beck and Walker COM
pany which played to packed house
in this city Wednesday evening.
During the entire program the per
formers kept their audience in an up
roar of laughter. Their orchestra was
exceptionally good, and every number
was greatly enjoyed. The Beck and
Walker company make a tour of this
section once a year, and they are al
ways greeted with a welcome. The
company consists of twelve perform
ers and they carry their own band.
touring the country with trucks.
Manager Harding Brewerton is to
be congratulated on the many good
attractions he is offering to the pub
lie at his show house in Kevin. He
has a real treat in store for you Sun
day night in Richard Dix, in "The
Tonight he is featur-
ing Thomas Meighan, in Tin Gods
a picture rated as one of the ten best
of the year.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04

is operating in the Keyin-Sunburst
field and il Canada in the oil fields
over there. He is noted geologist,
a man with a seemingly uncanny in
sight into the earth for oil. He has
large circle of friends, and his con-
viction, the first of it's kind in the
northwest, was sensation.
Campbell will lbe taken to Leaven-
worth by the U. s. Marshal 10 serve
hi; sentence as soon as the necessary
paIers from the snnleme court
Washington shall arrive in Great
Falls.
During his legal battles Campbell
had many lawyers in turn, the last
being his brother, an attorney living
in Los Angeles.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04

Mr.. Frazer has announced his inten-
tion of cleaning out the hole and
deepening it, but as yet drilling has
not been resumed
The importance of deep sand pro-
duction cannot be overestimated, in
the opinion of most northern Mon
tana oil operators. for if it is defin-
itely proved that oil in commercial
quantities exists in the Devonian
formation it will result in wild
scramble for acreage and some land,
which has not proven productive in
the Kootenai and Ellis formations,
may, yet prove to be valuable.
The wells drilled in section 1885,
found stray oil sand at 1898
to 1850 feet and as the Cleveland
farm well appears to be structuralIy
higher than these, the stray is ex-
pected at from 1880 to 1,4OO feet.
The hole is now reported at a depth
of 1850 feet.
High gravity oil, commanding a
premium Of 70 cents a barrel over
the posted price of the field, was
found in the three wells producing
from the stray in section % and one
of the wells in this section is draw
ing oil from both the stray and Ellis
sands.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04
Gas Struck At Depth
Causes Interest In Test

Interest in deep tests in the Kevin
Sunburst field has been renewed by
the discovery of heavy flow OF
gas at 3,085 feet in the Devonian for
nation at the Pondera ValleyLarsol
No 2 location. The flow was SO
strong that the tools were forced
high into the hole and when they
fell back the cable was broken, drop
ping the string to the bottom.
Efforts were Immediately made to
recover the lost cable but the fish
ing string also was broken and the
implements lost. At present the
crew is again fishing with about 1000
feet of water in the hole to hold
down the gas pressure.
Reports from persons who have Wis.
tied the well are to the effect that
there was a showing of light oil in
the formation where the big gas flow
was found but this report has not yet
been confirmed.
Drilling on this well has been in
the Devonian formation for several
days and much interest he's been
shown as the location is only short
distance from several good produc-
ers from the upper sands. AS soon
as the lost tools are recovered offic-
ials plan to resume drilling in the
hope that oil will be found.
Near PotIatch Test
The Pondera Valley well is not far
from the Potlatch deep test which
was sunk to a depth of 4,500 feet.
Several flows of gas were found in
the lower formations but no material
quantities of oil we're reported. The
well, however, is in a dis
trict where there has been no pro-
duction found in the upper sands.
The new well is six miles south
Of the Frazer deep test which has
been shut down for some time after
reaching depth of 5000 feet. The
Frazer well attracted considerable at
tention several weeks ago when it be-
gan to spray oil over the prairie. at
regular intervals, and when it was
discovered that the oil was of high
gravity, similar to that produced in
the Turner Valley field Of Alberta.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04
LAST WORDS. Etc.

Ed ByrneE"A man who does not
vote should walk up behind himself
and kick himself from behind and he
would be kicking himself in the right
place"
"a ~
J. w. keIly-"Vote for the Man
and not the Party"
~
shelby Prom o e Vote 'el
Straight"
TooIe County Democrat "Wha
Amt a Republican,"
-
Shelby Daily Reminder-"Here's
Where l knock the ell Out of Kelly
= -
Kelvin Rsview-"Yes, We Are A
Democrat"
L. p. Dondvan-"Hurrah for Ben
jamin."
H. e. 5enjamin-"Hurrah for DON
ovan."
Both-"So This Is Helenal"
- -
cIark-"An officer is an officer of,
not the owner of the county
IS ~
conneIIy-"Whoinel is he tryin' to
high hat?"
3 - -
kavanaah-"Hurrah for Benjamin
x =
Putnam-"I sure got Byrned up.
"a -
Ricer-"Who is this guy Donovan
anyhow"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04
CAMPBELL MUST
serve IN PRISON

Washington, Nov. 1.--Gordon Camp
bell, convicted at Great Falls on an
indictment which charged he had de-
vised a scheme to defraud in the sale
of stock in an oil syndicate, was de-
MED review today by the supreme
court
In asking an appeal Campbell con-
tended the federal district court had
given the jury partisan and one
sided charges; that it's instructions
were "argumentive, contradictory and
coerclVe, that the offense on which
ne had been convicted was not the
offense charged in the Indictment and
that he had not been given an oppor
tunity to present a defense when the
government changed the grounds for
the prosecution.
campbell at one time was indicted
along with Senator Wheeler, of Mon.
tana on charges relating to the pro
curement of public land oil permits
Senator Wheeler was ACQUITTED bv a
Montana jury.
In opposing review by the supreme
court in the present case the govern
ment held that Campbell had beer
convicted on an Indictment charging
him with having devised a scheme
to defraud and using the mails in
furtherance of it. The fraudulent
scheme was involved in an oil pro
motion concern known as Gordon
Campbell-Kevin Syndicate No. 2 of
which it declared Campbell was the
sole owner. 1t was asserted Camp
bell had sold $125,0OO of stock by
means of an advertising campaign
which involved glaring misrepre-
sentations.
Gordon Campbell, the most spec
tacular figure of the Montana oil
world, and the man who brought in
the first well in the now-famous Ke-
vin-Sunburst field, was indicted in |
the federal court in Great Falls, April |
1924, together with C. F. BIoomhoff |
and E. c. Daley on a charge of using
the mail to defraud, through sale of |
stock, or units, of the Kevin-Camp- |
bell Syndicate in the Kevin-Sunburst |
field. On trial Bloomhoff and Daley,
both of Great Falls during the great
advertising campaign put on by
Campbell, turned states evidence and
were not prosecuted.
Campbell was found guilty May g.
1925 in the federal court in Great |
Falls, before Judge George M. Bour-
quin, who laid down the famous "fel-
low adventurers" ruling in his charge
to the jury. He was sentenced to 2
years in the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth, and fined $4,000 and
costs, the costs amounting to s5,207
Judgment Confirmed
Campbell appealed to the U. S. cir
cult court of appeals in San Fran
cisco and the Judgment was con
firned. He then took the Judgment
to the u. S. supreme court on writ
of review. with the result that the
supreme court denied his writ
There now remains nothing but
~ serve his sentence in carrying out
tho Judgment of the court. There is
no other appeal
Campbell is at large on bail, and
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04
Donovan, Benjamin, Clark,
Byrne, Henderson and Cox
Walk Away With Opposition
REPUBLICAN PARTY RECEIVES DECIDED SETBACK IN
COUNTY POLITICS; MITCHELL WINS IN COUNTY
BUT LOSES STATE VOTE TO LEAVITT

An overwhelming Democratic has turned the tables.
What once was thought formidable Republican county is
at least for the next two The north end vo
ing the Democratic ticket more than to proved to the doubt
u and cync that could play the part of deciding factor
when it to political Everett Rice, undoubtedly
the strongest candidate that the county Republicans could call
met defeat in the bid for state enatorsp bv vote Of
1122 to 1856 Louis p Donovan Shelby attorney will occupy
that seat the coming term He carried each ward in Shelby
and also the towns of Kevn SunburSt and Sweet Grass by
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04
NEW LUNCH ROOM FOR KEvIN

A new lunch counter to he known
as Curley's Place, was established in
this city recently. Curley is well
known to the citizens of Kelvin, and
for the past few months has been
chef at the Owl cafe. The new place
is occupying stand at the Eagle
Cigar Store, and will serve the pub
lie at all times with first class lunch
es. noodles and chilli The opening
of this place should meet the approx
al Of the public.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04

j ,
Big Vote Cast In Kevin
Tuesday being an ideal day, one
of the largest votes ever cast in Ke-
win township was recorded. Out of
about $50 registered, 241 votes were
cast. Great interest was manifested
by everyone, and as clean campaign
was never held before. It seems
that the voters, regardless of whether
Republican or Democrat, used the
slogan of the Toole County Democrat
and voted for the man and not the
party.
Taking the total number of votes
of each party as an example, it shows
convincingly that the electorate of
this county cast aside partisanship
and voted for the man. Every Demo
cratic candidate, seeking the more
important offices, but one, Mrs. Mon
son, won by comfortable margin.
Cavitt for assessor and Schwan for
public administrator, while not man.
ing active campaigns, ran good races.
Had Cavitt decided upon more ac.
tive race for the assessorship, that
office would Of perhaps changed
hands
The north end showed their loyal
ty to Clark, of Sweet Grass by hon
oring him with vote of nearly to-
1.
Benjamin carried all three Shelby
precincts and garnered enough north
end votes to shadow Kavanagh for
representative. Kevin gave Ben
jamin 146 to Kavanagh's ga, while
Shelby gave him 1872 to his opponents
279.
Henderson carried practically ev-
cry precinct in the county, showing
Black under by a vote of 697 to 1103.
Henderson proved popular in the
north end and in Shelby where he
carried every precinct.
Putnam ran closer race than
many expected, being only 296 votes
behind Byrne, for county commissions
er. Putnam went strong in the
south but his lack of strength in this
end proved his downfall. Kevin gave
Byrne 143 and Putnam 78.
Miss Moberly, as was expected
had votes to spare in her victory
over Mrs. Elma B. Monson. This is
Mrs Monson's first try in the POI
litical game and we believe she did
herself credit in gaining the vote she
did. Kevin gave her 12O to her op-
ponents SO.
Schoregge, county treasurer and
MacFarlane, clerk and recorder had
no opposition. Cox, democrat, beat
Platt for county surveyor by large
vote
Mitchell for congress made the
best showing in the county, but will
be defeated in the district by at least
10000 votes. The dry repeal law is
practically assured, as is the gasoline
tax, school tax and hail insurance.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04
3s9, ,s45 BARRELS OF OIL CARRIED
BY ILLINOIS LINE, SEPTEMBER

During September the Illinois Pipe
Line company received for transpor-
tation from wells in the Kevin-Sun-
burst field 334,344 barrels Of oil, and
transported 389,S45 barrels for var
ious shippers as follows:
International Refining company
3O4,154; Snow Cap Oil company l.
1893; Sunburst Oil C Gas company
49-219; Bluebird Oil & Refining COM
pany 2,O77; Shelby Pipe Line & Re-
filming company S2,41O; Ferdig Oil
company 1872.
At the close of the month it held
in storage for others 1O9,746 barrels
of oil and had an untitled storage
for $4,000 barrels.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04

Ostvik Norum laid down his duties
in the oil field Tuesday and devoted
his entire time in electing practically
democratic ticket. Ostvik also took
great pains to see that square deal
was given to all.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04
ELECTION SIDELICHTS

"We GOT Clark for Sheriff"
Doug. Parker, being an able or
ator, was the cause of it all.
Gust Ahlsteadt recently ran nail
in his foot and has been confined to
his home for some time, bat this dio
not keep him from voting at the cleo
tion. Gust was ushered up to the
polls in & car and two judges wit
messed his vote.
Bill Seabrook carried a banner on
his car that day displaying the words
Jesse Henderson for County Attor-
ney."
If it hadn't been for Art Louis be-
ing on the election board, it would
have been rather dreary day for the
rest Of the members, but you know
Art is Republican and has learned
their stories from years of exper
perience. Now, Joe Byrne is Demo
crat, and Joe was on the board too,
so with the assistance of Rusty"
Herd, they were able to hold Art
down.
If you want to find out on any bet
ting money, all you have to do is to
ask "Scotty" Jenkins. Take notice
Shelbyites.
Editor Kelly of the Toole County
Democrat, surely must have carried
some weight in his splendid talk at
the rally here Monday night Any
way, practically all of his candidates
won.
In a special delivery letter from
Nat Taylor, cashier of the Sunburst
State Bank this week, he gives some
good advice to the newly elected Of
ficers, and also consoles the losers
telling them that another election
will be held in two years from now
Look it up brother, and read it care
fully, it might do you good.
Barney Hurley. with the aid OF
George O'DonnelI was able after a /
certain length of time, to get his
vote In the ballot box.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04

Oh, yes, we failed to mention that
Ed Byrne stopped drilling oil wells
long enough to get in and cast his
ballot We honestly believe that Ed
hunted up all of the tool dressers in
the field.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04

c. ]. Lynch, formerly of Kevin,
came all the way from Kalispell to
help elect the winning members Of
Toole county.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04

Bill Seabrook carried banner on
his car that day displaying the words
Jesse Henderson for County Attor-
ney."
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04

Barney Hurley. with the aid OF
George O'DonnelI was able after a
certain length of time, to get his
vote in the ballot box.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-11-04

"We GOT Clark for Sheriff.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-09

proved so successful for two
years that plans are being made
to operate this year on a large
scale. A large residence, where
the girls dormitory was operated
last year, has been purchased.
The matron, Mrs. T. S. Hagen,
Frazer, has been engaged for the
third year.
The high school has been COM
pletely remodeled, a new heating
system installed, shower baths
added and hot and cold water in
stalled. The boys dormitory will
be here, but they will still have
at the girls dormitory.
A gymnasium is also under con-
struction, but was not completed
for the opening of the term.
Following is a list of teachers:
Prof. ]. M. Peterson, CONNER
cial law, social science; Versa
Grinstead, Danville, Iowa, Latin,
history; Cora Nelgeson, Baker,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-09
WEST SIDE SAND CREEK
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Henry Beason and Robert
Shannon were callers at the Cray
home Sunday.
Roy Liddle and Cleve Rankins
have gone to Fairview on bust
ness.
T~hreshing is completed in this
locality and although the yield
was not very good it was better
than expected after the long
drought.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Liddle called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd ON Cow
Greek Sunday afternoon.
Martha Buxton is spending the
week with Mrs. Liddle.
Len Nutter motored to Wolf
Point on Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Nutter took
supper at the Rankin home Sun
day evening.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-09
Horses Affected
By Distemper Epidemic

Range horses throughout this
section of the state are suffering
from an epidemic of distemper
says the Lambert Leader. 1t is
one of the worst epidemics ever
known in the history of the range
horse in eastern Montana. Year
lings and two-year-olds are the
heaviest sufferers. Differing from
the general run of distemper it
breaks out in numerous places
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-09
SAND CREEK
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Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Fleenor and
the S~teffensens visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvester Dillon Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Seminars
returned last Thursday from
Minot and other points in Dako-
ia, where they have been visit
ing relatives.
The Beck-McMahon threshing
rig threshed for R. H. Wiers last
Thursday.
Mrs. R. T. S-teffensen and
daughter Ilean called on Mrs. R.
M. Hagestad last Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Whitmus
left recently for Canada by auto.
The truck drivers are busy
freighting grain.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Hubbard
and Miss Florence were Wolf
Point shoppers last Saturday.
Ruth SlckelS helped Mrs. WlerS
cook for threshers.
Mrs. C. R. Curtis spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Mrs. c. W..
Fletcher.
The teacher that was hired for
the Mus school sent a telegram
saying that she could not come.
B. C. Fleenor, A. B. Hubbard
and son Donald, Guy Sickels, and
Clarence Chamberlain hauled
grain to town last week.
Ihelma and Homer SiekelsI
spent Saturday afternoon with
Evelyn and LaVerne Wilson.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-09

must be my words to beguile you
from the grief of a loss so great.
Let it console you to know that
you have the sympathy of the en-
tire community; let it be consol-
ng to you to know that Brother
Smith was the highest type of an
American citizen, a kind and low
ing husband and father, a true
friend and brother.
Let us scatter more sunshine
to the living, and not wait until
their ears can no longer hear our
voices
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-09
OBITUARY
JAMES P. SMITH

The following obituary notes
of James P. Smith and his en-
ployes, Peter Shylosky and Theo-
dore Horseman are from the
Beach IN. d. Sentinel. Mr..
Smith constructed the Vida tele-
phone line and has a number of
friends in both the Wolf Point
and Vida communities who were
shocked to hear of the terrible
tragedy at Beach last week.
Hundreds of people from the
county and many from other
places were in Beach Saturday
TO attend the funerals of j. P.
Smith, Peter Shylosky and Theo-
dore Horsman, the three men who
were electrocuted last Wednes-
day afternoon while setting a
light pole on the Red Trail. No
such outpouring of a sympathetic
people has ever been seen here,
and the several funerals at homes
and church and Masonic Temple
were attended by grief-strichen
friends who made no effort to
conceal their grief.
Sat the Masonic Temple, where
the three bodies lay side by side,
almost covered by floral tributes
from far and near, and where
after the Masonic burial ritual.
for J. P. Smith had been given.
the three bodies lay in state, not.
only the lodge room was packed,
but hundreds more crowded the
anti-room and spread far out in
to the street. But all had an OPP
portunity for a last look at the
friends whose spirits had so sud-
denly been called away.
'It was a day of sorrow in
Beach. All business was suspend
ed at II a. m. and only the res
taurants, hotels and necessary
places opened during the noon
hour, none others opening until
four in the afternoon, by which
time the last procession had
wended its solemn way to the last
resting place, the journey of one,
Ted Horsman, being thirty miles
to T~rotters, to lie beside the
mother. who passed away last
The other two were bur-
led here, Mr.. Smith in the Beach
cemetery and Mr.. Shylosky in the
Catholic cemetery.
"The first service was that for
Peter Shylosky, at the home of his
mother, at II a. M, it being prac-
an outdoor service, as on
Y a few Of the many attending
Gould get into the house, Services
we're conducted by Rev. Lack. BY
special permission from the bish-
,p at Bismarck, the remains were
hen carried to the Masonic Tenn
lie to await the coming of the
,ther two caskets.
Sat one p. M. at the Metho-
list church was held the funeral
erviees for Ted Horsman, con-
lucted by Rev. o. L. Anthony.
Every inch of space in the church
vas occupied by grieving friends ]
md as many failed to get inside s
'he service was beautiful and the {
.emarks of the preacher were {
'ased upon the high character of
he deceased and the fact that
wo Of his companions had given
heir lives in q vain endeavor to |
ave his. The choir sang appro- q
,riate hymns and the funeral
procession was then taken up to I
ne Masonic Temple, where the
lead Joined his companion in life t
nd death.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-09

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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-09

English, social science; o. N.
Walstead, mathematics, science,
Forman, N. D.; Albert Zweifel,
Dillon, seventh, eighth grades
Ruth Kasiske, Mount Pleasant,
Iowa, fifth, sixth; Beryl Rogers,
Everett, Wash, third, fourth /;
Beryl Bjorke, first, second.