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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
MONTANA FIELD HAS
ATTENTION or CALIFORNIA


California oil men are well =
quainted with the status Of oil de-
velopment in Montana and are alive
to the opportunities, in this state, ac-
cording to John O'NeiI Of the Calf
ornia Petroleum corporation. who re-
turned to Great Falls Monday after
spending a month in Los Angeles.
Mr.. O'Neil asserted that leaders in
the Pacific coast petroleum industry
know as much about the development
in the state as those who are oper.
ating here. This situation has grown
out of the purchase of producing and
refining properties by the California
Petroleum corporation and the Julian
Petroleum corporation and the ex-
ploration activities OF Ralph Arnold,
consulting geologist, who has been
prominent figure in California oil de-
velopment for long period.
While in California. Mr.. O'Neil wit
messed the Alabama-S Stanford football
game on New Years day at Pasadena
at the $4,000 open golf tournament
at Los Angeles He was met here
Monday by his brother, L. B. Tip
lO'Neil, vice president Of the Calf
ornia Petroleum corporation and
president Of the Montana chapter Of
the Rocky Mountain Oh & Gas associ-
ation-
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
California Eastern Company
Takes Over SunburSt Refinery

Pursuant to previous announce.
lnent, further payment was made
Saturday by the California Eastern
oil company on the Great Falls plant
Of the sunburst Oil and Refining com
pany, virtually clearing the way for
final closing up of the California
Eastern's purchase Of the property. It
4 is expected that final cash payments
on the option agreement covering the
purchase OF both the physical plant
and the inventory will be made Mon
day and that possession will be de-
livered to the purchaser then or as
soon as final details Of the transae-
tion can be wound up.
Saturdays payment on the option
was $4,000. bringing the total paid
70 date up to $125,OOO. Exclusive Of
the amount to be paid under the op-
tion agreement covering the inven-
tory, there remains to be paid but ap-
Iroximately $4,000 in connection
with the option on the plant. This
viii be due February /, but it is ex-
pected that this will be paid the first
Of the week. at the time the inven
tory payment is made
The inventory consideration will
bring the total amount paid under
the option to approximately $25O.OO0
The purchase price Of the plant is
within a few thousand dollars OF
S5l5,OO0. the inventory bringing the
final consideration to slightly less
than S65O,O0O. In addition to this the
California Eastern tdll make an out
lay Of 100000 in the purchase Of
crude oil stock, so that its entry here
will represent an initial investment OF
s75O.O0O.
It is understood that Saturdays.
payment Of $4,000 advances the pur-
chase agreement to a point that ell
inmates any possibility OF failure
to finally consummate the deal. Ear
Her last week it was announced that
possession Of the pIkaf and property
would be taken over by the California
Eastern on Monday, and Saturday it
was stated that the entire matter was
moving forward SO that the deal may
sasily be wound UP on that day. but
hat an additional day or two may be
'equired to complete all details con
lected with the transfer.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
MODE CLOTHING COMPANY
ANNOUNCES BIG SALE

In this issue Of The Review appears
page ad Of The Mode. outfitters for
gents. This establishment is control
led by Hove & Badger, Oscar Badger,
well known ciothier heing in charge.
The establishment is offering some
very attractive prices on suits and
overcoats. Look this ad up and read
it carefully we are sure it will con
vince you that now Is the time to
stock up on clothing needs. The big
sale starts Saturday.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
MUST PAY UP SUBSCRIPTION

The Review force has been busy
the past week making up new mail
ing list. We find in doing this that
there are a number Of subscribers
who are in arrears. We have sent
out notices to most of them who are
back on their subscriptions, and il
remittance is not forthwith coming we
will be compelled to drop your name
from our list. Look on the liable Of
this number and you will see just
when your time expires and if you
have not paid up call in and settl1.
not because the editor needs the
money but we would like to have you
with us
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
sUNBURsT LIGHT PLANT
TO BE OPERATED AGAIN

sunburst, Jan. 15The sunbursi
electric plant which has been idle
for seven days has been taken over
by the Highway garage. Some chang.
es are being made. and the gener-
ators are being put in condition. The
garage owners expect to resume ser
vice for the town not later than Mon
day, and continue with the present
plant until arrangements for perm
anent service are made.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
GET READYl! BAsEBALLl

The question now arises: Will Ke,
via have baseball club this season.
We say yes and right now is the time
to begin making plans to this end.
Keyin has at this time plenty Of home
to make a tenn that VIII
comnete with any Of our neighboring
towns, and Kevin's business people
VIII readily support a good home
cam. The thing for US to do, Is 70
ge the boys together, call a meeting
and get busy This move cannot be
made too early We have alretdg
had authority that we are gong to
nave an early spring and we want q
Daseball tenn that will walIop Shell
BY Sunburst. Sweet CrAss Cut Bank
md all neighboring towns and re
can have it, as Kevin has the mater
ial right At home, AID plenty sf It.
What DO you asy9
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
NEW BLACKSMITH CONCERN

A new concern thst will open their
doors to the public il the Wetson
Salvage & Wrecking company Their
place will bee on the east side Of the
Great Northern tracks, in what il
known as the Watson building. Har-
yey Watson, one Of the firm, is well
known here having been a resident
Of Kevin since its Infancy ana has
many friends Mr. Wason's partner
IS said to be high class mechanis.
The concern will specialize in black
smith work OF all kinds. Watch The
Review for further announcements.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
KEvIN DEVELOPING

Richard Scott Of Kevin was in the
city Monday and Tuesday, in connec.
tion with the demonstration of the
Clutter & Scott bread wrapping ma
chine. Mr. Scott recently completed
q telephone line in the town Of Kevin
and has established an exchange
there. Kevin is becoming an import
ant point in the big OIL field since de-
veIopment has been intensified in the
east end KalispelI Monitor.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
THE TRIBUNE or SHELLEY

The Review received this week the
first issue Of The Tribune OF Shelby.
The publisher is p r. HoIderby,
formerly editor OF. the Sweet Grass.
sunlrst Sun. The edition is 4 live
" one, well filled with plenty u ad-
and good reading This
makes the second paper for the conn
iy seat, besides the Daily Reminder.
but Shelby is lively little burg filled
with good business men, and we pre-
sumo that all three Of the publi-
cations will prosper Anyway, here's
luck.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
WILL LET CONTRACT FOR TEST
WELL or KEvIN-FLATHEAD SOON

W. W. Gail Of Billings, who is at
the head Of a company that will drill
4 test we'll in the area between the
Berthelote dome and the main Keyin-
sunburst field, was in Great Falls
Thursday and will leave today for
Billings. The well will be drilled by
the KevinFlathead company which
Is financed principally by KaIispeIl
capital A contract will be let and
operations started within the pres
ent month if weather conditions per.
NIT,
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
BOOKLET CITES MoNTANA's
NEW STATE GAS LEVY LAW

In a booklet just issued by tht
American Automobile association
comment is made on the favorable ac
tion Of Montana's voters on the init
ative three-cent gasoline tax measure
The booklet, copies of which have
/ been received by the Montana Auto
mobile association, outlines the his
tory and development of the gasoline
tax. which has raised more than
$45O,0OO from American motorists
for the building of good roads.
The chapter, Recent Development
in Gas Legislation says the follow
ing about Montana:
ION November 2. the voters Of
Montana, through an initiative meas
ure. agreed to increase the gas tax
from two to three cents. At the same
lime they took away from the coun-
ties some Of the control they had ex-
ercised over highway affairs and par
ticularly over the expenditure OF
funds raised BY special taxation Of
motor car owners,
"The neW1law provides that all Of
he revenue from the 9-cent tax shall
be placed to the credit of the state
highway fund to be used in match
ing federal aid money. The purpose
Of the increase as well as this limi-
tation on the use Of the funds derived
from the new tax is to assure the
matching Of federal aid funds with
state funds and thus to assure the
development of the federal aid sys
ten Of highways in Montana So far
Montana is the only state whose fed.
eral aid money has reverted to the
government, due to failure to match !
IT with state funds within the statu-
tory period. The state has lost more
than $60O,OOO of federal aid money in
this way
s.One reason for Montana's inabil-
itv to cooperate fully with federal
in improving the main
state highways was that practically
ali Of the funds raised from special
taxation Of motorists we're either
placed in the state general fund or
divided equally among the Sc counties
in the state. This meant that the
counties concerned, and not the state
through its highway department
must cooperate with the federal gov
ernment in improving the highways
on the federal aid system. County
responsibility and county COOPER
alton in improving. highways of state
and national Importance proved i'm.
practical in Montana and 1t had IN
many other states before they chang
ed to centralized state control Of high
way affairs.
soThis action on the part Of the vo-
+ars Of Monana assures the develop
nent of a real system Of state high.
ways in that state. Furthermore, II
virtually assures the expenditure Of
1876 600 900 on important highways in
hat state within the next 10 years
Much Of the credit for this signal
achievement is due to the Montana
automobile association. which led al
gery able and vigorous fight to Sc
,ure these needed adjustments in
he highway policies Of the state.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20

i VII. H. L. Clinton, Shelby attorney fDl
| he following article Mr. Clinton
who recently returned from Chicago
leard considerable discussion relative
the Haugen- McNary Bill while ir
hat city and has kindly submitted
he facts to us for publication.
The most important legislation be
lore Congress at the present session
is a bill introduced BY Congressman
Haugen on December Goth, 1926, in
the House Of Representatives at
Washington. This Is a bin to es-
tablish a Federal Farm board to aid
in the orderly marketing and the CON
trolling Of the disposition Of surplus
agricultural commodities, and has
long been referred to as t'ls iIaa9en
McNary bill, which is intended to aid
the agricultural interests Of tie
United States.
The bill provides for a Federal
Farm board which shall consist Of
Secretary of Agriculture and twelve
members one from each Of the
twelve Federal Land Bank districts.
Each of these members will be ap-
pointed by the President Of the
United States, and confirmed by the
Senate. The method Of appointment
will be that a nominating committee
Of five members in each of the twelve
Federal Land Bank districts may each
recommend to the President three
names for appointment, and out Of
he three names the President viii
select one from each Federal Land
Bank district. The Secretary ef Agri-
culture will be the chairman, ex Of
ficio member Of the Federal Farm
Board. The Secretary Of Agriculturel
will appoint one member Of the com
mittee Of five in each Federal Land
Bank district; the other four will be
elected by farm Organizations and
those who will be eligible to vote at
such farm district committee meet
ings.
1t is proposed in the bill to set aside
$3.50, 1000 100000 to be used as a rel
volying or continuous fund to stab
ilize the market price Of cotton, wheat
corn, rice and swine Each member
Of the Federal Farm Board shall re-
ceive a salary of $1O,0OO0O per year
and actual and necessary travelling
expenses. In the event Of surplus
in any of the products mentioned
which would tend to denress the price
if the commodity. the Farm Board is
authorized to use not to exceed $25-
)0OOOO.00 Of the fund in taking care
If this surplus or carry-over IN order
o stabilize the price Of any one Of
he products This surplus when pnr-
.hased by the Federal Farm Board
ihall at some later date be sold and
he money returned to t1e revolving
und $5OO,OO000 has been proposed
o be appropriated for the expense Of
conducting and maintaining the Fed
raj Farm Board It viii be the duly (
i the Federal Farm Board at all
lines to keep itself informed as to
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20
KfvIn.SunburSt Production
Last Year Over Six Million


Oil production in the Kevin fielt
last year exceeded the total product
ion Of the field from the time the dis
covery well was drilled into January
Z /, 1926, according to figures compiled
by the Northern Oil Information bur
eau here
The total production for the entire
field up to January, 1926, set at Al
582,127 barrels while the grand total
to January, 1927, is estimated at 1O,-
100000, making the actual runs
through private and common carrier
pipe lines and tank wagons in 1926
amount to approximately 100000
barrels.
A total OF 800 wells were drilled
last year including three validation
holes, according to the bureaus fig
ures. OF this number 230 were com
mercisl oil wells and 23 were com
mercial gassers. Three Of the oil
wells which were first rated as com
marcial have since been abandoned.
The percentage Of commercial oil and
gas wells to dry holes is 68 per cent
which is considered to be a good rec
ord due to the fact that a large num-
ber of the wells drilled while in the
field, were virtually wildcats. Much
of the drilling of the past season was
on the south slope Of the structure
where littel production had previous
ly been found.
33 Gas Wells
OF the S9 gas wells, which have
total estimated initial production ca
pacity of 1OO,00OOOO cubic feet daily
80 are producing from the Sunburst
sand. Since the opening Of the field
all. of the large gas wells in the Sun
burst sand have been found on the
south slope and little oil has been
found there but the recent discovery
of oil bearing sands in the Peterson
Broderick well, near Shelby Indicate
that there are commercial oil poss-
ibiitiles in stray sands Of this area
The estimated average initial pro-
duction Of the 2SO oi. wells drilled
last year is Bis barrels This average
would make q grand total OF fz'o4i
barrels initial for the 1926 wells put
the bureau points out that this flg-
ure is misleading because OF the IN
ability to obtain the correct initial
production figures on many leases =
number of the wells which were COM
pleted without flowing were allowed
to stand several days before pumps
were installed and the first days pro
duction Invariably exceeded that q
the second and succeeding days
Weather conditions in the keVln'
Sunburst field have been unfayoraole
for drilling for several weeks Dut
large number Of operators are ready
to start aggressive drilling campaigns
as soon as the weather moderates
sufficiently.
Planning Active Year
All Of the large companies are plan
ming an active year and smaller con-
Germs have let contracts for many
wells to Ibe drilled during the present
year.
Although the daily production Ior T
fell considerably below the
average for the year operators are
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-20

Editors Note We are indebted to
Nr r. T. Clinton, Shelby attorney for
he following article Mr.. Clinton.
who recently returned from Chicago
leard considerable discussion relative
70 the Haugen- hcNary Bill while in
hat city and has kindly submitted
she facts to us for publication.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-11-12

If my friend" Chawles G.
Davis wishes to make a real
pinch and will call at the Sat-
urday Press office, show his
credentials, promise not to
doublecross, and a willingness
to go outside the punchboard
class, I'll bounce him up
against q joint that will make
him solid with the gentlemen
who have been paying him a
salary for doing nothing and
set him in awfully bad with the
gang he and Frank Brunskill
"hate" so desperately (and
maybe get himself shot, a la
Guilford). When are you COM
ing, Chawles? Frank wouldn't
touch it with a pair Of tongs as
long as phone pole-and you
won't either when you learn
who operates it.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-11-12
THE DOCTORS LAMENT

Last night when others were at rest
/ rode about, and did my best
To save some patients called by fate,
From travelling through the Golden
Gate.
This morning when the news I spied,
l thought they might as. we'll have
died:
1.-TWO Hundred Injured in Wreck"
"Man Falls, Sustains Broken Neck"
1.-TWO Drown while Rocking a Canoe"
"Grade Crossing Murders Twenty
two,"
give Killed by Falling Airplane,"
"Three Shot by Moron, Now INSANE"
"Gas Blast Takes Lives of Twenty
three"
1.-TWO Die Meath Falling Apple Tree"
All night I toiled to save one life,
And millions die in useless strife.
What can it help to make one well,
While thousands hearken to deaths
knell?
What boots my little recompense?
Why can't the world have common
sense?
.s.-@s -Hyglea.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-11-12
two Jew gunner are dealt out

two Jew gunner are dealt out
justice.
There will be no element Of
fear or gangland cheat" in
that assistant to Mr.. Olson.
There will be no cheat" pres
ent.
We ask no favors of Mr..
Olson-only a square deal.
Will we get it?
We asked no favors from his
former subordinate, Chief of
Police Frank Brunskill, only a
square deal. We haven't had
it.
We have right to our
skepticism. We stand ready,
have stood ready, to assist in
every possible way, both the
chief of police and the County
Attorneys office, to clean up
this city and to date all we
have received has been threats,
bullets, abuse, coercion and an
illegal application of-the big
stick"
If the lid must come off en-
tirely, let 'er come!
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-11-12
send Ed Morgan to trial on the
charge of eXtOrtiOn


Mr.. Brunskill, chief of po-
lice, had absolute knowledge
of the operation of the Bar
nett-"Red" Clare-Ed Morgan,
ct al, gambling den at S1S
Hennepin avenue and he failed
to act-except to try and crush
this paper for daring to expose
the operation of the hell hole.
And Frank Brunskill came
direct from the County At
torney's office to the office he
now holds! A few days ago
he was scuttling around the
grey-stone edifice seeking in
formation as to what legal
action he could take to end the
Saturday Press existence?
Why in hades doesn't he
scuttle around and try to bring
some of the rats this paper has
exposed, to a halt instead of
trying to suppress it? And he
makes no move until he has
consulted his former superior
officer, the County Attorney!
AS l remarked a few stanZas
back, Mr.. Olson has his life
before him. It is his to do with
as he chooses. If he chooses
to align himself with insects of
the Brunskill type, if he
chooses to answer the beck and
call of gangland, the choice is
his. It's strictly up to Mr.. Oh
son.
But:
He had as we'll understand
now as later that he is not
going to have the prosecution
of the two Yiddish gunner in
his hands, alone. Mr.. Guilford
and myself have come to the
conclusion that Mr.. Olson is
not quite as determined in his
determination" to convict these
two youthful gangsters as he
might be, so our County At
torney will have the assistance
of a special prosecutor from
the Attorney Generals office
to help him.
And there's a reason for this
just as there is a reason for
every other thing in this life:
Mr.. Olson once expressed
himself as skeptical of our mo-
tives in launching this publica-
ton. We shared that skepti-
cism equally with him. We
doubted Mr.. Olson's sincerity.
We still doubt. We have
proved ourselves-we are wait
ing for Mr.. Olson to prove him
self. Only we aren't going to
wait. We consider the proof
totally lacking and shall act
accordingly. When Mr.. Gull
ford is physically able to stand
the ordeal of long, wearisome
hours in a stuff court room,
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1927-11-12

liz y
heavy expense. But, not a
thought of their victim-br1ng
him into court, let him testify,
regardless of his physical con-
dition, Ell?
Two gangsters were perched
up under the Court House
clock, accused, indicted of and
for two crimes. Their precious
liberty must not be jeopardized
longer than possible.
And then:
When Mr.. Guilford was
about to be taken to a rela-
tive's home so as to eliminate
some Of the heavy expense, he
called the County Attorneys
office on the phone to advise
it of his new address. Mr.. o.
son wasn't in but an assistant
ENORMOUSLY asked when he
would be ready to testify
against the two gangsters, add
ing that "IF YOU KNEW THE
HEAT BEING PUT ON THIS
OFFICE TO BRING THIS
CASE TO TRIAL-IT'S AW-
Full"
And again that fatal "If.'
IF you knew the heat"
Well, where was it coming
from IF NOT FROM GANG
LAND? And one question be-
gets another: What cheat"
can gangland apply to our
County Attorneys office that
it should be felt? Isn't the
County Attorneys office indie
pendent of gang-fear? Or is it
like our police department, de-
pendent on gang friendship?
There has been too much
gangland fear and gangland
influence felt in our local
halls Of justice" and it is
high time that citizens who
pride themselves on being law
abiding snap into action.
Our police chief has violat-
ed the law in his frantic at
tempt to prevent exposure of
the Nose Barnett gang killers,
acid-throwers and election
fraud perpetrators. He has
used every illegal power at his
command to stifle criticism
of that malodorous rag, the
Twin City Reporter. He has
prosecuted taxpayers who
dared offer this paper for sale
and-HE CAME FROM THE
COUNTY ATTORNEYS OF
FICE WHERE FOR SOME
TWO YEARS HE HAD ACT
ED AS AN INVESTIGATOR.
In Mr.. Olson's office files
there reposes an indictment
against Ed Morgan, which &C
cording to Mr.. Olson's own
statement, he has held up for
a considerable period of time.