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Evening star., 1927-12-04
SURVEY D|SCLOSES
HIGHWAY PROGRESS
Road Expenditures Now Total
One-Sixth of Public
Budget.

Expenditures for highways now rep.
resent more than one-sixth Of the pub
lie budget, according to a study re.
Gently completed by the National In.
dustrial Conference Board, in which
it is pointed out that during the fiscal
year 1925 approximately $780, ,000,'
900 was spent for the building and
maintenance Of roadways.
In 1904, it is shown in the survey,
about 100000 was expended for
this purpose.
The reason for the increase in out
lay for building and maintaining pub
lie highways can be seen from the fact
that during the 21 years from 1904
through 1925 the total highway mile
age of the country was increased by
$50, ,447 miles. From an expenditure
Continued on Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1927-12-04
BY HERBERT 8. HOLLANDER.


A nation during the tedious years
of building from frontier territory to
world eminence generally has little
time for art and for the beautiful,
as those terms are applied to things of
it's own creation.
Such a country is too busy con-
structing homes, stores, providing the
necessities; doing the obvious things
which must be done to make trackless
underbrush fertile fields and strug-
Cling towns great centers of business
and commerce.
But as success crowns the nations s
efforts; as its pioneer labors are re-
warded richly and fully, there comes
about definite change. People alter
their viewpoints because they are so
situated that 1t is feasible for them
to do so, and the result Is greater
degree of emphasis upon beauty in
all It's phases. Such a change does
not come quickly. Rather. it is one of
gradual metamorphosis; change that
manifests itself in the everyday things
of day-by-day life.
Touch of Artistic.
Where first utility was the main
consideration in a product, later CO.
ordination of that asset with a touch
of the artistic becomes the ideal
America has gone through set of
conditions closely akin to those
herein outlined, and now has reached
that stage of It's development-broad
speaking, of course-when utility
alone will not suffice. In every field
| and in every line this awakened i'm
pulse is clearly noticeable, and its va
rfous "eactions provide fertile material
for significant study.
Because of it's very nature, the
whole movement is Of the greatest
popular interest and Importance. And
discussion of it in this place is def
nitely apropos because one of it's latent
and most interesting manifestations
is to be found in the automobile in
dustry, and particularly in those
price ranges where individualism is
possible.
Splendid recent examples Of this
newer development of "art in busi-
ness" and 'art in industry were to
be noted in the twenty.third annual
automobile salon just closed in New
York. at which certain Fisher Fleet
| wood colorings were shown, and first
hand reports on which have been
dolph Jose, local automobile distribu-
tor.
Tribute to Color.
Illustrative of the wealth Of imagi.
nation now being poured into com.
merc1al products as compared with
just a few years ago is brochure
made for the occasion in which the
origin of the colorings is described
and pictured-all in a spirit of true
artistry which should be gratifying
to those genuinely interested in a
movement of such great import.
For instance, in these few SEN
tences the automobile industry pays
it's tribute to color:
Mature, master artist, does not
draw lines. She works with masses
of color. It is the one skill she never
relinquishes, the one that never fails
her. Forms crumble. Motion comes
finally to rest. Sound sinks to si-
lence. Color alone abides. 1t may
fade-it does not vanish.
Here in the gay plumage of a
bird, there is a gorgeous undersea
fish; now in rose resplendent in
June sunlight, and again in the laven-
der shadows on January SHOWS; in
the fragile splendor of an afternoon
butterfly and in the adamantine heart
of gem buried deep in the core of
earth-everywhere and always.
Evening star., 1927-12-04
OMAHA HOLDS DISABLED CARS
ARE FIT ONLY FOR JUNK HEAP
"Scrapping" Eliminates Used Vehicles of
Certain Glass Which Auto Dealers
View as Two-Way Menace.

sheep from the goats among the units
of the cars torn down. The sheep
found homes in neat bins, from which
owners of old cars today may make
selection when they need a part
that is out of stock. The goats went
to the junk pile, where they were
melted up as scrap.
From the parts salvaged and the
parts that are scrapped, Omaha deal
ers have found their venture in end
ing a two-way menace has the addi-
tional virtue of netting a two-way
profit, not large, but still a profit.
Their lead is being followed in many
other cities, and, at the present time,
the Washington Automotive Trade
Association is making study of the
Omaha plan.
Evening star., 1927-12-04
CONTACT ADJUSTMENT.
4 Removing Washers Screw
Should Be Tightened.

II adjustment Of the contact points
on ones car Is made by the removal of
one OF the small washers under the
head Of the screw upon which the
point rides. one must be certain that
the screw is frightened up hard against
the remaining washers. If this ia not
done the adjustment is apt to be but
temporary, for the washers take the
place of the lock nut that more usu
ally is provided to keep the screw in
Evening star., 1927-12-04

Snow-packed roads are rough and
serve to loosen up the body bolts Of
the car. Periodic tightening will pay
dividends.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
PRAIRIE TAKES OIL LEASES
IN KEviN-sUNRURsT FIELD

The Prairie Oil & Gas company
one Of the leading operators in mid
contienent and Wyoming fields, is
expected to begin a development pro-
gram in northern Montana in the
next few months. according to R. D.
Wallace of Casper a representative
Of the company, who is in Great
Falls on business.
Earlier in the week approximately
5000 acres of leases on land in town
ship SS, ranges 2 and east, were
placed on record in Toole county by
the Prairie company This land lies
considerably south Of Berthelote
dome; on which two tests are now in
progress, and is south and east Of the
main producing Kevin-SunIburst field
Mr. Wallace stated Friday night
that while the land had been ac-
quired for drilling, no definite infor-
nation as to the location Of lie we'll
or the time for spudding in woald be
available before spring.
The Prairie company spudded in
test on the Little Basin structure, a
few miles from the Lake Basin field
in the southern part Of the state, at.
noon Friday, according to word re-
ceived by Mr.. Wallace. Rumors that
the Prairie company is planning to|
become interested in the Lake Basin
field and that it will take over the
holdings Of th Record Petroleum com
pany were declared by Mr. Wallace
to be unfounded.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
East End Gets LARGE
Well lii Collins Pool.

Howard Cammacl, Adams company
and others. They viii move one To-
cation east.
Meanwhile the Adams company is
moving a rig onto the 4O-acre tract
adjoining on the north, on the SW
corner NEA NWA S3. Another
well started by the Adams company
in NV SWH NEA SO.
FIickertaiI Gets One
Flickertail Oil company completed
its third producer on Thursday after
noon at 1885 feet, getting what ap.
pears to be about 75-barrel well.
It is located in CIVIL NW14 NW14 33.
the northernmost producer in the
group. 1t calls for north offset and
may result in north extension
Ohio Oil company, completing the
Greenbay-Caine No 4 is drilling at
1000 feet. Ohio Oil company is NOV
ing two more rigs onto this newly
purchased lease. preparing to drill it
out. one rig is up on CNL NEA
SEA 80 and the materials are NOV
ing for the second. Bottineau-Minot
has rig up for its next well, giving
the prospect Of five drilling wells IN
this group.
The Chicago group which has taken
over the NEA NW14 3S has agreed
to drill six wells, giving the Adams
company an immediate program Of
y wells in this pool, meaning that
two rigs will be kept going constant
ly. weather permitting. The Adams
company has 10 additional wells in
sight on its other properties. but
these will probably be postponed until
spring. The Adams interests own
200 acres in section 33.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06

Another 200ibarrel we'll was added
to the laurels of the newly developed
Collins or Flickertail pool in the ex-
treme east end of Keyin-Sunburst
field Tuesday with the completion Of
the Ski-You-Mau-Adams No. / we'll,
offsetting the Bottineaeu-Minot-Dev-
lin No. 3 15O-barrel producer.
The new producer scratched the
sand at 1465 and the oil Immediately
raised 700 feet. It. was decided to
let it stand at that depth and it
swabbed 200 barrels in IA hours Rods
and tubing were being run Thursday
and it is believed that it will pump
and flow in excess OF 200 barrels
day initial
Location is in the center Of the
south line of the SWA NWA 1885
Nv. The belief that the largest pro
duction would be found east of the
first wells seems to be confirmed by
these two western-most wells An
other well will be drilled Immediately
by the Slvi-You-Mau people who in
clude P. L. Spooner, J. F. Snyder,
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
MCLEOD NO. 2 SHOT,
sPoUTs NAPHTHA GAS

/ Calgary, Dec. 29 The No. 2 Nc
Leod well in Turner Valley field was
flowing between 100000 and 6,oOOl
200 cubic feet Of naphtna saturated
gas Wednesday as a result OF shot
exploded in the well Tuesday night,
according to information telephoned
here from w. E. Mcleod Of the Nc
Leod Oil company Mr. Mcleod
stated that there appeared to be a
great deal more Of the natural gas
oline coming with the gas flow than
was evident before the tools were
lost in the hole.
Wednesday morning the crew was
making ready to run string of four
and one-half-inch tools. down the hole.
This will be done to clean out the
hole before the well is hooked up
with the Smith separator The sep
arator was set up long ago and the
work Of connecting the well can be
done in a very short time.
Shooting of the well was accom-
plished by placing 14O quarts Of MI
near the bottom and ex-
it against the lost tools,
which jammed in the hole Tuesday
night. The explosion shattered the
limestone about the tools, hurled the
fluid in the well over the top Of the
derrick and brought back the gasl
flow with a rush.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
KaIiSDe|| Court Starts
Action On Bic Oil Suit

June. He said that at that time the
company owned two units of the
KalispelI-Kevin syndicate. which were
sold for $1,000 each, but he could not
remember who bought them. He said
the company had paid $66.66 each for
them in 1922. To question as to
why the units were sold, Mr.. Stan
nard replied indirectly, stating that
he had never sold any Of his own, but
had acquired more from time to time
The sale, he said, was made in
June, 1926. and the proceeds were
distributed among the stockholders
Of the Flathead Oil Lands company.
Mr.. Stannard was asked which one
of the Flathead stockholders were
present when it was decided to sell
the units which that company held
in the KaIispell-Keyin syndicate, but
he could not recall. Names of at
least 56 stockholders were read, but
Mr. Stannard stated the corporation
was formed six years ago and he
could not remember those present at
the meeting in 1926
Nearly All Retained
Mr. Emmons took the stand Wed
ncday morning and testified to OBJ
tanning leases in the Kevin-Sunburst
field, on which the Kalispell-Kevin is
now operating. These leases, he said,
were obtained in the names Of ]. E.
Erickson, T. E. Thompson, ]. M
Carlson and himself, and were OBJ
tanned prior to the organization Of
the Kalispell-Kevin company in 1921
All the releases had been retained,
he said. with the exception Of a few
on which there were heavy liens and
some which we're considerably I'M
desirable.
Questioned as to the organization
Of the Kalispell-Kevin syndicate, he
said thepaecIa laEion Of trust was ex-
ecuted about March 16, 1921. and was
by a Denver attorney at
the suggestion of Ralph Arnold. He
what Mr.. Stannard said
the matter Of Arnold's (
work in Flathead county.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
s COMMERCIAL WELLS THIS
WEEK IN kEvlN-suNRuRsT

Improved weather conditions in the
local field during the last week re-
suited in resumption Of drilling ac-
tivities on a number of the leases
and within that period nine wells
were completed, six being commercial
producers and one a commercial gas
SER The other wells, the Butte-Ke-
vin-Veitch No. 2 and California-AbelI
No 9, had sulphur water in the Ellis.
Two OF the best compilations Of the
week were in the new east side ex-
tension, or FIickertail pool The Bow
bells-Schact No. 8, W NV NV S3-S5-1,
W, hit the top of the Ellis at 1,4S5
feet and oil rose several hundred
feet in the hole. The well is to be
given test before drilling deeper.
Two other wells on this lease now
are making about tank Of pipe line
oil daily.
The Sixty Nah Haskins No. i
sw NV, 33-S5-1 ", found the Ellis at
J, 400 feet and oil rose LOO feet in
the hole. The oil was preceded by a
puff Of gas which blew the tools Is
or 20 feet off the bottom Of the hole.
The well made 14O barrels IN Is hours
when swabbed and is expected to
make considerably more each day
when placed on the pump.
The east extension or time was
virtually condemned, but is now be-
coming an important factor in the
field. The Bowbells-Schact well Is
IN offset Of the old CaIimont -Thelen
No. 1, which was completed in June
1924, as a dry hole.
The Sunburst sand in the ,Ferdig
Anderson No 19 wen was dry but
gas, which blew drilling water and
mud half way up the derrick, was
'ound at the top Of the Ellis at 1,475
eet. Drilling was continued and the
veil now has more than LOO feet Of
III in the hole. It is planned to drill
Q 1,52O feet before testing.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
MONTANA FACTS

Montana ranks third in area among
all states.
It ranks fifth in total area of lands
in farms.
OF spring wheat states it ranks
second in production
In wool production it ranks third.
In flax production it ranks fourth.
In value Of livestock it ranks
eighteenth.
In hay production it ranks seven
teenth.
In potato production twentyfourth
In edible bean production fifth.
In corn production twentyninth.
In number Of sheep third.
In number Of milk cattle thirty
third.
In number Of all rattle nineteenth.
In sugar beet production seventh.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
ANDERSON FARM ENDS
YEAR WITH PRODUCER

What appears to be good pro-
ducer was completed Thursday on
the Tom Anderson farm in East
Kevin-S -Sunburst by Ferdig Oil com
pany in No. IS location. This well.
in NV SEA SW1 29-35-1 w picked
up flow Of gas at 1865 feet in the
first break Of the EIliss The second
break, at 1475-S0 carried oil, also a
third break at 14S5-9O and oil was
reorted at 1915 at the lime contact
The oil rose 1000 feet in the hole
and with the gas pressure looks like
good producer.
Homestake-State No. %, G NEA
NEA s6-35-2W, is drilling at 800
feet No. 22, GEL SEl4 SWA NE1l
s6, an odd location, is drilling below
the sunburst and after running eight
inch pipe to shut off flow Of water
in the sunburst sand.
Another completion in the east
pool is the Duluth -Hibbing Warner
No. 6 csL sWA NWA S2-35-1W. IT
had two pay sands, one at 1857 and
the other at I47S, continuing on to-
1890 There is $50 feet Of oil in the
hole.
Tecumseh-P Putnam No. 4 CIVIL
SWA SWH 3235-1W, had some oil
in the Ellis at 1860 to 1875 and drill
ed on to 1890. They will probably
shoot the Ellis.
Pass OiIs-Putnam on the northwest
corner Of 6-S41W is drilling At 1880.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
OIL MAcNATE is FIRM
BELIEVER IN DEEPER SAND

Belief that future development in
the Keyin-Sunburst field will result
in the discovery Of a new and deeper
oil producing horizon was expressed
here Tuesday by W. A. Manion Of
New York, head OF the RoyaI-Can-
adam Oil company, which has exten-
siye holdings in the this field Mr..
Manion stated that no. development
program on the Royals canadian leas-
es is contemplated during the winter
months.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
KEvIN COMMUNITY SUNDAY
SCHOOL ELECTS OFFICERS

At a meeting of the Kevin Commun-
ity Sunday school held Sunday the
following officers were elected.
Thos. Lee Superintendent
G. S. vinson -------Asst. Supt.
Mrs. NJ. G. Green Organist
Mrs. Louis, ec.Treas.-L Librarian
Teachers were appointed by the
superintendent.
Sunday school every Sunday at TO-
a. m. sharp. Everyone cordially in
vited to attend and make our Sunday
school a success.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
OIL PROSPECTS FOR 1927 GOOD


The Argonauts of oil will be hot
on the trail in 1927, which promises
to be the greatest exploration year
since oil was discovered in Montana
The so-called experts appear to be
practically unanimous in their ex-
pressed opinion that the big oil re-
sources or the state remain to be dis
covered, that it may take years to
find such resources and that the
major field of Montana, the Kevin-
Sunburst, is but a migratory field
and this is said with no disparage
ment to the field. Today it is pro-
ducing great wealth and it promises
to produce much more in coming
years.
Exploration or Wild-catting has ex-
tended to the east Of the field, to the
south and to the north and the tests
made seem to prove that on these
three sides there appear a definite
boundary, SO in the coming year most
of the wild-catting oerations will be
on the west side, it seems certain.
Several wells west Of Kevin are
reducing comparatively small
amounts Of high grade oil. Capital
naturally cautious, mas seemed to
prefer the proven area with larger
producers, on the east side, but the
big operators are acquiring this area
and the smaller operators will be
forced to the marginal districts.
The Sandpoint-Berger we'll, north
of Cut Bank, is somewhat Of mys-
terry well The geologists and oper-
ators are puzzled over it and their
opinions vary. Being a wet gasser,
mot Of them seem to believe that an
oil pool is to be found not far away
+ It proved to be small oil produc-
sr and it is now practically settled
.hat several wells will be drilled close
BY it.
Several responsible groups are
working to secure leasings north and
vest Of Cut Bank They have had
he area examined by well known
biologists and have sufficient conf
Ience to spend their own time and
money and the energy required to
interest outside capital in plans to
'onduct drilling campaign. These
'perations will bring much new cap
tai into this community in the com
ng year Tile development should
e welcomed, encouraged and given
he fullest measure Of cooperation
The exploration work will greatly
Emulate business Of all kindss it is
ardly necessary to emphasize here
he benefits that would result to
'ut Bank, the community and the EN-
Ire county should oil be discovered
any Of the places that win be !
ested out this coming year.-cut
'ankf Pioneer Press
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06

Kalispell, Dec. 29-T Taking of the
defendants dispositions in justice
court Tuesday opened the suit for
an accounting relative to Kevin.Sun
burst oil acreage valued at $4,000, 600
brought by David R. Grier and others
against George Stannard, James J.
Lang and O. l. Emmons, individually
and as trustees of the KalispeI Oil
syndicate.
It is alleged by the plaintiffs that
Stannard, Lang and Emmons, while
acting as offilers and directors of the
Flathead Oil Lands company, OBJ
tanned information from Ralph Ar
mold, noted Oil geologist employed by
the company to make report on
the FIathead valley, which led to their
obtaining leases in Toole county, and
that the defendants caused these leas-
es, now believed to be worth So, OOO,-
600, to be transferred to the Kalispell-
Kelvin syndicate The plaintiffs
charge that the defendants thereby
obtained for themselves property
which rightfully belonged to the Flat
head Oil Lands company.
The Flathead Oil Lands company
was formed by Kalispell men in
1920, and it is claimed by the plaint-
ifs, who say they are the holders
~ soo o,,oros - stoo,1 i +b;s oom
nonv 4hot tho oor,ranu nos ;Ilooo11,,
dissoivod 4 ruro 1q9e ~ ~ d;roct.
orc who 80 4ha dofondorts IRIS
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7'n..s.-1 & go go
= = "-s..Ssse9 S1-'sO - ol'-
,'r.s T5 IS g,.'sss 80 r,S,s I,s,,s N,so.s
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BALDWIN 4 ranrosantino tbo nla;nt-
,ess Z n 4.oeor .ar.asa,4s ~ a..
.sandar.ts. sssan,,,s..a v,ho sBc-
rotarv of tbo Kal;snall-Kov;n com
nenv and wos d;roctor of ~ EIot
bnad comnanv tautffind that tho mr..
nose Of tba organization II tba Flat-
head Ou Lands con,nanv was - ob.
tain leases On the Noftb American
continent and that tha immediate
purpose wax 10 determine # there
were oil in FIathead county.
He testified that he had personally
ARRANGED for M Arnold II come here
and that after Mr. Arnold had made
survey he snbmittad ranort stat-
ING # wouId he useless t. drill n
IF1athead comfy Arnold he said
made an address to the people inter I
esfed in the Flatbead comnanv IN
which he made ! verbal report hut
tHe witnesses could not remember the
substance Of It
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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06

Billings Joseph Russell Oil com
pany viii build $4,000 refinery to
use Cat Creek oil.
In 10 months Of 1926. Montana oil
wells produced 6.779.0OO barrels Of
oil, more than double the 1926 yield
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06

The automobile may be putting a
few railroad trains out Of business
but not when they meet on a grade
crossing.-Los Angeles Times.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06

Montana 1926 turkey crop has been
worth nearly 100000,
Pondera county turkey pool sold
more than 80 per cent No. ! birds in
1926.
Miles City State and national fish
cries will open great fish propagation
pond, on old Ford Keogh reservation.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-01-06
NEW GAS WELL BUILDS
HOPE OIL is NEAR

Completion of the Homestake-
Pewters No. 2 well ne sw NV 1882
", last week as commercial gasser
from the Ellis formation has caused
a renewal Of interest in this section
of the Kevin-Sunburst field. The
gas, found at 1,437 feet, has a strong
sulphur odor, and is flowing at the
rate Of 100000 cubic feet daily. "A
similar sulphur gasser with a daily
production of 100000 feet was the
Ohio-Reeg No 5 completed in the
year The Ohio well is diagonal
offset to the Homestake Exploration
corporations most recent complet-
ion.
The. presence of a large amount Of
gas in the Ellis formation as reveal
ed BY these two wells is regarded by
operators as an indication that some
good production may be uncovered in
this area soon.
Activity Is Revived
Moderation of weather conditions
resulted in revival Of drilling ac-
tivity on some Of the leases. The
only completion was the Homestake-
Pewters well, but three new wells
were started The Adams. company
test on the Marias river is reported to
be down 400 feet and it is understood
that the Bears Den-Ritter well was
spudded in before Christmas, but is
shut down until favorable weather
prevails Although outside of Mon j
tana the Imperial Oil company's wild I
cat on Erickson coulee, one mile
north Of the boundary, has interested
operators This well is
nearly north Of the west butte Of
he Sweetgrass hills and large
amount Of gas was found in both the
Sunburst and Ellis formations. The
'ock pressure of gas estimated at
100000 feet daily found in the Sun
luFSt Sdnu was 90 POUNDS.
on Lashbaugh Farm
An interesting well in the main
field is the tenth hole Of
he California Petroleum corporation
N the Lashbaugh farm. This well
S reported to be drilling at 1920 feet
nore than 365 feet in the lime, but
lot enough sulphur water has been
ound to drill with Wells drilled
ew locations south were good pro-
ucers from the Ellis or breaks in
he upper part Of the lime It is
Tanned to continue drilling until
iore water or oil is found,