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Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
INFORMAL BRIDGE
GIVEN AT HOME or
MRS. ORA KENAH

4 pleasant little affair was that
given last evening By Mrs. Oria
Kcuab. when she entertained q
few friends at bridge. Plans were
originally for garden party but
,he brisk wind sent the guests IN.
doors to their hostess charming
studio.
At the close Of the play high
score award fell to Mrs. William
Dawson and Hugh Osborne took the
low prize.
Assisted by Mrs. Dawson, Mrs.
Kenah served fruit punch and cool
ing refreshments to the company
which included Mr. and Mrs. X. A..
Chesnut, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Os-
borne, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Costello,
DR. and Mrs. Sem Bacon. {. i. Fit
zcr and J,r. Edwin o. Carter.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Madonna Files
Divorce Action
ny, Omitted Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, June l0.-Doro-
thy Cummings, film actress, who
played the role % the madonna in
'''Thc King of Kings, today filed
suit for divorce in open defiance
Of an asserted contract with Cecil
B. DcMillce producer, forbidding
such action.
In the complaint, directed at
Frank Elliott Dakin, noted English
actor, and founder of the Holly
wood "SiXtv Club, - she asked the
custody of their two children.
A clause in a contract made with
DeMille at the time she accepted
the role of the madonna, sets forth,
it is said, that Miss Cummings will
not in any way make herself n par
ty in any court litigation effccting
her marital status for seven years.
DeMille may fiel an injunction
against the grautin" of. the divorce
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS
INTIMATE CLIMPSES OF CAMP LIFE
GIVEN IN GIRL RESERVE LETTER

Here is brisk and breezy letter
From the Girl Reserve camp at Hi
pass that gives ample evidence that
the girls are having the time Of
their lives:
Girl Reserve Camp, Hipass,
June s, 1927.
Hello, everybody down there!,!
Why don't you come up to Il good
country?
We re having simply glorious
weather and there's the incest
crowd of girls here at camp. There
are IL from CaleXico, 10 from El
Centre, five from Holtville, ana
one from Imperial. Miss Kelley
and Mrs. +. ". Campbell are Aav-
ing a terrible busy time organizing
things because we We just got SO
much to do before our week 5 up.
Miss Hartman. Miss Wallace and
Miss Hedrick are advisors but they
are a jolly bunch and we don t
mind being advised by such as
they.
loWoChas is just as beautiful as
t'Vi oh4a tiC4V tHt Hot us hduN
wild. flowers. We decided to pick
only the most plentiful and preserve
those as long as possible. The odd
sounding name for our camp was
made by combining the first two
letters of the four words "Ioung
Nomen's S Christian Association.
Don't you like il ?
We've croquet set and are hav-
ing great sport with il only our
balls are always getting lost in the
grass. And talk about losing things
we re minus two arrows already.
Oh yes, we We introduced archery
on our routine too. And the girls
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Four Men Admit
Vagrancy Charge

Harold Rogers Of Ontario, William
Reno of FL Centre, Raymond Solo
man of Ontario and James Comenos
of Bakersfield, entered pleas of
guilty to charges of vag-ancy when
',rraigned before Judge Hervey in
city court this morning. They were
each sentenced 20 pay a fine Of SO,
or spend 30 DAYS in Jail but sentence
was sus;'""d'j :Vr pcr'ca of six
months. pending their good be
hayior.
The mea ware arrested in the
city park last nigh; when city po
lice became suspicious of their ae-
lions. Investigation showed that
the men had al arrived here re.
Gently and charges Of vagraney
were brought against them. :
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
BIBLE CLASS MEETS
WITH MRS. BOMAN

Mrs. Paul Boman was hostess last
evening TO members of the Bible
class Of State Street Christian
church who met for their rcgulac
monthly discussion and social hour.
The topic considered was Racial
problems and how 10 meet them.
During the informal part of the
evening the hostess, assisted by Mrs.
J.. Griggs and Mrs. Jerry Sweeney
served delicious refreshmcnts.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Boy Scout Camp
Ready for Season

Registrations for annual Boy
Scout camp at Laguna Mountain
closed today with 19 names in the
hands of the director, s. L. Me
Crory.
Returning from the camp for a
day or two McCrory reports that
everything is ready for the arrival
of the boys ON Sunday and prepar-
ations under way for most sue
cessful camping season. The direc.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
YOUNG PEOPLES
CLASS WILL HOLD
PICNIC TONIGHT

The picnic of the Loyal Young
People ) class of the state street
Christian church announce for
last night viii take place tonight in
trc city park at 1870.
Picnic supper and q spirited vol
Ie, bali game by the Young men Of
The class will be features Of tho en-
tcrtainmert.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
''Spud" Murphy
Asks Clemency
by init. d Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, June 10. - \
communications petition from Edmond
j. ''Spud' Murphy, San Francisco
gangster serving 80 year sentence
at Folsom prison for taking part
in the. Howard street gang attack
on Jessie Montgomery and Jean
Stanley, was on file in the office
of Governor Young here today.
Murphy seeks to have his sen
tenee commuted to 10 years. If he
served his full sentence it would
net expire until December 20, 1870.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
MRS. o. e.. HORNE
HOSTESS AT PRETTY
LUNCHEON PARTY

Delightful informality marked
tn" small luncheon party given yes
tcrday BY Mrs. 0. &. Horne at her
home on South Sixth street.
Covers were laid on large table
decorated with garden flowers ar
ranged in graceful cpcrgne. In
vitcd guests included Mesdames o.
j. Bradshaw, Don Bitter, S. T..
Allen, w. G. Costello, w. J. Clcm
cntS, Tom Gill, James Glassford, J.
S. arcw, Hugh 7. Osborne, Ross T.
Hckcox and c. T.. Scott.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Women of Christian
Church To Sponsor.
Food Sale Tomorrow

Women of the State Street Chris
tian church are sponsoring cook
cd food sale to take place tomorrow
ia the Aelei grocer store. The.
advertise large range of cooked
food. and pastries available all day
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
EARTHQUAKE III VIRGINIA

UNIVERSITY OF NIhbI VA,
Va June l0.-Earth shocks severe
enough to waken many residents
were felt here at 2:l6 a. m. today
The seismograph at the University
If Virginia reeqrced the ins'
shock lasting 10 seconds and slight
tremors 50 seconds later. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
MINISTER TRIES s

FRESNO, Cal, June
Walter n. Haushaltcr, 8
pastor of the Christian
Colum bia, Mo, and pas
the First Christian chur,
tempted suicide today, a
police. He will recovel
attendants said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
tor returns to camp tonight.

While many boys have transpor.
tation to tho camp, there arc a mum
bor of boys who have no means of
reaching it. 1t has been suggested
that anyone driving to Laguna noti-
fv one of the local scout masters if
he has room to take any boys up. II
would help the boys to be taken
even as far as Laguna Junction, as
they could get ride from there to
the camp.
Anyone desiring to help the boys
reach their destination either this
week end or any Saturday camp is
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10

because of this contract, made a
ear ago, it was reported.
The star s private life was vir.
ually signed over to the moving
1icture producer for the next seven
.ears.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Friday, June 10, /!

in session should notify
following scout master
Snuffin, Frank Bowles,
nolds or G.. W. Finley.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10

and little Miss Jane Scott will fol.
low in q week 8 time.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
JUDGE FURBER
HOLDS SESSION

Police Justice, A. w Furber, has
been a busy man the past week and
reports to us the following cases
State Of Montana VS.. R, M. Thorn
ason, Sunburst, charge being disor-
derIy conduct. The case was dis
missed and costs assessed against
complaining witness, M. Ii. Jones,
arrest being decided malicious.
State Of Montana vs.. M. II. Jones,
State Of Montana, charge. public nuis-
ance Attorney John Huntsberger ap-
peared for the state, while w. M.
Black appeared for the defense. The
case was decided in favor Of defend
ant for lack Of evidence
Edith " Shower VS.. Shower and
Dollar A suit to recover $2S6.45 on
account. This was jury trial, and
judgement was given for the plaint-
iff Attorneys Donovan and Kelly ap-
peared for the plaintiff. and Attorney
w M. Black for the defendant.
ot01C VI MOltdAd tS- IuJ fODle,
charged with disorderly conduct, de-
fendant appeared and gave bail J.
w Huntsberger, attorney for defend
ant, asked for a change Of venue,
and the case will be heard before
Justice Griffith OF Sweet Grass.
J. w Warren. Chas Burke and
"Smithy' Edwards, each brought civ
il suits against E. Flout, accounts
for wages Donovan and Kelly ap-
peared for plaintiff. and J. w. Hunts
berger for the defendant
local soft drink parlor was raid.
Dnday evening and five persons
hit before Justice Furber charg-
ed with lisorderly conduct Fines OF
five to twenty-five dollars and costs
We're demanded by the Justice. The
Judge gave il to be strictly under
stood at this time. that women who
frequent soft drink parlors are 60
ing to work hardship on the prop
rietors, and the judge further advised
that 4 this bnsiiNss continues it
might not prove to the satisfaction OF
the proprietors themselves.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
Sunburst Oil Wins In
$4,000 Russell Suit

A jury in the state district court
at Butte Saturday afternoon returned
verdict in favor of the Sunburst
Oil and Refining company OF Great
Falls in an action brought against it
by Joseph Russell, Butte service sta
tion operator, in an effort to recover
$4,000, which Russell claimed to be
due from the Sunburst company as a
refund on gasoline taxes after the old
Montana law had been held uncon-
stitutional.
The complaint filed by Russell
against the Sunburst company orig
inalIy contained SS alleges causes for
action, but all except IA were dis
missed on motion of the defendant
by Judge George M Bourquin, Jr.,
before whom the case was tried. The
verdict returned Saturday held that
the Sunburst company was not liable
TO Russell on any Of the remaining
causes.
The result of the Butte case was
widely followed by interested refin-
ers and distributors Of gasoline over
the state because Of its being regard
ed as precedent RusseII's position
in the suit was that he should re-
ceive the refund claimed because the
refining company did not pay the tax
after the law was held void. A num-
Der Of similar situations existed over
the state between refineries and dis
tributors
The result Of the trial was learned
here through telephone conver-
sation with Homer G. Murphy. who,
with the firm Of Maufy & Brown Of
Butte. appeared for the Sunburst
company The case was on trial for
-four days in the Butte court.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
5000 Acres Sold To
Davis Company, S65O,OOO

Great Falls, May s. Three thou
sand acres Of oil land in the Kevin-
Sunburst field owned by Arbie Beard
sIee, Independent operator, was sold
in Great Falls Thursday BY Nj.
Beardslee to the Tom Davis syndicate
Of Minneapolis for a consideration Of
$3.50 900 in cash and large block Of
stock in the Davis organization. The
acreage taken over by the syndicate
includes virtually all Of the leases
owned in Kevin-S -Sunburst BY Mr.
Beardslee with the exception Of one
Of his principal properties
Negotiations for the purchase Of
the acreage were carried on here by
Il. p Jackson Of Shelby. field man
ager for the syndicate and member
Of its board Of directors. He also
probably viii be vice president when
the syndicate's organization finally is
completed Other members Of the
board will be Thomas b Davis, Of
Minneapolis, president Of the syndi-
cate; E Al Michael, law partner Of
Mr.. Davis; Mr. Beardslee and D. r.
Rumford Of Minneapolis.
Wells with total production Of
200 barrels daily are taken over by
the Davis syndicate with the pur-
chase and Mr. Jackson announced
that drilling program calling for
the completion Of Is wells this sea.
son will be launched Immediately.
Contracts have been let for the oper-
ations Of five strings Of tools and
these viii be at work as soon as they
can be taken to location and the rigs
erected The first well drilled BY
the syndicate, On acreage IN section
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
GAS LIFT OIL PUMP
SYSTEM BIG SUCCESS

The gas lift system for pumping
oil wells in the Kevin-Sunburst field
has this spring become generally re
garded as a success by operators Il
the field and will be installed on sew
eral leases during the season, ac
cording to w. S. Hawley, president
Of the Big West company, who az
rived in Great Falls Wednesday
the field
The Big West has carried on ex
periments with the gas lift that have
proved satisfactory SO far as the dem
sonstrations have been carried out,
Mr.. Hawley stated. His company in
tends to install the system at its
wells, but all tests contemplated have
not been completed Some Of the
saaiiaf alls which the gas lift
was tried out more than doubled
their production and the larger wells
showed a material increase
The pressure used in operating
the gas lift shows beneficial effect
on adjoining wells and in some in
stances the increased flow was more
noticeable at nearby properties than
at wells where the system was in
operation. Wells on the Rose lease,
adjoining the Big West, showed a
pronounced increase during a four.
day test made by Mr.. Hawley
Mr.. HawIey is also head Of the Big
Eleven company, which is drilling a
we'll on the Conrad Butte structure,
cne Of the fields recommended by
Ralph Arnold The Conrad Butte
well is at 1850 feet, approximately
$50 feet above the Sunburst sand,
and still is in the redbeds Of the
Kootenai One hundred and seventy
feet Of this formation has been drill
ed through to date. The well at Pom
dera, another Ralph Arnold field, was
at 1,765 Wednesday Tribune.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
HIGH COURT SETS "a
CASES FOR ARGUMENT

Helena, May 6.Twentyfour cases
wsae set by the Montana supreme
court for argument begEaing luns /
The court will nea tntee cases d
day
Among those to be argued June
is the action through which it is
sought to determine the right Of a
member of the state legislature to
hold other pubic office. Two mem
bers of the 1927 legislature are now
SO employed, Grant Reed, member
from Broadwater, serving as auditor
OF the Montana railroad commission,
and Glen r. Davis Of Wibaux coun-
ty, last sessions speaker, serving as
supervisor OF the commissions gas.
cline inspection division.
The action was brought by Julius
Barney, at Helena, county taxpayer,
as a test case, to determine the right
of Reed to draw salary from the state
as the railroad commissions auditor
The distinct court upheld the attor-
ney generals contention chat the po-
sition IS not civil office within the
meaning OF the constitution and that
Reed is not barred because Of his
membership in the Legislature.
The court also has on this calendar
the appeal Of Jay WeIch, convicted in
Lewis and Clark county Of killing
John Billstrom in cabin in the hills,
near Helena, on Christmas. day, 1921
He was found guilty of second degree.
murder.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
Royalite Adds To Their
Scrubbing Plant Output

Calgary. May 1.-The Royalite alb
sorption and scrubbing plant at Black
Diamond, where Turner valley gas
gives up it's valuable natural gasoline
content and is scrubbed Of its sui
phur content. so that it may be used
by Consumers in Calgary, is being in
creased in capacity from 18,000,000
to 100000 cubic feet per day
The construction of the new addi
tion to the plant, which is the larg:
est to be made since the first mach
iery was installed in 1921, has been
under way for some time and should
be completed within the next so days.
The new unit will mean that the
Royalite plant will be able to handle
nearly 40 per cent more gas than It
can at present Construction is be-
ing carried on as rapidly as material
arrives, under the supervision Of 5.
G. Coultis, plant superintendent.
7. Draper. manager Of the Royal
ite company, has announced that the
present addition will include four ab-
sorbers. an actifier and a stack. II
will probably come into use when the
peak demand for domestic gas comes
from Calgary The peak demand
from The field last year was about
100000 cubic feet a day.
The Royalite plant at Black Dia-
mond was started IN 1921, with six
engines. The number was doubled
two years later and in 1925 the big
scrubbing plant was built The pres
cnt addition comes two years after
the last construction.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
PotIatch Company Appeals
Decision In Gas Well Fight

Helena, May Seeking to retain
under lease a producing gas well, ths
Potlatch Oil and Refining company
H G. Hungerford, trustee, have ap-
pealed from a decision of the district
court in favor Of William H. Stevens
and L. Layina Stevens.
The company leased the property
for five years, with proviso that if
oil or gas should be produced, the
lease would continue to be in oper.
alton. On April 8. 1926, the company
claims to have struck gas production
Of 100000 day The well has been
shut down. it explains, because os
lack Of a profitable market. How
ever the company asserts that the
complaint against it, on which dam
ages were asked. did not specify com
mercial production.
The Stevens claimed because OF
the companys failure to release its
title at the end Of the five-year per
iod, they were prevented from max
ing profitable lease to another bid
der. The district court gave then.
$4,000 damages.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY

The printers devil has prepared q
big cake for us this week with five
large candles. Onr heading this issae
shows volume six, number one. Five
years we have been with you every
week. We have tried to the best Of
our ability to spread the good tidings
of this community We have enjoyed
being with you and appreciate your
kind efforts in helping to make our
paper success. We have had to
struggle, and STILL at the same time,
no harder, perhaps, than number Of
others. We have grown in business.
When we first started as a young
ster we were picking type BY hand
Now we have first class print shop
with a linotype machine and plenty
Of good working material that can
produce work favorable with any
shop many times older than this.
We have witnessed the big Kevin-
Sunburst oil field from the time Of
the coming in Of the discovery well.
We have watched it grow to ia pro-
ducing wells. We have watched the
towns grow from the prosperity of
the fieldd. We have tried to do our
part in bringing people to this thriv-
ing oil field and we hope to still con
tinue to be with you and serve you
with all Of the future happenings in
many years to come.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12

Facing a comparatively short sea:
son due to the bad weather conditions
Of the spring months. operators in
the local field took advantage Of ev-
cry hour Of good weather last week
and survey of the field shows that
is new wells were started. IA spud.
ded in and II completed AT no time
duidng the present year have oper-
| ators been SO active and the record
Of last week seldom has been excelled
since the discovery we'll was brought
in
One of the most interesting COM
pletions OF the week was the Hill
Lorenson No. 1S which found produce
tion 98 feet in the lime The Ellis
sand contained a little sulphur water
but when the break in the limestone
was reached the fluid rose 500 feet in
the hole It is planned to drill an.
other 80 feet before testing but q
commercial producer is assured as it
stands.
Produces from Lime
The Hill No. IL weIl and the Calf
ornia-M H. Neuman No. both lo-
Gated in the same general area as
the newest completion, also are pro-
ducing from the lime, indicating that
operators who stop at the top Of the
lime, especially in the central portion
Of the field, are not giving the struc-
ture an adequate test.
The Tom Davis syndicate, which
recently took over the Arbe Beard
slee holdings in the field completed
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
sUNBuRsT MAN DIES

Sunburst, May 10. James OsLaugh
lin. for many years resident Of this
part Of Toole county, died Friday
following an operation at the Conrad
hospital, where he was taken for
treatment several weeks ago. Mr.
O'Laughlin leaves wife and six
children. the eldest Of whom IS IS.
This capable boy has the farm work
started and will with his mothers
aid manage the farm. The funeral
Of the father was held at Sweet Grass
Monday.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
BASEBALL SUNDAY
II IT DON'T RAIN

The ball game which was to have
tween the Shelby and Kevin teams
did not materiaIize, as was advertised
due to the weather conditions Man
ager julie Alrick has scheduled a
game for Sunday afternoon at Shell
by, which we hope will be the first
game OF. the season (lt may not
rain.)
The Kelvin aggregation has been
out pTacticing most every day this
week, and we look for the game Sun
day to be a fast one. as it is claimed
that Shelby has a fast bunch, and,
of course, all Of the Kevin fans will
be present to help bring home the
laurels in the opening game
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
III Are Completed to Establish One
of Best Records Of Activity In
Local Field Since Discovery

its first well on the Bruins lease last
week as a 10O-barrel producer Oil
rose LOO feet in the hole from the
Ellis sand and swabbing developed
sufficient gas to make the well flow
q little Swabbing will be continued
in an effort to increase the gas pres
sure. The new well is SO feet east OF
the old Beardslee- Bruins wen which
had an initial Of about is barrels.
Erratic sub surface conditions,
which have been definitely proven to
exist in the Lashbaugh pool, appar-
entity may also be expected in the
new Moe,Lorens0n pool about one
mile east, judging from the weeks
developments.
One Hole Abandoned
The Hill-O Mel. .Lorenson MO. Z, a
south offset to the California Petrol
cum corporations 115 barrel produc-
er which was the first good compile
tion in this area, was drilled 80 feet
in the lime but no oil was found and
it IS being abandoned Considerable
water was found before it was decid-
ed to plug the hole.
The Prairie Oil and Gas company's
test. Of the Willow creek structure.
north Of Devon, is reported to be
down 1900 feet. 1t is believed that
the Ellis sand will be found at from
1900 to 1900
Virtually all of the wildcat wells
which have been spudded in in north
ern Montana are now drilling or run
ming pipe
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12
BROTHER or LOCAL MAN DEAD

s Miles City. May l1.--Coroner Smith
OF Roundup arrived ia MusselsheiI
late Wednesday afternoon with the
body Of Robert Grimmert, a sheep
herder, who perisbed in the blizzard
Of Sunday and Monday Is miles north
81 nlusseIsheH, on the ranch Of A. D
Shields. His body was found after a
4s-hour search by a posse. Grimmert,
who was 27 year Of age. Is believed
TO have had brother in Kelvin.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1927-05-12

The Julian Petroleum corporal !
entered Montana last August With
purchase Of the Rice-Fulto prodl
tion tract in the KevinlSunb ! fiel1
for $S.OOO.OOO. at that time liz most
important oil transaction ever con
cluded in Montana The purchase
placed the ownership Of the acreage
with the Marine Oil company, sub.
sidiary Of the Julian, both OF which
were recently taken over by the Cal
ifornia-Eastern.
The Julian also has been commonly
referred to as the company which last
winter took an option on the plant Of
ehe Sunburst Oil & Refining com
pany here, but the negotiations ac-
tually were carried on by the group
Of men who were instrumental in or
ganizing the CaIifornia-E Eastern and
some Of whom also are identified
with the Julian. S. c. Lewis is a lead
ing figure in both companies, and d.
Yected the negotiations through which
the option on the Sunburst refining
plant was taken.