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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
KERRICK BOY is AG
SCHOOL GRADUATE

One hundred students received
graduate or postgraduate certificates
from the School of Agriculture, Uni
versity Farm, st. Paul, during the
schools commencement exercises,
which closed Tuesday, March %, with
an address by Governor Floyd B. Olson
and with the comforting of certificates
to members of the class of 1888 by
Lotus D. Coffman, president of the
University of Minnesota. ]. o. Chris
Hanson, principal of the school, pre-
sided.
Carl Edwin Anderson of Kerrick,
was one of those to receive grad
uate certificate.
Graduate certificates were issued
to those completing the three years
work of the school. Postgraduate
certificates were for students who,
having completed the work of the
school or of courses in high schools
having agricultural departments.
took additional studies at the school
i'm the course of the school year
1928.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
BIG HOLIDAY MEETING

National Farmers Holiday Associ-
alton will meet at Hinckley on Satur-
day, April 1, at 80 p. m. i'm the high
school gymnasium. Speakers will be
Harold Petersen of Atwater, and if
possible, John H. Bosch, state presi-
dent of the Holiday Association, will
be there. We want every man in
Pine county and elsewhere to know
what the Holiday Association is work
ing and fighting for, therefore be sure
to attend this meeting. 1t will only
cost you the time spent and that is
not worth much now.
HJALMER SANDELL, Sec'y.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
FORMER COUNTY BOY
WEEDS AT DEER RIVER

A wedding of particular interest
to many in the Pine City community
took place in Deer River Saturday
night at $50 o'clock when Mr.. Gill
bert L. MacAdams was united to Miss
Beatrice Willis, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. X. r. Willis of Deer River. The
bridal attendants were Miss Bernice
Willis, sister of the bride, and Cliff
ford Ryder, brother-in-law of the
groom.
The groom is the son of Jack Mac
Adams of the Meadow Lawn commun-
ity east of Pine City and a brother
of Miss Vivian MacAdams, instructor
in the Askov high school. He was
born in the old home in Meadow
Lawn but has for many years been a
resident of the Deer River neighbor-
hood where he with his bride grad
uated with the 1880 class from the
high school there. Since his grad
uation he has attended the North
Dakota Agricultural College at Fargo.
He is an Industrious young man of
many fine traits and his future bids
fair success in whatever field he will
exert his efforts. His bride is un-
known in Pine county.
The young couple went to house
keeping at Shady Rest resort, II miles
north of Deer River, where he will
be manager the coming season.
Following the wedding ceremony re-
freshmentS were served to the i'm
mediate family and close friends of
the couple. Those from away attend
ing the wedding were the groom's
father, Jack MacAdams. and daugh-
ter. Rosetta, of Pine City; Miss Wv
ian MacAdams, sister, and Paul N.
FrOkjer of AskOv; Mrs. Iven w. john
son, sister, and her two sons of
Weblake, Wis; and another sister,
Mrs. Myles Ranzheimer and daughter
and friend, Mrs. Belle Ladbarry, of
Valley City, N. D.
Congratulations and best wishes
are extended to the young couple
from acquaintance in Pine county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
BASE BALL JUST
ROUND CORNER
Pine County League Will
Hold Annual Meeting
Tuesday Night.
Bruno and Carlton Have
Filed Applications to
Join League.

Baseball activity will start in Pine
county next week when the annual
meeting of the Pine County Baseball
league will be held at Sandstone
Tuesday night, says A. w. Carlson,
president of the league. Ordinary
business such as selecting of new
members. election of officers. adopt
ing schedule, etc. will be transacted
at this meeting.
1t is expected that there will be
keen competition for franchises in
the league this season. Two new
clubs, Carlton and Bruno have filed
their applications for admittance to
the league and others have indicated
their Willingness to join. The pres
ent membership consists of Willow
River, Sturgeon Lake, Moose Lake,
Flnlayson, Sandstone, Pine City,
Brook Park and Markville who ac-
lively took part in competitive play
last season, and Askov who still re-
tains membership in the league
but remained inactive last year.
League baseball has grown rapidly
throughout the state during the past
few years which definitely proves that
that is the practical way of presenting
the national game to the baseball
loving public. Thirty-five leagues
were represented at the annual tourn-
ament held at st. Paul last fall and
that did not include all of the leagues
organized throughout the state. The
Pine County Baseball league was rep
resented by Sturgeon Lake which was
eliminated in the second game by st.
Peter.
The Central Umpires association
was organized last year as an aux
Hilary to the Pine County league fur
nishing selected umpires at NOM
mai rate. That organization held a
at Sandstone on March 21
and perfected its policies for the COM
ing season. Albert Johnson of Sand
stone, was elected president to sue
ceed A. w. Carlson of Sturgeon Lake.
and G. E. Olson of Sturgeon Lake was
reelected secretary-treasurer; V. E.
Shafer of Finlayson, was elected vice
president to succeed Albert Johnson.
Several good umpires emerged from
the selections last year and others
will be tried out this season.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
WILLOW SCHOOL
STILL ORGANIZED
County Board Acts on Matter After
COunter.PetitfOn Is Presented
to 1t Tuesday.

About $50 people from the Willow
River district No. Fl appeared at Pine
City on Tuesday. March %, when the
county board met to consider the pc
tition for the dissolution of the dis
trict into unorganized territory. At
a previous meeting, of the county
board, a petition was presented ask
ing for this, but when the matter
came up for the second time, a coun-
had been filed contain
ing the names of some of those sign
ing the original, which counterpart
tion requested that their names be
from the original.
1t was held by county attorney, M.
B. Hurley that the legal requirements
of the original petition had not been
met with, since it did not contain the
legally required majority of free
holder voters names. Upon this rul-
ing. the county board dismissal the
petition from further consideration.
Another item accomplished by the
board on the first day of its session
was the cutting of the percentage
ratio of road money between the town.
ship and the state for gas tax. In
the past it was required that each
township, match 20 per cent of the
gas tax money allotted to it, but this
was lowered by the board to 10 per
cent in the future.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
BIRTHS HOLD UP
PINE POPULATION
County Has Years Total of 1874 Births
to Only 1863 Deaths I'm Report
OF Clerk of Court.

Pine county maintained it's popula-
ton very we'll in 1882 if we may judge
from the ratio between births and
deaths as reported to clerk of court.
William Mista, from the state depart
ment of health. Some towns showed
few births or deaths, while others
showed high percentage. Birch
Creek showed Is births to deaths,
and Dell Grove, Fl births to only 3
deaths. High ratios of births to
deaths were also shown by Hinckley
village, Hinckley township, Mission
Creek, Rock Creek, and Chengwatana
In Pine City village, the deaths
exceeded the births by three, there
being 13 births and 16 deaths. The
total of births for the county was 394
as compared with 169 deaths. The
detailed report or the number of
births and deaths for each town fol-
lows.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
HOG PRICES OFF
AT WEEKS START
Break 15c to zoe With SOwS Weak to
1Oc LOwer-Practical Top $3.65
Weak UndertOne on Cattle; Shear
ing Lambs $5.15 to 1928.

(By u. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics and Minnesota Department Of
Agricultural
South st. Paul, Mimi, March q,
1888: Hog prices came in for losses
of 15c to zoe at this weeks opening,
packing sows being weak to 10c lower
Better 100 to 23O pound hogs sold
mostly at $355 to 1855. the 1855
money being the practical top. Med
ium grades sold down to 1925 and
below, culls down to $3.50. Better
$50 to 1926 pound butchers sold at
$685. to $3.50, sows $3.50 to $3.15,
most medium to choice pigs $2.75 to
1925.
There was a weak undertone in the
cattle market, closing sales being
weak to 25c lower on medium to good
steers. Bulk of the steers and year
lings brought 1918 to $3.50, some up
ward to $500, common grades down
to 1925 or below. She stock sold
about steady, butcher heifers mostly
$500 to $500, few yearlings to $500,
beef COWS 1925 to $2.75, bulls mostly
1925 to $40. Good to choice vealers
bulked at $3.50 to $500, few $3.50.
Gull and common grades $500 to
$500.
A few good to choice native slaugh-
ter lambs sold at $500, with best fed
lambs held around $5.25 or above.
Feeders and Suckers.
Most of the stocker steers offered
at this weeks opening consisted of
kinds selling at $2.75 to $3.50, some
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
PINE CITY TO HAVE
TWO HATCHERIES

Pine City will have two hatcheries
this season, according to present ar
rangements. Arthur Halverson, pro-
prietor of the Sanitary Poultry Ranch
at Sandstone, has taken over the
Petersime incubator in the Penning-
ton building and will do custom
Matching, sell chicks, and also various
supplies. Mr.. Halverson also plans
to buy poultry and eggs at the end
of the Matching season.
Roy B. Lewis and o. E. Blood have
rented the west side of the Madden
building and have installed a New
town incubator with $500 egg capa-
city. They will do custom Matching.
With these two places both going,
Pine City is we'll supplied with hatch
ing facilities and poultry keepers will
find the two places good places in
in which to get their eggs Matched
into chicks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
NO FEED LOANS WILL
BE MADE IN COUNTY

A. Gravesen of Askov, who was re-
Gently appointed to accept and make
out applications for the feed and seed
loan department of the United States
Department of Agriculture, received
letter from Vincent p. Mccoy, field
inspector for this district, that no
feed loans will be made in Pine coun-
ty. Seed loans will be made as orig
inally announced.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
Villages.

upward to $4.25. Pigs were salable
at $500 to 1925 for better grades,
odd lots higher. Several loads of
shearing lambs sold at $5.15 to $5.25,
medium to good natives $500 to $3.50.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30
Making Herself Comfy.

What are you doing out of bed,
Mary?" father called up the stairs.
Pause-then the small voice, Il
just got out to tuck myself in, Dad
dy."-LabOr.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-30

Largest circulation of any
newspaper in the United
States published in COM
munity of it's size.
BY far the largest circu-
lation of any newspaper i'll
Pine county.
4 good advertising med UNI.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
CANADIAN IMP ORTS
or OIL DURING 1882
TOTAL see, 9S6, 600

For 1882 the petroleum pro
ducts imported into Canada were
sac, $4,000, according to official
trade figures.
Crude oil imported into Can
ada for refining during 1882 was
considerably reduced in quantity
by over 12O.OOOO.OOo gallons, but
the valuation was higher, reach
ing s26, 900 last year, against
$22. 5000 in 1881, according
to the bureau Of statistics report
issued, giving the inn
ports for December and the tot
ais for the year. the comparative
figures Of which are given in
detail in our oil statistics.
Fuel oil imports for the year
also increased by 5000. 600. Crude.
not in its natural state. .725 or
heavier, was also considerably
higher, by $4,000.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
ROTARY DRILLS TO
3l4 IN q DAYS

For some of the cable tool boys
who have trouble in getting Cut
Bank wells down $500 feet, in
two months. we have a bit of en-
enlargement from East Texas
where rotary tools are used.
A wen in East Texas was
drilled 1914 feet in four days.
The first run of 24So feet was
made with one bit. A second bit
was used to complete the we'll.
East Texas formations are not
as hard as those in Cut Bank, Of
course but this gives an idea Of
the relative speed Of cable and
rotary tools.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
JOE DIXON Will
stay I'M OFFICE
OF THE INTERIOR

wAsHINGToN-Harold Icke,
Of Chicago, in taking over his
office as secretary OF the inter
ior In the Roosevelt cabinet, has
as his right hand man an old
friend and political associate OF
81 years standing. Joseph M.
Dixon.
As assistant interior secretary,
Dixon, former Montana governor
ana United States senator. wiH
continue an association which be-
gan when be and Ickes met dur
ing the Theodore Roosevelt pro-
gressive movement. both having
bOlted the republican party in
1919. At that time Tckes was
chairman Of the Illinois state
progressive committee.
Dixon was manager Of the
Bull Moose campaign Of the for
mer president.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
TURNER VALLEY
PRODUCTION STILL
MOVES SOUTH ard

Continuing its southwark
trend. the remarkable Turner
Valley field Of Alberta has just
given birth to a big producer
on its southernmost location.
known as Freehold-Mar-Jon No.
/ in Section 2s-I8-2w5, IL miles
south Of northernmost production.
At 1921 feet the well has a.
round 100000 feet Of wer
gas estimated at around 500 bar
rels per day and is only AIS
feet in the lime whereas the
MerIand well, the largest in the
field, and a half mile away, got
its greatest production 5ss feet
In the lime.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
SANTA RITA BIT SPEEDING
TOWARD PAY SANDS 70 End
DEPRESSION FOR RED MEN
Two Wells On BIackfeet Indian Reservation
No Longer Racing AS Crumley Crew
Runs Away From Fulton

The expected race between two
drilling wells ON the Baackfeet
Indian reservation ceased to be
race during the past week when
a crew headed by Lon Crum-
ley, veteran operator, pulled far
into the lead of the Fulton test,
CrumIey drilling on Friday at
1910 feet on Santa Rita Oil COM
pany's Tribal No. 1 in Section
15-s5-sw.
Fuqton's crew in NEA 1894
sw had started off at high speed
but ended up this past week with
only 500 feet OF hole.
Blackfeet Indians are stole,
but nothing since the days when
they awaited the historic attack
by the allied tribes with their
Red River carts, have the Black
feet been more excited or impa-
tent. To them these two wells
are not Wildcats but instead are
certain producers which win for
ever banish hard times from
the impoverished Blackfeet tribe,
once the richest Of American In
dams.
To the white men, these loca-
tions are not so certain for any
wen more than a mile from pro-
duction is regarded as a wild
cat'' and the Fulton well is
mile and a half away from the
newly completed A. P. Combat
son producer, while the Santa
Rita well IS more than three
miles from the Tarrant-Reichoff
the closest oil well.
the Santa Rita well, To-
Gated northwest Of the oil area,
Is only a short distance OF the
No. /. which show
ed so much oil that it is con.
sidered comparable in every way
With the DrumheIIer discovery
we'll in Section 1-s4-eW.
with the proven area Of the
held well controlled by a dor
IN operators. interest s nov
turning to possible extensions.
aorth south and west Upon the
tcontnusa e. rass xhrsal
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
BRECKON MAS
SHALLOW GAS
FLOW ATT UNITY

Word has been received in
Great Falls OF gas strike near
Unity, sask.. at 24s feet. The
flow was not determined but the
mere fact that gas is found in
the district is encouraging to the
Canadian groups which have
been looking for gas for Regina
in that district. JOS Kaufman,
formerly Of Great Falls, drilled
a well in this district several
years ago. The several tests
have been drilled by Golden
Ridge Gas & Oil Co., which
holds leases from Unity Valley
Gas & on Co., and one OF these
wells struck a flow Of gas that
cleaned the six-inch hole Of mud
and water. r. H. BreckOn OF
Saskatoon, well known in Kelvin
sunburst. Is head of the Golden
Ridge company.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11

Following the adjournment Of the Mon
tana legislature, it was discovered that the
gasoline business in Montana is hereafter to
be the most regulated Of all lines Of en-
terprise A dozen laws affecting the oil in
dustry were passed and, barring veto by the
governor win become laws.
Following are the measures:
S. B. 1O-Making standard petroleum
products a public utility and providing for
price regulation by the public service com
mission.
S. B. Designating four grades of
fuel oil
H. b. 4-Chain store BILL providing for
heavy tax on filling stations, reaching $50
per station after the eighth owned by any one
concern.
III B. Exchanging method Of collecting
taxes on royalty earnings, so that operators
must collect.
H. B. 46-Proyiding for refunds of gasO-
line taxes.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11

H. B. SO licensing gasoline dealers, to
insure against loss of gasoline taxes and re-
curing bond from each dealer.
H. B. 111--Authorizing state to engage
in refining and marketing of oil, at descre-
ton of governor and carrying 100000 APP
preparation.
H. b. 16I- Corporation license tax on
net income. with federal income tax methods
Of depletion, depreciation and obsoleseence.
H. B. 222-Putting gasoline importers
on same basis as Montana refiners in matter
Of payment Of gasoline taxes only when gas
oline is delivered"
H. B. 225- Changed regulations in leas-
ing of state oil and gas lands so that one OPP
orator can have as many leases or operating
agreements as be wishes and preference rights
on their renewal.
n b. 305-Tax of We per thousand Gu
bic feet on natural gas payable by producer.
The Legislature also memorialized con-
gress to eliminate the federal gasoline tax.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11

The well is on the Matson
farm. in NE Sen NwH 1874
6w. half q mile west OF the
archaeological group and about
an equal distance north Of the
santa-Rita-Hannah group.
This well had so feet Of sand
and is a good producer without
shooting. II has been swabbing
80 barrels q day during the
past two days.
A. P. Con win have another
completion soon. on the Kisssl
farm. Location OF this well Il
in NE NEK swM 11-s4-sw,
less than a mile north and about
midway between the Matson pro-
ducer and the Tarrant- Reichoff
producer.
II Is understood that A. p.
Con win drill four more wells
on It's acreage an Of which IL
now considered definitely proven
ground.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
PHBUs IN BILLINGS

Ray Phebus. well known geolO-
gist who was at one time en-
ployed by Tip Omen and other
Independent operators in Nor
thern Montana, has recently
moved hts home and offices from
ThermoDolis, wyo., to Billings.
where he will be permanently To-
Gated. Mr.. Phebus is Wyoming
vice president of the Independ-
ent Petroleum Association. HIS
associate. w. J. Edwards. Is To-
eating with him in Billings.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
IRVINE STE ART
BACK TO WORK
Ar High SPEED

Irvine Stewart, consulting &C.
oIogiat Of Santa Rita OIL com
pany has returned to Cut Bank
from Los Angeles where he has
spent the winter months with his
family. Mr.. Stewart came to
Montana by air. leaving Los An
geles at / O'Clock in the morn
ing. eating lunch In Great Falls
and having dinner with L. b.
O'Neil the same evening. after
travelling from Great Falls 70
Cut Bank by automobile, q dis
lance Of 100 miles. However.
there was no need for hurry for
it Is much too early for rock
hounds to start digging around
in the coulees.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
TARRAHT HAS
SnILCaS
on MCCLELLAN

Roy ,TaErant, drilling for
gas supply for his Cut Bank
operations. had only . small
gas wen on the Mcclellan
farm In Cut Bank field ct
last reports Friday night.
Location Is In The South
east Quarter Of Section e
Sa-5W, IN q spot where Tar
rant felt sure he would get
. well in the upper sands
and quite probably an Oh
well in the Iower sands.
Instead, he found OH above
and gas below, . condition
which can be explained only
by the possible presence o.
fanlting IN the immediate
district.
The oil was found in a sand
called the Montana sand in the
gas area Of the Cut Bank field,
Whereas this normally produces
gas, It carried enough oil so
that the drillers took out six
bailers of oil as they drilled
through It. Inasmuch as this is
not normal oil horizon, they
continued on down TO the Stew
art sand, where gas was expected.
1t showed about a million feet
OF gas. Drilling then continued
on down to the Darling sand,
oil horizon, which is
reported to have carried only
a little additional gas. At last
reports drilling continued with
the word rumored in Cut Bank
that Tarrant will shoot the sands
to try to crack something loose,
since this IS an area which has
never failed to yield either oil
Or gas.
Tarrant was very anxious to
get gas well to supply his camp
and drilling operations, since
gas for drilling is very expensive
IN this field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
SEATTLITES SCORE SUCCESS
LESSEEIGROUP
HAS OEs WELL
At Gu BANK

The Queen City Of Puget
Sound moved onto the
payroll Of Montana's nat
uxs1 resources this week
By the Copletion IN the
Gut Bank Oh field Of the
first producer IN which g
Seattle group is interest
ed
The well belongs to the 81.
g. Lesser interests of Seattle,
in a joint operation with San
ia Rita Oil company Of Mon
tana. The well is located mid
way between the Montana
Power Simer0 well and the
Santa Rita Yunck No. ] wells,
with a 20-foot sand that, as in
other wells IN the district, is
exceedingly hard.
Since the sand showed the
usual saturation, the drillers
did not delay the use Of nitro
glycerin. After s#abbing out
Is barrels Of oil, they placed
a 20-quart squib on Wednes-
day night. Then on Thursday
they placed the first real shot
used in the field: an 80-quart
shot Of nitro glycerin. Work
of cleaning out was still in
progress Friday but it is be-
lived that this shot made a
real well out Of what was 9TH
erwise a mediocre pumper.
Other operators have shot
their wells with a maximum
of 40 quarts and the field has
been hoping that someone
would give a well a "jolt" to
see what would happen. The
next few days win tell the out
come Of an 80-quart Jolt.
Whereas this well proves up
no new territory, it brings
the producing area a little
closer to the town of Cut Bank
which may yet enjoy the thrill
of town lot drilling.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
HIGHER OIL PRICES?

Improvement IN the Montana crude price situ-
alton is seen By MontanG operators s0ko believe
that the equalization of Canadian and American
currency aciH increase the price received bg Mon
tGmG producers. Whereas the price Of crude tg
KeVfn-Suabmst has been rs cents per barrel
Canadians haze been pairing around 81 per barrel
for Montana crude because of the exchange charges
1t is nOso believed thot Mscstana crude prices aVi be
advanced as result of the proposed initiation Of u.
s. currency s0bsch sOU renoVe the exchange charges
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-03-11
RNOLD is
CALLED EAST

Ralph Arnold, well known Pc
trOleum geologist, has been call
ed to Oklahoma city to assist in
the drafting OF a gas and oil Dill
for Oklahoma. He Is assisting q
special committee which is work
ing to present an equitable bill
affecting conservation and pro-
ration Of oil and gas.