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The Washington times., 1933-03-03
HOLD
BANQUET

The Electoral College, that al
most mythical body of men which
makes election of a President a
very formal thing, will gather to-
night in the Willard Hotel for a
banquet.
It will be the first such banquet
ever held by members of the So
called college. Michael F.. Doyle
is chairman.
The affair will be presided over
by James A. Farley, Postmaster
General designate.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
FOREST GLEN MEET

An organization meeting with
selection of committee members
and a mapping of the program for
the year will be held next Wednes-
day night by the Forest Glen Citi-
zens Association in the parish
hall, announces Robert Conroy,
president.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
Detroit Plea Fails
To Speed Up Relief

Detroit's dramatic plea for
legislation under which it could
declare a twc-year moratorium on
its funded debts met a luke
warm deception today in Con-
gress. Despite Mayor Frank Muir
phys statement that the city was
facing default within "a hours,
no concerted effort to secure pas.
sage Of the municipal moratorium
bill was in prospect.
The Washington times., 1933-03-03
Scarlet FeUer Tops
ILLS in MOntQOnlerU

Eleven cases of scarlet fever
were reported to Montgomery
county health authorities during
the month of February.
Other cases of communicable
diseases reported during the
month were measles, /: diph-
liberia, 3; influenza, 7; chicken
pox, 9; tuberculosis, 8; pneumonia,
5; german measles, l, and mumps,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
kE-SU PUTS
DOWN OFFSET
TO STEWART

Ke-sun Oil company. whose
stockholders financed the dis
cOvery we'll in Kevin-sunburst
field, is today drilling another
well on its Stewart lease. one
location west Of the No. / pro-
Queer which has yielded better
than 100000 worth OF oil.
Location Is in the center OF the
west line Of NEA NEH 1856
3W. There are producers on
three offset locations. so it is re-
garded IS fairly certain OF pro-
duction, with the possibility that
It may tap the fault or crack
which Is responsible Tor the
record of the Stewart No.
we'll The new well is drilling
at 1900 feet.
The Day well in 17-s5-2W Is
reported shut down at $40 feet,
after having run casing.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17

EAST TEXAS IS
$4,000 BBLS.

Reduction Of the allowable
output Of East Texas oil field
to between 545, 900 and 1000
barrels daily, by the Texas rail-
road commission. means the be-
ginning Of the end of the Texas
cancer, in the opinion OF Mon
tana oil producers.
The field had been opened TO
a million barrels a day There
were rumors OF lowered pres
sure and water invasion. The
showdown" came with the hear
ing on June IL.
MOntanans watching tie situa-
ton guessed that IL the poten-
tial test showed declining pro
ductivlty, the allowable would
be reduced to 45O,O to 500.-
600 barrels. It was cut even low
er than expected, confirming the
belief that East Texas viii not
much longer prove a menace.
Higher crude prices here and
crude prices here and every-
everywhere should follow.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
INDIAN LANDS TO
BE DIVIDED INTO
TRACTS FOR SALE

No more OF the Blackfeet
Indian lands on the west edge
Of Cut Bank field VIII be sold
until the Fulton well is compIet-
ed, 1t was learned this week
from the tribal council. The
2.100-acre block which The Texas
company has been trying to ac-
Quire win be cut into eight or
more separate tracts ard sold
at public Suction. the tribe re-
iected a bid OF $3.50 per acre
with provision for one well with
In 80 days and asked for So per
acre bonus with q continuous
drifting program Of one well to
40 acres, such program to be
c0nDIeted within dive ye@rw.
Taxaco suhnstted ths proposal 70
New York bat Il srpeoted 20
reject A.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17

GOING INTO.
TULSA FIRM

Donald Campbell, for manv
wears counsel for Midwest Re-
timing company and Standard o.
Indiana In Montana, has beer
appointed a member OF the lsgal
staff serving the Standard at
Tulsa, and win on JAY / leave
Great Falls to take up fuil-time
duties with that organisation.
Recognized as one OF the out
standing authorities on oil field
forms and laws pertaining TO OIL
fields practice. Mr.. Campbell has
been a valuable asset to the
Montana industry. He has had
hand in writing practically
every law regarding the oil in
dustry since 1921, having taken
an active part in legislative mat
tiers for many years past. In
addition to his Standard retainer
ne has represented a number OF
Independent oil men including
the Coolidge group OF oil and gas
companies. He has been q resi-
dent Of Great Falls since 1927.
In his new position he will be
employed in service Of stando-
lind Pipeline Co., standolind
Crude OIL Purchasing Agency and
standolind OIL & Gas Co.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
ROTARY RIG
MOVING
BORDER FIELD

Contract for the drilling
Of a well in Border OH field
on SFontaIta OH company
property has been awarded
to John Finn, rotary con-
tractor, according to word
from c0utts Friday.
A rotary rig Is being moved
from Wainwright to the PAT
Buckley ranch. II this rig sue
cessfulIy completes this well, It
will be the first rotary producer
ever drilled in Northern Montana
and the only successful rotary
well drilled in the state outside
of Dry Greek where Ohio uses
rotary equipment for 55OO-foot
drilling.
The only other active opera
ton in the Border field is the
KOtop well on the Alberta side Of
the border, where a fishing job
Is holding up drilling. G. Earl
Croker, we'll known in Montana
oil operations, is in charge Of the
KOtop well, It is understood.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
Paterson Spots TlUo Wells
In Development of Whitlash

Development of Whitlash oil field
has been renewed by Western Natural
Gas Company of which W. A. Pater-
son of Spokane is head
One well, offsetting the discovery
oil well on the north, is now drilling
in NWANEH 26-37-4E and was re-
ported at a depth of 800 feet Friday.
A second well is to be drilled inn
mediately north of the Mahoney No.
/ gasser, in seq NW14 23-3z-4E,
which well had an initial Of 100000
cubic feet of gas. It IS three quarters
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17

Of mile north of the discovery oil well
on the Hicks farm
Whitlash field has had five wells
drilled, with three small producers. The
discovery oil well belongs to Western
Natural Gas and the west offset was
drilled by the Bruce Radigan interests.
The Wilde interests drilled small pro-
Queer northeast of the discovery well
during the past year.
Paterson now intends to work north
ward, believing that the volume and pres
sure of the Mahoney well signifies the
possibility of large oil production.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17

flow Of 100000 cubic feet Of gas encountered
the top Of the Stewart sand IN the r T. Sweeney wild
North Cut Bank structure IN the northwest
Of Section 23S7-5W when drilling resumed this week.
At p. M Friday reports from the well said that the
drill had passed through the Stewart sand 1891 and would
shortly pick up the Darling sand principal producing horizon
of this field.
The flow of gas with pressure that threw
the tools up IN the hole resulting fishing job The
were recovered Thursday and drilling resumed Thursday night
The Sweeney well is about equidistant from production
in Cut Bank field and in the BorderRed Couee oil field
is distinct local high revealed by guhsurface work
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17

and has checked 90 feet highS
er than the Texaco-Inter-
national well, the closest well
drilled, which well had water
at horizons at which the
Sweeney well has had show
ings of oil and wet gas.
Montana Power, Texas-Pa-
cific and other companies have
protection acreage but the
principal block Of 5000 acres
is held by P. 7. Sweeney,
pioneer Kelvin Sunburst oper-
ator, who shut the well down
several weeks ago to straight
en- out titles before drilling in.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17

AHDLMDSAY
At MEETING

H. b. Chessher and h. J.
Lindsay are Montana's Off
cial representatives at the
American Petroleum Instt-
tute conference at Chicago
with regard to 3 code OF
practices for the OH I'M
dustry under provisions Of
the National industrial Re-
covery Act, recently passed
by congress
MIR. Chessher, Pondera oper.
ator was appointed By the indie.
pendent Petroleum Association
with but one instruction that
Montana should be allowed. in
any case, to produce no to suffi-
cient on TO care for its own mar
ket. This would mean trebIing
present daily production, but
would not give enough production
to furnish all Montana refineries
with adequate crude for capacity
operations.
Mr.. Lindsay, head Of North
west Stellarine at Shelby, was
appointed as alternate for Walter
F. Britain to represent Montana
Chapter. Rocky Mountain Oil
& Gas Association.
A wire from Chicago Friday
morning stated that Chessher
had- introduced an amendment
stating:
Nothing herein this code con-
tanned shall permit any commit
tee authorized thereby or any
chairman thereof to prorate the
production OF any producer or to
curtail any operations in any
state in which the production Of
crude oil does not exceed the
consumption thereof"
TO Montana this is a critical
situation. Mr.. Lindsay wired
Mr.. Britain Friday stating that
he doubts that the chessher
amendment wiz stand, as much
pressure is being brought to stop
all drilling to bring the situa-
ton under control No curtail-
ment OF exports is proposed,
which Will help Montana
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
REG is
Sl I'M
REORGANIZATION


The drilling Of one well
by the Reorganization Plan
under the management OF
Sunburst on q Refining Co..
is now assured by subscrfp-
tions received from stock
holders and creditors, &C
cordtng to announcement Of
J. H. Hamilton, federal court
receiver, who is managing
the company In an effort to
salvage the more valuable
holdings for the benefit Of
participating stockholders
and creditors.
Invited to make their own ap-
praisals, subscribers are taking
from 10 to 100 per cent Of their
old interest or claim in stock
Of the reorganization interests
in the new company he states.
It is understood that after the
subscriptions are all In, and some
of the properties developed are
to be appraised at actual worth
and stocks issued on that basis.
entirely divorcing the new organi-
cation from the old.
Meantime. the receiver secured
the approval Of the federal court
for his plan to dismantle the
5,0O0-barrel refinery in West
Great Fails. selling enough Of the
property to pay up taxes and
other imperative obligations and
thereafter retain enough tank
age and equipment to provide a
good 1.00Olbarrel topping plant.
which may be leased to some
other refiner or operated by the
reorganized company, as its
stockholders may decide. The
receiver Is reported to have
wiped out more than 100000
worth OF indebtedness and has
salvaged tools, casing and other
equipment to make possible
going concern on a smaller and
less expensive scale THAI the old
company
A well will be drilled in the
immediate future on one OF Its
proven leases as the first step
toward putting the new organi-
zatlon on diyidend-paying basis.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
NORTH CUT BANK WILDCAT IS CASING
kelvin GETS
FIRST WELL
Of YEAR SO

Kevin-Sunburst field en-
joyed the thrill Of the COM
pietiOn Of an oil wen this
week the flrst oil well in
that field daring the year
1888.
The well is the Eagle
Petroieum-Haugen No. 2, IN
sW swA NWK f2-sB-sW,
and Is southeast Of the No.
well. a sunbarst sand
producer.
Rods and tubing were being
run for a test on Friday after
getting the sunburst sand at
1852 feet. checking IS feet high
or. structurally. than the No. /.
OIL came up between 700 and
500 feet. Il Is high gravity.
oil which has an in
slant market at the nearby Kevin
refinery.
Further drilling on the local
structural condition known as
Kelvin dome Is contemplated BY
Eagle Petroleum. including a
test to the Madison lime at a
point south Of the fault. the ex-
lstence OF which Is now pretty
definitely established. sunburst
sand oil Is expected on the north
side and Ellis sand oil on the
south side Of this fault. as in
the discovery group.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
MRROR DIDN'T HURT

An Associated Press writer
VINO hasn't been keeping up
on OIL development in Montana
Il responsible Tor the world
being informed that Montana
mas a new oil field. AS It
worked out. It gave Montana
e lot Of unexpected publicity.
Patroleum Economic Service,
~ an example. heralded The
Tasraut MILLER wen a. add
sng anothm sr@orfant field %
Mon4ama'a creait. saying
that It was the discovery well
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
FTEgD WATER sTRATA ZOE THIRp TIME

A. P. Consolidated Mattson No. well, in SEA SWl
14346W picked up flow Of water in a stray sand in thu
same horizon the A. PCon-Kissel No. l well and wa
forced sxneh casing at 1868 feet shut off They
roaming down to the top of the sand This is thu
third well in the field to find this stray water sand
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
JOHNSON HAS ANOTHER SIGNAL HILL

J. W. johnson Of the Northwest sSearine company this
dug cellar preparatory 10 rigging the w.
Ewing farm Ofsetting pro-
center OF Section 8
north slope typographical
high" this entire country reminiscent OF the Signal
Of Kevin-sunburst where Johnson drilled Corey
gushers
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
DAKOTA-MONTANA Is NEARING SAND

Dakota Montana's Haglund No. 1 in SW NW14NE
14346W drilling 1850 feet after having landed Gig
inch casing at 2615.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
TWO MORE como AETER GuHE3ER PRODUCTION

In the vicinity Of the fields largest we'll the Tarrantong
Miller No wells making excellent time Tarrantope
No l. offset drilling feet. in
well the TarrantHaglund, IT.
In SEA is drilling 1900
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
BULL TIN

Sweeney wildcat strikes oil, Darl-
ing sand. Flowing over top of derrick
Means new Montana oil field.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
FIRST OF -FOUR WELLS UNDER WAY

The first of the Tarrant wells the fourwe contract
with Montana Headlight (Drumheler nterests) is drilling
the Williams farm $50 feet Location is in NWA NEA
11346W, offsettng the Kissel No producer.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17

C0bb Of Rollins Wvo, is reported prsparing
waabexs farm, smM 9s-sgew. the
Rshof Trhai proaeem final Of having
been closed during past week
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
MUST RUN ANOTHER STRING or PIPE

HannaPorter company found its easing seriously dam
aged its Britton No ] producer in NV NEA NEA %
346W result Of premature explosion Of time bomb
and it is necessary string Of 5neh pipe The well
is shut down waiting for the string 20 arrive
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
PAR On. OQKPTRTRs ON, eTART8 ANOTHER

Par Oil drilled 2s3s kse B. H. discovery OFF
field gIycern
OIL rigging up offsettlng A. con-Fissel
No. l. sW swM SEA 2-s4-sw.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17

Fulton winch mad peBsed lot
completion during past wells
habit ahead Of completion Gazing shales
by going invite trouble
inexperienced
takes pound through them.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
Fulton Is Ready
To Bring IN Well
In West Cut Bank

- KILLING at 1920 and due in the sand at 2975, W.
NJ Fultons wen in Cut Bank is today approach
ing the first completion ID the west of the prn
cpal wells of Cut Bank oil field
fishing job and other troubes have been ironed out
and the world should within week whether this vet
prOspector is his guee that the should
have thicker sands and greater than the present
ducng area
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
FORT WORTH SPUDDER rs DOING FINE

Meanwhile A. p Consolidated following the prospect Of
production drilling
SEA NWz 1l-s46w. 500 romping merriy
along They picked the Colorado
al Is spudder in
2soofoo drilling Montana
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17
TT SOON have ANOTHER
BI.ACKFEET WTT.L

Santa Rtas Tribal No 2 wen In Section 1580-6Wl
Backfeet Indian reservation, is drilling 27z5 and except
going above the should be early
pletion giving Indians plans
their ceIebEatIon-h WIN buy the becves.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-06-17

Santa kIfa-UIson No. wen, beng drilled Tor the Gu
Bank Drilling company of Port Townsend, FIR
day standing with production pipe cemented 2840 fee
and be brought in within few hours Location is in tn
northeast Of 2636W in the midst of production
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-18
n. D. CONGRESSMAN
IS FOR IMITATION
Sinclair Skeptical About Farm
Measure; Talbot Dis
agrees With Him

Minot, N. D.. Sept. 18.-(P-The key
to permanent betterment of the lot of
the northwest farmer is not initiation
but 1t Is the new wheat adjustment
plan, II 1t is honestly and wisely adj
ministered, according to M. w. That
cher. Washington representative of
the Farmers National Grain corpora
ton, who addressed meeting of the
Ward County Farmers union in MI
not Saturday evening.
Thatcher took issueN'with a state
ment by Congressman j. H. Sinclair,
who preceded him as q speaker, in
which the congressman advocated in
flation as remedy for the farmer.
Sinclair's declaration had won much
applause.
Congressman Sinclair said that he
was somewhat dubious about some
Of this farm legislation"
A weakness in our NRA," he said
Is that the rehabilitation of industry
is going ahead more rapidly than the
rehabilitation Of agriculture, although
the latter is basic to the recovery OF
business.
Industry has chiseled like the old
profiteers," charged Sinclair. He said
that industrial production had been
boosted to SO per cent Of normal while
wages remain only SO per cent normal.
To break up what he called the
money monopoly" Sinclair said that
initiation is essential, and he added
that he would vote for any kind of in
flation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-18
STOCKS, STAPLES
Gut CRAZY CAPERS
ONUNCERYAINMAR
Diverse Currents Toss Leading
Shares About lndis.
criminately

New York, Sept. 18.-(R-stocks
and staples cut crazy quilt patterns
Monday as prices shuffled about ir-
regularly despite the inflationary i'm
plications of another sharp slump in
international dollar rates.
Diverse currents tossed lead I'M
SHARES about indiscriminately after q
brisk upward movement in the first
hour which was led by mining and oil
issues. Although the petroleum group
maintained most of it's advance, the
metal equities shaded their early
gains. The utilities generally were
soft and the rails were subjected to
some pressure at one time. The
American monetary unit dropped to
about 65 cents in terms of the French
gold franc and was off nearly 10 cents
in relation to the British pound ster-
ling. While cotton got up around $50
bale, grains turned hesitant after
wheat opened cent bushel higher.
Other commodities were mixed. Bonds
were trifle nervous.
:. Shares of Homestake Mining spurt-
ed some 10 points and U. s. Smelling
jumped around 4, but later relin-
pushed part of this advance. Ameri-
can Smelling, Mcintyre Porcupine,
Dome and International Nickel were
up fractionally to more than a point.
American Can and Allied Chemical
stepped up 2 or more and Standard
Oils of New Jersey and California,
Continental and Seaboard advanced a
point. The alcohols did little. U. s.
Steel was heavy, losing some points,
snd issues off more than q point in
Guided American Telephone, Dupont,
Western Union, General Motors, Lig-
gett & Myers. Bethlehem Steel, Con-
solidated Gas, Union Pacific, North
American, and Public Service Of New
Jersey.
There were q few minor rallies, but
the close was. rather heavy. Approx
mately 100000 shares changed
hands.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-18
JUDGE Burr GUEST
SPEAKER OF LIONS
Entertains Members With Dis.
cussion Of Ancient and
Modern Statutes

The Lions club listened to q dis
cussion Of ancient and modern laws
by Judge A. q. Burr Of the supreme
court at their regular meeting Mon
day noon.
Judge Burr compared the making
Of mortgages, wills and other legal
documents Of ancient times with the
same instruments executed during
modern times and proved q remark
able similarity in language and con-
struction. He cited will drawn over
300 years ago as an instance that
laws have not changed as much as
most people believe.
International law Of ancient times
was not so much different from mod
ern days and was in many ways bet
ter, he said. Citing the insult case
as an example Of where justice Is
evaded by the accused living In
country where extradition laws are
not recognized he showed how extra
dition for crimes was more ample UNI
der international agreements between
nations In ancient times.
Members Of the club signified their
intention Of attending the district
zone Lions conference ct Beulah
Thursday evening, Sept. 20.
A special program was announced
for next Mondays luncheon. DR.. F. B.
Strauss having charge Of the arrange
ments.
President J. p Spies presided at the
meeting and F. v. Orr was In charge
1T the days program. George M.
Thompson, who moved here last week
from jamestown, was in charge Of the
club.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-18
Tribune's Grain, livestock and
Market Report for M0n., Sept. Is
WHEAT N|AKESBUT
SMALL net GAINS
DESPITE FLIGHTS
Price Scars to More Than 13
Cents Above Last Weeks
Low But Drops Again

Chicago. Sept. 1s.-B-W Wheat
soaued Monday to more than IL cents
above last weeks low, but at the fin
ish showed only slight fractional
gains.
Initiation talk based largely on .
gold quotation Of 1914 an ounce
Monday against $3O.49 Saturday, to-
gether with steep rise in British ex-
change, had much to do with the
rise Of grain. However, general de-
sire for quick profits acted at times
as more than an offset later.
Wheat closed steady. at the same as
Saturdays finish to u cent higher,
Sept. 81, Dec. 95ss-A; corn M-1A
down, Sept. SO. Dec. IS: oats unchang-
ed to v up, and provisions 10 to 30
cents advanced.
Broad speculative demand mani
Tested itself in wheat, and prices raj
lied strongly from setbacks that fol-
lowed active profit-taking. On the
advances, wheat rose to the highest
quotations touched since Aug. IL.
Among the bullish factors noted was
a falling off Of 2,232 600 bushels in the
amount Of wheat on passage overseas.
and further upturn In silver as well
as in the Washington price Of gold.
Canadian reports said threshing of
wheat had been postponed Indefinite
ly as result Of general rains. It was
added that western Canada was ex-
periencing one Of the most backward
seasons In history, with heavy deteri-
Grafton Of the quality Of wheat even
in the best crop areas. Corn and oats
sympathized with wheat strength, but
had to struggle against concentrated
selling Of corn futures and enlarged
receipts Of corn here.
Provisions reflected hog market up
turns.