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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-05-03
swanvilie IL. Sank Centre 6

Last Sunday in practice game
"Andy's Colts" were defeated by
the strong Swanville team by the
score of IT to 6. In the first in
ming, the locals first time under
fire, after two were down and two
had hit safely, an error in center
field occurred, to allow two to cross
the plate. Following this two more
errors, a walk and a wild pitch
gave the visitors three runs. Anoth-
er bad inning, the fifth, gave the
visitors five more runs. and with
two in the second, three in the
fourth and two in the ninth, they
brought the total to II.
The locals started with a bang,
when lead of man, Jim Benson,
connected for a single in the first;
Lane sacrificed and Pat Dubois
socked one for three bases, scoring
Jim; Iwinski followed with Q hit
and Pat scampered home. Another
run came in the sixth when Lane
got his first hit of the game and
came home on an error. In the
ninth Pierson was out first un-
assisted; Bryan was safe on an err
ror at short; Miller was hit by the
pitcher; Soltau few out to short
Benson was safe on an error at
short and all men scored on Lanes
second hit, bringing the local total
to six The locals were under an
attack OF buck fever, and naturally
the errors were to be expected. The
locals hit good and show promise
of one of the best teams, we have
had in late years.
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-05-03

Phone your news items to 2Oe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-05-03
Sank Centre Plays Away
From Home; Strong Re-
gal Team Opponents
SWANVILLE WON SUN.
Brooten Will Open Season In
This City May 13-
High School Games
Next Sundays Games
Sank Centre at Regal.
Sunburg at Brooten.
Glenwood at Belgrade.
Elrosa at Osakis.

Next Sunday. May 9Th, "Andy's
Colts" Sank Centres newly or
ganized baseball team, will journey
to Regal and cross bats with one
of the strongest outfits in the Cen
trail Minnesota League, in the sea-
sons opener. The following Sun
day Brooten will play in this city.
The boys have drawn heavy teams
for the opening, and for lack of ex-
perience will be handicapped for a
few games. They will, however,
give a good account Of themselves
later, for there is excellent material
in our team this year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
FRANKLIN SUSPECTS LEADERS
IN OIL INDUSTRY STALL ING"
TO INVITE FURTHER CHAOS
60 3 - 1ournmll

NsnnT 7-BeBT That certain interests IN
eo
OF expressed ~ Wit Exnhatn IN ms
Peaxeaeum association
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08

NATURAL GAS PROBE
WASHINGToN-A senate IN
vestigation o. natural gas compan-
lee is proposed By Sertakcr Nye OF
North Dakota.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
Three Town Lot Wells
Starting In Cut Bank

Town lot drilling has arrived in the
town of Cut Bank and with one well drill
ing, two more announced and a half dozen
deals pending on other lots, it appears that
town drilling may take care of unemploy-
ment during the coming winter months
while the rest of the field is idle.
One well spudded in this week just
north of town on the Simero- Miller farm.
This we'll has been changed to Watson
Kistner- Miller No. 2, the land belonging to
the Miller sisters of Cut Bank Spudded
December /, this well is drilling at 285
feet. Location is CIVIL NW54 NEN l.
336W.
Hannah-Porter company has announc-
ed a town lot location on lands leased from
the Montana state land board. It is known
as Hannah Porter-State No. /. and is lo-
Gated on the center of the east line of lot
l, block 3 of the second addition to Cut
Bank in Section 12-33-6W. A steel der
rick is to be moved in from the Border
field for this operation. Hannah Porter
has two producing wells in the south
central field and is proceeding On this state
lease under requirements Of the state land
board
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08

The third location in the town is
WiclSstrand- Simero No. /, in the northeast
corner of Lot 5, block IL of the original
townsite of Cut Bank. This is also in
Sec. l2-33-6W.
Early prospects of another well or
wells within the town are provided by the
coming sale of oil rights on additional
state lands within the townsite, on Decem-
Der IL at Helena. One tract is % acres in
NJ SW14 12-33-6W; a second tract is
40 acres in NWN SEA- IL and a third
tract is 80 acres in NEN SWN IL.
R c. Jeffries, who drilled the LuI1ens
townsite well which had an initial of 800
barrels per day, is not participant in the
new town rush. He is moving next to the
Jens Bake ranch in the north half of the
northeast quarter of Section 32-34-5W.
His well win be in NW54 NE54, north and
east of the Montana Power Simero pro-
Queer.
Interests associated with the Com
monwealth Petroleum, Ltd, of Calgary
are said to be preparing to drill a well
near the Cut Bank high school
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
Explosion in Pump Station
Fatal to Cut Bank Youth

Fatally burned by an explosion in Toronto Pipe Line
company booster station in Cut Bank field James F. Smith
10 years DID, ran living torch to his and drove to
the hospital in Cut Bank.
The seat of his car flames when he arrived He
died few hours later despite frantic efforts his life
The cause of the explosion viii be known as
Smith was alone at the station the time wrist watch
on his arm stopped at 230 indicating that this the time
of the explosion None else knew of it until he arrived
in Cut Bank with his clothing still burning.
Doctors and nurses summoned to come from
Great Falls distance of 100 miles, by airplane Ground
flares aided the pilot in landing 430 m There was no
hope for the youth however considerably than
thirds of his body was burned
Smith lived with his parents in Cut Bank He born
in Cherryville Kan, October 25 1915
This is the second fatal explosion in Cut Bank pumping
plants
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
N0 RESTRICTIONS
ARE IMPOSED UPON
FARMYAnD GASSERS

There will doubtless be no In
reference with back yard drilling
OF farmers living on B0wdoin dome,
following virtual establishment Of
the fact that the gas from the ''0ar-
mers' s&nd" comes from a water
horizon.
Bowdoin dome, the largest fully
enclosed on and gas structure on
the continent, has gas in practically
all sands. the first OF which is ct
$50 feet. Water appeared with the
gas and the state and federal SUI
pervis0rs considered working out q
casing program to protect the shall
low gas sand from water invasion.
An Investigation was made by both
George Burke, state inspector, and
WIN. Peden, u. s. @. 8. supervisor.
No announcement has been made
and drilling continues, so II 10 as
sumed that there will be no Off
cial supervision Of back yard drill
ing.
The second Of 4 program Of IS
farm gas wells has been completed
on the Lew Broadhrock farm near
gaco. At q depth Of $50 feet this
wen had 5000 feet Of flow per day
with q pressure OF 40 pounds. Wa
ter comes IN the same sand II has
been determined, 30 there is no way
to shut It of. Where the wells are
not puiIed heavily, one well IL ex-
pected 20 supply farm house vita
heat and light Tor many years 20
come Every farmer In a ares Of
500 square miles can have bis own
gas well with very little investment
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
INDIANS ARE
WAITlGFOR
GUSHR FL

One of 6w0 compositions fn
Ont Bank oil field durimg the
past week was q weaH located
ON lands OF the BlackfeeE
Indians making five producers
ON tribal lands.
The Blackfeet Indians have been
praying for q gusher to bring them
Quick wealth but as yet their one
eighth royalty Is confined to pum-
per wells.
Txhe completion was Consolidated
Gas comrany's Tribal No. z wen,
completed on December I. It il in
SWH NEA s4-35-6W offsetting
Texas company's Antrim farm. II
was drilled to 1855 feet, finding
the Cut Bank sand from 1888 20
295e, a thickness OF 63 feet.
Satura4iOn was found near the bot
tom and the oil rose only 500
feet. 1t is believed that 1t will
be an average producer when placed
on the pump.
Consolidated Gas company's Tri-
bal No. /, NWA NEA S4-S5-6W,
Is fishing for q lost bailer ct 1850
feet. The hole bottoms at 2906.
A lost bit was cemented off at
1855 and the bailer is hung up at
shout the same point.
Consolidated is expected to keep
its tools in operation throughout
the winter on Tribal leases acquired
several months ago at a tribal
sale. This particular tract brought
the indian council a bonus OF $50
v.oq acre
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
STEEL HAL.E
LAST lL N
kelvin FIELD

Winter has set in, in KevIn-sun.
burst field. in earnest. It Is nos
cold nor is It gtorming, bat tne
effect is lust the same, save pos.
sfbly that no flow lines are frozen
There Is no well drilling IA
zev1n-S unbuget today. The one
active well of the field was added
to the inactive list during the paaa
week. II is the Jackson-Halter No.
4, NWA NEM z1-sS-zW, which Il
shut down at 1100 fest.
L. p. Jackson. the owner, insists
that someone dumped some steel
in the hole. He strongly suspects
that Il Is some Of the chromium
steel told about in last weeks
Journal. At any rate his hole IS
plugged until such time as he can
fish ont or sidetrAek the impede
ment. Meantime. the Held i shut
down Is the petroleum Conservation
board would hare Il. Tbs buyers
Of the oil, with the exception Of
The Texas company, are pr8-xAfine
production To fit their needs. from
IS to IS per ceat.
JazEed mp by acid freatmenk.
Kevin-Sunhurst Is stlI1 producing
5000 barrels, however, meaning thas
much OF the pro-ratsd oil is bsana
produced and stored.
Many operators contend that ths
effect Of the acid will be wearing
OFF before spring. but the produce
ton rate has shown no marked
decline as Jet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
\ RESIGNATION
OF S IS
NEXT STEP

Press dispatches from KiH-
GORE Texas, state that q mmas
meeting a. Texas on operators
on Wednesday mA@hk pasBed q
resolution demanding the ra@iM-
nation Of Harold X. ych0s as
national OH administrator, 90
follow I'm the Footsteps OF tHa9
diceatorial General yohmsom to
Oblivion.
The recent speech Of Hm~e~
GaRy Eckee before Amew4emm
Petroleum Tnseatute stirred mp
q hornets nest OF opp0@akA0m
Through hAs proposal Of federal
control OF the industry.
A determined fight against
che OH administrator Is said
20 be based ON che belief khm&
the petroleum. admimhBtxmaaom
has prepared 81 bE1I for @mb-
mission 20 tile next session ae
congress. calling for fednEa1
eomkroL.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08

Geologssts are unable to explain
the peculiar ''soft spots" which
are apparently depressicns fiiiee
with coarse sand which give flow
ing wells wherever gas pressure u
present.
The siege Of bad luck that has
spoiled the successful record OF
Taruank operations for several
weeks continued during the past
week.
Tarrant-Kaglund No. 8, SWA
NE% 1s-34-6W, has ran 8-inch
casing to $3.50 and Is trying TO
drln past lost oils 40 2720 feet.
Tarrant-Getty No. 2, Nw NV X
SEA- 2-sA-eW, IL shut down at
2700 with q lost string Of tools In
the hole.
Imdmn O1l-Reichoff No. 4. NW X
SMM as4-8W, IL still fiahAmE Tor
lost tooka ut AGD5.
Drilling many wells to the sand
without pipe In the hole, TaTrant
established an excellent record in
the early season, but when bad luck
came Il spread to ali his drilling
wells Hike q contagion. even de-
priving him OF a gusher on his
famous Miller lease.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
TN WELL 70 MILLER
CUSHER TURNS OUT 70
e AVERAGE PRODUCER
Miller No. 3 Is 200 Feet From Well Which Had
Initial OF $50 Barrels But It Finds
Entirely Different Sand

Proving nothing the that sand porOs Cut
enigma G. Tarrant Miller No well located
zoo Of the famous Miller No. guher in NEA NE
2A84-6W this week completed mediocre pumper
The No. wen flowed barrels the first "a hours and
sensational producer In the field Mechanical difficulties
resulted in the loss of the No well and the No
drilled the idea Of getting back the heavy production 1t
Of sand against 40 feet in the No 1t was
drilled to 1856 after finding the Cut Bank sand from 2Sls
2g32 Is making cubic feet of the top Of
this sand but the only 500 feet WIN be average
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
EDRIs
clTDH|Ik


The first completion at the scene
, of the three cornered line war oi
Gut Bank oil field is scheduled for
the next few days when the Castle
State No. 1, well in the southwest
corner OF Section 36-35-6W is due
to drill In.
Nearby the Cobb WalbergeE
No. 3 producer, which WAS c0m-
pIefed ON August rs of this
year. is today rated as the
best well in Cut Bank field.
After more than three m0mGhs
Il "a stdu flowing ak the rate
Of 100 barrels peg day. II had
an initial Of 500 barrels.
This oil well, located In SW X
sEA 35-S5-ew, IL the one that
made q pIutOcrat out Of A. B.
Cobb. Wyoming drilling contractor.
Now Cobb is drilling the Castle
state well as contractor half q
mile west Of his big well. Mean
time he is drilling "a line well Off
setting the Castle well as his Wal
berger No. 4, n the southeast cor
ner OF 35-s4-6W.
Is Near Edge OF Pool
The Castle State No. was drill
ed as far west as possible to act
within the gusher area and out q
the gas area. Seven1nch pipe has
been run to 272s where It ''froze, .
proba'bIy owing TO the amount or
material forced into the hole by 8
flow OF gas in the Sunburst sand
At 2sl2-2925. The volume Of the
gas IA estimated at two TO three
million cubic feet per day. The hole
bottoms at z740 feet and II the DiRe
can be run 70 bottom, q completion
may be expected during the next
few days.
Two More wells Nearing
CoD0's walberger No. 4 10 drilling
at 1890 feet
Montana Headlight-Yunck No. 4,
NWM NWM 1-s4-eW. south offset
Ia the Cast1egtate is drilling 81
s4z0 feet and will not be far be
hind the former. barring bad luck
on completion day. Since these
Ihree wells are only $50 fest back
1rom the line, q swahbing battle
q expected when the three wells
reach the sand for the experience
y other line wells In the field Is
hat one well can sw&b the OH
way from an offset well.
with the states proverbiai good /
mex. operators confidently expect
hat the Castle well win be q pro-
Iucer and possibly . big one.
Dozem Wells Drilling
with oulv a dozen wells drilling
n the field, these wells are attract-
nw more interest than perhaps
my others.
Southeast OF Cut Bank the Law
r-Boer-C Garrison No. l. SWN
wa s-ss-6W. is drilling at 1880
Get.
Montana Power-state No. 1, {
gWN 1s-ss-Sw, Is drilling 81 1880
eet. II
Nadeau Brothers will have
ompletion during the coming week
= their Farmers State Bank no. I
veu. 3 NWM MEX 17-ss-SW. /
slght-inch pipe has been run g
7sS feet.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08

He pointed ont inst 80 days ae'
memsherg OF the AmeRhcam Petroaeum
Tss&atm6e voted 20 support the pEzn
caw1ae Of the Xhoua@s-D Disney ksalA
with eewtaan additions and eEanzz@es
hmt nf enc recent A. r. I. uaeesana
fhev voted I'm favor Of an inter
state compact:
swTsy do they fear TIRE limit
ed federal legislation thae oar
Association recommended, aska
- Mr.. FrmmkIin. III they exc
meet tbs interstate c0mr@ct 20
he accomplished and be oxfec-
tive. for II those results are
meamaned. all the 81 producing
sea4an couId, umder ehe Ie&asla-
e8om recommended BY the hide
memAent Petroleum Association
c@ America. be cmf1rezy eDcama-
81 from the federal Legislation
amd enc only places wsae@e fed
evaa YeaAsaaka0m would ehem ap-
xs1w wouId be IA restricting azzi-
ports. restricting wkeAaszxAwaAs
ennsm s4ornae and kn detewfniza~
smw enc total c0nmaHmWesve &C.
mssmA incImdzmg EXPORTS and 90
me@tae consumpekve denannfAs-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
CANADIAN OIL NEWS

A record string of $500 feet
Of e-fnch pipe has been run In
Ranchmen's No. / well on Alder
syde structure, Ia southern Alberta.
A group OF Grove Nest Pass
mining men are financing q test on
Watson structure, mort of Leth-
bridge.
Sunshine Oils, financed in Van
couver, will test Del Bonita strue-
ture, west OF the Twin Rivers field
and northwest of Cut Bank oil
field. Terminal OIL company Is
now drilling on this structure.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
WILL wiz TER DRILL
ABOVE GLACIER PARK

Columbia Oils, Ltd. Is reported
drilling this week with rotary dia-
mond drilling outfit on their test
on the North Fork struRturs, north
OF Glacier Park. The hole bottoms
at 1890 feet. The new tools VIII
cut q three-inch hole. Driiisng
throughout the winter Is eomtem-
plated.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08

CUT BANK VERSION
Says the Cat Bank Pioneer Press:
Local residents are thinking Of
revising that popular song about
the river: 'sDerrick stay way
from my door"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08

BIZ. FnamhlAn stated that che I.
z. A. has never ak any time favored
federal rOD1xoI ok the on industry,
ana its program only includes sssch
EamadEed lewfsaafzom as ia essential
ssszsima@e 80 raxs PssRa
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-12-08
eTATR BUYn &c TANKa

STATE WDNH no TANKS
HELENA--The Montana Highway
commigion this week purchased lie
s0o-galI0n steel tanks hmd so
knock-down tool houens, 70 Be piac-
Cd along the Highways where they
VIII be avaiisble TO the commkssion's
woEAang forces using gasoline and
al
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
ASK BRITAIN
TO EXPLAIN
NAVY PLANS

LONDON, June 25. (U.P) - The
United States government has pre-
sented an unwritten intimation to
Great Britain that a Qualification
Of the proposed big increases in the
British navy would be welcome, it
was understood today.
The oral request for further in
formation, it was said, resulted from
last weeks disclosures that the Bri-
tiSh may embark on a tremendous
building program involving all cate
gories of warships.
These revelations were made at
last Thursdays secret conference of
the technical experts, and were said
to have surprised and shocked the
American delegates, who had had
no previous intimation of the pro-
gram.
Some hint of an increase was Civ
en- vaguely, by Prime Minister Ram
say Macdonald, in Wednesdays ses-
sion when he spoke of Britain's
"vast responsibilities" in the far
east, and throughout the far flung
empire.
Later it was divulged that the ma
val expansion was contemplated
only if and when the Washington
and London treaties lapse.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
TRUCK CRASH
KILLS MAN

Crushed between two trucks on
the Alamorio road, three miles east
of Brawley shortly before o'clock
last night, Leon Perez died at the
Brawley hospital an hour and a
half later, it was learned here this
morning.
Perez, according to witnesses was
riding on an empty truck said to
have been driven by Felix Torres
who is being held by Brawley police
for further investigation into the
accident. While travelling along
the Alamorio road, it is said, the
truck swerved into another truck
driven by c. Spurgeon, Lynwood,
which was coming from the oppo-
site direction. Perez who was sit
ting on the side of the truck was
caught between the two machines
and his body badly mangled.
An inquest held in Brawley to-
day exonerated Spurgeon from
blame but returned an open verdict
as to whether Torres was respon-
Sible.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
RICHARDSON
GIVEN PLUM
BY MERRIAM

SACRAMENTO, June 25. U.P) -
Appointment of former Governor
Friend w. Richardson to the $10,-
600 position of state superintendent
Of banks was seen at the capitol to-
day as the beginning of numerous
changes in the state administration
under the leadership of Governor
Frank F. Merriam.
After promising number of
changes in personnel Immediate
ly after he assumed office following
the death of Governor James Rolph,
Jr., Governor Merriam marked time
until last Saturday hen he
revealed he would accept the resig-
nation of Edward Rainey as sup
erintendent of banks and elevate
Richardson from his job as build
ing and loan commissioner.
BY breaking the ice with this ap-
pointment, Merriam was believed by
observers here to be ready to take
action on other important depart
mental appointments.
Meantime. however, he refused
any comment. At the present time
the governor has before him the re-
signation. of Theodore Roche, di-
rector of motor vehicles, and the IL
members of the state unemploy-
ment relief commission on which
he has taken no action.
The governor still had nothing
to say" concerning such key posi-
tions as those held by ROLAND VAN
degrift, director of finance, and DR..
j. M. Toner, director of institutions.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25

LOS ANGELES, June 25. U.P)-
Health authorities, fighting an in
fantile paralysis epidemic in which
935 cases have been reported in
Los Angeles county since May l.,
hoped today that closing of schools
for the summer vacation would
check the progress of the disease.
Reports of cases have abated
during the past week and author
tiles were confident that the epi-
demic, which has claimed seven
lives, would be ended within anoth-
er month.
Physicians said 80 patients were
released from general hospital yes
terday as cured of the ailment.
There remained 1926 cases under
treatment at the hospital and 155
persons were under observation as
suspected" cases.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25. W.H
City authorities today consider
ed a $4,000 appropriation to pur-
chase serum with which to COM
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
STORMS TAKE
DOZEN LIVES
Heavy Property Loss Results
From High Winds Which Sweep
Over Three States.

CHICAGO, June IS. UP)-Death
toll of two smashing summer
storms rose to II today with ad-
dition of six fatalities in a week
end gale which swept three states.
Property loss was estimated at
nearly $1,000,000.
Rain ana nail which followed
the wind failed to break a wide
spread heat wave. At least Ia ad-
ditional deaths, including drown
ing of three children at Washing
ton, Ind, were traceable directly
to efforts to escape sultry city
temperatures.
Small buildings were wrecked.
growing crops beaten into the mud
and hundreds of trees and tele-
phone poles snapped by squalls
which chased each other across
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Him
ois yesterday at velocities exceed
ing 60 miles an hour.
Many communities were isolated
from communication while work.
men struggled to repair dozens of
broken wires.
One of three youths swept from
small motorboat by waves churn-
ed into mountains on southern
Lake Michigan was rescued by the
crew of an oil freighter after
clinging to the water logged craft
for six hours. In his arms when
sighted was the body of a COM
panion to which he had held
doggedly. He lost it when he reach
ed for life line.
The youth rescued was Robert
Warfield, 16. His drowned COM
panions were Joseph Kuhns, %,
and Allen F. Thomas, "a.
Wilfred E. Hall, former assistant
states attorney of Lake county,
Ill.,, drowned with his wife in Fox
lake. The body of man who
drowned in Pistakee 'bay was un-
identified.
Berland Ayre, 10, was crushed
to death in the collapse of barn
near Marshfield, Wis.
At Washington, Ind. Alden Sing
Teton, 7, Max Roberts, 16, and Jack
Johnson, 10, drowned when a
motorboat overturned.
Fire caused by lightning des-
troyed a dance hall and threw 500
merrymakers into panic near Mum
delein, ILL.,, and caused 100000
damage to boathouse at Lake
Geneva, Wis.
A similar storm Thursday caused
six deaths and incalculable prop
erty damage.