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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

The heavy artillery of the Securities
Commission landed numerous direct
hits during the past week in the trial
at MoOrhead of ]. Cameron Thompson,
Northwest incorporation official.
Those testifying were Commissioner
S. Paul Skahen, Deputy Commissioner
Charles L. Hayes, Investigator Green
berg, and stenographers employed in
the office. Their testimony disclosed
facts unearthed in their Investigations
substantiating the criminal prosecu-
tiOns now under way.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

include conservation as study in the
school curriculum have been carried
on for months between E. v. Willard,
conservation commissioner, and John
G. Rockwell, commissioner of educa-
ton. The Conservation Department
has offered to aid the schools in the
preparation of the studies.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03
MCPHERSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry were
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Hansen for Christmas.
Mrs. Van Guilder passed away Mon
day, after suffering nearly a week
from a stroke. The funeral was held
Thursday. Sympathy is extended to
the sorrowing husband and children.
Fred Hansen went to Superior We'd
nesday to spend the week.
Mrs. Anna Edin and boys and Mr..
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

Removal of 300 families from sub
marginal lands in Roseau and Lake
of the Woods counties to more fertile
farms will be undertaken by the
SERA. According to DR.. r. w.
Murchie, director of rural rehabilita-
ton, relocation of these families is
designed to place them on basis
of economic independence. About
S3SO,O0O will be spent in the rehabili-
tation of these families. The lands
they vacate will be purchased by the
AAA, and turned over to the state for
forestry use.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

1t seems certain that Governor Oh
son will request the next Legislature
to pass effective water conservation
10000 lakes, is VIGOROUSLY one of the
backward states in the Union as per-
tanning to water conservation legisla-
ton. Common opinion to the con-
trary, the Conservation Commission
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

has no power whatever to control wa
ter levels. The need for this kind of
Legislation became more apparent the
past summer and fall than ever be-
fore because of severe drOuth condi-
tiOnS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

Conservation studies have now been
made a part of the regular public
school work. This subject is included
in one of the supplementary study
bulletins issued by the State Depart
ment of Education. Negotiations to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

State employees held a Christmas
party last week in the State Office
building auditorium, the receipts from
which were used to distribute food
and clothing to the needy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

The income tax division of the state
tax commission reports that returns
for 1884 were about up to the commits
Sion's expectations. The delinquency
rate is not great. To date about
S1,25O,0O0 has been collected, with
about S75O,0O0 more expected. Delin-
quencies will be punished with flat
fine of $40 plus % per cent of the
total tax.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

George Griffith, chief oil inspector,
will recommend to the ensuing Legis-
lature that the oil inspection division.
now unit of the Department of Agri-
culture, be made separate depart
ment. Mr. Griffith contends that his
division is and has always been, an
independent department in practice.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

1t is to be hoped that the present
heavy snowfall marks the end of the
period of deficient precipitation. Ex-
perts tell us that wet and dry periods
come in cycles. for reasons which
they themselves do not understand.
Perhaps we are now approaching one
of the wet cycles, which means the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

Municipal liquor stores, according
to Information received by the office
of liquor control commissioner, are in
most instances paying the municipal
expenses of the cities and villages in
which they operate.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

Under authority vested in the In
dustrial Commission by the U. S. De-
partment of Labor, Investigations Of
home work in the Tag Industry and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

Here's a break for 200 old time
lumberjacks. The loggers will be
placed in a special SERA transient
camp in the Chippewa National forest
near Blackjack. According to Os-
car w. Behrens, transient director,
the men will salvage timber avail
able in the Chippewa forest fer use
in other state camps. The men will
be transferred to the logging camp
from other units.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03

restoration of our water levels, lakes,
lake levels, and restoration of our
streams. and generally bring more
helpful conditions for agriculture
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-03
State Capitol News
BY A. /. HARRIS

Old Man Winter has been making
heavy demands on state highway de-
partment funds this season by reason
heavy snow means night and day
operation of heavy motor plows and
trucks over thousands of miles of
roads. Snow removal expense on the
old 500 mile system has run as high
as half million dollars in some
years. but recently the cost has been
much lower because of lack of winter
precipitation. This item is one which
the department can never estimate in
advance because of the vagaries of
the weather.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02

guaranty company to guarantee the title,
under sort Of a bonding system, which rs
mot I'm keeping with our system which
anyone can understand
ANY school boy In Montana can i'm
stantly locate the northwest quarter of
any given section and he knows from the
description that it contains 10O acres.
But there is no Philadelphia lawyer who
knows the location or the acreage con-
tanned I'm the ''metes and bounds" des-
cripti0n OF some OF the older states:
when q farm is described by landmarks
AZ an oak tree, pile Of rocks or other
corner stones.
We have been offered Nidconktment
royalties which were earning 500 ON the
investment and when we looked into
them we found that they would have to
produce more OH per acre than has
spindletop to pay out. plus profit.
Without production records and ready
access to geological and engineering ad-
vice, we were quickly 'fat sea" In our
efforts 60 make an intelligent investment.
A OCORDTNGLY, we have made IL a
~ policy to play in our own yard
where we have legal and geological
advice which we can get An terms whsch
we can understand and interpret to others.
Our only exception 20 this rule has been
an occasional venture into Wyoming
where they ''speak our language" tn the
use of the decimal SYSTEM I'm the descx3p-
ton Of land, I'm the nomenclature of for
nations, and the other factors entering
into intelligent handling Of on fields I'M
vestments.
The only trouble with Wyoming has
been the fact that their prices have been
too high. Denver has always been the
outlet for Wyoming royalties and Denver
has always measured royalties with a
Salt Creek yard stick and, again. there
Is only one Salt Creek in the world. We
have refused 70 pay more for Wyoming
royalties than for Montana royalties Of
equal value and TINS we have stayed ont
Of Wyoming, for the most part. We
would have plunged heavily In Oregon
Basin when 1t came I'm except for the adj
vice of the head OF one Of the major COM
panies, a very good friend, who said;
'sDon't be impatient. Wait a year or
two and you win treble your money"
That was q good lesson. The fact is
that Oregon Basin royalties were bought
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02

TT is seldom that we get outside Of our
( own hack ward when Il comes to the
purchase of royalties, for we find that
when we get into California Iexass
Oklahoma and other oil producing states,
there are a lot of factors which we DO not
understand. We do not completely nm
defStand their laws; we do not under
stand the system of titles; we do not un-
aerseand the probabilities of recovery per
acre; we do not know the responsibility
OF the operators; we do not know the
many factors which are essential tn tho
success Of q royalty investment.
In the Midcontinent they have diff
fereut system OF figuring royalties Tney
deal I'm fractions Of fractions Whereas VIC
are used to dealing In the much more
simple terms of the decimal system.
when we talk I'm terms OF one per ceme
OF royalty we know instantly that we
are going to get one barrel out o. every
100 produced. When we start ueavlnB
into : frnr4ion Of the landowners frac-
tiORs, we have 20 take time on 20 f1guEo
IL cut.
In the Rocky Mountain region We talk
In ternss Of per cent per acre. We buy
one per cent OF all the on and Gas un0eP
one acre. We know our cost against
che possible or probable recovery. as
an example, we may pay vi Tor 70
royalty under ono acre. We know that
this acre must produce 100 times ~ or
500 worth OF OH 70 pay ms back our
dollar. We know, also that # petroleum
engineers tell MS that this acre Of ground
win produce 5000 barrels Of oil, we
know that our 20 entities MS to 80 bar
re1s. BY figuring 80 barrels at 81 per
barrel. we can quickly reduce proposal
to q point where we can make an intel
Iigent decision. We prefer our method
to the complex royalty acre" method
OF the Midcontinent, and when we try TO
convert their terms TO our terms, we are
at a loss, and so are our clients who
have for IA years past been thinking IN
terms Of decimals.
Then, as a further example, CaLfornln
has no abstract system of title such as
ours. In tilis country we can go 20 an
abstractor and get a completes history o.
q title from the time the land belonged
to the government. In California, Dy
comparison, titles 60 back 90 land grants
ana not TO the government, and instead
of an abstract IL is the custom 70 get a
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02
ASK SUPPORT
FOR RULE TO
End hot OIL !"

The Independent Petroleum Asso-
citation, Montana branch, has been
asked TO throw its influence behind
the administration nsw regulatory
measures to stop the flood Of "hOt
oiI' in Texas. Immediate enactment
OF the proposal to authorize the
president 70 prohibit the transpor-
tation in interstate and foreign
commerce Of oil produced In vfo-
lation OF state laws and regulations,
is asked, despite the fact that a
more comprehensive regulatory
bill ia being considered By con
gress. The house bill was introduced
by Wesley e. Disney Of Oklahoma
and bills in the senate were intro
duced by Senator Tom ConnaIly Of
Texas and Thomas p. Gore of Ok
lahoma.
The new regulation regarding
transportation OF hot oil pro
vides for a fine Of $4,000 OF a
years imprisonment, or both.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02

There was Bill w. Jones. Bill
was a woman hater II ever saw
one. No woman had any chance in
the world. And so, when the news
got about that Bill had took unto
him a wife, / asked him howcome.
well" he said meditatively, Il
needed a necktie. So / went into
the Bimbals store for men and the
girl that waited on me acted pretty
decent about IL. The next day !
needed a pair Of sox so I went there
again and the same girl was there.
Well, kept going there. and so we
got married"
Were you satisfied" ! asked.
"Oh," replied my friend with q
grin of boredom, II expect could
have done as well as Kaufman's, OF
at some Of the osher bigger stores
o q u o
MANS AMBITIONS
LIES changing ambitions (for
men only:
At ITO wear pants.
At.S-TO miss Sunday School.
At ITO be president.
At Ito wear long pants.
At 1S-To have monogrammed
cigarettes.
At 2O-TO take a show girl out
TO supper.
At 25-To have the price Of a
supper.
At $50 eat supper.
At 45-To digest supper.
@ . . O
MALPRACTICE
What can ! do for you, Lars? ?"
asked Lawyer Brown, in his Main
Street office.
"vel," said Lars, Gay want some
damages on c."
Olson, the Veterinary? Tell me
way?"
ooh. you see, my COW Won't eat,
50 l tell Olson, and he give me
bottle medicine to fix it. He say
to put funnel in cows face, den
pour in medicine and COW will get
hungry.
"Ay ent have regular funnel, so
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02

for as little as q FOURTH of the price
we would have had 70 pay In the days
of the boom.
Likewise, we wanted 20 plunge into
Frannie fled, which straddles the Mon
Wyoming line, but high prices kept
ms ont. Frannie WAS opened MP by Great
Falls men, and the discovery wen was
completed by associates OF Ralph Arnold,
whose geology we were following at the
time. We resisted the impulse TO plunge.
Again we doubled or trebIed our money
by waiting. The discovery wen made
no barrels from the Tensleep sand,
settled production and interest I'm the
field began TO wane Then Midwest Re-
filming company drilled a dry hole, or had
but little oil I'm the TensIeep. so continued
ON down, with deep test ideas. At chs
contact OF the Madison lfme--the normal
Montana horfzon-thewe was no oil, but
at about 500 feee In the lime there came
q flood of oil that gave a record initial
Of 2428 barrels per day.
About that time the curtaiIment pro-
gram NIT Wyoming. There was no de-
nland for production and drilling halted.
Twelve wells had been drilled TO pro-
ductfOn In the Tensleep sand. These had
an average initial of $40 barrels per day.
Two wells were CRY ana @na4MUO&Gs Inc
exploration OF the deeper horizon has not
begun There As every pronzse that
FranEate win be one of Wyomingss great
est OH fields. Because Of it's close proxt-
NIFTY 20 Montana refinerdes, IL Is likely
20 have highly advantageous local mar
kets. II is the first choice investment field
I'm Wyoming, as we see It. Now is the
time TO buy--or never.
IVY e have available some royalty at
w a price which compares favorably
with our Montana prices. If we
may depend upon our geological advice
this royalty win produce so times what
we are paying for it, and If the Madison
limestone production extends over the
structure, as we hope that IL does, this
royalty may produce even more, The
price is low enough to allow q maximum
OF profit, no matter what the per-ac~e
yield OF this tract.
We are submitting all the facts as we
know them TO our members for decision
fn this weeks publication. Any who has
not received copy may do SO by sending
the attached coupon
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02

I ask Olson WI dinner horn do
EEs say Il via 90.
$50 Ay shove small end Of dinner
horn IN cows lace and pour IN
medicine. At once dat COW gel
SO hungry she try 20 est de horn
But she can't stick ia her neck
Den she cough and de horn 60
toot. Cow get scared and run W
de road. coughing and footing.
Purity soon she come 20 dc
river. De man on de drawbridge
tenks q boat ban footing. 50 he
open bridge and my COW fall in
She get drowned, too, SO tenk
olson should pay.
q d u q
A Distinction
Hoskfns: So your son Is in col
lege? How Is he making it,
Duffer: He isn't making It, I'm
making 1t and he's spending it.
q u q q
went over to see a girl the
other night We turned on the ra-
do and started 10 dance when her
father came in. without saying a
word he grabbed me and threw
me down the stairs. The next day
/ caIled the girl and asked her
what the big idea was. "Oh." said
she. father is deaf and he couldn't
hear the radio"
q q q q
He had never played poker. but
he didn't like 10 refuse. After the
game one of his friends asked him:
How did you come out?
''Oh," he replied, II managed
to win a few dollars, although the
other fellows cheated"
What do you mean, cheated ?"
the friend inquired.
why" he explained, I'VE each
got one card turned down and four
turned up. / saw some OF them
turning up a corner of their down
card to see what 1t was, but
didn't like TO say anything, as /
was winning anyhow"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02
FILE Permits

Applications for oil and gas pros
pecting permits covering 948 acres
were filed Monday in the Great
Falls land office. In one Georgia
Kalstad of Anoka, MINI, seeks
permission TO drin on 500 acres
in township 33 north, range SS
east, in the gas area OF northeast
ern Montana. In the other Frank
B. Brown OF Great Falls seeks
drilling rights on 14S acres In sAe
western portion OF the Kevin-Sun-
burst field, described as being in
section 30, township 35 north,
range west.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02

J. w. Bales Of Billings Is drilling
test well for oil on the ziesman
structure, nine indies northeast OF
Hidden Dome oil field IN Big Horn
county, Wyo. The location Is SWH
sW X 2s-49-S9W.
Ziesman dome Is a sharp dip
structure that has been approved
by Geologist Charles T. Lupton,
discoverer OF Cat Greek, and by W.
w. Boyer Of Casper. Bales expects
production at around 500 feet in
the Madison lime He has a Star
machine and IS now making good
progress, after having had some
trouble with a crooked hole at the
start, owing to the dip Of the
formation.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02
SWIVEL ECKS COMING

The swivelnecks have not quit
Cut Bank!
So assert Manning and Terry,
rotary drilling contractors, who are
back in Cut Bank making prepare
tions for resumption Of operations
in the spring. They are arranging
for the overhaul Of their equipment
in Cut Bank machine shops between
now and spring when the crews
will return.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02

A uniform scent per barrel sew
eranee tax on crude oil production,
in all states. is proposed by the
recent governors conference called
by Governor Marland Of Oklahoma.
The plan will be submitted to the
Montana legislature. The severance
tax displaces all other taxes on
crude oil production.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02
COBB GETS
tCOntinued from Page onel

well there are but two active wells
in the field outside of town. One
is the Montana Power-O' Brfen No.
1, SEX SEA S1-34-5W offsetting
the Tarrant-Jonea No. /, drilling
At 100 feet, and the Katley-Drum-
heller No. 1, MEX Mex 10-34-sW.
Katley has his rig up, and Will
spud next week.
Cobb picked up the oil at 27sT
feet. while the Yunck we'll had It's
FIRST oil higher up in the sand, at
274s. Cobb continued 70 about
27gO. getting about 20 feet OF
saturatIon. This we'll had a sur
prise dow OF water in the Moulton
Sand and 1t was watched with much
interest by other operators.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02
WILL GIVE CONTRACT
TO CLEAN WATER well

A drilling contract will shortly
be awarded by the government on
the ota-Flatwillow Petroleum
well near Winnett, which IS being
established as a public watering
place. The we'll, drilled for oil,
found a flow OF 10000 barrels OF
water q day. II is now making
500 barrels, so the government win
clean It out and restore the greater
flow.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02
METALS RULE THE WORLD

historical fact that nation achieve maintain
position rscass world without adequate mineral
resources, and a progressive mining industry.
Everything war-from plumbing to battle
ships rifles pensinvoves metals country
which meacay self contained and does need to import
metals tremendous advantage country which must
look beyond its boundaries for mine products
good why everything possible should
be bring recovery to the mines
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02
sAIr CREEK CONsOLmATED

salt Creek Consolidated OIL Co.
wound up 1884 with payment OF a
dividend Of 10c a share, the first
dividend since April, 1881, when
il paid &c a share. Company is
owned by New Bradford Oil Co.
and Argo Oil Co. Arthur e. John
son Of Denver Is head Of the New
Bradford.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02
ZINC PRODUCTION

World production Of zinc In De-
cember was 119,54S short tons,
against 1883 in November and
1O3,S1S in December, 1898, D. s.
production showed a gain of about
1000 tons and stocks increased
1000 tons.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02

II is not right for automobile
owners to be taxed to support
schools. Every tub must stand or
its own bottom.-Clarksdale, Miss,
Register.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02

The oil industry is offering mex
pensive gasoline. but the tax boost
ers are making it extremely ex-
pensive.-St Andrews Bay, Fla,
Nawa
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-02-02

Gasoline has been taxed and re-
taxed until 1t has pnt a lot of
people on their feet-walking In
stead Of riding. -Longmont Colo.
Ledger.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-17
Dreese HOnOred
By ROsicrucians

Charles Dreese. 414 South Eighth
street, has been reappointed as dis
tuct commissioner OF the Rosicru-
clan Order lAAIORC), he announced
today on receipt Of q certificate OF
appointment from The grand lodge
Of the organization. located at San
Jose
His duties include the response
Dility OF acquantIng the local pub
lie with the aims and activities of
The philosophical society and select
ing public libraries and charitable
institutions to receive as gifts the
numerous educational treatises and
publications issued by the order, and
ether means Of informing the pub
lie Of its purposes.
Dreese states the order began
during the reign OF Amenhotep ~
OF Egypt, in 1850 2 C. and today
ITS membership is devoted to a study
e. natural laws as expressed in mar
ana nature, for the purpose of mas
leIing an understanding Of life. L
is not religious and is worldwide
/ IN extent
The appointment as district com.
missioner Is honorary and carrie.
with it no remuneration.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-17
FIRST MEETING
OF JUNIOR TEN
THOUSAND CLUB

Beginning their sessions a month
earlier than the Senior club. Jun
ior Ten Thousand club members
will hold their first meeting of the
new year Thursday of this week,
September I9, at 7:3O o'clock.
After the long summer holiday
members are looking forward to
this reunion with great pleasure
and the board Of directors has
planned a special surprise for their
enjoyment.
Committee announcements will
be made as well as the list of COM
mittee appointments for the year.
Discussion of the years activities,
of new members and of other i'm
portant business will be conduct
ed
Members of the club executive
board will act as hostesses for the
evening according to the club ira
dition. Mrs. Steven II. Harris, pres
ident, Mrs. Walton Johnson, vice
president, Mrs. j. r. Salassi, secre-
tary, and Mrs. Paul Pace, treasurer
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-17
TEACHERS TO
B + HONORED

one Of the first social events Of
the fan season is the reception Civ
eu each year by the Junior cham
Der OF commerce honoring all teach
ers OF the FL Cenro Union high
school district
This year the party VIII be held
on Saturday, September %, as
stated in last nights issue Of The
Press.
The party is designed as a well
come TO teachers Of the commun-
ity. renewing acquaintance with
OLD friends and giving newcomers
an opportunity TO make friend,
with residents of the city
Plans for this party are in prog
ress and call for a dance and en-
tertainment 10 take place in the
Ten Thousand club house. BuforC
Purl Is chairman of the committee
assisted by Bob Marshall anc
Charles Cornell