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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06

to 1925 and abandoned with a show
ing Of oil Moulton sand was from
.2724 to 1929 and from 2760 to
.277l, dry; Sunburst sand from 1898
to 28O2 showed oil from 2799 to
2S02; upper Cut Bank sand from
2S13 to 1859 had a showing of oil
from 2S13 to 1887 with water from
1887 to 1869 Lower Cut Bank
from 1859 to 2S7O was dry. The
Ellis was drilled from 2S7O to 1925.
A drill stem test from 2796 to
2S47 showed only 225 feet of mud
and little gas The Colorado
shale was at 565 with a surface
elevation of 1850 feet, checking al
most exactly with the Cobb-Texaco-
Bilstad which had an initial of 20
barrels per day.
The only other active operations
in the field other than new loca-
tons, were:
Glacier PrOductiOn-LOOkhOf No.
3, c NV a NEA 33-33-5W, drilling
4S5 feet 1t spudded December 30
Wilkinson & POtter-AllOtted 127
No. 4, CIVIL Lot 1 Sec. 12-32-5W,
2S55 feet having been delayed by
a fishing job.
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Rigney 2 Is
Completion

Glacier ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS No. 2,
was completed this week as an
10000, O00-foot gasser and will be
hooked onto the Montana Power
gas lines serving Butte, Helena and
Anaconda. There had been some
question whether the company
would attempt to complete it into
the Cut Bank sand This well
had consolidated Moulton and sun
burst sands from 2905 to 1853,
getting most of the gas from 1909
to 1853. 1t was completed at
1870, at the top of the Cut Bank
sand but the sand was not pene-
trated as the gas blew in as pre-
partitions were made to continue
drilling.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06

THE BASIS OF FAITH

HNNCOURAGING to us have been
the New Years greetings re-
ceived this year from our mem
bers. From every direction came en-
couraging messages regarding the
outlook for 1910. They come from
people who are STUDENTS of Mon
tana oil development. They KNOW
the history of development, Of the
geology and the market situation
Many of them are investors in other
oil fields in other states and know how
Montana s opportunities compare with
those elsewhere. Many have very
definite ideas regarding the outlook
for the present year
A highly respected member residing
in Wyoming, in the midst Of the great
Salt Greek field, writes Il look for
some gushers in the Moulton and Sun
burst sands in Section IT, part of Is
and s, township BIN, 4W. It wouldn't
surprise me if Cobb's location in Sec
ton 30 would get a good flowing we'll
III any of the three sands. | look for
some good wells south of the Vargo
in the Cut Bank sands and don't
forget the possibilities in the Madi-
son lime"
We enjoy serving this type of in
weston who invests his BRAINS as
well as his money.
Another member wrote:
For the Seventeenth time I am
7cqShing yon a HAPPY NeqU Year,
70liich reminds me that I haze been
buying royalties through you for
iol these many years. Yours is a
great inert year comutyy and 2Ue
haze looked foyaoad from year to
year to better and greater things
bm ! really beliegc that the Mon
fana oil Industry 7JqH 'drri0e', IN
1910. / 7gant to compliment yon
and yotW organization for its years
of honest effort and faithful ser
mcc. I don't think Won haze e0cr
had a la70sfat, haze yon? I haze
He0er heard Of anyone 70ho 90aS
dissatisfied 7eGth his dealings zUith
Lorco only qcdSh that I had
bought all my royalties through
you"
We can answer the above question
publicly: We have never had law
suit in our more than II years in
business. We have never sued any
one; we have never been sued. We
have made mistakes, and corrected
them We have had complaints and
rectified the difficulties but at no
time have we had a serious contro-
yersey either with buyer or a seller.
Someone has said that public con-
fidence, so essential to the growth
and permanent success of a business,
is not gained in month or a year.
Like a well ordered human life, it
takes many years Of honest effort and
correct conduct to earn the friend
ship and good will of the public. We
have always felt that the value of
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royalty is dependent somewhat on the
human element"
The average investor cannot give
up his business to attend to the de-
tails of his investments at all times.
We feel that royalties require some
attention from a dependable agency
which will keep the investment
alive. " Even the man who reads
the trade publications cannot keep
closely in touch with all the rapidly
moving events in the oil industry to
properly capitalize factors influencing
his royalty investments. Accordingly,
we try to keep each member informed,
through current publications, of de-
velOpments on and around his pro-
pertieS. That is no small task. At
the present time we are searching the
country over for a member, former
resident of Great Falls who left no
forwarding address, who has several
hundred dollars in royalty earnings
accumulated to his credit He has
been out of touch with the situation
for years and we feel that it is part
of our business relation with him to
find him and put this money in his
hands
The notation that we have exchang-
ed New Years greetings with certain
Of our members for seventeen years
again brings to mind that we have fol-
lowed the Montana oil industry from
the inception of commercial produc-
ton in Kevin-Sunburst field. We
feel that the best evidence that our
policies have been sound is given in
the fact that we are this year ex-
changing friendly greetings with
people whom we have served contin-
uously for seventeen years.
We are confident that our good
fortune has been based on simple
rules, the first of which is that we
have ALWAYS PUT EVERYTHING
IN WRITING. There are some people
who want to be sold by word of
mouth. They say they will buy from
salesman but will not deal with a
mail order house" Our experience
is that they frequently err in that
attitude. We had our experience
with statesmen: one or two experiences
sufficed. We "patched up" the mis-
understandings that grew out of YER
bal representations. We now have no
dealers or authorized branches and
no statesmen. We find that the man
who can not READ will never be sue
cessful in royalties. We do not want
members who do not read and read
intelligently. The man who can read
can succeed through our plan
orr membership is chiefly COM
Posed of business men, lawyers,
teachers, doctors, engineers and
not a fe9V men engaged in other
branches of the oil industry, all
people of competence, qVho RELY
upon as to care for their royalty
Investments not alone for today
bit for lifetime. Except for a
membership of this high type,
this organization could not haze
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continued through the ubS and
doa0nS of the last II years. It's
success in the future samH groav
7Wth the increasing membership of
those 2Oho regard their INCEST
mentS as more than a gamble. Z"
Our little measure of success is of
course based upon the one important
factor: MONTANA OFFERS THE
GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES IN
THE PETROLEUM WORLD. Mon
tana is the land of pioneer opportuni-
ties, one of the few remaining spots
where a man can make a fortune
from a relatively small investment
1t is the one state where the oppor-
itunities go seeking the investors:
decidedly buyers market We have
gonethrOugh numerous 'bOoms" in
which the judgment of some was swer-
we'd to point where investors paid too
much or bought carelessly, but this
organization started out with "meas-
uring sticks provided by experienced
petroleum engineers and others whose
knowledge has proven valuable guild
ance. We do the least business in
BOOM times when prices are high
and the most business in the Recess
SIONS when we can buy cheaply.
Those who have reasoned out with
as the logic Of this plan have profit
ed most. That is a second important
factor.
Our acquaintance and friendship
in the industry has made it possible
for us to know in advance of pend
ing developments. That factor has
been likewise important in our sue
cess. We know today the development
program that is in the minds of op-
orators for the year 1910 We know
where the play" will be in each of
the active fields and we know some
thing of plans for wildcat develop
ment. Knowing these facts, there is no
reason why we should not capitalize
them by buying royalties ahead of
pending development. We do not
KNOW that there is a gusher pool un-
der any tract of land on which we
may buy royalty but we DO know
OF pending development based on the
belief OF competent oil men that com
mercial production is present.
We are glad to impart this infor-
nation to persons interested in the
purchase Of royalties. Much of this in
formation, like this weeks publica-
ton, is of a confidential nature. and
is sent only to those whom we know
and in whom we have confidence. Sell
dom in these IL years has our conf
denee been broken, and never to the
serious detriment to one of our friends.
So it is in MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
that our success is made possible.
Starting our new year of service
we are pleased by these expressions of
confidence and face the coming year
with the feeling Of the great American
who said:
By our years of experience we may
profit in 1910 and in years to come
81 KNOW OF NO LAMP TO
GUIDE MY FEET BUT THE LAMP
OF EXPERIENCE"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06
North Slope
Test Abandoned

The one abandonment OF the
week was the CObb-TexacO Unit ID
No. I, c SW 4 NEA 1S-36-5W, the
third of a series of joint tests, all
on the same contour, on the north
flank of the field All three had
oil and gas but not in commercial
quantities. The Unit D was drilled
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06

Boy Friend: Everything / touch
lately seems to go wrong"
Finance: tThen please keep
your hands off of me until we are
married.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06
Oil Trade Notes
Of Interest to Refiners and Marketers

slonanas new automobile licenses appeared Monday They
this white letters a blue field
prices gasoline
gasoline
identical with average gallon
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COMPETITIONS
fContinued from Page Onel

CONTINUED from Page One)
Cut Bank from 3O7S to 3OS5 car
ried the pay from 1888 to 3085
oil rising 400 feet in the hole. The
Ellis was penetrated from 30S5 to
90Q7
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06
WE BELIEVE

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS haze been definitely pro-
indispensable in Montana E0ery zoTIdcat should
haze both Madison and Devonian highs" deteynsi'
ed by reflection seismograbh before drilling begins
DEEPER DRILLING is essential to 7Ore the real his
tory of the Montana oil industry. The major
source Of Montana petroleum is in formations BE-
LOW THE BIG LIME Abandonment of zUeHs at
the Madison contact 7oaSte of money Aban-
donnrent of 7ees at the Cat Greek horizon is stu
bidity. No 7oeH should be considered completion
until it is drilled into the DeVonian
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Professors Daughter: "Circum-
stances compel me to decline a
marital arrangement with a man
of inferior pecuniary resources.
Student Suitor: "Er. ah,-I don't
get you"
Professors Daughter: That's
just what I'm telling you"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06

A salesman called on an old
storekeeper who was so hard of
hearing the salesman had to carry
on his part Of the conservation
through writing.
Salesman: Sorry you're so hard
Of hearing. How long have you
been that way?"
Old Man: About 80 years."
s.; Ever do anything about it?"
ON: YES, saw doctor and he
said to quit drinking so much"
S.: And did you follow the doc
tors advice?"
ON: Yes, I quit drinking and
got so / could hear everything that
was going on"
hear now?"
ON: well, 1 liked what
was drinking so much better than
what l was hearing that I went
back to drinking again"
Dear Editor: Which is more i'm
Dortant a mans wife or his trous-
ers?"
well. there are lots of places
a man can go without his wife"
Cop: Lady there's no red light
on your car"
Blonde: mo, sir. It's not that
kind of car"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-06

Anxiously expectant father had
been pacing the room nervously,
biting his nails, when the nurse ap-
peared with the news that he had
a baby daughter.
Thank God, it's girl" said
the father. She'll never have to
90 through what l havel'
lobe: See hya. woman. Didn't
All see you kissin a no-count
piece o. trash last night?"
Liza: Gwan, lobe. 1t was 50
dark All thought it was 20.
lobe: Come to think of 1t, mebbe
twas me-what time was dat?
Smith: There are two sides to
every question"
Brown: eyes, and there are two
sides to a sheet of fly paper, but 1t
makes big difference to the fly
which side he chooses"
Judge: 1.-The jury having acquit-
ted you of the charge of bigamy,
you are free to leave the court and
90 home"
Prisoner: Thank you, your
Honor, but I want to be on the
'afe side-which homer"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-11
Board Of Supervisors
Offers $50 Prize To
To Seniors For Essay

The Holmes County winner from
the senior class In every high school
Of Holmes county is asked to write
an essay OF "The Effects of the Use
of Intoxicating Alcoholic Liquor as
a Beverage" This contest is author
lied by Jaw in Section 8, Chapter 255
OF the Laws of 1884.
The Board of Supervisors of Hol-
mes county has been authorized at
its discretion and offers a $50 90 prize
out Of the general fund toward pay
ing the expenses Of the author of
the county prize essay in attendance
as a student at such college in Mis-
sissippi as the pupil may choose to
attend. The pupil winning first place
in the state will be given a one year
scholarship in any one OF the state
aided colleges and all service fees in
such college.
The essays must be submitted to
the county superintendent on or be-
fore April is. The one selected rs
the best for the county will be sent
to the State Superintendent of Edu-
cation not later than May L.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-11
Jury For Circuit Court
Listed Today
Court To Open Monday
Morning; Judge Davis
To Be On Bench

The following Holmes county citi
zens have been summoned for jury
service for the first week of circui
Court which begins Monday, April
Is.
j. r. Watson, Jack Fultz, Carl B
Bunch, S. F. Hanna, c. H. Spivey
A. M. Waldrup, w. L Marler, c.. G.
Meek, Sam Carpenter, Robert K
O'Reilly, S. B. Taylor, N. F. Fultz
Johnnie Callihan, Carl Brown, j. e
Turner, T. A. Sheehan, Percy Thweatt
Luther Upshaw, J. d. Cooper, Nor
ton L. Rhodes Victor Tate. J. Fl
Douglas, J. d. MeKie, Edward Pow.
ell, Lee Mabry, A. S. Povall. J.. J
Browning, r. A. Wigley, H. L. Buck
James A Hester, P. x. Steele w. J.
Hollum, G. H. Slocumb, Jr., ice
Thrasher, w. J. Penn. Perry Strick-
land, J.. M. Dodson, Floyd S. Will
burn F. III. Barnswell, Henry Pike,
r. H. Owen, J.. r. Eakin, Louis
Ellison, Howell E. Brock. w. L. Bar
nett, Jr., J. L. Kitchens, A. S. Don
aid, Oswald Pettus Frank NJ. Clark,
E. A. Sanders, w. v. Lunday, Boyd
Holmes, Glenn Burwell, j. r. Hester,
w. j. McRea, j. l.. Braddock, w. H.
English, Joseph Long, H. 3. Brown,
A. r. Vandiver. NJ. w. Malone, John
D. McCreary, Crawford Lever. w. H.
Brown, W. E. Trigleth.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-11
g. n. Odom Announces
For Alderman

The News is authorized to an
nounce the candidacy Of Hilliard
Odom for alderman of the City of
Durant. subject to the action of the
Democratic primary election on Tues.
day, April 80.
MIR. Odom is a member of the
Board of Aldermen at the present
time and is a candidate for reelec-
ton.
In making his announcement to-.
day MIR. Odom stated that he would
be very grateful for the continued
support of the qualified electors OF
Durant and that if they see fit to
reflect him to this office that he
Will serve them to the very best of
his ability.
He will appreciate your earnes. con-
sideration.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-11
ReGeationaI Leaders
Meet In Lexington
interesting Program
Arranged By Home
&c. And ALI Clubs

The Recreation Training Meet,nl
for the All and Home Economies Clui
members was held Monday, April 8th
at the Lexington Country Club. There
were 30 All club members, 8 AZ
club leaders and teachers, and
recreation leaders present. Mis-.
Jewell Garland. Organization Spe
cialist OF State College, and Mis-.
Maxine Naugher, Assistant State Girls
Club Agent, directed the program
Boys and girls were given specia
training in song leading, how to read
music and keep time. Training was
given in leading folk games and di.
recting stunts. The panel discus
sion on Opportunities for Develop.
ment Through Rural Leadership
by the Lexington High School group
was an outstanding feature of the
program. Miss Adelaide Gully, lead.
err Of the club, trained the members
for this part of the program. Tho
Panel was led by Katherine Wal
drup and other members were w. M
Byrd, Mary Jnkins, Lovene Mclean
and Edward Leach.
The above program was sponsored
by Miss Ellen Scale, Home Demon.
stration Agent, and Mr.. w. r. Thomp
son, Assistant County Agent. Miss
Dorothy MlcBee. County Superinten.
dent of Education, attended the meet.
ing. Schools and communities were
represented as follows:
Lexington High School: Miss AIDE
line Gully, Mary Jenkins, Annie Laura
Buck, Katherine Waldrup, Lorenc
Mclean, w. M. Byrd, Edward Leach
Bob Mcclellan. Ebenezer: Mrs. X
D. Henry, Grace Brown, Johnnie Ro.
gers, Marie Brock. Lexington Gram
mar School: Mrs. w. H. Wallace, Eve
Blake, Marguerite Braddock, Bobby
Mae Lipsey, Addie Helen Haynes
Edward Barrentine, Edward Ear
Devine. Bethesda: Mrs. j. S. Be
viii, Dorothy Tate, Virginia Farmer
Roy Self, Gene McNeer, Calvin Moore
Durant: Denton Waddell. Coxburg
Mr.. r. A. Luter, Mary Alice Stewart
Thelma Hocutt, Rogers Stewart, Wen
cell Dickard, Mrs. Pearl Dickard
Home Demonstration recreation lead
err. C~enterville: Mrs. w. E. Grace
All Club leader, Mrs II. L. Bowie
teacher, Mrs. Larkin Mcbride, Home
Demonstration recreation leader, Hell
en- Norwood, Jeanette Wilkes, Ju.
nior Grace, Malcolm WEIGH.
The mex recreational meeting will
be held in June.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-11
MiIIsaps College To
Observe High"
School Day"
High School Seniors
To Stond Exums
For Scholarships

Superintendent c. H.. Carruth, Jr
OF the Durant School has been re
quested by DR.. NJ. l.. Smith, presi
dent Of Millsaps College, Jackson, &c
select a group of his outstanding stu
dents to compete In examinations tc
be given at Millsaps on April 2,
which will form the basis for award
ing a group Of scholarships.
On April u High School Day" will
be observed at Mdllsaps and the col
lege will entertain high school so
niors from all parts Of the state
An open invitation has been issued b,
college officials TO all seniors to
visit the college on High Schoo
Day" Those who do not care t.
take the scholarship examinations
will find that a number Of interest
ing activities have been planned fol-
their pleasure.
A band concert. a reception, a
baseball game. and program by Mil
saps dramatic and choral groups
are among the features sche-
duled. Millsaps professors will be
available for conferences with the
visiting students about planning their
college work.
Among the scholarships to be
awarded on the results of the ex-
animation are a $500 first prize gram
covering Millsaps tuition for all four
years Of college work; a second prize
OF a two-year tuition scholarship
worth $3.50; and a third prize scholar
ship of S125 caring for one years
tuition.
More than 400 Mississippi high
school seniors visited Millsaps on
High School Day" last year., and
a similar crowd is anticipated this
year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-11
.CEA Reports Trading
In Cotton Equities

Seventy-four leading cotton firms
and traders, who personally handle
about so percent Of the commercial
cotton crop, have reported to Com
modify Exchange Administration that
they have purchased equities cover
ing $780, 91 bales of cotton under the
1888 crop loan and that 5S7,943 bales
have been repossessed. They report
a total Of 614,431 bales Of cotton re
presented by equities actually taken
into their spot position and offset
by futures transactions or by other
good transactions.
The firms were gueried by Com.
modify Exchange Administration to
determine the movement Of loan cot
ton into commercial channels and
how the movement would affect d.
rectly or indirectly the cotton fu-
lures market,
Such a report Is necessary to de-:
terrnine the movement Of loan stocks
because Commodity Credit Corpora.
ton, the agency that made the cot
ton loan, has a record of reposses-
sions only. The CCC reports that
on March 6. 1910. requests for repos-
sessions received from all sources
amounted to 1870 O3 bales. The sur
vey shows that sale OF equities are
substantially greater than the amount
Of cotton repossessed.
Equities are amounts in excess Of
that required to repossess the cotton
upon which farmers have obtained
loans under the Government program.
The growers have the right to re.
deem the cotton upon payment of the
oar and accumulated charges or
they may sell the equities to pur-
chasers. This right has a value tina.
increases as spot prices rise above
the amounts required to repossess
the cotton.
The firms and individuals to whom
the questions were addressed also
were glad to estimate the total num
Der. of equities acquired from produc-
ers throughout the United States dur
ing the current season. The aver
age estimate in reply to this gust
ton was 1,809,524 bales, the lowest
estimate being 100000 bales and
the highest 3,500,00O bales.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-11
Methodists Announce
Sunday Services

Church School at GAS, Walter Odom,
superintendent.
Preaching service at Ii o'clock.
Prelude, "The Pipes of David" Or
a and piano duet. Mrs. Lipseyl ami
Miss Ann Joyce Odom. Offertory,
Deep River" Mrs. Lipsey and Miss
Ann Joyce Odom. Anthem by the
choir.
Sermon by the Rev. l.. p. WATSON.
Both Leagues meet at $50.
Evening service at 7:15.
Program meeting OF the Missionary
Society at 3 p. M. Monday.
Prayer service at tbs Wednesday
evening.
Choir practice Thursday evening
at 7:30.
Everybody cordially invited to these
services.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-04-11
Aircraft Warning Service
10 Be Established
Service To Be Trained
By American Legion
With Army Aid

The War Department will, through
the Third Army and the cooperation
OF the American Legion establish
and operate an Aircraft Warning Ser.
vice in the States Of Alabama, Mis-.
sissippi, Louisiana, the southeastern
part of Arkansas. and the western
part of Florida during the period OF
May I'll, 1910, in connection with the
Third Army Maneuvers.
This Aircraft Warning Service will
be organized and trained by The
American Legion through its State
Department and District Comman-
ders. They will select a county chief
for each county or parish in their
state or district. Each county or par
ish chief in turn will select his as,
sistants and four or more observers
for each observer station located in
his county. Normally there will be
from one to -four observer stations
in each sixteen-mile square through
out the entire area.
The Third Army Aircraft Warning
Service will be operated entirely by
patriotic civilians under the leader
ship of the American Legion excep,
for an Information Center, which will
be operated by regular army person
mel of the Third Army assigned to
the Aircraft Warning Service. This
Information Center will receive, by
telephone, messages from the officia,
observers of the movements of all
military airplanes seen or heard ir
formation. The regular army per-
sonnel at the Information Center will
evaluate and, then radio, teletype,
and telephone disseminate this in
formation for use by military per-
sonnet.