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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
Offset to Big
Well Due in

HanIOn- Tribal 1876 No. 2, Sc NE4
NE3 3O-32-5W, has 7-inch set at 1874.
ready to drill in This is in the Tribal
pool, offsetting the Jeffries 1.000bar-
rel well
Indian Office No. 2, C NW4 SWt
4-34-6W, bottoms at 3O78, having had
Ellis at 3067 Completion data is not
available but it reported "a quart Of
oil and gallon of water" in the lower
Cut Bank, and is preparing to aban-
don.
Jeffries- Tribal 1871 No. 2. SW SW3
NW3 30-32-5W, is cementing 61-inch
pipe at 2948, ready to drill in. 1t is
in the new Tribal pool, west Of the
big well.
LAWYER HOerr- CIarksOn No 2, SW
SW3 SW3 9-33-5W, 1875.
Par OiI-TribaI 200 No. /, Sc SEA
SEA 13-32-6W, has been shot with
nitro glycerin six times, the last shot,
200 quarts; now cleaning out.
Par Oil-Tribal 204 No. 2, NV corner
Lot 3, Sec. 1S-32-6W, 264O, fishing for
lost bit.
Santa Rita State No. /, SW NEa
SCI 25-33-6W, dry Completion data:
Sunburst sand, 2855-2s75; upper Cut
Bank, 2900-2918; lower Cut Bank, 1913
1856, broken sand and shale, no show
ing.
Santa Rita Rasmussen No. Z, GEL
NW3 EVIL 33-33-5W had no distinc-
tive sands but had Sunburst and Cut
Bank sand from 1885 to 2942 with
Varigated ShaleS from 2942' to 1850
where the lower Cut Bank should have
been; no showings throughout; Ellis
shale, 2950-2998 1t is being abandoned
after shooting with l2O quarts of nitro
glycerin.
Santa Rita Tribal No. Is, SW SCI
NE3 3-35-6W, 2300
Tarrant-Lenoir No. l, SW SW3 NW5
17-31-5W, spudded and is completing
rigging up.
TexacO-B Bonnet No. 4, c Sci SW3 g.
32-5W, is now called the "three-bit
well" having three bits lost in it. After
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Oil Industry Is
Holding Firm as
Winter Approaches

Continued from Page One)
oil prices has been equal to Is points
from SO percent of the base period
prices to Ill percent. Gasoline prices
have recovered % points or from 81
percent of the 1935-36-37 level to 100
percent. The price indexes for both
crude oil and gasoline have remained
relatively unchanged for over four
months.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06

beaten expressions into space. Finally
one Of them gave vent to a long
drawn-out sigh. The other looked
around sympathetically and said:
You're telling me.
A girl attending Byrn Mawr
Committed a dreadful faux pas.
She loosened a stay
In her decollete
Exposing her je-ne-sais-quois.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06

seriously damaged, if not ruined not
by bombs but by WASTEFUL PRO
DUCTION. Every oil man knows that
European oil fields are being ruined
by being produced at capacity, as is
Turner Valley, under war urgency.
American oil fields will suffer likewise
before this is over. More oil fields
MUST be found and oil lands now un-
drilled MUST be drilled.
So when man comes to buy
land, as the safest place for his
money, why should he not choose
land located upon known geolog-
ical structure, capable of containing
oil and gas?
At the time of the first World war
the writer was entitled to apply his
army service time as residence time on
a homestead. A Great Falls friend tried
to get him to take up a homestead out
east of Kelvin. The writer took one
look at that Godforsal1en grlmbo flat
and decided to forever forego his home
stead rights rather than pay the filing
fee.
That Godforsaken gumbo flat was
the MOORE PERMIT which has pro-
duced 1914, 900 worth of oil from above
the lime-with the lower formations yet
to be explored and produced. "Buzz"
Catlett filed on homestead in Fergus
county on land where only mountain
goat could stand up. He, M w. Wild
schultz and other boys joining the army
were smart enough to get lands that
were on KNOWN GEOLOGICAL
STRUCTURE.
The Catlett homestead has yielded
over 100000 worth of oil and the
Wildschultz has produced 5000, 1888
worth of oil-because it happened that
their filings were on what is now the
Cat Creek oil field.
When they returned from the serv-
ice they found wildcatter prospecting
for oil across the Musselshell river
from their lands He found oil over
there but the main field was on their
side of the river
The writer has no apology for hav
ing passed up the Moore permit land
as a homestead because the existence
of structure at Kelvin was not record
ed until after the war was over and
meanwhile the government had with
drawn mineral rights from entry. Now
homesteader gets only the surface
rights. The government retains all of
the mineral rights. So homesteading am
"oil farm" is not possible today.
While there is no apology for his
failure to file on Kelvin land, he
should have his head examined If
he fails to come out of the present
situation with well located lands,
owned in fee simple, with command
of surface rights and mineral
rights.
If there was a more promising state
than Montana in which to buy lands
we would certainly buy lands elsewhere.
But we do not know of any comparable
We can today buy lands
in Kelvin field ON THE BASIS OF
LAND, getting the mineral
rights with the surface. If no oil or
pas were ever found under them, they
would still be a good lace in the hole"
as compared with any other available
Yet we would be willing
to gamble everything we possess that
there is oil or gas beneath these lands:
how much, we do not know 1t may not
be in commercial quantities. But if
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
WE BELIEVE

WE BELIEVE
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS have been definitely proven
dispensbe in Montana. Every wildcat should have both
Madison and Devonian highs determined by reflection
seismograph before drilling begins.
DEEPER DRILLING essential write the real history OF
the Montana oil industry The major of Mon
tana petroleum is in formations BELOW THE BIG
LIME. Abandonment of wells at the Cat Creek horizon
is stupidity No well should be considered completion
until it is drilled into the Devonan.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06

there happens to be a crack in the lime
under one of these tracts, then it may
be the greatest gusher area in the field
and in the state. That is the possibility
of undrained lime producing areas.
Each man should buy as much land
as he can afford to buy and pay for
in full He should not buy more than
he can afford and find a mortgage
company moving him out, later on If
he can afford THOUSANDS of acres.
he should buy thousands of acres. If
he can afford section of $40 acres,
he should have a section. But if he
can afford only a half section Of 800
acres, he should by no means have a
full section of land And if he cannot
afford a half section he should have
a quarter section or 80 acres, or pos
sibly end up with 40 acres. But he
should have something ALL HIS
OWN, with full command of his future.
Owning the land he is privileged to
choose the operator to drill it, when he
wants it drilled. He is the sole power
in determining the development pro-
gram and the sole power in its enforce
ment. He will have to look to no corpo-
rate body for the conduct, of his af-
fairs. He will receive his share of the
oil FREE OF COST OF PRODUC-
TON and none else will handle his
money.
That is the one great remaining
opportunity for American INDIE
PENDENCE as we see it. The
owner of a piece of oil land pays
taxes only on the surface. If it is
grazing land, his taxes may aver
age around 7 cents an acre. If it
is good farm land, his taxes will be
higher but there is no tax on the
mineral content of the land. His
80 acres may contain a million dol
lars worth of oil, but until it is
brought to the surface he pays no
tax on it and the tax laws of Mon
tana provide that he shall pay taxes
Cat the regular county tax rate) on
just the oil that comes from the
ground. The landowner is free from
worry about payment of social Sc
curity taxes, unemployment taxes,
old age taxes, industrial insurance
taxes, corporation license taxes and
the scores of other taxes that beset
business.
If the oil is there, the "other man."
the driller, worries about get
ting it out.
OF course, the owner of so acres of
oil land is free to drill it out himself,
if he wants to. Some of the most sue
cessful operators in Kelvin field today
are landowners who never saw drill
ing rig until one was moved into Kelvin
field
We do not expect a new crop of "oil
farmers" but we do expect to see the
few people we can contact to be pro-
vided with opportunities to buy tracts
Of low-cost lands on whatever size each
one can afford, each tract so located
that it is likely to contain OIL
Anyone who wishes to capitalize our
of Montana oil fields and
IF land values-based on nearly 20
years of experience in this particular
vork-may do SO by contracting us.
they buy through us or
through other agencies, investors of
Montana can do no better than to BUY
-ANDS ON KNOWN OIL AND GAS
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06

us your boy friend broad-minded?"
yes. that's all he ever thinks OFT"
The man from the city went to the
store at the Missouri crossroads and
bought couple Of nightshirts. When
he had completed his purchase and
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-12-06
THE HIDDEN $4,000, 600, 900

Hidden around this country in pri-
vate purses now is the astonishing total
of more than $6,0OO,OOOOOO, writes
Paul Mallon. Much of it is in mat
tresses, socks and private safes. The
evidence is clear that boarding era
has reached suspicious proportions
since the first of this year"
And who can blame the hoarders ?
In the face of priorities, what posi-
bility is there to start new business
or establish new industry?
In the face of the Morgenthau 8 per-
cent ceiling on corporate profits, why
should anyone invest in stocks or
bonds?
In the face of whitening taxes, who
wishes to invest his money in so-called
income properties such as buildings?
What is man to do with his savings
except hoard them?
But that is not good. There is no
safety in boarding Paul F. Cadman,
economist of the American Bankers
association, points out that hoarder
is "out of luck" "Hoarded currency is
a practically useless method of protect
ing the holders of property against the
arbitrary acts of government" says DR..
Cadman.. "Early attempts to hoard
money in continental Europe to avoid
governmental levies during and after
the first World war were met by block
ing bank accounts and suspending
transactions on the exchanges. Out
standing currency ceased to be legal
tender or to have any validity unless
it was presented to a government agen-
cy and stamped to indicate that tax
had been paid or imposed conditions
had been met. The holders of currency
found themselves in exactly the same
position as the owners of bank de-
posits."
Every man is called upon to face this
problem. The logical solution is to put
savings IN THE GROUND By that
we mean the purchase of real estate
purchased at non-inflation prices on
price based on what the land will yield.
We know what grazing land will yield;
we know what dry land farms will av-
erage over the years; we know what
irrigated land will yield. We have a
good index to land values on the basis
of YIELD.
If a man can put his money into
lands that have not been depleted, he
has an investment that will last through
the period of initiation and the post
initiation depression that economists say
must come
The man who owns piece of farm
land, with no mortgage or other en-
cumbrances, has Gin gambling terms)
an ACE IN THE HOLE Come what
will, he will have that land to drop
back on. If it will raise hay; if it will
raise wheat; if it will raise sugar beets,
that is the SOMETHING of which he
can be sure. On the other hand, if that
land contains minerals, then his heri-
tage may be much richer. If that land
contains a million dollars worth of oil,
that oil is HIS and will remain there,
tax free, in spite of initiation, depression
or otherwise until the tract is drilled
and the oil brought to the surface of
the ground.
And do not think for one moment
that there is any tract of oil land that
will not be drilled in the years to come,
as the supply of crude lessons. Before
the world is through with this war of
machines we will find every oil field
Evening star., 1941-05-04

AAVEN in sight With this windowful there wos q
troinIood Of French children, whose porents
decd. pennies imprisoned lost, orrwing at Geneva
TO be embraced by the open orms Of the Swiss CorteI
for Help to War Victim Children. Mony ore suffering
from undernourishment oi|ments and other ills
Of their ordeal Of survival otter the collapse and
render Of Fonce Cored for at first at receiving stotons
the children eventually poeed in prvote homes Of
French speaking Swiss TO offend school and receive
something like fomiy protection. Mostly they from
such popuous eenters os Pors ond lie Hovre
There ore good times. too, in Geneva
little refugees ore driving at picture theot
thrill at the adventures of Pinocchio.
Evening star., 1941-05-04

He's Of the big Cots Ringing Brothers and Banum &
Bailey circus his disposition He snars
people do after seepess night BY the
did soundly night did the caen coffee dis
Coffee o7cc caeinfree
and keep awake It's real coffee all coffee only the
of American Medical
when other coffee has been forbidden Get Sanka Coffee
drip" regular" grind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-02-27

Lenten services will be held each
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock
with the first scheduled for this
evening. Special music by the
choir will be sung at each of these
services. Object of his series OF
lectures is to give background of
the books of the Bible, the purpose
for which it was written, historical
settings out of which they come,
to create a better understanding of
what the writer sought to do.
Rev. Carmen p. Thronson has
announced Lenten services in two
of his local churches. At the Luth-
eran Church of the MICA. mid
week Lenten services will be held
each Thursday evening at 500, and
Rev. Thronson will preach on the
theme: Christ on Trial" He will
conduct special mid-week Lenten
services in the Little Sank Luth-
eran Church each Friday evening
at 800.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-02-27
HAVE MORAL RIGHT" TO
BE REINSTATED IN JORS


Declaring Selective Service re-
gistrants who are rejected at in
duction centers because they failed
to meet Army physical standards
have a moral right" to be re-
instated in their former jobs, 1t.
Cod. J. E. Nelson, State Director of
Selective Service, today urged all
local boards to utilize every facil-
ity' at their disposal to aid these
men.
While State Headquarters has
been advised that most Minnesota
employers are reinstating rejected
selectees in their former Jobs,
Colonel Nelson said the Selective
Service System wants to make GER
tain that no man is unjustly treat
ed.
The Selective Training and Ser
vice Act requires reinstatement by
former employees of men indicted
into the Nations armed forces who
satisfactorily complete their mill
itary training. Colonel Nelson as
serted that employers also should
feel moral obligation" to rein
state men who were not actually
indicted but who had fulfilled
their duty to the Nation by re-
spending to the call for service
He said:
when a man responds to a
call for military training, he is full
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-02-27

tet, composed Of Will Pennie. Earl
Remington, Lawrence Walker and
Bernard Remington, with Mrs. Earl
Remington at the piano, sang
when I Get Home" "City Four
Square" and Sweet BY and By"
A solo, I've Done My Work." by
Carrie Jacobs Bond, was sung by
Miss Ardis Anderson. Pallbearers
were: Ed Kurth, Charles Angel,
Roy Anderson, Walt Welch, Arthur
Anderson and Bert Butler.
Floral offerings were beautiful
and showed the esteem in which
DR.. Rich was held by his many
friends and neighbors. Interment
was made in the family lot in
Greenwood cemetery, Sank Centre.
His daughter, Bertha Rich, Of Den
yer, Colorado, and a number of
friends from Sank Centre, Glen
wood and Lowry attended the last
rites.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-02-27
Thursday, February ~, 194I

Norbert Gartner called on Wal
ter Farrow Friday afternoon.
c. B. Raisanen was a supper
guest at Wesley Martins Tuesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny
LaFarge, two weeks ago, a daugh-
ter. She was taken to the Long
Prairie hospital and Is doing very
well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Engle visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ecklund
Sunday.
c. B. Raisanen, the teacher Of
Dist. q school, spent the weekend
at the John Hemmie home at Grey
Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Henry
and sons, Larman and Jarden, Wis
tied at the Ike Henry home Sum
day.
Norbert Gartner visited with
Gordon and Earl Holmes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Martin called
at the Wesley and jesse Martin
homes Sunday.
Norbert, Aurelia and Gerald
Gartner were supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Holmes Tuesday.
Adrian Holmes, Genard and
Ralph Martin and Gerald Gartner
spent Sunday together at the Cart
ner home, with ice cream and good
les.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Holmes
and daughter. Judy, spent the
weekend at the Stanley Gardner
home.
Paul and Tony Ahrens, Richard
and John Ecklund, Lowell Boss
hardt and Clarence johnson visited
with the Fred Botz children Sun
day.
Miss Helen Hannely, teacher in
! Dist. 26, spent the weekend with
her folks at Philbrook.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Stegner and
daughter were dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Jerk on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Farrow and
son, Walter, spent Thursday with
Mrs. Farrow's brother, Glenn Cart
ner and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Farrow and
son, Walter, spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Zerlx.
John Frances called on Jesse
Martin Sunday.
Mr.. Joslyn and daughter, Billy,
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Martin to Long Prairie Saturday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-02-27
COLLEGE CHOIR CON-
CERT NEXT MONDAY
CONTINUED From Page One)

tation Of choir to homes, John Col.
ten; ushers, Gordon Hedin; hous'
ing, Mary Ann Dubois; ticket sales
Bob Rattle and Ody Fish.
A contemporary Canadian com
poser, Healy William, has written
the opening selection on the pro-
gram of the choir. This piece,
"Apostrophe to the Heavenly
Hosts" is scored for double chorus.
It is followed by the churchly
Response" by the famous master
of church music, Giovanni da Pal
estrina. Johann Sebastian Bach's,
"Singe We to the Lord" is the main
and concluding portion of the first
group.
The English composer, Vaughan
Williams, contributed to the second
group with 20 Vos Omnes," that
brings the atmosphere of the old
church in a modern, extremely col
orful harmonic background. Psalm
so" by F. Melius Christensen, is
followed by Norwegian folk song,
ASPIRATION" arranged by DR..
Christensen, and "Sing to God"
by Concordia's director, Paul Chris
Hansen. This second group is de-
voted entirely to the famed father
son duo of composer and director,
DR.. Melius F. Christensen and his
son, Paul.
The third group is lighter and
more popular in style, including
CLAP Your Hands" by F. Melius
Christensen; "Hvad est du dog
Schon" by Edward Grieg, a cradle
song by Albert Kranz. The formal
program ends with the rousing and
ever popular Wake, Awake" as
arranged by DR.. Christensen.
The choir includes in it's roper
toire several extra numbers and
among them are "Benedictus" by
Palidilhe, duet for tenor, alto and
chorus; a chorale Lord Jesus, by
Thy Passion" and Beautiful Saw
ior" as arranged by F. Melius
Christensen.
The Junior class as its part Of
the sponsors arrangements will be
handling publicity, ticket sales, the
conduct of the concert, and some
of the housing. The Council Is
providing the rest Of the housing,
providing a dinner for the choir,
and aiding in the ticket sales.
Two chartered buses carry the
60 choir members, the chaperon, the
manager A. o. Wigdahl, and the
director. In % day tour, approx
imately Is concerts will be present
ed by the choir. It's tour is through
the states of Minnesota, South Da-
kota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and
Nebraska.
It was announced by Mrs. Aus
tin Monday that the ladies of the
Norwegian Lutheran Church will
serve the dinner to the choir men,
bers Monday evening. The dinner
will be held in the Community Club
rooms.
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Padua

Margaret Steinhoff spent Sunday
afternoon at the Herbert Majerus
home.
Henry Essler and Ed Rouslane
were dinner guests at the Richard
Spaeth home Saturday.
Mary Gibney spent Sunday after
noon with Elizabeth Imdieke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Armstrong
are proud parents of a baby boy
born Saturday.
Rose and Marie Essler spent
Sunday afternoon at the Leonard
Gruber home.
Otto Imdieke spent Sunday al
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Imdieke.
The card party held at the parish
house Sunday evening was well at
tended. Prizes went to Anna Mae
Klienschmidt, Ray Jenc, Mrs. Matf
Jennissen and Ferdinand Wiener
A delicious lunch was served an6
good time was had by all.
Erwin Ripka was a supper ant
overnight guest at Mike Essler'.
Thursday.
Alice Bromen spent Sunday af
ternoon with Mildred and Myrns
Jane Essler.
Gilbert Hines was dinner guess
at Frank Rouslang's Sunday.
Melvin Spaeth spent few days
last week at the Ben HinnenkamI
home.
Leonard Gruber and Clarence
Deters called at the Leonard Wien
er home Wednesday.
Edward Rodgers called at the
Jake Ebensteiner home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Grubel
were supper guests at the Rose
Rouslang home in Sank Centre
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spaeth, Flor.
ian and Melvin spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hinnenkamp and
Dale.
Leonard Wiener and Ben Basil
were business callers at the Leon.
ard Gruber home Tuesday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Spaeth are
spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Spaeth and family, at
Burtrum.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bieringer
Bobby and Patsy, spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Jenc and family.
Marie Evens spent Friday after
noon with Cecilia Eyens
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bieringer and
Gerald, Edwin Doubrava, Virgil
and Roy Henry and Edward Jenc
spent Friday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bieringer and family.
Mrs. Joe Rouslang and Wilfred
spent Sunday afternoon and were
supper guests at Mike Essler's.
Joe Rouslang and sons called at
the John Bieringer home Monday.
Royal Armstrong called at Will
mar Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-02-27
Lenten Season Opened
With Services Wednesday
Continued From Page One)

the betrayer; Simon Peter the den
Ter; the Sanhedrin and the mob,
that condemned Him; Pontius Pill
ate, the appeaser; the Mockers; the
Crucifiers. His sermons will be
built around these characters. On
Good Friday be will preach on the
theme Shall We Glorify Him."
Services for st. Paul's Church
during the Lenten Season will in
clude saying of the Way Of the
Cross each Friday afternoon at $3.50
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. Plachta an
nounced. Every Sunday during
Lent at 800 p. m. there will be
Stations, Sermon and Benediction.
At these Devotions Rev. Father
Bolte will deliver a series Of SER
mons on Calvary and the Mass"
A special series of Sunday ser
mons on the theme forward in
Service" and course of Wednes-
day evening lectures on What a
Christian Believes and Why" Is an
nounced for the Church Of the
Good Samaritan (EpiscopaD by the
Rev. r. M. Harris, Rector. We'd
nesday evening services are to be-
gin at 7:30 o'clock. During Holy
Week the schedule will be length
ened with Holy Communion cele-
brated at 10 a. m. with meditations
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Maun-
dy Thursday, and the Three Hour
Service on Good Friday beginning
at twelve noon.
The Rev. John Bettendorf an
nounced services in the Church of
Our Lady Of the Angels. Every
Friday and Sunday evening at 7:30
o'clock there will be Stations Of the
Cross and Benediction.
A series Of talks on the Bible
as study Of its literature as his
torical, devotional and ethical guild
ance Is announced by the Rev.
Thorley johnson, Of the Congrega-
tional Church. Special midweek