The Kevin courier. [volume], May 05, 1922, Image 1

About The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922

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Kevin's First Newspaper—Watch It Grow.
The Kevin Courier
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KEVIN, Toole Co.. MONTANA. Friday. May 5, 1922.
$2,50 Per Year
Volume 1. No, 1.
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STANDARD KEEN ON
KEVIN-SUNBURST OIL
Tuesday a party of Standard Oil
Co. of California men, including
President Fred Hillman, Montana
Manager A. S. Palmer of Billings
and others, acompanied Supt. W. R.
Smith of the Great Northern rail
way J4i__a_a£iyate car, visited Kevin
and inspected the Campbell discov
ery well. This company has had a
crew of men in this field for many
weeks and the present trip indicates
operations are contemplated.
Rumors that a deal had been made
between the California company and
Gordon Campbell was denied by Mr.
Campbell to a Courier reporter upon
his return from Great Falls yester
day. He stated that no doubt the
big .oil men were interested in se
curing acreage in the field but that
no deal had been made.
Regarding a pump test tff the dis
covery well Mr. Campbell said that
this was awaiting the setlement of
matters affecting titles upon which
parties were working "night and
day," and he hopes of an early ad
justment of these matters.
That the Sweet Grass Arch is des
tined to be thorough!v exploded for
oil has been quite evident for some
time and particularly so since Gordon
Campbell struck oil in the first hol,e
sunk in the immediate vicinity, of
Kevin. Snow and blizzards the latter
part of March, and winds, rain and
bud roa is since have not prevented
nor stopped tire crews sent into the
field by big concerns, among whom
it is stated is the Standard of Cali
fornia. During the past week land
owners to the east of Kevin have re
pored $15 per acre for three year
leases on ground hitherto considered
on what Is known as the Emmons
fault. Besides the $15 cash being
offered, as reported the leases are to
carry a rental of $3 per acre for the
second year and $5 for the third in
default of drilling on the same.
No single thing aside from actual
strike lends so much hope as to the
richness and the extent of the field
as these offers and the activity of
the concerns now trying to get
acerage.
SECOND NEWSPAPER
Coincident with the first issue of
Kevin's first newspaper, the Courier
is able to report that there is pros
pects of a second paper for the new
oil town. W. D. Frawley and R. B.
Thompson of Popular were in the
city last week with the intentions
•of starting a paper. They returned
here Wednesday and if they find that
there is room for a Second venture
it will be established.
SPUD IN JUNE BY 1
Capt. E. D. Birkholz, president ajnd
general manager of Sweet Grass Oil
& Land Co. with headquarters at the
Harrington hotel, Shelby, informed
the Courier Tuesday that his com
pany would spud in with a Standard
rig June 1 on S% section 6-35-lw.
The rig for this drilling is now be
ing loaded, according to the manager.
The location is about half way be
tween the Homestake No. 1 and the
Three-in-One, and the backers of the
company . expect big production.
Judge Wm. Prout of Newark, N. J.,
is general counsel.
BABY" NEWSPAPER
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This, the first number of Kevin's
first newspaper, is smaller in size
than its editor would like and lots
smaller than the actual size and im
portance of the town and territory
warrant, so an explination is in
order. "Time and tide wait for no
man," and neither does the progress
of a town "liquid gold" is found on
its very borders. Thus while wait
ing the arrival of a complete print
ing plant and the erection of a suit
able home of its own, The Courier
is compelled to appear "baby" size.
The field, the town and the latter's
enterprising business men need a
means of publicity now and by the
kindness of Editor E. R. Holderby
of the Sweet Grass Advocate we are
able to serve such need in our pre
sent form until established. This
arrangement and the present size
of the Courier will be only for a
few issues when the paper will be
published in size and number of!
pages to fully present each week
Kevin's current and fast making
history.
KEVIN LOTS GO FAST
AS ADDITION OPENS
Plats for the enlarged townsite of
Kevin were recently lied and for the
past week Elmer Genger & Co., who
have been given charge of the sales
for game, have been kepi busy
the company's temporary office at
the Campbell building showing bus
iness and residence sites and many
lots have been sold with numerous
inquiries for others, according to R.
C. Lehman, well known Kevinite
who will be manager of sales here.
The new addition, comprising
120 acres, lies principally to the
north and east of the original eight
block, extending over the bench
northwest of the town,
lots cover all the addition to the
foot of the bench and the bench
land has been staked for resi
dental purposes,
four additional blocks for business
purposes to the south and west of
the old plat. The lots are 53x140
feet, ideal size for all business or
building purposes.
Another 80 acres to the south, a
tract formerly owned by Art, Lewis,
is included in the addition plans but
it not having been finally surveyed
and staked it could not be fleled with
that now opened, but will be in a
short time.
Mr. Genger and his associates hav%
completed an office building north of
the Campbell office and are now "at
home" there to all seeking one of
the m«st promising investments in
town lots probably ever offered in
the state.
Business
There are also
GET THE NEWS OF NEW OIL FIELD DIRECT.
Kevin's first newspaper, soon to be greatly enlarg
ed and improved, will feature all news pertaining
to great Swet Grass Arch oil fields with particular
attention given to actual developments around Ke
vin, and the discovery well, Sunburst and the big
field east.. Get Reliable information—four months
$1.00,—or better still—$2.50 for a year.
DO IT TODAY—One issue may contain informa
that will be priceless to you. Address the Courier.
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BIG LEASE SALE
Report was current the first of the
week that A. Beardsley of Great
Falls had turned leases of approxi
mately 900 acres of land in the east
ern part of the field for a considera
tion of $15 per acre cash. A. L. Bak
er, who has been at Kevin for many
months in the interest of Mr. Beards
ley told a Courier reporter that the
deal did not effect the block near Ke
vin which Mr. Beardsley holds and
upon which drilling operations are
expected to be undertaken soon, and
for which there has been a rig on the
siding here since last fall.
TO SPOT IN
That the Producers Oil & Gas Co.
of Spokane, of which Joe B. Baker of
56 Petroleum fame is head, will spot
its first well on the southwest corner
of Sw. Sec. 4-36-2w and start drilling
operations in a short time, is the in
formation given out by Fred Thatch
er, field representative for the com
pany.
shortly after the Campbell strike in
the interest of his company.
The latter has been here since
The first boxing event for Kevin
since the boom started is billed for
May 12, when the day and night will
BIO DAY AND NIGHT
AT KEVIN MAY 12th
be celebrated with a basebeall gamej
Kevin and Shelby, a 13
round bout between Jimmy Rocke of
Kevin and Harry Leffingwell of
Milk River, Alberta, preceeded by
two good preliminaries, the evening
to be concluded with a dance and
According to
aWjbetween
general good time.
Jack Doherty, promoter, of Sweet
Grass, who is staging the event,
sport fans from a wide section will be
on hand and Kevin hotel and rest
aurants men are preparing to take
care of the hundreds expected for
the ball game and fight.
The ball game will be called at 4
p. m. and the fight program will start
at 8:00 o'clock. Interest in the main
event is high as Leffiingwell agrees
to put Rocke out in 10 rounds, and
as it will be remembered that Jimmy
out pointed Harry in that number of
rounds in a go they had at Sweet
Grass in the early spring, the out
come is anybody's bet.
Visitors at Kevin May 12 may ex
pect one big day and they are not
likely to be disappointed.
LUMBER COMPANY
The building needs of Kevin are
being supplied by the Monarch Lum
ber Co. who rushed a stock of mater
ial here immediately after the strike
and have now completed a big yard
and fine office under the supervision
of Contractor Dan J. Maher.
CAMPBELL PREPARES
DRILLING CAMPAIGN
That Gordon Campbell and his as
sociates are planning an extensive
drilling upon their holdings in the
Kevin vicinity is believed to be re
vealed by a deal closed here Tues
day with AI. Goeddertz, Jr., where
by the oil interests have leased with
option of buying the large elevator
and warehoùse on the G. N. right
of way. It it is said that this will
be remodeled and strengthened and
used for a warehouse for rigs and
drilling tools and all repairs.
Mr. Campbell confirmed the above
and added that an off-se(r-to the dis
covery well would be spudded in,
in the near future and that two
other rigs would be put to work as
soon as matters affecting titles were
straightened out.
The drilling crew for the Black
Magic No. 1, three quarters of mile
southwest and in the same section
as the Campbell discovery well, have
been at work all week building bunk
houses and hauling out rig and tools
in preparation for early drilling op
erations. .1. B. Peterson, president,
was in Kevin Friday and said that
the company had funds to go ahead
and at the headquarters of the com
pany in Great Falls it is believed
this well will be the second producer
of the Kevin-Sunburst field.
drilling some time ago after winter's
layoff at tire well northeast of Ke
> n ' were compelled to shut down last
Sunday when it was found the work
was endangering the whole casing.
They are awaiting the arrival of
casing. Hole at the rate of 20 feet
per day was being made.
8-1 SHUT DOWN
The Three-in One crew, resuming
MOVIES FOR KEVIN
The people of Kevin will soon en
joy movies was the word passed out
by Geo. H. Brewerton of Shelby when
he was here Monday and closed a
deal with Al. Goeddertz, Jr., for rent
al of the hall for that purpose. Mr.
Brewerton, who operates a house at
Shelby, has ordered a second machine
and will install his own electric light
plant. He had hoped to begin show
ing next week, but may not get ma
chine for that time. He expects to
give two shown weekly, Saturday
night and either Tuesday or Wednes
day nights.
SECOND GARAGE
The erection of new business places
in Kevin is becoming so rapid that
even a nimble-footed reporter is al
most unable to keep tab on them all.
Another one to take shape this week
is a neat office building on Central
ave. next door west of the Kevin
Club, which is being bullt by'W. L.
Baker for the use of himself and as
sociates of Great Falls. It is being
put up in a hurry by a crew of Con
tractor Dan Mars men and will help
to improve one of the most promis
ing of the town's avenues.
Gordon Campbell, Kevin's best
known citizen who has become fa
mous as the discoverer of oil in Mon
tana and who located and drilled the
first commercial oil well in the Sweet
Grass Arch. left Friday for a few
days' business trip to Great Falla
and Lewistown.