Oil Lease Fever Grips Wolf Creek Area
Reported bold moves in Wolf Creek show 56 Oil Co buying a 120 acre lease from Scott Bruce at 20 dollars per acre with cash of 10 dollars and a further 10 dollars if oil is struck. Other leases listed at 20 dollars per acre as investors rush to secure gas and oil prospects in Montana.
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Montana
Wolf Creek
Baker
56 Oil Company
Miles City
Scott Bruce
M. D. Miller
Florence Oil and Gas +company
Pittsburg
al Olsen
Old Town
Wesleyan
Idaho
Baker High School
Gooding College
Ellison-Whie Conservatory of Music
Great Falls
Sunpurst
Missoula
University
Helena
United States
United
States
Darde
Lawmakers to Visit Projects in Western States
congressional committee plans 64 days in eight western states visiting Lower Yellowstone Milk River Huntley Sun River reclamation projects and Fort Peck Blackfeet Crow Fort Belknap and Flathead reservations in Montana and other sites. The eight-member delegation includes leaders from Indian affairs irrigation and public lands and six appropriations subcommittee members. They meet in San Francisco June 3 and study California Arizona New Mexico Colorado Wyoming South Dakota North Dakota before visiting Montana July 17 to August 7.
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Mooney
Washington, D. C
Yellowstone
Milk River
Huntley
Sun River
Fort Peck
Blackfeet
Crow
Fort Belknap
Flathead
Montana
Scott Leavitt
Addison T. Smith
Idaho
N. J. Sinnott
Oregon
Carl Hayden
Arizona
John E. Baker
California
Appropriations Committee
Louis C. Cramton
Michigan
Frank Murphy
Ohio
Burton L. French
Henry E. Barbour
Charles D. Carter
Oklahoma
Edward T. Taylor
Colorado
San Francisco
New Mexico
Wyoming
South Dakota
North Dakota
Cramton
Ellows
Sidney
Glasgows
Glendive Cornerstone Laying Delayed by Rain
Heavy rains postponed the cornerstone laying for the new Glendive Catholic church from yesterday afternoon to 2 PM next Sunday. Visitors included Fathers Curtin from Sidney and O’Carroll of Miles City. Curtin will replace O’Carroll as the principal speaker.
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Glendive Catholic
Fathers Curtin
Sidney
Chieslewicz
Wibaux
Father Curtin
Miriam Cornish Farewell Party Hosted by O E S
Miriam chapter O E S honored Mrs. Cornish matron of the Masonic home with a farewell party in the Helena Masonic home reception room. The event featured piano solo reading costume dance vocal solo and a short tribute from Mrs Sulgrove. Dr Smith decorated a cake with Masonic emblems and Mrs Lovely donated a table cover.
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Miriam
Cornish
Masonic
Salt Lake
Wene Sulgrove
Gs Home
Ruby Longstaff Johnstone
Lindquist
Sulgrove Dancing Studio
Extension Service Clothing School Schedule and Dates
May calendar lists Clothing School and renovation demonstrations at Ollie Morton School Webster Hall and Willard Hall with garment making remodeling guidance. Specialis ts and LaBossier guides plan sessions from May 8 to 28, urging women to attend and prepare for work.
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Ollie
M. Morton School
Willard Hall
Webster Hall
Steelman's
Clothing School
Tuniaking
Wfc
Eals
Aioe
Golf instruction series by Phil Gaudin begins in Sentinel
The Sentinel announces a 48 part series by nationally known golfer Phil Gaudin on golf fundamentals. Each week will publish an article offering careful written instruction without pictures, aimed at helping beginners and players improve through oral guidance. The first installments appear on another page.
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the Sentinel
P. J
Phil) Gaudin
Sanyone
Skokie Country
Union League
Miss Trumper Talks in City at Lake Theatre
School Roundup featured Miss May Trumper state superintendent of public instruction discussing Recent School Legislation. She detailed funding gaps in districts despite levies and urged a five mill statewide levy to improve eighth grade access and limit excess local levies. The talk drew steady attention and calls for more speeches.
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May Trumper
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lake Theatre
Montana
Cattle Market Quotes From Spokane Chicago Sioux City
Market report notes hog and cattle prices with regional quotes. Spokane shows hogs 11 and cattle 9.50, Chicago lists hogs 11.50 and cattle around 65, lambs quoted up to 13. Good wool prices cited with shorn ewes at 8. Hog price fragment referenced for Sioux City at 10.81.
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Spokane
Chiicago
Sioux City
Largest oil well in Montana ties history in Kevin field
The Montana Oil Journal of May 2, 1925 reports Regina's Queen City Oil Co completing in the Keven sun hurst field the largest Montana oil well. It flowed for 2.5 hours then produced 6000 barrels daily from a three inch line in 24 hours. Oil likely from the Madison lime, signaling a potential regional boom and new prospects for Montana oil development.
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Montana Oil Journal
Queen
City’Oil Company of
Regina
Keven Sunhurst
Montana
Kevin
Madison
Ellis
Baker
Kaw
Montana crops and industry news highlight 1920s
Reports from Montana describe normal crop and stock conditions with good rains in the north and east. Highlights include Dillon beef feeders reaching 1 million dollars, new pickle plant plans in Fairview Gedney, oil drilling activity in Kevin Sunburst and Wolf Creek, a sugar factory receiving materials, and major railroad expansion talks. Population and company actions touch mills, power lines, beets, cattle, hogs, and seed peas as prospects stay favorable.
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Dillon
Beaverhead Beef
Fairview
Gedney Pickle Company
Montana
Coalville
Wallor
Great Falls
Billings
Madison
Lewistown
Cat Creek
Rosebud County
Simms
Chinook
Baker
Wolf Creek
California
Miles City
Ralph Budd
Great Northern Railroad
Marvel. Milling Company
Montana Power. Company
Harlem
Malta
Dodson
River Valley
Great
Falls
Conrad
Ponsa Baker
Aboroke
Florence
Ae Bozeman
State” “College
Baker Banquet Program Highlights Woman's Club and Montanas Leaders
The Baker Commercial Club banquet featured Rev Greer music, the Johnson’s Reed Orchestra, and a program including Helen Carmichael toast, Montana topics like What Grows in Montana, and performances by Male Quartette McLeiver Schneidery and Young and Owens. Speakers included Hon C C Conser, Judge Williams, and Mrs Leon LaGross with tributes to Baker’s leaders and community coop. The event honored contributions to home products and agriculture, with D R Young on piano and Miss Jeanette Price as vocalist.
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Rev. Greer
Johnson’s
Reed’ Orchestra
Baker
Helen _Carmichael
Bryant
Russell
Banquet
Montana
Mother O
Frank Tours
Leon LaGross
Judge Williams
Mr. O
Christopher
Oleg’ Speaks
Job
Hayes
Benediction
Arthur. Seebart
Baker Womans’ “Club
Urges Tree Planting in Baker Community
Mr. Theodore Shoemaker of the Forest Service spent Monday and Tuesday in Baker. He met with Boy Scouts at seven o clock and gave a lecture on planting and care of trees and forestry laws. A public lecture followed at the Community Hall. The Baker people show great interest, and the Boy Scouts have promised to plant 150 trees this spring. In the morning he met with the Commercial Club, and in the afternoon he accompanied Miss Stellabarger to Webster where a well attended community meeting was held.
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Theodore Shoemaker
Forest Services
Baker
Shoemaker
Boy Scouts
Baker His
Webster
Prairie Dog Questions and 4-H Club Leftovers
A fragmented note discusses 4-H Club members and county agent actions about prairie dogs in the Sabato ALPS vicinity near Fallon. It mentions free posts, socks, and a questionable plan, with unclear dates and local agricultural concerns.
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Coun
Coiunty
Xineye Ion Ceou
Tye Sabato Alps
Fallon
Sree Prairiae
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Blaxfeet Reservation
Glacier Park
Beaver Creek
Crow Indian Reservation
Glendive
Mrs. Cornish
Larry Busch
Larry
Norma
Miss Trumper
Gity
Petsats
Seabees
Cate Ecosasa
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