Cut Bank Oil Boom Awakens Montana Frontier Field
A lengthy look at Cut Bank Montana as a nascent major oil field. It traces early discoveries from 1904 onward, the 1929 30 gas pipeline project led by O Neil and Montana Power, new wells by Roy Tarrant and others, and the town's transformation with spiking activity, employment, and plans for pipelines and refining facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drumheller
Spokane
Northwestern Mining Development
Sunburst
Ellis Sands
Kevin-Sunburst
Cut Bank
Drumhellers
O'Neil
Louis B. O'Neil
John
Cat Creek
Kevin Sunburst
California Petroleum Co
Montana
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Montana Power Co
Northwest Gas & Transportation Co
Winston Bros
Minneapolis
Great Trunk Line
Great Anaconda Copper Co
O'’Neill-Montana Power Group
Texas Production Company
Milk River
Fulton Petroleum Company
Roy Tarrant
W. B. Hoerr
Glacier Park
Roy C. Tarrant
Wyoming
Tarrant
Montana Power Company
Tip” O'Neil
Santa Rita Oil Co
Salt Creek
East
Texas
Midway
California
United States
Kootenai
Pondera
Great Northern Transcontinental Railroad
W. M. Fulton
Kevin
Dakota-Montana Co
Hannah-Porter Co
Adams-Mannix
A. P. Con
Blackfeet
L. B. O'Neil
Glacier County
Delaware
Dan Whetstone
Pioneer
Pioneer Press
Nimrods
Chronicle
Shelby
Chrysalis
Casper
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Signal Hill
Local Advertisers Fold Into Cut Bank Page
A sponsored section lists numerous Cut Bank businesses and individuals including Andy's Service Station Brown Hotel L A Bee Co John W Coburn attorney Clapper Motor Co Cut Bank Gas Utilities Cut Bank Hotel Pioneer Press and more. The page credits regional merchants lenders and service providers such as Glacier County Abstract Co Monarch Lumber Co and Sunburst State Bank among others.
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Cut Bank
Andy’s Service Station
Brown
L. A. Bee Co
John W. Coburn
Clapper Motor Co
Ford
Cut Bank Gas Utilities
Cut Bank Pioneer Press
Cut Bank Drug Co
C. & C. Grocery
Danens Oil Co
Edward E. Fee
Glacier County Abstract Co
F. E. VanDemark
Pres
Glacier Grocery
John Holmlund
Martin Teterud
Houk’s Cafe
Irving Jacobson
King’s Electric Bakery
L. J. Liest
Mt. D
Lion’s Club
McLean’s
C. H. Minette
Monarch Lumber Co
Modern Beauty
People’s Hardware
Peterson’s Meat Market
Pete Reutten
Pioneer Lumber Co
P. O. Neraal
Pioneer Stage Driver Passes
Samuel A. Earhart prospector and stage coach driver of Montana history died at Dawson after a long residence there. Born February 28 1843 in Philadelphia he came to Virginia City in 1865 and drove stages from Helena to Whitehall and from Butte to Deer Lodge before retiring to the hump near Butte where he lived for 48 years. He never saw a hold up in his 13 years of driving though others were robbed and he recalled peaceful relations with Indians.
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Montana
Samuel A. Earhart
Mr. Earhart
Dawson
Philadelphia
Virginia City
Mont
Helena
Whitehall
Butte
Deer Lodge
Earhart
Marcus Daly
Indians Will Eat Buffalo and Elk
Fifty bison and 500 elk from Molese bison reserve are to be slaughtered for distribution to the Flathead Crow and Blackfeet reservations. Mule deer will also be disposed of. Henry J Helegeson of Missoula traveled to the bison range to begin slaughters as animals are rounded up. Helegeson says about 25 bisons and some elk will be killed now with rest later to reduce herd size for feed conditions. He claims a world record in bison and elk slaughter.
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W. W. Gail
Mont
Ass'n
Sam Jones
Montana
Cut Bank
Boston
Miami
San Antonio
Ekalaka
IMAG
Oklahoma
Glacier Park
Swiftcurrent Oil Land & Power Co
Stebinger
Milk River
Kevin-Sunburst
Sandpoint-Berger
Rockies
Turner Valley
Canadian
Rocky Mountain
Dry Creek
Border
Molese
Flathead
Crow
Blackfeet
Henry J
Buffalo Hank) Helegeson
Missoula
Helegeson
Libby Youth Debater Wins Freshman Title at MSU
Libby youth Miller Keller won best freshman debater at Montana State College completing a presentation in the freshman sophomore contest. He receives the Pi Kappa Delta cup for the first year debater. Keller was on a freshman team that won the intercollegiate debate on the question of canceling interallied war debts with teammates Dreger Fagenstrom of Great Falls and Carroll Speck of Whitehall. Sophomores were Dean Stebbins and George Nod from Billings, and Ben Law of Bozeman.
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Libby
Miller Keller
Libby Boy
Montana State College
United States
Keller
Dreger Fagenstrom
Great Falls
Carrol Speck
Whitehall
Falls Man Murdered in Washington on Rural Road
Adolphus Amelne, about 36, formerly of Great Falls, shot to death on a little traveled road near Yakima Washington last winter. The slayer fled. Ameline died instantly from a shot between the eyes. A grocery slip bearing the name Chick Ameline tied the victim to the identity found. no such name appears in Great Falls directory last year.
Cigaret Thief Sentenced After Bozeman Theft
A. W. Clampett, 38, of Los Angeles, was sentenced by District Judge B. B. Law to two and a half years in state prison for stealing 700 dollars worth of cigarets from a Bozeman wholesale house. The theft occurred August 13 during a carnival stop, and the jury deliberated 22 hours before verdict.
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A. W. Clampett
Los Angeles
B. B. Law
Bozeman
Clampett
Turkeys Delivered in Pondera County Load Totals Heavy
About 9 000 pounds of turkeys were shipped to market in Pondera County with Walier at 37 000 pounds Brady 13 000 pounds and Conrad 40 000 pounds The blizzard slowed loading the first day Advance prices paid were 13 cents for No 1 and 8 cents for No 2 About $1 000 was advanced Final payments were made recently The shipment headed to Los Angeles.
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Conrad
Pondera County
Walier
Brady
Los Angeles
University Football Costs 22500 This Fall
University finances show football costs totaling 22500 this fall with Pacific Coast conference guarantees exceeding 17000 from out of state clashes. Gate receipts at home events cover 9.6 percent of the football bill while student activity fees add 14 percent or 3180 dollars. The Montana State College game against Butte contributed 8.8 percent of the total expense.
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Montana
Butte
Montana State College
Butte Girl Dies From Burns in Gasoline Explosion
Mary Patricia Kelly a 19 year old former University of Washington student died at St James hospital Butte a few days after a gasoline explosion in the family garage on November 30. Her mother Mrs P J Kelly died two days later from critical burns suffered while attempting to rescue her daughter.
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Butte
Mary Patricia Kelly
University of Washington
St. James Hospital
P. J. Kelly
Kelly
Suit Filed Over Life Insurance of McQueen Addition Victim
Mrs. Johanna Serich, mother of Joseph Stanley Serich, one of six youths killed in a July 4 explosion of blasting caps in Butte, sues the Croatian Fraternal Union of America for $1,000 alleging her son held a life insurance policy with the lodge and that payment was due but not made.
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McQueen Addition
Butte
Johanna Serich
Joseph Stanley Serich
Croatian Fraternal Union of America
Lodge
15 Ways to a Man's Heart Recipes in Gold Medal Flour
Housewife appeal promotes simple recipes titled 15 Ways to a Man's Heart. The guide is advertised as a bonus in every Gold Medal flour sack or available for ten cents from the Gold Medal Flour company in Minneapolis.
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Gold Medal Flour Company
Minneapolis
Sugar Beet Exhibit At Laurel Weighs 14 Percent Pounds
A sugar beet weighing 14 percent pounds was exhibited at Laurel by W Eltzroth. It was produced on his ranch near Laurel this season and formed part of a 106 ton crop from a four acre tract.
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Laurel
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Spain
Buffalo
Hank Helegeson
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