Oil Boom Lifts Toole County Towns In Early Montana Field
The piece recounts Gordon Campbell and partners striking oil near Kevin in 1922 and the Sunburst field, fueling rapid growth in Kevin and Shelby while Cut Bank expands on natural gas. It traces O’Neil interests, refinery development, and regional spillover to Toole, Glacier counties, with mounting infrastructure and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunburst
Campbell
Kevin
Kevin- Sunburst
William Fulton
Rice
Old Man
Essex
Charlie
Emmons
Kalispell-Kevin Oil Company
Fulton
O'Neil
O'Neils
California
Texas Oil Company
Gordon Campbell
Big West Oil Company of
Montana
Spokane
Shelby
Toole
Shelby Junction
Cut Bank
Glacier County
Great Northern
Blackfoot
Tip” O'Neil
Tip
Empire Builder
New York
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Jerome
Drumheller
Montana Power Company
Northwest Refining Company
George McCabe
Browning
Glacier Production Company
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
Red Tape Forces Bozeman Couple to Remarry
Mr and Mrs Lyle Henry Shaver of Bozeman faced federal red tape over name changes after naturalization. To satisfy records they obtained a new license and were remarried, this time with Mrs Shaver’s full maiden name as on the license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Henry Shaver
Bozeman
Shaver
Switzerland
Dubuque
Mrs. Shaver
World's longest telegraph line linked Darwin to Port Augusta
The telegraph line connects Darwin in North Australia with Port Augusta, spanning 1 900 AB length and taking 23 months to complete, marking a historic communications milestone.
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Darwin
North Australia
Port Augusta
Oil Boom Transforms Cut Bank Area Into Refining Hub
The Montana oil boom prompts Northwest Refining to plant near Cut Bank and Glacier Production to refine and supply crude to Spokane while expanding regional ties. Communities from Shelby to Browning anticipate rapid growth and future discoveries beneath the Madison limestone.
Montana oil pioneer Gordon Campbell honored by shaft
The text notes Gordon Campbell, credited as the discoverer of oil in Montana, belonged to the same family and interests in building the state. He rests in Shelby cemetery where a public subscription shaft was erected in his honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little
Tulsa's
Montana
Gordon Campbell
Shelby Cemetery
Former Classmates Reunite At Falls Convention
State Senator William Tapper of Lincoln county Idaho arrived in Great Falls for the National Reclamation association meeting. He met Postmaster Pete Snelson, a former Iowa Pharmacy class of 1896 teammate, and they recalled a 4 to 0 1895 football win by the pharmacy team led by a lone cheering girl. Tapper has resided in Richfield Idaho as a leading irrigation farmer for 31 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tapper
Lincoln County
Idaho
Great Falls
National Reclamation Association
Pete Snelson
Pharmacy
University of Iowa
Tapper
Snelson
Medical Department
Senator Tapper
Richfield
Large cattle shipment leaves Square Butte market
One of the largest single cattle shipments ever loaded at Square Butte was sent to market. Twenty cars of PN stock, recently grazing on the Ole Osnes ranch, were loaded for shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benton
Square Butte
Ole Osnes
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C. E. Matson
Lincoln
James Macgowan
James
Stevenson
L. CG
W. E. Burks
Richard Davey
Dr. Beaupre
George Davis
Sunburst Oil and Gas Company
Dorsey Hager
Mr. Elder
Elder
Hager
Burks
Sam Teagarden
Oil Field Bulletin
Bill Burks
Sam Tenarden
Alls
Charlie Emmons
Louis B
John
Kevin Field
Great Madison
Oklahoma
Texas
Tulsa
Sweet Grass
Conrad
Falls
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Butte, Mont
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