Oil shows at Dry Forks well near Conrad Montana
A Dry Forks well north of Conrad in Pondera county shows a 5-foot oil saturating sand at 2665 feet near the Madison limestone. About 70 feet of fluid remains in the hole seeping at 3–4 barrels daily, with potential to become a 10–25 barrel well after deeper drilling into the Devonian. Tom W. Robinson of Conrad and Great Falls owns the land, honoring pioneer efforts of John McBride Clair McDonald Jas Hughes Frank Hughes Eugene Rogers and J. H. Hamilton who started the well in 1914.
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Madison
Dry Forks
Conrad
Montana
Tom W. Robinson
Great Falls
Pondera County
Mr. Robinson
John McBride
Clair McDonald
Jas. Hughes
Frank Hughes
Eugene Rogers
J. H. Hamilton
Conrad Oil & Gas Company
Hamilton, Chrisman and Cozette
Spokane
Conrad Exploration Company
W. B. Foster
Brag Brothers
Lewistown
James Hughes
Robinson
No Fashions In Pioneer Times In Bannack
The article recalls early Bannack life from fall 1922 with mining ventures by Conrad Oil & Gas, Conrad Exploration, and Brag Brothers, plus a tale of James Hughes’s death and legal transfer of property. It also discusses gendered dress, buckskin and crinoline, and jewelry traditions among miners and town residents.
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin With Cuticura
Promotional copy for Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum touts clear skin. Advises touching pimples redness roughness or itching with Cuticura Ointment then bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water Rinse dry and dust on Cuticura Talcum for a fragrance. price 25 cents each.
Dry Agents Guard Butte Residence After Threats
An armed guard stands in front of Clifton C. Dorris’s home in Butte amid threats to dynamite the dry agent’s residence. The guard was arranged by a citizens’ committee as part of a crackdown led by Attorney General Rankin. Also in Butte 40 soft drink parlors have locked their doors. In Broadwater county a farmhand named William Midway died when a belt on a woodsaw entangled him and pulled him into the engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton C. Dorris
Butte
Citizens’ Committee
Dorris
Rankin
William Midway
Knowles Ranch
Broadwater County
Fletcher's Castoria reaches eight decades of trusted child relief
The advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a long standing remedy used for over 80 years to ease infant colic constipation flatulence wind cramps and diarrhea. It claims to regulate the stomach and bowels aid food absorption and promote natural sleep without opiates while bearing an official signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Pioneer of Virginia City Takes Long Trail
Fayette Harrington a Montana pioneer dies at Missoula home aged 81. Born 1843 in Quincy Illinois he came to Montana in 1864 settling Virginia City then Butte and aiding banks Hall Harrington Madison and Silver Bow National. He served Madison county in the first Montana legislature and left a lasting frontier banking and cattle legacy.
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Fayette Harrington
Montana
Missoula
Mr. Harrington
Quincy
Illinois
Virginia City
Hall, Harrington
Madison County
Harrington
Butte
Silver Bow National Bank
Helen M. Bower
Alders Gulch
Glen B. Harrington
Portland
Montana Patents Granted for Alarm and Blast Treatment
The commissioner of patents announced Montana grants to Charles A. Baker of Great Falls for an alarm and to John H. Hickey of Gold Creek for treatment of matter from blast furnaces.
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Montana
Charles A. Baker
Great Falls
John H. Hickey
Gold Creek
Regal Facts in Area Adjacent to Shoshone and MacDonald Producers
Reg al land between Shoshone producers in Section 4 and Swartz producer in Section 8 is offered with low capitalization and modest financing. The plan asks for $60,000 with $15,000 stock options at 10 cents per share for first subscribers, good for 30 days after the first well. If the first well proves productive, options could raise another $15,000 for Well No 2. Eight investors from Seattle and Great Falls have funded and contracted Beckett Brothers to drill a well offsetting Regal acreage to the south. No stock is offered to finance the Swell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EN Area
MacDonald
Regal Land
Swartz
Wen
Regal Oil CO
Seattle
Great Falls
Beckett Brothers
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Dr. Soucy
Gravelbourg
Sask
Canada
A. E. Landry
Watson Oil Co
Lucille Robinson
T. W. Robinson
Jim Brittenbender
J. F. Kumpf
Conrad Banker
N. F. Jamieson
Bannack
By Martha Edgerton Plassmann
Demi-Monde
Godey
Henry Plummer
Leutenant
Buck Stinson
Frank Worden
Nathaniel Merriman
Wilbur F. Sanders
Pioneer OF
Virginia’ City
Laurel
Bath
John 3B
Kaiser
Helena
Alexander. McIver
Deer Lodge
P. L. Mardis
Swisevale
Weatinghouse Electric
Mtg. Co
David Hughes
Edward Seers
Geo. M. Hollenbeck
Lewiston
Gustave
County
Mont
Ali
Virginis X
Civil Service Commission
Montana Post Office
Broadview
Wechsel J. Hartman
Grassrange
Graham
Laird
Blanche E. Breckenridge
Forrest
Charters
Douglas Washburn
Linda M. Young
Hobson
Thomas H. Watson
Alice I. Newton
Lea Jellison
Rowan
Mamie BE. McCarthy
Thomas A. Needham
Wm. H. H. Clubb
Joseph A. Lemeire
Andrew K. Resner
Earl F. Hughes
Washington
Aurorn
Out of the Ciy
Regal Oil Company
J. W. Speer
C. M. M’cutcheon
The
REGAL
Section 5
First National Bank Building
Box
Becton
Toole County
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