Ronan Pioneer, The Gegraphic Center of the Flathead Reservation, Oct. 24, 1924

State women want new bone-dry law

Repeal of the present prohibition enforcement law and the reenactment of the “bone-dry” law, which was repealed four years ago, will be asked by the Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs of the next state assembly convening next January.

The women’s federation will cooperate in this with the state WCTU and the state Anti-Saloon League.

The MTWC legislative program also includes a request for ratification by the state legislature of the child labor amendment of the federal constitution.

News from our sister state: History of oil in Wyoming

Of the more ordinary interest is the booklet, “Petroleum Industry in Wyoming,” which was recently distributed from the offices of the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Producer’s Association of Casper. It contains a fund of information relative to the oil industry ...

The First Discovery: One of the early Wyoming pioneers in the oil industry was Cy Iba. He first made his appearance in Wyoming in 1851 when passing through on his way to the mines of California and other points. Being a prospector and miner, he was a keen observer of mineral properties; and his attention was drawn to the oil seeps then known.

Iba, with Jim Bridger Kit Carson and others collected oil from a spring on Poison Spider (near Casper) at that time, mixed it with flour and sold the product to emigrants for axle grease. It was probably the first commercial marketing of Wyoming’s petroleum.

Stockmen profit by cooperative dipping of cattle

More and more as time goes on the problems of the farmers are coming to be solved through community effort. In many instances the individual efforts of the farmer to remedy a situation would be more than futile, but when a number of them have banded together to attack the problem over a large area favorable results have followed. So states a recent bulletin from Washington.

One of the latest community efforts is that of the recently formed organization and operation of dipping vats for the control of animal parasites which have caused great losses to livestock growers in years past.

Lake County teachers form organization

A meeting of the teachers of Lake County schools was held in Polson recently for the purpose of reorganizing this year. The organization is now called the Lake County Community Teacher’s Association.

J.C. Schell, head of the Charlo schools, was selected president, Mrs. Alva G. Hall of Ronan, vice president, and Miss Eckstein, County Superintendent of Schools, was named secretary-treasurer.

Loses residence in early morning fire 

At about 5:45 yesterday morning the home of Bruno Peschel, on the west edge of town, was completely destroyed by fire.

Mr. Peschel had gotten up at his usual time to start the fires, and it was shortly after that Mrs. Peschel happened to glance out of the window and noticed that the sky was all lIghted up.

She called to Mr. Peschel and after looking around, stated that the house was on fire.

The children were immediately taken from the house and some of the household effects were saved. Insurance on the house and contents was carried, but it will not be sufficient to cover the loss.

It is not exactly known how the fire originated, but it is thought that it was caused from a defective chimney as the attic of the house was completely in flames when the conflagration was first noticed.