Celebrating History: Prohibition, fire and comedy

By Emily Mayer

In the editorial section of the Hill County Democrat’s Dec. 18, 1919, edition, owner and editor J. K. Bramble expressed his opinions of an offer from the state to Lawrence K. Devlin to serve as the prohibition enforcer for the state of Montana.

MR. DEVLIN OFFERED OFFICE.

Mr. L. K. Devlin of this city, has been offered the office of prohibition enforcer for Montana at a salary of $3,500.00 a year, but we seriously doubt if he will accept this position. Mr. Devlin is too big a man for this office. We think the administration shows ingratitude in even offering it to him. Mr....