The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-02
IN THEIR CLUB ROOM
niSSoula's Piremen Have Fixed Things
Up In Style.
shertn Houston Captures ~ Gang at Al
legged yiolnsOrs of the Liquor Law
some Thing Ms~~oula People
Would Like tn now.
special Correspondence of the standard.

Special Correspondence nj the standard.
MIssouLA. Feb. 1.-The recent fire I'm
Missoula has awakened the city fathers to
the necessity of having am efficient fire
department.. The volunteers so Tar have
had tn paddle their own canoe, as IL were,
without any assistance or even recogni-
ton at the hands of the city officials. Al
the last meeting of the city council "a vote
Of thanks was rendered to the volunteers
for their chivalrous efforts i'm
the flames that at one time threatened tai
slevastate Missoula. A motion was also
adopted that tine city purchase "a steam
engine and amy other equipments that the
fire marshal deemed necessary; also that
the members Of the fire department he
allowed the use of the rooms i'm In city
hall for club purposes, and also that u
gymnasium h. fitted up at the expense of
the city.
The fire laddies now have "a club room
that they are justly proud of. IL Is fitted
up with all modern improvements. IL
contains "a billiard table. a library, and
other things that are inviting To the boys.
From IA moral point of view IL Is OF meal
cHlable value. As many as Nd member
can III, found i'm there i'm the evenings en-
joyinR the innocent psastimes tn be had
now here else in the. city.
Two men are OH duty at all times, and
the members of the fire department boast
that they can bc AT the scene of the fire
anywhere within the city limits three min
utt'S hIts'f the Altrt1 u SoNutueb.
Sheriff Houston and his dep
uties surprised and arrested a
number of men last night twenty miles
west of F~rcnchtown. who had been, selling
liquor within two miles of the new rail
road construction contrary to law. They
were arraigned this afternoon before jus
ticc Logan. Their names are Theo Meu'
nier, Abe Perry, Paul Daigle, Conrad
Brown, Jack Dowd, Henry Brown and w,
T.. Tirrell. All pleaded not guilty and
trial was set for Thursday.
Thcs.. committees for the board of trade
have been appointed: On organization
Messrs. Bickforh. Pyfer, Mcleod, cycles
heimer and Donlcy; ON membership
Mcssrs. Winstanley, Rankin and Nc
Conncll; on resolutions to be presented
soula, Messrs. Mats Higgins and n. J
Mcdonnell; on press, Mcssrs. Stoddarri
Spaulding and Moser.
Ss,sne Interrogation Marks.
Special Correspondence Of the standard.
MIssoULA, Feb. things TN
people of Missoula would like tn know:
What time the telegraph Office is opene'
CLOSED invariably during the business par
of the week days?
When will the Rocky Mountain Tel.
graph company Ia. here:
When will that new hotel bc cot
structed?
What route will the Manitoba take?
Why cannot the people of F~renchtow
get along without having "A Islander cas-
s~emi-inonthly:
Why don't the Northern Pacific allo'
stoI~over privileges here? Ii costs theI
nothing. and would be beneficial to Mi,
soula.
What horse will bc first under the wiz
Derby day?
Where can ~ man bs. found with ente
prise and money enough to start
sneltcr:
When will that gas company mater
allie"
When will the electric motor make /
appearance?
When will Missoula have ~ telcphoi'
system"