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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1902
Page
10
Montana researchers explore botanical opportunities with new funding and partnerships. Scientists from multiple institutions will assess native flora, study ecological roles, and advance conservation efforts across diverse field sites.
Dr. MacDougal and Montana Biological Station staff describe Montana field work from 1901 in the January Journal of the New York Botanical Garden. About 3,000 specimens collected near Flathead Lake and Kootenai mountains are rich in rare forms aiding climate and altitude studies, ecology, and geology.
Pioneers of the Pacific in Missoula plans a February 11 meeting for those who signed to join. Mr Johnson has gathered about 75 signatures and looks to reach around 100 members, with strong statewide interest and a possible grand lodge if Missoula reaches a state target.
In Missoula a piano drawn Dec 2% remains unclaimed after over a month. Officials say tickets were damaged or lost and no claimant has appeared. If no one responds by Monday February 10 the piano will be given away to a beneficiary.
The Missoula Mercantile Co notes strong public support for a particular university course as it plans to present a piano on the specified date unless claimed. The public in this part of the state takes pride in the institution and backs the chosen program.
Missoula February 2 The local fire department has received a picture from Toledo Ohio showing buildings and views of trucks hose reels and horses The display reflects pride in Toledo fire service The arrival of a new chemical apparatus will improve the department The hall will be reorganized possibly with a Pine Street lot door for each piece to exit simultaneously.
The Coeur Alene branch bridge crew finished the Quartz creek bridge and moved to Philmond spur. A 125 foot long structure rises about four feet at its highest point and will be filled into a larger bridge by early spring.
Bruce Kennett Ross three year old son of Mr and Mrs Ross fractured an arm playing in the First National bank building Missoula Saturday evening Dr Mills set the bone and the boy received many well wishers The city council will meet tomorrow to discuss street railway franchise bond acceptance and other matters. Bowling alley opens at Higgins block To Wishes Council Meeting missed Missoula Nursery greenhouses visit city store Higgins avenue
Missoula reports Beck holds a faded deed dated 1845 drawn before Wisconsin statehood. He plans to present it soon to a collector who values the historic document for its age and provenance.
Missoula February 2. A general meeting of Missoula club members will be held in the First National Bank building rooms tomorrow evening. All members are urged to attend as important business will be discussed. Stop at the European hotel.
Visite Mis Ole Vriend Missoula February 2. Druggist Conley of Peterson drug store entertained one of his old friends Saturday afternoon. He is Sheriff A. Campbell of Howara county Iowa. Mr Campbell is on his way to the coast to secure a prisoner held on a brave charge.
Missoula on February 2 reports Henry Showles, a well known butcher formerly at the Central meat market, visiting the city after four years away in Butte.
Joseph Dare of Northern Maciste returns to Missoula after a visit to Missouri. He is employed by P. M. Reilly & Co., grocers. The note records a pleasant trip and his role with the firm.
Missoula notes record visitors like C S Miles of Nonita and George Higgins of Lothrop. locals attend hospital care, new business inquiries, and a planned Valentine stand ball by Foresters. District court fees for January total 89.50 with 22 dollars from marriage licenses, while library business and a potential new telephone system are touched on.
A short ad-style note argues against overly terse telegrams and poor laundry practices. It promotes Ivory Soap as a pure, harmless, versatile product that cleans effectively without damaging fabrics, urging readers to try it.
Police officer Mark Allen was killed by Albert Wyst after arresting him for quarreling with a colored woman. Wyst fled seven miles before capture. A mob of about two thousand men demanded lynching at city hall, forcing police to bar the courtyard and detach a platoon to quell the threat.
Theodore Booth, prominent in Missoula winter transactions, was arrested this morning by Constable J G Smith and Sheriff Furey of Butte and taken there. Booth is charged with petit larceny for taking money in Butte, stirring talk in local social circles.
Dr. Parsons received a letter from Aide Burger at Lynch's camp stating Thomas Lynch has smallpox. A man attempted escape and was beaten by a constable, sustaining head injuries. He will travel to Missoula for treatment while the camp is described as being in head shape. Special for Monday and Tuesday, boys' and men's clothing, The Chicago Bee Hive.
Andrew Logan left Missoula with W. E B. Bancroft to Spokane at the urging of local Odd Fellows members. Bancroft’s eyes have deteriorated for two years and will receive treatment there. Mail orders go to the Golden Rule in Missoula.
Alfred Ahern aged IV died this afternoon at his cabin on the Upper Rattlesnake in Missoula. Illnesses and complications were the cause. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
An advertisement touts an electric belt claiming to cure nervous disorders and sexual weaknesses using sponge electrodes and nonburning coils. It promises free books by electricity expert Dr. Bennett and offers a trade in old belts as part payment, with a Denver address for orders.
Stevensville notes report new sidewalks in progress and a flurry of visits from Victor residents to Missoula Helena and Hamilton. deaths include a brother of J W Morse in the East. sheep and cattle trade moves, land sales, medical treatment, and local illness fill the week.
Special Dispatch from Missoula reports the marriage of Marie Laurette Reide of 604 Spruce street to Joseph Lewis Coleman of Deer Lodge on February. The wedding ties together Missoula and Deer Lodge families in a doorway event noted for local society.
Berlin reports the government warns tariff extremists against pushing for more date increases to salvage the tariff bill. The liberal press sees the move as a personal pronouncement by Chancellor Count von Buelow. The Agrarian league decries the stance and vows the bill may fail instead of acceptance in its current form.
A fire at the Cook and White mine in Madrid operated by Colorado Fuel and Iron killed two Italians and caused heavy property damage. Fire officials say the blaze was within 20 feet of a gas filled chamber and an explosion could wreck the property if reached. Openings are closed, fans stopped, and water poured in, with flooding expected in three or four days.
In Seattle on February 2 the body of Robert Lewis, a well known fireman drowned last fall, was found after four months in the sound. A steam dredge raised him in the harbor, confirming death and clearing the way for potential life insurance payout previously refused for lack of death confirmation.
Police confirm the found dead woman on Christie Street was murdered and a knife placed in her hand to fake suicide. Minnie Clark, 33, identified. she came from St. Cloud Minnesota some time ago.
In Caracas and diplomatic circles it is stated that when the Steamer Ban Righ later named the Libertador left London last November the Uted States of Colombia legation guaranteed she served Colombia. The claim sheds light on mysteries surrounding the vessel’s movements.
Antwerp Feb 2 Captain Tartsch von Siegfield a renowned German aeronaut died after a balloon voyage from Berlin with Dr Linke. A storm drove the craft across the Scheldt. the anchor cable broke and von Siegfield was found hanging and fatally injured as villagers restrained the drifting balloon.
Two Italian men, Thomas Madalena and Bennie Poll, suspected in the January murder of James Heekin at Shawa mut Saturday, were captured near Brockwayville, Pa. They were found near a woods last night half naked and starving, unable to resist.
Snow blanketed Cleveland Ohio starting at midnight with seven inches fallen in the city. Northern Ohio reports similar totals, disrupting travel and prompting closures.
A leading party official and senator receives up to 16 letters monthly. Requests span political appointments public documents pensions money autographs photographs and literary contributions. The mix includes citizen views on policy and local concerns with potential large public funds involved and postmaster concerns about patronage and office changes.
A thunderstorm in Marveilles struck a dinner party for five, killing a guest, and damaged a nearby church with its steeple altar and pulpit. A wall inscription appeared scorched, and the parish priest painted over it though the words reappeared clearly.
A Daily Mail reporter in St. Petersburg cites a Korea dispatch noting that 2,000 Chinese Boxers crossed the frontier and plundered several towns. The frightened inhabitants fled as the government sought military assistance.
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