The Anaconda standard., 1895-04-09
THOSE SCHOOL BONDS
They We're Disposed OF and tha Pro-
Cseds Duly Applied.
NOW THEY'RE IN THE COURT
Republicans Elect a Mayor-Haw-
kins VIII Attend to Poi!ce Court
DutIes-Stephenson Attorney,
Frary Treasurer.

GREAT FALLS, April s.-When tho peo-
pie of the Great Falls school district voted
bonds for the erection OF q high school
building, nearly q year ago. there was
considerable doubt concerning the le-
gality of the issue, which amounted to
$4,000. The Northwestern National bank
agreed to accept the bonds at q small
premium and to advance money, upon
the order Of the trustees, to not exceed
$4,000, pending decision as to the valid
ity of the issue by tho supreme court. In
few months the court decided that the
issue was illegal. but not until the bank
had advanced SIS, ,s33.56. Upon the re-
ccipt of this decision the trustees ordered
an election on the question of issuing
$4,000 bonds, and last December the
bonds were authorized issued and sold on
Feb. Is.
The First National bank has received
notice from its New York correspondent
that the price of the bonds is on deposit
to its credit in New York aud the First
National has credited the county treasurer
with the amount.
At the special meeting of the school
board Saturday morning the Northwest
ern National bank presented its claim,
which was allowed, and a warrant was
ordered drawn for the amount on the
building fund of the district.
To-day Attorneys Lyter and Green filed
n complaint in the district court in the
suit of the state of Montana ex rel. the
Northwestern National bank VS.. Arthur
E.. Dickerman, treasurer of Cascade
county. The complaint asks that man
damus issue to compel defendant to pay
the warrant mentioned above. B. ID.
Hatcher, cashier of the Northwestern Ma
tional. makes affidavit that the warrant
was presented to County Treasurer Dick
erman Saturday morning and that Dick
erman unqualifiedly refused to pay said
warrant or any portion thereof. Argu-
4 ments on the application will be heard IN
few days.
= An important feature of the situation is
that Treasurer Dickerman was cashier of
the First National bank for several years.
j. E. Num- of Sand Coulee died this
afternoon at Columbus hospital after a
prolonged illness. He was one of the first
known throughout Northern Montana.
He was a candidate for representative on
the populist ticket last fall and was de-
feated by only few votes. He leaves a
wife and children. He was a member of
Sand Coulee lodge l. o. o. F., which will
arrange for the funeral tomorrow.
The city ele ton to-day, although hotly
contested, and Notwithstanding that there
had been considerable mud throwing
prior to to-day. was orderly and no dis
turbances occurred. Voting was slow
until late in the afternoon, and the vote
polled was not as heavy as anticipated.
The registration was 1857 and the
weather being so fine, 1t was expected that
at least 1.50o would be rolled.
The following were the candidates
For mayor-Bateman, David w., demo-
crat; Jensen. Stewart R., populist; Web
ster. Charles NJ, republican.
For attorney-Donovan, James. popu-
list; Stanton, George H., democrat
Stephenson, Sam, republ can.
For police maQistrate-Fitzgerald,J John
p. democrat; Hawkins, S. H., republican I;
Hanson. Randall W., populist.
For city treasurer-Chenevert, Joseph
r., populist; Crutcher, Ernest, democrat; |;
Frary. William S., republican.
Alderman. First ward-Dunn. Matthew.
democrat and populist; Heidi, f. George,
republican.
Alderman, Second ward-Fietcher. Seth
H., republican; Greedy, James, populist
and democrat.
Alderman. Third ward-Graham James,
populist; Holmes. Henry F., republican
and democrat.
Alderman, Fourth ward-Chittenden,
Clarence E., republican; Mitchell, James
C.. democrat and populist.
Webster was elected mayor by 140 plu-
rality. The vote stood; Webster 656;
Bateman 526; Jensen. 365.
For attorney, Stephenson has &C plu-
rality. The vote stood: Stanton. 551
Donovan, 35s; Stephenson, 617.
For treasurer, Frary has % majority.
The vote stood: Frary, 792; Chenevert,
COL Crutcher, 1G3.
For police magistrate, Hawkins has "a
majority. Tho vote stood: Hawkins, s,
~; Fitzgerald. 500; Hanson, 243.
Dunn, Fletcher, Holmes and Mitchell
are elected aldermen. First ward Dunn,
1s1; Heldt, 1877. Second ward-Fletcher.
300; Greeley. 156. Third ward-Holmes,
1877; Graham. 81. Fourth ward-Mitchell,
;ss2; Chittenden. 215.