The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-17
THEY'LL Be INVITED
The State Teachers Association May
Meet in Great Falls.
SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS
Estimates on the Central Building
An Extra That VIII Not Be
Added-The Friends of Al
Ian Rodger Resolve.

Great Falls, Feb. 16.-At a meeting
of the school board last night Super
intendent Largent was present and said
mat he had received letter from Pro-
fessor' Hendricks of Butte, a member
of the executive committee of the Mon
tana State Teachers association, say
ing If the people of Great Falls desired
to entertain the next convention of
the association, he would like to have
a formal invitation extended by repre-
sentative bodies of the city. The at
tendance at such a convention would
probably exceed 200 teachers. Secretary
Caufield was instructed to call the at
tention of the city authorities and the
board of trade to the matter, and a
formal invitation will be extended as
early as possible.
Mckay Bros, contractors for the
Central building, were allowed the 25th
estimate on their original contract, of
the amount of $50, $40. The estimate was
for $704.22. OF the total. as is speci-
fed in the estimate, the Great Falls
Iron Works are to be paid $276.72; Gust.
G. Minter & Co., 500; H. Wildekopf,
S157.50 they being sub-contractors. In
Guiding this estimate, the total paid to
date on the original contract is $751;
O77.S1.
The Boston and Great Falls Electric
Light & Power company was allowed
$3.50 on it's contract, amounting to $21O
for wiring the Central High school
building.
Plunkett, Smith & Duncan were al
lowed 81, 5000 on their contract, amount
ing to $7,400, for heating and ventila-
ting apparatus for the Central build
ing. making the total paid to date,
5000.
John johnson presented a claim for
$56.S for work alleged to have been
done for Mckay Bros. on the Central
building, and Thomas d. Gearing pre-
scented a similar claim for $3.50. The
clerk was instructed to request Mckay
Bros. to explain.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the county superintendent that the
board protested against the segrega-
ton of sections Fl and 2S, township 26,
north of range 3 east, from school dis
trict No. II and the addition of the
same to school district No. 1 as pro-
posed. unless the apportionment for
children residing in these sections shall
be transferred.
Architect White asked the board to
act upon his recommendation that a
double floor be placed on the attic Of
the Central building, which is not pro-
vided for in the contract. The board
unanimously ordered that the extra"
be not authorized.
Rev. Allen Rodger Is evidently popu-
lar at Havre and his friends at that
point resent any insinuations made
against his character. The following
resolutions adopted by the citizens
and church members of Havre," have
been sent to the Great Falls Office of
the Standard with the request TO pub
fish the same:
Whereas, Rumors have been circu-
lated which seriously reflect on the
character and good name of the Rev.
Allan Rodger, previous rector of the NJ
E. church at Havre; and
Whereas, The insinuations were
publicly made from the pulpit by his
successor. Rev. Sprague Davis; and
Whereas. We, the undersigned,
members of the NJ. E. church and
members of churches of other creeds
and citizens in general. who from near
ly all of the population of the town of
Havre, who are honored with the
friendship and acquaintance of the
Rev. Allan Rodger, who we know to be
an honest and sincere man. a man be-
yond the slightest suspicion; a man
among men; credit to his calling and
TO his country; a man whose presence
in our midst was a blessing, and whom
we do and always hold in the highest
esteem and respect. Be IL
Resolved, That we denounce the ac-
cusation against the character Of Rev
Allan Rodger to be false and malicious
and must have emanated from some
person whose character for truth and
veracity is unreliable. And be IL fur
ther
Resolved, That we stand firm in our
belief and confidence of honesty and
purpose of the said Allan Rodger; and
be il further
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
buttons be sent to the Rev. Allan Rod
ger, to the Standard and the press in
general.
(Signed) IL. Newman,
-. w. Hyndman.