The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-23
HE QUIT THE WINDOW
Postmaster Cooley Resigns to Accept
Another Position,
CAPT. COCHRAN'S PROTEST
Auditing Committee of the School
Board Wading Into Claims
Charles McVee Arrested
on a Serious Charge.

Great Falls, March 22.-Assistant
Postmaster Cooley has rendered his
resignation to Postmaster Wegner, to
take effect April 1. Mr.. Cooley went
into Office with Mr.. Wegner and has
been an efficient and capable officer.
He resigns to accept more lucrative
position in st. Paul. A rumor is cur
rent that Otto F. Schoenfeld will sue
coed Mr.. Cooley as assistant postmas-
ter, and this rumor has had the effect
of engaging Capt. c. c. Cochran, an old
democrat who smelt powder during the
war, and he has prepared a remon-
STRANGE with a view or securing sigma
lures thereto, protesting against the
appointment of Mr.. Schoenfeld. The
document reads about as follows:
Whereas, The postmaster of Great
Falls, who Is a democrat, has signifed
his intention of appointing as deputy
postmaster, a young man who was for
a short time a democrat, has since
been a populist and is now a repub-
lican, we, the undersigned democrats
do hereby pr test a ainst such appoint
ment." There is absolutely no truth in
the rumor that Mr.. Schoenfeld has
challenged Capt. Cochran to a duel as
the result of this "remonstrance."
AT regular meeting of the school
board last night Attorney Lewis ap-
peared in the interest of the residents
of Sunny Side, and asked the board to
assist the people of that section in
maintaining a school there. The mat
ter was discussed at some length, but
final action was deferred.
The auditing committee, Through
Trustee Raban, reported that the ball
ance in the building fund was $1,SS6.9S
while claims already filed against the
district aggregate $4,766.92, which, If
allowed at all. must be paid by war
rants on the building fund
The claims referred to are as follows:
Western Hardware company. estimate
on contract for plumbing Central build
ing. $500; William White, superintend-
ent of construction Central building,
$3.50; J. II. Donlin. extras Central build
ing. S30923; Joseph Baines, extras Gen.
trail building, $2,92764; Mckay Bros,
estimate on contract, construction of
Central building, 1929; Andy Hender-
son, extras Central building, balance,
$250.45 The claims were referred to the
auditing committee, consisting of Trus-
tees Raban, Cooper and Gockstetter,
with a request to attempt to devise
ways and means of paying the claims
and to report to the board Thursday
evening.
1t was shown by Mckay Bros esti-
mate. which is for 1929 that Mckay
Bros. have been paid on their original
contract, which was for $50, $40, the sum
of $50, 669S1. In their contract 1t is pro-
vided that when the Central building
shall have been completed, 1 per cent,
of the amount of the contract shall be
reserved. If the board allows the esti-
mate now before them, Mckay Bros
will have been paid s445.S9 more than
the sum to which they are entitled.
Charles McVee, a ranchman living
near Glasgow, is under arrest on the
charge OF committing a criminal as
sault on the person of a servant girl
in his employ. McVee is a married
man, with family of several children,
and has heretofore borne a good repu-
tation. McVee waived examination and
was released on $500 bail