The Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 228, Ed. 2 Sunday, October 9, 1910 Page: 1 of 4
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THE ENID DAILY EAGLE.
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PRICK FIVE CENTS.
FORMAL OPENING
AUSPICIOUS EVEN!
Carnegie Library Dedicated
To City After Years Of
Patient Effort
]. W. EASTMAN WAS SPEAKER
A. It. laiMES PltEKKXT V\.M>
AND MADRIGAL <1/111 SINCS
—OCCASION OF GHKAT
Pl'RLIC 1XTKRKST.
The formal opening of Enid's Car-
negie Library was held last night
and the principal address was de-
livered by Col David W. Eastman,
who has for years been the leader
of the library movement in Enid.
After Mr. Eastman's address the
audience listened to a song by the
Madrigal club. The ladies of the (J.
A. K. then presented to the library a
beautiful flag to be floated on state
occasions. The presentation was
made by Mrs. Gibson. Thomas W.
Butcher superintendent of the city
schools made the speech of accept-
ance.
A copy of the Declaration of In-
dependence was then presented by
Mrs. Clark on the part of the La-
dies Relief Corps, an auxilliary of
the G. A. R. The response was made
by Edmond Frantz.
Mr. Eastman spok* in part, as fol-
lows:
A grave misconceirtion of the na-
ture of Mr. Carnegie's gift has be-
come quite general and has prevail-
ed ever since the subject of the gitt
by him has been under discussion.
County officials, newspaper men
editors and prominent citizens have
opposed accepting the gift because,
as they said, if all the exacting con-
ditions were not complied with, the
Library would REVERT to Mr. Car-
negie or his heirs. What are the
conditions?
First, the city must purchase the
site with a clear title nnd free from
incumbrance. Second, the council
must pledge $2,500 per year for the
maintenance of the Library. Third
the plans for the building must be
ayproved by Mr. Carnegie's repre
sentative. These are ALL the condi-
tions impoced by Mr. Carnegie and
they have all been complied with
The site was purchased by the city
from the former owner for $4,000
A good and sufficient warranty deed
was given with no strings to it. The
title is in the "Hoard of Directors of
the Enid Public Library and their
successors in office." Where doe
Mr. Carnegie or his heirs come in
The site and the building belong
ABSOLUTELY to the City of Enid
How can anything REVERT or GO
BACK to a person or place where it
is never been? Mr. Carnegie's gift
was a gift of money and not of land
or buildings. The money has been
.spent in •permanent improvements
upon the tract of ground owned by
the city in fee simple. Mr. Carne-
gie'* legal interest in it is nothing. I
vet only a few days since a pronn- J
nent citizen and newspaper man said
to me he was sorry we had ever ac-
cepted the gilt because while it
would probable be all right while
Mr. Carnegie lived but his \heirs
would probably make us trouble
bout It.
WHAT WE ARE.
On the 24th of May, 1909, having
complied with all Mr. Carnegie's •con-
it ions, we were notified that the
grant of $25,000 was available and
were given instructions how to
proceed in order to avail ourselves
of the funds.
On the 21st day of June, 1900, the
contract for the building was signed
by the Library Board and C. H.
Myers, the contractor. On the 29th
of July. 1910, the final payment was
made to the contractor for the com-
pletion of the building. Behold the
result of our labors. The building,
equipments and our ground have
cost us a little over $30,000, all of
which is paid but about $800, which
will be paid this year.
The capacity of the building is
25,000 volumns. We have now be-
wcen two and three thousand vol-
umns in the library besides about
volumns of government docu-
ments and reports. We are taking
^1 periodicals and 8 daily news-
papers. We shall have $1,000 to
spend for books next year besides
paying all our indebtedness. We
make a detailed report each year to
the city commissioners. Our last re-
port bringing the business of the Li-
brary Board up to September 1st of
this year may be found in the office
of the city clerk.
Our Board consists of six members
appointed by the Commissioners of
Finance and Revenue. The terms of
two members expire each year thus
leaving at all times four experienced
members on the Board.
Through all these years three
ladies were and are its faithful
friends and helpers, Mrs. O. J. Flem-
ing. Mrs. W. D. Frantz and Mrs,
Cltas. L. Moore. At. great personal
sacrifice, at times these women have
stood by the Library in season and
out, through good and evil report
ilways promptly at the meetings ami
never tiring/ in their work for the
best interests of the Library.
I connot speak too highly of the
present membership of the Board.
Mrs. English has nobly taken the
place of Mrs. Moore. Professor
Butcher will help to keep us ^,in
touch with the schools and their
needs. Mr. McClellan is a good rep.
resentative from the business world.
What We Want.
We should all remember that of
the millions of children who are get
t.lng their education today not over
5 or 6 per cent, ever get as far as the
high school. With our present effl
cient librarian and her able assis
tant. we have hopes of making the li
brar.v a model of popularity and use-
fulness and a "thing of beauty and
a joy forever" to the citizens of Enid
and vicinity; that from day to day
it may stimulate the inquiring spirit
add to the interest in things, and
broaden the minds of the common
people who form 90 per cent of its
patrons.
We desire a library which will
help the schools—that can be used
for reference—a reading room—a
resting place—a cheerful and com-
fortable home which will draw men
and boys from idleness, from the
streets and low resorts. We desire
czx/cjr-o/.
i You Never Saw
Such a Guaranty
of Clothes as This
OU can get clothes any place that
look good the day you take them
_ out of the store. But when you buy
Clothcraft you get a guaranty that your clothes
are all-wool and will stay good—both in shape,
and in wearing quality.
The makers are back of every word of that
guaranty and so are we. Just think of this:
Pure all-wool cloth absolutely guaranteed— non-
breakable coat front absolutely guaranteed— trimmings
and workmanship absolutely guaranteed—wear and
service absolutely guaranteed—at $10 to $25!
Search the city over and you can't find anything
else like that. You know it 1
Lw>k f.r I)m
CUtkcraft |itr
iat? Mr*
owenhauptgessauermo.
Clothcraft
, All-Wool Clothes I
1
opened its spring engagement in
Madison Square Carften, New York
City, before the most distinguished
audienee that ever assembled in
:i circus arena i> made the big-
gest iiit in all its career it
York
opens its
(on the
October
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Present members of the United States Supreme Court:
The two central figures are the new Associate Justice Charles E. Hughes, of New
,ight) and Associates Justice Harlan, oil Kentucky, who will preside when the court
term Both men are mentioned as likely candidates to succeed the late Chief Justice Fuller.
On the left are Associate Jutice Holmes, of Massachusetts, (above) and Associate Justice McKenna,
cn < aliforma.^ ^ Associate Justice White, of Louisiana (above) and Associate Justice Day or Ohio.
Below is Associate Justice Lurton, of Kentucky, who took his seat last year.
the not distant .future to supply
books on the professions, arts handi-
rafts, that workers who care to
study may perfect themselves in
heir work. We hope to help in the
raining of citizens, to give the
houghts of the best writers on eco-
nomic and social questions. We
hope to bell) in the culture, in the
rue sense of that word, of especial-
ly, the young people of Enid, to give
tone and character to their intellec-
tual life. We hope to make it the
er ready helper of the school teach-
. In short we want to make our
library a means for elevating and re-
fining taste, for greater efficiency
to every worker for diffusing sound
principles of social and political ac-
tion, to convert this collection of
books into a means of popular in-
struction, a part, of the educational
system of our city. We desire to
make this library a popular institu-
tion through its adaptation to its
purpose.
We expect to make this library a
free library after the coming year.
The reason we do not do it now is
because we still owe about $800 for
its equipment and we thought the
people would be willing to pay the
small sum charged for the use of this
beautiful building and its books for
a year longer in order to help out
that much in buying new books.
Our library building is not a "great
monumental building but it is some-
what distinguished in appearance
and does not lack in dignity."
It has been honestly built and
equipped. There has been no graff
connected with it.
The building Itself cost $20,742.-
90; the plumbing and heating cost.
$1,738.50, electric lights and fix-
tures and furniture and fixtures
$644.85, Enid Planing Mill $391,-
90, Library Bureau $1,101.55, Ar-
chitect, freight, drayage and adver
ising $1,386.17, site $4,000, total
cost. $30,005.87.
We wish to thank the architect,
Mr. Crowell, for the excellent plan
which he furnished us and for his
faithful services during the con-
struction of the building. We con-
gratulate the contractor, Mr. C. H.
Myers for the substantial building
which he lias erected, at a cost
much below any other bidder, and
which will long remain a monument
to his honest work. We have re-
ceived the fairest kind of treatment
from all the local contractors in
their furnishings for the library; the
Kennedy mercantile company, the
Oklahoma Plumbing company and
the Enid Plaining Mill company.
We want, to thus publicly thank
the "Enid Daily Eagle," and the
"Enid Morning News" for furnishing
us a copy each day of their papers
free of charge.
We want to put Into the hands
of our people, largely, books of bio-
graphy, history, travel, literature
and the latest and best fiction. We
want to cater largely to the wants
of the children and thus cultivate a
taste for pure literature, and we
feel that, the best books and papers
for children will be enjoyed by the
adults.
The reading room is always free,
when the library is open. The poor-
est man or woman or child 1r wel-
come here; we invite them to come.
All we ask of each one is clean rai-
ment and decorus conduct. We in-
vite your hearty co-operation with us
in this great work.
About twenty things are neces-
sary to bo done before books are
ready to be placed on the shelves,
so be patient with the librarians
We admit the people to the book
books they want. We welcome the
strangers and have no long drawn
out arbitrary rules.
Business that i cannot neglect,
without pecuniary loss, compels
mc to be absent from Enid for the.
next two weeks. 1 hope that my
friends will SEE TO IT that my
candidacy and election to the office
ot Justice of the Peace of the City
of Enid will not be forgotten or
overlooked during my absence.
Thanking one and all, in advance,
for your loyalty and support. t
I am, Yours Truly,
S. H. BRADLEY.
October 9th, 1910 10-9-tfl
WORLD'S IlKST ClltOIS COM IXC.
ol'l MM. si SMW MiillT.
At the Electric, those conn
musical artists. Hilly Brown and
Daisy Lest or. In their great musl
cal act. consisting ofl hells, coins,
chimes, electric rattles, xylophone,
r S. trumpeters, etc. An act en-
tirely different, which comes very
highly recommended as the best
musical novelty act playing the
western circuit. Their production
of music in their particular lines
is most wonderful, especially the
overture rendered on the chimes,
which is so sad and sentimental
and seems to come from the far-
distant in its full mellow tones.
Then folowing the beautiful echoes
re suddenly awakened by the
sound of trumpet calls away in the
listant, gradually coming near< i
and nearer, accompanied by a beau
tiful march on the xylophone.
This act made enormous hits in
Oklahoma City, Dallas, Houston
San Antonio and other cities ovet
the southwestern circuit, and th«
above is only a brief outline on tin.
phenomenal musical success. The
comical features of the program
is Billle Brown's "Bouncing Ilat/
which always brings a laugh and
also his laughing dog, which will
cause you to forget all your trouble
and keep you in a continuous up-
roar of merriment. All in all this
is an act you have been looking for,
an act of refinement, comedy and
excellent music.
You must not fail to hear Jack
McConnell sing "Tlieo Morse Music
Co's." latest song hit, beau ti full v
illustrated, "You're Mine, All
Mine" full of action and life, tiic
latest flirting song. Also a feature
"Imp" picture tonight.
of the stages of an uncannily hu-
man-like chimpanzee, Charlie the
First, who Is the greatest bicycle
rider and juggler on earth.
The circus has a newly built
equipment, it was devised and ex-
ecuted in the foreign workshops of j 0
the show in England. Five long; _ _ .
., I 4 i ii* i i Always One Beat Way.
railroad trans are needed to hauli, . . ...
. , , .. 14 , There la always a best way of do-
i from city to city. It cost the. everythlng. it It bo only to boll
management ?2,500,000. Witli all lng T
an egg-—QiuurBuii.
these added improvements and ex-
penses, the Barnum and Bailey)
show now stands in the zenith of) Franklin Philosophy.
glory. Never before in its history. since thou art not sure of a inln
of splendid achievements has it ute, do not throw away an hour.—
been so attractive as now. It i Franklin.
McGill's
New
Store
We are at 220 West Ran-
dolph ready to meet old
friends, hoping to make new
ones.
We have a large stock oil
groceries. We desire your
trade.
We can give you good
goods at proper prices.
McGill's
20 West Randolph.
Keeping Young and Well.
Here Is a receipt for keeping young
and well: Find an occupation and lovo
It with all your heart. Think kindly
of and act Justly toward those by
whom you are surrounded. This recipe,
if followed, will Insure a good dige*
tlon, sound health, and never falls to
make a woman of forty-fire look and
'eel fifteen years younger.
Happiness and Sorrow.
There Is something more awful In
happiness than in Borrow.
Watch Your Temper.
A kind-hearted person's rage soon
cools when lie looks Into the rror-
refleeting eyes of a child or a dog, and
sees what wonder, what fear, what
protest, his storm has awakened. He
sees the Injustice of his display of
feeling. Each one can discover a
recipe for anger-cooling and each one
should quickly discover and speedily
apply it.
Itanium and Bailey Show Announc-
ed For an Early Engagement
Here.
The Barnum and Bailey Great-
est Show 011 earth is announced for
two performances in Enid on Wed-
nesday, October 19. The day is
awaited with great interest. A new
and brilliant street paratie, a new
menagerie and a large company of
European artists are promised.
This circus has stood at the head
of the amusement business for more
than fiflty years. The policy of P.
T. Barnum and James A. Bailey is
still active in its management.
These are the two greatest names
in the history of the world's circus
affairs. Their show is • the source
ot perfect satisfaction. It is recog
nized in every county on earth at
the leading spirit of amusement en-
terprises. it has traveled in everv
land where the sun shines. It has
entertained millions upon millions
of the earth's peoples. Its world-
wide tours have given it many ad-
vantages over other tented shows.
I They have kept it In constant
touch with remote corners of the
globe whence come all wonders.
Nearly all great arenlc novelties
originate in Europe and Asia. No
sooner have they ncen exploited
in foreign audience rooms than
they are secured by Barnum and
Bailey's agents. Invariably novel-
ties are introduced to America by
this circus. When they cease to be
novelties, they are passed down to
other shows and another Imported
budget of wonders takes their
places. This year's program is
particularly abundant. It is a
purely foreign bill. Over 100
startling ucts are presented by 40>
of the leading artists of the worH.
The show employs 1.280 people. It
has 700 horses. In Its menagerie
are 102 cages, pens, tanks and dens
In which are displayed 1,200 wild
and semi-domestic animals. Among
them are florty elephants and thirty
camels. There are four giraffes.
One of them is a baby, just reach-
ing to its mother's knee. It is the
first giraffe baby ever born or ex-
hibited in this counrry.
The main performance is given In
three rings, on two stages, 011 an
Immense hippodrome track and in
a dome 400 feet long. The cli-
max of the program Is the death
dive of Desperado. He leaps from
the dome of the tent and lands on
his chest 011 a small skid three feet
from the ground.
None the less thrllHng Is the
spectacular act oP Jupiter. This
magnificent horse goes up In a bal-
loon and comes down amid a show-
er of fireworks. These acts reach
the uttter extreme of sensational-
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Wright, M. H. The Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 228, Ed. 2 Sunday, October 9, 1910, newspaper, October 9, 1910; Enid, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc267915/m1/1/?q=%22new-sou%22: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.