Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-29
The Reading Rooms.

mated and on Friday of this week.
Dec. LIST, the rooms will be opened
for the use Of the patrons of the So
cicty. A number Of our citizens
met together and formed an associa-
ton to be known as the EEK Point
Reading Association" and decided
to establish and properly conduct
reading rooms within our city. A
constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed and the following officers were
elected to serve six moLths:--
Presjdeat-C. a. kibling.
Vice PreS.-C. +. Mallahan.
Socretary--E. G. Ericsson.
Tfeasrer-C. II. Walworth.
Et Committce-M. ". Sheafe, DR..
l.. G. mead and DR.. J. G.. Comfy.
Two rooms have been secured in
HoiIman's block, which are being
fitted up 10y the association in neat
and tasty style for their use. The
principle upon which these rooms
are established is t.,is: BY paying
S. you become a member of the as
ISOLATION and are entitled to all the
rights and privileges of a reading
membership, during the lie of the
society, besides the privilege of TAX
ing books and papers from the
rooms to your home, under certain
rules and restrictions. BY paying
81 for year, 81 for six months or
90 cts for three months, you are en-
titled to free access to the reading
rooms while they are open, but gives
you no vote or voice in the manage
ment or conduct of the association.
1t WAS thought best to establish
these reading rooms on this basis.
with the intent and desire of the as
ISOLATION to make it a free reading
room as soon as it was thought it
could be made a success We un-
derStand that there are now 50 men,
beers of the association who have
paid in their So with IL prospect of
increasing the number to 10. The
association has ordered the follow
ing list of periodicals and papers to
start in with. These will be added
to from time to time as funds will
permit
American Agriculturist.
TurI, Field aud Farm,
Atlantic Monthly.
Biachwooa's Edinhurg Magazine,
THE Century, (Scrlbners,)
Chatauquan.
Eclectic Magazine,
Frank i.esle's Weekly,
!lalpcrs Weekly.
lIarpers Monthly,
Lppincotts Magazine,
Nation, n. Y,
Nineteenth Century,
North American Review,
Peck Is Sun,
chronological Journal,
Popular Science Monthly,
Puck.
Waverly Magazine.
Upon invitation the following
newspapers have kindly and gener.
ously placed the Reading Rooms
on their free list:
DAILIEs.
Sioux City Journal,
Press & Dakotaian
Huron Times,
Grand Forks plaindealer,
wEEKLIEs.
Sioux Valley News,
Calinpe Commercial,
Western Delta,
Sioux Falls Press,
Sioux Falls Argus,
Tyndall Tribune,
Dakota Farmer,
Dakota Pioneer,
Fargo Argus,
North Nebraska Journal,
Omaha Republican,,
Dakota Herald,
Penhina Pioneer,
Fargo Republican,
Coyote,
COURIER.
Mr.. Frank P. Resline, the blind
miner, will be in Elk Point. Satur-
day, Dec. End, to remain a few days.
Mr.. Besline is one of the pioneer
printers of the northwest havin,
been engaged in the newspaper bus
mess in Cherokee, Iowa, nine years
and later in Lemars and Sioux City
Five years ago, when the Leadvill'
excitement swept the country, hs
went to the land of silver and gold
where he obtained thoroughly
practical knowledge Of mining an(
mining life in the camps Of tht
Rocky Mountains. On the End d
March, 1881, he became the victim
Of a great powder explosion by
which both eyes were entirely blown
out. He is now III the lecture field
and will deliver one Of his popuial
and interesting lectures while in th'
city. His subject is Camp Lite II