Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-10-01
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A Medical Library oa = New Pian-A
Novel Electric Road.

Sr LoUis, Aug. s.-Libarians
Ia other cities would stare with
envy could they sec the list 81
books which the public library win
carry into It's new quarters In the Poly.
tcehnic building, when Il i finished.
when the news library was iNt n.u-
posed, Librarian Fred NJ. Crunden had
nm idea by which be Thought hs e0uA
get for thr library the most complete
medical library la the country Re
offered all the medical s0eleiiss
" tho ely the privileges ~ the
condition that they turned over 20 hin
all their books % SO Into the cAses "a
the property ~ the library. Eaeh o.
the societies had an Immense number
u valuable books which were poorly
cared for, and they jumped NJ tbs
chance, a. Mr.. Crnndcn thought Their
would. Medical books are very cpeily,
as every young doctor who tries % bar
them knows, aud the lot that M
Crundcn lass thus nbtniucd could np'b
duplicated Tor d hundred th0uAaaa
dollars.
The proposed belt line around Ports,
Park Is meeting with favor The
board Of public improvements has %
decide whether ur NOT IL shall IT, and az
~ the members 81 the body want q.
The only question Is ~ to the cumpanY
that shall have the franchise. II =
suggested, 70 dispose % that Obstacle
that the right % build the line D. sold
BY the city a. auction. IL would bring
several hundred thousand dollars, %
doubt There arr plenty Of electric
roads % the park. but Il "a 40 big, ard
so much ~ Il has purposrly brcu ieit
~ nature made it, that most 81 tie
people who 20 out there never soc org
third ~ n, and leave Il. after shprt
walk through the accessible parta q i
with u very wrong idea ~ ita prupof.
ttuuS A. present, only those whn
drive through the park ia vehicles IN
dcrstand fully It's beauty and extent,
and q belt road around u would admit
every body 10 this delightful knDwlcigr.
The whrclmCn ~ ~. Louis have Ipst
! originated two novel plans for making
the bicycle conspicuous In this city ~
a vehicle that can be both pieturcsquc
and useful. There are over two thgu'
sand wheelmen here now, and when
they enter into any schcmc unitcdly
they make II 60. To show that the
wheel can produce great spectacular
effects, a score or more Of the b9ye
have got up rocket corps which takcs
long night rides on the smooth roads
around the city, the whcclmon dis
charging Roman candles and rockets q
they 20, sort Of 1ambcau battalion
on cycles. The limo Of wheels, as they
whirl down long hill at full speed on
u moonlight night. each one sending
~ To the heavens atream Of fire, y
most dazzling sight They parade
around the parks In this why, and dis
band at the club house. a military
| organization the wheelmcn have co.
tabliahcd Is designed 20 show that the
wheel may be Of use In time Of war IN
the drill, the boys carry heavy loads
and Practise mounting and dismuunt
ing with their burdens.
The courageous wife Of I'D. holland
tho former treasurer Of Missouri, who
has just gone 90 the penitentiary fof
embezlling State funds. Is keeping .
clearinghouse here and making very
good living for herself and her twin
children. As soon as the State cleo
ton IS over q movement will be started
here to get GOV. Francis TO pardon NO
land, on the ground that he and ~.
family have already been punished
heavily enough for the crime.