Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-08-19
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Medical Library on q New PIsn-A
Novel Electric Road.

Sr. LOUIS, Aug. s.-Librarians
In other cities would stare with
envy could they see the list of
books which the public library will
carry into its new quarters in the Poly
technic building, when it is finished.
When the new library was first pro-
posed, Librarian Fred NJ. Crunden had
an idea by which he thought he could
get for the library the most complete
medical library in the country. He
offered all the medical societies
of the city the privileges of the
library for their members on
condition that they turned over to him
all their books to go into the cases as
the property of the library. Each OF
the societies had an immense number
of valuable books, which were poorly
cared for, and they jumped at this
chance, as MIR. Crunden thought they
would. Medical books are very costly
as every young doctor who tries to buy
them knows, and the lot that Mr.
Crunden has thus obtained could not be
duplicated for hundred thousand
dollars.
The proposed belt line around Forest
Park is meeting with favor. The
board of public improvements has to
decide whether or not it shall be, and al
of the members of the body want it.
The only question is as to the company
that shall have the franchise. 1t is
suggested, to dispose of that obstacle.
that the right to build the line be sold
by the city at auction. 1t would bring
several hundred thousand dollars, NJ
doubt. There are plenty of electric
roads to the park, but it is so big, and
so much of it has purposely been LETT
as nature made it, that most of the
people who go ont there never see ore
third of it, and leave it, after short
walk through the accessible parts of il
with a very wrong idea of its proper
tions. At present, only those who
drive through the park in vehicles un-
derstand fully its beauty and extent
and a belt road around it would admit
everybody to this delightful knowledge
The wheelmcn of st. Louis have just
originated two novel plans for making
the bicycle conspicuous in this city n
a vehicle that can be both picturesque
and useful. There are over two thou
sand wheelmen here now, and wher
they enter into any scheme unitedly
they make it go. To show that the
wheel can produce great spectacular
effects, score or more of the boy
have got up rocket corps which takes
long night rides on the smooth road:
around the city, the wheelmen dis
charging Roman candles and rockets a!
they go, sort of flambeau battalion
on cycles. The line of wheels, as they
whirl down long hill at full speed on
a moonlight night, each one sending
up to the heavens stream of fire, is a
most dazzling sight They parade
around the parks in this way, and dis
band at the club house. A military
organization the wheelmen have es
tablished is designed to show that tn,
wheel may be of use in time of war. II
the drill, the boys carry heavy loads
and practise mounting and dismount
ing with their burdens.
The courageous wife of Ed. holland
the former treasurer of Missouri, who
has just gone to the penitentiary fol
embezzling State funds, is keeping II
clearinghouse here and making a yer,
good living for herself and her twin
children. AS soon as the State cleo
ton is over a movement will be started
here to get Gov. Francis to pardon No
land, on the ground that he and hi
family have already been punished
heavily enough for the crime.