Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-08-13
rrrs. d. 8. Warmers name and In


Mrs. b, 8. Warmers name and In
fluence az treasurer we here give
n lat of donations which were re-
ceived through her influence while
treasurer: Elisha B. Converse, bos-
ton, $50; E. o. Wagner, New YORK.
$40; C. p. Huntington. New YORK.
$40: C. H. Parsons, Brooklyn. $iO;
]. ]. Deppier, New York, 70; r.
Loansbury, New York, -; Faith
Mathewson, Connecticut -; A
friend. So; Col. Stone of Galena, 70;
Geo. Sparks, Mountain View CAL
$40; also a donation OF some pre-
cious gems; A box of books from
Mrs. 7. S. Patterson, Philadelphia;
A choice set of Chambers encycio'
pedia by DIR. A. Mathewson OF New
York as a memorial of his daugh-
ter. A set of Dickens Complete
Works by T. H. Trowbridge, Brook
lyn, N. y.
This was the period of the library's
greatest prosperity. We would be
pleased to publish the names OF all
the members recorded for the year
1891, but space will not permit.
The officers elected May 4, lSsz'
were Col. Warner, president; lst
vice president, Prof Bowman; End
vice president, Miss Stella Caruth;
srd vice president, Mrs. Dickie; Sec
re,ary, Miss Blanch Gregg; treas
urer. Mrs. b. S. Warner. During
that wear the library was moved to
the Baxter Bank building to rooms
fitted expressly for that purpose oy
Col. Warner.
On August q, 1894 the use of the
library was donated to c. ). Bow
man and ]. H. Browning for the use
of their Normal and Business Col
IIepe and the membership fee re-
duced to fifty cents. We have been
unable TO find any report of the H.
brary during the three yeare 1t re-
NAMED in the city building. we
simply know that while the schoo'
existed IL was used extensively by
MANY of the students aud very
highly appreciated by all the FAC
ulty. but no notice of money re
ceiyed or books purchased during
that period. This closed the secone
chapter in it's history.
BY request, Col. Warner pres'den
of the Association called meeting
] June IA, 1897 at the city building TO-
, the purpose of making arrange
> ments to regain possession OF IN.
. library as it had been under 'ec'
! and key by order of the mayor 10
some FIVE months.
According to the contract It wa
y the duty of Prof. Bowman to t"r'
the library over to the ofhcers U
+ the association, but on account o
e the complications of the scnoo
e property which he turned over I
t the mayor and misapprehens'o
of the relations of the library b.
that official il was not until Angus
n that the association was granite
j. possession and the library move
IN the Perkins block on Militar
: street where it has remained IN
e past year with Mrs. Emma Grege
. president; Mrs. J. C. V. Brewste
q vice president; Mrs. L. P. Hoga'
9 secretary; Mrs. J. b. Opperma'
u treasurer, aud Miss Bertha Qu'g'
librarian.
e The rooms were cleaned. papere
u and furnished to make them con
g. Portable and pleasant. The librar
y has been open two days in the wee
IS and over one thousand volume
- have been read.
IT The secretary's report was printe
q June II and here we print the trea
N urer's account for the year enuit'
. Aug. 2, 1898.
IL RECEIPTS.
~ Cash received from Mrs. Is.
!" Warner ................ ..''%oi'
a Membership fees and rental, ~
as Entertainments and socials... IL.
q, a.,
of Total. ...........$H.
h. DISBURSEMENTS.
ig Rent to Frank Perkins. .$Zi'
fl Purchase of Beacon Lights. Il
I'd Electric Lights. '''''' o.
n. Furnishing rooms * supplies. e.
- Total. wv
Balance on hand. ............ l.
:, MRS. ] B. opPERMAN, Treasurer
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