Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-17
Iowa's Junior Senator Will Speak
at Library Dedication.
PROBABLE DATE SEPTEMBER "a
So Decided by Board Of Trustees at
Meeting Held Last Evening at New
Building-cIaims Allowed and 9th
err important Matters Considered.

Hon. J. p. Dolliver of Fit. Dodge
Iowas junior senator, will in all proba-
bility deliver the address of the day on
the occasion of the dedication of the
Ottumwa Carnegie public library, and
the board of library trustees, which
met last evening at the library build
September "a as the date for the dedi-
cation services, provided Mr.. DolliverI
can be in Ottumwa on that day and
providing also a suitable auditorium
can be secured for that date. If this
cannot be done then September % or
rs or some other day as near as pos
sible to the gath will be chosen.
At the meeting of the board held last
evening several matters of Importance
were considered. The new building
has now been completed, OF almost so,
and it will be but short time until the
books are in place and the library
open. Several claims for material and
supplies were allowed and ordered
paid last evening, and a resolution was
passed by which the board agreed to
pay to Bartlett & King Of Galesburg,
ILL.,, the amount of $4,000 in full set
tlement of balance due that firm for
erecting the library, after certain
claims of sub-contractors have been
satisfied.
The Dedication.
Plans for the day of the dedicatory
exercises were discussed for few
minutes last evening. The board has
been in communication with Senator
Dolliver for some time with regard to
his coming here to deliver the address
on that occasion, and at first he said
it would, he thought, be impossible.
However, last evening President j. T.
Hackworth, of the board, and Frank
Simmons, one of the members of the
board, both read letters from the FIT.
Dodge senator saying that if the date
for the exercises is set for some time
in the latter part Of September he will
make an effort to be present, although
he stated, he did not want to be Stat
ed for long address. This is taken
as an acceptance by the board, and the
plans for the dedication will be made
accordingly.
Address In Afternoon.
Although there was but short
time spent in discussing the matter last
evening, it seems to be the sense of
the board that the address and the
dedicatory exercises should be held in
! the afternoon, and at the Market street
theater if possible. This auditorium is
| close TO the library building and will
seat several hundred people. Presi
dent Hackworth was last evening In
structed to make arrangements for a
place for holding the exercises.
To Open Building.
The library building will be open
| during the afternoon and evening OF
dedication day and the public will be
allowed to inspect it thoroughly. The
citizens vii. thus be given an oppor-
tunity to view the magnificent build
ing which has been built through the
generosity of the steel king.
The Exercises.
| AS vet little or nothing has been
done in the way of arranging the pro-
gram for the dedication. However il
is probable that the same line follow
ed by several other cities where Car
. negie libraries have been built and
! dedicated will be followed here
| There will be opening prayer, music
address and benediction and it is prob
able that a formal presentation of the
4 keys of the building, the plans, etc.
will be part of the exercises.
I. Building Opened.
Last evening the building was light
! ed throughout for the first time, during
the meeting of the board, and scores
of people tried for admission, wishing
to inspect the structure. However, al
the meeting was long and busy on,
they We're not allowed to enter. The
board wishes to complete all the LITTLE
pieces of work before the building il
i really opened for use, and meantime
the books will be placed in the stacl
rooms and everything made ready TO
4 work The cards and books for tn,
use of the librarian and assistant
have been received and in a few day
everything will be ready for business
The board last evening voted to screel
the building where screens are needle,
and this work will be done in fey
days.
New Books Arrive.
! Amout 1900 new volumes have arriy
ed for the new library and today tn
, work of checking the books was CON
menced. The bill, amounting t
S1,12S.9S, was ordered paid last ever
ing by the board, with the provisio
) that the check results satisfactorily.
Youngsters Help.
Yesterday the work of moving tn
books from the grand jury room at tn
court house, which has been used as
public library for several years, to tn
} new library building, was commenced
! The services of several small boy
4 were enlisted, and they worked wit
will, transferring the books in thei
4 arms. The thanks of the library ASST
4 citation are due these little fellows
whose names are.
Raymond Crowley, Joe McDavit
: Thomas Wright, Frank Boomer, &c
Hern, Walter Johnson, William Gold
4 Il