The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-16
THAT LIBRARY QUESTION

In her report 70 the Federation 5f
( Women's clubs, Mrs. Thompson, the
librarian,gives plaza statement Of
conditions and strong appeal for the
support Of our public library
Mrs. Thompson's words are timely
All Of US are more or less aware of
the fact that we have handsome
building dedicated to library purposes,
and portion Of the book reading class
know that a number Of valuable books
are continued in it. But the people as
whole have little comprehension Of
the Importance, the needs and the
possibilities Of this institution.
We are a young city, our library is
young, and barring a few earnest lib
rary enthusiasts, we have been too
busy with town building on the mat
erial side and with our persona. bus
mess affairs to give the attention to
library matters which they deserve.
At least, we think we have been too
busy; it may be that we are simply in
different and lacking in appreciation
Of the necessity and value Of public
library-that's probably more truth
full statement Of the case.
Some there were who doubted the
wisdom of Chickasha undertaking the
maintenance Of a library and some
opposed the Carnegie gif. PROPOSE
tion. Whatever we may have thought
on these points in the past is irrela-
vent now The fact is we hove the be-
ginnings Of an institution that has
the possibilities Of incaIculable good
for the city. 1t is our library; it be-
longs to ALL THE PEOPLE; the
title to the property rests in the name
Of the city and neither Mr., Carnegie
nor anybody else has any claim upon
it. The city pledged It's honor in ac-
cepting the gift from Mr. Carnegie
that it would donate $1,000. annually
to its maintenance. So far tie effort
toward making good this pledge has
been through the women, The Library
Association and the existing arrange
ment this year whereby thte city set
aside $500 for the library on ac-
count of the building belog used for
the high school.
Next yelr Wien the laws Of Okla
homa become applicable here, there
viii be no question as 10 the author
Pts of the Guy tc make lax levy fo-
! h,ary purpose The tr,t. lto
uiied is so small that i cannot fall
heavily upon any one--less than ten
cents per capita for the entire popu-
lation Is Chickasha so poverty stricl
en- that she cannot afford to spend
this paltry amount for the support
of an institution Of SO great public
utility as a library?
Mrs. Thompson puts the question up
to the people and it is high time that
it be seriously considered.
STOLEN OKLAHOMA NOTES.
Colonel Robert L. Owen figures that
the constitutional convention win de-
clare for woman's suffrage
, Fort Reno may not be in an actual
state of siege but daily life in that
region of the Canadian ~ warlike.
Halochee, the name of the new
educatioal Institution at the negro
town of Taft, !. T., means tin cup.
t With both Theodore Guiic and
Henry P. Robbins living geins that town
! McAlester ought to be able to do
! something every day.
4 y. 5. Russell has sold his interest
+ in the McAlester Capital. Incident
ally, a partnership between Russell
! and Clarence Douglas would be in
4 line.
Three and one, as we'll as two and
q two sometimes make four. In the ap-
! pointment Of Mrs jeanette L. Baker
! to be Yostmistress at Ponca City,
! Claude Baker was lucky in being his
4 wife's husband.
v Citizens Of Tulsa did not know that
i they had been buying meat from Cole
! Younger, the former Missouri outlaw
until he sold his interest in local
shop several days ago to his cousin,
Scout Younger.
{ One Of the promoters Of El Reno's
e proposed 5-story hotel believes that a
: roof garden, which would be the only
h one in the new state, would be bet
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