Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-02
PROVO.
PUBLIC LIBRARY DEDICATED.
Formal Opening of Beautiful struc'
1urc and History Of Movement.

Special Correspondence.
Provo. Dec a.-The Provo public lib
rary was formally opened today. A
reception was held by the trustees N
the afternoon and evening. In the al
ternoon about 1000 children attended,
and in the evening large number OF
adults We're the guests of the trustees.
President F. w. TAYLOR made the pre-
sentation address. and Mayor l1ecke.
in behalf Of the city responded. me
dadicatory prayer was offered by Dr.
George H Brimhall, Refreshments were
served and the guests spent some tlne
inspecting the building and adniring
The beautiful furniture and fixtures,
and the display Of books now number
ing over 5000 volumes.
The building and contents are the re-
suit OF the labors of few public spir-
tied citizens, who in 1904 took up as
labor of love the providing of library
for Provo City. The building is the
gift OF Andrew Carnegie, who contrib
uted Sl1.500 for the purpose, and a
bronze tablet in the entrance acknowl-
edges Mr.. Carnegie's beneficence in the
following words:
This building is the gift of Andrew
Carnegie erected A. d. 1907"
over the entrance are the words
Public Library and the following
quotation from Carlyle, May bless
ings be upon Cadums. the Phoenician
or whoever it was who invented books.
The building is OF beautiful design IN
Greek style Of architecture and is
one story with basement In the base
ment is a lecture hall, lavatorios, etc.
The main floor IS devoted TO the library
proper, reading rooms. etc.
From very small beginning, and
very announcement quarters i'll the base
ment of the courthouse. this benefi-
cent project has grown to Its present
very creditable proportions, and IT Is
but Just to give the names or the hrst
and the present board of trustees. The
first trustees We're DR. George II,
BrimhaIl. ]. F. Bot, Mrs. Nettie b.
King. S. p. Eggertsen, Wrn. NJ. Roy
| lance. Mrs Maud Taylor. DIR. Fred w
| Taylor Rev. S. II. Goodwin, X. H.
Irvine, Jr,
The present board are: DR.. r. ".
| Taylor, George Powelson. Rev. S. H..
| Goodwin :. p. Eggertsen, r. X. Irvine,
| Jr. Caroline B. Pratt, MARIETTA j..
| Beeslcy Miss Maud Taylor. Mrs. II.
| u. Ruckler, Rev. j. Challen Smith, as
! srciate trustee Mrs. Rosetta Schwab
/ was member of the present board,
| but resigned on account OF poor health.
| Mrs. May Partridge is and has been
| the librarian with Miss Helen Smith.
| assistant.
! THE WILLIAMS CASE.
TN, case OF the state vs.. Nathaniel
| yyiJl;arns was given to the jury last
/ evening at 6 o'clock. AT 1o:4o the jury
| asked ths court to be informed OF the
/ ner,sIties provided by statute for th5
! various offenses charged against des
! PENDANT BY consent of the attorneys
| ON both sides Judge chidester read the
statute fixing the penalty The jury
| a In
| on a verdict by II o'clock G1tll,t adj
inurned till O'Clock this morning.
Al the opening of court at o'clock
/; this morning the jury brought in a
| verdict against Williams of guilty "
! assault with intent TO commit rape
| sentence viii be pronounced Friday at
| 10 a. m The punishment under the
Utah statutes may be from one to 10
years. 1t is understood the verdict
! * a compromise. as it is reported
| that three were for conviction for a
| higher offense, three for verdict given
| and two for acquittal Judge chtd-
| ester in commenting upon the verdict
| said that the evidence warranted the
finding of verdict of guilty of the
higher offense,
MIR. RoYLANCE RETURNS.
william NJ. Roylance has returned
from San Antonio. Texas. where he
went as representative Of the West
ern Fruit Jobbers' association before
| the Interstate commerce commission
committee. composed OF Commissioners
I.ane and Harlan, to protest against the
proposed advance In freight rates on
fruit and produce. MI Roylance
states that If the advanced rates re-
main unchanged it will mean an adj
vance OF about s25 car on fruits and
vegetables At the hearing 10 Texas
the railroad companies We're represent
ID by about 30 railroad traffic fnalt-
asers, general freight agents. railroad