The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14


Franklin -. 2SS 265 254 95. 656 8
WestMankato 157 149 1876 "a. 1886 3
| Totals - .496 1874 1927 80 939 40
, Miss Flora Carr, librarian at the
public library, has submitted her re.
port to the board of trustees for the
month of January. 1t reads as fol-
lows: $50.
To the Library Board: Herewith
is submitted the report of the Man
kato public library for January, 1873
The library has been open thirty
days for reading and reference and
twenty-siX days for the circulation
of books, with records as follows:
Attendance of adult readers on week
days, 1,179; on the four Sundays,
1874; juvenile readers, sos. Circula-
ton of adult fiction, 1863; adult nom
fiction, 1.00S: total adult circulation,
2977. Circulation of Juvenile fiction.
1893; juvenile non-fction, 70S, total
juvenile circulation, LOCI, making a
gain of 145 in circulation over Janu-
airy, 1912.
: Books Added to- Library.
have been added during the month.
One hundred and seventeen have
been added to the adult collection,
nine by gift from Rev. f. L. Heer.
nance and ninety.eight by purchase.
Seventy-three have been added to the
juvenile collection, all by purchase.
One hundred and three books have
been withdrawn; seventy-one from
the children's shelves and thirty-two
from the adult. This record in.
cludes the Withdrawals for the last
two months and the purchases dur.
ing December and January have in.
cluded requirements for the larger
part of these Withdrawals.
/ New Registrations Noted.
I During January eighty-four new
adult registrations and eighteen new
Juvenile registrations have been TAX.
en-; thirty-five adult DEMONSTRATIONS
and twenty juvenile REPRESENTATIONS
have been made. Eleven people from
the country have taken out cards.
! On Wednesday evening, January
Is. Mr.. Frost began his series OF
lectures on the American poets, de-
voting the first part of the first
lecture to discussion of poetry and
the latter part to a consideration OF
Poe as poet. The lecture room
was filled. The second lecture was
given on Wednesday evening, Febru
airy 5. The plan is to have a series
of six or seven lectures on Wednes
day evenings every two weeks. Re
specially submitted, Miss Carr, Ii
brarian.
The financial report is as follows:
Cash on hand January l, 1913 $32. 0s
, Received from fines. ........ 6.2e
Received from reserves. $50. .Ol
]. Total on hand January 81,
1913 s38. AZ
President Crandall of the CONNER
cial club has announced the APP
pointment OF two committees, one &C
Iprovide music for the evening ses
, sions of the Minnesota Seed AND
Crop Breeders and Corn Growers
conventions, which will be held here
the latter part of this month. and
the other committee to assist the
Y. NJ. C. A. in getting a delegation
I Of business men of the city to attend
the banquet at Rochester on Janu
airy II when the state Y. NJ. C. A
convention will be held there. Or
the first committee d. M. Jones, Les
ter Davies and DR.. E. W. Benhan
will act. George w. Sugden, w. w
Davis and A. ]. veigel will act or
the latter.
] meeting of the executive boart
LOT the Southern Minnesota Better
7 Development association will be helt
4 in this city tomorrow evening tt
make out a program Tor the sprins
j meeting of the association. Presiden
1T. G. Bonnalie of Tracy, Frank Da.
,, of Fairmont, Alison BlOdgett of Fari
bauIt. J. B. Ludlow OF Rushmore, e
4 F. Soaring, secretary OF the Man
kato club, aud C. e. Ball of NOrtl
Mankato will meet together to trans
Tact this business. Mr.. Ball is sec
rotary of the organization.
Rochester, Mimi, February Give
cars of coal and caboose went intt
the ditch on. the Northwestern roat
early yesterday near Chester, thu
wreck being caused by break in {
truck on forward car. Archie
!, Leighton, conductor, was injured ant
, brought to this city, where it wal
found his condition was not serious
Two wrecking crews were sent t
the scene; passenger service wa
, badly crippled. East and west bound
trains transferred passengers ant
, baggage at that point.