The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-28

I Leonard was to be- congratulated from
the fact that this was the first town
ship library in the state. It would be
a. great inspiration to the young peo-
pie to cad and become better inform
ed. Too often the boys leave pub
lie schools before they are fitted fol
LIES struggle. 70 a boy or girl with
q, taste for reading this would be a
great help. He also referred to his
personal acquaintance with Mrs
Watts and paid a high tribute to her
personal efforts to benefit the com
| munity life of Leonard. She was in
strumental in bringing about the first
Sunday school and the building OF the
church. ...
Leonard should be noted in future
years for the young men and young
women of character developed here,
because Of the influence of the library,
He also urged the boys to feel that
! this was their own" and no destruc-
ton of the trees planted in the grounds
nor books or buildings should be dam
| aged OF be permitted to be damaged.
Hon. Robert M. Pollock in a speech
of much interest on account of the fac
that Mr.. Pollock has shared in many
of the early experiences of most Of the
old settlers present, paid a high tri-
butte to Mrs. Watts whom he had
known from the time when she was q
teacher in the public school. He stat
ed that he believed the Leonard public
library a greater monument to the
memory Of Mrs. Watts than the most
costly slab that might be had.
The value Of the library as an evi.
dences of progressiveness and Of it's re.
!ation to the young people was also
touched upon n Mr.. Pollock closed
with the prophecy that the seven hun
dred books now owned by the organ
ization would only be the start towards
much better things.
At this point the male quartet rem.
dered several selections which received
much applause. The Casselton quartet
was expected to be here but owing tc
business reasons two members were
unable to be present. R. c. Kittle OF
A. Laskr and T. A. Whitman compose
the organization.
Hanna Ends Program.
Gov. L. B. Hanna was the last
speaker of the day. The governor said
he was not very sure as to what he
had to talk about as most of the speak
intended to cover.
The, governor continued at some
lengt giving many personal expert
ences dating from the time when he
first made the acquaintance Of Mr.
Watt He. spoke of the many dedica-
ton ceremonies he had attended re-
gently. mentioning that of the dedica-
t1on OF the state normal at Minot, lat
IA t"S NSNASoI4oh vi SdVdllST COuILy
courthouse. and still later a creamery
in the western part of the state; and
stated further that he believed the
events were getting more important
each time.
The governor paid an eloquent trib-
ute to the women of our country In
the part they are taking in it's deveI-
opment, and called attention to the
value of books as a means of forget
ting self and the troubles of life. Also
their value as a substitute for travel
What we say here today will be
forgotten soon, but he who has done
something will live for all time" he
continued, as he illustrated the actions
and achievements of the Wright Bros,
of John Erickson, the inventor of the
Monitor, and others who had tried to
do things, with the achievement Of Mr..
Watt who in his own way was also
trying to do something.
Governor Hanna concluded by ven
turing his opinion that Mr.. Watt did
as much for Leonard as Andrew Car
negie did for the United States.