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ALL READERS OF FOE CITYWell, tii u i rather a lt;1,rti•tion. All the rd ..utread. though 1* ' th si-1preference for A m riling is not i'al c for iu*url\i - Was Jlt;irhard Hardin:; la\is t hamhei s. There is a I wavsdemand tor hi stories and works on sdenee. Another peculiar f . t that has come to my attention is that m my cm- !ployes of the smelter, in asking’ t • abook, desire «»ne that will give them | addition , i • ;t, , *. , , ,,department in which In ployed/'The library is «trailv|Uown* d them and thatin1*hief * *££$*of the li-t tend to ■eadet s nrn erior lt;eIlia li H tin*willpearnlt;liiii! net;* k\? lVM-ot thetit re.1 witt ha i b tinflow lt;IKip..So of ♦ (r*!lr Robert a .sic idvor*li 5*11? ri if**• ■•ft it Li U i ' i »tlit111PROFIT Blf MRS. HEARST'S GIFT1 ir tII11exS|»i lenient ut Hi** TIihhimiii.‘Wethe stid.i!i* d.‘ *i a. “w it itwAnnual Report of Miss Thomson, Librarian, Will Show a Del.hrar11brar\%a M ! w ' 1c pent, ri;, 11 vetht he♦ 99 ft *thHIngt he j r * f tcm- j! wit* • . i 9 ' * ’1andmyh a fI 9Icided Increase in Patronage of the Public Institu1 s U i -11 do so of At•f thetion—American Authors Stand High Withi IOur Citv's Folk—Public Takes) ;lilfeasily access]bfthe city. Notis the high s ho,roin all p -than 4‘Mi iill 2Jan -moreInterest■ i nW lle ll Jelded mb 'agetend there.High s hool pi pes said Thoms on. ,i re ♦ ontinualiy ask works in conm r.on w.th their s w hile for the library lt;dub^ of i the -reference departments hia hie/*Mrs. Hearst st 1! icars al pense for conducting theThough it was rumored run:*that she would present it tlt;»to thIiThere is not a man. woman or child i Anaconda in the least recognizing terature and the value ofl.v be said that every one of th*volumes in that institution isworthy of being read, for only works of the best authors arechased.At the time of the dedication of the library to the city of Anaconda Mrs. Heaist, in the course of a few remarks, said that she would take a lasting interest jn the library and it would be one of the pleasures of her life to see it grow* in importance and finally come to be looked upon as a necessity among the citizens of Anaconda. That Mis. Hearst has kept her word to watch carefully over it is not for a moment doul ted. From nice to time new books arlt;- purchas* lt;1, hr before ordering them the lists are submitted to Mrs. Hearst. She, however, has always been so broad-minded as to make no obje -tion to any b ok, provide d it ft nrc one detrimental to good morals * and one that would have the effe • only of providing enjoyment, but would a.id -in making more perfect the ideas and language of those who read them.During the past year 500 books have been added to the library, while much has been done to improve the reference lepart merits.‘ There is one remarkable feature that has come to my notice,” said Miss Thomson recently, “and that is the few books that we lose. The people of Anaconda are conscientious about returning books to the library, though of c our so it is frequently the case that books are kept overdue.* For repeated offenses of that kind the cards are held for a plt; rio 1. That is done not because the hol i ng of a book a day or two more matters materially, but it is for ihe purpose of establishing a precedent. one that will be in the nature of discipline to readers so that they will not become careless and keep books for such a time as is unreasonable. Two weeks is tin* limit, and at the end of that time the book can be renewed. This gives each reader a month, if he7,000on*thepur-1tiIn,onId»i umem( }tr f. i 9 i'7 4 t i i!! |if * • t 9 'rr * ]PN| ( « hi4 I I t II4 i1 4 t kf * Hireadingend th* benefits to be derived there-om, who is not familiar with every•partment of the Hearst free library.v/hen the handsome structure, on therornerof Main and Fourth streets, wasbuilt and stocked with the best booksprocurable by Mrs. Phebe Hearst as amonument to the memory of her hus-- and. Senator Hearst, it was for a timeheld in reverential awe by many in Anaconda. Though pitronized by a I trge number, there are hundreds of w orkingmen in Anaconda who werejundecided as to whether they were in-lt; uded in the magnific ent gift.It did not take long for the feding of strangeness to wear off. esp -dally when Mrs. Hearst did all in her power to make every one in An n onda understand, w hether he be .. superintendent or worker on the streets, that the ooks were there for every om andmat no one should be debarred from enjoying them.According to Miss Klizabeth Thomson, librarian at present, if is miong* he workingmen of Anacond a she findsmany of the deepest thinkers and th .lt;♦*• who. when their day’s work is completed, betake themselves to the ltbraiyand there enjoy fur an hour or two thepleasant companionship of some good book worthy of being read, whether it is fact or fiction.tvf»*V t• (Hearst in return for hthose who frequent tlthere with the same tn .tinc i n . a 1 u -4 v ij 11 i: (i i1 th* ex-pa pcili bra ry. %the itiun* agoo* \'tm. 1 lt;.the lt;itv.clubsce to stt-! Fori with itj pin sdc i if arnateiml 1 w ish IIn rirotnladV * A ! * Vt’ ‘* miv *.. ' .» A I • ^11 / t ' « ) 1til- da jmar**♦ , , . . , . . i 1TotirotdBit * . ' « J Y i■ ^ ’l)i*a ryft;\• f' i ft I .I r 1 1 I I *1 a• * . i ,i I . »* { v \ fft 4 * f | | •%■poor -tin y find jg.it heO t j . -'t j |’HI il j***H’ ■ *- 1 • I1 f m . v*.uj ,.|M« ___, ^libra r11i »t VI I 1i • t1 *! than In' t (\ him t,( »t ♦of in* lt;1.1evei v fr lt;\ library, non o t1XVtlre.liltimes theould find inir.irv is a h interesta t men t r..ellT, thepervise matters in conm tnd it is to be single person in Anaconda it otherwise. Tin re are norules posted up to k»**-p Urn there in constant ft.tr lest something against tin* mru! library. All that 'lea4 »I v« ti ■ «n1 bnt aMet9*. t %illo »IHith#1 r\il1e.iM rsthat1'Col SStV ;i r.ung and th numbers aft r»i *nofI IIF IDE WILLS Of TfiE CITY JAIL COULD SPEAKDf all the ity institutions in Anaconda there is none that can furnish more material for study than the* cityjail, and of all the days when the conditions arc .most pitiful is (’hristmas.Doeated in tin* basement of the cityhall are ranged the latticed cells which, H they could speak, might tell many stories stranger an 1 more interesting than many over written.The city jail has soon many interesting sights in its time and has heard the secret confessions of many a man and woman and oven child plaeod there. Hack of the j. 11 proper are the l ellswhere once w ere confined thrt prisoners of the county, but since the erection of Deer Dodge county’s splendid new courthouse and county jail that portion of the city hall lias been deserted.In consequence it is the “disorderly/I »»u ncrim s a re not long kept there, perhaps not longer than 21 hours.Since they were placed there the cells m tilt' basement of the lt;ity hall have hel l some notorious criminals. There Dotson and Henson, concerned in the notorious (’ullinane murder, spent more thin cm* night. McArthur, who was hange-i at Doer Dodge for the murder ol o d (..’apt. Dotson, more than once saw the interior of Anaconda’s city jail. Notorious criminals wanted in other cities and who have been captured in \t;acon la have spent a night and perhaps a d .y there.JIf h Appreciated.The library has been an established institution in Anaconda for several years, one to which the residents of the city delight -in pointing with pride. Never before in the history of the Library has it had as many readers on its list as now. One year ago 7,580 cards had been Issued. The total for this year now is something more than 8,265. On an average 2.643 hooks areJust a Few of Them.Hut aside from the inmates wanted for crime, there have been other prisoners in the city jail wh in time have Lost tin. peculi r feeling that conies overone when a-r tin* first time he is per-\r ••
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Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana, US
Sun, Dec 21, 1902
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