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| Date | 1905/07/05 |
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| Year | 1905 |
| Newspaper title | Wooster Republican |
| Page number | 8 |
| Article title | The Library is Now Open Many Citizens inspect Beautiful Building on Monday |
THE LIBRARY IS NOW OPEN
Many Citizens inspect Beautiful Building on Monday.
Wooster’s free public library is now a reality, thanks to the great iron-master, Andrew Carnegie, and the efforts of the trustees of the Wooster Free Library association.
The beautiful structure at the corner of West Larwill and North Market streets was thrown open to the public for the first time on Monday. Many took advantage of the opportunity during the day, and as the invitation for inspection is also for Tuesday hundreds will doubtless take a part f the holiday and visit the library. That the architect, Vernon H. Redding, of Mansfield, planned well, and that the trustees saw that everything about the building, both on exterior and in the interior, was of the first class, all who visit the library will see. As the plans for the interior were given at the time the contract was [unreadable]et we will not take up the space in attempting a description, suffice it to say that the institution is one of which citizens and taxpayers will be proud.
We have already made mention of the fact that James Mullins Esq., had presented a fine collecting of taxidermy, and Dr. J. H. Todd, his rate archaeological collection, as a nucleus for a museum to be established on the second floor. It was found impossible to get the gift of Dr. Todd in position in time for the opening. The splendid and costly gift of Mr. Mullins is given much space upon the walls. The mountings are all fine ones and were mounted by an artist in the business, the fidelity t nature in which the birds and animals are placed in the cases, makes the collection one in which students will have rare opportunity to study the many different varieties. To attempt a description would be futill, only to say that the gift in its entirety is just such a one as would be expected from this distinguished and loved citizen of Wooster. The list below, which should be preserved, will give the reader an idea of the number of specimens in the many cases.
Case number one—No. 9, Macaw, Mexico; No. 10 Tucon Mexico; 11, double yellow [unreadable] parrot; 12, Cuban parrot; 13.Rossella Paroquette, Australia; 14, green jay, Mexico 15. Brazilian Paroquette: 16, fork-tailed hummer, Brazil; 14 blue breasted hummer, Brazil; 18, violet throat hummer, Brazil.
Case number two.—No. 1, Pringneck pheasant, China, 2. Pingneck pheasant, female, China: 3, ringneck pheasant, young, China: 4, ring neck pheasant, older, China; 5, reefs pheasant, China; 6. guinea hen, China; 7, Gambel’s quail, Arizona; 8. Scaly quail, Arizona.
Case number three.—No. 20, peacock, East India; 21, prairie he, male, U.S.S.; 22, ruffled grouce, male, U.S.S.; 23, mountain quail, Oregon; 24, blue backed jay crow, Mexico.
Case number four, --No. 1, gray fox, Wisconsin; 2. swift or kit fox, Montana; 3. muskrat, Wisconsin; 4, muskrat, young, Wisconsin; 5, cotton-tail rabbit, young, Wisconsin; 7, gray squirrel, Wisconsin; 8, red squirrel, Wisconsin; 9. ferret. Wisconsin: 10. winter weasel, Wisconsin.
Case number five. –No. 1, striped cat, Wisconsin; 2. porcupine, Wisconsin: 3, woodchuck, Wisconsin: 4, fox squirrel, Wisconsin: 5, red squirrel, Germany; 6. chip munk, Wisconsin: 7, chip munk, female. Wisconsin: 8, leopard guffer, Wisconsin: 9, mole Wisconsin: 16, weasel, winter.
Case number six. –No 16, wild cat, Wisconsin: 17, Oregon gray squirrel, Oregon: 18, gray squirrel, Florida; 19, flying squirrel, Wisconsin: 20. big gray guffer, South Dakota; 21, striped guffer, Wisconsin: 22, striped guffer, female. Wisconsin; 23. house rat; 25, cotton[unreadable] tontail rabbit, young, Wisconsin.
Case number seven. –No. 27 California quail; 28, Mountain quail: ’64, Egyptian quail: 69, Dookie; 50. Yellow leg plover: 72. Bob White.
One case woodpecker family; one case crow family; one case thrush family; one case shrike family; one case grosbeak family; one case oriole family/
The taxidermist who mounted the collection for Mr. Mullins is Mr. Albert Boehen, of La Crosse. Wis. the gentleman surely understands his business, and performed the work to the satisfaction of Mr. Mullins, taking a special interest in the preparation of many of the specimens when he learned that they were to be placed in a public museum.
- A note on the transcription.
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