Incidents and Anecdotes of Early Days and History of Business in the City and County of Fond Du Lac From Early Times to the Present, Personal Reminiscences, Remarkable Events, Election Results, Military History, Etc.

              PUT INTO THE BOX
What Was Put Into the Box at the Time the Corner Stone of the Public Library Was Laid.
The list as read was:
Name of the president of the United States and his cabinet.
The governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.
Our United States senators.
Our member of congress.
Our state senator.
Our member of the assembly.
The mayor of the city of Fond du Lac.
Copies of all records of the library board, which relate to the new library building.
Under this head. President Hoskins said, in part:
"The first is a communication from Laura B. Williams and Anna G. Sweet, transferring to the library board a copy of Mr. Carnegie's letter, and tendering to us these lots on which the building is being erected. Mr. Carnegie's letter is next on the mintes, and is as follows: " 'Mrs. L. A. Bishop, Fond du Lac, Wis. Madam: Responding to your letters: If the city of Fond du Lac will pledge itself to sup¬ port a free public library at a cost of not less than three thousand dollars a year and provide a suitable site, Mr. Carnegie will be glad to furnish thirty thousand dollars to erect a free public library build¬ ing.   Respectfully yours, James Bertram, private secretary.' "
Mr. Galloway's resolution was then read, accepting the gift and thanking the Woman's Club.
"Under the minutes of March 4," said Mr. Hoskins, "is a com¬ munication from the Woman's Club, beautifully prepared and reading as follows:
" 'To the library board of the city of Fond du Lac: . Greeting. The Woman's Club presents to you as library trustees for the city of Fond du Lac, this deed to a piece of land to be used perpetually as a site for a free public library. This gift from the citizens attests their appreciation of Mr. Carnegie's generosity to the city of Fond du Lac' "
Attention was called to the few conditions named by Mr. Car¬ negie, and the president of the board read the following:
" 'Hoboken, N. J., March 3, 1902. Mr. F. B. Hoskins, president of Fond du Lac public library: Dear Sir:—In response to your favor of the 13th, inst., would say that I have been instructed by Mr. Car¬ negie to make payments to the extent of $30,000 for a library building at Fond du Lac, and I will be pleased to make remittances to. this extent in amounts of $5,000 each from time to time, as needed to carry  on  the work of construction  of the  building.     Requests  for