The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-10-31
LOCAL PICkINGS.

Capt Taylor again holds forth at the store
room.
The store.room underwent thorough clean.
ing and wnitewashing on Friday of last week.
An improvement of the lower cell-room
trance has been made the past week by laying
new paving stones of more uniform surface.
The retaining wall is being built and the vast
embankment which looked so awe-inspiring a few
weeks ago is gradually falling away under the Wig
orous attack of ''de gang"
Our librarian had the ill-luck to lose one of
his canaries on Friday. for few hours, but
ceeded in capturing it after great deal of anx-
ious endeavor in the prison yard
The weather was dsagreeable the latter part
of last week and Friday work generally
suspended. Dirt of the Minnesota variety does
not shovel we'll when thoroughly wet.
Steward Benner has made some provision for
winter by storing in the prison cellar and
cave 1900 bu of potatoes, 200 bu. of onions. 200
Blu. of turnips. so blu. of beets and three tons of
cabbage. 1t Will be by the relative quantity
of these standard vegetables. that Murphy is
king.
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
quality of goods, in all departments of bust
ness and can, with pride, refer all strangers to
our customers since 1856. We desire, through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the publc's atten-
tlou to stock, at all times new, MODERN and
by far the largest in the ST. Croix Valley of drugs.
family medicines. umbermens drug supplies,
paints, yarnishes, brushes, and beautiful parlor
aGd hanging lamps. Crandall & Barclay.
The force of inmates working on the outside
have not had the usual liberty of late, owing to
che foolish break made by one Of the force to get
away. Before making such hopeless effort it
would be we'll to consider that the principal actor
is not the only sufferer, but he brings upon his
companions the greater hardship. 1t tends to les
the confidence of the guard in others under
his charge, and makes every inmate. to some ex-
tent, bear the punishment which should be inflict-
ed upon the guilty party alone.
Rev. Father McCarren, assistant priest in st.
Michael's parish. delivered an informal address
Roman antiquities at Crusaders hall Wednes.
day evening. The speaker spent three years at
st. Ambroses Benedictine College in Rome while
pursuing his theological studies and is thoroughly
familiar with this ancient city, its history and its
many places of interest. Next Wednesday
evening he will speak again before the crusaders
at the same place (beneath the church,; his sub.
ject being the Catacombs of Rome. All are in.
vited. No admission fee and no collection.
Joseph Murphy took his departure rather I'M
tremendously on Tuesday night of last week.
His progress so far has been discovered was
upward and onward. The greatest decorum
marked his exit and up to this time nothing def
mite has been heard from him. The effort that is
being made to bring about his capture will prob.
ably be successful, if not Immediately, at some
future time, and his sentence will only be the
longer. Who would be hunted outlaw all his
life? Is it not better to serve ones sentence than
to be outcast forever from all that makes life
worth living? .# ..F
Some Of our best writer's have recently de
parted for other fields of labor and we trust their