The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-05-02

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The librarian found couple of books de-
stroyed Tuesday morning-one being torn and the
other burned. The culprits liable to come to
grief. man who wilfuly destroys mutilates
a library other good book. is deserving of the
severest punishment.
The members of the the Voc )phone band
and others who participated in the concert given
under the auspices OF the E. B. Gibbs Post G. A. r.
of White Bear, at their hall on Thursdayevening
report enjoyable time, and are loud in their
praise of their treatment at the hands of their
White Bear brethren.
M. B. Johnson left Monday for his home in
Brownsville, Mower county, to attend the we'd
ding of his niece, Miss Ruby Palmeeter to Mr..
Anthony Madison, of Lyle in the same county.
which occurs this evening at O'Clock. He will
the "bridge of sighs' during Mr.. Johnson's alb
sence.
The derrick in the north side of the yard fell
Monday, and knocked off portion of the CHM
ney on the boiler room, portions of which struck
Julius Balfranz, citizen employe who was I'M
loading coal from car in the immediate vicinity.
inficting severe scalp wound. He was taken to
the hospital and the wound dressed by Steward
less erysipilas should set in.
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
quality of goods in all departments of our 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 public's atten-
ton to our stock at all times new modern, and
by far the largest in the ST. Crox Valley of drugs
family medicines lumbermen's drug supplies,
paints, varnishes, brushes, and beautiful parlor
AID hanging lamps Crandall & Barclay.
Peter Russell, citizen employee of the cabinet
shop met with a painful accident Tuesday morn
ing. He was at work at the rip and had just
run short piece of board through, and he
raised it to RETURN the saw caught it and whired
1T round with great force, corner of the board
striking him on the left wrist. cutting deep cash
about two inches long. Steward Hall dressed the
injured member, and Uncle Russell will be
obliged to take rest for several weeks. Had the
board struck him in the stomach it would doubt
less have resulted fatally.
Saturday was arbor day, but owing to the rain
there was no tree planting INDUCED in inside the
walls. The only thing planted was pinch
hose nozzle in the mouth of the cross-sewer from
the south wall to the main sewer neer the cell
house, which had become clogged during the
night, in consequence of which the fire room was
flooded by the water backing up through the waste
holes for exhaust steam. The attempt to force
water through by means of the hose was a failure,
and it took four men and the Cherub till one
O'Clock in the morning to clear the sewer.
Dewitt R. Young who has presided at the
desk of the Sawyer house chief clerk for a num-
Der of years, left Thursday evening for Omaha.
Nah 10
Paxton house, the leading hotel in that city. Mr.
Young is a prime favorite with the travelling pub
lic and his ready tact and droll humor will carry
any hotel TO the front in which he stands behind
its counter. He was a staunch friend of THE
MIRROR. and has several times lent his talents
at our prison entertainments, much to the enjoy
ment of the inmates. We wish him success in his
new home.
Commencing Friday last the electric light is
now shut off at O'Clock, as it was deemed a USE
less expense to keep up steam for the small num-
Der of lights kept burning in the cell room all
night. The night guards make their hourly
rounds with a lantern firmly grasped in one hand
An occasional wild shrek breaks the otherwise
solemn stiffness of the long, dreary night; but it
is not the cry of some sleeping inmate in the throes
of horrid nightmare-it emanates from the fright
ened perambulator as he treads on a prowling ro-
dent, or his cheek comes in contact with the stone
jambs of cell door, they collide with each
other in turning a short corner.
The genial chef of the guards kitchen, who
has been on duty almost continuously for the past
three years, was given a vacation last week.
through the kindness of Warden Stordock with a
pass to get acquainted with the curios which
abound inside the walls. 1t is needless to say
that THE MIRROR Office was one of the objects
of interest visited, and the gang enjoyed the
visit Our stock of antiquities is not great, and
his satanic majesty being slightly under the