The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-12-20
LOCAL PICKINGS.

LOCAL PICKINGS.
Warden Stordock visited ST. Paul on Satur-
day.
Deputy Westby was absent several days last
week.
Emery Kristmus is expected to be here with
in few days.
. Our population has increased to 4I9 with a
prospect of reaching still higher figures by the
1rst of the year.
Christmas promises many things to the pris-
aner-turkey. the privilege to speak to friends.
snioy ment OF music. etc.
Father McCarren has been holding Catholic
services in the south wing OF the prison in the
afternoon for several days past.
The weather Of the past week has been some
shat more in keeping with the season for this lat
ttude but the mildness of the touch Of winter is
remarkable.
VIM Stevens was the victim OF an accident
ast week at the trestle but has recovered suff-
GENTLY to take his place again. Too great care
cannot be exercised.
The committee of prison inspection has been
beard from and is making rapid progress. hav.
ing visited number of penal institutions in the
rentral and eastern states. They are expected
home soon.
Those Of the inmates who read French have
greatly enjoyed the literature donated to the
library by friend of the unfortunate not long
since, and it is hoped that some one equally gen.
arsus will follow the example.
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
anality of goods, in all departments of our bust
ness and can. with pride. refer all strangers to
On. customers since 1856. We desire, through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the public atten-
hon to our stock. at all times new. modern, and
BY far the largest in the St. Crox Valley of drugs
sAMily medicines. umbermen's drug supplies,
paints, varnishes brushes. and beautiful parlor
AID hanging lamps. Crandall & Barclay.
MIR. Davie, whom the inmates will remember
as a familiar character in the prison for long
period Of years has fallen into paths of peace and
absolute contentment. having inherited over a
quarter Of a m lion dollars. Good luck to Davie
may he fulfill the most sangune expectations of
his friends. Having preference for the stock
susine S.. especially fine-wooled sheep he in
dulge his fancy to his satisfaction. He once
wrote article for THE MIRROR describing
airty-seven different bree u.s. but we couldn't find
space for its publcat ion-we wish we had
"A special from New York City says Messrs
a. K. Doe. Edwin Dunn. and John F. Norrish, In
spectors of prisons in Minnesota, and H. H. Hart
secretary of the board of charities and corrections
Of the same state, have been tour of the
prisons of several states and now in this city
The commission have visited so far three prisons
IN Michigan. one in Chicago one in Cleveland
and the Elmira reformatory and the Sing Sing
prison in this state. They will next go to the pris
On in Weathersteld Conn. after which they will
return to the west. Their observat ons in this
state have shown them that New York is suffering
in greater degree the same prison evils which it
IS proposed to remedy in Minnesota In Sing Sing
they saw 800 prisoners walking about the prison
yards in the lock-step simply for exercise. and
Warden Brush told them that he had received
Aandreds of communications from prisoners. beg
sing to be put at some kind of employment
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