The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-12-13
LOCAL PICkINGS.

The busy hum of the shops is again heard in
the land of the st. Crox
- Chapel services were conducted on Sabbath
Il orning by 1.-The Evangelical Band of Minneap-
oils
MIR. Collgan, cellroom guard sick and
OF duty a few days last week but is again at his
post
Prisoners are arriving almost daily from the
rural districts. and our population is on the in
crease.
--The beautiful weather continues and verifies
the words of the old song. "Decembers pleas
ant as May
The p. NJ. has a letter for Toney Morgan from
II. shaw NJ. T. Amy one making Calm for same
can have it by furnishing satisfactory proof OF his
alias.
Our Chaplain spent several days of last week
hunting in 1.-The big woods" He returned on
Saturday refreshed and apparently rewarded. No
game-in sight.
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
orr customers since 1885, 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. Croix Valley of drugs
samily medicines. umbermens drug supplies.
paints, varnishes, brushes. and beautiful parlor
and hanging lamps. Crandall s. Barclay.
-Chas Colgran. who superintendent the build
ing of nearly all the stone buildings within the
yard and has seen and superintendent the work of
eonvicts to as great an extent as any man in the
state, says that he accomplish more, and get
better satisfaction with convict than with free Ia
Dor, conditions being equal to knowledge of
the labor to be performed etc. This would not in
dictate that the convict worthless beings, and
necessarily dead weight upon the finances of
the state.
DIR. Hall has had the grave of j. B. X. photo
graphed at the request of relatives of the de-
ceased, living in Scotland The photograph gives
an extensive view of the cemetery and is we'll
executed piece of art. The monument is gran
ite base with marble cross surmounting it, The
base Of the monument bears inscription giving
name, date of birth and death and the words, ''AL
my night has passed away" Our readers will re-
member the death of this young man in August
last. and its notice in columns.
The SASH door and blind department of the
tt resher Co. has undergone very material
change. AS has been before noted, the works
we're removed from the prison shops September
lst in accordance with the legislative enactment
aboishing the contracting of convict labor New
shops built and the plant was moved into
ihem. new machinery being added. Recently the
saltwater Manufacturing Co. was organized, and
il is by this name that the sash. door and blind
factory is hereafter to be observation-disclosures.
On Monday, VIM. Burns, working on the re-
tanning wall struck by falling earth and thrown
from a ladder to the ground, falling about fifteen
feet. He sustained serious dslocation of the
ankle and injury to the muscles of the back, but it
is thought that the spine is in nowise affected. He
saved himself to some extent by springing from
the ladder when he was struck thus avoiding the
snn force of the blow. Almost every week some
one is injured, and it would be policy to exercise