The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-22
was agreeably surprised by the

Everybody was agreeably surprised by the
unannounced home coming of Carl Randall, who
arrived Saturday nOon but considerable of the
pleasure of seeing him taken away by the
announcementaof his intention to return south
again Monday morning He went away in q very
i'll state of health, but came back completely re-
covered and weighing forty pounds more than
when he went South. He has secured contracts
for a couple of bridges near Kansas City, which
he is now engaged in building. The job promises
to pay far beyond what he expected owing to
his having discovered fine rock quarry in
close proximity to the bridge sites. While here
he tried to not miss seeing every one of the boys
and give them word of cheer He left for Kan
sas City at eight O'Clock Monday morning.
We were permitted to be present during the
performance of skilIful surgical operation in the
hospital last Thursday afternoon. The subject
was Frank Smith who had been suffering for sew
eral weeks with a severe pain in the region of the
right ear caused by inflammation of the mastoid
cells No medicines found to relieve the
torture, so it was decided to resort to surgery.
DR.. B. j. Merrill assisted by the hospital steward,
DR.. c. X. Reyes, performed the very delicate op-
GRAFTON. Drs. T. c. Clark and E. OBJ. Freligh
Steward Boleyn of the city hospital, and Frank
Hail. our late hospital steward were present to
witness the operation The patient was put under
the influence of ether. An incsion two inches
long was made about one inch back of the ear;
then on a line with the center of the ear an
eighth-nch hole drilled through the bone
into the mastoid cells. No pus was found, yet it
is said that the operation almost invariably gives
relief. 1t impossible to tell before the open
rox do hath
cells but if there had been and it had not been
given an outward vent it would have involved
the brain and thus caused DEATH The wound
was dressed and the patient put to bed where he
now lies slowly recovering. Smith has been a
great sufferer and welcomed the surgeons knife
possible means of relief.
An event occurred out in the back yard one
day last week that created considerable excite
ment for few minutes. Sport, the pet of the
prison, was observed rushing about pile of cord
wood in state of great agitation. The onlookers
thought that he smelled rat and through kind
ness OF heart and desire to witness little fun.
they went to his assistance. The pile of wood
was not large. The boys began removing the
wood. AS the pile grew less Sport became frantic
with excitement; he ran from side to side and end
to end and over the top of the wood, poking his
nose into holes here and there, shifting and whin-
ing like one in fearful suspense. There was a
sudden rush from the wood pile in pursuit of a
"varment" a foot and halt in length. 1t made for
the cellroom door which was closed then it turned
back toward the woodpile. Sport met it half way
and then there was a bundle of rolling, tumbling,
jumping dog and "varment". Then there was a sue
cession of sharp, painful yaps. 1t had Sport Just
under the tip of his under law and he could not
let go. One of the boys kicked it loose.
Sport gave it snap and toss in the air and as it
landed another one of the boys hit it with large
rock. and the fray 1t all occurred in less
than half minute. The huntsmen drew round
to view the catch. Some said it was a skunk, 9TH
ers, martin. others that it a musk-rat or ca
pol-cat mink. 1t turned out to be a fine large
mink, and his pelt is now stretched on a board to
dry. Sport no doubt, thought it the largest and
most pugnacious rat he had ever tackled.