The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-05-14

Mrs. Clara Gish assisted the prison choir at
chapel services Sunday. A gentleman was present
with brass horn to assist the singers.
w. Mcmillan. is the name of the gentleman
who took charge Of the engine room last Thurs
day. Mr. Mcmillan comes from Minneapolis and
is an engineer of long experience.
Sheriff C. w. Mead and F. L. Olmstead. Of
Redwood county arrived Monday night with Cliff
ton Holden whose sentence was committed to
life Imprisonment by the governor.
The site of the burned paintshop has been
cleared off and as soon system of drain pipes
are put down the place will be graded to con-
orm wit the surrounding surface.
Mr.. Jacob Kolliner dropped in one day last
week and liquidated his subscription account.
That was the proper thing to do and some other
good citizens of this lakeside city would do well
to follow his praiseworthy example.
Mr.. Tams Bxby, private secretary to Gov.
Merriam visitor in the prison last Thurs
day. Mr.. Bixby accompanied by his wife and
they spent the greater part of the day with
Warden Garvin looking through the prison.
Mr. E. A. Phinney of the City Book Store. is
now the saltwater agent for the St. Paul Globe.
The change Of the agency was the cause of the de-
lay in the budget of Globes for the prison last
week. but they will get in on time hereafter.
Foreman Sutton had his new 16 horsepower
traction engine out testing it the other day. He
hitched it to another engine and large water
tank and with this load he ran it up the bluff
north of the wall. Its strength was tested in
every way and it proved itself to be the speedest
and most powerful engine that has ever been
turned out of the company's shops.
Mrs. s. M. 1. Henry. prison secretary of the
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, visited
this institution last Saturday. 1t had been an
nounced that Mrs. Henry would lecture in Still.
water Saturday evening and in the prison chapel
Sunday morning, but owing to other arrangements
she was unable to remain. She will be in Still
water again sometime in June when she expects
to address the inmates. She is very much inter-
ested in the prison circles and will try to visit
them all during the year.
One of the boys who went out last Friday
made fine show Of himself by proceeding to load
himself up with whisky in celebration of his de.
lverance from bondage. He must have had a de.
lightful time, for in the evening he found
wallowing in the cutters of the street like happy
hog. The police entertained him during the night
and in the morning the Municipal court held re-
ception in his honor. After the reception he was
invited to take excursion into the country be-
yond the city limits. "How delightful! you will
exclam when we add that his newfound friends
drank to his health to the extent of many good
dollars.
"A colony of rats have located themselves un-
der the stone steps, the north side of the west
end of the cellroom, and they make that neighbor-
l,oo ok ,,;c
There is only outlet to their quarters and this
is small space by the side of a water pipe.
Some one drove a wooden plug in this hole the
other day, and when their ratships would come
out that night for provisions and to have a frolic
they could not. They we're in a fix, for there
walls OF stone above and on all sides of them
and the thickness Of the whole world under their
feet. There was weeping and wailing and gnash-
ing of teeth. There was but one thing to be done
and that was to get that plug out. They went at
it, and all night long they could be heard working
like Trojans They laid off during the day. but as
soon as night came again they returned to the
work of life or death. AS the night wore on they
became more frantic in their efforts. and their
crying and moaning was pitiful. The night guard
stood the pressure for several hours, but finally
his heart failed him and he got hammer and re.
moved the plug The cries ceased, and the guard
took his stand where he could watch the hole.
Presently an old fellow poked out his head and
then drew 1t back. After while they began
bouncing out, and the guard says that such run.
ming as they did from that hole would win any
course in the world But, alas like poor human
thieves. they found their way back into their old
prison and the plug driven in again. No
doubt each is saying to ITSELF IF live to get
out this time will stay out.'
Chapel Services.
Rev. ]. H. Albert conducted the services. The
subject of his sermon was Faith and Works. and
he found his text in the eighteenth verse of the