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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-11-26
LOCAL PICKINGS.

Population 3d.
--Discharged-one man and one woman.
We have met the turkey and he is ours.
Capt Alexander went over to st. Paul Sunday
One of the inmates is absent as a witness this
week.
Editor Seward was with us Thanksgiving. SO
was Reporter Nelson.
THE MIRROR is dated for Thursday but will
be printed on Friday this week.
New coke and coal bins have been built along
the south side of the boiler shop.
Mrs. Jones, wife of the engineer is recovering
from severe attack of pneumonia.
"A half dozen or more carloads of pig iron
were received at the foundry Tuesday.
1t looks like old times about the hospital to
see Ole, the nurse, "oficating'' there again.
Usher sbbitts piloted a large number Of
woodsmen through the prison during the past
week.
-Matron Walker lost one of her star boarders
last week. which again reduces her household to
four members.
Owing to the slushy condition of the yard, we
were deprived of our usual Sunday morning trot
around the block.
Sheriff Marty last Thursday consigned one of
Stillwaters bad citizens to years confinement in
our "strong city,
Mr.. o. d. Parkin, special salesman for the
Standard Oil company, was about the prison last
Thursday with Engineer Jones.
Statement of population Nov. 25: Working for
Thresher Co., 1855; working for state. 146 sick and
infrm. 10. Total population 319.
The columns of THE MIRROR are free to all
who wish to contribute. but they not open to
everything that may be contributed.
The large mortar shed. the temporary lime
house and the brick sheds have fulfilled their pur
pose, been torn down and stacked away
OFF figures don't lie. there is only about one bad
woman to 80 bad men in Minnesota-takine the
population of this prison basis to reckon FROM
"A nephew OF Foreman Carlgren was terribly
injured one day last week by being run over by a
dump car on a street grade. 1t was thought at
first that he could not survive. but there are now
strong hopes of his recovery.
Guard Joseph Stilkey received paper a few
days ago in which was notice of the death Of
Jane Ryan. the young man who kept the books
between the gates" for several years. He died
of consumption at his home.
The new building is almost completed. All
the windows and doors are in. and steam was
turned into the pipes in the paint shop Tuesday.
This part OF the building is now all ready for use
and the engine shop will be ready just as soon as
the machinery can be put in place.
Attorney Paul A. Lavalle of St. Paul visited
the prison Sunday to see Camille Roy before he
died. Mr. Lavalle was Roy's attorney and had
been making earnest efforts to secure pardon
for him. and would. no doubt, have succeeded had
his client lived few months longer.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-11-26
DIED..

ROY-Camille Roy, aged 30 years. died in the hos
pital of this institution at 5 O'Clock Monday
morning. Nov. 90. of tubercular meningitis.
Camille Roy a native of Canada. He was
received here from Marshall county. June &c. 1888.
under life sentence. He had been suffering from
consumption for about five years. He was man
of wonderful energy and kept on his feet until
within four days of his death. He was Catholic.
and Tuesday afternoon Rev. Father Corcoran con-
Quoted funeral services over the body in the
chapel. About forty inmates were in attendance.
The burial took place in the Catholic cemetery.
Roy was we'll liked by his fellow prisoners and he
left his page in the record book clean.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

the action OF the election committee OF
the house have been very fair. In the
cast OF Dawson county, the unanimous
vote of the committee, and remember it
was an independent committee, favored
the republican contestant and by the
almost unanimous vote of the House he
was allowed to retain his seat. The
case Of Sol Star was almost as unani-
mously dismissed. The rest OF the Law
renee county cases will be considered by
Tuesday evenings session. We hope
that in these, as in all other cases, our
independent people will not be led to
adopt the tactics OF the old parties, but
will vote as the testimony directs, even
il thereby they lose a few votes. We
have feared that the dilatory tactics OF
the republicans may force them to the
other extreme. In the republican eau
Gus Moody received fifty votes, the rest
scattering, but he "a on motion made
the party candidate. The democratic
party endorsed Trip, while the indie
pendents resolved not to bind theil
members. The first ballot for United
| States senator was made late in the
afternoon Saturday and resulted as
follows:
In the Senate, Moody %; Wardall Z
Tripp6; Crosse 4; Cosand 3; Harden 2
In the House, Moody So; Harden %
Tripp 10; Crosse IL; Wardall 5; Cosant
5; Preston 3; Elliott, Clifford, H. Camp
bell, DYE and Melville one each.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

Hot SPRINGS, S. d., Dec. II, $780,
This is to certify that l have this day
sold to i. L. Morely d Co., OF Rapid
City, my entire stock OF boots. shoes
and rubber goods, invoicing nearly
$1,000. Messrs. Merely Il Co., purchase
this stock on most advantageous terms
and will at once place the same on sale
at their Rapid City establishment.
Signed, j. LAMpERT.
The above speaks for itself. We
notice certain parties in Rapid City are
advertising that they have boughtJacob
Lampert's stock OF goods. Facts are
stubborn things, misrepresentation and
wind don't count.
We have secured this stock at prices
that DEFY competition and will place the
same on sale at II store in the Flor
man block, st. Joe street, also in the
Black Hills Boot and Shoe store, Main
street. Ii you want a bargain in boots
and shoes, come and see us at once, be-
fore sizes are broken. Everything will
60 cheap.
$500 Ludlow's fine shoes. Call and
see how cheap you can buy a pair.
T. Z. MORELY g. Co.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
Action of City Council.


At the Monday evening session OF the
,ity council Mayor Woods WAS absent.
p. 3. Mccarthy occupied the chair and
the following aldermen were present:
Sawyer, Price, Fallen, Ingersoi and
Sceneuttgen. The report OF Chief Fails
OF the fire department was received and
approved. An election for the choice OF
CHIEF OF the fire department FOR the en-
suing year was called for Tuesday. Jam
uary 27. The contract for lumber for
| tile coming year was awarded to Iiu!st
4 Price at S14. The city marshal was
instructed to collect $50 per month Tor
police regulations from all places i'll the
city known as temperance saloons, com
mencing February LIST.
A genuine temperance saloon in the
city would not be very Objectionable, in
fact in the eyes OF many good people it
would be a blessing, A certain class,
old and young, will loaf somewhere and
appear to enjoy their games and drinks.
Now if those drinks were temperance
drinks and were found IN a. cOmforta-
| BILE room where games Of all kinds could
be INDUCED in without the accompany
ing vice OF gambling, where good reading
could be found and the place generally
SO handled that it would not be neccs-
sary to shut out the gaze OF honest
people by the usual dark shades; they
would find many upholders among So
called prohibitionists. But if our city
possesses such a house, Or if any OF the
so-called temperance houses running be-
hind dark curtains sell only temperance
drinks, it is an imposition for our city
fathers to require a license Of them.
There would be just as much justice In
requiring it from any other business in
town, and further, the fact OF any house
paying such a license should prove pos.
itively ta any officer, iudg' or jury, that
such place is selling Intoxicating liquors
and are amendable to the law. The
idea SO common among all classes that
to the prohibitionists and enforcement
leagues, belongs the business OF enforcing
the prohibition law, is entirely wrong:
that duty falls upon u officers and
with the law back OF them, if our city
council cannot find officers VINO will sup
press all so called temperance holes
how do they expect to enforce the col
lection Of alicence whichnolaw warrants
There has been and still is, altogether tC
much sentiment about this question
There should be none whatever, we have
plain strong law upun u rstatute books
and it is so worded as to, more than any
other law, make it the duty OF officers
to see it enforced. We have never seen
but one use for an enforcement league
and we believe thak body is be
ginning to view it in the salne
light, viz, That its power should
be directed, not against the liquor
seller, but against the officers who fail tc
do their whole duty under the law. Ar
officer not in sympathy with the laws O.
his state is by virtue Of the oath O.
Office required disqualified for such E
position.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22
NJor1cE-r1MBER cULrURE-U. s. Lam

NoTICEaaTIMBER CULTURE-U. s. Lend
Office, Rapid City, S. d. January ID, 1891.
--Complaint having beenentered at this office
by Adolph Kalkbrenner against Ole Thompson,
his heirs and legal representatives for failure to
comply with law as to timber culture entry No:
1890, dated December 2S, 1885, upon the sell,
section 20, township 2 north. range IL E., b.
II; NJ, in Pennington county, South Dakota,
with II view to the cancellation Of said entry;
contestant alleging that sald Ole Thompson
failed to break or cause to be broken five acres
on said tract the first year after entry, ending
December 2s, 1856, and further failed to break
or cause to be broken five acres on said tract
the second year, ending December 20, 1887.
That during the fall OF 1sS7.as afliant is
informed, the said Ole Thompson died.
That since the death OF the said claimant,
neither his legal heirs or representatives have
attempted to comply with the law i'll any
manner and have neither broken or cult
waited the land and have not planted trees,
tree seeds or cuttings on said tract as required
by law and have not put any kind of Improve
ments on the said tract since the death OF the
said Ole Thompson and such failure still con-
tinues, the said parties are hereby summoned
to appear at this office on the twenty-eighth
day of February, 1891, at ten O'Clock a. m, to
respond and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged failure. j. p. LUsE, Register.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

HYDHA-HEADLD

A few republican papers are quite fair
in their treatment OF the present legisla-
ture during it's shortexistence, but many
OF them are disgusting in their unfair
ness. The Rapid City Republican seems
to have two opinions at the helm. The
fair one recently got Off the following on
the Brown county case:
If the false issue made at Pierre-the hinging
of the senatorial contest upon the seating ofthe
republican candidates for the legislature from
Brown county. results in the defeat OF Moody,
the party will have the fool party managers OF
that county, whose attempted fraud never had
even a hope OF success, to thank for its discom-
future. The result again emphasizes the false
ness of the old c~asuistry that, 1.-The the end jus
titles the MEANS
The other side shows itself in a COM
munication headed, GA Cage OF Hyenas."
In it's comments the above sheet is
pleased to call the present an indepen-
dent legislature, although in all previous
articles it is Il de~mo-pendent. In TACT it
is more a republican than an indepen-
dent legislature. The election commit
tee IS called u committee OF highway
robbers and the speaker OF the house
denounced as ignorant and u thief.
| The whole house Is accused OF in
attempt to force the vote and exclude
evidence. The first thoughts OF the Re
publican are nearer the truth. The Tact
is that by all kinds OF parliamentary
tricks the republicans attempted to de-
lay action until the fairest OF their own
number were disgusted. In the commit
tee OF the whole, according to their W
journals, ample opportunity was given
for discussion, but the silver-tongued
orators failed to show up. After the
committee had risen and their report
was before the house, then ourrepublican
were again ready to fight against
time and the chairman wisely and Justly
cut them OF. If any proof is needed OF
the fairness OF the action you can find
it in the vote which showed that several
republicans voted to unseat
then fellows.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22
We would call the attention OF all al

We would call the attention OF all al
lance readers, to the call issued by our
county lecturer. We are glad Brother
Anderson has moved in the matter.
The fact is that so many OF our people
have been driven from their ranches by
the Indian troubles, that it has been
useless heretofore to attemptmeetings OF
the sub alliance. That difficulty is now
nearly oyer and we hope that all ALI
ances which do not hold a regular meet
ing before the twenty-eighth, will hold a
special at that date. The question OF
seed and grain, to which Mr.. Anderson
calls attention, is a weighty one. While
our nearness to timber andwork obtain
able in the Hills a%ndtowns, prevents our
reaching such a poyerty-stricken condl-
ton as that in which many OF our
brother farmers in eastern Dakota find
themselves, yet the purchase O seed and
feed for teams, is puzzllng many OF our
farmers. Already business frmsholding
seed, have given notice that none will be
sold except for cash. Money IS SO scarce
and high that the best OF security car
not obtain it today. With this condi
ton Of things staring the farmers in the
lace, it bahooves them to get togethel
and talk over the situation and devlst
ways and means for the coming year.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

In your paper OF the 10th inst. Mr., IL.
II. Half, in an article on the alliance, uses
these words: Remember when the old
grange died there vas a fund OF $4,000
and no man knows where it went"
Surely Mr.. Hat must Lave been asleep
the past fifteen years; lost all knowledge
Of progressive agriculture, or not read
any Of our leading agricultural papers,
for he evidently knows nothing OF the
grange. 1t did not die, but at the pres
ept time is very much alive, having an
organization in thlrty-fonr states. 1t
is keeping out Of politics, but pushing
its work along the lines OF education and
is helping to bring the farmer and his
family to the proper position before the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22
LEGAL NOTICES.

NoT1CE-TIMBER CULTURE-U. S. Land
1sY1-Compiaint having been entered of this
Office by Joseph Waterson against William T..
Wilson for failure to comply with law as to
1856, uponthe nwh section 2 tip l II, range 12E.,
b: II. NJ, III Pennington county, South Dakota,
with II view to the cancellation OF said entry;
failed to break or cause to be broken five acres
on said tract the second year, ending April l3,
1888, and further failed to plant or cause to be
on said tract the third year ending April ID,
1889. and further feiled to plant or cause to be
planted on sad tract five acres OF trees, tree
10, 1890, as required by law and that such fail
ure still continues the said parties are hereby
summoned to appear at this office on the
twenty eighth day Of February, 1891, at ten
o'clock a, m, to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged failure.
2 IIsE RnniStnr
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

Pierre papers speak OF the %eloquence
OF Representative Gardner OF Pennington
county. We regret that Mr.. Gardeners
e%loquence was not devoted to a O
worthy subject. TWAS first displayed on
the question of resubmission, which he
favored and secondly on the Brown
county cases, in which he opposed the
seating of the independents although, as
a matter OF justice, they were clearly ell
titled to seat. So PLAIN was it that
a dozen or more rock ribbed republicans
voted with the independents. 1t is this
standing by party, right or wrong, against
which the people protest.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

The second vote on senator differe l
but little from the first, Moody gained
one vote, Goddard, the democrat OF Fall
River, who has delivered as expected
The independent vote is still scattered
The danger is that they will stay toe
long with their special favorites, they
should unite at once on somem man and We
believe thatman is j. w. Harden. Boil
independents and democrats here, Sc
far as seen, agree that he is the man.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

Senator Ingalls, made a very good in
dependent speech before the senate on
the 18th, favoring the passage OF the
free coinage amendment. In the course
of his remarks he said: 1.-The people
have suddenly awoke to the conception
OF the fact that the great bulk Of the
property OF the country is passing into
the hands OF those whom the senator
from Ohio lSherman) called the specula-
tors OF the country. They are not OF
this country alone. They are men OF no
politics, OF all nationalities and OF no
nationality. They have no politics but
plumber. One man in this country has
in a lifetime acquired out OF the aggre-
gate OF the nations wealth earned by
the labor of all, a sum that exceeds the
assessed value of four Of the smaller
states" It is reported that the farmer
representatives OF Kansas read this
truthful statement with broad smiles
and remarked, "Tis too late Ingalls,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22
Assessment Notice.
LOWER RAPID DITCH COMPANY.

RAPID DITCH COMPANY.
Location OF principle place Of business,
Rapid City, South Dakota.
Notice is hereby given that at n meeting of the
directors, held on the twenty-seventh day OF
December, A: D., 1890, and assessment OF sew,
enty-five cents per share was levied upon the
capital stock OF the corporation, payable on the
tenth day of February, "A. D., 1891, to William
Hecht, treasurer, at his office i'll Rapid City
Any stock upon which this assessment shall re
main unpaid on the tenth day of February, A
d., 1881, Will be delinquent and advertised fol
sale at public auction, and, unless payment is
made before, will be sold on the fourteenth day
of March, a: d., 1891, to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with costs OF advertising
ndeXpenses of sale. Is CRAMER, Secretary,
Office at Rapid City, South Dakota.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

The Spearfish Weekly Register has a
long item from a Rapid City banker
which states that the demand for farm
loans is steadily decreasing. That few
extensions are asked and that crops
were generally much better than at first
reported and credits "Union" with it.
II the BLACK HILLS UNION is meant, we
demur. No such article appeared in
t,lr columns.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

During the last weeks OF the late cam
paign, the friends OF The UNION took
many trial subscriptions at reduced
rates, to expire January 1, 1891. We
find that in many cases those names
were carelessly entered as regular sub
scribers. While anxious to retain all
as regular subscribers that we can, we
have no desire to force The UNION on
any one and will feel obliged to any
whose time has expired and who do not
want the paper longer, if they will drop
us q card to that effect.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

The death of John w. Root, a lead
ing architect Of Chicago and consulting
architect OF the Worlds FAIR, is a great
loss to the above city and creates a
vacancy which the fair commissioners
will find hard to fill. Mr.. Root died
very suddenly on the evening OF the 10th
from pneumonia. He vas but thirty
eight years OF age.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

Hon. Dick Oglesby, OF Illinois, received
the nomination for United States sena.
tor in the republican caucus, to succeed
Senator Farwell. General Palmer is the
democratic nominee. The Farmers
Mutual Benefit association, although,
having but y handful OF representa-.
tives in the legislature, yet hold tbs
balance Of power. streeter is their
candidate,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22
.;cnG iii Eour Name.

Sir Philip Miller, the great English
horticulturist, writing in 1910, says;
'I'he best method to have Cabbages
good Is to procure fresh seed from
abroaG every yea, for it is apt to de-
generate iii N0gland in q Few years"
The above is Il simple illustration OF
the fact that the best seed will rapidly
dcgenerntcu ndcrunFnvoraale conditions.
The wise will take heed, therefore,
and buy their seeds OF D. NJ. Ferry &C.,,
Detroit, Michigan, whose world wide
reputation us the best andmostreliable,
as well as the most extensive seed
growers and dealers, is due to the fact
that they take advantage OF every
circumstance of climate, soil, methods
OF culture, selection Of seed-plants, &c,
to procure the best possible seeds and
keep them up to that high standard.
Send your name to the firms address,
aud you will receive a copy OF their Seed
Annual for 1891 free.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

A father a give his young son no
better present than a years reading OF
the Scientific American. It's contents
will lead the young mind in the path OF
thought and if he treads there awhile,
he'll forget frivolities and be Of some ac-
count, and if he has an inventive or me-
chanical turn OF mind then this paper
will afford him more entertainment, as
well as useful information, than he IAN
obtain elsewhere. Copies OF this paper
may be seen at this office and subscrip-
received, Price So a year, weekly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22
SENATORIAL QUESTION.

The interest in the senatorial contest
and action ncontestcas esprecludesany
active work in the line Of legislation by
our legislature. BY the administering
tactics 81 the lepnblicans, action on the
contest cases has been deferred. 80 q
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

The great harvester combine is dead.
The early frosts OF the coming (alliance)
storms blasted it in Its youth. One re-
port gives the credit for it's death to
Mrs. Mccormick, she was opposed to
the movement, declaring that she feared
it would result in higher prices to the
poor farmer. Still an other report says
the best legal talent il the land was
employed and their verdict was that II
several states the combination would b
declared unconstitutional. But all
due to the awakening OF public sentl
lnent.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

In accordance with tie report Of the
committee on election, il the house OF
the Minnesota legislature, Bowman,
alliance candidate from the fftieth sen
atorial district is seated. Jensen, re-
publican, steps down and out.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-22

The Custer Chronicle mentions the re-
ceipt from Chicago by j. l.. Schotield, OF
a two pound TIN car, manufactured by
Norton Bros, OF Chicago, from Black
Hills tin.