New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-22
Springfield Correspondence.

Springfield Correspondence.
Ernst Lauer of New Ulm was in town
last Saturday on business for G, B..
Hornburg.
W. Miller of Mankato who owns con-
siderable property in the vicinity OF
Sprin gfeld, registered at the CONNER
cial saturday.
Ochs and Jaehn were at Marshall
last Wednesday on business,
John Schneider celebrated his BIRTH
day in the circle of a few friends last
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. w. Vahle and child arrived
from Mankato last Wednesday.
August Jaehn has removed some of
his old frame buildings on Marshall St.
and will put up brick store which he
will occupy as soon as completed.
The village council has ordered new
sidewalks to be built on the south side
of Redwood st. from O'Connell St. to
the new school house.
I. Sanford has sold his farm and will
remove with his family to Springfield.
Oscar Erickson will remove his Office
building onto H. Stoll' vacant lot until
his new building is completed.
The Congregational church and par
sopage will be built in Browns addi-
ton. d. ..+
Mrs. w. Schmid entertained large
party of friends at her home last Satur-
day evening, it being the 9th anniver-
sary of her birthday. .-~@=
Albert Emerson has gone to Water
town, Dakota, to work in the Dakota
Stats Zeitung Office. ...... j..
Edward Reisner of Fairfield is the
guest of Peter Eichen this week.
Hammocks of every description and
at prices to suit everybody at Scbleu-
er's Jewelry Store.
There are special reformatory pris-
ons; but in fact, every penitentiary
should be a reformatory:prison. Spe-
cial reformatories are needed for the
younger convicts, who can be more cas-
lily moulded and transformed by prep
aration and discipline best suited to en-
able them to earn an honest living when
they are released. But when such class
ifisation does not exist, the same intel
lectual, moral and industrial training
must be wrought. Systematic habits
and definite purpose may be acquired in
penetentialy under proper manage.
ment,as we'll as in 1eformatorY proper.
But rare ability and tact are necessary
to bring about good results.
The best system is the graded one.
The hardest, most exacting work must
be given to the new corners. When
they acquire patience, steadiness, fdel-
ity in that, promote them to grade
above, where the work is lighter, and
where incentives to reformatory effort
are given in The shape Of defined priv
ileges, to be acquired by the most worthy
Thus there could be several grades,
each one more luminous with hope, and
stimulous to faithful performance Of du.
ty. These incentives may be adjusted
to the taste and ambition of the convict.
The system is in vogue in France and
Belgium, and it has been tried with
success in California and perhaps in
other states.
Then, provision ought to be made, as
is done in Massachusetts, for the convict
who has served his term. Under the
generally prevalent system the ex-con-
vict finds, when turned loose in the
world, that all doors are slammed in
his face and it looks as if society really
means to force him back into life of
crime. 1t is evident that the state can,
in large measure, shield the ex-convict
+ from this terrible danger. A commits
sion should look after the placing of all
ex-conyicts, who have given evidence Of
sincere reform, in positions where they
can earn living. By proper manage
ment, employers could be found WHO
would take these men into service on
large majority of cases the reformation
would be found to be permanent. The
question of the future of the released
convict is one which ought to engage
the most intelligent attention of PEN
ologists.-J. S. McLain in Minneapolis
Journal.
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