St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-11
SALTWATER NEWS.
North Dakota Prison Officials Visit
the Fenitentiary.

Warden c. W. Haggart. of the North
Dakota penltentlary, situate at Bis
marck, and Commissioners Joseph La
mont and Charles l.. Showers, of that
institution, visited the prison yester-
day, and were shown through The in
stitution by Warden Garvin. Warden
Haggart stated 10 4 GLOBE representa-
tive that the object of the visit was to
decide upon some mode of employing
the convictS in the North Dakota prison.
They now have fifty-iive prisoners. who
are absolutely out of employment, eX-
cepting such as is manufactured for
them inside Of the prison yard, and this
Is hardly enough to give them the nee
eSsary exercise. The visitors exam
ined everything of interest at the prison,
and were surprised at finding such eX-
cellent order iii all of the shops. They
were particularly impressed with the
new solitary building, which is one of
the neatest and best equipped IN the
United States. The legislature of North
Dakota at its next session will probably
provide some means for employing coll
victS.
Members of Company X will meet
this evening for the purpose of electing
First Lieutenant Kuhn, it is expected,
will be elected captain, but the hitch
appears to be in the selection of a first
lieutenant. unless Second Lieutenant
McCluer consents to promotion. Lieut..
Kuhn is popular with the members of
the company, and if elected captain will
prove an efficient officer. First Sergeant
Easton is spoken of as probable sue
ceSsor to Lieut.. Kuhn, but he refuses to
accept the promotion if rendered him.
Jourdan 81 Mathews new saw mill at
Hollyhock, OH the Eastern Minnesota
railroad, has been started, and when
running at full speed will saw G0,00o
feet of lumber per day. The mill is
situated in the heart of the timber, and
logs arc cut and hauled as needed. A
keted in st. and Minneapolis.
terday in the action OF Albert E. Peake
vs.. Edward Ahern and William E.
Burse. The action was brought to
quiet title TO lands in Newport, and the
plaintiffs motion is granted as to Ahern
and denied as to Burse. In order to
quiet title to the lands Peake must
bring SUIT against Burse.
A second mandolin club has been or
ganiZed in this city with the following
players: DR.. F. Van Waters, Frank
Drechsler, Louis Wolf, mandolin; Lou
COvington, Joseph Mackenlausen,' j.
0. johnson, guitar; r. G. Jones, cello;
William Condor, banjo.
The board of education at its meeting
Tuesday evening took no action as to
removing the Sisters of Charity from
the public schools. and is disposed to
leave the matter as it now is until their
rights have been decided in the courts.
The second of the series of three
three-mile races at the Atlanta skating
rink. between A. ID. Smith, of st. Paul,
and j. f. Andrews, of this city, occurs
this evening Andrews was easily de-
feated in the first race.
The theatrical event of the season in
this city will occur next Wednesday
evening, when Clara Morris. aSsiSted'by
an excellent company, will present
D'Ennery's powerful play "Renee de
Moray"
The tournament of the Central Ski
association occurs at Eau Claire. Wis,
on the 18th inst. Nearly all of the mem
berS OF the local club will attend.
The Carnival of Nations'' closed
with dance at Music hall last evening.
The entertainment was success above
all anticipations.
Local horSemen are preparing for a
trotting matinee TO be held on the Lake
St.Croix track next Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. John f. Kelley, residing at 4l2
West Wilkin street, died yesterday
mor fn,.
John Booren will take charge of the
pOStOffice i'll this city March l.