The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-06-14

Through the kindness of manager M. y.
Hall, we are in receipt of a copy of the daily
bulletin of the national conference of charities
md corrections held at Nashville, Tenn. May %,
o %, 1894, including complete list of the men,
,ers present from the various states.
Mr. Ed. G. Bassett, of this city with Mrs.
James Croft, of Beloit, and Miss Lillian Daugan,
If Madison, Wis.,, in company with DIR. E. ).
BOleyn viewed the sights and industries Of this
Institution Friday making The MIRROR office
4 pleasant call.
Mrs Laura j. Gardener of Steward, ILL.,. with
Mrs. G. A. Gardner, Mrs. S. b. Jackman and
Mrs. Clara Gish of this city, in company with
Turnkey j. B. johnson, viewed the industries.
of the prison, yesterday making THE MIRROR
office pleasant call.
Through the courtesy of Prison Physician
Merrill the following named gentlemen (former
school-mates) were escorted through the
prison Tuesday morning; Harry Rogers Chicago;
James Malin ST. Paul; Joseph Evans, Minneap-
oils; and Will Ackley. White Bear
A number of orders for prison made binding
Irvine are already coming in but shipments will
not commence for two or three weeks yet. Judg-
ing from inquiries, however, Warden Wolfer
anticipates a big demand for the producr.-Still-
water Daily Gazette.
VIII the prisoner who handed us a contribu-
ton entitled 1.-THE Rise and Fall of Nations"
please acquaint us with the number of his resi-
dence, as he omitted his signature to the above
named article and we do not wish to publish
same without giving due credit.
Irvine shops Nos and has not been in oper-
alton for the past few days on account OF the
non-arrival of material. Several car loads of hemp
which has been due here for week or more,
failed to reach here; in the meantime the men
in the shops are given alternate days working
in the yard.
Storekeeper F. M. Bordwell has been sum-
moned on the United States petit jury which
convenes in st. Paul June 26. Owing to the fact
however, that Mr.. BOrdwell as a state official,
is exempt from all jury duty, it is thought the
law or custom will apply in the above instance
and Mr. Bordwel excused.
Ernest V. Loring recent private secretary to
eX-Chief of Police Garyin of st. Paul, paid the
prison visit Thursday afternoon last making
THE MIRROR pleasant call MIR. LOrlng has
accepted position with the st. Paul Dispatch
| and is at present managing editor of the police
| department of that most excellent journal.
! Keeper Ben Cayou is making quite neat col
lection of relics of the recent flood. While re
moving the sand from the prison yard Friday h'
unearthed small burnt-clay mould in the form
of a human head, almost perfect in outline, ant
no doubt d relic of medieval days; and Saturda
he secured from the same source, cluster o
| petrted roots, in natural form.
| MessrS ChaS. z. Coleman. Kenneth BryOn
and Alex. r. Speed, of st. Paul, with Aug. W
| Main, of East Dubuque, ILL.,, and A. c. DOnahue
| of DUBUQUE, Iowa, in company with Asst Deput
Warden Glennon viewed the industries OF thi
institution Thursday afternoon calling at TIL
| MIRROR office. The above named gentleme
were delegates to the Catholic Order of FOrre
ters held in ST. Paul last week.
Drs Merrill and Boeyn are preparing and a
ranging Il first class laboratory in the newly pr'
pared room i'll the prison hospital All til
necessary Instruments and appurtenanceS wi
be added to make the new laboratory perfect
every respect The new improvements al
; being made under the personal direction of d
Boleyn. who has already made many change
ana improvements Ill Tile pTlSOu OlSpcuSdIy
other hospital departments.
Mr. Albert Mielke. of Little Falls, with For
man j. B. Sutton, in company with Capt AleXa
der visited the several departments of this inst
tuition, Friday. making pleasant call at OF
office. Mr. Mielke has recently purchased
complete outfit of the Thresher Co., and h;
been spending several days during the past wee
with Mr.. Sutton in the engine shop learning Il
workings of the engine and other parts of II
: machinery.
e Deputy Warden Lemon has just finished,
water colors, handsome painting true to lii
. of an elk's head. The picture, above the head,
- beautifully decorated with rustic letters Apr
:. pirate to the painting and below is me
" beautiful lake scene, below which, in neat al
tasty block letters is the name "Stillwate
e Minn,' the whole being surrounded by a ne
r and artistic border. Deputy Lemon will prese
n this handsome painting to the saltwater Ell
of which organization he is prominent memb'
a Since the parole system has been adopt
}. ffty-three prisoners have been paroled fro
K this prison, of whom only three have violat
their parole, two by getting drunk and one
obtaining money frauduently. The latter W
u, returned and will serve year longer than if I
:. parOled, By the conditions of parole empl'
Az ment must be secured before release. 7
prisoner must not leave his employer withO
a. the consent of the warden. and must not lea
of the state or use Intoxicating liquors. and mi
d. report to the warden once month. The e
s. ployer is bound to report any infractionS.
as At the meeting of the Board of Prison Mai
ne gers Monday. another reduction was made
ne the price of binder Irvine, and hereafter it "
at be sold at 61a cents per pound in car load
and cents per pound when ordered in small
quantities. In a number Oflocalities through,
% the State farmers are clubbing together so tt
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