The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-07-18

The question of how the exchanges will be
distributed in the future can now be definitely
answered. To distribute the exchanges so that
each man would get his favorite papers would
entail upon us more work than we could attend
to without neglecting other duties. 1t would be
necessary should we attempt to do this. to enter
in a book every mans name in the prison,
change the cell number every time a man was
transferred to another CELL etc. We would |
willingly undertake this work if we were assured
that this plan would give satisfaction but it has
been tried and the result was not such as TO
warrant another trial. After this the exchanges,
with the exception of those which we shall re-
serve for our contributors will be turned over to
the librarian for distribution.
Steward Benner has recently suffered d loss
which it will be hard for him to replace. Last
week we took pleasure in publishing to the
world the fact that we had in our midst an
honest man. This week we are panied to say
that there are suspicious circumstances attend
ing Mr. Benner's loss which seem to indicate
| fowl play. However, we will not hastily throw
the suspicion of guilt on anyOne-later develop
ments may show that the loss which MIR. Benner
deplores may not be due to theft. we VIII
simply record the facts in the case and leave
others to Judge Last week the prison butcher
Mr., Benner's chicken?' We emphatically de-
MED it.. The idea was prepOSterOus! how could
we? When we hadalayed the unjust suspicious
of the butcher we succeeded in eliciting the fol-
lowing local news item dark brown hen, the
lawfully acquired property of Mr.. Benner, had
disappeared from her old haunts in the vicinity
of the kitchen, but whether lost, strayed or
stolen is at present unknown. The aforesaid
hen is of fine breed and has record of four
eggs per diem. The person returning said hen
will receive as a reward for his honesty pOr-
trait of the prison butcher done in stripes.
The steamer Flora brought up an excursion
party from Hastings on the 10th, and the party,
numbering about four hundred, came to the
prison in a body on tour of nspecsion. Under
the escort of Warden Wolfer and his assistants
the party passed through all the departments of
the prison. The different costumes of the ladies
presented pleasing contrast to what is usually
seen here and gave quite holiday appearance
to Main ST. as they passed up to the solitary
. building. One little tot, girl about six years
of age in the eXuberance of her spirits
pirouetted along in childish glee-innocent
i happineSS in the abode of Wretched guilt!
e After the visitors had passed through the shops
a they were conducted to the chapel hall where
y Warden WOlfer, by request, briefly and clearly
t outlined the routine work of the prison. AT the
y conclusion of his remarks, the Warden said he
d would gladly answer any question which the
;, audience desired to ask. Our visitors were moi
slow to avail themselves of the privilege of OBJ
= tanning further information and from the
~ pertinent questions asked by different ones il
9 the audience, we would conclude that the people
=. of Minnesota have a lively interest in thu
management of her penal Institutions. Ih'
, Warden answered all questions fully, and was in
o. viting further queries. when gentleman aros
:, = and proposed a vote of thanks to the Wardel
: for the courtesy he had shown them, and tina
- it be resolved, that it was the consensus 0
opinion of the visitors that under the adj
management of Warden WOlfer and his efficien
"a officers the Minnesota state prison now ranke
lie first among penal institutions of our country
10 The resolution was unanimously passed, an
the visitors departed evidently we'll pleased wit
re what they had seen and heard.