The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-16
Local and General.

Patients undergoing treatment in hospital,

Three carloads of sisal arrived on the 18th.
Patients undergoing treatment in hospital, 5.
Prison population July 10th: Males, All
females, 4.
Prisoners received during the week ending
July 10th, 1. Discharged, 10.
Grade standing July 10th First grade, $780,
second grade, 147; third grade, s.
Rev. j. H. Albert and family left Oh the 18th
for Mahtomedi to spend months vacation.
(authoritatively) "What are you do
ing?"
Convict-(meekly) Time
Some one has sent in request for the Seattle
Republican AS it is not on our exchange list
we cannot comply.
The Warwicks of the Chautauqua Circle will
amuse themselves next Sunday with the cleo
ton of presiding officer.
The immaculate whteness of the fresh lime
washed cells appreciably brightens the narrow
confines that answer for our nightly abOdes.'
Sheriff Stevenson of Polk county, accompa-
MED by Mr.. John Burquist, visited the prison on
the 18th, and were escorted by Mr.. Alexander.
The rains of the last few days have impaired
a freshened appearance to the flower beds, re-
vivifying their tints and enhancing their beauty.
The temperature of the bOiler-roOm at this
time of the year is suggestive of most anything
but the weather encountered in an Arctic eXpe-
ditiOn.
The.expense account of the Minnesota state
prison for June was as follows Current eX-
pense 7,73O.Os; the revolving fund expense was
$2,41O.05; total $1O,14O.53.
A galaxy of Minneapolis beauties, chaperoned
by State Agent Whittier, graced the prison last
Saturday and frightened the normal gloom by
the brilliancy of their toilets.
The noise attending the express tran-like ra-
pidty of the Irvine plants nightly efforts to fill
orders in no way promotes the general excel
lence of II p. NJ composition.
When we become thoroughly harnessed to our
new position, and famliarized with its details,
we will use our best endeavOrs to distribute the
exchanges as acceptably as possible.
The beautiful view of the park, afforded the
OnlOoker from the hill overlooking the rear of
the prison, must appear in strange keeping with
the stern realities yelled by its charms.
WdlCcI Uduu VI thirteen members, accom-
panying the Jolly Campers of McGregor
Ia. in their northern tour were shown the pris-
on yesterday by Deputy Warden Lemon.
The steady increase in the quality of work
produced by the Union Shoe & Leather Co. is
indicative Of the mechanical aptitude of the boys
for adapting themselves to specialized fields of
action.
The soothing effect of these balmy summer
breezes may have remedial properties of suf-
fcent value to eliminate the last vestige of that
tired feeling" that has lately weakened the
vocal energies of the choir.
In our journalistic capacity we have discov-
cred that there is greater attachments in this
ematical exactness in arranging the folds of a
starched necktie is one of them.
The tariff and currency questions agitating the
country is what secured most of us our present
unenviable position in life. Out for revenue only
and demanding odds of 16 to on other people IS
silver is what brought legal dynamics to bear on
our fortunes.
On the Fourth of July, for the first time in the
history of the Kansas penitentiary, the prisoners
at Lansing, to the number of eight hundred,
were given the freedom Ofthe yard. Speeches by
some of Kansas best orators and music by a
brass band enlivened the patriotic exercises.
Last Saturday Warden Wolfer received tele-
gram from the White River Lumber company, at
Mason City, Wis, wanting to know if blood
hound could be procured to trace lost boy. As
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