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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
! SNAKE DIES OF CONSUMPTION.

A SNAKE DIES OF CONSUMPTION.
Thin, emaciated and shrunken,
with a sad, wan smile on it's
nervous mouth, hectic flush on
it's hollow cheeks, racked and
shaken with dry, hacking cough,
the great African boa constructor
of the Chicago zoo lay writhing
in it's cage one day last week.
Sad eyed men, veterinary surgeons
and animal trainers of national
prominence, we're gathered about
the glass enclosure, carefully not
ing each movement of the expir-
ing snake. At last, after many
experiments, it was seen that the
creature was too far gone with
consumption to save, and chloro-
form was administered to put it
out of it's agony.
For more than two years the
snake has been wasting away, and
during all that time has rejected
the choicest titbits, displaying no
appetite for the gentle calf or the
gleesome rabbit and absolutely
disdaining eggs. With the as
sistance Of it's mate, a trained
pythoness who has ever dis
played the most maternal solicit
tude, cod liver oil was admins
tered a regular intervals, and until
few weeks ago it was thought
that the life of the snake might
be saved. A fortnight ago, how
ever, active trouble set in, and al
tho every precaution was taken,
it could be plainly seen that the
creatures days were numbered.
Last week it was thought best to
assist nature with chloroform.
The pythoness refuses to be CON-
forted, and lies for days coiled
about the stump of a tree fondly
gazing at the spot where her CON-
panion breathed his last.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
TO INMATES.

For the information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
we wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register AMI cell number
and send to this Office with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. Each
paper must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Among the distinguished visitors
to the prison during the past week
were parties conducted by Post
master Lovejoy of Minneapolis
and F. 81. Peavey, the we'll known
grain and elevator magnate. Both
parties were escorted through the
grounds and buildings by Deputy
Warden Glennon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
$-$-$
A JERSEY DUEL.

Frank Spalding and Len Kahn,
two prominent residents of Bloom
field, N. j.. fought a duel with
melons in the open street one day
last week. The men fought for
half an hour, and the victory
was Spalding's. The latter was
passing Kahn's store, when an
overripe muskmelon caught him
in the back of the neck. He
looked about and saw Kahn at one
end of stand loaded with 800
melons. Taking positions at
either end of the stand they
pelted each other until every mel
on was gone. At the end neither
was recognizable. Both were bad
ly bruised and Kahn had Spalding
arrested for assault.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

A Well Saltwater and it's
prison appear to
be very popular places these days
that is, to those who for reasons
of state, public policy, etc., are not
relegated to this thriving and
enterprising community. In fact,
a casual observer would think the
town the mecca of the state.
Scarcely a week passes but what
one or more large excursions stop
off for an hour or two and make a
tour through this institution, and
during the week of the Woodmen's
convention at st. Paul the stream
of humanity was almost constant
from dawn to dark.
1t is both interesting and in
structive to hear the comments the
prisoners elicit. The usher, of
course, givesno information regard
ing the inmates. He will describe
the industries, the good time and
parole laws, the night school, or
anything of that sort at great
length, but when it comes to
pointing out notorious characters
or giving the history of any man,
he at once becomes a monument
of silence. This, however, makes
no great difference, for in each
party there is always some real
wise youth who knows it all and is
burning to put others next. You
would think to hear him talk that
be had "done time" himself, and
perhaps he has.
"We ought t. get around later"
says one of these verifcations of
the Darwinian theory, ''an' then
we'd see 'em march in. Each man
has his arms on tn mans shoulders
in front of him, an they're all
chained together. The guard starts
'em by shootin' gun, just like a
foot race, an if any man bats an
eye he gets thrown in tn cellar.
Amt [ right, mister?" And then
the usher looks wise, and points
out the hospital to the crowd.
Dye see that Teller in the park
there?" continues this exponent of
the eternal verities, pointing to a
man whose time is about up and
whose record is perfect. "Look at
him, only don't let him see y're
lookin' If he knows, he'll brain
you with a spade we'll, they gag
him an chain i'm to tn wall every
night; if they didn't he'd eat tn
furniture an gnaw his way out.
His right names Smith, but they
call i'm tn man eater. He's been
here twelve years now, an never
once has had a bite of meat. If
he got tn taste O blood ye couldn't
hold inn And then he goes on,
rallying his frightened brood about
him, to describe new features
whilst the listeners cape with
wonder at his knowledge.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

New Examination The work of ex-
aiming the in
mates for the Board of Control is
now practically over, only one or
two men being left to be called
upon. The result is very
thorough double set of records of
all the prisoners within these walls
and also those released on parole.
For the most part, the completed
book makes very sordid and sorae-
times rather pitiable reading.
There are many cases of men who
have left wretched homes as mere
children, been arrested for petty
thieving, sent to the reform school,
taken another course in crime and
landed in the reformatory, only to
graduate from there to the state
prison. What is to become Of
them after leaving this place, the
book does not say. The deputy
wa1den's clerk, who has spent more
years than he likes to think of
noting down the history of newly
arrived prisoners, gives it out as
his opinion that reformation must,
to large extent, commence with
the parents.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

The busy bunch of painters are
engaged just at present in white
washing the exterior of the shoe
shop.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

TWO IMPORTANT ARTICLES.

Mr.. William Allen White has
just returned from Lawton, where
he went to write for the Saturday
Evening Post, of Philadelphia, the
story of the opening of the
Indian lands. Mr.. Whites vivid
account of the mushroom city
that sprang up in a night is of
striking and timely interest.
Lord Balfour, of Burleigh, Sec
rotary for Scotland, and Lord
Rector of the University of Edin-
burgh, will contribute to an early
number of the Saturday Evening
Post, of Philadelphia, a paper of
official significance on Carnegie's
gift to Scotland. Lord Balfour
is one of the trustees of the mil
lions Mr.. Carnegie has given to
the Scotch universities.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
BASEBALL.

Standing of the Clubs in the National.
American and Western Leagues,
August 81.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

and cap; the second, the checkered
suit, and the third. the unlucky
stripes. The whole platform will
be deliberately decorated with
tinsel, flags, banners, etc., and will
present a most striking appearance.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

The following is the daily tenn
perature for last week as noted by
Guard Gallagher, observations
taken about 1.3O p. M: Sunday,
85; Monday, Sc; Tuesday, 88;
Wednesday, So; Thursday, 80;
Friday, SO, and Saturday, SO.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
News Within The Walls. 8

Guard Neuman is now on duty
in the stOrerOOm.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 900 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every alternate Sunday
Rev. s. j. Kennedy. and Rev. FIR. COrcOran
chaplainS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.

PRISON OFFICIALS.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
8. w. LEAVETT, Chairman Litchfeld
W. E. LEE, Long Prairie
o. B. GOULD, Winona
H. w. WRIGHT, Secretary
RESIDENT OFFICIALS.
HENRY WOLFER, warden
j. S. GLENNON, Deputy Warden
M. G. COLLIGAN, Asst. Deputy Warden
HORACE w. DAVIS, Clerk
F. M. BORDWELL, Steward
B. j. MERRILL, Physician
MISS MARY MCKINNEY. MatrOn
s. j. KENNEDY, Protestant Chaplain
CHARLES CORCORAN, Catholic Chaplain
PRISON AGENT.
+. A. WHITTIER, st. Paul.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Prison r. sore E1 aa.a A king, queen and
portly old gentle
man of unusual muscular develop
ment, all made of Manila hemp
and binding Irvine will be the
exhibit sent by the Irvine factory
to the state fair next month.
Guard Stilkey, who is to have
charge of the exhibit during fair
week, and Sinbad have been busy
constructing the display for the
past fortnight, and the almost
completed figures are now stored
in warehouse "T' awaiting ship
ment. The king and queen are
made entirely of combed hemp,
while the third figure, that of an
old man reclining in an easy chair,
is constructed of finished balls of
Irvine. This royal family will
occupy booth 81 feet long by Is
feet wide in the fair grounds, and
will be fanked by four huge cones
of balled Irvine. The whole ex-
hibit will include about 100000
feet Of Irvine and weigh in the
neighborhood of two tons.
In addition to the display sent
by the twine plant, the prison will
be represented by three lay figures
dressed in the garb of the grades;
the first wearing gray uniform
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Rev. j. FL. Albert of Faribault,
formerly protestant chaplain Of
the prison, addressed few words
t. the inmates during chapel
services Sunday morning at the
request of Chaplain Kennedy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
GATLING INVENTS A Pillow

GATLING INVENTS A PLOW.
DR.. R. ]. Gatling, the inventor
of the famous rapid fire gun, has
recently invented a motor pillow
which he believes will revolution
ize agriculture. He claims that
with this instrument one man can
easily turn over the surface of a
thirty acre field in a day.
$3.50
Pupil-Where is Atoms?
Teacher You mean Athens.
john lie. It is in Greece.
Pupil-No, I don't mean Athens.
L mean Atoms, the place people
get blown to in boiler explosions.
Baltimore World.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22

Movement OF During the week
just ended there
have been two discharges and no
arrivals. The discharged prisoners
we're G.. Otto, on parole, and Kittie
Morris. The population numbers
SIS, graded as follows: First, 354;
second, 148, and third, 16.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
jim YOUNGER INJURED.

James Younger was painfully
bruised while driving across a
field at North Branch Friday after
noon, says the Minneapolis Trib-
une. His wagon got caught in a
bed of weeds, and he got out to
clear the wheels.
While thus engaged the horse
gave sudden lurch, and Jim
was caught between the wheels
and the box of the buggy.
Luckily he had hold of the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-08-22
IN KANSAS.

The five-year-old daughter of
Samuel McPrese of Hanston,
twenty miles from Larned, Kans.,
apparently died Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held and ON
the way to the graveyard a bolt
OF lightning struck the metallic
coffin and opened it, whereupon
the child sat up and called for
her mother. The little girl is in a
fair way to recovery. It is be-
lieved she was in a cata]eptic
state, from which the lightning
shock aroused her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-25
JOsLIN JOTTINGS.

Joslin, April 25.-Herman Jensen
lost a valuable horse last week.
Frank Joslin purchased a fine horse
in Coe township
Lizzie Mold is visiting friends and
relatives in Rock Island.
Miss Liphardt commenced a class
in music last Wednesday.
The Woodmen held special meet
ing on Saturday evening last.
Quite a number from here attended
the funeral Of David Taulbee at Rose
Hill.
Saturday is the time for the mex;
meeting of Royal Neighbors at Joslin.
William Schwenneker and Ed Tobiu
were elected school directors in dis.
trict No. q and John Beck was elected
at Josliu.
Dat seeding has occupied the atten-
ton of the farmers during the week
and gardening and potato planting
are about completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-25
Chancery Notice.
State OF Illinois.

State of Illinois, -
Rock Island County. -
In the circuit court OF said county, To the
May term A ID. l90i-
The Home Building and Loan association OF
Rock Island, a corporation, vs.. Mary Jane
Murray and William ii. Murray. In chan
Gerry. Bll tn foreclose.
Ahidavit of the non-re1idence of Mary Jane
Murray and William H. Murray, defendants
above named. having been filed in the ohlce OF
the clerk of said circuit court of Rock Island
county. notice is hereby given TO the said
Mary Jane Murray and William h Murray that
the complainant filed it's bill of complaint IN
said court, on the chaDcery side thereof on
the 2Sth day of December lsOO, ana That
summons thereupon issued out OF said court
against said defendants and returpable on tue
first Monday OF January. A. d.. 1901 as Is by
law required, and that afteIw ards to.wit: In
the lsE day OF April A. d., 1904, an alias sum-
mons thereupon issued out OF said court
against said defendants, Mary lane Murray and
William II. Murray, returna ble on the nrSe
Monday of May next. 1901.
Now unless you, the said Mary Jane Murray
and " iliiam IL. Murray ST all personally be ana
appear before said circuit court OF ROCK lSIaDd
county on the first day of the e1t term there
o Z to be holden in Rock island, in said county,
on the first Monoay of May 1901. and plcsd
answe r or demur to the said complainant s lil
of complaint, the same, and the matters ana
things therein charged and stated, VIII DC
taken as confessed. and Il decree entered
against you. sccordirg to the praye OF SAID
bill. GEORGE w. GAMBLE Circuit clerk
JACKSON g. HUBST. Complainant SollcitorS'
Rock Island, ILL.,, April b, 1901.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-25
Notice of PubIication-Uhanoery.

State of Illinois, L.
Rock Island County.
10 the circuit court, May term. A. D 1901.
Edward ". bowman Sarah Annette Bow
man, blanche Il. Little, Andrew w. Bow
man, Harold Bowman, Nathan Bowman
Frank Bowman and Guy Bowman, admin Is
TRAITOR with the will aurexed of Elizabeth
Bowman, dece ased. In chancery
Affidavit of the non-residence OF Blanche e
Little, Andrew w. Bowman, Harold Bowman,
Nathan Bowman and Frank Bowman. efend-
ants above named. having been filed in the Of
fee of the clerk of said circuit court OF Rock
Island county, notice Is thereby given to the said
iled his bill OF complain in said court on
the chancery side thereof on the 23d day
Of April a. ID. 1900, and that q summons
thereupOn issued out OF said court. ag atnst
day OF May A. d. 1900 is by law required
and an alias summons afterwards. to-wtt, on
the 18th day OF March, A. ID. 1901, issued out OF
said court, returnable on the first Monday of
May, A. ID 1901.
Now, therefore. unless you. the said Blanche
T. Little, Andrew w. Bowman, Harold Bow
man, Nathan Bowman and Frank Bow
man, shall personally be and appear before
the said circuit court of Rock Island county, on
the FIRST day of the next term thereof, 70 be
Island, In said county, on the first Monday oil
May. A. ID. 1901. and plead. answer or oemuI
to the said compartments bill OF complaint,
the same and the matters and things therein
and decree entered against you according 20
the prayer of saij bill.
In testimony whereof, 1 have hereunto set
my hand and afnxed the seal of said court, al
my ONCE In Rock Island, this 9Th day OF
GEORGE w. GAMBLE. Clerk
ADAIR PEASANTS, COmplainantiS Solicitor.
March Q, A. ID. 1901.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-25
ChRncery Notice.
State of Illinois, ca
QnClr leland County

Ros CPS Isl an at COUNTY. e
In tne Circuit court of said County, 10 the
May term, A. ID 1901.
Home Building and Loan association, ol ROCK
Island, a corporation, rs. May Andrews.
George a. Andrews, Alice SayTc, CharIFS
A. Sayre. Jane Griffin ana George @. Grimm.
In Chancery. Bill to fore close.
Afddavft of non-residence OF ALICE Sayrc
and Charles A Sayre, defendants above named,
having been fled in the office OF the clerk OF
said circuit court of Rock IslaL d county, mo-
tice Is hereby given to the said Alice Sayre
and Charles A Sayre, that the complainant
filed it's bill of complaint In said court. on
the chancerv side thereof, on the 9TH day OF
April, A. d, 1901, and that a summons
thereupou issued out of said court against
said defendants May Andrews, George A An
drewe, Alice Sayre. Charles a. Sayre, Jane
Griffin and George @. Griffin. returneble on the
9Th day OF May next, 1901, as is by Law required.
Now, unless you, the said Alice Sayre
and Charles A Sayre shall personally be and ap-
pear before the said circuit court, on the first
day of the next term thereof, to be holden Ia
Rock Island. IN said county, on the 6th DAY OF
MAY 1901, and plead, answer or demur to the
said complainsnt's bill of complaint, the
same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as confessed
and a decree entered against you according
to the prayer of said bill.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Circuit Clerk
JACKSON & BURST, Complsinant's Solicitors.
Rock Island, Ill, April 3, 1901. M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-25
MILAN MUSINGS.

Milan, April 25 Mr.. and Mrs
Rhodarmer spent Sunday in Rock Is
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Garlirh. of Emporia,
Kas.. visited with ID. L. Little and
family.
Miss Sadie Biakley. OF Davenport,
spent Sunday with friends.
C. A. McCulloch is suffering from
an attack of muscular rheumatism.
Mrs Bartle. of Iowa, is visiting hel
SON Rev. j. B Bartle
Mrs. c. II. Smith. of Albany, III
visited friends Monday.
After a short visit with friends
Charles Reynolds and family went
home Tuesday.
A clothes line thief just escaped
capture at II. S. Dibbern's residence
Monday night. He had cut the line
aud was about to get away with some
quilts, etc.. when discovered.
The Z. /. & p. road has cleaned up
around the depot grounds and the
place is now very neat.
Newton Vanderslice has resigned
his position on the government island
and taken position with the c., r. /
s. z. railway.
In cutting down the democratic
flag pole in front of c. IL. Dibbern q
Sons store an iron pulley at the tor
in some way was thrown through the
plate glass front of the store, causing
con siderable loss.
c. w. Thacher, formerly of Milan
is now in the Moline hospital, where
he had a surgical operation performed
Tuesday. His many friends here will
be glad to know the operation wa:
successful and he is now resting com
fortablY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-25
TRIES TO GET LICENSE
TO MARRY A GIRL OE "a

After finding he could not obtain a
license here to marry 14-yesr-old
girl without first securing the written
consent of her parents or guardian, a
Rock Island man. aged 80 years, went
to Davenport yesterday and applied
to County Clerk Cheek for permit
making affidavit that his intended
was over Is years of age.
The license was issued, but the ap-
plicant had made an error in the
name of the girl, and on his return to
have correction made in the docu-
ment he was accompanied by the girl
and a woman. The clerk inquired
which was the bride-elect. and learn
ing trait she was the youngest of the
two, whose age, he was informed.
was but II years, he held the license,
and proceeded to have the fellow
arrested for perjury, but before a
warrant could be obtained he and his
companions had gotten over into Illi-
noiS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-25
Cbancery Notice.

State of Illinois, l.,
Rock Island County.
In the Circuit Court OF said county, TO the
May term, A. D.. 1901.
The Home Building and Loan association of
Rock Island, corporation, VS.. Hattie L. @,
Vaughan aDdD ID. Cramer. In chancery. Bul to
foreclOse.
Afidavit of the non-residence of Hattie L.
c. Vaughan, one of the defendants above
n AIMED, having been filed in the Office of the
clerk of said circuit court of Rock Island
county, notice is hereby given to the said
Hattie L G. Vauguan, that the complainant
fled it's bill OF C. mpiaint in said court, on the
chancery side thereof on the 5th day of pril.
1901 aud that a summons thercupon issued out
Of SAID court against said defendants. H attic L.
G. Vaughan AID ID Crsmer returnable on the
sixth (6th) day of May next, 1901, as is by law
required
Vaughan and ID. Trainer shall personally be
and appear before said circuit court of Rock
Island county, on the first day of the next
term thereof. to be holden in Rock Island in
said COUNTY on the sixth (6ihl day of May,
1901 and plead answer, or demur to the said
commandments bill of complaint. the same, and
the matters and things Iherein charged and
stated will be taken as confessed, and a de-
cree entered against you, according to the
prayer of said bill
GEORGE w. CAMILLE, Circuit Clerk.
JACKSON & HURST, Complainants Solicitors.
Rock Island, Ill, April S, 1901.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-25
FIELD DAY IN PHILIPPINES.
Americans and Natives Indulge In Sports
sui Fighting.

Americans and Natives Indulge In Sports
stiII Fighting.
PHO, Laguna, p. l., March 16, 1901.
To-day was field day here, the Amer
leans and natives participating in the
contests. There was horse racing
baseball, footraces. boxing, etc.
A boxing bout was won by Lonis
Danielson; horseback wrestling bout
by Louis Danielson; two horse races
by young man of Davenport. Iowa.
Paul Dose, now in Company l.. 9Th
infantry; 10O-yard dash by Martin
Danielsou. The other winners are
strangers to ARGUS readers Five dol
lars were given in prizes by our COM
handing officer. Maj. Pitcher.
About 10000 people were fed a
very nice dinner, which was paid for
by American officers. Money was
thrown in the air to the natives. A
25-cent piece was put into bowl of
flour and had to be found and taken
out by a native without the use of
anything but his big mouth. A dime
was stuck on the bottom of frying
pan to be taken off the same way. A
piece of coin at the bottom of a tub
of water, in clear sight, to be taken
out the same way.
Filipinos are taking oaths of allegi-
ance to the United States, and elected
a president and vice president this
morning, while others cut our tele-
graph wires and still others wounded
and killed our men in an engage
ment the 18th inst. Our first sergeant
was shot three times We killed four
and wounded IS of the enemy. 1t was
hot fight for about an hour n I'M
derbrush. The balance of the natives
in this section of the island have 80
days in which to take the oath, and
what's left had better look for high
mountains, as wen be after them.
M. H. DANIELsON.