The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-09-15

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Sioux Falls. S. D.-From the an
nual report Of o. 8. swenson. ward
en- of the state penitentiary. which is
located In Sioux Falls, which report
bears date June 80, 1910, and which
IL submitted to the state board OF
charities and corrections some inter
esting data concerning the prison and
It's Inhabitants is cleaned.
June 80. 1908. the population was
203 and on the same date 1910 It
was 2l4.
Tue number received from July I.
1908. to June 80, 1909. was 1sl
while TIE number received. from June
80, 1899 70 July I. 1910 was 1913.
and increase Of 81. over the previous
year.
The total number Of prisoners dis
charged from the prison. during the
two years from July I. 1908 70 June
so. 1910. was 38S.
The difference In the expense Of
supporting each inhabitant Of the
prison during the year beginning
July 4. 1908. and closing June 30.
1903. and for the year beginning
July, I. 1909. and ending June 80.
1910 was $4.66, the cost for the nrst
named period being $25e.34 per
prisoner and for the last named per-
Tod tss3.ss.
The slight increase In cost q It
tributed to the advance In the price
Of everything needed for the institu-
ton In the way Of supplies. The
fact that additional guards have been
necessary during the past year. and
their food bill amounts 20 something
- also assigned az q couse for the In
creased cost In the rations bill.
Chapel Well Atteaded.
Chapel services. which are not COM
pulsory, are we'll attended. A glee
club Of inmates and directed by one
Q them Is one Of the organizations
Of the institution.
The organization Of q prison or
chestra is to be undertaken and an
electric light has been place in each
cell In the institution.
Formerly the only illumination
provided in the cells was from cleo
trio lights in the cell hall corridor,
some distance away from the. cells
SO that the convict who wanted to
read or study. In the evening had.
great difficulty in doing so, and eye
strain might have resulted from at
tempts at It..
The shirt factory has been a
source Of income during the. period
covered by che report. The total net
earnings Of the factory have been
$~20.458.24.
The Irvine made in 1909 was of
sisal and manila. That Irvine found
much favor. The Irvine made IN
1910 was OF manila exclusively, for
the reason that the sisal trust con-
the supply Of that material
The manila product Of this year seems
to have given general satisfaction.
Twin Plant Pays Well.
T%heS.crop. conditions of@the past
season made it impossible to dispose
of:aAa5fMt III gdrsssd1uloE OF the Irvine plant
and the plant was closed during the
months OF sJuly'and August this year.
Some two million pounds were made
during the season and at the date OF
the report, 1t was not believed that
any Of 1t would be carried oyer the
ssasohSSs la;sCCsetttain ~dthaculties, engen-
dered through the carping criticism
Of people, who sought to makSpoliti-
ca9 esbitsf SatStf the situation as ito
twines have sbsen overcome and the
prison management believes that, If
The farmers Of the state will withhold
their judgment for: another season.
anaAnt1fe sst1isfactbry method 81 dis
bfsthe Irvine will be foodnd.
The profit to the state from the
wine plant during the last seeSsson of
IL operation, was $13.eso.ss:
The faal9cial condition OF. The In
,titution Is good. wv
{ Fouftsete prtsoners have bean lib
sfated On parole, during tie past I,ssst year
Ind all have remained faithfdt 10 the