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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30


The Green Sox bunch put up good
game OF baseball Saturday They certainly
ought to give that outside team a run for
the money.
Every time bunch comes over from the
old prison look to see my old friend Bam-
boo Slim bob up. Hurry up George, Rex
and l are waiting for you.
Louis w. one of our baller men, received
a parole at the last meeting of the board
and departed Saturday morning for the out
side world. May good fortune attend you,
Louis.
Aud now comes Slivers, who has already
signed band leader and number of actors
for that show troupe he is organizing.
Frank wants job as scene shifter. Any
chance Slivers?
We heard the remark Saturday that the
reason system didn't have ball team was
because there were only dynamiters and
c:lPPles working in the system. All wrong
Clarence, the reason we don't play is be-
cause we can accomplish more by roofing
for another team than we could by making
up team and make the Green Sox jealous.
See'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
B. and o. NOTES
By Otto Mobile

Saxophone Geo. now has little Butch
attached to his front window.
Swanky Pete will succeed Traps who got
parole, as Pistol Finger Pat hasn't time
for practice.
If you want lessons in marching on Sum-
days, watch Officer Clapperton's crew of
paint singers.
Hugo's Limit has lost that delicious Gin
derry taste since he moved down here and
the foundry didn't.
How about 1t President M, are you
coming down here soon, or will Uncle John
have to start the big show?
| mot really! 1t can't be true,' quoth
Slippery Ike as he rolled them around in
his mulligan, "Here's where l play solo. :"
If Nil Desperandum gets his hearts de-
sire, which is an oboe, that organist might
get chance at the piano. Speak up, Yours
Truly, who is he?
We wish to announce our resignation
from the complaint department. Remem-
Der, boys, that whatever is done is done
under orders. Nuf sed.
With the windows closed tight in the
auditorium, orchestra rehearsals are like a
clam-ba with the fiddle and wind-iau,-
mers doing the clam-clam.
We saw all OF our old friends Saturday;
Beau, Dutch Charley, Rambler, Shaggy,
all but Wash. Slim who remained at the
old prison as sub-foreman. They all wore
smiles
Many of us who are more or less familiar
with the movies outside, notice the entire
lack of Pickering and eye-straining dimness
in our local pictures.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
OLD PRISON NOTES
By Mahomet

Shop K, west, finished up Saturday, and
| will soon be on the way to their new home.
CIV. Humphreys has had crew of men
working overtime on Sunday morning in
the repair shop and Office.
Guard LaRue of shop A was transferred
to the new prison last week. Mr.. Tally of
shop has charge Of A at present
Mr.. Philbrook, wall guard at the wagon
gate, was on the sick list few days last
week. c. w. Humphreys had charge of
the gate in his absence.
Uncle John, Hutch says he used to own a
barber shop out in Dakota and that the bar
bers were so busy that it kept him busy
grinding razors. Some busy shop, Hutch
The laundry engine broke down last
week so the boys have to do it all by hand.
1t puts one in mind of Chinese Joint
wringing the clothes with an old hand
wringer.
No. 3845 our laundry man has been trans
ferred to the Warden's house, to take care
of the horses. He says it is a whole lot
easier to take care of two horses than it is
to take care of a twelve horse engine.
Inc services sunday morning were ex-
| ceedingly fine. In the absence of Rev.
Benson, Rev. Anderson delivered the serm-
on, which was praised very highly by the
boys who turned out very nearly to the
| man.
| Guard Husting is sure busy man these
hot days. He has charge of moving all the
machinery from the shop to the cars, also
attends to all the shipping, and to top it all
Oft with he has charge of the walters in the
main dining hall. He broke the record
Saturday by taking all the machines out OF
the wood shop in two hours without an &C
cident. He sure is busy man.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
EDUCATION FROM A NICKEL

A young girl who lived in Mississippi
asked her brother to give her the money to
go to college. He told her he could not
afford it, and tossing her nickle, added,
'Unless you can go on that
The plucky girl took the fve-cent piece
and bought some calico, from which she
made bonner and she sold it for twenty
five cents, with this money she bought more
calico, and made more bonnets. After she
had made several dollars in this way, she
determined to raise potatoes. She did all
the work in the field except the blowing
The venture was success, and she had
enough money to start at school. She did
not stop work, however, and it is not sur
prising that girl of so much determination
was able to borrow enough money to sup
plement what she made.
She was graduated with honor from the
state college for women, attended a medi-
cal school, still earning all her expenses,
got her degree, and is now a successful
practicing physician in large town in the
south; and it all began with a nickel!--
Exchange.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
TWlNE DEPARTMENT
By w Ii. B.

We understand Wilkie is worrying about
the wherewithal to pay his income tax. Ish-
Ka-Bibble.
We notice o. P. B. is jumping around
very briskly. Wonder if he is going to
leave us soon?
Edward F. H. has been promoted to the
rope room and all indications are that he
will make good.
Guess we will have two new friends from
the old prison by next Saturday-Marco
Polo and King Edward Shocks.
A colored gent working in the basement
has discovered new species of the rat. Ii
has Slivers' trade mark on its face.
Benjamin Franklin Elfstrom of the front
Office was caller at the Irvine Office Friday.
He still has his I-should-worry smile.
Asst Supt. Gurley played hooky from
Sunday detail to 60 fishing. Of course he
did not catch anything larger than a mud
terrapin
Big Memo of machine shop fame says he
is never going back to West Virginia while
it is dry. Plenty of salt-sulpher water at
Webster Springs, Memo.
Two cars of New Zealand hemp was re-
ceived during the past week via San Fran
cisco, and three cars of African Sisal via
New York and the lakes.
Thomas the bass opener in shop G will
soon be caught in the act of severing his
connection with us. Guess he will take a
bee line for dear old Broadway.
Mex says he is now in cell B-149 and as
soon as he is relieved of gopher duty he
would be pleased to receive the American
Review of Reviews, Literary Digest, Satur-
day Evening Post and all other high class
literature of general interest For science
he will accept Mercks' Applied Chemistry,
Mines Denominational Calculus, and
Smittie's Perpetual Motion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30

Two men from this shop are now in the
choir.
Two new men added to this shop from
the old prison.
F. F. $3.50 is now back to work again af-
ter being sick for two weeks.
Good bye, Sherlock, We Editor, Slivers
and all my friends. Will try and stay out
for awhile any way.
Supt. Williams is busy these days getting
a ball team together, and this shop is fur
nishing some crack players.
1 wonder if it pays to advertiser Got my
shaving ticket, but don't think can raise
much beard, but can raise - all right.
Stand still and see the salvation of the
Lord" was the quotation used by one of the
Giant rooters last Saturday: standing
still boy, is what is causing all this devil
ment among us Washingtonian's at this
very minute" said Butler.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
NOTES OF THE GAME
By II. s. Med.

| Babb says, dammit, sure and l let the
blooming pitcher fan me out, doggonit!"
Did yuh see the ball game last Saturday.
Twas a regular slaughter of the innocents.
| Roy ]. is sure some rooter. He kept
very busy encouraging the Green Sox to
nobler efforts.
Now, say, where the deuce did Buck keep
himself during the game? We never once
saw hide nor hair of him.
Sinbad did his share of the roofing for
the Green Sox; we heard him yelling, "Oh,
you dirty sox, l knew you'd do it,
Big Chief Dec. entered the box for the
Green Sox in the last inning. There was
nothing to it tut one, two, three, out!
Count Gren Ella lifted a fine three-b Dagger
during the game; he also rendered some ex-
cellent service in the box for the seekers.
The Giants made so many changes in
their lineup and batting order that it was
almost impossible to keep line on them.
We have we'll advanced theory as to
| why the Green Sox won so easily. The
ever genial Uncle John was keeping COM
Pany with ye scorekeeper, that's why.
Butch will soon be in the game. He &C.
cuPied seat on the players bench for a
while during the game, and laughed hearth
| ly at the outrageous scoring of the Green
Sox.
Paddy retired from the field with Is to
5 smile on his face. "Bejabers," says
he, "sure an Oh thought Oh was goin' to
see ball game, an, begorra, all Oh saw
was me own shillalah bys crossin' the home
plate"
The Giants seemed to think that they
could bat any old way they wanted to, but
the scorekeePer got on the job and notified
them that any man batting out of his turn
would lose his score, provided he got one,
of course.
One of the Giants was getting roasted
by fellow team mate, because he was slow
at running bases: "Don't yuh be afraid
said he, "yuh can steal all the bases yuh
want to, an dar's no dangah of bein' ar.
rested fob it, neither
We are expecting the arrival any day now
of the most capable writer of "Dope," and
we shall be very pleased to make his ac-
quaintance. Hurry up, Strikeout, and be
sure to bring along all the good ball players
you can lay hands on.
We are not absolutely certain regarding
our irresistible Babb, Strikeout, but, if the
Babb you are thinking of weighed between
$50 and $50 pounds; a little over five feet in
height, and always smiling; with seldom
failure to connect with the pill, dodge the
base guardians, and finally appearing in a
cloud of dust, atop of the home register, be-
fore anyone was aware that he had left the
third bag; then the Babb you are thinking
about, and the Babb we have with us are
one and the same conundrum. Yes, sir.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
THE SHORTEST WAY

In the matter of reformation, criminals
may be placed in two classes those who
will reform themselves and those who must
be reformed. The man who thinks that
crime is excusable has no business walking
the streets. This is only another way OF
saying that society is entitled to protection
Men in prison should realize that they
can reform themselves in much less time
than they can be reformed. Reformation
is complete when the golden rule has been
accepted without qualification or evasion
The prisoner who will not reform himself,
has nothing to complain of if he finds that
training him for reformation is slow pro-
cess.-Joliet Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
FLYERS FROM SHOP D
By Slirers

Slim, our sack sower, is getting to be an
expert.
The buzzwagon Kid is again working
with the nuts.
Good luck, Louis. You are gone but
not forgotten.
And Charlie copied the bankroll again.
We should worry.
Little Willie has his eye on the hospital.
Take it from me, Willie, and don't.
July will soon be backnumber and Au-
gust will be with us. Welcome, Mr.. Au-
gust.
All the Irvine made in this shop is sent
to the warehouse practically as soon as
roped.
We may, and again we may not, Harry,
SO don't get excited as negotiations are no,
completed as yet.
Officer Mccarthy says that there is no
yellow about Rosebud's make up for the
faster the work comes the harder he digs
in.
Two men from the old prison, F. and S.,
are taking the students course on baller.
under the watchful eyes of Rosebud and
Rufus.
S. E. B. and Count G. sure are some
ball players and when that outside team
comes they will get mighty hard run fol
the Bacon.
Special services next Sunday as the w. c.
T. U. will be with US, Sunday being Flower
Sunday. Turn out boys and show your
appreciation.
Our friend, Strikeout. wants our opinion
of the cards. Frankly, old man, we are
not in position to speak with authority as
we have not seen sheet this season.
Just wait until Beau Esprita joins the
choir then we will have one real soprano
any way. Come on Beau, we know you
have the ability to show US all up.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
SISAL "NOTS" FROM SHOP F
By Sherlock

Hurrah, for the Green Sockers!
How that Javert-a big what?
None are so blind as those who don't be-
lieve anything they don't see.
Yes, o. P. B., the fat is vanishing lit
tile, but, good times acomin'.
That Tomorrow is another day stuff is
cheap pretext for tagging the job today.
That aggregation composed of 'tCoffee
Colored Coons'' aren't in it with the Green
Sox.
There is one thing upon which F prides
itself. We have a good square bobbin
distributor.
The manager of the Koffee Koloreds
ought to take 'em out behind the warehouse
for little practice.
There are lots of fool men in the world,
but never met one who sat on the floor to
put on his stockings.
Ach, Looey, now Lena has berth on the
noon detail with extra eats. Lena you are
some "Mitt Graber."
Breathes there woman with soul so dead
that she can resist reading an article on
"How to Be Beautiful
Saturday afforded us the privilege of shak-
ing the fin of many friends recently trans
ferred from the old prison.
AT last barber has actually been found
who paints pictures on the side, and the
tonsorial artist joke is vindicated.
More than thirty-6se thousand Irishmen
left the old sod last year.-More cops ruth
lessly turned loose upon the universe.
If shop shop F. S baJling machines received
as much attention as the spinners, may-hap
we too could frame neat ball of twine.
Lovely has sign that fairly screams on,
loud to the ballers'' make EN- light" but
alack! the quartet in F don't believe in
signs.
"Whaddu doin' so much at the dentists?
Lena: swell curious, if you must know,
I'm having my eye teeth fitted with pair
of glasses"
1t is hoped that the prohibition element
will not prevent the establishment along the
saving station
The pure food laws have so reduced the
of arsenic in wall paper that child may eat
seven or eight yards without fatal injury
Prof Teck Nick.
Nix, Mr.. Liesh. three machines are al
right in other Irvine factories but the men
here have been trained to manipulate four.
Leave US the four and find some cleaning
for your extra students.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
SHOP H TWlSTERS
By Frank

Windy is on the sick list again. Mr.. K.
is running the spinners while he is absent
Sherlock, me thinks you are out of luck
but there will be another chance soon as one
of our Washington boys goes out soon.
]. Nd. has taken the set of ballers formerly
operated by w. Ye scribe is acting as
straw boss and sees that the work is done
properly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
WRITING NOTICE

All inmates are hereby requested,
when writing, to place their register
number and page number on the
upper right hand corner of the en-
velope, in the space to be covered
by the stamp. Your page number
will be found written with a lead
pencil on all incoming letters.
Compliance with this request will
cause letters to be mailed promptly.
Also, inmates are cautioned against
writing between the lines, and be
careful to sign your full names to all
letters.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
NEXT SATURDAYS GAME

We are going to it again! Something
must be done to give another really interes-
ing contest on the diamond, and we be-
lieve we've adopted the means that will in
sure it next Saturday.
We've divided the best players in two
clubs, and have drafted from the late old
prison arrivals, talent which we think will
give good account of themselves.
Here is the lineup and the betting is even.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30

Foreman Bill Alexander will as usual UNI
pire the game, and an extra plug of Hugo's
Limit will be awarded to each member of
the winning team.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
SHOP B NOTES
By Yours Truly

This, 1 hope is my last.
God is good to the Irish.
Paroled at last! should worry.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
REASON HE DIDN'T JOIN

Old Rounder didn't join the Father and
Son movement, did he'
No, he wanted to, but his wife wouldn't
let the children associate with him.-Hous
ton Post
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
BASE BALL..

The game played between Paddy's
Green Sox and Supt. Williams champions
who proudly bore the moniker 'Washing-
ton Giants'' was even more Of burlesque,
50 far as contest goes, than any yet pulled
off on the local green. The Paddy's had
everything their own way and wiped up the
diamond with the Washington bunch to
the tune of 18 to $. The score by innings
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
POPULATION
Week Ending Wednesday, July 20

Week Ending Wednesday, July %
Number of Inmates at New Prison. 1879
Number in First Grade. on
Number in Second Grade .184
Number in Third Grade .... "a
Number of Inmates at Old Prison 305
Number in First Grade.
Number in Second Grade 81
Number in Third Grade ......... s
Total Population of both prisons. .1134
Received during week. a
Discharged ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 4
Paroled a
Last Seria, Numbe 1910
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
Standing of Big League Clubs.

The standing of the clubs in the four big
leagues on Wednesday was as follows:
National I>.~,,>
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30

There are blossoms on the Eaters
There hogs within the pens,
And anon, from yonder henhouse
Comes the cry of newborn hens;
And Mickie is that happy
He emits rousing cheer,
And opines the crops II be humber
Now he's Joined the farm help here.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
N ! R R 0 R EFT 7 ES

But there's a consolation
In the thought that aohen aOe're dead,
If zoe haze acritten something good
Our efforts ,riU be read;
And friends aoiU plant torget-me-mots,
And come and SIT and sigh,
And irrigate our graUes aoith tears
When zoe go off and die.
ST Warman.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-12-04
AS taken from anotheE> lip.
And iotted down upon 4 Sllu;
And if someone has lied to Us.
Please sl1un this Office when you GUS

Only four weeks from today until
Christmas.
Dick Manard made business trip
70 Carter on the stage Wednesday.
The County Commissioners are in
session at White River this week.
Miss Tillie Helleckson is spending
the week with Mrs. Theo Film in
town.
j. Jurgens, who proved up on
piece of land in Rosebud Valley some
time ago was Wood visitor Tuesday
He is now working at Winner
= Theo. Film and August Buege
drove to Oacoma Tuesday on bus
iness.
The Ladies Aid society met at the
home of Mrs. Theo Fihnin the west
part of town Wednesday afternoon.
Winner expects to have its new
water works system in operation by
Jan. - and will then have spring
water to drink.
Leo Mitchell returned Friday from
quite extensive trip to Nebraska
and the western part of this state,
where he had been peddling.
County Superintendent Thos. II.
Green is this week siding up his res
idence on north First street, which
greatly improves its appearance,
The Rosebud Valley Country Club
may consider themselves invited to
hold their Christmas meeting at Hills
if thev wish. IF so please report.
Commissioner S. R.Langley passed
through town Tuesday morning on
his way to White River to attend the
meeting of the Board of County Com
missioners.
Tuesday was beef day for the
Indians and quite number OF them
were in town. "Beef issue day" will
be a thing of the past it is said after
i the first OF the year.
Winner has just experienced
another gambling raid and the lid il
said to be on good and tight now IL
that town. Even Sunday picture
shows havebee tabooed.
j. B. Brown left last Saturda,
morning on the stage for Winnet
where he boarded the train the mex
morning for Jennings, kans., to visi
for week with his aged parents anc
other relatives and friends. j. z
Norup is assisting Mrs. Brown in the
store during Mr.. Browns absence.
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There was quite little excitement
in town Tuesday. evening when an In
dian who is demented and who was
being taken to the Agency, escaped
his guards and made for the corn
Geld north of town. He was however
finally recaptured and was taken to
the Agency Wednesday.
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There was pretty bad looking
prairie fire south of White River last
Friday night. 1t looked like it was
only few miles out from Wood at
one time and several car loads of fire
fighters were gathered up and started
to the front but they soon returned
when they found that the fire was
some eighteen or twenty miles away.
We are informed that some of the
Northwestern railway officials were at
Winner on tour of inspection one
day last week and drove out as far as
Carter where they are said to have
made:the. statement to some Of the
citizens. of that town "that if 'condi-
tions continued to improve, the com
pany would probably extend the line
sometime next year" The same old
promise, revival of the same old
threadbare hope, and some day, if the
people of this country live long
enough the railroad will make good
their oft repeated promises. If the
people would get bnsy and do some
thing themselves in the way of build
ing that railroad, it might induce
those. railroad people to come down
off the fence and wake up to the real
ization that NOW is the time to build
hat extension. The people are ready
to take hold of this proposition, and
all that is needed, apparently is some
one to devote little time and some
hard work to get the proposition
going in good shape. In the north
keastern part of this state the people
in a-prosperous inland section after
several years of empty promises by
1.-THE railroad people wearied of prom
ises and got busy and built then
much wanted road themselves and the
road is in operation today and il
paying its stockholders very hand
some dividend. If we out here wan
J railroad within any reasonable
time it appears to us that it will
be up to the people of this section
to build it, or at least to give TIN
railroad company to understand
that unless they build that extension
at once that,the people here will. W.
need that railroad SO why not get il
1t is within our power if we but maxi
up our minis to get it.
] BRlck for sale at $500 per l,oO'
at Orchard Ranch.
Wm. w. JORDAN. lot
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DECEMBER 1914
Notice Oi Delinquent TQX sole.

state of South Dakota. Mellette County, s.:
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That In ac-
cOrdance with Sections 1894 and 2la5 of the Re
viscd political code of 1908 as amended by
Chapter So Session Laws 1903, and further am
ended by Chapter POP, Session Laws of 1909,
ana further amended by Section 2l95, Session
Laws 1913 on page 55S which provides as fol-
lows: That the following tracts or parcels 0f
land upon which the taxes for the year 1918
and prior years, II any are due and unpaid
(delinuuenO. Will bc offered at Public sale AZ
the oifire OF the County Treasurer i'm the Court
House in the town of White River, south Da-
kotu, on Monday, December 18th 1914. that be-
ing the second Monday in said month of De-
cemher 1914. beginning at o'clock q, III. ana
continuing from day to dan until all such
tracts or parcels OF land shall have been sold
or offered for sale.
The names of the persons to whom such
real estate is assessed the description of the
same: the year or years Cor which said taxes
are delinquent. and the amount due exclusive
of penalty, interest and costs is rs follows: