The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-21
=. "B.'s" OBSERVATIONS =.

The parole board met the first part of last week
and caused smile of happiness to light up the
tenances of quite a number of our brother inmates.
Especially this true with the fraternity of bar
bers Their organization is practically busted up
account of lack of members; three of them leav-
ing this time. The BARRIERS who are left will have
to shoulder the extra work, which will keep them
hustling as it is quite job to shave over 900 men
each week, and then cut their hair a month be-
Sides
Tuesday (Juue l2) was the eighteenth anniver-
sarv of the tornado at New Richmond Wis., small
city about l3 miles from here in neghboring state.
In the middle of the afternoon June IL, 1899,
two heavy storm clouds gathered in the vicinity of
the Twin Cities. one to the north and the other to
the south; and after remaining apparently stationary
for time, they started with the speed of express
train in easterly direction toward the state of
Wisconsin. The clouds rapidly drew toward
each other and met the village of New Rich
mond forming tornado of terrible power, which
swept through the village, practically wiping it off
the map. The loss of life and property was enor-
nous, and for time New Richmond was PROSTATE,
but it revived and today the site of the old
village is built one of the finest cities of the smaller
class in the state of Wisconsin,
The Veteran Employees Association of the Chi
cago, 81. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway, COM
posed of all the employees who have been in the serv-
ice of that road for thirty years more. held their
annual convention at the West Hotel in Minneapolis
last week. One of their trips of sight seeing incud-
ed trip here to institution, the Minnesota State
Prison. They arrived here Saturday afternoon about
o'clock from Minneapolis in special train of
seven coaches, and were conducted through the in
stitution under the personal direction of the Deputy
Warden After seeing the different departments of
the Irvine and farm machinery plants they were es-
corted over to the ball park where they watched the
parade of the men as they marched behind the band
to the ball grounds. They stayed and watched our
ball for several innings, after which they left
for Minneapolis. where understand, they enjoy
ed right royal banquet the West Hotel that same
evening.
The of The Patriot and the Spy"a
Mutual Master production in four acts were laid in
place in particular and yet some place in the Eu
ropean zone But as the different scenes of the
play the screen in our Auditorium last
Wednesday June 49, it would not take much of \
guess as to what country in which they were sup
posed to have happened Not understanding what
an actual bombardment of a fort at night would be
like in these days of quick-acng and high powered
guns. never having witnessed one except at the
movie" shows, cannot Judge as to whether the
one produced here was good illustration or not:
but that question aside. it the most interesting
part of the whole piece. The rest of the play was
of the commonplace sort-the hero (the patriot) and
the villain (the spy being in love with the same
woman: the hero marrying her in the first part of the