1902-01-23; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878.
CLARE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 23, 1902.
New Series: Vol.10, No; 9
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MARQUETTE PRISON.
An Interesting Letter from an Inmate of that Institution.
Marquette, Micb., Jan., 18tb,1902.
3fr. E. G. Welch, Olare, Mich.
Dear Editor:—The fact that my
home paper remembered me in a short
jtem a week ago, I am prompted to
write a brief account of my eventful
trip "To thethe wild and wooly west"
and liken to the proverbial story teller,
nope it will interest some of the many
readers of your interesting paper.
After closing my engagements with
the Michigan Manufacture and Lumber Co. July 10th, I packed my pergonal effects and took up my journey
for the far away Idaho, appreciating
the fact that some day I would be
galled upon to relate my experience,
etc. I did not forget to take my
■trusty 4x5 Poco B Camera with me on
my trip. I Hod the camera is a great
help to one; at least when called upon
to tell a story and 1 can assure you 1
have a collection of views I am indeed
proud to own.
On leaving for the west, I began my
journey by stage from Harrison to
Clarence. Taking the Ann Arbor
train, I went to Frankfort! and spent
two days at this beautiful little
.city and -visited the summer resorts
for which the tour is noted.
July 13th found me on board the Ann
Arbor Dar Ferry No. 3 bound for Gladstone, "Not Etheopia." 1 arrived at
Gladstone at eleven p. in. and right
here is where my trouble began. An
iOb3erving person accustomed to traveling will soon note the difference between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas for hotel accomodations. I
went to four different hotels, stepped
to the front, (was met by the diamond-
bedecked individual sometimes mistaken for the proprietor but known as
the clerk,) only to meet with "My
dear sir we are all full," and I did, not
doubt it. Feeling* somewhat discoursed at my poor success but still de*
termined to gain my point h visited
hotel Ho. 5 only to learn that every
fooin in the house was occupied.
After a brief conversation with the
filerk, he jonsented to give up his own
room, I was not the least bit slow to
accept it, even though it was in the
2;c4 class and next to the roof. On being shown to the room and bidding
*he genial clerk good night, I prepared
to retire. Suffice to say my experience
oi the night will long be remembered.
I left Gladstone at six a. m. by boat
for Escanaba. Arriving at Esca-
naba I spent the day in visiting the
city. The largest iron dock in the
world is located here. (The St. Paul.)
The following day I left over the
Chicago & North Western for the city
of Marquette- Tbe first two or three
days after my arrival here was devoted to taken views in and around
the city, and thp house in which I was
born . During my stay at Che Hotel Marquette I was introduced to a
member of The Big Bay Lumber Co.
I accepted a position with this company and left with a party to help estimate some 12,000 acres of timber
they recen&ly purchased. The land is
about fifty miles north west of Marquette near the Iron Mountains.
We arrived there after a day and
one-half drive and went to work pitching our tents. We were in the" timber
for seventeen days.
People may talk about deer being
plentiful in lower Michigan. We
pitched our camp on the bank of Ives
lake, and during the later part of the
afternoon I counted thirty-two deer
coming to the lake to drink. Here is
where my camera will back up my
story to the extent of twenty-eight of
which I have the proof and picture.
Talking about "trouting," here is
where you can catch tbe speckled
beauties. Eight men of our camp decided to go fishing. We went to an
old dam on the Salmon Trout River
and in less than thirty minutes caught
139 trout ranging from six to eleyen
inches long. (Remember Mr. editor,
1 had my camera with me.)
After completing our work we returned to Marquette, and as I had an
offer of a pernament position with
the Co. as assistant superintendent
and was to begin work Jan. 1st, 1902.
As the opening would not be ready for
sevgral months I took up a temporary
position as collector". While acting
in this capacity 1 met Mr. Geo. W.
Freeman, Warden of the Michigan
Branch State Prison. Receiving an
Invitation from Mr. Freeman to visit
the prison 1 accepted and was shown
through tbe several departments by
the warden. Learning there was a
vacancy on the official force I applied
for the position. Through the kindness of our Senator, Hon. A. J.
Doherty", I received my appointment
as guard at the prison. Here ends
my trip for the west.
MARQUETTE AND  MICHIGAN
NORTHERN PRISON.
Marquette Branch State Prison is
located one mile south of the city and
close to the shore of Lake Superior.
From the high elevation one can get
a grand view of the"city'of Marquette
and several iron ore docks and furnaces. The prison proper covers about
ten acres of ground,
The main buildings, administration and prison buildifig are built of
brown and grey sandstone. The
Duilding is quite imposing and formidable looking.
The Warden's residence has a frontage of about 100 feet and adding tbe
two wings makes a total frontage of
about 500 feet. Each wing has 156
cells which are 5x8 feet and each cell
is furnished with an iron cot, straw-
tick, cotton pillow, two blankets, two
sheets, pillow case, a chair and a stand
complets the furniture. Our average population is 230 with an official
force and nineteen officers, as follows:
Warden, Geo. W. Freeman; deputy
warden, clerk, physician, chaplain;
hall master, guards and keepers.
The inmates are employed at contract labor. Two contractors having
leased the men. Nine or nine and
oDP-half hours is the average numbers
of hours of labor performed by inmates
on contract. . With one-half day Saturdays when the men are given three
hours in the yard for recreation.
The inmates are awakened at six a.
m. at 6:30 marched to the dining
room for breakfast and are at work in
the shop at seven. At noon dinner is
seryed, one hour being allowed for
marching and eating their meal,
At five p. m. the men are marched
to their cells, supper being served in
their cells.
After this meal is served those who
are fortunate to posess musical instu-
ments (and there ire many and of all
kinds) one hour is devoted to shattering the atmosphere. At six o'clock
school is called and that takes up one
hour and a half.
All prisoners are compelled to attend school two nights during the
week unless unable to do so on account
of sickness.
»      THE LIBRARY.
A large library has been provided
by the warden for the use of the inmates,, and 1 can assure you this library will Compare favorably with
many of our city institutions,  the
silk:   waists
A portion of our new spring line of Silk Waists is here. Taffetas and
Satin Taffetas in the most' approved styles, made and finished in a superior
manner
$4,QO and $5.00.
We carry principally black in stock but are prepared to furnish any color
on very short notice. .
/VYerceri;zed Underskirts   gfc
Elite patent, no draw string, perfect fit around the waist   ^tam
and over the hips, several new additions to our line received    ^^
this week at
l.OO   to   2.
Royal Worcester, Straight front, drab or black $1.00
Koyal Worcester, Tape Girdle          .          . 1.00
Our special Straight Front, black,  drab,  pink
and blue      .          .                     . .50
JNew Model Corset Waists, $1.00 value,       . .85
White* Goods
One case India Linens. A special purchase at
a low price enable us to sell them at 20 per cent below
present values. The grades we are offering now
won't last long at these prices
8, 10, 122, 15 ai)d 18 Cei)ts
New Dimities and Fancy Striped White Goods,
special values, new styles
i5c to 25c
Shoes
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Are the most satisfactory Patent Leather Shoes for
Men on the market today. They equal in style and
appearance most of the higher priced kinds and have
the most liberal guarantee as to wear.
The price has been reduced, we are now selling
them at
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warden haying devoted much time
and thought to selecting a class of
llerature that would tend to elevate
the minds and thought of the readers.
CHAPEL SERVICES,
Are held each Sunday morning, catholics and protestants haying each alternate Sundays as the two denominations are nearly equally divided. The
chapel has a seating capacity of about
500 people ind during the week is used
as a school room.
The studies here are about the same
as taught in our public schools with
the exception of a class in electrical
engineering.
The warden has inaugurated about
once a month a concert or entertainment given in the chapel. Speakers are invited by the warden and an
hour or two is devoted to speeches,
songs and recitations. .
The Hospital is a line part of the
institution. It has the latest up-to-
date operating tables and instruments
and is charged with eleqtricity,
All labor including cooking, laundry
work, tailoring etc., is done by the inmates. The dinning room and shops
are located in the center of the yard.
This yard is inclosed by a sandstone
wall tbe same as tne main building
and is twenty-five fe'et hl(jh and three
feet- thick, Guard posts or towers are
on each corner. Guards are stationed
in these towers from six a. m. to five
p. m. or till the count is taken in the
evening lock. The following will give
you a fair idea of the amount of food
consumed daily! The inmates bake
on the average of150 Itfaves of bread
twice the size of a baker's loaf daily,
besides cakes pies and friedcakes, the
latter is generally reserved for Sunday
meals. Two hundred pounds of fresh
meat is served and about five bushels
of potatoes with other vegetables in
proportion.
Tbe vegetables are cooked in large
iron kettles and the meat is baked in
or fried on a 12x4 foot steel range.
Two large copper boilers with a capacity of sixty-five gallons each are used
for tea and coffee.
Tbe laundry is under the supervision of a keeper and two inmates.
This laundry is furnished with the
latest improved machinery, and is ..Up-
to-date in completing the washing in
one day. When you consider the fact
that there Is a population of 230 pris-
oaere and each inmate turns in two
shirts, one suit of underclothes, pair
sox, two sheets, pillow case, and one
handkerchief besides the many towels
§ach week's washing would foot up
about 2,000 separate pieces to be laundered each week. All washing and
ironing is completed in less than
forty-eight hours and ra ready to be
distributed,
Of our population it is safe to say
we have members from all the many
professions, Among this .number
there.are about twelve different nationalities represented.
All mail matter, letters and
papers, are read by an officer before
delivered to the inmates. Each inmate is permitted to write to his nearest relative once a month, But ifl
case of sickness or on business of im
portance then the warden or deputy
officers extends the privilege to several letters a month.
Taking all together Isan truthfully
say a prisoner's fate is not really a>
hard one. Kind and humane treatment is extended to all inmates of
this institution and when a man endeavors to show his appreciation and
conducts himself properly he is treated
with kindness and consideration regardless of what others may say to-
the contrary. Of course prison life is-
not a paradise, but being deprived of
liberty, and the discipline that is-
necessary in an institution of this
kind, is. realy the only unpleasant
feature.
In writing this article I have given
you a mere outline of Marquette
Prison-and its management and as a
new beginner it is but fair to say I
have not done justice to tbe subject.
So, will close with kindnest and best
wishes for yourself and my old time
friends,
I am fraternally yours.
W. A. MCWATTT.
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