The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-03-07
LOCAL PICKINGS.

Mile. Spring is acting very coyly these days.
General Manager Fogel returned from Ohio,
Thursday.
Steward Benner paid visit to the sawdust
city, Monday.
Senator Sabin arrived from Washington,
Saturday afternoon
The sheriff of Todd county brought down one
two-years Thursday.
-Four new arrivals from Minneapolis yesterday,
one for IS, one for IL, one for 10 and for 8
months.
Uncle Billy hasn't become accustomed to
day work yet that he fails to make his hourly
night rOunds-in his mind
During the month of February there were IL
arrivals at our noted hosiery, and Is took their
departure. Population Feb. 80, 43l-a decrease
of since Jan. 81. In hospital,7
Miss Ada Osborne. Canton. O., and Mrs. Annie
Webster. who manipulates the electric key in the
Office of the Thresher Co., inspected the prison
one day last week. Miss Osborne has but recently
arrived from the Buckeye state, and is steno-
grapher for the above company.
Gen. Geo. L. Becker, railroad commissioner, a
resident Of the state for 40 years. paid his first
visit to the prison yesterday. The general is one
of the staunch friends of THE MIRROR and
dropped a five dollar gold piece into the library
fund. He was accompanied by A. X. Feisberg
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
quality of goods. in all departments of bust
ness and can with pride, refer all strangers to
our customers since 1856. We DESIRE through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the publics' atten-
ton to our stock, at all times new, modern, and
by far the largest in the ST. Crox Valley, of drugs
family medicines. lumbermen's drug supplies,
paints, varnishes, brushes. and beautiful parOr
and hanging lamps. Crandall & Barclay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Plummer, of Malta.
Bigstone county, this state met with sad be-
reavement last week in the loss of two daughters
from membraneous diphtheria, Lizzie aged 9
months dying Monday and Carrie, aged years
and months, being called home at O'Clock
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Plummer is daughter
of Mr.. Heber Chase. relief guard at the prison.
with whom she is spending the winter, Mr.. Plum
mer being in the woods. The afflicted family have
the heartfelt sympathy Of large circle of -ela-
tives and friends.
On the first of March an additional day cell
room guard was put on, Uncle BILLY" Hall being
the lucky man. He has paced the corridors at
night for twelve years and half. very few holi-
days intervening, and for the last three years he
has been off duty but once twice. Though we
shall miss him on his nightly rounds. we congrat-
ulate him on his relief from the tedium of "owl'
service. We have been there and know what it
is. Parsons takes Uncle Billy's place at the
''desk" at night, and V. T. Cover perumtulates
Parsons old beat; Austin and Rowe remain at
their old posts. NJ. B. johnson takes v. T. Covers
place as hall guard.
The board of prison inspectors met Friday in
the warden's Office and dispatched the usual budget
of routine business, auditing bills, etc. Gov.
McGill was present. and in reply to an inquiry
said: II am over here just to look over the pris.
on" In the afternoon, in company with Inspect
Ors NOrrish, Dunn and Doe, Secretary Hart and