The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1888-12-06
LOCAL PICKINGS.
INSPECTORS.

THE MIRROR will hereafter be published on
Thursday, this day l. more convenient for all
parties interested in its publication.
Sam Mcfarland dropped into sanctum on
Saturday and gave US the latest news Of the cap;-
tai Sam is alive and is doing good turn for
suale of his unfortunate friends.
On the evening of the 2sth the boys working
at the excavat on were witnesses to a scatter
ing Of man. horse. and wagon by the dirt ira n.
The extent of the damages has not been learned.
-sm1 Edwardsoa an inmate of the hospital,
suffering from Inflammation of the lungs, was the
Cameron He desires to thank the giver for this
unusual act Of kindness.
On Friday evening l27 8 cars of earth had been
removed from the yard and disposed of on the
lake front. With an average of eight yards to the
car this would show the rem oval of TO- 1874 square
yards, very creditable showing.
Beautiful weather, pleasant as October in
New York or Ohio. is universal throughout the
Northwest at date of going to press. But little
snow has fallen and the Q is upon the ground
aow. The flies, however, have flown southwark no.
30 roost.
Inmates will not be required to give up their
papers for mailing until Friday evening hereaf-
ter. Do not forget that writing of any kind, more
than the address will consign your papers to the
waste-basket. Badly soled papers are also
destroyed.
The mess room force is honored by the growth
of a luxurient beard upon the manly features of
The boss and ali will watch with anxious ex-
pectaney ior Eddie to fulfill the requirements sug-
gested by the lite card in his vest pocket. as
thoroughly as has his superior
A street contractor of saltwater was heard to
remark last week, while watching the boys unload
tfain at the trestle, IF could get men to work
that way at the present rate OF wages l could
make all the money will ever want in two years
steady work. Who said convicts were lazy?
Anthony Cantieny was pardoned on the 2Sth
By Governor McGill. His offense the shooting
Of policeman in Minneapolis four years ago.
That his pardon is a just one is evidenced by the
tact that the principal officers of the police force
at Minneapolis joined in the request for his par.
don- The policeman first shot at him when he
not under arrest.
Guard NJ. B. Johnson, in charge of the wood
pile force informs us that ninety-two cords of
wood. stove length, is stored in the company's
store room. and thirty.fve cords of four-foot
furnace wood, split fine, is on the ground and
partly stored. This will last until May or June of
next year. and is the best and most abundant lot
Of wood possessed by this institution in some
years.
The Thresher company had force of about
atty men employed in the shops during the past
week. and on Monday put force of about two
hundred and will make good showing from this
time on. The past few weeks of idleness was for
ths purpose OF repairs and the purchase of ma
terial for manufacturing AS the labor is en-
pfoyed in this city, great advantages result from
their active operations.
Any of our inmates, DESTROYS of improving
their leisure time by the acquisition of a valuable
and useful accomplishment, at a trifing cost are