The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-03-28
LOCAL PICKINGS.
INSPECTORS

when the Robins Nest Again will soon be
quite appropos.
Senator Peter Nelson, accompanied by his
wife Master Nelson and Mrs. Olund. were visitors
Monday.
L. B. Goldsmith and wife, acted escort
through the prison. to their friends Mrs and Miss
Contain last Friday afternoon.
E. e. Mcdonald c. Tyson Butcher ]. w.
Reynolds and Henry Johns inmates of the
prison for short term last Saturday.
Mrs. H. G. Stordock left for Cambridge Wis.,,
ON Thursday last; being summoned thther by the
serious Illness of her father C. H. Venoss.
"A special cook is detailed for night duty in
the kitchen, and the excellence of the midnight
meal, is fully testified to, by the praises of the
night guards
The 'Ustler is practising 1.-The Men of Merry
Hingland." to be sung in THE Merry Month of
May and to be followed by THE Roast Beef of
Old Hingland." or any other 'Otel.
The dulcet strains of banjo were heard one
evening last week, and number of the boys who
lovers of Terpischore, rehearsed the poetry Of
motion IN their cells. with maffled feet.
Deputy Westby is able to be about again, but
he is anything but we'll man. and looks terribly
pulled down by his recent sickness. 1t is to be
hoped he will be his old self again.
About $50 feet of the new wall is now complete
and further construction has been INSTRUCTED by
the embankment, which cannot be removed until
dry weather makes it safe to work there.
About twenty-five of the boys have been en-
poyed during the past week quarrying away the
sandstone bluff at the south side of the yard
preparatory to joining the new wall to the old.
Henry Stordock, son of the Warden, met with
a serious accident yesterday. While putting on a
belt in the machine shop his right arm became
caught in some way and broken below the
elbow.
Miss Laura Collgan entertained party of
young friends at her home last Saturday, it being
her tenth birthday. They had a good time and
Miss Laura was thesrecipient of many souvenirs of
the occasion.
Sheriff j. M. Bergstrom. and his Deputy, L. j.
Lageson, of Swift County, brought down two pris-
Oners Monday. They did not forget to drop dol
lar into TIE MIRROR cash-box, as all good
sherifs should do.
Touched by the magic hand of President Har-
rison, one of "our canaries' has suddenly been
uncaged, and once more flaps his wings in the
rarefed ozone of freedom. He will be missed from
his perch in the chapel.
Hereafter you must have your papers ad :
dressed and in the door Friday evening before
the P. M. gets around, they will not be taken
up at all. There is no excuse these idle days for
not having them ready.
j. H. Willoughby, w. L. Wyand. Ed. F. Walsh
C. II. Broughton, Il. McCarty, Geo. Weaver and
Jim Cunningham. prominent railroad men of ST.
Paul. made thorough inspection of the prison
last Saturday. THE MIRROR and library profted
by their call.
Pete. the prison butcher will in the future use
the ceaver for gain. he left us this week by ex
piraton Of sentence. He is an adept in his call
. ing and has no fear but that he can easily find
employment. and regain his lost prestige in the
outside world. His friends wish him success.