The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-01-16

Mr.. ]. r. Harrick, a former well known news
paper man of saltwater is now located at ST. Joe,
Mo-, and is connected with the Herald of that city.
Mrs. James Bryant and daughter, Miss Edith,
accompanied by Leo Bruenner. from
Minneapolis Saturday and spent short time in
the prison.
Col. Drum, assistant inspector general OF the
department of Dakota, made an official visit to
Oners confined here.
Mr. p. Kehoe, of South saltwater, and gen.
tleman friend among the visitors at the
prison yesterday. Mr.. X. will read the best paper
in saltwater for one year hence.
Editor S. A. Clewel of the saltwater Gazette
gave THE MIRROR Office short visit Monday.
Mr.. Clewell does not come often but when he does
come he brings pleasant smile with hm-The
smile was not in his breath however.
MIR Royal Colby came down from Alexandria
the latter part of last week and around seeing
old acquaintance. Mr.. Colby is looking well and
prosperous. He has patent on a threshng ma
chine and came down to negotiate for its sale to
the Thresher Co.
Owing to the Democrat having suspended pub
LEGATION THE MIRROR will hereafter be printed
at the Daily Gazette Office. THE MIRROR is
made up in the prison, locked up in box and
sent to the press every Thursday morning by John
Darsey's express.
Editor Vandiver. of the saltwater Democrat.
Mr.. }. S. Pnney, of the American Press Associa-
ton, st. Paul, and Editor Saussay, of the St. Paul
Sunday Sun, called at our print shop and remained
a few minutes Monday. They left some cheering
words and cigars. Mr.. Pinney left also big round
dollar for THE MIRROR. Newspaper men know
how to make themselves agreeable when they
come.
Carl ]. Karlberg, one of the inmates employ
ed in The Thresher Co. shops received painful
injury to his right hand on Monday morning. He
working at one of the saws and in some unac-
countabe manner his hand came in contact with
the making two deep gashes. The accident is
peculiarly distressing inasmuch as the victim had
but one more day to remain in prison. He will not
be able to use the arm for several weeks.
The employees of the engine room have an ex-
cellent method for Kidding themselves of obtru-
sive visitors. 1t was tried upon us last week and
worked to perfection. We went there N search
of general information, and the target for our vol
ley of senseless questions becoming tired invited
us in to examine the boiler room. The thermom-
eter there being about $50 above the ardor of
our inquisitiveness became wearisome and we
gladly skunk away amid the smiling 'ah theresa
of observers
Mr.. P. Barker. of Kearney, Neb.. has ex-
hibition in one of the Thresher Co. s shops in
genious continuance for the measurement of
grains of all descriptions assthey come from the
threshng machine. 1t is called grain METER
nd Siu gift Of ifS
wonder that it has not long since been thought of.
1t is arranged that it out and registers
the quantity of grain coming from the machine.
then conveys it by shutes to the wagon loader or
baggng attachment. The contrivance works au-
tomatcally and is what engineers and mach nists
call perfect gravity in it's working. Mr.. Barker
received the patent for his contr vance on JAN H.
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