The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-06-05


are now working in the machine shop. foundry
and engine shop.
-Supt. Covell has no use for reporters. Ever
the prison scribe has to great deal of circum
locution in interviewing him.
We had several good ideas for locals laid ava.
for this ISSUE but they were evaperated by tn
extreme heat of the past week.
Mr.. Christian Thoreson. of Douglas county
accompanied his brother, Manager M. o. Hall. o,
his visit to the prison this week.
Statement of population. June 4: Working
for Thresher Co., 1877; working for state. 119: sic
and infirm, IA. Total population. 800.
If people had an eye in the back of their head
they would be less vain, and ladies would not wea
such comprehensive hats at the theater.
H. L. Andrews. accompanied by the agent O
the celebrated Yost typewriter. was through tn
prison;Friday with Prof. R. G. Rhoades.
Mrs. c. G. Brown, Walter Bacon Brown an,
Mrs. A. ]. Goodhue of Duluth, and Mrs. W. w
Hall. of saltwater, visited the prison Saturday.
-McGoggin calls his room on the tenth floor
princely apartment On account of its royal high
ness.-Light. He belongs in the upper-ten, as
were.
ALBERT e. Edwards. of Wilmington. Del, an,
Sunday in company with Prison Clerk Franz
Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Kuhn and Miss Grace Yar
nell Of saltwater, accompanied Mr.. and Mrs
Hale, of New York city, on a tour of the prison
Tuesday.
Sheriff Geddis, of Blue Earth county, gave us
call while here with prisoners last week. TIL
Sheriff is also editor and publisher of the Man
kato Register.
Warden Randall went down to Winona las
week to participate at the opening of the xvi
nona," the city's grand new hotel. About 40
guests were present
Foreman Mcclellan has about finished his par
of the work on separators for this season. Hi
men are now engaged mostly in doing the WOO,
work on the engines.
Observation-Disclosures Bug Bees flower garden
promises to be beauty. His fountain could no
be improved upon by any man with the sam
material to work with.
Misses Maggie Mulhollend. Agnes Maloy an,
Emma Carlson. Saltwater ladies, were show
through the prison Saturday by D. w. Wander
| hoof of the Thresher Co.
Last Thursday nights thunder storm mad
old mother earth fairly jump out of her Shoes 1
was a taste of real grand opera that even convict
might enjoy without cost
Mrs. DR.. Francis, OF White Bear, with he
guests. Mrs. DR.. Rowe and Mr.. H. B. Rowe, o
Redmon, ILL.,. were shown about the prison Tues
day by Guard Ben Cayou.
Twelve arrivals during the past week; Ramse
county sending 6, Blue Earth 8. Hennepin, MAI
| shall and Brown counties each. The sentence
range from one year up to life.
"A number of the boys worked all last Sunda
putting new brick arch under the steam boilers
The job could not be done at any other time with
| out stopping all the machinery for day.
Foreman Frank Lemon will leave in a fe,
| weeks for Tacoma, where he. in company will
| others, will be engaged in establishing some bus
mess in connection with the numbering industry
The prison carpenters have just completes
the construction of large refrigerator to be use,
| in the culinary department. 1t is fine piece O
work and is constructed on the latest and bes
plan.
The Board of Managers held their regula
monthly meeting Tuesday. Little besides the us
ual routine business was transacted. 1t was de
cided to buy small job printing outfit for don
the prison printing.
What time it has not been raining during tn,
past week the wall builders have been kept busy
shoveling away the mud that washed over thei
work from the side of the bluff. 1t is soft job
but Charlie says that it does not pay.
The prison was closed up 'on Memorial Day
good dinner served. consisting of roas
pork. baked beans. rolls, cake. and coffee will
milk and sugar. For breakfast we had eggs TIL,
cake was the best that has ever been made for tn,
| inmates.
1t is doubtful if there is any one thing tina
makes so many of us homesck as does the rum
Bile of the outgoing passenper train that reacha