The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-27
Statement of population March goth: Working

morning after spending Sunday at his home
in Preston. His family will come to saltwater to
reside in a few weeks.
When you man going around jinging
money in his pocket you'll find it pretty good
sign that he wants to let every one know that he
has cents if not brains.
Misses Annie Nelson, Mamie Whom, and
Thilda Stone, of saltwater. and Annie Lindberg
and Louisa Eckholm, OF Minneapolis. were shown
the sights of the prison Monday.
The broom factory has been moved from the
solitaire to the top floor of the brick building.
This makes a much better place to work. The
solitaire too cold and damp.
w. w. Washburn and wife, of Spring Valley;
Ed. Rexford and wife and John w. Washburn
and wife, of Minneapolis inspected this iron and
rock bound village last Thursday.
F. C. Taft, of Mortified, Miss Eva j. New
man. of Weld. Maine, Mrs. p Newman. of Elk
River. and Miss Alice Newman, of saltwater.
looked through the prison last Friday.
Mrs. C. Clausen and daughter Clara Miss
Minnie j. Forum and Miss Mabel Dagget of
Hayfeld, were shown the sights of the prison
Monday by their old friend Mr.. Andrew Meehan.
The officers barber shop has been removed
from the cellroom to the washroom in front of the
convenient shop though not so light as it should
be.
Engineer Wood has been making many i'm
provements in both the convenience and appear
ance of his department. OF course nothing was
done without the advice and approval of his
right-hand man, Michael Lyons. the master of the
"lanthorns.'
j. o. Holen u Co., Stilwaters enterprisrg
wholesale and retail grocers secured contract
from the government to provide a car load of pro-
visions for the sisseton Indians in Dakota, and
shipped the load Saturday. ]. o. Holen g. Co.
advertise in THE MIRROR.
H. A. Pease, editor and proprietor of the
washburn County News published at spooner,
Wis, was in Saltwater last week and called at the
prison. His paper this week gives very COM
plimentary description of the parts of the prison
that he saw during his brief stay.
Charlie Carlgren began work on the new wall
Monday morning. Little more will be done for
sometime than filling in behind the portion of the
wall already built 1t is necessary that this work
be done before the ground thaws, else the
bank will cave in against the wall
The old prison postofice located in the north
west corner of the cellroom has been torn out and
scattered about the prison THE MIRROR Office
getting the pigeon holes, and the carpenter shop
the safe to use as tool chest Our worthy
postmaster has been located in the library for
several months.
Mr.. F. Malthe, Superintendent of the prisons
of Christiana Norway accompanied by Attorney
Jno. w, Arctander, of Minneapolis, visited this
institution last Monday. Mr.. Malthe is commits
stoned by his government to visit the penal in
situations of the United States and study their
systems of management.
is your Thought granary'' in healty cond
ton? This is the season when the busy house
wife is overhaulng her household and clearing
away all the dirt that has accumulated during the
past year. 1t would be well for us to look around
and if m ght not discover a few spider
webs in the corners of our garrets.
Rev. W H. Albright. of the First Presbyterian
church, announced to his congregation last Sun
day morning that he had accepted a call to
church in Dorchester, Mass. Many sorry to
see Mr. Albright leave saltwater. He has spoken
to us here in chapel on several occasions. He
will depart for his field OF labor about the LIST
of May.
The men working in the tub and pail factory
given from to o'clock Saturday afternoons,
during which time-after cleaning up the shop
and machines they are permitted to do as they
please within the bounds of proprety Most of
the boys avail themselves of this opportunity to
do tinkering for themselves This little respite is
given the boys as reward for efficient work per-
formed during the remainder of the week.
The boilers used to supply steam for cooking
purposes and to run the dynamo and laundry
gines are no longer in use. and the necessary
steam is now received from the main boilers
which supply power for the shops and steam for
heating purposes. 1t is said that the dynamo will
soon be placed in the main engine room. and that
sometime before next winter the abandoned