The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-22


MIR. and Mrs. W. S. Ramey. Turner Ramey,
Miss!L. w. Gentry, Miss Florence A. Howard and
Mr.. A. Creighton, was party of st. Paul people
who visited the prsonrla Thursday.
Rev. c. M. G. Harwood, of Bangor Me-; Rev.
A. H. Tibbets, of Glenvlle, and Rev. e. F. Hunt,
of Hutchinson, were shown through the prison
Tuesday by Hospital Steward Reyes.
Miss Sarah Frances Cowles, of Chicago. and
Miss Sarah Frances Cowles. of San Francisco, were
accompanied by Mr.. e. w. Durant Jr., on a round
of inspection of the prison Wednesday.
The state blacksmith got one of his little fin
gers badly jammed last Thursday by being caught
casing He has not been able to work since.
Mr.. John w. Boyle of the st. Paul postoffice.
accompanied by two other feet-footed mail car.
riers, among our visitors last week. He
knows good thing when he sees it so subscribed
for paper.
Charles d. Mckay of st. Paul, Robt. Brant.
Of New York City,, and Harry Taylor of Still
water, were through this institution last Thurs
day. They found their way into THE MIRROR
Office and left their names upon our subscription
book.
We made a howl few weeks ago about our
Pioneer Press, which taken from the recep-
ton room. Some one carried off the paper last
Sunday morning. Whoever you are we would
take it great favor if you would return it
after reading
Fred Douglas who escaped on Tuesday of last
week was captured in Duluth on the following
Friday Deputy Warden Langum went up after
him, and Saturday night found the prodgal i'll his
cell once more sorer if not wiser man. Verify
the way of the transgressor is hard.
Judge E. G. Butts and daughter::Mollie and
Rev. VIM. M. Jones and wife, of Minneapolis,
made up party of visitors at the prison yester-
day. Mr.. Jones is here attending the annual
meeting of the Anoka Conference of Congrega-
tonal Churches which is being held in this city.
Mr. Andrew Meehan returned to duty last
Thursday morning No one has been able to learn
whether the rumor of his having taken unto him
self better half during his absence, is true or
false. However, during his absence the daily press
reported several elopements of fair damsels from
the neighborhood of his old home.
One of the Lake Breeze boys whose name
has escaped our memory paid visit to this NOR
ally bankrupt community last Friday, and did not
forget to call at this office. That's right. come and
boys and should the whirligig of fortune ever
recprocate the courtesy.
Sport has firmly installed himself as prison
dog. He has not only shown himself to be rag
ing terror to rats and other prowling "varments"
but that he has nerve and skill athlete.
The other day he assembled twenty-four foot lad
der to the top OF the new wall So far as is known
this was his first attempt at climbing and we
doubt if there is another dog in the state could
do it.
Frank Hall, our late hospital steward, was in
the prison last Thursday shaking hands with his
many friends in stripes well as those in blue
and brass. He has been taking life easy and is
looking greatly improved. He has been looking
after his real estate property in Michigan most OF
the time since he left here. He has not yet de-
cded as to what business he will go into perma-
nently.
To be able to think well before speaking is
something should endeavor in every possible
way 70 cultivate. We are little too quick in ut
tering words that may occur to the spur of
the moment. where if we had reflected and used
little foresight we would never have let them
come into existence "A wise man thinks before
he speaks; but fool speaks and then thinks of
what he has been saying'
Farmer Rose gave the prison butcher a job of
hog-killing last Thursday afternoon. Rose was
going around in the evening blowing about his
abilities as cultivator of hog-fat and none de-
MED his right to swagger and vapor a little, for
his pig weighed only seventy.ive pounds at
Christmas and weighed when killed two hun
dred and fifty pounds dressed. The good farmer
realized the neat little sum of $3.50.
Guard Amos Rowe mad Tuesday morning.
and when he came into the cellroom he was fairly
sweating grease. And his reason for being
wroth was good and sufficient. During the night
the oil cups that are suspended under the hang.
ers of the main shaft to catch the waste oil, had