The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-18

The board fence west of the yard has been re.
moved and the roadbulders are now dumping
dirt down behind the new retaining wall.
1t has been long time since we had as good
singing we had last Sunday. Miss Clara Gish was
present and besides assisting the choir sang a
beautiful solo.
Dennis Hurley was given a Christian burial
in the Catholic Cemetery Thursday. His friends
were too poor to have his remains taken to his old
home in the east.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. s..
Vandiver died at o'clock Monday morning.
The little one was laid away in Fairview GEM
etery Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. M. A. Elliott and daughter. of Saltwater,
were in the prison Saturday with their friends.
Mrs. Thomas McDermott and Mr.. and Mrs.
Maloney, of Eau Claire, Wis.
Foreman Carlgren delighted his boys one day
last week by passing around the cigars in rec
ignition of the efficient manner in which they
have been working for him.
United States court at Minneapolis was received
Tuesday. His Uncle Sam will foot his
board bills for the next three years.
Misses Annie, Emma and Matte Whitney,
Miss Virginia Evans and Will Rhentan. composed
a party of Winona people who were taken through
the prison Saturday by Warden Randall.
MIR. A. ]. Holm through the prison one
day last week with Clerk Berry. They called at
our Office and Mr.. Holm did wise thing by having
his name put upon our subscription list
We were pleased to see the face of ex- Chap
lain w. H. Harrington on the chapel platform
Sunday. Rev. Harrington has been delivering a
few sermons in one of the city churches.
-Ex-Sheriff A. Cummings and wife, and daugh.
ter Alta. of Blue Earth City. came over from the
state fair with party of friends last Friday and
spent couple of hours inspecting the prison.
The foundry windows are receiving partial
cleaning this week. By the use of a steel.wire
scrub brush the boys are able to scratch off an
inch or so of the outer coating of SCOT and sand.
From our sanctum window we observed Prof
Geo. Morris and wife taking the Sunday morning
air on the point of the bluff north of the prison.
The Professors luxuriant whiskers foated in the
breezes.
Alex Van Praag. chief of the Fergus Falls
fire department. and John F. Black ex.chief of the
st. Paul fire department. were in the prison
yesterday with frank E. Joy, stillwater's boss
fireman.
Two loads Of straw.feathers for filling beds
were received Tuesday and stacked up in the
back yard. At night the rains fell and behold the
feathers are now in a very unfit condition for
bedding.
Manager F. M. Temple, had large party of
his Blue Earth City friends in the prison Thurs.
day. They came up into our Office and examined
the printing outfit and secured copies of THE
MIRROR.
Henry G. Stordock, son of ex-Warden Stor-
dock, was a visitor in the prison last Tuesday
Henry had grown much that no one here rec.
ognized him at sight. He was accompanied by
two other young men of Rothsay.
We made mistake last week in stating that
Tom Alexander had gone over to Eau Claire Wis.,
1t was down to La Crosse that he went. and he
brought back what he went after-a horse. If you
want to borrow a steed you know now on whom
to call.
We were over to the storeroom the other day
to see the spotted rabbits. They are the jolliest
little pair we have seen in many day. and when
it comes down to promiscuous feeding they can
out goat the goat. Within the few minutes we
were there they ate a tomato, a quarter of a cab
bage, piece Of tobacco. handful Of oats, but
ton. some thread, ETC., and then slaked their
thirst with draught from the ink we'll.
One of the quickest pieces of work done in a
long time was the tearing down of the old hard
wood shop. 1t fairly melted away Monday. AS
fast as the roof was removed ropes were attached
to the wall and with he-o.heave, tons of stone
tumbled to earth. The W arden was on the scene
nearly all day directing operations. One of the
Company's traction engines was drafted into the
service and did some very good pulling but there
was no chance for singing "he.o.heave" when the
engine pulled.
Carl Pretzel's Philosophy.
Froogalidy und economy vas shplainded SUBJ