The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-25


fault to find with the printing business and that
is that it takes fellow so long to get on to the
p's and as.
Misses Rosina and Theresa Gieger, of Osceola
Mills Wis.,. and Mr.. VIM. Hillskotter, of Still
water, were shown through the prison Saturday
by Guard Cayou.
Zelda B. Wilson, P. H. Davis and n. C. Bow
man. members of the Deshon Opera Co.. looked
through the prison Saturday under the guidance
of Warden Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Bronson Mrs. w. Carley and
Mrs. Chas. Reed, of saltwater, Mr.. ]. P. Walker
of st. Paul, and Miss Ella 1. Donaldson, of Polo
ILL., were in Friday.
Capt. May Wheeler of the Salvation Army
OF Minneapolis, visited the prison yesterday ac-
companied by w. F. Mirick who is spending a
few days in the city.
Warden Randall left Tuesday to attend the
annual congress of the National Prison Associa-
ton that opens in Cincinnati on the 25th inst. He
will return about Oct l.
"A large box OF new books for the prison H.
brary has been received, but have not been
opened yet. They will not be circulated until a
new catalogue is printed.
Mr. j. F. Burke, of Saltwater, Mrs. M. ]. Towey,
st. Paul. Thos. ]. Stanton and wife. of New
terday by Asst Deputy Glennon.
Rev. E. R. Pierce. chaplin of the Bethel Home,
st. Paul. visited the prison last Thursday with
party of friends. The reverend gentleman sub.
scribed for our paper for his free readingroom.
Mr.. John G. Roeller. and Mr.. John G. Barwise,
of ST. Paul. were shown through the prison Mon
day by Mr.. Douglas Vanderheof. Mr.. Barwise inn
proved the occasion by subscribing for our paper.
Mrs. X. Holding. Capt. F. Clemments and
wife. Rob't Smollett and wife, Miss Flora Shoar
and William Harvey, of Duluth, Mrs. Emma
Smollett, of st. Paul. Jean v. HILL of saltwater
visited the prison last Friday
Walter P. Gottry A. j. Houle and Henry ].
Rath of Pine City, were in the prison Tuesday
They were delegates to the first district judicial
convention. Mr.. Gottry is connected with the
publication of the Pine County Pioneer.
Mr.. Frank Stevens. of Tracy. was guest at
Warden Randalls home for several days of last
week. Mr.. Stevens registered his name on our
subscription book in consequence of which he will
hereafter be reader of THE MIRROR
Some one turned steam into the chapel radia-
tors Sunday while the sermon was being delivered,
and it looked for time as though there would be
a fierce contest between the preacher and the
radiators for the ears of the congregation.
We have refrained from saying anything this
summer about Foreman Carlgren's whiskers. and
we should not mention them now only that we
overheard him tell a teamster, who could not re-
member his-ths foreman's-name to inquire fo r
the man with the red whiskers whenever he
wanted to see him.
One day last week Guard Alexander's dog
came home with bullet hole in the side of his
head. Who shot the dog no one knows. but who.
ever did would have been a hard-hearted
person indeed if they had known beforehand the
grief caused the little children whose loved play.
mate the dog had been. The wound was care.
fully dressed and the dog will recover
We we're in the tub and pail shop the other
day and our attention was attracted to the work.
ing of a machine for turning broom handles. It
is wonderful little machine and serves to illus.
trate the time and labor-saving advantages of
machinery over handwork 1t use to be a slow
and difficult job to turn out smooth broom
handle on the old turning lathe, but with this
new machine it is only the work of a few seconds
to turn out handle as smooth as sandpaper can
make one.
We came into our sanctum the other day and
found a man sitting at our desk writing away as
unconcernedly as if he belonged there, and when
we approached his side he neither looked up nor
spoke. but just kept on writing away. Becoming
curious to know what this impertinent intruder
writing looked over his shoulder, and
this is what we read: samuel Bloomer, Court
House." Just then he laid down the pen, and as
he rose up, drew from his pocket and slapped
down on the desk beautiful silver dollar. Then
the meaning Of the whole thing flashed upon u.s.
1t was County Treasurer Bloomer, our old time
guardian. subscribing for THE MIRROR We
grasped his hand and the dollar simultaneously
When the walls of the new shop building are
up we will no longer be able to look out upon the