The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-06-12

filling the duties of second officer of the Min
nesota state prison during his absence.
| One of our principal cane manufacturers has
| a contract for making gold headed cane. He
| has the work far enough along to enable one to
that its intended possessor will have the finest
cane ever turned out of this institution.
Captain Jenkins is not making himself very
| conspicuous these days. nevertheless he is still
| here and if you will take walk up back of the
paint shop you may see him assisting a small gang
of men tearing out tons of virgin sandstone.
Misses F. N. and c. B. Maddox, of Minneapo-
| lis Miss Martha V. Haussner. of Chicago, e. R.
Drawer and w. E. Hitchcock, of Alliance. Neb.,
were taken through the prison Monday by II. c.
Drawer whose guests they were for few days.
The Thresher company has SO much engine
work on hand that there is not room inside the
| shop to accommodate the workmen, therefore a
large number of men working at repairs on
old engines out in the yard surrounding the shop.
Sport is one of the best natured and most level
headed dogs that ever lived, but he cannot toler-
ate the Notwithstanding screech of that old steam
whistle. and when he howls out his agony at its
prolonged we feel like joining our cry with
his.
Mrs. T. P. Rose and Miss Minnie Hall. sister
and niece of Cole and James Younger, arrived
here Sunday afternoon from their homes in Jack
| son county, Mo-, to spend few days. This is
their first visit to Minnesota, and it has been
fourteen years since they last saw Cole and Jim.
George Frisbie, the colored man who at
tended to the lamps and did other odd jobs about
the cellroom up to last Thursday morning, lies
at the point of death in the CITY hospital at Mime
apolis. He shot in the neck while in the act
of ransacking private residence with felonious
intent.
-Messrs. Henry Ellschlager and c. S. Blake
two live business men of Minneapolis, found their
to the aerial perch of this journal day last
week under the pilotage Of c. A. Ludwig, the pop
ular proprietor Of Stillwater's Grand sample room
Messrs. Ellschlager and Blake each deposited
100 with us for the privilege of reading THE
MIRROR for year.
The derrick boys have heads on them and
there is brains in those heads that they intend to
protect from the fierce glances of the luminary
of day. They have nailed cross strips to the sides
of the derrick mast and over these have stretched
| two old bed-ticks, and now they look forth from
their shady bower with compassion upon their
less fortunate brethren who toll in the heat of
naked summer sun.
The mortar mixers are not geese neither are
they sun dogs. therefore to protect themselves
from the sun and rain they have brought together
remnants of many former structures and made
themselves therefrom a large and pleasant pavil.
ion beneath which. rain or shine, they mix the
adamantine, feeling doubt that after all, labor
is not the worst curse that could have been put
upon mankind.
Prof. r. G. Rhoades in more than his
usual complacent mood Friday evening" A smile
of happy satisfaction adorned his countenance that
bespoke pleasant thoughts within Any one could
see that something out of the ordinary.had caused
this effect. And this is it, On the previous even
ing his music class of the Congregational church,
| as mark of esteem and lin recognition of his
services, had presented him with pair of heavy
gold-bowed spectacles.
Mrs. D. G. Cameron whom many here will re.
member as the good lady who used to keep the
hospital fragrant with flowers when she resided in
Saltwater has removed to Cloquet this state from
Hayward. Wis. where she and her family have
been living since leaving this city. Mr. Cameron
has secured good situation at Cloquet, and as
we learn from letter to one of the inmates, the
family are we'll pleased with their new home.
-THE MIRROR wants Doodle and it is not
ashamed to have the public know it. The pa
per is for sale at s1OO per year or proportionate
sum fer shorter period. And we may as well
mention in this connection that some of the
Doodle promised last year has not been turned in
yet. hint to the wise is sometimes sufficient
but this is not hint. it is plain spoken request
that you settle up your arrears of subscription
As general thing an individual who ia CLAN i,
MS person Is neat in his morals.-H. w. Shaw.