The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-05-29


about how much better we might have been, by
remembering how much worse we might have
been.
Mr.. Jules Ris. son of Guard Ris. was a visitor
in the prison Monday and Tuesday. Jules is just
returned from an extended visit to to the Pacific
coast.
e. E. Blanchard, of Minneapolis, D. w. Shep.
ard and T. B. Tuttle Of saltwater, spent some
time Saturday viewing the curious about the
prison.
MIR. Lewis Stowe of Waterville. who has been
visiting at the home of his son, Rev. A. d. Stowe,
was in the prison Sunday afternoon with Rever-
end and Mrs. Stowe.
-Storekeeper Bordwell says that the cloth for
summer clothes is expected to arrive any day.
Fred says the style of stripe and cut will be about
the same as last season.
Editor Stewards injunction didn't injunct. and
now Editor vandiver lays his index finger along
side his and rolls up his eye balls when pass
ing Seward on the street.
There is mouse that lives somewhere be-
hind the blacksmiths forge that Sport is unable
to catch, and the matter has so preyed upon him
that he is losing flesh rapidly.
Mr.. Chas. Hoffman and Mrs. Sarah Taylor,
widow of Thomas Taylor, were married Monday
evening at the brides residence in saltwater. Mr.
and Mrs. Hoffman are spending week in Chicago.
Tomorrow will be holiday, but we do not
know whether or not there will be any kind of a
Memorial service held in the prison. On Memo
rial Day five years ago we had very interestingex.
ercises in the chapel.
Smith, who underwent the surgical operation
last week, is far recovered to be able to walk
about the hospital ward. The operation has
proved a success and he is now almost free from
the pains in his head.
The wall builders are pilng up the stone
these days with all the speed possible. Charlie
Carlgren says that as soon as he can get enough
men he will put up another derrick and begin
building from both ends.
About fifty feet of the old board fence at the
west of the yard was blown down Saturday. Ow-
ing to the steepness of the bluff and muddy condi-
ton of the soil it was very hard and very
nasty job to reconstruct the old fence
Mr.. c. M. viles Mrs. Eugene M. Kenncott
and Mrs. Alice Foster. of New Richmond. Wis;
and Miss George Downs of Minneapolis. were
escorted through the prison last Thursday by Mr.
Frank w. Densmore. of the Thresher Co.
"A few days ago the fat man between the gates
had small tumor removed from the upper lid of
his left eye DIR. Keyes performed the operation
Docs Tressler and Moe being present. The pa
tent will be able to return to his home in about
IS days.
CA. Morrill, & Co., Chicago importers and
dealers in cigars, have the thanks of the recpi-
ents of two boxes of their best brand of cigars
Nall;
"Our Nellie' is as fine cigar as ever grew on
American soil.
Emerson, the colored man who has been in
the hospital tor over year, is in pitable condi-
ton. He has been confined to his bed for several
months, and the scrofula has made his body a
sight to turn the heart sick. His condition has
necesstated his lying in one position for weeks
1t appears that it would certainly seem to him
that life is not worth living. yet he is hopeful and
keeps up cheerful disposition most of the time
The daily scrubbng given the stone floor
keeps the cellroom smelling as wholesome as a
firstclass hotel. Visitors who have travelled a
good deal and been through many prisons remark
that this is the purest smelling prison they have
ever been in. 1t is said that many of the old
eastern prisons have offensive odor about
them, called 1.-The prison SMELL" that is very Of
fensive and that cannot be banished no matter
how earnest the effort.
"A literary and musical entertainment will be
given in the city this evening at the First Congre-
gatonal church. fine program has been ar
ranged to be rendered by the church choir and Mrs.
Clara Gish's juvenile class in elocution. There
have been extraordinary efforts made to make
this one of the best church entertainments ever
given in the city. An admitance fee of 25 and Is
cents will be charged All are invited to come
and enjoy themselves.
If the young ladies who write gushy letters to
convict lovers had any means of knowing the sem
timents that are aroused by their INCONSISTENCY
epistles when the officials open these same epistles