The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-10-23

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Aurora. ILL.,. were in the prison Wednesday morn
ing with DR.. and Mrs. J. B. Merrill and Master
Fred Merrill. They did not forget to come up in
the tower and inspect our printing establishment.
The following Wisconsin people were visitors
in the prison last Friday: Mrs. j. H. Rogers, w.
T. Pany, of the State Board of Supervision, Rev.
John Richey, of Portage; Rev. James Todd, W. S.
Hatton, E. C. Mcdowell. of Phillips; and T. F.
Moss. of Hudson.
President Dunn, of the Board of Managers,
hoped on to us the other day for making the very
natural error in last weeks personals of mstaking
Mrs. Dunn. his wife, to be Miss Dunn, a daughter
THE MIRROR can do nothing less than apologize
to the president.
Says the saltwater Gazette: u. S. O'Brien
and A. T. Lindholm attended the Swedish Luz
theran synod held at Scandal, this county, during
the present week. Jim talks the Scandinavian
language quite luently this fall Politics will
make a man talk almost anything.
Fred who so long and ably presided the
cutters table in the tailor shop paid a visit Fri
day. and pleasant visit it was, for he had moth
ing but good to report of his and other peoples
affairs. He did not forget that we have our ap-
petites as well as other human weaknesses in
prison just the same as people have on the out.
side
Had We been q few minutes later in making
the circuit of the yard Friday morningwe might
have been an eyewitness to the escape of Field
and King. and thus been enabled to tell our read
ers just how it was done. We were at the spot
where they working few minutes before
they went over the wall, but neither of them so
much offered tip.
We are not in the habit of giving people away,
but the thing has happened several times. and we
asked the editor Of the Daily Call to gently ad.
monish his delivery boy, who is supposed to de-
liver the Cali at the prison, to not throw the pa
pers down on the outer steps leading up to the
outermost portal of the prison to be troden I'M
derfoot in the darkness by the corners and goers.
After chapel services last Sunday morning
Miss Clara Daymer favored us with number of
Rotations in a manner that delighted her hear
ers. Miss Daymer is member of the Jane Coombs'
Company that played BLEAK House, in saltwater
Monday night. She guest of Mrs. w. S.
Tough for few days before her company arrived
in the city. She has the thanks of this commu-
nifty for her kindness.
Our "devil'' has the handsomest pair of horn
we have ever seen. In his hurry to hoof it down
below the other evening he left them on the
office table. Presently our worthy chaplain drop.
ped in. and on beholding the huge pair of gilt.
tering horns. he asked: ITO whom do the horns
belong?'' ITO the devl.' replied. 1.-The devil!
All, see, see." said he. II have caught onto
both horns Of the dilemma
Two pipes for sale or barter at this Office
The editorial pipe. "Old Inspiration" has been on
the editorial desk for three years, and we can
thoughts. The purchaser of "Old Inspiration
must show certificates Of good character and
sweet breath. The second pipe, "Old Phthisc,"
we will let go to any one for fy.trap a wad of
secondhand chewing gum. Gail. or address MIR
ROR Office.
The secretary of the Prison C. l.. s. C. was
more than good deal embarrassed when he looked
at the Cbautauqua column of THE MIRROR
Thursday evening and discovered note at the
foot of the question table stating that he would
answer all questions that members found too hard
for them. He says that some william monkeyed
with his copy after he had it ready to send in,
and that he does not want any one to think that
his vitals being devoured by the acid of
egoism.
Henry c. Drawer who had been in the service
of the Minnesota Thresher Manufa curing Co..
and its predecessors" for fifteen years. resigned
his position of bookkeeper two weeks ago. and
proceeded to Chicago where he welded the lady
of his choice. They will make their home at
Alliance, Neb., where Henry and his brother own
large flour mill which they established about
one year ago. He left with the hearty good wishes
of all his old associates and OF none more than
the boys in stripes who worked under his super
intendence in the lower office.
Thomas Field and Thomas King escaped from
this prison at about O'Clock last Friday morning
They were at work quarrying out the sandstone
from the line of the wall at the north side of
the yard Owing to the locations of the wall guards