The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-08-28


thanks for large bundle of late New York
Chicago. and Washington newspapers.
-Mesdames VIM. M. May. J. R. Wolff, B. D
Fuller F. J. Avery. and Masters King and Wolff
viewed the interior of this institution one da,
last week.
Mr.. j. F. Burke, of saltwater, was in tn
prison one day this week with Miss Helen Krapfel
of Hudson Wis, and Miss Almina Kniffke, o
Dubuque. Iowa.
Mrs. e. Warren, city, Misses Lena and Sophi,
Blatz. Louisville, KY, and Mrs. c. G. Bawman
Lake City. were shown through the prison Frida!
by Mr. C. H. Browne.
Mr.. Samuel Lisberger, and wife. were in tn,
prison with friends Tuesday. Mr.. Lisberger die
the handsome thing by having his name placed
upon our subscription list.
: The P. M. wishes it to be understood that hi
cannot carry extra letters to the front Office un
less the writer thereof has a special permit from
the proper officer to write the letter.
we stated last week that the next regula,
meeting of the Board of Managers would be Sept
i. We have since learned that the meeting will
not be until the 3rd of September.
I'VE have received a letter from Hon. H. G
Stordock. He and his family are enjoying the
best of health, and he sends best wishes to all the
old 'lifetimers" who we're here during his ward
enship.
The work of quarrying away the ledge of sand
stone at the base Of the precipice at the south
side of the yard is nearly completed. This preci
pice forms natural wall about 100 feet long and
40 feet high.
; "A couple of the fence posts in front of the
main entrance to the cellroom were smashed tc
pieces the other day by a truck load of timbers
that got away from the pushers. All damages
have since been repaired.
The messroom has undergone a thorough
renovation within the past week. The busy house
fly had executed his decorative art to the full
limit of wall space at his disposal but coat OF
whitewash obliterated his summer work.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hoffman. city. were in the
prison Friday with their friends, Mesdames C.
Smith and L. H. Bard. of Minneapolis, Mrs. ]. w.
Butler, of Denver, Miss Jennie Coleman, Of
Chicago and Miss L. Chase. of Minneapolis.
l.: Week before last we reproduced column OF
locals from the first number of THE MIRROR and
they were properly credited to that number. blu,
number Of our exchanges have copied several
of those superannuated locals as incidents of re-
cent occurrence.
Editor G. w. York and wife, of Sleepy Eye
we're in the prison Tuesday afternoon, and did not
fail to visit our aerial perch. Until recently Mr.
York was one of the proprietors of our esteemed
exchange. tbs Sleepy Eye Herald. of which we
believe he is still an editor.
Guard Cayou presented us with a little roll OF
something the other day that it pleased him to
call cigar, but to our unaccustomed eyes !,
looked like cabbage leaf that had curled up in
the spring sun after winter of exposure. We
sounded it thoroughly for dynam lite before light.
ing.
, Foreman ]. F. Sullivan showed his sister Miss
Ella Sullivan and his nieces Misses Annie and
Nora Saunders, through the prison Tuesday after
Miss Sullivan is visiting her brother for few
days before starting for the state Of Washington
where she will make her home with her brother
who went out there year ago.
with his Internal machine. and other implements
of torture belonging to the profession of dentistry
and relieved number of us of an assortment OF
aches and shekels. We were going to say some
thing about drilling machines being an ''infernal
pore, put we WON'T as II might lead us TO some
thing worse.
Editor Seward looked in upon us for few min.
utes last Saturday We begged him to prolone
his visit, but nothing would hold him. News.
paper competition is too sharp in saltwater at
present for one of the editors to remain long
away from the scene of action. The Call has put
new life in the newspaper men of the city. Com.
petition is the life of journalism as we'll as OF
trade.
Frank, who presides over the caldrons in the
steam-kitchen, met with painful accident the
other day while in the performance of his duties.
As he was descending into the cellar his feet
slipped on the stone steps, and he fell backwards
striking his elbow the stone. The hospital
steward put several stitches in the ugly cut on the
arm nd Frank though slinhtlu hatt Ia in