The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-03-20

MI H. y. SmlCn ana MISS Mamie CODrOy, Oh
White Bear Lake, and Mr.. P. and Miss Dolly Bun
nell. of Whapeton. N OAK. viewed the sights of
this institution yesterday.
MIR. A. G. johnson, of st. Paul. was visitor
in the prison Tuesday, and before leaving, called
in and gave permission to place his name
among those of our subscribers
Mr.. L. E. Brewster, chief clerk of the health
Office. and Libbie Wood. both of Denver. Colo;
Mrs e. w. Batson and Miss g. c. Wood, of st.
Paul, looked through the prison last Thursday.
Keep the papers clean that you wish sent
away. otherwise they will not be sent. 1t is an
insult to friend. especially lady, to send pa
per that looks like a chimney sweeps recommen-
dalton.
Rev. j. M. Chandler who conducted our chapel
services last Sunday did the same thing about one
year ago and Chaplain Albert preached at st.
Anthony Park. St. Paul, in his stead on both
casions
That last Monday st. Patrick's Day was
made apparent in the prison by the appearance
of bits O. the green futtering from the breasts of
a number of Erin's sons There were no drunks'
therefor no arrests.
Foreman F. H. Lennon set up the cigars to
his painter boys the evening of the day on which
Mountain Boy won the pacing race on the ice
What connection there was between the two
events of course we don't know.
You must remember that when you are placed
in institution of this kind that you have a duty
to perform and you owe it to yourself to perform
it in cheerful manner. for 1.-The consciousness of
duty performed gives music at midnight"
"A late member of our community who mast
Ioko ;1o i, lo.
make very profitable OF it. being employed by
different parties requiring such services. Ability
to do thing well, counts in these entsrprising
days.
Mr.. H. r. Robinson and Mr.. Siever Serumgard,
of the State University made this university a
visit last Monday. They called into THE MIR
ROR Office and spent few minutes. Mr.. Serum
gard is the editorial writer on the Ariel" the
University journal.
The prison flag raised last Saturday
morning and will continue to float from its staff
as the Warden has decided to keep it up all the
time instead of only on those days when the Gov.
ernor visits the prison, has been the custom
heretofore. Long may it wave.
DIR. r. c. Mason, of Winona. spent a part of
two days in and about the prison last week. The
Doctor is one of those men who we believe were
created on purpose to drive dull care away and
save the world from souring. He knows a good
thing when he sees it so he subscribed for our
paper.
An United States prisoner was pardoned
this week after serving few months of an eleven
year sentence. So near can learn. the par
don was granted on the ground that he had been
tried and acquitted by civil court of the charge
for which no wa yard trio
by court martial Such procedure we understand
is contrary to law.
One of the boys is laid up in the hospital with
badly injured ankle, the result of an accident
He and another man were going down the incline
that leads into the machine shop door with a
truck load of castings when the handle at the end
of the tongue broke and let the whole thing rush
down catching the mans ankle between the side
of the truck and the door jam.
Guard Andrew Meehap is an old soldier and
has soft place in h heart for all other old SOL
diers who served their country faithfully but
when on Tuesday morning he found an old used.
up soldier of one of the home guards lying be.
side his chair on the bridge of sighs." his indig
nation knew bounds, and he declared that
should the like occur again there would be another
civil war.
1T is not always the largest men who have the
heaviest walk. which fact we noted the other
evening as the men were going to their cells with
their suppers. large man weighing over 200
pounds passed along the iron gallery with so light
step as to be scarcely heard. He was followed
by little slim fellow of not more than 100 pounds
weight whose humping steps sounded through
the ceroom like the chug, chug. chugs of an act.
i've trip hammer.
The molders and boiler makers employed in
the Thresher company's shops went out on a
strike last Saturday morning. The causes leading
to the strike are not very definitely known by
others than those personally interested 1t is
said the Only grievance of 10 hoiler makers was