The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-06-26

Guard Henry J. jenkins returned Monday
from attending reunion of Michigan regiments
at Oshkosh. Henry says the boys gave him
grand welcome.
Our fat boy Dan has left the subterranean Of
fee to accept situation at Charlie Carlgren's
bank. 1t is simply laying down of the pen to
take up the shovel
Judging BY the bouquet of posies that Mr..
Berry brought down to his assists Mt between the
gates Mrs. Berry has the finest rose garden in this
part of the country.
The big brick chimney on the south side of
the state shops has been taken down, and the
bricks have been cleaned of mortar and piled
away for future use.
Foreman j. F. Sullivan escorted his brother
Mr.. e. Sullivan. of Independence, Wis, and E. g.
Rainey, of Arcadia, Wis, a sightseeing tour of
the prison last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathl Elwell and Mr.. D. A.
Kennedy. of Minneapolis and H. E. Craig of Lig-
onier, Ind, were in the prison yesterday after
noon. They will be readers of our paper here
after.
Guard Cayou put In the past week first as cell
room guard during Toms absence. then a. store
keeper during the absence Of Storekeepe Bord-
we'll. He is hold ing down the later pos, Ion at
present.
Mr.. Meehan sited st. Paul on Sunday and
judging from cert ain signs inclined to be-
lieve he lost something. He has been quoting
Alex. Sekrk and asking Solitude where "her
charms" were.
The boys are making better head way at wall
building this season than ever before, and that
tOO thafan md
section of ninety feet has been made nearly read
for the cap stones. and new section was started
Tuesday.
AS good manv new men have come in lately
there must be some among them who are capable
of writing good articles tor publ cation. Any who
feel disposed to air the opinions are invited to
do so through the columns of HE MIRROR. Let
us hear from you.
The members of the Minnesota Thresher Man.
ufacturing Company held their annual meeting
last Wednesday. The old officers were reelected
with the exception of Treasurer r. =. Buchanan
who resigned some time ago. Mr.. e. D. Buffing.
ton will act in the double capacity of secretary
and treasurer.
Mr.. Tom Alexander and his family returned
Tuesday from a few days visit in Wisconsin.
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went fishing on the Indian reservation where they
caught 2O2 trout. the most of which they shipped
to friends about the prison. Tom says they had a
delightful time.
The committee appointed by the Governor to
investigate the binding Irvine industry with view
to establishing Irvine factory in the prison. have
made favorable report. and, according to the Pho
neer Press the Governor has instructed the board
of managers to proceed to make the experiment
as soon as practicable.
Mr. d. N. Morgan, president of the City Ma
tonal Bank, Bridgeport Conn.,, also a
stakeholder in the Thresher company was here
last week to attend the annual meeting of the
stock holders. This is the first time that Mr.. Nor
gan has failed to visit TIL e MIRROR office while
in saltwater. However, we know that he thought
of us for he left big dollar with the Warden to
be credited on his subscription account.
"A large number of horsemen are in the city on
account of the saltwater races and of the number
the following have registered in the prison. L. F..
Price, Independence. Mo-; w. A. Mckinney, Kan.
sas City w. j. Kerlin, Montgomery. Ala; Mr.. Dell
Barker and wife. Greenwood, Mo-; Claude L. Ry-
ley, Lexington, KY; Morgan Pierce Leiley and
Walter McElroy, Chicago, Ill. The latter three
gentlemen were with Hon. G.. M. Seymour.
Bishop j. Stanley, of Jamestown N Dak;
Bishop ]. B. Cotter, of Winona, and Rev. Father
James O'Reilly, of Minneapolis, accompanied by
Rev. Father NJ e. Murphy. Hon. J. 8. O'Brien
and Master Ed. OBrien honored THE MIR
ROR office with their presence for few minutes
last Thursday. But they remained long enough
to put their names well as that of Bishop M
Marty. of Sioux Falls, OAK. on our subscription
list.
Gus Plaster. a citizen empIoye of the Thresher
company working in the paint shop, met with
serious and painful mishap Wednesday morning
He and others were running traction engine out
OF the shop. He had hold Of the tongue stearing.
and when thew came tn the sharn declino ooipo