The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-07-02

1t IS no pun 10 say that as Charlie brown
drove down to the prison one of those hot days
the people saw dust flying before his buggy as
well as after it. The key to this may be found in
the carriage shed at the south end of the Compa.
ny's warehouse
The belt to the governor Of the large
denser in the engine room ran off the other day,
and there followed few moments of condensing
OF lively sort Before the steam could be shut
off the condenser so damaged that it will take
several days to put it in working order again.
Prisoners received during the past week.
Hennepin county three for 2, ~ and years re-.
spectively: Ramsey county one for years; Brown
county one for so days; Clay county for S
years; ST. Louis county two for and years re-.
spectively. Totals men and "a years and 10
months.
-Fitzsimmons, the pugilistic gentleman, and
his groom and number Of friends came over
from White Bear Lake one day last week to view
this place where many a slugger's sun has gone
down without leaving single ray of glory beh ind
The professionals consider it a sure "hoodoo'' to
visit prison.
Mrs. Lydia A. Carl. widow of the late Dr.
Carli, celebrated on Monday the fifteth anniver.
sary of her arrival in saltwater, or rather the
here there but one house in this region of
what was then great Wilderness and where this
prison now stands were still scattered the bodies
Of Indians who had been killed in the fight which
gives to this place the name of Battle Hollow.
Mrs. s. NJ. l. Henry, national evangelist of the
w. c. T. o. and prison secretary of the c. L. S. c..
was here Sunday according to appointment. Mrs.
Henry was present at chapel services in the morn.
chaplain gave short but very impressive
talk. In the afternoon she. accompanied by Miss
Eva Foster of saltwater, attended the meeting of
the prison Chautauqua circle and after the regular
class exercises. addressed the members. A full
account of the meeting may be found on the
fourth page. Monday morning Mrs. Henry was
shown through the prison by Warden Garvin.
Some of the boys do not seem to understand
the rules concerning their Sunday Clothes and the
storekeeper desires that they be enlightened. In
the first place, every inmate is supposed to have
Sunday suit. These suits not to be worn for
working suits, and are to be left in the cells when
not in use Sundays and holidays. They must not
be put in the clothes bags for the laundry Monday
mornings. AS often as it is necessary that they
should be washed the laundry will come
around and take them out of the cells. and they
Will return tuom 10 Tue Cells Wien washed. BY
observing these rules you will the storekeep.
er great deal of trouble and not run the risk Of
losing your dress suit.
1t has been q long time since we heard any.
thing of the professor who travels about the coun.
try with shows exhibiting his wonderfully trained
feas. We heard the other day the end of the
professors career Snowman. He became such
a drunkard that no show company would have
him with them; even the dime museums could not
| tolerate him. So he began exhibiting on street
corners for whatever people were willing to drop
into his hat. One day. while he was putting the
wonderful little feas through their tricks large
Newfoundland dog up to his stand. and be-
fore he realized the danger the active little Great.
ures hoped onto the dog and we're forever lost in
his shaggy coat. Thus in moment vanished the
results of infinite labor and patience. The poor
professor disappeared along with his 1eas from
the amusement world.