The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-08-13

The water in the lake is so low that the fish
are getting sunburned. The United States Fish
commissioners should furnish them with straw
hats. sunshades, etc.
Mr.: George Haiselden. foreman OF the Compa.
ny's painting department, completed his work for
the season last week and departed for his farm in
Nebraska. After spending q few weeks on his
farm he will return to his home in Chicago.
"A week ago last Saturday one of the boys
struck his knee with hammer, in consequence of
which he has since been laid up in the hospital
with his leg in plaster cast. He is very unfort.
innate, as it was only a few months ago that he
had finger cut off.
The old pattern house, that has long served
for tool house in the northwest corner Of the
yard. was torn down last Saturday, and the lime
house now occupies the site. That corner of the
yard, and the whole yard for that matter. has
very tidy appearance.
Rev. j. b. Albert. our protestant chaplain.
has gone with his family to spend month at
Clear Lake, Iowa. He and Rev. L. B. Hicks of
Clear Lake. have exchanged pulpits for the month
and Mr.. Hicks will conduct the protestant serv.
ices in our chapel for that time.
We have not made mention of the tub and
pail factory lately. but that is not because it is
not getting in its work of old. 1t is not run
ming to the full capacity. but large number of
tubs and pals are being turned out every day,
and they are irst.class every one of them.
The large condenser in the engine room is
again at work after rest of several weeks for re.
pairs Owing to the low stage of the water in the
lake. the pump which draws water from the lake
for the boilers cannot be used as the water has
fallen below the level of the mouth of the piping
Water from the city water works is now being
used.
Last weeks order for thirty more new trac.
ton engines has been increased to forty. A part
of the boiler iron arrived Monday. and Foreman
Rowen and his clamorous crew are again raising
blacksmiths have returned to their hammers and
toDgs, and the FORCES are glowing and the sparks
are flying again.
The editor of the Waseca Radical has this to
say of our binding Irvine: Farmers who have
used the Irvine made at the state prison are said
to like it we'll. quick jerk breaks it easier than
the sisal Irvine. but for steady pull it is much
stronger than the sisal. The only complaints we
hear regarding it is that crckets eat it more read.
lily than the sisal twine How this may be we do
not know, but what the crickets eat is a very
small quantity, and cuts a very small figure"
Crickets know good thing when they see it.
One Of the men working in the blacksmith
shop was placed in a rather embarrassing predic.
ament Tuesday He was orking at drilling
machine when his clothing was caught in the
cogs, and before he could realize what had hap.
pened he was standing there without thread of
clothing on him except his shoes and stockings
There was no empty barrel conveniently near, so
he drew about him such fragments of his late at.
tire as he could wrest from the remorseless cog.
wheels. 1t is mystery how the man escaped un.
injured.
Mr.. Warren E. Maunsell, who for the past nine
years has occupied the position of stsnographer
and bookkeeper in the Office of the Minnesota
Thresher Manufacturing company has been pro.
noted to the personal charge of the company's
collections in the state of Illinois and he left for
that locality on Sunday last During the long
term of his service he was the respected and be.
loved Of all, and he carries with him to his ne "
sphere of action a hearty God speed" that thou
sands might envy. His headquarters will be at
Springfield. Ill.
"A party of lady and gentlemen visitors we're
viewing the work in the machine shop. One of the
young ladies took special interest in the workings
of turning lathe. and young Saltwater attor.
ney took special interest in explaining the lady
how the machine reduced the iron to shavings
1t was all very simple to him, but to her it
wonderful. To show her how the shavings looked,
he reached under the machine where they were
falling in stream and caught handful. and
Great Caesar! He dropped them, glanced at the
young lady-she bad looked the other way-and
continued the conversation just if those iron
shavings had not been the least bit hot.
He Wanted Some Irvine.
The demand for binding Irvine is on the increase
Last night about eleven O'Clock granger called
at Warden Garvin's residence and after a time
aroused MIR. Garvin from his slumbers. The
ard tent 10 he To uha&