The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21
BASEBALL.
LOCAL PICKINGS.

standing of the clubs at present.
LOCAL PICKINGs.
The male quartet distinguished itself Sunday.
Chief of Police Gar vim was the guest of War.
den Wolfer yesterday.
The engine house boys amused themselves
this week by cleaning out the cstern.
Foreman Leo. Rachel of the paint shop
turned Tuesday after a weeks vacation.
CLERK Berry is having his hands full Of work
these days looking after binding Irvine orders
We understand that Hospital Steward Hall
and wife are to set up in housekeeping in
the city.
THE MIRROR addressed to Miss O'Nlel
dead in that office.
"A crew of men now at work fixing up the
new hospital. 1t is expected to be ready for
in about two weeks.
DIR. Merrill was away several days last week
account of the illness of Mrs. Merrill who is
visiting relatives in Illinois.
"A citizen working in the settng-up shop was
struck in the face by the hook of block and
tackle and was severely hurt.
Statement of population July 20: Working
for Thresher Co.. 49; working for state, IT'S; sick
and inirm. Z. Total population, 33l.
Guard McCracken returned Monday after
spending few days with his folks at Red Wing.
He was accompanied on his return by Miss Donna
Scoby, his niece.
We will bet anything but our "far.famed
prison hash that the Minnesota state prison
has pretter hose. house than any other public
institution in the state.
The binding Irvine trade is opening up in
good shape, and the Irvine is leaving the prison in
car loads wagon loads, cart loads, wheelbarrow
loads and back loads.
Editor Einar Hoidale. of the Western Guard.
Madison. Mimi and Mr.. c. H. A. Hotan left their
cards at this Office last Friday. They were seeing
the sights along with the rest of 1.-The People,
One arrival and six departures during the past
week. The arrival was from the U. S. court at st.
Paul, and he will stay three years less good time,
if not sooner released by the working of provi-
dence.
Our contributors were lazy the past week.
consequently we have had to use the scissors
pretty freely. The boys say it has been too warm
to think let alone write. A few days at the lake
would do all deal of good.
One of our "agents" sends the following spe.
cial: Have not much news this morning. The
garden has been weeded." Now we wonder
whether he meant the onion patch had been weeded
or that all the big items had been "weeded" out
of the garden of local news.
MIR. E. F. Carlston, doorkeeper Of the house
in the last legislature, and Mr.. Garlic Erickson,
candidate for treasurer of Pope county. we're
among those who dropped into THE MIRROR
Office while the convention visitors were here.
Mr. Erickson will be a reader Of our paper from
on.
Among the visitors from the Peoples conven.
ton last week was Mr.. Thomas j. Meghen, chair.
man of the Peoples Party State Central commit
tee, and he said that having read several copies
of THE PRISON MIRROR he considered it one of
the best and most useful papers published in the
state. Now. there is a man that knows good
thing when he sees it.
One of the city papers stated this week that
the new retaining wall would be completed next
month. Foreman Carlgrens attention being
called to the statement. said that he was not in
the habit of openly disputing the newspapers but
on this occasion he would venture to say that as
near as he could calculate, that paper was about
three months too previous.
Mr.. Tams Bixby private secretary to Gov.
ernor Merriam, of the party of farmers
who came over from the Peoples convention last
week to inspect the binding Irvine plant. 1t has
not been learned whether he decided to buy his
Irvine of the state this year to patronize the
cordage trust. but being loyal citizen, it is rea.
sonable to suppose that he will favor our home
industries.