The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-14
LOCAL PICKINGS.


LOCAL PICKINGS.
NO arrivals during the past week.
Population going down. only 1856 to-day.
Steward Benner is preparing his truck patch
for spring planting.
Hospital Steward Hall had two days vaca-
ton the first of the week.
-Four men, having earned their liberty, made
their departure during the past week.
We understand that the night school is to
close at the end of this month for the summer va.
cation.
Reporter Ludley. of the st. Paul News, and
DR.. Game. of saltwater. were among the visitors
of the week.
was shown through the prison last Thursday by
Chaplain Corcoran.
Mr.. H. B. Nelson, hemp broker and producer.
of Lexington. KY. visited the prison yesterday in
the interests of his business.
Statement of population April 10: Working
for Thresher Co.. 172; working for state. 1853; sick
and inirm, 6. Total population. 1856.
MIR. ]. E. Shaver, of Brown Treacy & Co..
stationers and printers, of St. Paul. left his ele.
CANT Autograph card with us yesterday.
The output of the Irvine plant is increasing
daily: it is now $500 pounds per day, but will
reach perhaps 5000 pounds within week or
so.
There was a heavy Frost in the yard Tuesday
night, but only pie in the kitchen was bitten.
Captain Hall was feeling little bit under the
weather.
Reporter Nelson brought Charles Moth and
Jerry Sullivan, champion" wrestlers, with him
one day last week to see where many a "cham-
pion" has fallen.
The cook of raw pea SOUP fame fired
out of the prison yesterday. May he never be so
unfortunate to return again. is the wish we wish
in behalf of the lovers of pea soup.
Bishop Gilbert will conduct Easter services in
our chapel next Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
There will be as usual, we suppose, service in
the morning for Catholics exclusively.
During the absence of Deputy Lemon because
of the illness and death of his fatherinlaw. Mr..
G. M Seymour. Asst Deputy Glennon has been
holding the reins of internal government.
There are indications of the breaking out of
spring fever in the prison. 1t is very distressing
complaint in place of this kind where it is very
difficult to even the slight relief of
'movin'."
We had the painters and calcminers with us
two days of last week and the result is the great.
ly improved appearance Of the printing depart.
ment. The artists did their work in a manner
that would have put some of the old masters into
a fit of Jealous rage. The extreme modesty of the
young Michael Angeloes precludes rendering
to them the praise due their fine taste and con.
scientious labor.
The most important local occurrence was
overlooked in last weeks skirmish for items The
occurrence was an avalanche. portion of the
high sandstone precipice which towers above the
boiler shop unshipped its moorings, toppled over
and crushed in a large section of the side of the
shop. 1t is said that the crash caused the hair of
the workmen to assume erect position ard so
remain for several instants. No one was hurt and
damages were soon repaired and the creation of
thunder was renewed.
One of the inmates of the hospital
leased yesterday after five months treatment for
heart troubles. He brought to the prison on
a stretcher and served his whole term under the
physicians care. He had fully recovered from
what at first seemed a hopeless disease 1t speaks
well for the sagacity of the officials that they hur-
ried the man into the prison in the condition in
which he was. to the county the cost of his
burial. The doctor attributes his recovery to the
fact of his being newspaper man more than to
medical skill.
-Pucks publishers will issue on April 27th a
book of mavericks; Short Stories rounded up by
Pucks Artists" Mavericks will be an artistic.
ally-bound collection of short stories which have
appeared in Puck's columns and there can be no
better earnest of their literary excellence than
the names of their authors. among which
Brander Matthews, George II. Jessop, r. K Mum.