The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-06-09

Mrs. j. 7. McCasland and Miss Pearl Lusk
of East st. LOUIS, H.. and Mrs. F. N. Shaw, of
st. Paul. were in the prison yesterday after.
noon with Mrs. j. S. OBren.
Mr.. R. S. Parker of saltwater passed thro ugh
the prison yesterday accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. P. G.. Yaw and Miss Shele Henderson of
Minneapolis, and Messrs. Wales. Cant and
Willett of Indiana.
Puck of June Sth is an attractive number,
both account of its cartoons and reading mat
| ter. Mr.. Burners RUNAWAY Browns sever their
connection with their theatrical friends after an
interesting experience
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Ingham. of Dover: Mrs. J..
NJ Rowley and Miss Hattie Smith, of Rochester,
and Mrs. c. V. Ferguson, of Minneapolis. looked
through the prison Monday with President Dunn
of the Board of Managers.
One hundred and seventy.one men entered
the first grade last Thursday morning instead of
lat as the paper stated last week. The mistake
was due to the hurry in which the first list
made up from the records, but was discovered as
soon as the distribution of the caps was begun.
Guard Lester Bordwel is in receipt of a letter
from Mr.. T. W. Alexander in which he is informed
that Mr.. A. is located with his family at Seattle,
Washington. He is in the employ of an agricult.
ural implement company. He is much pleased
with the country and especially with his new
home. He sends regards to all friends here.
Steward Benner has at last found an antidote
for cockroaches and he is now happy as clam all
the day long. All he has to DO is to put the stuff
in the haunts of the reaches and it does the rest.
Anyone pestered with reaches may learn a means
of EXTERN mating them by addressing this office.
forget n q twO Of for
A party of two hundred saltwater people
went over to Minneapolis Tuesday night to the
great convention show. A number of persons
connected with the prison were members of the
party. What fools these mortals be" to go over
there to be crowded and jostled about by hot
and crazy mob of strangers for few hours and
then have to come home in the morning to work
all day with swelled heads and binky eyes They
took the North Hill band along to do their blow
ing for them.
The officers of the prison. employees of the
Thresher company and other friends surprised
Warden Garvn last Friday evening by proceed.
ing to his residence with brass band and a
present The party was invited into the house
where Deputy Lemon. behalf of the party,
presented the retiring warden with handsome
diamond stud. The deputy said: warden, in be.
Hall Oh tue OmcerS OF tnlS PRISON ana your friends
of this city, it is with pleasure that present you
with this token of our friendship and good will.
1t is the wish of every officer and friend that your
record may always be as bright as this gem pre-
sent to you, with their best Wishes" The warden
was too much overcome to do more than assure
the friends of his appreciation.
The heaviest rainfall of the season in this
neighborhood that of Monday afternoon
Our Main street became rushing river and the
water rose so high that it over1owed into the
Company's basement offices, but not much damage
resulted. hole was cut in the floor and the
water soon found its way out But there was a
worse state of a fairs on the other side of the
yard where another river rushed down to the old
gate. The sewer grating became clogged as well
as the opening under the gate. which caused the
water to back up and in a very few minutes fill the
front cellar to depth of four feet. Luckily there
was little in the cellar at the time that the water
could damage. After the storm was over a crew
of men was set to work and soon had the cellar
bailed out
Warden Garvin's Farewell.