The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-11-24
LOCAL. PICKINGS.

-tOlu weather Oh Tap.
Received, 5; discharged. 1.
Look out for that chicken pot-pie.
Congressman Castle is to talk to us to-day.
Our guards Ta-ra-ra, BOOm-de-ay-Pay Day.
There will be a brass band to entertain lis,
There is to be weekly bill of fare posted up
in the dining room every Monday.
On account of Thanksgiving THE MIRROR
has been issued day sooner this week.
Happiness reigns supreme on Hyacith ave-
nue. now Charlie has got new hose.
That duet sung last Sunday in the chapel. by
Signores Blagdini and Teffani. was grand.
Secretary Hart, of the Board of Charities
and Corrections, visited the prison last week.
Rev. b. Ehwald of Woodville, Wis. and Rev
+. Ebert of this city gave pleasant call last
week.
Miss Foley, Clerk OBrien'S assistant. has
departed for Milwaukee for the benefit of her
health.
Rev. Mr.. Sutherland of Minneapolis. preached
to us last Sunday. His sermon was appreciated
by the boys.
The MIRROR addressed to John Hesch of
dead in that Office.
Statement of population Nov. %: Working
for Thresher Co., 15S working for state, 49, sick
and infirm, 5. Total population. 321.
W. A. s. Brady and A. ID. Burrows. the two
well-knOwn general agents of the Thresher com
pany, have been in the city during the last few
days
Mr.. V. w. BayleSS, manager and treasurer,
and Mr.. Chas. r. Chute secretary, of the Mime
apOlis Linen Mills were visitors to the prison
Monday.
Mr.. Frank Berry. who for many years held
the position of clerk of this prison. has secured
the position of superintendent Of the Washburn
Home at Minneapolis.
Col. Clarke Chambers. our Prison Agent, paid
the prison visit last Friday. He interviewed
several of the boys regarding their future and
with the object of procuring them also situations
Mr.. j. +. Ingham of ST. Paul. became a
staRch friend of THE MIRROR last week. He
came, he saw but we conquered that dollar that
made him subscriber to the grandest paper in
Minnesota.
The partition on the upper floor of the Irvine
factory has been completed. The steam pipes
are being placed in position. and the entire
quarters will he made as comfortable as possible
for the boys.
The front doors of the solitary have had two
circular holes bored through them which will be
used as portfolios by the keeper. as from his
chair he can easily what is going on down our
main street.
The author of Heavy Thoughts - and &C
G." are the gentlemen who were appointed by
the Deputy as being fully competent to calcimine
the walls of the front Office kitchen and so forth
1t is good job.
For the last three weeks the StOrekeeper has
been waiting patiently for the balance of cloth
in order to complete the trousers for the first
grade men. No one is to blame but the mill
which has failed to come up to time.
The dynamo which now supplies the current
for our lights has been loaned to the prison by
the st. Paul firm who is repairing the armatlre
Of our old dynamo. 1t will take fully two weeks
before the firm will be able to deliver the arma-
tare.
why. Mr.. Stilkey. these new shoes have
been made crooked" said one of the men to the
storekeeper. "Well, young man, a crooked .
but the sentence was never completed as the
young gentleman had already tainted away in
Sandy'S arms.
The guards have been supplied with hat
hooks in the dining room. BY this we do not
mean that they are being fed on hardware but
shat hooks have been screwed on the walls for
the purpose of hanging their hats. Now we have
got the chance of seeing what is the latest fash
i0nable haircut which is prevailing on the out
side