The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-10-13
LOCAL. PICKINGS.

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Discharged, 4.
Population, 3O7.
The three patients in the hospital are getting
along nicely, and soon will join the rest of the
boys in their work.
Last week the board of managers held their
regular monthly meeting. Several applications
for parole were considered.
Statement of population Oct. 70: Working
for Thresher Co., 1874; working for state, 1861 sick
and infirm. s. Total population, 3O7.
Steward Hall has added to the hospital staff
one of the boys who turns out to be first class
penman. He can do wonders with his pen.
Guard Meehan is officiating during Steward
BennerS absence. He is chuck full of Steele
county politics, and says the Dimis are not in it.
The first and second grade men will eat their
first meal in the new dining hall ON the Goth.
Steward Benner will no doubt do what is right
by the boys.
That wheeling sound, that we here at night
in the dollhouse, is not the blowing of whale in
mid ocean, but it's Guard Frost who is suffering
with bad cold.
Night school begins on the first of next
month. Now, boys. here is your chance take
advantage of the opportunity offered, and you
will never regret it,
Our mail clerk is back again at his old post.
He is little weak on his pins yet, but that good
old southern grit of his is better than medicine
to bring him around.
Reporter Nelson took a flying trip through
the prison Tuesday, and pointed out to the mem
bers of the Northern Light theatrical company
the beauties of our den.
That light weight clerk. in the Irvine shop,
is feeling so gol darned fired proud over that
Sx17 new office of his that even tallow dough-
nuts wont stick on him.
On Monday the Irvine department received
5O91 gallons of straw oil direct from the refinery
in indiana; and it means a saving of many dol
lars purchasing it in such large quantity.
Foreman Sullivan's wife is spending a few
days with her mother at Eau Claire, Wis. He is
keeping house all by himself, and says that cold
flap jacks are injurious to the lining of his stOm
ach.
1T is refreshing" said Guard White, "tO be
thus in close contact with nature. The balmy
breeze of this squaw weather fans my alabaster
cheek, and it gives me"-"A pain,'' said Guard
Crandall.
We have been made to believe some pretty
tough fish stories during our life, but when Guard
Anderson tries to palaver us about a fox playing
with dog we are going to rise up and smite him
with our Friday bologna.
Farmer Rose gave us the sad news of the
death of his brother Gideon Rose. Deceased
was member of the 18th Infantry U. S. A. and
was very much esteemed. We sympathize with
our brother in his affection.
The stOrekeeper has received lot of first
class black yarn for our socks. Ed, who handles
the knitting machine, says it will stand strain
of 10000 pounds to the square inch, and that the
color will be the fashion for the coming winter
Foreman Sutton is tantalizer. but we will
have our revenge some day. What can one
think of a man who deliberately goes to work
and dwelS on the beauty of white clover honey
maple syrup, flap jacks and Pennsylvania apples?
Guards attention. Our subscription list
could stand crOwding, and our "devil' would
count it no trouble to be compelled to devote
gOOdly pOrtiOn.Of his time to the inscription of
the names thereon. Hustle, gentlemen, and let
us see what you can do before Christmas.
Did you hear anything drop? Ask Messrs
Bronson and..McKellar- ask them; and you'll
hear: "Well, you know, that-yes O yes,-cOun-
ty conventiOn-Bah! never expected it, And
Guard Colligan swings his stick, wnks, mods.
coughs, and calls for some one to take him home
We were rooted to the spot the other day. by
the vivid description given of 1.-The late msunder-
standing" by two of our old vets. We now hear
that they have entered into an arrangement
with st. Paul publishing house to place on the
lot NOV of f1,oo