The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-12-14
LOCAL. PICKINGS.

Discharged, none.
Prison Clerk, O'Brien is on the sick list.
Foreman Rowen says. "Od Swiftly is a
dandy.
Steward Benner is suffering with an attack
of rheumatism.
There are no more vacant seats in the second
grade dining room.
In excavating for the ice cave. the boys
struck spring of water.
1t takes five hundred pounds of bread each
day, to feed our bOarders.
La Grippe and bad colds are becoming quite
prevalent in our locality.
Two large cases of new goods were received
at the store room last Friday.
Commissioners Hall and Temple spent last
Sunday with Warden WOlfer.
-Twenty-seven of our population were vaccin-
ated. Tuesday and Wednesday.
They commenced setting up new machines
in keeper Rush's shop yesterday.
"A new saw-ml engine was being packed for
shipment, at the engine shop, yesterday.
The boys in the foundry say that their only
ailiment in that department is the "Quinsy.''
"A new invoice of tin cups. wash-basins
etc. was received at the state store room last
Tuesday.
-Davy Crocketts cave. so called by keeper
Cayou, is now nearly forty feet deep, from the
entrance back.
We are in receipt of quite number of splen-
did contributions, which we have on file for flu
ture publication.
Keeper Orff was acting as Supernumerary,
for few days the past week during the illness
of Keeper McFall.
If vote were taken, the majority of the en-
ployes of this institution would undoubtedly be
in favor of lockout
Officers of the ST. Cloud RefOrmatOry brought
a man over from that institution. last week, who
had been transferred.
The state carpenters are kept hustling these
days. preparing and fixing up furniture for the
rooms of our new bOarderS.
The state team was busy yesterday morning,
hauling Irvine from the state carpenter shop to
the large store room outside.
Whoever is sending THE MIRROR to Fred
ChilcOat, box 81, LevenwOrth Kas., should
change the address to box 81.
Jacob Deaurgash of the Minnesota Mercan-
tile Co.. of saltwater. in company with friends.
visited the prison last Thursday.
Deputy Warden Lemon took a trip to St.
Paul. last Thursday afternoon and brought back
man who had broken his parole.
We understand they have new assistant
buttOn-hole maker in the tailoring department.
little John" having been promoted.
The little daughter of our assistant hospital
steward, paid him visit last Thursday, and left
him a beautiful boquet of cut flowers.
One of the boys in the engine room has a
couple of very peculiar plants of the cactus va
riety, which are quite novelty in here.
1t is said that keeper CayOu is still searching
for the stove which disappeared when he set off
the big blast in the ice cave. last Friday.
The boiler shop has started up again and the
musical ring of the steam hammer is once
After stubbornly fighting with the grip
for sever al days past, Mr.. McFall. keeper of the
yard gang. was. last Tuesday, forced to succumD.
Capt. Alexander, cell house keeper. says
that he runs his lodging house on the city Omn j.
bus plan. 1t always contains room for one more.
Keeper White has taken the place of Mr.
Crandall at the gate, and keeper Phlbrook will
in the future hold forth at the gate guard house.
We are indepted to quite number of the
boys, for local pick-upS, this week. That's right
boys, keep your eyes peeled, and help us all you
can.
E. S. H. says if that mule aid dump cart
don't get move on, the snow will be all gone
before they get chance to haul any of it outside.