The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-01-12
LOCAL. PICKINGS.

Beautiful snow galore.
Discharged. 4; received I.
The health OF the prison is good.
Ask your friends to subscribe for THE MIR
ROR.
morning.
Our guards have little use for hair invigora-
tors. There isn't a baldhead among them.
-Nels Anderson. the new sheriff from New
Ulm, paid a short visit at the prison this week.
Rev. j. lie Moyne banner inspected the pris-
on Monday under the escort of Deputy Warden
Lemon.
Guards Kenyon and Bloom have exchanged
places. The former is the usher of the
prison.
If Auditor Charles H. Browne will send us
his home address we will be pleased to mail him
THE MIRROR.
-sxHFRANK M. eyes, u letter addressed to
you has been received. Make yourself known to
the Deputy and receive it.
The county printing will be done by the Still
water Weekly Gazette and the Messenger. Yum,
yum Say, give us bite. will you?
Statement of population Jan. -: Working
for Thresher Co., 14s; working for state, 1907 sick
and inrm. Z. Total population. 3l5
We consume on an average 1000 pounds of
beef per month. not including the amount of
pork and ham. and other meats. that also form
part of our food.
Friend mick - Nelson was in to see us yes
terday. and had Messrs. Ed. Tracy and Robert
Gerber of'MnneapOlis breathe the pure air of
our home for a few seconds.
has resigned the position he held superin-
tendent Of the WaShburn home at Minneapolis.
and has returned to saltwater.
We notice that it is the poor man who de-
ponds on the labor of his hands for Il living who
is prompt in paying his subscription bills. Let
us hear a little Oftener from the rich men.
The board of managers met on Friday, and
authorized Warden Wofer to advertise for bids
for supplying our home with beef during the cur
rent year. The board will meet again on Feb. Z.
THE MIRROR is indebted to Sup't HanlOn
for a copy of the Public Platform published at
Winfield. Kansas by Riley, HanOn q Co. Its
eight pages are full of valuable reading matter.
Two of our cOIored brothers. who are assist
ing in the whitewashing, met with painful
accidents. One fell from the sca1foId and pune
tured his lower lip through and through. and
the other sprained his ankle. Next!
Manager w. f. Temple had large party of his
Blue Earth City friends in the prison Friday,
among the number being Mr.. Geo. McArther
the banker of that city. They visited our aerial
sanctun and secured copies of THE MIRROR.
The two very. very tall young men, who are
now members of the First grade coterie make
ye editor feel very small. We stand six feet in
our Uncle ferries, but these Goaths are fully
seven foOters They are men of high standing.
"A stranger sitting at the rear OF our dining
room, and seeing some of the boys shaking all
over, would Jump at the conclusion that we were
passing through an ague epidemic. But it is sim
ply the process they are going through of trying
to shake the salt out of the saltcellars.
The Saltwater Messenger has reduced the
price from s. 90 to 81 80 per year. paid strictly in
advance. Those who do not avail themselves of
this opportunity by paying in ADVANCE it says,
the old rate of $500 will obtain This is a
new departure in journalism my friend.
-" Nick Nelson, for many years the local ed
Hor of the saltwater Messenger, has resigned.
His resignation went into effect Monday. We
understand that Mr.. Nelson has been offered the
editorial chair Of weekly paper soon to be
started in this city. Here is good luck to you.
Bro. Nelson.
One OF the boys in the lower machine shop
came very near losing his life by meeting with
an accident somewhat peculiar in its nature
While leaning over his work his jacket caught
in the revolving machinery before him, and away
he went as if the very "divil was after him