The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-09
LOCAL. PICKINGS.

Population. 81.
Discharged. .. No one received.
Warden Wolfer will be absent on business
for a couple of days.
The board of managers held their regular
monthly meeting Tuesday.
Several of the boys have been reported for
failing to clean their water-arS.
On the first Catholic Sunday of every month
mass will be held in our chapel.
Two of our colored brothers have Joined the
choir. They are both sweet singers.
Miss Minnie Jones of Minneapolis, has been
appointed assistant to Clerk O'Brien.
One of our guards has named his baby boy
Knute Nelson Anderson. He's all right.
To the loquacious convict" Much tongue
and much judgment seldom go together
The pOssessOr of that ruddy beard. which
poets have sung about. is now counting days
-Messrs. j. E. Jones and j. w. Oliver, mem
bers of the Wisconsin State Board of Control
visited the prison.
MIR. A. F. NOrrsh, a nephew of Gen. NOrrish,
called on THE MIRROR and gave We editor
hearty shake of the hand.
The poet says that March with grief doth
baaing to its hearts content.
Statement of population March 81 Working
for Thresher Co.. 152: working for state 1866 sick
and ntrm. 8, Total population, 81.
The boss of the washee-washee house has
been suffering with slight Inflammation of the
eyes caused by a little lye,' he says.
Mr. Fred Williams of st. Paul. an employee
of the Pioneer Press and an old friend of Capt.
Benjamin CayOu. paid visit to our sanctum one
day last week.
-Storekeeper Stilkey reports on hand, to date:
60 coats, 20 vests. and 1913 trousers. which will
deck the Apollo forms of the second grade men
in the near future
Mr. Nunlist has been suffering with pOlObis
in his eye. He visited saltwater physician who
charged him So 80 wink, enough money, he says,
to have purchased an Al glass-eye.
One who claims to have been "bOrn with
silver spoon in his MOUTH says that the sausage
served on Friday lis so perydmeneOus that am
unable to sever it with my table-knife." Well.
how would an AK strike you?
-Supt. Hanon informs us that he is short
about seven men. but that does not hinder him
from getting out the customary amount of Irvine
every day. Two car loads of Minnesota hemp
were received during the week.
In turning over some old papers we came
across the following sentence, written by some
one on the margin of an old newspaper: John
Quickly eXtempOrZed five tow bags 1t contains
all the letters of the alphabet.
The gentleman who is filling the position of
shippingclerk to the Thresher company says
that sure preventive for spring-fever is to take
equal parts of sarsaparia and port wine. No
doubt of it. CharleS-nO doubt of it,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. b. Inman of Duluth whiled
away few hours looking through the prison
with Deputy Lemon. Mr.. Inman is the owner
of the principal line of tugs in Duluth and is one
of the foremost citizens of that great city.
The disappearance of certain piece of wear
ing apparel. recalls to mind the beautiful words
of the song.
Give my chewing gum to sister,
My old pants to BROTHER
We understand from a gentlemen in author
ity. that Guard Anderson is kept busy at night
moving the hands of the clock in the cellrOOm
backwards and forwards, trying his level best.
it seems. to have the old thing keep good time.
-Ex-Warden G. L. Foster, formerly connected
with the penitentiary at Manitoba, was Warden
VOTERS guest on Thursday of last week. Mr..
Foster was on his way to Ottowa, from which
point he will proceed to New Westminster B. c.
-@Our subscribers sometime complain of
not receiving their copies when they have been
sent. This in some cases may possibly be ac-
counted for by the fact that their copies sent to
their business address where they are likely to
fall into the hands of those who unconsciously
carry them off. This may be remedied by having
them sent TO the home address,