The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-09-14
LOCAL. PICKINGS.

Received none.
Population 424.
Officer Cummings is on the wall while Wall
guard Murphy is away
Officer Coligan returned from his vacation
Wednesday much benefited.
The omnibus subject for next week is Ii
quOr; for Sept. 81 Music; for Sept. %, your idea
of the creation.
Mr.. Anderson becomes captain and Mr.. Phil
brook member of the night-watch during Captain
Halls holiday.
Officer Orff has been doing good work with
the construction gang on the outside The men
all worked steadily.
Newcomers must understand that clean
cell is required to avoid unpleasant interviews
with the powers that be.
The prisoner sending paper to Miss Jessie
Hall, Little Falls, should change the address to
East Grand Forks. MINI.
-Ossian says he is not built for stevedore,
and hopes the state truck-maker will interview
Mr. Stilkey as to hand-cart.
1t is strange how forgetful of their fishing
expedition are those that fail to catch fish. Sew
eral parties failed lately to report
Gene, the state cabinet-maker, has just fin
ished an elegant carved oak frame of original
design to ornament the front office.
The tub and bench set up under the west
spring greatly facilitates the filling of water
pals. which was quite slow process.
The dining-room boys must be ''free-will Bap
tists'' judging from the absolute cleanliness and
neatness of everything about their halls.
Our esteemed contributor Leonardus has re-
olo di,,lo no Chout
Circle authorities for his -four year course
Warden Wolfer has just cause for libel
suit against the Pioneer Press for the cut pub
lished last Monday, supposed to represent him.
The crippled prisoner in the tailor shop now
rejoces in handsome peg-leg made for him by
the state carpenter, to whose handiwOrk it is a
credit.
The limit of the omnibus article is one hun
dred and fifty words. Look back in THE MIR
RoR pages and read the verses entitled "Cut 1t
Short
The state plumber had quite Job unscrew-
ing some parts of the pump just repaired; pa
tience and rightly applied heat worked wonders
however.
Foreman Plaster of the paint shop is quite
fond of the granting in his office. He says he
must get desk to be in keeping with the other
elegance.
If the Saltwater bellies could work some of
the tnts of the deputys Oeander blossoms into
their cheeks there would be no escape for the
bachelors.
Capt Hall of the night-watch is taking his
vacation, beginning yesterday. He will try to ap-
preciate few nights in bed and few of these
glorious fall days.
Officer Reyes says the authorities got very
quickly onto his musical capabilities for he was
detailed to superintend the choir practice on his
first Sunday of office.
The digging of the water main trench down
by the main gate reveals that that was all made
refuse came to light.
-StOrekeeper Stilkey's gang were making
themselves generally useful Friday, unload
ing dray of its freight and carrying it down the
court to the store-room.
William Begg of Minneapolis, Peter Begg,
editor of the Mobile Commercial and Mr.. Mel
son of the Washington Co. Journal, paid us
very pleasant visit on Monday.
The engine taken up two weeks ago, has
been repaired and returned to its bed in the
basement and everything is now in readiness for
the pipe layers to commence work.
We received visit Tuesday from Capt. and
Mrs. Alexander and their guests Mrs. and Miss
Maggie Dow, who, having taken in the Worlds
Fair, are doing the wild West before returning to
their home in the far East