The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-05-25
LOCAL. PICKINGS.

Population, 3i2.
The singing of the prison choir last Sunday
was unusually good.
Sheriff NJ. l.. Toole, of Grand Rapids, Mimi,
sent in his subscription this week.
p Ferron a newspaper man of Springfield,
ILL.,, was welcome caller at our office last Tues
day.
Among the visitors to subscribe to our paper
last week, was Mr.. A. w. Morris of st. Paul
Park.
"A Columbian postage stamp was received at
this office last week. We licked it in just five
minutes.
MIR. III. S. Potter a representative of the
Minneapolis Tribune, was welcome caller at
our office last Thursday.
The storm which ragged here last Monday
tore off portion of the roof of the Thresher
cOmpany's shipping sheds
Statement of population May "a: Working
for Thresher Co., 1863; working for state, Ill., sick
and infrm. s. Total population, 342.
The boys" have responded most literally
to the request for original contributions, for
which they have our sincere thanks.
Last Friday Mrs H. a. Walker paid a fare
we'll call at our office. She was accompanied
by Eng. Jones, and Asst. Clerk Minnie Jones.
subscriptions to THE MIRROR have been
coming in at IN unprecedented rate lately, and
our book keeper is complaining of being over
worked.
Miss Maud League of Mckinley, MINI. was
shown through the prison Tuesday 10y Usher
Kenyon, saying Il word of cheer to THE MIRROR
In passing.
The paving of State street is progressing rap
dly MD Iatn MI OIL
that the superintendent of construction under
stands his business.
A bunch of buttercups. fresh from the green
fields of that beautiful outside world that we so
long to see, was sent to our office last week by
Deputy Warden Lemon.
The inmate who has been sending THE
MIRROR to G. j. Cavenaugh, St. Paul. will
please discontinue sending it, as it remains in
the post unclaimed.
Mr.. j. 5. Billings, of Fergus Falls, called at
our Office last Thursday aud renewed his sub
scription to The PRISON MIRROR-a paper that
yields big returns Oh all money invested.
"A visitor to our office the other day had a
happy inspiration when. in remarking the
size of our paper. he said: The best goods come
in small packages" We agreed with him.
-Sheriffs M. l.. Toole of Itasca j. S. Billings
OF Otter TAIL Rube Clewitt of Ramsey. and
Adam Marty and q. o. Anderson of Washington
counties brought in contributions during the
week.
A gentleman whose reputation for veracity
is unquestiOned told us the most wonderful fish
story the other day that we ever heard in our
life. twas simply enormous mean, of course
that the fish was enormous.
-Messrs. Geo. Ii. Diamond, engineer, and Geo
and A. A. Bardsley, machinist on the N. P. II. r..
visited the prison Tuesday, and called at our sane
tum accompanied by Deputy Lemon.
One day last week we saw Deputy Warden
Lemon enter the yard with dripping clothes, and
we asked him if he had fallen into the lake, but
the Deputy hastily replied, "Oh, no; it was
Farmer Rose that fell into the lake!''
"A correspondent, who has evidently been
hOnored with an invitation to one of the Deputy's
Five O. Clock Teas, very naively remarks that
the beverage served up on those occasions has
quite an acid taste-citrc acid no doubt.
We have it from reliable source that former
guard at this prison, who went to Chicago to 90
on the police force, was unable to find a uniform
large enough to fit him, so he returned home to
engage in the peaceful pursuits of civil life.
The most stylish and unique turnout we have
seen in good many years, drove up State street
Tuesday. The livery of the driver was dark and
white check, and the cOlOred fOotman's was a
natty suit of gray. The tout ensemble would
attract attention on the most fashionable bOule-