The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-12-07
LOCAL. PICKINGS.

discharged three.
Only eighteen more days until christmas.
The End. grade dining room has new waiter.
December 81 will be the shortest day in the
year.
The earnings of the prison for November
were $16,O99.41
MIR. John Rourke was last Monday installed
keeper of the engine shop.
The Board of Managers met in general
monthly session. last Tuesday.
December walked in with II below zero,
promising very severe winter.
The boys all seem glad to get back to work
again after their Thanksgiving vacation.
The boys did not relish their big biscuit, at
breakfast last Sunday morning as is usual.
Judge Willis and MIR. C. A. Speel paid the
prison heightened visit Thanksgiving day.
The whitewash brigade invaded the Irvine
shops to finish their labors Friday and Saturday
Why is a man in the solitary like a pawn
brokers' clerk? Because his is loan sum Situa-
ton.
Only five sick and inirm. Can any community
Of an equal population show a better record than
this?
Who is to be the lucky man christmas? is
the prevailing query just at present within our
midst.
Work is commencing in earnest in the hard
wood shop. and a full crew will soon be in pos
session.
MIR. Nelson, of the Washington Co. Journal
was noticeable among the prisoners Thanks
giving day.
-JnO Schneider, of Chicago, sends us a six
months subscription to THE MIRROR go thou
and do likewise"
Father O'Brien was conspicuous in his gent
al intercourse with the prisoners during the free
hour last Thursday.
Aid. C. j. Norquist and John!H. Krutt. paid
THE MIRROR office visit last Monday. in COM
pany with Deputy Warden Lemon.
Keeper Mc'Fall has been on the sick list of
hate, having an attack of the grip which seems
to be prevalent throughout the city.
Assistant Deputy Warden GennOn filed the
pulpit" in the dining room last Sunday morning
in the absence of Deputy Warden Lemon.
When a first grade salesman fails to make
but one sale day, may it reasonably be said
that he has dropped into solitary cell?
Another barber has been added to the state
force. Barber business must be picking up since
the relaxation of the financial stringency.
The machinery in machine shop No. 1 was
RIM by traction engine last Friday and Satur-
day while the main boilers were undergoing re-
pairs.
Miss GliddOn of Minneapolis. Misses Dixon
and BOetOn of Saltwater, were escorted through
the prison last week by Supt. Wilson of the
Thresher Co.
Because Deputy Warden Lemon aided in
making our Thanksgiving holiday pleasant
one, can it be properly said that we were served
with Lemonade?
knowing somewhat of our limited resources
We hope and trust that every official of the nst-
tuition will assist in our daily skirmish for in
tereSting local pck-ups.
The crew working in the cave Friday morn
ing found it harder than ON their turkey the day
before. The frost had got well into the sand
rock and made it hard as iron.
One of the greatest pleasures which are en-
joyed on Thanksgiving day was to see brother
clasp hand with brother after five months of
Thou art so near and yet so far
The keeper in charge of the foundry speaks
IN highly Complementary terms of the boys who
work therein stating that they are learning the
trade fast and take decided interest in their
work.
In our trips upon the galleries, many appli-
cations have been made to us for exchanges, and
complaints made that Partially has been shown
in their distribution; however this may have
been, we wish to say. that just as soon as our
exchange list can be properly arranged, appers