The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-16
LOCAL. PICKINGS.

Discharged 4. Received,
-"Old Jayson has been suffering with rheu-
Ratism.
Warden Wolfer returned Thursday night
from his trip to CrOOkston.
Guard Gallagher became a happy papa last
Saturday. 1t was girl. Cigars.
-Storekeeper Stilkey reports second grade
clothes on hand as follows 1913 trousers 12O coats
and 20 vests
Statement of population March 16: Working
for Thresher Co.. 145; working for state, 15S: sick
and infrm, IL. Total population 314.
-esg GEORGE SHOWERS and VALENTINE
FLEMING. make yourselves known to the Dep
nty and receive letters addressed to you.
Guard Frost, accept our congratulations.
May you live 100 years to enjoy the government
pension that at last has been granted to you.
The two new razor strOps. {" Hold Fast - and
Electric received by our tOnsOrial artists
are wonderful. We can now enjoy the luxury of
good shave.
Rev. Mr.. Nelson and Mrs. Nelson of this city,
accompanied by their niece from La Crosse.
were visitors to our chapel Sunday. Mr.. Nelson
is the pastor of the First Baptist church in this
city.
Warden WOlfer is at present concentrating
his forces to meet the heavy onset of Irvine
orders he expects to fill during the season. In
quries are coming in fast and thick from all
parts of the state.
Some people think they could make a news
paper mighty interesting if they had chance
who, when they get chance, find that in all the
vastly deep of their empty skulls there is not a
single thought.
Jim, Siegfried and Charlie are the men who
keep the dining rooms looking neat. They
are constantly scrubbing: and there is no old
maid SO particular as they are in wishing to have
things lust sO'
Amy literature that savOrs of anything
trashy will not be admitted in this prison. said
the Warden Such reading cannot be called
interesting, and it seems nauseating enough to
excite only disgust
Saturday afternoon the superintendent of
the Irvine factory stopped the softening machine
so that it could be thoroughly Overhauled. There
is about 1000 pounds of hemp per day passes
through the machine.
A member of the A, B. c, class says, that the
height of his ambition is to become policeman
in st. Paul. and that is why he is learning to read
the word investigation.
"A firm of grOcers in this city is advertising
lot of choice five O'Clock teas. BY calling on our
Deputy Warden when he holds five O'Clock
tea the finest lot of "Gunpowder' can be pro-
durable at very little cost.
Uncle Sam sent us the only prisoner received
during the week. One year and thirty days is
his sentence for embeZzling letters Two of the
discharged men We're paroled, and one was par
dOned by President Harrison.
The boss barber is very much agitated over
the disappearance of his bay rum, and he claims
that the "ShOrn POet' is to blame for the evap-
Grafton as it is said he is a writing a spring
poem. He is, eh? WE'LL let him try it.
The Warden has issued his ultimatum re-
garding mattresses. Straw is to be thing of
the past, and nothing but excelsior is to be used
In the future. The excelsior has been received,
and in a few days every man will be enjoying an
healthy and even mattress.
We were honored by call from Messrs Mat
Hensen and w. M. Nathan who were members
of Lieut.. Peary's artic expedition, and who ex-
pect to return with him on his second trip on or
about the 18th of June. Mr.. Hensen is one of the
three men who thus far have travelled nearest to
the north pole.
The members of the Pierian circle have been
arming themselves with encyclopedias, text
books, parchments, etc., etc., for the great de-
bate on " Civilization - to take place between the
Websters, Clays and Calhouns of the society,"
As We editor intends to be present. he has ordered
his suit of mail to be in readiness for the occa-
sion.