The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-05-18
LOCAL PICKINGS.

Population, 1877.
The cement walk running south of the Of
fcers dining room has been completed.
A carload of prison made binder Irvine was
Skipped to Clearwater. Mimi, last Tuesday.
-Supt. Hanlon informs us that he will begin
work on the hemp crop of 1872 in about week.
A. o. Eliason C. f. Roe and Chaplain Albert
honOred our Office by a brief visit last Monday.
Prison physician'B. j. Merrill and wife left
Monday evening for a visit to the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Louis Lund of Alexandria, Mimi, was
duly installed as guard at this prison last Mon
day.
Rev. DR.. w. S. Vail of st. Paul was shown
through the prison last Monday by Warden
Wolfer.
DIR. j. D. Wyatt of Minneapolis passed
through the prison Monday, and subscribed for
the paper.
M. E. Sullivan, principal of the High School
at Eau Claire Wis.,, is here on visit to his broth
81. Jerry Sullivan.
Statement of population May u: Working
fol Thresher Co.. 161; working for state H. sick
and infirm 5. Total population, 337.
F. A. Shufeldt of Chicago was visitor at
our office last Thursday and ordered his name
entered on our subscription book.
Mrs. A. A. DObsOn and Miss. Gertrude Nelson
visited all departments of our prison last Thurs
day, under the escort of Clerk O'Brien.
Guard Austin has been put on duty in the
yard, and guard Lund will occupy the position
vacated by Mr.. Austin between the gates.
Deputy Warden Lemon has been kept very
busy during the past week directing the improve
ments being made for identifying our walled-in
city.
Scrub the floor. but don't put any water on
it, was the way the command was given, but the
Captain probably meant "sOap" instead of
water
-Supt Wilson left for a months vacation last
Monday. We understand that he will visit the
Worlds Fair Baltimore and New York, before
he returns.
Doc Hall did the honors of the prison last
Tuesday to one of his guests, Dr. d. d. Richard
son of New York. THE MIRROR acknowledges
pleasant call.
The store-room is now better stocked with
clothing than it has been for years. Mr.. Stilkey
tells us that he can fit men of all sizes in the
three different grades of clothing.
Maple and evergreen trees have been trans
center of the park is nearly finished. We are
rapidly assuming metropolitan airs.
Next week we will reproduce an article from
the pen of Will B. Wilder, entitled "A Peep
Through Prison Window which we are con-
tident will prove interesting to our readers.
They are now using holy stones for cleansing
the dollhouse tagging. Capt Cayou is enthllsi-
astc in praise of this new departure, but the
men who push the heavy stones to and fro are
not saying a word.
Foreman Sutton informs us that they are
now turning out eighteen engines per week.
They are also turning out a few II and II
horsepower saltwater engines. being the first of
this class made here.
Mr.. Richard Mcclellan spent months vaca-
ton visiting friends in Canada, and took in the
Worlds Fair at Chicago on his return trip. He
will be employed by the ThreSher Co., at Fargo,
N. ID. during the season.
The "bOys" are awakening to the fact that
they are Joint owners and associate editors of
THE PRISON MIRROR, and the frequent de-
Inands made for writing paper maketh glad the
heart of "ye editor. -
Mrs. H. B. Tomb and daughter Eva, st. Paul;
Miss Jessie BOhrer, Lakeland; Mrs. and Miss
SoderstrOm and Mrs. Clara Gish of saltwater
viewed the prison industries yesterday under
the guidance of Asst. Deputy Glennon.
Among the prison visitors the past week
were noticed: Sheriffs McKinnOn of Carlton:
Adam Marty and Deputy Anderson of saltwater;
G. M Stewart of Faribault; Geo. w. Maynard of
Long Prairie; &. w. Forsyth and M L. Toole of
JtaSca county,