The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-01-05
LOCAL. PICKINGs.

-"Old Sledge.''
-"Sweet Rossett''
Three Black Crows
They are all gay deceiyers.
There were ~ men transferred to the First
grade.
Guard Anderson is now singing The Babies
in Our Block
Mr.. j. +. Norrish of our board of managers
was at the prison last Saturday.
Mrs. Hart and little daughter accompanied
Secretary Hart in his visit to the prison last
Monday.
The Third grade is on the decrease. Four
teen men is the number that compose the "awk-
ward squad" this month.
AT last THE MIRROR has found devil -
that can stand at his case and set type like
little man. Ta-ra-boom-de-ay!
We understand that Deputy Lemon is taking
lessons in photography with the object in view
of developing one of our boys into full bloom
artist.
The smiles of the lumbermen are broadening
more and more every day. The recent fall of
snow, together with the crispy weather, makes
hauling perfect.
The red beard that one of the boys is raising
makes a fellow think of "a cloud by day and a
pillar of fire by night. A white nanny goat ought
to go with that beard.
Sam, the runner of the front office, should
join the now noted society :" for Psychcal Re
search" He now says that Doc" Hall saw a
ghost going over the wall
-Wanted-An inventor who will discover the
af i,,ol, !
from shrinking to II inches. For further partic-
ulars apply to the storekeeper
Mr.. J. A. Ward, Editor of the Pldindedler of
Grand Forks. s. d., visited the prison last Satur-
day. He was accompanied by our friend Mr.
Frank Densmore of the Thresher company.
Mr.. G. II. Carl, the contractor who supplied
the prison with the stone for our walls, has been
found insane and sent to the asylum. 1t is said
that Mr.. CARL will be all right in a few months.
Willie Walla has been returned to the hospi
tai where he will continue to compound prescrp-
lions to the queens taste. He will again take
up the pen and ink and fill contracts for etchings
and SO forth.
THE MIRRORS contributors will pardon the
editor for failing thus far to deliver the neces-
sary amount of paper which they require for
their contributions. We will attend to the mat
ter during the week.
The prisoners wish to especially thank Miss
Lucille MckuSick, Miss Helen Goldsmith and
Masters Robert McKeller and Ralph Reed, for
their kindness in adding to the pleasures of our
New Years Day, the brightest gems of the pro-
gram of the day.
Mr.. William Williams of this city is a con-
tributor and an old friend of THE MIRROR and
We were, therefore, sorry to hear that he had
been robbed in Chicago of some $50 and valuable
papers which were by far of more Importance
- him than the filthy lucre.
Old John, who assisted Charlie in his work
On Hyacinth avenue, has taken his departure
Though he was somewhat muddled when dressed
Gin his best suit of clothes he did not loose en-
6Fely his presence of mind, and insisted on re-
turning to his cell to get three old cigars that ho
had been boarding up for the day of his depart
1re.
"A high cOckalOrum first grade man felt him
sof going to pieces the other day in the Irvine
shop. He was leaning over the machinery, he is
IN charge of, when down dropped his cap from
his head, and in an instant it was converted into
hash by the rollers. He said he felt at the time
As If his entire suit was to be wrenched from his
body.
Asst. Supt. Norton of the Reformatory at
81. Cloud paid THE MIRROR Office visit last
FRIDAY morning. After expressing himself
pleased with the way things were managed
around the prison, and the neatness that pre-
vailed everywhere, he said that we were enjoying
an advantage over st. Cloud in the excellent
spring water that we drank. In the Reforma-
hovUy Nn1x &C.,