The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1894-04-05

cost our farmers from 10 TO Is Genus a pound.
The Irvine trust is gone busted in Minnesota
Saltwater Gazette.
Received A. March 80, one Ramsey Co.,
assault End. degree Reformatory plan; March 81
one Stevens Co., grand larceny End. degree 1
year months; March 81 two Ramsey Co.,
manslaughter 1st. degree years grand larceny
End. degree years.
MIR. F. l.. Palmer. of Minneapolis, and Mr..
G. d. George, representve of the st. Paul Dis
patch, st. Anthony Park, in company with
Deputy Warden Lemon, paid this institution
visit Tuesday morning. making THE MIRROR
office a pleasant call.
Asst Deputy Warden GlennOn received a
dispatch from Dubuque, Iowa, Sunday morning,
announcing the death of his step-mOther and
left Immediately for that city to attend the last
sad rites Of the departed loved one. He re-
turned home again yesterday morning.
Engineer Jones still continues to make i'm
prOvements in the engine room. Friday, under
his direction. a new and finely constructed board
was placed therein, to contain the steam gauges
and electric gong and Saturday the entire engine
room received fresh coat of whitewash.
Out of the one hundred and fifty magazines
given out from this office. only ten were laid on
such non-attention of simple request and will
full neglect on your part is mighty poor encourage
ment for us to hustle to procure you something
to read.
One of the bows in the engine shop met with
quite severe accident the latter part of last
week. While testing an engine, the fiy-wheel
which he had hold of. started up with sudden
jerk throwing him with considerable force, to
a val md
few bruises no damage of a serious nature re-
suited.
The Washington Co.. journal says that Ward
en- WOlfer expected the Sheriifs of this state who
have recently been holding a convention at
Minneapolis to pay visit to this institution in a
body last Friday, but the gang failed to show up
The Journal ought to remember that when the
sheriffs of the state visit this institution they
generally come one at a time. under escort and
seldom fail to leave at least. part of their COM
pany behind
Keeper Ortf. with a crew of eight men, under
the supervision of Deputy Lemon. planted eight
healthy and vigorous evergreens in the prison
yard Saturday. four of which were planted on the
lawn. next to the hardwood shop, and four in the
prison park. Quite number of fine young elms
were also set out along the the lawns and park
on Monday. These little trees much improve
the appearance of the prison yard and give the
whole interior of our prison home a more cheer
full aspect.
Turnkey O. B. johnson is another living
witness of the fact that lighted match and
kerosene Oil, under certain circumstances and
conditions. do not blend we'll together. While
striving to make a fire last Monday morning, in
which the above named ingredients played a
very prominent part, the above scientific fact
was demonstrated to Mr.. JohnStOn'S entire
satisfaction. He is now raising crop of
eyebrows and eyelaSheS and nursing a scOrched
and very rubicund nose. Experience is great
| teacher.
-IneZ Briggs, of Jacksonville Florida, writes
us a very kind and interesting letter. describing
the beautiful Japan tea plant which grows so
luXuriantly in the sunny south. This plant, the
writer says, is very beautiful and fragrant; the
seeds, which are now ripening, are of a light
brown color and about the size of small marbles
Any of THE MIRROR readers who may wish to
obtain seeds of this beautiful and fragrant plant,
can do so, without cost, by simply addressing a
letter, enclosing two stamps for postage, to IneZ
Briggs, Jacksonville. Florida.
"A fall crew of convicts is at work in the prs-
on binding Irvine factory and the manufactured
stock now on hand is estimated at 100000
pounds. The hemp used is largely from Ken
lucky, but several carloads have been received
from Nebraska, Illinois and Ohio. The factory
will continue in full operation until the Irvine sea-
son begins. and although the amount on hand
will be large by that time it is expected the en-
tire product will be sold. Many encouraging
letters are received daily from all parts of the
state, and Warden WOlfer thinks that the sale of
Irvine will begin earlier this season than before
St Paul Daily Globe.
Rev. Y. S. Thomas, editor of The Missionary
Reporter, of New York, in company with Deputy
Warden Lemon, made an inspection OF this in
stitution Friday. Mr.. Thomas is japanese
gentleman, highly educated in both the English
language and his native tongue, and is sent out
as a commissioner of the Japanese government
to inspect all prisons within the United States
wherein are confined natives of Japan or China
and make reports of their condition to the Japan
csc government. Mr.. Thomas was highly pleas.
ed with the system and discipline of this institu-
ton and says that he shall in making his report
be compelled to place Saltwater prison at the
head.