The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-06-18


But then every days long enough here.
Officer Barron is monarch of all he sur
veys at the new hospital.
The old window washer is back on the
job, and he's making 'em shine.
The month of roses is more than half
gone and we haven't seen a rose yet.
Sunday was Flag day and cold glory
foated proudly from the Administration
buildings flag staff.
Saturdays rain interfered with the base
ball game and it was postponed until Mon
day afternoon at 8: 80.
An extraordinarily large out-pouring of
visitors was noticed in the gallery at the
Christian Science service Sunday.
No use talking, the picture shows certain
ly are great to chase away the blues and lift
fellow out of the slough of dispond.
Book Worm has again taken up his pen
Gil, and favors us with a special article
which will appear in next weeks ISSUE.
AS favor, we would request our con-
tributers to get their copy for the next two
issues of the Mirror in earlier than usual.
Anyhow, you boys over at the old prison
have the best of the new prison bunch in
getting the parole board meetings early in
the month
Owing to devoting the space in this issue
to the printers, barrels of good copy has to
be side tracked until next week; but it's all
good until used.
Our friend Helograms was the recipient
of bad news last week; a message which
told of the death of his older brother. Our
sincere sympathy is extended.
Superintendent Williams of the Irvine
plant entertained a number of lady and
gentlemen friends Saturday by showing
them the wonders of the new prison.
The baseball score board has at last been
put up in the dining hall, and now the fans
may feast their eyes on the scores of the big
league games as they wade into their beans.
The first sick call to the new hospital at
tracted about sixty inmates, and they found
DR.. Newman presiding over soap box
from which he prescribed the usual rem
edies.
o. B. says:-''Dot little Mosher boop
he's nice little Teller. He used to blay
vssel pipe in der bandit, und now he's
gone over to der old Brison yet NIT der
hosbital.'
Picnics and lawn parties are the caper
these days on the outside, but don't kick;
we have our Saturday afternoon lawn par
ties and then-everything comes to him
who waits-if he lives long enough.
About eight hundred jolly excursionists
came down the river on a steamboat last
Thursday and landed at South Saltwater
long enough to give them time to visit the
new prison. 1t was one of the largest dele
cations ever shown about the walled city.
Deputy Sullivan has arranged about thirty
more benches from the old prison chapel to
be brought over and placed on the green for
the accommodation of the ball fans. These
and those standing will be compelled to
take position behind them.
Officer Glennon took a wise step when
he changed leaders in Sundays drill, and
put men at the head of his squad who knew
how to keep step with the music. 1t
seemed that all the squads marched better
this week than ever before, and much of the
credit is due to the excellent marching time
of the band.
The thanks of the inmates are due to the
management of the Majestic theatre at
Saltwater for their generosity in furnish
ing the films shown here twice each week,
free of charge. That we appreciate their
action may be assured, and we would like
to show it in a substantial manner if we
were in position to do so.