The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-05-21
Saturday.

urday is Decoration day?
They are putting in the shafting in the
farm machinery building. THAT looks like
business.
The old prison beat us in the Mother S
day flower fund, will they beat us again in
''the test of steel?''
Large number of the sons and daughters
of Norway were among the prison visitors
the first part of the week.
Uncle John sends us the glad tidings that
the band will be with us for keeps before
Decoration day. Fine brother fine.
Guard Glennon's force at the warehouse,
is making things hum these days. Nine to
twelve car loads of Irvine shipped daily.
Hospital park is taking on metropolitan
beauty, thanks to the artistic taste of land
scaper Macintosh and his good man Sim
bad
The plumbers and steam hrrers are busy
installing the heating system and automatic
fire sprinkIers in the new machinery build
ing.
The glazing has all been finished in the
new foundry and machine shop buildings
and the finishing touches are rapidly being
put on.
Notification has been sent out to all the
Sheriffs in the state that henceforth all priS-
oners will be received and discharged from
the new prison.
Speak Easy, the front Office barber with
the velvety touch, was one of the lucky
fresh air once more.
The burning question of the hour is, does
hen "set' or does she merely "sit?''
Read the article on the last page and tell us
what you think about it.
Excavations are being made at the north
end of the new farm machinery building
for an immense oil tank General Mac
Kensie is experimenting the job.
The board of parole held its regular
monthly meeting at the new prison Mon
day and issued six "glory tickets. Thirty
four applications for parole were consider
ed.
Deputy Warden Sullivan is suffering from
severe and troublesome spring cold which
has effected his vocal chords to such an ex-
tent that he could speak scarcely above a
whisper Tuesday.
Instead of giving merely the usual month
ly school report, we present in another col
umn, the general averages for the entire
term. This is the first time it has ever
been done by this paper.
Over forty of the night hawks have been
added to the Mucker's Union, and captain
ed by officers Mackenzie, Barron and
Rutherford, they are making dirt fly in va
rious portions of the ground.
The Bertillon department and the photo
graphic studio now occupies the room
where DR.. Newman has heretofore been
dishing out his pills and squills.
1t seems that we were somewhat pre-
mature in our announcement last week that
our friend the Sand Artist was to go out
His usual newsy letters will continue from
the Foundry for time yet at least.
Miss Elida Hartman, acted as hostess to
large number of her class mates of the
Saltwater high school last week, and guided
by her father Captain Hartman, showed the
young folks the wonders of the new prison.
Herr Hugo says he likes turkey but
like for grand jury duty. He says however
81 vii be on der spodt already yet when der
time comes for dot lemonade on der Fort
of July"
Slovenish Eddie wants grub eating con-
test to be feature of the Fourth of July
doings and says he's willing to back his
appetite against any three men in the pris-
on zone. Judging from the size of his usual
Sunday load, we'll lay our pile on him.
The night hawks, who have been quar-
tered in cell hall A, have been transferred
back to cell hall B; and the early rising de-
legation including the kitchen force and
farmers, 60 to A. The work of making
these changes kept Captain Broostrom on
the jump Tuesday.
We will celebrate Memorial Sunday next
Sunday in the Auditorium, where a very
attractive patriotic program will be render
ed in which national airs and patriotic songs
will be featured. Let us all turn out and
show by our presence that we appreciate
Rev. McCoy's efforts to always provide
something special and out of the ordinary.
Word comes to us that a well-known
actress has started new fad. She kneads
dough with her gloves on. We need dough
with our shoes on. Others need dough
with their shirts on. A lot more need
dough with their pants on. And if con-
ditions do not improve pretty soon, there II
be some of us needing dough without
d-n thing on.-Billboard.