The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-08-06
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The bad thing about a rolling stone IS
not that 1t gathers no moss, but that 1t
is alsoays going doson hill.
Youths Companion.
Twenty seven years old.
Pretty good size for our age too.
And not such bad looking fellow either.
Heine is with us at last-Now for the
Chautauqua.
State Agent Whittier escorted several
gentlemen friends through the prison Tues
day afternoon.
Well anyhow, that 5:15 call last S1tur-
day morning enabled us to start the month
off good and early.
Somebody said they saw o. B. coming
in the front door the other day, and kal
hid behind the shell box. :
The newcomers from the old prison GER
tainly enjoy the movies and ball games.
It's grand change, eh boysl
Marco Polo's ball team looks like win
ner-on paper-and should put up an excit-
ing contest against our warriors.
The parole board is holding its August
meeting today Thursday and has an inn
mense number of eigibles to consider.
Several carloads of cement were unloaded
Tuesday and Wednesday, and stored in the
south wing of the blacksmith building.
Officers Casino and Moore are making
rapid progress in the work of leveling and
terracing the mound on the north side of
Hospital park.
DR., Newman has shipped two tents to
New London preparatory to taking his va
cation there, where fishing is good and
shade is plentiful.
a large squad of inmates have been bust
ly engaged for the past week, constructing
concrete sidewalk the full length of the
north wall, on the outside.
A word to the boys just over from the
old prison. Don't wear your extra uniform
excepting on Sundays and such other days
as may be designated by the officials.
Officer Picullel returned Saturday from
Valley City, N. D where he went to at
tend the funeral of his nephew, Otis Swan
sen, who died in that city last Tuesday.
Everything is ready in the foundry for
the first blow-off, and the boys are anxious
to get at it. AS soon as the pig iron and
scrap arrives, things will hum in that To-
cality.
There is room in the band and orchestra
for more talent. Anyone with a little
musical experience would do we'll to confer
with director Schmidt at the first oppor-
tunlty.
Mrs. !. D. Rutherford, Mrs. VIM. Lutz
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carey; all of Minneapo-
lis, were visitors Friday afternoon and were
shown the prison sights by Cell-hall Cap
tain Vollmer.
The South end of the big machinery
building is about all ready for the wheels to
begin grinding, and work of putting in
betting and connecting the machinery in
the north section is progressing rapidly.
Night Shirts may hereafter be ordered
with the regular list of supplies sold by the
Steward. They may be had in sizes Is,
Is, II and Is, (collar measurement and in
ordering, inmates should designate size de-
sired.
The lawn and parking in front of the
machinery building and on the opposite
side of the street have been completed and
grass seed sowed. Little by little the un-
slightly clay banks are giving way to real
beauty.
Officer Clapperton asked Capt. Alexander
Sunday, who the squad of men were who
were marching along the main corridor.
"Oh!" replied the Captain. ''those are our
canaries and humming birds. They sing
in the choir.
Prof. Schmidt says he has no intentions
whatever of going back to the Fatterland to
help der KAISER lick Russia and France; re-
ports to the contrary notwithstanding. He
says he will stay right here and feed the
melody hungry on (n)ote meal all winter.
When Marco Polo finally lands here, our
readers may expect some crisp baseball
news every week. With our clever H. S.
Med. on the job with his note book and
the doughty Impressionist looking after the
general dope, there will be something doing.
Good old 81 and number of our other
Indian friends 60 out into the world again
next Monday and we wish them we'll.
They have made model inmates during
their stay here, and we are sure they will
make good on the reservation. Good luck
to you braves.
Our Chaplain, Rev. John Mccoy, had
the pleasure of listening to the Flower day
service from seat in the rear of the Audi
forum Sunday, and said he enjoyed it
hughly. He will spend the next month on
vacation in the wilds of Wisconsin, fish
ing and roughing it.
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