Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-29
Roast turkey, roast turkey, Tur.

Roast turkey. roast turkey. Tur-tur-
turkey
And Cranberries. Roast Por-por-
pork
Pies Ike mother used to make, to make
TO make
And beer beer, b-e-e-e-e-e-e-r'
Such was the refrain that was emit
ted from the polished bugle Of Musician
Lowe, company l., Twenty third in
fantry at Fort Douglas at noon today.
The men lost no time In responding
to the call and came romping into the
mess room as though they We're scram-
bling through the rice fields in the Phil
lipplnes once more
The attack upon King Aguinaldo Tur-
key with his aides cranberry sauce,
roast pork, and brown gravy mashed
potatoes, sweet peas, squash, celery,
bread and butter mince and rasln pies
chocolate, coffee and other forces re-
cruited By Chief Cook August Lenherr
and Second Cook Lester, was a brill
liant success. With a cheer the lads fell
upon the foe and utterly routed them.
Down went King Turkey and all his
horse. foot and baggage before the r.
resistable onslaught Of the American
soldier. II was q thrilling sight. The
neatness precision and business Ike
air that peryaded the whole attack fair
~ took away the spectators breath.
Twenty minutes after the attack was
sounded the wreck Of q noble banquet
was all there was left 10 tell the tale
Then the LIQUID refreshments We're
brought out and the air becdme filed
with the fumes OF beer and cigar smoke
all Of which was furnished by Uncle
Sam for those who have borne the
brunt Of the battle IN the Philippines
Then the boys In blue began 70 tel about
last Thanksgiving day away across the
seas, TO sings songs and otherwise en-
JOY themselves in the regulation man
ner so dear TO the regular campaigner
after his days toll.
At the time OF going TO press the
sound OF song was still to be heard adj
jacent to the parade ground, while one
private with the aid Of q harmonlca
Joins IN the chorus, There's no Place
like Home"
AT THE STATE PRISON
Out at the State prison this afternoon,
172 male and one solitary female prIs-
oner sat down to a bounteous repast
that had been provided for their de-
location by Warden Dow. The menu
consisted OF stuffed veal ad llbltum,
with mashed potatoes. and four kinds OF
vegetables. the whole being topped OF
with coffee and peach pie.
AZ 1890 the prisoners. with the exc
ception Of Abe Majors and Miss Crear
fled into the dining hall and silently
took their places upon the wooden
benches that fanked the tables In that
scrupulOusly clean but dreary apart
ment. Al concerned seemed 20 enjoy
themselves as far as their surroundings
would permit but the old timers re-
GREETED the fact that for the past two
years the bevy OF Salt Lake musicians
and elocuti0nists which IN days gone
by used 20 entertain the inmates of the
house on the hill" have been missing.
The omission Is through no fault Of
these kindly disnosed individuals but |
owing 20 the fact the last two winters
have seen the doors Of the penlteutIary !
closed against all visitors on account |
OF the impending smallpox" epidemic. |
As Is the custom on national holidays |
the prisoners were allowed extra priv |
ileges, and the various workshops were /
closed consequently those involved lay |
around In the corridors outside their /
cells and baslgcd IN the sunshine that |
cams struggling through the bars or |
watched the sparrOws outside. TO envy |
them their freedom The more fortu- !
nate prisoners. who friends had not |
turned their backs upon them IN their |
darkest hour We're the happy recipients !
n a. ~
the center Of attraction when their |
boxes were delivered 10 |
them after they had been thoroughly |
searched for hidden steel saws NOR
phlne and opium that Is often smuggled
into the prison in the center Of a neat !