The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-20
THE LAST CHAPTER.
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time when DR.. winkler was superin-
tendeut7
A. Better than they ever have been
more varied.
Q. How does the food there now COM
pare with the Threadgiu adminissra-
tiong
A. Better
Q. Better grade or more variety?
A. More variety, and some grades
better.
BY Inckam:
O. In what way are the grades bet
ter?
A. think, for one thing, our syrup
is better.
Q. How about the -four?
A. ean not ctate that that is very
much better. I Keep trying to get a
-four to suit the cook.
O. Are you given fun power to sup
ply those patients with what they need
and want. in the way OF food?
A. Yes. sir. When Cotiinghl i was
manager he said: you buy. and gee TO
it that these people get plenty to eat
He said; Il want them to have plenty
to eat If the company don't make a
cent" And rhwing sad the same.
Q. Did Thwing or Cottingham or
winkler. or either OF them. during their
lncumbency there as superintendent.
urge upon you the necessity Of holding
down the cost as low as possible?
A. No. they did not DR. Winkler
told me what he thought would be best
for them to eat
Q. Mention the list.
A. l do not know that / can exactly
He indicated different things-oat meal
and such things for breakfast; moi SO
much meat.
Q. Was that done for the benefit Of
the patients OF to be more economcal2
A. / thought 1t was Tor the patients.
When Cottlngham took charge, he said:
what are you giving these people7'
and / told him. and he said, mo steak
for Lrcakfastg" / said mo" And he
said "Go and get steak for breakfast
and as long as / stay here have STEAK
for breakfast every mornin."
Q. Now. do you know about the beds
and bedding?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Are they provided with blankets2
A. Yes. sir.
.. And quilts?
A. Mostly blankets; a few quilts
O. How long have you had the stew
ardship?
A. Since Dr. Winker left. | bought
thmgs before, but not as supervisor
then.
O. II was either you or someone else
Ia connection with The institution spohe
OF some beds on the floor. Tell us about
that.
A. There nre a few people there that
Will roll on of a bed, or pun the bed
sieads down and tear them TO pieces and
win not keep covered and We can nol
sleep them on beds and J would ike "a
state. II you, gentlemen, viii let me,
thal have worked IN several different
Institutions. ia good, up 70 date state
Institutions. and have spent nay life fol
tWcnty-one years iu doing nothing else
ana this Institution has as few people
on the floor without beds as any insu-
tuuon ] was ever iu.
@. DO they give them beds on the
loor2
A. Yes. sir good, thick TICK al
least did. and ] think they have now.
@. And you sleep ihon on the fooI
because they pun The beds 10 pieces2
A. Yes, sir, and AZ od, and we have
had some-we have none now-that
would have TO be lied down 10 keep
them on a bed.
q. Have ycu anyone there now that
tears beds uD?
A. Yes, Sir.
q. How often?
a. / do not know. I buy lots Of
blankets; pretty often. ! should think
from the number Of blankets / buy.
q. You mean that they tear the bed
ding, then, instead Of the bed?
A. They take the bed apart and tear
the bedding They make So mueh noise
in tearing The beds apart That no one
can sleep.
by Mcrrick.
O. HOW many barrels Of water does
that tank hold?
a. I take tho amount given by the
man that cold az l.f0e bafrcls-I meln
gallons, lf00 gallons.
o. There are thirty-one and onc-haif
gallons in barrel DO you mean 10
stare that chat tank via hold hny har-
rtls7
a. / 40 not know how many. ] mem
TONED the gallons. I asked the man We
got Il from and he said i.f00 gallons
about thai-and sou know we have a
tank IN the laundry, for the laundry.
O. am speaking Of tho one on the
tower.
A. am speaking Of the same one
/. 400 gallons.
O. Would your connection with the
water tank 30 of any value 10 you as
ne protection3