Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-26
Holiday Fare Lends Cheerful As
pect TO the Occasion in
The Tails.
HAVE CAUSE FOR THANKS.
While iii DURANGO Vile They Look
Upon and Eat NIorscls OF
Tempting Flavor.

AT the city jail TO-DAY az guests
We're entertained at dinner. AT the
county Jail there We're IS, and at both
places the prisoners were given a good,
hearty repast and partook of things
very seldom on the menu, so that all
had something to be thankful for.
AT the city jail the only real 'old-
timer" is Ed Murtie. For more than
Is years he has made the city Jail his
home and when he gets a letter, which
he does once or twice a year. 1t Is adj
dressed Edward Murtie. rear 100 east
First South, which is the city jail
Murtie is known about police head
quarters as first assistant superinten-
dent of the drunk house and foreman
Of the TRUSTEES. and he holds the two
positions with becoming dignity.
Murtie was asked if he could remen-
Der n Thanksgiving. dinner he did not
have in jail and shook his head in the
negative. He has been there for more
than Is years and declares he will be
there for. IL more.
Not long ago he said to Chief Pitt:
II WIZ hear when yez came an I'll
be here when yez so. Olive seen
nanny a wan come and nanny a wan
go in me toims.''
THREE WOMEN In JAIL
from five days to four months. They
are there for Drunkenness, vagrancy
and petit larceny. Among the AZ, three
are. women: Mrs. Miller, who can re-
member Thanksgfvings when she had
turkey, cranberry sauce, wine and all
the good things imaginable and was
surrounded by influential and wealthy.
friends, herself an honored guest, we'll
supplied with this worlds goods and
Mi
social circles. Drink proved her un-{
doing and, now She is in a most pitt
able condition. Maggie Moultree, a
$colored woman. IS serving, 20 days for
Sagrancy and takes life as 1t comes.
She appeared happy today and said
she was looking forward to dinner
time with a great deal of pleasant an
ticipation. She and Mrs. Miller got
into a row this morning but patched
UP their differences before dinner time.
The other woman, Ellen Dixon, doing
80 days for drunkenness. was appar-
emily contented. she said she was
really thankful she was in jail and
declared she would like to remain there
all winter as it was warm, she got
plenty to eat and had no reason to
complain.
Where did these people spend last
Thanksgiving? Where Will they spend
the next? To these questions they sim
ply say, Don't Know They are con-
cerned only with the present.
THEIR MENU.
Today they were given a good dinner
and all enjoyed,it. The repast consisted
of roast. pork and dressing with brown
gravy. cream potatoes beans. bread
and real butter, coffee with milk and
sugar and nince pie. The plunl3pudding
was cut off the .bill-of-fare.
At the county jail the 80 prisoners
sauce, apple pie, mashed potatoes,
brown gravy, celery bread, butter.
cream and coffee. They all enjoyed the
meal because it was Well cooked and
served in tempting style.
AT STATE PRISON.
The, Thanksgiving menu enjoyed BY
the inmates of the state prison today
was as follows: Roast pork with dress
ing, mashed potatoes with brown
gravy, coffee, tea and milk. breead
cake and squash pie, oranges and ban
anas5-.
There are today 2s2 convicts in the
number. four guests having been
added yesterday afternoon. There is no
work today, on account of its being
Thanksgiving, SO the prisoners are al
lowed to hold impronptu concerts in
the celihouses and arnuse themselves
with games and such diversions as
may be engaged in within doors, FOR
the deep snow prevents anything be-
Ing done outside. There is no or
gained effort to entertain the prison.
ers from up town. There has been
no trouble at the prison since Demng
was locked up and Majors and Sullivan
also segregated from the rest Of the
local population.