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About Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1888)
, XfT1 "r ' T- tK V EVENING CAPITAL JOURNAL. gATUBDAY, AUGUST 18, 18S8. PKBSONA1S. Dr. Jennings went to Portland to day. Miss AUle Mellen came home on the morning train. Hiss Annie Wright 1b very sick Pn her father's farm up the river. Mrs. J. W. Webb went to Aurora i04&y on a visit to her daughter, Mra.A.Giesy. Mrs. Owens, the talented temper ance lecturer will speak at Jefferson to-night and to-morrow. Mrs. B. J. Wagner, who has been visiting her parents at Squirrel Hill, has returned to Portland. Fred Snyder, the wounded boy at Mehama, is reported by a gentleman just from there, as doing well. Hon. J. H. Slater, and W. A. Mun ly, private secretary to the governor, vent to Portland on the noon train. Ex-Gov. Moody returned home last night, but leaves again on Mon day to look after his business inter ests at The Dalles. Presiding Elder C. C. Poling of the Evangelical church, and family have returned from their seaside outing- of several weeks. Mrs. Lydia McCully has returned from Jefferson, where she has been visiting her friend, Mrs. A. J. Thomas, whose health has not im proved of 'late. Tlie youngest son of Mr. Steeves of the California Bakery arrived to day from Prince Edward's Island, Dominion of Canada. He will probably attend the Willamette university. Rev. A. R. Medbury has gone to Oregon City to preach to-morrow, and Rev. Mr. Rieman will occupy the pulpit of the Baptist church here in the morning and will deliver his illuminated lecture at night. Ex-Sheriff Minto has decided to accept the position of collector of accounts for the firm of Staver & Walker, Portland. Ho will have a large field. But his experience and success in the same line as collector of taxes, while sheriff of this coun ty, afford the guarantee that he will do good work for the Arm. His Tork will be mostly In Eastern Ore ton for a time. His home will still be in Salem. County Recorder Starr's right hand man, L. F. Conn, is very much right handed just now. In fact he is "boil"-ing over in that part of his anatomy and will not be a "write" handed nor a right han dy man till the boil subsides. (After the severe mental strain following the foregoing effort the local item izsr was observed to go on Commer cial street probably to reduce the cerebral temperature with a dish of ice cream.) Art You Vaccinated? McMinnville has a case of small pox. Man' persons have been ex posed to the contagion by the victim and the boon companion by whom he was infected wliilo drinking and associating. Suppose, that in conse quence, old topers and modorate drinkers should now bo afraid to go round to their old haunts, the sa loons, that new county seat of Yam hill might break out simultaneously ith small pox and a temperance boom. The authorities are using precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. On Thursday night was heard a sound as though the branch road from the O. P. railroad heading to the Cascades had reached Salem and nad a track along State street. For he veritable whistle and puff, puff w a moving engine were to be heardj it proved, however, to be a heavy traction engine, propelled by steam, tawing harvesting apparatus from fleld on one side of town to wother one on the east of the city. Miss Julia Chamberlln, one of Salem's most accomplished music nand teachors has gone to Seattle to aeume the princlpalship of the usic department, of Washington I'mvereity, Seattle. Little Vera, 3-yoar-old dnughterof r. and Mrs. W. H. Byare, full and WvKe hnr ami VAatanlm iifr.irrirwu H le Mrentu. nr nhsAtit nr Mnlmtiin. . Cuslo sot the ann and the little nt is doing woll. oU,y Henderson, about 3 feet "8h. te Baton's smallest and eutest )'. Astride of his biqyole he ! be dally Hjon toiling the San 2ciw Examiner. CMlirei Cry fePitdtert Casteria IN TUB SUBURBS. New Bnildingsfiood GardensThe Orphans and the Sick. In a drive around the eastern part of town, a Journal reporter noted that Mr. Dove, a newcomer from Minnesota, has erected a neat little house for residence, and his neigh bor, Mr. Robt, Ashburn, the baker at the asylum, is building another for himself and family. In that neighborhood are young peach trees proving that this fruit can bo grown with considerable success in any or dinary season in the Willamette, al though it is not its natural home. H. W. Savage Is fixing up a new windmill, and adding a hundred feet to his greenhouse. The grounds and gardens of the asylum, orphans' home and private residences show the richness of the soil and ability to keep vegetation green and growing through summer months when not a drop of rain falls. Seeing cabbage, squash, beets, potatoes and corn, fresh nud green, the writer's companion, a Kansas man, remarked that with no more rain there than had here fallen dur ing the past weeks crops would be fast drying up. And the papers and private letters say that tho hot winds are already cutting down the crops in some parts of that state from one-third to one-half, or even more. No wonder that people there catch tho western fever, when reli able word reaches them of the advan tageous contrast. Bo sure and keep them posted. Tho Orphans' home was visited. The large, new building has too re cently been described in these col umns to need further mention. Un der Mrs. Dr. Shelton's matronly care are twelve boys and six girls from various counties, their ages varying from three months to thirteen years. The oldest is a girl one of W. S. Smith's, the deaf mute. She and Kitty Miller prove very helpful to tho matron. The youngest child is George, a very bright and interest ing babe of three months, evidently of intelligent parentage, but sup posed to be abandoned by both father and mother, becauso born out of wedlock. It is tho pet of the household. Tho child is very sick of an infantile aliment. Should it recover it is offered for adoption by any ono who would satisfy the ladles' committee that it would have a good home and be well cared for. The next call was at Mr. E. N. Law's. Ho is the gentleman who met with tho accident to his kneo at the saw mill. Being a total ab stainer from all intoxicating liquors, and in good health, tho wound is rapidly healing. The only question is whether the bones will knit so as to make a stiff joint. As there is no hope of its ever being fit for use this is more desirable- than a limber and useless leg, yielding no support, and with tho knees always out of place. Mr. and Mrs. Law show commend able philosophy, over the event, and instead of bewailing their misfor tune speak gratefully of tho kindness of strangers who, they say, could not have acted more generously if they had been old neighbors of a lifetime. The employes of tho asy lum were particularly good If any distinction could bo made In sit ting up of nights, two at a time when that was necessary. Salem certainly keeps up her reputation in tills direction. Though not a hint was uttered by them, it is reasonable to suppose that further help will be needed and acceptable, for a while, at least. Ahead on Comparison. The Statesman should be present ed with the champion belt or cako or whatever might be appropriate for tho man who can go clear ahead of everybody else in the matter of chaste, classical and patriotic com parisons. In its editorial columu to-day it compares tho president of the United States with u dog and makes tho official head of the nation come out "second best." Not long since it was a hog that it compared the president with, and then tho hog was reported to boon n par with, if not ahead of, the chief magistrate. A False Knmor. "An onnuiror" is informed that there is beliovod tobo no foundation for the supposition that the Salem boot and shoo dealers are ubing any influence with the city couneil to liavo thorn allowed tht big, ugly nalla to stick out of the sluewalKs an Inoh or two to Um detriment of pedestrians' boots and shoes. As tlw opening of the Mhools draws near, houses will be in de mand. Subscribe for the Juvkxal. LOCAL NOTES. Go to church to-morrow. Good Templars meet to-night. Call on Winters & Thomas for the best groceries In town 1 It will soon be time to lay in your supply of winter wood. Painless dental ODerations at Dr. T. C. Smith's, 92 State street Cream soda, ico cream soda, milk shakes, lemonades, at Strong& Co.'s The circus will be In Salem a week from Tuesday, and tho state iair lour weeks from Monday. It Is beautiful, fair weather, if you doubt it, look up to the white flag of tho U. S. signal service on the court house. Joe Simon, living ten miles down tho river saved a drowning man who had floated three miles, Inst Sunday. Permission to wed was issued by County Clerk Babcock to Hyall Corbin and Esther Layson, both of Marion county. The Summerville flro would mako an excellent text from which our iusurauco agents could preach a good, practical sermon. Modesty forbids repeating tho kind words volunteered from all sides about the Journal. They shall continue to be deserved. Salem is to havo a Christian science class and an experienced teacher, to commence on 'Monday nt tho parlors of Mrs. Asa McCully. Will you kindly mention to your neighbor, if ho is not taking a weekly paper containing the county news, that the Journal is only ono, dollar a year? Dr. J. C. Byrd did not long wait for a purchaser of his good practice. Dr. Mason, an ablo dentist, will find a welcome in both business and social circles. Tho business part of Summerville, Union county, is in ashes, a lire having started in tho bank, and made great havoc. Loss, about $20, 000. Insurance but $4,000. At the court house to-day, in the estate of J. R. Coleman, near Cham poeg, Sheriff Croisan sold tho prop erty to tho state of Oregon for $1,005, tho amount of tho mortgage. Post Intelligencer : It is said that Dan Lamont was so much benefited by his recent fishing excursion that Mr. Cleveland will soon be able to commence work on his lotter of ac ceptance. Tho Oregonian quotes tho Cap ital Journal's item concerning James Anderson of Jefferson and the successful treatment of tho cateract on his eyo by Dr. E. C. Brown, the oculist, of Portland. This hot weather and freedom with which fruit, not always just as ripe or fresh as itshould be, Is eat, are inducing some bilious fovers, the doctor ssay. It'pays to bo a little care ful about theso things at this season. James Warner painted Ex-Gov. Moody's house this summer and is now treating tho ornamental fence roundthelawn and garden to a coat. It would havo been done before but business has been rushing him and his men. The Astorian Pioneer says, "Tho entire police force and tho pound master went out on a skirmish yesterday and captured five bows." The writer probably intended to say "cows," but tho types havo their own way of expressing a truth. of public instruction all hands are busy mailing stacks of supplies of examination questions, blank cer tificate books, County Supt. blank registers and receipt books, and an almost endless correspondence, all over tho state. Our morning contemporary is always abusing somebody. Now it is publishing to tho world that an old gentleman at Rock creek ac cused Mr. Wm. England, tho Salem banker, of being a proaoher. It seems to havo no fear of a libel suit boforo itseyos. Tho Valet Bick family are having a rough time of it. There are no low than nine children, and the mother is in very poor health. Tho futhor is a hard working, sober clti xen but it must be dlftlcult to make wages sufficient for the ordinary and oxtmordluary wants of such a nu merous responsibility. The first M. E. Church of Ros hurt; has incorporated with Marshal Roller, J hh. K. Mitchell, John Brum baugh, Edwin It. Riahardson and David Moore as Incorporators. Ob ject to build chureh property, dis seminate the christian religion, and advance the inteHeetual and mond interact of society. Capital stock tft.OOO. Cream soda, Ice cream soda, milk hake, lemonades at Strong & Co. 'a THE HOME OF TUB T00R. As nothing has appeared in print for some time about Marion county's "home for the poor," perhaps a sketch of that place would prove In teresting to at least a few of tho Joubnal'b readers. Considerable credit is duo to tho present manager, Mr. Illldgc, and his wife, as they havo proved to bo the right peoplo in tho right place; and as the time draws near, when they go to their own farm, they must surely leave with a conscience clear that they havo tried to fulfill their trust. There havo also been somo valuable improvements made during their administration, which add a much better appearauco to tho place. There are somo old gentlemen as Inmates there who consider it a duty as well as a pleasure to improvo their home by clearing up the land and, fitting It for cultivation. In a few years, if they are as diligent as they havo been In the past, Marlon county will have to Invest in some more real estate on which to install its poor, so that tho:o who are able can help to earn their living. There are two old gentlemen there who should, by all means, bo drawing pensions, having served in tho war for several years, and received wounds which disable them from earning their own living, and it seems a shame that these old soldiers should die In tho poor house; but with the aid of Mr. Illidge, they aro still trying to obtain their just dues, but havo not met with success as yet. And there aro some who aro able to do a littlo work, if only enough for bodily exercise, but they prefer "sitting in tho shade." Mrs. York is tho only lady inmate there, and as many know, was deserted by her husband, then sent to tho asylum, and after wards taken to tho poor house. Perhaps some peoplo would say tho proper place for her is in tho asylum, as sho is subject to epileptic tits, and requires constant waching by tho worthy matron, Mrs. Illldgc. Besides theso there aro also some who through sickness and trouble havo becomo poor, and as they havo no relatives to support them In their declining days thoy aro very unwillingly supported by tho county. Perhaps, right hero, it might bo said that prohibition might prove a remedy which would prevent so many of our citizens from ending their last days in tho poor house, and others being taxed to support them. D- T. The Oregon l'aclllc Hard at It. Mr. E. M. Walto called at this ofllco to tell the result of hlsobserva tlons on tho railroad. ThoO. & C. is busy laying mils, having already passed Stay ton. Tho engineers expect to pass Don Smith's this fall If somo considerable bridges and blasting do not hinder. Mr. Walte and others went up tho track live miles beyond Smith's, and t award the narrows, and found that tho winter rains had hardly washed out anything wortli speaking of. There Is a camp of engineers there, and, as inuehofthegradlngiscoinparatlvoly easy, rapid progress will bo made when that neighborhood Is reached. SUIpliiK Fruit to Chicago. The enorgetic firm of Squire Farrar & Co., aro doing a good thing for fruit growers this season as they did last. Purchasing Bartlett pears from those who have small orchards, by tho wagon load they accumulate a car-load and then despatch it to Chicago. This week thoy havo sent two of 600 boxes each woighlng -M ltH. They will shortly send a car load of apples and pears to Montanu. They believe they can build up a trade mutallv nrolltablo to them selves and to those of whom they buy. Unite a Cavalcade. The Rock creek colony, leyond Mehama, broke camp and started home to-day, mostly by way of Tumor. E.M. Walto and wife, Win. England, wlfo, and company, Col. Oeo. If. Wlillums, wife and family, and Mrs. Dr. Richardson and children returned to-day. They report it as a very pleasant place and greatly conducive to health. Frrtk Eferr lay. Farrar fc Co. have a frush stoek of fruits, vegetables and lxtrriuH every duv. and thoir fauoy and staple grocery depurtmuiit Is constantly ro- pleulfthed. In the case of Feltionbaum it Co.. Ban FraueiMM) vs. John Clute and Timothy Ford, the mn of lots 1 and Sin township 41 wm postponed till Tuesday. Children Cry frrPitcliBr'x Caxtorla MISCKIXANEOCS. T. McF. Has just NEW Cambridge Bibles, Plain and Fancy Stationery, Embossed Scrap Pictures, Birthday Cards, Day School Rewards, ff.H. GRAYS HISTORY OREGONSOc. Natural Law in theSpiritual World 25c, Leather Card Cases, Leather Pocket Books, Leather Purses, London Incandescent Steel Pens, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 k 6, Acme Writing Tabids. 98, STATE ST. - SALEM, OR G. W. JOHNSON, - CA.UItTlJ9 -A. JiMMJi T.TNK OK CLOTHING AMI) GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, etc. 235 Commercial Street, - - Salem. THE BEST STOCK OF STOVES IN TIIK CITY IS AT R. M. WADE & CO'S 282 to 286 Commercial Street, SALEM, AND MANY OTHER Also a Complete Slock of Hardware anil CONSERVATORY OF MSIC! Willamette University. Mont lumwifut nrlinol of munla on Ilii) nortlietwt. About 150 STUDENTS IAST VKAK. Count In Pluno, Organ, Hlnulnu, Violin, Hurinuiiy, unci Counter point. DIobmuM mi completion ol amir. Tmeliwii: ' M. .'nrln, 1'rnnklfi I'. JllUlM, ItVul'oX. AMHlllt.l.UlllM.Mlllltli. Hlrat twin ntwlwt Mniilny, Hrtnur M, ISM. Hnrt mr vhIhUkuu. Korlurthw purlieu br adilraw JlimtflHl IMrwutor, ftalwn, Or. S-ITdlfwIt "legal blanks, Largwt SM in (lie Stale, Ileal Dint unl Hfll for wUkxiU. Oil for rl for Jou IrnUn low In Oryofi. Z. M. WAITf, SJ-, Or. SALEM 13ATI-IS. H. DIAMOND, PrfMr. Omm- ML, hL f firry uml HUtlti. HAVING, JIAIH OUrriXi AND Q itwjoUn inwtly dawn. , Bubcrilw fur tho Capita! Joum- PATTON received. Charier Oak Stoves, Brighton Hang LEADING STYLES. Farm Machinery, Wagons anil Carriages VOU BARGAINS IN K U R N I T U R K (10 TO WOTAN & WIHTNIIV, 102 Court Stmt, Sln, Oregon. KuvIiir boiijitlit out the remuliitlor ol tit cluilr ruuloryl) ntnck, wo urn irarid to kllilinlr lower thuiiftny Iioumi In Oregon llnuril of Kijuullnutliiii, NOTICK 1H IIKItl.llV OIVK.V THAT tlit llourtt of ICmutllwUloil fiir.MmJou county, Orntfon, will itit at Him iimnty oiHirt-lHHiMi In HoUiiii on MouilHy, AiikiuI J7, IHrt, uml miitlnuu In mmIou tlittru for nut) WHtk, fur tlw mljiwlmniil or imwm intuitu. fUl July SI, IM. T. II. l'ATTON, R-l-UwtU An.iir of Murton On., Or. ' E.AWARE, IIKAI.HK IN Fancy and Staple Groceries, I'rovUtoiu, Hour mid KmI. Vegetable anil Fruit Freih Kvcry Day. My (took U entirely nw. HiMllmraftUb MlMfexl. i'rl inarkvd (lownjwi etuli ft. 110 State SUN'txt lo M VmL b-lVUw-lm STOCK - .--. l-.W,