Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-08-18
IN THE SUBURBS.
New Buildings---GoOd Gardens The
Orphans and the Sick.

In q drive around the eastern part
of town, q JOURNAL reporter noted
that Mr.. Dove, a newcomer from
Minnesota, has erected a neat little
house for residence, and his neigh
Dor, 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 be 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 drop of rain
falls. Seeing cabbage, squash, beets,
potatoes and corn, fresh and 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 hepapers and
private letters say that the 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 the western fever, when reli-
able word reaches them of the advan-
tageous contrast. Be sure and keep
them posted.
The Orphans home was visited.
The large, new building has too re-
Gently been described in these col
umns to need further mention. I'm
der Mrs. DIR. 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.
Smiths, the deaf mute. She and
Kitty Miller prove very helpful to
the matron. The youngest child is
George, very bright and interest
ing babe of three months, evidently
of intelligent parentage, but sup
posed to he abandoned by both
father and mother, because born out
of wedlock. 1t is the pet of the
household. The child is very sick
of an infantile ailment. Should it
recover it is offered for adoption by
any one who would satisfy the
ladies' committee that it would have
a good home and be we'll cared for.
The next call was at Mr.. E. N.
Laws. He is the gentleman who
met with the accident to his knee
at the saw mill. Being a total alb
stainer from all intoxicating liquors,
and in good health, the 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 it's ever being fit for use this
is more desirable than Timber and
useless leg, yielding no support, and
with the knees always out of place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Law show commend
able philosophy, over theevent, and
instead of bewailing their misfor-
tune speak gratefully of the kindness
of strangers who, they say, could
not have acted more generously if
they had been old neighbors of a
lifetime. The employees of the asy-
lum were particularly goOd-if any
distinction could be made-in sit
ting up of nights, two at a time
when that was necessary. Salem
certainly keeps up her reputation in
this 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.