Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-27

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Of old age, wounds and disease, they
are happy and contented. The little
city of white monuments at one end
Of the forty acres is rapidly over
taking the living enrolment. A re-
markable fact is shown by the com
mandmeut's report. The average lease
of life of the Mexican war veterans
urpasses that of the Uni6n soldiers
and that Of the Indian war veterans
surpasses that Of the men who fought
under General Taylor. W. w. Elder
deserve credit for n high-class man
agcment Of an institution that is not
easily managed They have doubled
the capacity Of the institution without
extra expense and with no deficits,
improvements the past year have been
limited on account Of appropriations
for that purpose being held p by the
referendum. Miss May Tillson Of
Salem presides over the hospital and
this like the barracks and the ad-
ministration building are kept in ex.
cellcnt order All of the land has been
put under cultivation that can be
sparcd-about 20 acres and al the
fruit, vegetables and much af the COW
and horse food is produced. All the
soldiers but those i'm the hospital
work during the year but their service
is voluntary. A few men are under
pay. Mr.. and Mrs Elder exercise a
firm and yet kindly control over their
charges, many Of whom are in their
second childhood. About thirty arc
dccrcpid, but a large number are &C.
tive and will live 70 n good old age
There Is not ono case Of drunkenness
where there we're ten formerly. The
cottages FOR the wives Of inmates are
soon to be occupied, one old soldior
living with bis wife In ono Of them and
caring for the rest Of tho buildings. |
Mr. and Mrs Elder have given such |
good satisfaction that n left 10 a vote
n tho old vets. or TO the people Of
Roseburg, both strongly Ropubliobnl
they never would be removed by any
Their management
has been tho crowning achievement Of
Governor Chamberlain torn as Chief
Executive, and is not easily improved
ipou from a business standpoint.
Walter Lincoln Toosc, after our viai,
nd thorough inspection, that gentle.
nan frankly stated that ho did not
.oe how any Republican could hnd
ault With tho soldierul Home under
" W. Elder. Tho fact 10 they DO
'ot-thcy can not. Who ia most 10
'lamc, Mr. or Mrs Elder, Il hard 90
lecidc. am FREQ 90 confess n /
ycro an old soldier or a young ono /
would give part Of tho credit 20 their
harming daughter Grace, This Fo
minds mo Of story. A young man
aked his father whether men or wo,
non we're most often boss In tho AZ,
airs Of families His father advised
i'm 10 take a team Of horses and load
no wagon with chickens and drive
cross the country. Whe he stopped
Q a house he should ask the man who
uled tho Toost, and II he said his wife
IA 10 give him a chicken. II he said
"a was boss give him a horse. When
he young fellow had travelled nearly
cross tho state and had given away
early all tho poultry and still had his
oam, ho az last met a man who claim
q 90 be boss. SO he told him 20 take
10 choice Of tho two horses. The
armer selected a bay mare and the
oung mnn started % unhiteh the an.
nal The farmers wife came out aud
ook In the situation. She called her
usband 20 one side aud after a short
onsultation he said' III you've no
Injection I'm take the other horse. %
No you don't" said the young fel-
'w, "you n take a chicken"
i think II he had struck the Sol
iers' Home he would have found Com
andant Elder and Mrs. Elder so
lually dividing the reins of authority
9 would have given them the team
nd would have stayed and had a
licken dinner