The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-10
"Reminiscences from sac Sea Side.

The ''r:se and fail Of the tide" is all that
saved us from an inundation last week.
The antidiluvians Of this. coul try say, chat
sach storm was never known slice citizen
John was 10y" All events of any note
| n this country, are reckoned from the time
vixen citizen john was boy. 1t be gan 10
| ra:n Tuesday morning and continued with
| out ceasing, for two days aud nights. The
Yacuira river was ten feet above high
water mark. The rain water rushed down
with such force and in such uuaatitses, that
the water, in the Bay at Newport, wa' fresh
e elough to tl,ink. Marsh Simpson, Of Elk
City, was the only man seriously DANA geti
by the storm. he having lost 5000 cherry
poles valued at $3.50 He has contract to
furnish poles for the San Francisco Oyster
beds Capt. J. J. Winant of s. f., viii
ii for this place, ion the goth, to receive the
poles Don't know but he will ,nec. a good
many of them on the way. Mr.. Waliing
late Off Perry,lale Polk Co, opened a tin
shop here last week. He occupies the room
known as II .mmoni's Hall. He has fine
stock of cooking stoves and tinwsra. Mr..
sn,iti, an experienced hosel ksepsr of San
Francisoo o, haB ren.el the Ocean House aud
intends to make first-ci tss hotel of it.
He takes char5.e on the 20tl. The new
building, occupied by Mr. HundsaAer as q
variety store, has leen rentel by a gentle
man from Portland. Mr. Hundsaker in-
cends to retire from business. Tnesbuiltling
will be used as q sample room. The music
Il talent of town. got together yesterday
md organized a string band, consisting of
Messrs. Jegeries. LandreSA, Stout tthe
(u;lge) and Waliug. Mr.. Jcfe'ies was
elected treasurer. The peterson Dramatic
Troop of Newport are preparing to play
-.Uncle Toms Cabir." Mr. Peterson take,
he character CT Ui.ele Tom, and 10 doubt
will be highly appreciated, as he has played
it before in San Francisco, and never! has to
be prompted. The Government brealwater
xithstood the late storm, without showing
my signs OF hard usage. The san Is are
filing III around it nicely and it is t!king
the appearance Of o regular mound. The
O. P. L. X. raymasters, Messrs. Rielman
Kealy. put in their appearance last week,
and found no trouble in geitin rid of the
many dollars they brau sht with thenl.
They returned the. next day. MI, Rose ~
and lady, who have been stopping at the
Ocean House, for two weeks past, and so de-
sirous OF having som, one perform the
nuptial tics CT naatrimony, took r&ssaEe
his morning. with Captain Lntjens fer
Alseaa, and while OF, the Ligh seas persuaded
aim to perform the duty of tying The knot
On their arrival at Alsea they took passag
ios Newport again, walking fifteen miles MP
the beach against tile They arrived hers
5his evening. aud tie bays Immediately
formed themselves intn committee of the
,l1ols, toprsp,rs a reception, and we should
Judge. from the racket" around the Ocean
House, that nos.gaass have been spared t.,
maize it a success. Capt. !.utjens took a
load OF oysters from this place to Portland.
Nc Crow, our very gentlenaanly mail agent
here, iust r-suraal frana hunting esPsli-
ton, the result of which was the killing Of
six fire deer, two bears and an elk. We
li;.n't need to take Mack's story for it, for
ne brought in the evidence. The pile ariy
er is progressing finely. Mr.. Cunningham
who has been acting in the capacity Of super
intenaent, on the O. 2. r. r., received 5his
discharge last week. He will be supcrsed-
ed hy Mr.. Boswell, who 10 well acquainted
with railroad business. AN 10. =
Newport. March 9th, 1882. .