Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-07-06
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
Local Correspondence from Towns
in the Valley.
NEWPORT NEWSLETs.


with some young friends are camping
near Nye Greek.
The steamer Volapta is laid off for a
few days in order that her hull may be
overbauled and repainted.
Miss AileeU Webber is now an ex-
teacher, having closed her term OF
school at Oystervllle.
Capt. Babbidge is carrying the mall
and passengers between Newport and
Yaquina while the Volsnta is off duty.
rhe summer solstice, and the sun
and moon being I'm conjunction now
| combine 10 give us unusually high
tides for few days.
People from the valley points begin
to arrive in their private conveyances
"a well as by the railroad, and e'er long
Newport will, we think, take on quite
II business like aspect again.
John McCulloch took on some cap
italists and an expert today to his
ranch, lying some four miles up the
beach, To look for surface indication for
coal; AID if the outlook is favorable
diamond drill will be brought up aud
considerable money will be expended
in tiUding it.
Newport and environments like
many other unfortunate places is neg.
atively blessed with some dog ln.the.
manger-policy citizens who distinguish
themselves chiefly by what they do
not do and will not let Others more hb.
orally disposed do either. Parties have
come here to bore for coal and instead
Of meeting with every encouragement,
m ct with just the reverse. "Whal
shall the harvest be?h Nothing but
leaves" and these very dog in-the
e,c" will, in the end, be badly left.
The deep sea schooner Leslie put out
to sea on Saturday last for cruise of
several days, but owing to the high
wind she was brought in again for
more favorable time.
Rev. Townsend has moved into and
will soon be at home in one of the re
fitted and enlarged Williams red wood
cottages. He preached last Sunday
morning and evening.
Mr.. Ed Seidler will soon have the
Nye Creek bathing houses ready for
service. He has the bay outfit ship
shops, and is getting fairly started
once more. Keep your weather eye on
his bulletine board and flag staff.
Some new piling are being driven
under the Yaquina Bay News building
and not any too soon as the teredo and
natural wear have told upon the foun-
dation of that structure. Apropos of
this subject we noticed several of the
piles of the north jetty were badly
knocked out of time and unless the
matter is looked after soon break
may be made.
We still look for and hope for our long
delayed appropriation for this harbor.
"Everything comes to him who waits"
goes the old law, and that too msy
come "In the sweet bye and bye"
Jefferson sent us a small delegation
last week. That is right. Only let the
good work go on and we will be happy
and send our visitors away physically
and otherwise improved, if they stay
long enough.
We opine that the rock oyster, star
fish, sea-urchins and ''sich" will sever
ally suffer during our low tide season.
Another case of death to you, out fun
for u.s." you know.
Judge Carson, of Toledo, is in our
midst greeting and being greeted by
his many friends. The judge has a
good, hearty, hard 81 axe such as we
The elections are now over
judge.
Our weather is yet cool and health
ful and such an appetizer. Old Boreas
gets in some of his work occasionally,
but we must expect this from stretch
of ten thousand miles more or less of
the Pacific. OF course we must have
under such circumstances
Sou WEsTER