Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-08-09
BY THE SEASIDE.
Ineisents and Personalitiss Wh0 ar0 sssn
a. Ysguinz Bay.

NENEUhas W AAAI - -
mil times continue here, though reg
ulsr sunday excursions hereafter ID
sure zone or two lively days in the
week. Supt. Stone has a better train
service than ever before and is able
70 handle large excursions with speed
and safety.
II is reported tia. the tug Reslute
has seen soid to seattle parties
There has b-en ~ use whatever Tor
this nSble little vessel since two
wears. except an occasional triT over
the bar with pleasure party.
TIsBt1t PLAYS eTsry evening and
the orchestra gives concerts at all
the hotels. and Oue or t~o d1nces take
nj ,r., os,,.i Nesk. Carl Dest0n pays
sI25 for the uperI house Tor the se-son.
80 far tile b .lls have bsen marsed y
the absence uf men whO can dance
and the yreseuc. 81 corresponding
surplus Of ladies. Any man who can
dance dc all Is al q premium Even
the ability 10 waik through qusdriiie
confers kDigbsly distinction, and
nan who can waltz Is bigger man
than professor. minister or editor
the eye II the fair sex- The men pay
80 cents, Ladies without gentlemen 10
cents. This is not exactly equal rights,
and may explain the.men's absence
The runners for the hotels meet
people more tban half way up the
Bay. one enterprising fellow Begin
ming TO work the train at Toledo.
But they are clever aud patient and
really help people to become settled.
There l. no strike Among the team
sters here, but there is strife JACK
Nc Jullom, the Irish giant with his
giant team, has cut prices, and as he
IS an accommodating man, who will
get up at any time Of the day or night
tohindle passengers or baggage, he Is
taking some OF the business. Whit
tier and StimpSOn, who have run
wagons for years, are still in the busi-
ness. The Abbey house has the big
gest share Of the business, and the
big dog Jack is a pet of the children
who are as plentiful as usual.
A competent Judge says next to
Monterey, Cal, Newport is the most
attractive summer resort on the
Pacific coast. 1t has the most variety
20 offer, bay and beach, town and
wilderness, fishing and sailing, bath
ing and walking, clans and oysters,
drives to Otter and Seal Rocks, a
lighthouse, a life saving station, no
end to hotels and boarding houses, a
summer school, good railroad. a
weekly boat TO Frisco, and an enter
prising. public spirited people. They
have not learned to get the crowds
however. They do not understand
organizing, promoting and adyertis-
ing their attractions. The people
do not pull together here as they do
at Salem and other large towns for
the common welfare. But lots Of
towns are long on public spirit but
lack a genius to touch the revenue
point.
One OF the picturesque characters
ON the bay is Mrs. Fred OLSON, OF
Newport, a pioneer women OF Oregon
vino settled at Oregon City with her
husband before the first white family
settled on Yaquina Bar, aud by hard
work, she has helped her husband TO
amass a comfortable fortune. When
quite young girl Mrs OlsSon was
placed as servant IN royal family
in Sweden and became one of the
most accomplished housekeepers Ia
country where domestic services is re-
duced to fine art. Mrs. OLSON at 80
odd, is as spry and active as most
girls at IS. She always has a fine
garden and generously distributes
vegetables and flowers TO the whole
nelghborhood. The poor have reason
10 bless Mrs. OLSON beyond what the
public will ever know. In return for
a basket of lettuce and onions we
gave her few tomatoes, Before she
reached home she had given most of
them away. Whatever she has is