The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-08-25
NEWPORT.
NGwponr, "Wednesday morning.

The ieft-wing Of thc Porto Rico storm
must have taken two-step march In
here yesterday and gave us a touch Of
how u can rain south when IL 30 desires,
and the way II came down would bring
blush 10 the cheek Of W.bfoot rain
when vt its best. Il there IL any place
on earth where the rain IL unweIcomed
y 10 at the coast, particularly v hen the
hotels are filled with reSortefs who came
10 avoid the unpleasant weather on the
outside. For that reason tho returning
coasters this morning tested the capac-
Ivy OF the "RichardaOn, running from
here 70 the railroad terminus. Thoeo
who are left behind are patiently await
Ing the calm which follows storm aud
will take advantage u lhs extreme low
tides 70 gather agates, shells, sea.moss
and rock-oYaters.
Any unusual incidents ol life here, IL
there arc any, are attributed 10 the Al
hany representatives either directly or
indirectly. no one perhaps other than
billy c. when calling upon a young
LADY would take advantage Of her tenn.
porary absence to help himself from a
beer bottle sitting conveniently near on
q table. And no one could have sputter-
od more when ho found 10 his dismay
that he was swallowing or trying 10
swallow quantity Of vinegar.
James Y. and Gall II. met with an ad-
venture tho first evening hero hich
would have made an ordinary citizen
rage with anger, and which did fnilio
slightly their unusually happy diepe-
sitions The hotels being lIlied they
were assigned a room at the home ol i
German living on the hill. At bed time,
4 We VIII not mention the hour, when thay
went 10 their room. instead OF gaining
M uninterrupted admission they were
greeted with who wants Ia here"
coming apparently from an old maid ol
w summers and as many wInters. With
li'tie inquiry they iound their grips In
the nal way, u soiled shirt decorating
the stair banister and their collars aud
cuiia 20 arranged on the iloor as TO spell
"uusted Out" II in mt known whether
their appearance Indicated 10 the land
ladY question as 10 securing her rent
or That the later arrival would make n
longer tenant.
luss Wyatt came over lolded With
guns, ammunition and fishing tackle but
on account oi legal businass and counter
attractions has not yet been able 70 tind
the sporting grounds.
Charles Wyuant was yesterday pre-
Ssnied viii, cane bearing an inecrip-
tion that u had passed through tue Gu
ban war and was once the property Of
Admiral Dewey. II may have been but
y more restmbled the handle Of an UNI
bTella which might have been owned for
several winters nt tho SiletE Agency.
speaking ol winters reminds the writer
that Maurice 10 here but 10 filed with
disappoiT tment at the Eon-aTrival Of ex-
pccled friends.
Mr.. Finch, the real estate dealer, IL
looking over the situation with view Of
next year forming company for the
purpose OF erecting At Nye Greek large
hotel. The building as contemplated
viii have 100 rooms, electric lighted,
with card rooms, ball room, bowling
alley otc annexed. This would he an
improvement long desired and certainly
would be q paying investment for three
months Of the year anyway.
For bathing Nye creek certainly taxes
the lead In numbers, fully flve times as
many sporting with the mermalds AZ at
tho old place. The beach is larger, the
breakers more uniiorm and tho people
bathing there not 80 "stuek ul," showing
much more sociability. People who
rough IL nsuslly have 10 ammunition but
more real fun than those who can rustic
ten or twenty 10 iemain while il lasts
At hotel.
| midnight lunch was spoiled tho
other evening by some miscreant, for q
J joke, climbing 10 the root and etopping
/ the atovc-pipo with an old sack. The
ladies could not account for the stove
smoking 80. for II never did that way
before, and no suggestions from the i'm
ylted eentlemen guests seemed 10 benefit
IT, The next morning the ca7se was
nscertained but the perpetrator OF the
joke had flown.
II was lively crowd that came over
SATURDAY. and when the art'ats, including
the skirt dancer, returned they were
missed by more than one. Only one 70.
mained, Ed F., and as the ladies' are so
much in the majority he 10 over crowded
with engagements which pour into him
personally, by local mail and special
messengers from Nye brook.
Only one case OF sickness Is reported,
that OF Miss Elsie Martin who has been
confined 10 her room for several days
with malaria.
Clyde Fox came In last evening from
Alsea by Walkers train, They rode TO
Philomath and then walked over the hill
to Asea and up the coast TO this point.
Today the sun is shining warm and
bright and when | write again perhaps
will be able to give You aome records
with.gun and tackle. SRA.CRAB.
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