The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-13
MANY THERE NOW.
Hot Weather has Driven The m to New
port Stuck on Mud Flat-Ankle
Broken-seaside Gossip.

brOKen-SeaSiQe d0SSip
More,seasiders are at Newport
now than have ever been there
before SO early in the season. They
are mostly In cottages, but there
are. many guests at the hotels. I he
unusual influx, due doubtless to the
warmer weather conditions in the
Valley. leads to a general belief
that the coming season at Newport
will surpass all former ones in the
number Of summer visitors. This
rule of increase will probably be
true Of future years also The
Newport beach is permanent Ore
gon summer resort, destined to
grow rather than wane in popular
ity. 1t presents a variety of con
ditions, diversions and pleasures af-
forded by no other seaside resort on
the Coast. Besides the beaches
and bathing, it has a bay for boat
ing and fishing, it has trout fishing
conveniently by. it has deer hunt
ing within few miles of the town;
in short it combines both seaside
and mountain attractions, and
these, with the convenience with
which it is reached establishes New
port in the public mind as a resort
second to none on the Coast, in fact
superior to most all the so-called
outing spots. Incidentally, this
fact, is advantageous to Corvallis,
in the large stream of travel that it
brings annually through the town.
in the ebb and flow of humanity
seawards, provided, the town will
clean UP its streets, repair its side
walks and present pleasing spec
tacle of cosy town life to those who
come and go.
1t was a big excursion that went
to Newport over the Z. & E. Sun
day. Three coaches were we'll filed
with people, and on the return trip
four were required to seat all the
passengers comfortably. It was
an ideal day along the beach. A
light fog obscured the sun, yet per-
mitted a good eye to discern OBJ
jects half mile distant. There
was no wind, no heat, no cold, ev-
erything in fact climatically, was Of
kind to suit the requirements of the
most exacting. Among those who
went from Corvallis were. j. H.
Harris and family. Miss Cloy Blu
chanan, Miss Anna Jones, Miss
Nora Ingle, Jack Arnold, Grover
Avery, Thomas Nolan. ST. Hays,
c. B. Clement, Ben Woldt, Jesse
Spencer, Victor Spencer and others.
Seven glorious hours, spent in
the Bay, off. Mill 4, waiting for the
tide to food again and once more
float their craft, was a delightful
incident in which launch party
participated Saturday night. The
party was four in number, consist
ing of Edwin Stone, Fred Weather
ford. Judge More1and of Portland
and a fourth, whose name was not
learned. They had attended lodge
at Toledo, and were enroute by
launch to Newport. While running
at full speed, the launch collided
head on, with a mud fiat, and bur
led her bow so deep in the soft
mud that all the wild effort, pro-
family and dulcet persuasion the
party could command, failed to ex.
/ tricate her. The tide was ebbing
and of course within a few minutes
every man in the boat knew thai
there was nothing to do but to
wait the turn of the tide and {
! sufficient rise to lift the craft from
her bed of mud. This process took
seven mortal hours, and it was {
long time after daylight before the
party was again on its way.
| A sight on the beach at bathing
time Sunday afternoon was group
of people. carrying a we'll dressed
/ young woman away from the beach
| A bad step in crossing Nye Creek
where it crosses the beach to ente1
the ocean, resulted in fracture O
the young lady's ankle. She was
Miss Ethel Walters of Portland
well known in the social circles oi
the metropolis. Last season she
was the Newport correspondent O
the Oregonian at the seaside.
| Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Davisso1
are at Newport for the season. Will
them, in the present instance, tbs
sojourn is matter of health rath.
er than pleasure. Mrs Davisso1
thas been ailing for several months
and the seaside air is expected tt
effect a change for the better. They
occupy the Covell cottage.
/ Richard Kiger and family are a
! the Woodward cottage for the sum
| mer. Mr.. and Mrs. Callahan arr
temporarily occupying the w. E