Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-08-08

creeping in under the popularity of this
paper. "A Portland Journal man has
been here canvassing all summer for
that paper and large bundle Of the
daily and weekly Journals arrive in
each mail The canvasser is on salary,
and gives a funny map of Oregon as
premium-the map does not show
Newport, and seems to be gotten up at
Portland. The Salem Statesman solic.
itor spent nearly month here and in
some instances was taken for repre-
sentative Of the Salem Journal. My
friend Evans, who runs the stage line
on South beach and the ferry across
the bay, took him to be Colonel Hofer,
and for two weeks went around with
him and helped him to get subscribers
and ads. Nothing like being popular,
but I wish when the Newporters have
any money to throw away on newspa-
per writeups they would remember the
only original Newport boomer. Next
thing / know the editor of the States
man will be passing himself of as
candidate for congress at my expense.
He probably won't do that, as there is
no money in IL.
The Beaches and the Surf.
Half the money spent on improve.
ments at Nye Creek would have kept
Newport proper, or at least the sum.
mer-resOrt and cottage population on
the side toward the Nbay. But they
lacked the enterprise Of Sam @. Irwin
over on the bay, who in spite of brush,
fern, sand-hills, an almost impossible
place for summer resort has, made
Nye Creek the center Of the cottage,
camping and bathing population. There
are two bathing beaches on the New
port side-one inside the jetty with no
undertow, and one just outside the north
lefty that is the hest beach Of them
all TO my tasto. OF course, the surf at
Nye Creek has charms altogether its
own. II its never two days alike. The
least change in the velocity Of the
wind or its direction, sends the break
ers over the reefs in a different style
for the entertainment of the swimmer.
have been in the surf three hundred
times, at all hours Of the day, and never
saw II twice alike. When the wind
goes into the northwest for the long
draw out Of the unfathomable lungs
OF the trade then the sands blow up
by the ton on the beaches, and long
ridges Of new material for town lots is
formed on the Nye Creek hills. In an
other year the vegetation has started
and crop of the everlasting bull pines
start to form shelter for the tents that
hide their bathers and parties Of fam
lily life and young people who flock by
hundreds on the hills TO the north Of
Newport.
Sam Irwin, the father of Nye Creek,
was born in Oregon, being a native Of
Linn county His father was the first
Of a numerous family Of that name to
emigrate from Glasgow, Scotland, to
tho United States. After a due sea
son Of knocking around in Canada and
the States, he located on a homestead
near oakville, where he reared large
family Of sons and daughters, of whom
six are living. Sam Irwin came to
Newport in 1882 from Portland where
IL was his fortune to be principal OF
the East Portland schools. In Lincoln
county he was chosen County Super
intendent of schools, and has always
taken an interest in education. To give
his daughters the benefit of better
schools he keeps his family at Portland
winters, and is very proud OF his ae'
eomplished daughters, three In number.
go far as official honors go Mr.. Irwin
has not had many, but he has served
always when called upon, in such hum
BILE offices as alderman and mayor,
which Office he has held many times and
| is incumbent thereof at present. His
real business has been real estate
boomer and hotel keeper, at which lat
ter occupation he is much surpassed BY
certain good lady who bears the title
Of Mrs. Irwin. In five years their ca
paeity as entertainers has been expand
ed from few bOarders at the family
table, to a full-hedged seaside hotel
with rs to 100 guests continually.
They Just Drifted Into It.