Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-16
NEWPORT IS ENJOYING
FINE SUMMER DAYS
Informal Dancing Party Given by Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson Is One of
Enjoyable Events.
FIRST SUNFISH CAUGHT
OFF COAST AT NEWPORT.
1t weighs twenty-five Pounds and At
tracted Considerable Attention at
Fish Market.
By Lamar Tooze.

of the most delightful social functions
of the week was an informal dancing
party given by Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. H
Anderson at the Hotel Nicolai Friday
evening. The ballroom of the hotel
was beautifully and tastefully decor
ated. Light refreshments were served
! The following were the invited
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Smith
of North Yakima, Wash; Mr. and Mrs
+. r. Hay and daughter and Miss Ruth
Byrne, Of Spokane; Mr.. and Mrs
George Deering and Miss Marie Rice,
of Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. Gale San.
ders, of Seattle; Miss Louise Cronise,
Miss Florence Hoffmire Miss Nan
nellie Bloom, Leslie Tooze and Lamar
Tooze, of Salem; Miss Ethel Gibson,
of Eugene; Harry U, Miller, of New
berg; CaE Hawkins, of Long Beach,
CAL; Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Thomas, Mrs.
M. Wygant, Miss Mayze Eddy, Miss
Vera McAuley, Miss Alta Irwin, Miss
Ina Irwin, S. G. irwin, Harold Wygant,
Fred Wygant, Ray COllver and Guy
Satterlee, Of Newport.
First Sunfish Caught.
What is thought to be the first sun.
/ fish to be caught off this coast was
brought in last week by the launch
Arrow, Captain Saltus, This specie of
fish is Usually found in tropical wa
ters and it is very rare that they are
ever found as far north as Newport.
Because of its peculiar shape and ap.
pearance, the fish attracted a great
deal Of attention while on exhibition in
a local fish market Sunfish are oval
in shape and look not unlike a skate.
The fish weighed 25 pounds.
Newport Personals.
Mr., and Mrs. j. P. Porter and sons,
Lawrence and Fred, of Portland, left
Sunday on the tugboat L. Roscoe for
Florence, after spending few days in
Newport as guests Of the Abbey. Mr..
Porter is a member of the contracting
firm of Porter BrIthers, of Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. B. Hughes were ar
rivals from Astoria Wednesday.
R. II. Hunter, accompanied by his
wife, arrived atthe Osburn Saturday
from Eugene.
A. L, Cornell, of Portland, is spend.
ing a vacation at Nye Beach as a
guest of the Hotel Nicolai.
Mrs. II, l.. Fenton and sister, Mrs.
A. F, Toner, of Dallas, arrived Friday
evening for a week s visit.
Mrs. s. NJ. Garland and family, Of
Lebanon, have arrived at their cottage
"The Wreath" and will remain for
the season.
U, Kaspar and wife, of Portland
were incoming passengers on the
steamer Newport Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs, William Service, of
Silverton, have opened their cottage
"Thistle.Dhu" and will remain for
the summer.
F. D. Pettit is summer vacatonist
at this beach from Portland.
Oliver Todd, of Sherwood, accom-.
panied by Mrs, Todd, are staying at
the Osburn.
August W, Fischer, of the Fischer
FIGURING Mills Co., of Seattle is reg.
istered at the Abbey.
j. G. Page, of Eugene, is visiting
Herbert Button at the latters cottage
/" Los Manzanita. "
Mrs" L. +, Ward, of Eugene, is oc.
cupling a cottage at Tent CITY.
l. II, Sroat is recent arrival at this
beach from Eugene,
Edith 4. Wheeler, of Miles CITY,
Mont, is among the many out.of.the.
state people who are now at this resort.
W. f. Fryer and family, of Portland,
are recent arrivals at the Tent CITY
whore they are located in cottage.
Miss Frances NJ Yoder, a school
teacher Of Woodbum, is spending
Few days at this beach
Mrs L. H. Bartholomew, Of Hum.
holdt, Iowa, aud Mrs, Anna Bartholo.
NEW, of silvcrton, are at the Osburn
for a few days,
Herbert Simmons, who has been nj
Tent city for some time as guest of
Mrs A. i. Van Wasscuhove, returned
to his home in Portland Wednesday.
Mrs, Il. NJ. Van Dcurs and Geor,e
Van Dcors, of Portland, were included
among party of Portland people who
visited various scenic points about
Newport last week.
The Misses Florence Hoffmirc and
N"nnet'e Bloom, of Salem, are spend.
ing a week at the beach as guests of
the osburu.
IL. e. Pickell and family, of The
l'a'Ies' are located in cottage at Nye
Creek. wv
Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence Holland arc
among party of Iowa people who are
visiting the beach at this time.