Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-01-23
Newport

We have had month of unpre-
cedented rain and wind storm. The
range is good and cattle are fat
enough for beef. The flowers are
blooming and the birds are singing
in the forest as though it was
Spring. The Winter travel to New
port is better than it ever has been
and more cottages are occupied by
tourists this Winter than was ever
known in the history of the city.
On last Saturday the wind blew
a gale of 20 miles an hour. The
bay was full of white caps ard the
bar and ocean were so rough that
the spray would rise 20 or 80 feet
high. 1t was a real sight to see
and hurdteds of persons we're out
on the bluffs looking at it Some
damage was done by the wind and
rain. A part of the awning on the
Oddfellows Hall was blown away
and some washouts occurred at Nye
cre,k. entailing an expense of
$500 to repair them. A large
section of the walk and bulkhead
in front of the Ocean House were
taken away. This bulkhead has
st ood for 80 years and it has never
been damaged by the high tides
before. Capt. Stewart Of the life
saving crew said the glass went
down to 28.97 the lowest he had
known it f6i twenty years. This.
he said. indicated great storm
somewhere off the coast. No YES
sells have crossed the bar for mure
than a week. The Ahwaneda and
Mirene are still at the wharf.
Thee Coouille. Frederick and the
Roscoe are laying at the wharf at
Yaquina unable to get out.
Lee Doty, who carries the mai
from Newport to Waldorf. de-
serves much credit for going
through under such dangerous and
adverse conditions. He endangered
his own life as we'll as that of the
teams he drives by going ON the
beach in such storms.
l.. E. Davis, the well-known
pioneer. is lying dangerously i'll at
his home on South Beach, with but
little hopes of recovery.
Joseph Briggs, an old resident
of Newport and member of the
life saving crew, was taken danger
ously i'll at his home Monday with
what appeared to be appendicitis
or an obstruction of the bowels.
He grew rapidly worse and was
taken Wednesday morning to AL
bany to be operated upon. The
operation was performed at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon Of the
same day. The surgeons said he
had one chance in FIVE to live.
Hon. w. P. Ready cf Portland is
spending a few days at Newport
for health and recreation. He is
the guest of Hon. R. A. Bensell.
He is pleased to note the great i'm
provements Newport has made
within the last few years, and
thinks this is the best resort on the
coast.
The city council a its regular
Monday evening session took up
the matter Of granting franchi Sc
to the Portland West Coast Railroad
and Navigation company. The or
dinance or franchise was carefully
scrutinized by the members of the
Council and the citizens present and
each section was discussed before
it was voted On by the council
and passed. J H. Fitzgerald, rep
resenting the company, was present
and took great interest in the dis
cussiun. 1t seems to be in good
faith. The franchise will not be
passed under the emergency act
but will be voted on at three sep
crate meetings. When the fran
chise has passed the council it will
be up to the railroad company to
adopt it. Work on the road is to
be commenced within 18 months
after the adoption of the franchise
and to; be completed within four
years from the date of the adoption
of the franchise. and if the COM
pany fails tv make good their part
of the contract and the bond Of
$4,000 is to be forfeited to the city
of Newport. 1t looks as though
the company meant business,