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WELL KNOWN
CITIZEN DEAD.
Thomas McEwen Passes
Away Suddenly at
Portland.
TbomaH MoKwon, one of the lxnt
known mid most popular men in
Bumpier, (11cm Htiddonly In Portland
Sunday afternoon about fi o'clock,
while waitliiK to have an operation
performed for ear dlnoano. Mr.
MoKwen left hore MomethliiK over u
week ho for Portland to obtaltr
medical attention for IiIh ear, which
had been kIvIiir him trouble for Home
time. While awaiting the operation,
however, It HeoniH that an abHceiw
which had formed on the tympanum
broke, roHultiUK in almost lutttaut
death.
Mr. MoKwon wan born In (JIbskow,
ticotlaud, May 10, 1H(:I, and came to
America in 1800, hoUIIuk Hint in
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Ciiimdii, mill later moving to New
Jersey, where ln llvtid for nlioiit
cllit yeuri. In IHTD ho t'uiiio went,
liH'iilliiK for u time at Tint Dal lex,
Oh'Koii, where lie was employed liy
the Overluud Slat cumpaiiy on IIh
Hue liolwci'ii there ami Maker City.
TIiIh uuve Itl lit a tiihte for the tnitiH
portiition InihlnehH, mill lie iii'iuireil
the linker I'ily-C'iin.vini Hue ami went
into IhihIiu' fur lilniM'If. He owned
(IiIh line at the time of IiIh death,
ami t-iils I IiIh he hail Imllt viuioiiH
other llnch, lining mi eteiixlvo
nverlmiil Imxino-H. lie laid out the
town ot MeKweu, which wan iiaiueil
fur li 1 in uiiil which for a time wiih
the termliuiH uf the Hiimpter Valley
rallniiiil. Ilelle IiIh nliikje IiiihIiihch
he wiih eteuxlvely intereHteil lu
milieu, IiiivIiik promiiteil mid nolil a
Kreat many properties ami xtlll had
numeroiiit mineral holding.
Iu IriiM he married MUx Minnie
Vox, of Maker City, who mirvhea
him. He hud no children.
Mr. MuF.weu wiih a member of the
ManoiiH. KlkH. A. O. U. V. ami
Woodmen of the World. It wan
largely throiiKh IiIh liiHtriinientallty
that the Humpter MhhoiiIo lodito was
orKauized a tdiort time iiko. and he
wait appoluted the Unit worshipful
inastor of tho IoiIko. Ho wiih prom
inent particularly among Masons,
haviiiK been a past miiHter of Prairlo
City lodge, where he formerly hold
his momberohlp.
The romaiua wero buried yesterday
atferuoou from the retddeuco of the
(IocohhwI'h brother-in-law, Moses
FucbB, iu taker City, Rev. J. R. N.
Doll, of the Presbyterian church,
officiating. The several orders to
which he belonged escorted the body
to the cemetery, whoro the Masons
Iierformed the funeral rites, W. F.
liutoher, on behalf of this order,
delivering the funeral oration, aud
Dr. Dodson speaking for the Elks.
Ilev. Hell pronounood the benedic
tion. It is said to bo tho largest
funeral procession ever soon lu Maker
City. The Masons of Bumpter
participated iu tho exercises. The
lodge met yesterday morning and
attonded iu a body, returning on a
special train last night. Hesldos the
Masons, a large crowd of Sumpter
poople, estimated at .'100, attended
the funeral.
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Manager Parker, of Phoouix, was
iu tho city today.
David Wilson, of Spokane, is lu
the city this week.
P. A. McPheo, mayor of Alamo,
was iu tho city this week.
Dr. llrock returned Monday from a
brief business trip to Idaho.
W. C. Calder returned ysoterday
from a trip to tho Don Juan aud
Quelieo.
MIhh Carrie Spalding left today for
Portland where she will probably
remain for the winter
Hon. .1. II. llnhhliiH returned lust
eek from IiIh summer vacation spent
at Priest's lake, Idaho.
eli Itay aud Hoy Watters, well
known miners, returned today from
a trip to Silver City, Idaho.
II. 11. Compsou, of Portland,
pasesd through the city today enrouto
to Whitney to look after his mining
property.
Miss Jessie llrock expects to leave
tomorrow for Salt Lake City, where
she will attend school during the
present session.
F. (). Miu'kuum left Monday to
spend several days at Whitney aud
lu that vicinity looking over the
mining situation.
W. II. Hewitt, of Tiieoimi, sou of
Henry Hewitt, Jr., piesldeiit of the
Sumpter Lumber company, is iu the
city looking after the company's In
terests. A. 11. Corlett. of Whitney, was
here last week getting things iu shape
to start a new restuaraut at Whitney.
His brother is a partner iu the
business.
Walter Cronln, connected with the
ticm, returned Monday from a visit
to his old home at Scrautou. Penn
sylvania. Mrs. Crouiu speut the
time duriug her husband's ahseuce
with relatives at Dayton, Washington,
returning ou the same date.
A Few Facts Worth Knowing
IN SEPTEMBER NUMBER OP
"MINING TOPICS"
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