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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1900)
THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, February 21, 1900 12 TALK OF THE TOWN. Miss Poindexter, of Haker City, Is In town visiting friends. Harold Sweefipple returned Sunday from a business trip to Spokane. Dr. Greenlee, dentist, is located over the Sumpter Drug company store. Miss Emma Wnrswlck went up to the Golconda yesterday to visit friends for a few days. C. N. Worssvick, of the Columbia Seymour, acrobats and contortionists, and a galaxy of pretty girls who can sing and dance. The entire town turned out to at tend the opening and Manager Ritchie is entitled to congratulations upon the suc cess of his theatrical enterprise. James Gilday, a veteran in the business, is stage manager, and keeps the perform ance running smoothly. Although a do7en or more carpenters have been at work for some days past, the interior of the house is not yet completed. In a few days, however, it will be as snug and lie, has been In town several days past, j comfortable a resort as one would wish to visit. ml visiting his sister, Mrs. Hrock. Irvine & DeNeffe, of Spokane, have Succmful Mining Company Incorporated, opened a neat and tasty cigar, fruit and February 17 Messrs. Arthur Philbrlck, confectionery business on Granite street, liugene A. Wgginsoii and Charles H. Guy Turner and Arthur Moscr, of Walla Chance Incorporated what will be known Walla, have located here, Intending to en- as the Successful Mining company, the gage in house painting, decorating and offices of which are to be In Sumpter. The sign writing. object of the company is to devrlope the In accordance wilh the provisions of an "ilneral claim Majestic, situated three ordinance recently passed, the sidewalks miles north of Granite, on Granite creek, h.ivr been ordered cleared of w d, boxes JJl1nie Hie well known Cougar mine on and other obstructions. one side and the Mastiff mine on the u, u , 1 , , ., o . other. This claim is understood to be one Miss Myers, prlnc pa of he Sumpter , . ... , . , , .,, 1 . 1 . ,,,,, . , of unusual inert, with surface values schools, who was slik for some days, is ' . ,. , . . 1 ..h.i .1... . .. 1 . 1 ..1. 1 runn ng as h gli as io, and a strong vein Millie cully recovered to again attend to l , , , . . , . .. ,.,,, . , running from four to six feet wide on the lirr duties ill tile schools. 1 1 u 11 1 surface and can be easilv traced the entire loin Grays friends will be glad to et,Ktti of the claim. Considerable pros learn that he Is rapidly recovering from pc W()rl ,):ls, ,lre do)c ,, thc pr0perty, Ills recent Illness. He returned to Sump- cimsslnR of shafts, open cuts and tun trr from the hospital several days since. 1C,S( ;d ,s Mng co,m.j at ,lc present I he I'irst Hank of Sumpter has moved time with satisfactory results. The Ma Into lis elegant new brick building, though jestic Is entirely surrounded by good mines the lixtures, whlih are to grace this mod em institution are yet to be put in place, and the liiilshlug touches added. J. H. Stoddard returned early in the week troiu I. a Grande, where he had been asa wituesson several tiinhcril.iim proofs. I he gratters have tiled numerous contests against siuli ilalms, but so tar as heard Iroui have not made a clean up. Ihelinal p.ivmeiit, m.iklug a complete cash sale of the Duckworth lot 011 Sump trr street, was made yesterday. I his deal wasionsuinmated by Molir Mayer for f)ooa few days ago, Spokane parties being the purchasers. and with such development as is Intended by the management, can scarcely fail to make a good record In time. We did not sink the Merrimac or raise the Charleston, but we are gradually sinking high prices to a reasonable bust j uess profit and raising the standard of quality to the very best at the price of the I other kind. Hobsou Mercantile company. New Electric Light Boiler Installed. The battery of large new boilers has been installed at the electric power house and connected with the engine, but the large engine and additional dynamos have , not yet been put in. 1 here are now some- I he Hobsou Mercantile company has . thing over 500 Incandescent lights being been busy the past lew days, moving Its' used in town and there Is an active de Immense stock ol merchandise about mand for n number of arc lights, which tluee carloads in all Irum the old CalderJ will be supplied as soon as the engine wareroouis into the commodious basement 1 power can be Increased, under the new store building. Ihese By OiOMS. people are riitcrpi sing and thoroughly ,,. Goa Mn, aj M, up-to-date merchants .and the quail y and , x ,r are jubllanl over a rich illl.llllllv ol Ilirr. Il.lll.llsr lllrv .ilr IuIiikImk . .'.'.' . . ' : , , 1 ' 1 .,. strike In their IJIxle crceK mines. A gen- In every day is a sight to see and a credit to the business Interests of the city eral assay from the three workings, shafts and tunnel, gave a result of fit 5 In gold and silver. Active development was only taken up by the new company a few weeks ago, though much work had been done when it acquired the claims. Opening ol tb Lyceum Theatre. I he l.yirum theatre, near the corner of Cracker and ( iranlte streets, was formally pencil last night with niuchccl.it. I he management has secured a company of ' Wheat Gearms, in ten pound sacks is t.ileutedeiitertaincrs from Spokane, among an Inexpensive breakfact food, and is w limn is John Gilday, a favorite in many highly nourishing in every respect. Hob Northwestern towns; Harry and l.aurinejsou Mercantile company. I JJONTKICK "Old age brings experience, and some kinds of experience brings old age. JUST MARRIED FOLKS Some others, too, no doubt, will need furniture for their new homes. We are ready to serve them. We have already supplied satisfactory lurniturc for hundreds of new homes; we can do as well for hundreds more. Our stock allows easy selection at all times. There is always plenty here lor every room in the house. All our goods are priced on a cash basis and it will pay you to give us a call. Red Room Suits, I15.00 Hcd Room Suits, better ones, Eastern Hardwood, 17.00 Wall Paier,ier double roll. (taupWi tit), ijcto 1.00 Queen City Furniture Co. pmo.. & epc Phone Hcd 6i. RAKER CITY, OREGON GROCERIES Crockery, Glassware, Tobac co, Cigars, Oranges, Candy and Nuts. Everything carried in a first-class grocery store At The SUMPTER GROCERY COMPANY ELLIS BLOCK, SUMPTER, OREGON. WOLFF & ZWICKER IRON WORKS PORTLAND, OREGON. REPRESENTED BY F. M. WADE. Manufacturers of all classes of Machinery, in cluding Crushers, Stamp Mills, Hoists, Boilers, Pumps, Air Compressors, Water Wheels, Etc. Riveted StedWater Pipe a Specialty. Cut, Punched and Rolled for Riveting at Destination, or made up Complete j j . PLANS AND ESTIMATES FURNISHED J Sumpter Free Gold Mining Co. IS developing the Storm King group of 6 claims, situated )X miles northwest of Sumpter. There are five distinct ledges. The tunnel now being driven will tap three of them at about the fol lowing depths: The first one at about 100 feet, the second at about ifo feet, and the third at 250 feet. Assays from the surface as good as the average sissays of the district. WE INVITE INSPEC TION. A block of stock is now on the market at 2,'i cents per share. We recommend it as a good investment. Sumpter Free Gold Mining Company. SUMPTER, OREFO&C I JtfttaCfT'Tt Tl ff" "