THE SUMPTER MINER.
Wednesday, February 21, 1900
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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,
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