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TALKpF ifafe TOWN:
Miss Haft, of Baker City, is visiting
Mrs. Hurt.
Dr. Fred Mi Stfae left Mon Jay for Port
land, to reslder'
Dr. Greenlee, dentist, Is located over
the Sumpter Drug company store.
J. J. Penhale went to Baker City yes
terday on a business trip, he says.
Joe Mlkel lias returnid from a trip to
Spokane, Portland and San Francisco.
Miss Minnie Moellcr, of Baker City,
spent several days in Sumpter tills week.
Attorney Richards has moved his of
fice to the front suite over the First Bank
of Sumpter. "
John F. Hosklns.the mining man. lias
returned from Portland, where lie lias
been for two months.
A. Mohr has formed a partnership with
F. A. Williamson, recently from Spokane,
in the brokerage business.
Mrs. Sadie While left Sunday for Port
laud on business and pleasure, expecting
to be absent a couple of weeks.
Colonel J. II. Haley, a banker of Pen
dleton, was in Sumpter tills week, headed
for Lawton, where lie holds property In
terests. Carl I:. Ileise, of San Francisco, repre
senting the Westlngliouse Electric and
Machinery company, ariived hi Sumpter
yesterday.
Miss llattle Mack has opened a millin
ery establishment in the second lloor of
the (ileasoii building, comer Granite and
Center streets.
C. L. Stewart, a merchant of Puyallup,
Washington, arrived in Sumpter this
week and Is being shown around by his
old friend, I). Copping.
The big stump in Cracker street, just
north of Granite, was pulled today with
cable and tackle and rolled over the bluff
Into Powder river ravine.
The GranlteJ BoulJer;;at last lias a
Cirmilte advertisement, that of J. Nat
Hudson, iittoruey-at-lnw and brokerhe
ly also publisher of the Boulder.
Frit. Si Dwyer will soon move their of
fice to the handsome litlleiildiug they
have erected on Granite street, between
the Healey and the Ferry blocks.
I he body of Mrs. Start, the aged
mother of S. S. Stall, who died here
several days since, was sent yesterday to
her old home at l.uvene, Minnesota for in
terment. The stumps are'teing removed from
David Wilson's lots on south Mill street,
preparatory to building thete the big
hotels, frame on one corner and brkk on
the oilier.
Attorney McColluch burned his face
quite seriously ses eral days since, having
unintentionally substituted a can of gas
oline instead of coal oil, in an effort to
build a tire.
The Portland Telegram of Saturday
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publisresta report which states positively
tHat We Columbia Southern will, extend
to1 Pfalrle4 City, Canyon Clly, Burns,'i
Granite and Ontario.
Frank Jewett says he is still undecided
where the postoffice will be located when
he fs Tustalied as postmaster. He has
forwarded his bond and expects his com
mission to arrive at an early day.
The St. Louis addition is the latest to
be placed on the market. It adjoins the
smelter site on the east, consisting of
eight blocks In a row, eighty-eight lots,
between Ibex and Bonanza streets.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brown, of Albany,
Oregon, have come to Sumpter to engage
In business, the former as a confectioner
and the latter as a milliner. Their purpose
is to put up a tent, with glass front, but
have not yet secured a location.
It is stated that the Pendleton people
who own the tnwnslte of Lawton will at
an early date run an excursion from that
place to the embryonic mining camp, tak
ing stages from Sumpter, and that not
less than fifty people will be in the party.
The Sumpter Whist club was enter
tained Thursday evening by A. P. Goss
and C. E. Roblln, in the parlors of the
Bank of Sumpter. Mrs. Tedrowe and C.
II. Marsh won the honors; Mrs.
Hint and F. G. Jewett the consolation
prizes.
J. F. Conroy returned yesterday from
Pittsburg, where he lias been for three
months past. He says people back there
take little interest In gold mining, that
they are making all sorts of money in oil.
Those whom he represents, interested in !
mines near here, "will keep on digging as
we have been," he says.
A Hash light photograph was taken
last night of the Interior of the Sumpter
Townslte company's office, with W. C.
Calder and J. I-. Hosklns in the fore
ground, Intently examining a piece of
rock; General Warren standing to one
side waiting to pronounce judgment, and
the office gang in the background.
Podtlvc Proof That It I Not Smallpox.
Dr. Brock, the city physician, now has
What he considers irrefutable proof to sus
tain his opinion, several times repeated,
that the prevailing eruptive disease Is not
smallpox; not even a mild form of that
malady. There are two patients In the
pest house at present, suffering from the
disease for the second time this season,
having been dismissed several weeks
since fully cured. This Is not the way
any phase of smallpox deals with its vic
tims. If It fails to kill In one prolonged
elfort, it quits, calls the tight off.
The Mint saloon, corner Center uad
Sumpter streets, serves the best brands
on y of wines, liquors and cigars.
,THE SUtyPTER MlNEfr
Wednesday, March 21, 1900
IJRS. TAPE & PEARCE,
Physicians and Surgeons
O. M. I'l Mtt.l . M. I).
11. W.I AIT, M. II.
rVlrphonr Main ).
SliMi'ilu, Owrrtos
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JHJNTKICK
"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
furniture lor 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 for every room in the house. All
our goods are priced on a cash basis and it wl
pay you to give us a can.
Bed Room Suits, 15.00
Bed Room Suits, better ones, Eastern Hardwood, 17.1
Wall Paper, per doubk roll, (MmPit im), 150 to i.oo
GROCERIES
Crockery, Glassware, Tobac
j co, Cigars, Oranges, Candy
v and Nuts. Everything carried
8 in a first-class grocery store
At The
SUMPTER GROCERY COMPANY
ELLIS BLOCK, SUMPTER, OREGON.
WE ARE.
....The Leaders
In Clothing, Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Caps, Kubber Wear, Etc.
New arrival of Neckwear
and E 8t W Collars.
Neill Mercantile Co.
Cor. Granite and Mill Streets
Sumpter
Free Gold
Mining Co.
Queen City Furniture Co. paon&Eppinger
Phone Red j6i.
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TS developing the Storm King group of 6 claims,
situated 3,' miles northwest of Sumpter.
There are live 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 iso feet, and the third at 250 feet.
Assays from the surface as good as the average
assays of the district. WE INVITE INSPEC
TION. A block of so.ooo shares of stock is now
on the market at live cents per share. We recom
mend it as a good investment.
Assays of $150.90 have been had within
the last few days.
Sumpter Free Gold
Mining Company.
SUMPTER,
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