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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1900)
THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, April 25, 1900 i6 TALK OF THE TOWN. Don't forget to register. Attorney Richards was in Baker City yesterday on legal business. Journalists Shutt and Shlllock were in town yesterday from Granite. Dr. Greenlee, dentist, Is located over the Sumpter Drug company store. H. K. Wheeler is in the hills this week, doing some civil engineering work. M. B. Galllmore has returned to Sump ter aftr an absence of a month or more. Mrs. I.. C. Edwards returned this week from a visit to her former home in Arling ton. The family nf J. B. Stoddard left Mon day for a six weeks visit to various points in Utah. Charles S. Warren Jr. and W. Jones, have gone lo I'ralrle City on a tour of inspection. There is an effort on foot to send a newly organized base ball nine from Stunptrr to Maker City by special train next Sunday. I:. I'. Cow en, of St. Louis, who at one time operated the H. ft I:, mines near here, under lease from the owners, arrived in the district yesterday. I:, it, McCormack, the Salem Oregon banker and capitalist, spent a few days In town last week in connection with inter ests he has litre, returning Sunday after noon. Mrs. J. II. Urown reached Sumpter yes terday Ir 0111 Spokane, to join her husband, a Colorado mining man, who has been here for some weeks. They will make this their home. Colonel l:. V. Drake, of Cortland, man ager of the Gold Ridge group of placers at Sparta, is in Sumpter today, lie has some Interests near heie which lie came over to look after. Alfred llobson, (lie live year old son of the manager of the llobson Mercantile cciini any, fell and broke Ills arm at the elbow, Monday. Drs. Tape and I'earce srt the injured member. Leonard Fowler, editor of The State, was in town Monday night. He promises something really attistlc in the April num ber ol his umgaiuf, which will be de livered in .1 lew days. It is devoted large- j lv to Sumpter and eastern Oregon gold i tields. I O. C. Mcl.eod - Co. during the past week sold to It. II. Schwab, ot Portland, lot 4 in block ), beirg (lie so feet front on Granite street on whUh Is located the MtTit-r ding store, Club saloon and Vienna cale. 'I lie purchase price was J5,$(x). J he property nets f iKs per mouth rental to the new owner. A. W. Ellis' arrival occasionally at Granite and I aw ton is chroukled as a visit ol iuspeatiou of the leading "brewer" ol the state, who is looking tor a location to build another brewery. Mr. lillis is a. miner and capitalist and may, Incidentally, have some money invested in the Colum bia, but he plays his star engagements on the other side of the beer proposition. The second floor of the building which J. R. Stoddard Is having erected near the school house has been rented to the Red Men, who will sub-let it to other fraternal orders. Mr. Stoddard says that some of the secret societies object to holding meetings where there are occu pied adjoining rooms. The lower floor of the building has not yet been en gaged for any purpose. NOTICE. Beginning May ist, 1000, the under signed wish to announce that a strict Cash System will be inaugurated at our store. We will close our books and de sire that all accounts now open be closed at once and from the above date we will show our patrons the advantages of pay ing spot cash for all purchases. You can buy more goods for less money by this system, which Is now in vogue by all first class houses. Try It and be con vinced, as this will be our rule after Alay 1st. Till: SUMPTI3R GROCERY CO. Opera House Block. Orvlll-Brown Wreitling Match. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to wrestle two best In three, catch-as-catch-can, no holds barred, two hundred and fifty dollars (250) aside, winner to take everything. The match will take place In lillis opera house on the evening of May 10, 1000. Both men shall be in the ring at 9 o'clock sharp. We hereby sign and agree that Joseph Schmidt shall be final stakeliold:r for this match. The last fijo to be put up the day of the! match. Jack ohvill, W. T BROWN. Sumpter, Or., April 18, 1000. Notice to Creditor!. All accounts and notes due me, not satisfactorily settled by May 1, 1000, will be placed hi the hands of an attorney and Costs added. Dated at Sumpter, Oregon, April 4, 1900. CLARK SNYDii. Don't forget to register. " llie Portland," conduct! i by Wood ward & Hammond on Mil! street, Is a representation of its name. A visit will convince any skeptics. W.we you registered yet? Sumpter souvenir spoons. I:. C. Bro die, watchmaker and jeweler, Opera house block. Have you registered yet? The Columbia beer, brewed in Sumpter, is today as good as any made. ILue you registered yet? JHMTKICK "Old age brings experience, and some kinds of experience brings old age. JUST MARRIED FOLKS Some others, too, no doubt, will need furniture lor tlielt new homes. We are ready to serve them. We have already supplied satisfactory furniture tor hundreds of iicw 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 will pay you to give us a call. Bed Room Suits, 515.00 Bed Room Suits, better ones, Eastern Hardwood, 17.00 Wall Paper, per double roll, (wimi'ir irr), 15c to i.oo Queen City Furniture Co. Patterson & finger I hone Red )5i. FAKER 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. df M 4V NEILL MERCANTILE CO. S We are the people for everything in -the Clothing and Furnishing Goods Line ONE PRICE TO ALL N. B Complete line of Shoes for Ladies, Misses and Children. S NEILL MERCANTILE CO. ISU i v Sumpter Free Gold Mining Co. TS developing the Storm King group of 6 claims, situated i)i 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 i$o feet, and the third at 250 feet. Assays from the surface as good as the average assays of tl e district. WE INVITE INSPECTION- A block of 50,000 shares of stock is now on the market at five cents per share. We recom mend it as a good investment. Asrays of $ 10.90 have been had within the last few days. Sumpter Free Gold Mining Company. SUMPTER, OREGO&C yf V r--rar-w"Er?3yTrreggga?g
