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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1900)
THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, May 2?, 1900 POLITICAL SITUATION. ' He requests TUG MINER to state thnt he now challenges any working man in the Mate to a contest, any one of the live styles of wrestling, and there is money Little Interest Being Taken In b-'ck of this challenge. the Coming Election. "k t,'p ,0 Pralrle Ci,y' 'I lie Sumpter 'Iransportntlon company has made application to the postoltice de partment for permission to change the Peter Dunne makes his famous Dooley schedule of its mail stage to Prairie and say that when any great iuestion of pub-' Canyon City. 'I lie purpose is to avoid the lie Interest arises, on which the two all night drive, and make the trip in day political parties are divid, he studies the light. As soon as this permit is granted, problem carefully without prejudice and the time table will be changed so that tile -then goes to the polls and casts his vote stage will leave here at 6 o'clock in the for the straight democratic ticket. And morning, instead of at in the afternoon, that Is about the way Sumpter voters of and arrive at Canyon City at six In the both parties are going to exercise their evening. The return trip will be run on elective franchise June 4. If they care to the same schedule. It Is thought that a vote at all, they are going to weigh the reply to this request will be received In a merits ol the several candidates without week or ten davs. If the permit Is not prejudice, and then vote lor those nnnii- granted, an extra will at once be put on, uated bv the party witli which they to run on the above time, chance to nlliliatt-. I here Is absolutely no interest being Publlc Can HtlP Ctruis Enumerator., taken here in the election. I lie people ol It is requested by the census enumera tlie entire western portion of the county, hirs, !" will begin work June 1, that! of course, would like to have a represent.!- he public will lend them all the aid possi- live on the board ol emmtv commission- I'le by -inswering promptly such qucs- crs, thinking that he would secure for lions as will be propounded, as required them a square deal In the matter of ap- by Hie United States census law, and portioning the load fund. That might, Hins accelerate the work encumbent on perhaps, be called practical politics, but it enumerators. Tliev are under penalty to is, in reality, merely the universal human discharge their duties promptly and instinct whlili prompts people to light correctly, and persons can help them against getting the worst of it.asresi- ,'l"iK by freely giving the Information dents ol thispoition of the county have desired. It is to be hoped not a name been lor ve.irs past. Mayor Gleasnn, the will be lelt unrecorded lor Simpler and democratic i.indld.ile for this position, is making no canvass tor votes, and says he will make none, lie Is acting on the prhkiple that tht;nominntiou sought the man, and the ollue must do likewise. I he general Impression is that he stands a good ill. uue of being elected. Walter I oouey, the other Sumpter can didate, also a demoa.it, recognizes I In tact that he has a dilluult light 011 Ills hands In order to win the elation lor sherill, and is malting a systematic cam paign throughout tin county. His op ponent, the present Incumbent, is a pop ular man, has handled hlmsell diplomat Uallv while In ollue and will be a dilluult man to beat. Hie republiian convention awarded ,,1,1,, heretolore existing under the firm Sumpter no representation on the county ,.,. f Caldwell - Mallorv is tiiis day tkket, tliesuicessliil combination having dissolved bv mutual consent. II. G. been made against this tow n. I he near- C.Udwell will collect all bills and pay all est Sumpter came to getting a place on ' j0i,ts ( w ,r,. the ticket was tin- nomination ol Mr. ling- t (j, CAI.DWI-I.I. hsli, ol the inUoiid.i mine, lor the legls- l;i MAI.I.OKY. latuie. I he vote on this ollue will, ol Sumpter, May u, 1000. uuiise, be drawn lather closely on party lines, euept that Mr. English, being per- '''lie Columbia beer, brewed In Sumpter, sonallv popular, will get Ihe Notes ol is today as good as auv made, some ol his deinociatlc Mends. ' ( .() m ((( (. ( . ,m It Is estimated that .lose onto .,000 ,.,cr City, for choice pansey and daisey names ha been registered in the couutv. its enviroir David Wilvon and His Plans. iJavId Wilson was in town Friday and j Saturday of last week. He said lie would probably be back here today or to morrow, when he would decide definitely j when he will start building operations. He will not erect a Irame hotel, as was his intention some time since, but will couliue his operations to brick structures entirely, which Is his specialty. There seems to be a number of obstacles to over come bet m- this work Is inaugurated, but tin promoter is not a quitter. Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the partner- GOOD THINGS TO The vote will, ol course, fall something shoit ol that iiuuibei. I his is an increase ol ne.nlx ickxi over two years ago. I his liictease Is almost euthelv In the Sumpter piediM. Its political compleon is un known. Ileietolore the county has been kinds ol engineering. closely divided between the two parties; so the election will undoubtedly be de cided by the hundreds of new comers in (his camp. It is, thereloie, an element worth cultivation. Jack Orwrll Challenges thr State. Ihe wrestling match at Ellis Opera house Saturday evening between Jack Oiwell and W. 'I. Hrown was an in tensely interesting contest of skill and strength, witli all brutal features elimi nated. It was a catch as catch can match tor J.'so .1 side. Jack Orwell won two successive talis and the money. He was too heavy tor his antagonist, w ho was on the deleuslve limn start to liuish, it liav ing been shown early in the contest that lie was out classed. He made a biave tight, however, and won the admiration of the audience. Jack Orwell, too, played square; and had the hearty con gratulations of the crowd on his victory. plants Sumpter souvenir spoons. :. C. Uro die, watchmaker and jeweler, Opera , house block. (io to l:i-niier ' Worthingtou tor all EAT I AT E. P. Bergman & Compa'y GROCERS Mill Street, Wood's Building. OUR GREAT FIRE SALE OF DAMAGED GOODS NEW OPENING j ON THURSDAY EVENING j ..MAY.. 24 NOW going on In the Wilson Block on Mill Street, next door to the Arcade Restaurant. The sale will continue until every article found damaged is disposed of, which will be at a great discount from the regular prices. Many ol these RonJsnre as rixiJ In nu.itllv as ever, but Ihe cohering on much ol It being Jls cnloreJ. we cimljrr It unsuitable to go nn the shelves where nur rerlrct Mock will he kept. At the time ol the tire we haJ manv new gooJs not unlo.iJeJ trom the cars onj others on the way. Thece new goojs anj others saveJ that .ire not ' In the least InJureJ, we are arranging in our new quarters J J In the Junes anJ (iagen Hln;k, next Jnor to the Townsltc- Company's Oltice on Mill Street. We will have our stock here all arranged and will throw our doors open to the pub lic on Thursday evening of this week. We will be pleased to have all our old customers and everybody and his wife visit us on that evening. Trusting we will be ab'e to serve vou equally as well in a few days as before the tire, we are w-v &yWf Fraser & Chalmers Chicago MILLING MACHINERY Rolls, Stamps, Crushers. Perforated Metals, Jigs, l:rue Vanners, Etc. MINING MACHINERY-Rollers, Including Sederholm Roller, Air Compressors, Reidler Pumps, Pur- naces, Etc. Write to our Chicago Represented by MENNO UNZICKER, Hotel Warshauer, BAKER CITY, OREGON Fritz b Dwyer We buy and sell a Uh,ds 0f City Property. We handle Mining Properties, on commission or for cash. fs7 GRANITE STREET. We have made a great many sales ot City Property and mining claims the past few weeks. THE Sumpter Forwarding Co. - General Storage, Commission and Forwarding. Warehouse and office, S. V. Track. SUMPTER, OREGON.