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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1900)
.i6 THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, September 5. 1900 TALK OF THE TOWN. Jesse Hobson has been over in western OreKon for some days past. Mrs. McDevitt and child left yesterday to visit her parents In Oregon City. Miss La Helle Cusliman left yesterday for a visit with friends in Baker City. John D. Goss, brother of A. I'., the danker, has returned to his home in Minnesota. Mrs, Yoiinc, of Clifford, and her aunt, Mis. Carpenter, of Prairie City, left today tor Cortland. Attorney and Mrs. Richards leave this .ifteruomi for 1'oill.iiid, to take in the fair lnr a lew days. Mrs. V. W. I.ooney and children have gone to North Yamhill, Oregon, to .spend the coming winter. .ixrlli House came up from Cortland Monday, on his wavto the Standerd mine in the Quartln-rn district. Special attention Is called to the Neill .Mercantile ininpauy's advertisement on litis p.ij'.c of Hie paper today. II. S. McC ilium and wife, of the Hald Mountain miiir, were registered at one of the Sumpter holds Monday. David Wilson came In from Ontario yesterday. I here remains fi, 200 to raise hrfore work begins on the big brick hotel. C. II. Connor, a mining man from' Seattle, came in l:riday to investigate1 this held in the interests of Seattle uipil.il. .Manager Mrler, of the North I'ole, .'ind Mrs. Meler, i.iinr In on the Valley load yesterday and lett at once lor the mine, II. Helhugrr, of Council Ululfs, Iowa, visited liis brother I had. I)., last Satur day and Sunday, it being his first trip to Sumpter. .Mrs. O. C. Mcl.eod and son lelt yester day for her home in Massachusetts, Mr. Mcl.eod accompanying them as far as, Maker City. Mayor W. II. file.ison and wife left Monday for an extended eastern trip, to ' their old home in Maine, expecting to be Koue until November. , W. C. l)awsoii, a Portland mining man, came up Thursday last to examine two claims In the Cracker Creek distiict, returning Inline .Monday. Miss Sadie I.. RMiards, sister of At torney N. C. Richards, left for Maker City Monday, to take charge of the , classes In drawing in the public schools, there. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hurt, have returned tiom a summer, outing o( several weeks and will remain here through September, when they expect to go to Arizona for the 1 winter. ' School opens Monday September 17. 'I he new principal will arrive In Haker City tomorrow , and attend the teachers' institute in session there before coming to Sumpter. J. R. Neill, of the mercantile firm, re turned from a ten days visit to Portland yesterday. Mrs. Campbell, his sister, of Riishville, Illinois, returned with him and will remain here for some time. H. M. Grant, one of the best known 1 insurance men on the coast, with head- quarters at Portland, came up last Sun . day. Mr. Grant Is very friendly to this section, where lie has some mining Inter I ests. 1 R. T. Cox, who recently purchased an interest In the Buffalo, located near the Magnolia, is having cars, trackage and an 1 air blast hauled out to the mine. Work will be commenced at once and continued all fall and winter. There is some ore on the dump and this will be disposed of. C. B. Ilecht returned to Sumpter last Prlday, and will take up quarters In the , room adjoining 'I had Bellinger's Mag nolia plate on (irauite street, where he will represent one or twe eastern tailoring houses. Me also has some mining inter ests here wliicli will share part of his at tention. The quarter mile dasli between W. A. J'nies' biy horse, of Sumpter, and the dark bay horse "Dutch," owned by John Pox, of Bourne, was run Monday after l noon on the hills track, west of the river. W. A. Cusliman backed the Bourne horse and consequently had money "to hum" that evening. Rocky Mountain Scenery By Day Light. Day light stop iiver at Niagara Palls. Through hrsKl.iss tourist sleeper from Pncllic Coast weekly for Chicago, Boston, New 1 ork and other eastern points via Bio (irande Western (Great Salt Lake Route), Denver .V Kin Grande, C. R. I. cv P. and Illinois Central to Chkago, connecting in the Union Depot with Mich igan Central's similar car for points east. Por full particulars call 011 or address, B. II. TKUMIIUI.I., Coui'l Agent Ills. Cent. R. R. 142 Third St., Portland, Oregon. Pive quart bottles of Olympia beer for ii.oo at Henry Plngers'. B. L. McLAIN MILL WRIGHT 1M1CIION Ol- QUARTZ Mil I.S A SPI UAI.TY SUMPTKU ORHC.ON CAPITAL HOTII. JOHTKICK "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 turniture for hundreds of new homes; we can do as w ell tor 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, (vmiiiirO, 15c to 1.00 Queen City Furniture Co. person &EPpin8cr Phone Red )6i. BAKER 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. 3rYou do not have to buy Your Shoes from out of town parties. Leave your money with people who help you. NEILL MERCANTILE COMPANY can furnish you anything you want, and can get any shoe for you that is made, cheaper than out side parties. . . Agents Wanted No Capital Necessary to Sell Our Teat, Coffees and Sp'ces. IN i:TNYcltvanJ ion In the Hale of Oregon I and Washington outside of Portland, Ladles or ,nungmen who have tn or three hours per Jav 10 spare ill find jelling our Till, Coffin and Spleen pleasant unrk .in J ihcv ran nuke hie money tnr ihemsrlt is. Write (or lull particulars an J catalogue irui:. Great Eastern Tea Co. 1,6 Washington St., Portland, Orr. largest Distributors ol 1 eas, Coffees and Spires on the Coast. 100 stores In successful operation. W. II. CADE. President T. C. HARRISON, Vlce-Pres. and Treas. TIIOS. McLWCN. (5ener.il .Manager Sumpter Transportation Co Most complete livery Equipment in eastern Oregon. Teams al- .ways ready to go anywhere Daily Stages to Canyon City, Prairie City, Bourne, Granite, Red Boy, Bonan za and Golconda Mines. Hauling Heavv Machinery a Specialty. Freight For warded to all Points in the Interior. GOLDEN EAGLE HOTEL RE-OPENED UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT To Be Conducted on the lil First-Class Restaurant European Plan J in Connection T. T. DANILSON, PROPRIETOR Sample Rooms for Commercial Men. SlMPTER, OREGON S I y I