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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
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