THE SUMPTER MINER
VOL II.
SUMPTER, OREGON, NOVEMBER 21. 1900.
NO. 11
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HEALEY BLOCK BURNED
FIRE DISCOVERED EARLY THIS
MORNING BY A LODGER.
Building Insured for $1500 Several Occu
pants Hold Policies for $1400 More
Loss Njt Eitlmtted Same Nirrow
Escapes Splendid Work ol the Fire
Department.
The Sumpter tire department Is all
right. It demonstrated this to be a
fact again this morning, for the third or
fourth time.
Shortly before four o'clock Mrs. Jack
son, who occupied a room in the llealey
Mock, comer of Center and -Granite
streets, discovered that the building was
dfire and gave the alarm. The tire had
caught between the ceiling and the roof,
from a defective flue, and the whole upper
portion of the building was abla.e when
the hose companies arrived.
The only delay In turning on the stream
was occasioned by the fact that the nozzle
on the hose kept in the house near the
school building had rocks in it; probably
put there by some of the pupils. Soon,
however, two good streams were playing
on the fire, which was confined to the one
building in which it originated. Better
work could not have been done, as there
Is adjoining It, with no space between, a
row of frame buildings that were appar
ently built to burn. The department
worked promptly and Intelligently. T he
weather was cold and the firemen deserve
great credit for the haidshlps endured so
willingly.
The building Is owned by P. I). Henley.
It was insured for 1500 with Mrs. Well
cock's agency, $800 in the Liverpool, Lon
don and Globe, $500 in the Home and
f 200 in the Agricultural. This will pr-b-iibly
cover the loss, as the lire damage is
confined to the second story, the roof be
ing entirely destroyed.. The fust tloor is
badly damaged by water.
The comer storeroom Is occupied by
Cox iSc Co's saloon and gambling house.
Nearly all the fixtures were removed.
They carried no insurance. This Is a
case of lightning striking twice in the
same place. The firm was burned out
lust spring, when this camp was visited
by the most destructive lire in its history,
occupying a place which it then owned, on
the opposite comer.
In the rear of Cox & Co., facing on
Center street Is Henry Finger's place.
He carried 5500 Insurance in the Liver
pool, London and Globe. He sustained
considerable damage by water.
The other ground lioor room was occu
pied by L. Harris' fruit and cigar stand.
The owner lives In Portland and the busi
ness is managed by Louis Moses. The
stock is insured for 5400 in the Phoenix,
represented here by ri. L. Manning.
Nothing was moveJ from this place and
water got in its work.
The second story is operated as a lodg
ing house by l:. O. Lee, under a sub
lease from Henry Finger. The first
named owned the furniture, which was
Insured for 5503 and almost entirely de
stroyed. The latter owned the partitions,
uninsured.
H. K. Wheeler's news stand adjoined
the building to the east. This is a small
cme-story building, also owned by Mr.
Healey. It received little damage, but
water 'ruined considerable of the stock,
' fully covered by insurance. Mr. Wheeler
1 was negotiating last evening for the sale
J of his business, but the deal is not yet
'consummated.
1 Several of the roomers in the lodging
' house had narrow escapes, getting out In
scant apparel. None saved their personal
effects.
I The total insurance is J2000. It is im
1 possible at this time to estimate the loss.
It will, however, amount to considerably
more than this. The building will be re
paired as soon as the loss can be adjusjed
by the insurance companies.
MYSTERIOUS LIFE AND DEATH
Annie Clement Passes Away) Also Her
Property.
Annie Clement, known here as Mrs.
St. Johns, landlady of the lodging house
over the Club, died last Thursday, after
a lingering Illness. A sister from Denver
was with her nt the time of her death.
Since then another sister lias arrived from
Seattle, and a friend of the family, Mr.
Edwards, from British Columbia.
All kinds of rumors have been floating
around regarding tills case, first as to the
original cause of herslckness.subsequently
the progress of the Illness, and pertaining
to the disappearance ot her personal ef
fects. It Is stated that the cause of her
illness was poison administered by some
one else than herself. Then, if you will
listen to curbstone gossip, you will hear
that other doses were administered by at
tendants as she gradually grew worse.
Dr. Brock, the attending physician, is of
course, not taking the public into Ills con
fidence. He admits, however, that there
were some puzzling features connected
witli the case.
During the dead woman's illness there
were a half dozen or more nurses and to
some of these suspicion attaches. Till:
MlNI:l has heard names mentioned, which
it will not repeat, because 110 official steps
have been taken to apprehend the guilty
ones; if, indeed, there are such.
It is said tli.it much of her personal
property has mysteriously disappeared;
trunks full of expensive wearing apparel,
elegant rugs, pictures, S180 in money and
a thousand or fifteen hundred dollars
worth of diamonds. A portion of the lat
ter have been found in the Hank of Sump-
ter, hypothecated for 5400. The local
police was notified ten days or more ago
regarding this phase of the mysterious
business, but a suspicious lack ot Interest
was manifested and nothing done to stop
the looting or detect the culprit. This has
given rise to much unfavorable comment
regarding these officials.
The body will be shipped back to the
old home In Illinois today.
Dr. Brock, on petition of one of the sis
ters, has been appointed administrator of
the estate, consisting principally of the
furniture still left in the house. He has
not yet accepted the charge, however. It
N thought that the estate will scarcely pay
the indebtedness, unless the stocks, which
the woman is saiJ to have had, can be
found.
No impiest has been held and, appar
ently, none will be. 'I HI: .MINIM can
learn nothing authoritative in reference to
the intentions of the authorities, as to
whether or not the case will be in
vestigated. Prompt attention to orders for cut (low
ers and llnral pieces. City Gieen House,
Baker City, Oregon.
Five quail bottles of Olympla beer for
f 1.00 at Henry Finger's.
B tw aie of , but ask for it Giant Pow de
MILL FOR MAMMOTH.
Has Arrived and Will Be in
Operation December 5.
Tills morning the first lot of machinery
for the Mammoth mill was hauled out to
the mine. The remainder of the plant Is
now at Baker City and w ill arrive here In
a day or two and be taken to the mine
without delay. This is a Bryan mill,
sold by the Joshua lleudy .Machine works,
of San Francisco.
Secretary Heed stated to a MlNliK rep
resentative today that the mill will bein
operation by December 5. All the build
ings are completed, ready for the recep
tion ot the machinery. It was In the
Mammoth that the richest strike ever
known in the Northwest was made a few
weeks since.
The ten stamp mill for the Bald Moun
tain, owned by the same people, but un
der separate organization, lias not yet
been shipped from S.iu Francisco. The
Bald Mountain is one of the most exten
sively developed properties In this district
and will be a hi: producer from the day
the stamps begin to drop.
Assessment Work on Overlapping Claims.
Where two lode locations owned by one
or the same parlies overlap, the assess
ment work for both mav V peilormed on
the ground covered by both, and may con
sist at the option of the owners of one
piece of work or improvement. But it
must represent an expenditure of at least
fzco; or it upon ground overlapped by
three claims, of 5300, etc. But the inturc
of this work inuM be such that, In the
opinion of tile owner, It will tend immedi
ately or ultimately to the improvement or
development of both claims. When tills
aim is hi his mind when the work is per
formed, the requirements o the statute
j are met, and it makes no difference it it Is
ultimately shown that his judgment at
the time was in error, or might have been
better. San Francisco Mining Keview.
Pendleton Men Buy Malheur County Land.
Several large 1e.1l estate transactions
have been consummated at Ontario this
week. A sale was made Monday to C
C. Hunt and W. L.Gibsou.of Pendleton,
ot 520 acres, situated nine miles from On
tario. 'I lie consideration was H2,sKo.
I he laud lies along the Owyee ditch, hi
Malheur county, and will be seeded In
alfalfa at once. Substantial improve
ments will he made. Mr. Hunt is a sou
of the railroad man, i. W. Hunt, and
1 Mr. Gibson lias been connected with the
I Fryc-Hlirun company, a meat market con
I cent in Seattle, Washington, lor tiie past
! live years. La Grande Chronicle.
Suit for Damages Against the Golconda.
I fli i.Imv llmiio;lli ll.'i. hrniiollt Kliil lor
twenty odd thousand dollars damages
against the Golconda Gold Mining com
pany. While working in the mine last
spiing a wire rope broke, striking and in
juring lilm seriously. He claims that it
was on account of the negligence ol the
company, in using a defective rope, th.it
tile acctJeut occurred. The case will
probably be tried at the December term
of tli Circuit court.
Finish Fight in the Tenderloin.
Last evening two of the tenderloin belles
had a difficulty, it is reported, over the
usual cause, both playing the same man
lor a favorite. One named Lillle Daven
port got the other, Madge or Blanch or
something of that sort, l.uich down and
kicked In a couple of slats. The men
standing around the dance hall did not In
terfere. It Is said that the Lynch woman
had a light about a week ago and was
only partially recovered from tlic Injuries
then received. Judge Felix says that .1
warrant will be sworn out this afternoon
for the arrest of the women.
Hllgard-Granlte Road Again
W. T. Chalk, a prominent Seattle rail
way surveyer, left yesterday for the west,
after a somew hat extended sojourn in this
cltv. He was called here nun railroad
case to testify. Yesterday's telegram re
calling him west, In his opinion, meant
the resumption ol operations 011 the new
railroad fiom llllgard to Granite, Ore., of
which he Is chief engineer. "I he survey
have all been completed on this line, but,
pending the election, woik' was sus
pended. He believes operations are to im
mediately commence, and if so, he says
there will be no stoppage till the line lit
completed. Statesman.
Coait'ng Season in Full Blast.
About four hundred children are now
constantly coasting down the "school
house hill" and every Incline sidewalk In
town, making life for pedestrians 0110
grand hustle to keep from being run over
by the rising generation, and mangled.
Till: MlNhK would not dare to interfere
in the sport, even if it had I he Inclination
which it hasn't but tlmldlv suggests
that the youugsteis be kept off the crowd
ed business stieets and sidewalks Willi
their rapid trausir sleds, that come rush
ing along like they were falling from sx
story buildings.
Townsitc Company's Building.
Painters have about finished witli the
Similiter I'mviisite company's new build
ing, and a handsomer little ollice struc
ture is not to be found in eastern Oregon.
That portion to be occupied by the com
pany 11. is been partitioned into conven
ient apartments, reception room, private
otlues and "separating parlor," as Gen
eral Warren Used to designate the room
where checks were exchanged for war
r.intey deeds. I he company will innva
into its new quarters Mood ty.
Sanger Mine Buys 1000 Cords of Wood.
The contract has been let to Baker City
people to lumlsh the Sanger mine at San
ger with 1000 cords ot wood, and yester
day a number of men with supplies left
the city lor the mine. I his large wood
contract indicates that the old mine under
the management ot J. K. Kouiig Is to bo
operated on an extensive scale.
Democrat.
Lessons in Lace.
Mrs. Marsh, next door to MlNliK olfice,
will give practical distinctions in laco
work. Materials and hundreds ot pat
terns to select from.
" The Portland," conducted by Gut
Woodward oil AM 1 1 street, continues to
merit the name ot the popular gentlemen's
resort of Sumpter.
When oii travel the Bonnie road re
member Barnaul has all the latest remedies
or dust hi the throat.
Five ipi.irt bottles ol Olympla beer for
fi.ooal Henry Fingers'.
GenulneOIinpU oyster cocktails to
order ill Henry Finger's.
Henry Finger serves genuine Olympla
oyster cocktails to order.
Always reliable Giant powder.