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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1901)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, May 8, 190 1 The Sumpter Miner Officii! I Paper of the Town of Sumpter. I'l IIIIMiri) rVIWY WLDMSIIAY MV C. II. MAKMI ask I. W. CONNCI.LA suiim:pii'1iun path One Year Sin Months .$ bo '! AlVA. IN AtlVASU'. LntereJ .11 llr pottiiMUr III Siimplrr, Oregon, tor irantmitMnn through tnr- in.iiis as second cla matter Wlil:M you ;ite IuiocUIhk the knockers, don't forget to lkl the dou'ln-tlie-man-Ker. I hey are tuin brothers and there are sever, il p.ilr of the pestiferous var mint iiiiinlii)', at l.iricc In thesr p.irts. DOWN In Arlon.i yesterday, President McKinley was peeled hy the r.idiant American II, in t,oo feet tinder tiiound, while InsipettliiK the Ctinuress mine, which incident luriihlied occasion for tome ol hU Ui.imlIciMIc lellcitous remarks. DOWN at Haker City the papers are "leatuilnn" Interviews with traveling men. When one ot them noes on record that "ilils country Is destined to be one ol the greatest inhibit; regions of the West," he is good lor scare hejd lines sure. What these salesmen know about the matter has not yet been divulged. AT Till: election In Spokane yesterday the democratic ticket was elected by a small majority, less than 200. Seven ol the ten aldermen chosen are ulso demo crats. I he issue on which this result was secured was retrenchment In municipal ex penditures. The Spokesman Review made u "dead smart" tight loi the win ning ticket. 1 III: Portland Telegram is publishing In its Saturday ecitlun editoiials contribut ed by editors ol country papers through out the state, with their piclmes and auto graphs, on that subject ol thiilliug inter est: "Oregon's needs and how best to supply them." I hus lar most 01 tlicsiulf couttlbulcd has beeuslale, llataud unpro fitable almost as much so as it It had been leportsotspeciakommlltresfromihainbeis ol commerce and boaids ol trades. Not onc.iil these w titers has iudUaled ihe seat ol the states' dry tot malady, one remedy for which would be a siege ol the most virulent tpe ol the bubonic plague. i:VT:KY day the orgiuiatlon of some new trust is auuouucrd. The stocks of thoe corporations ate thoroughly s.ttu rated with water; are, in fact, Uniting in that fluid, along with the lisli Hut are caught with tli.it variety of bait. Ihe game Is being overplayed and will evi dently, sooner or later, result disastrously to nil concerned, except the promoters who are selling the smithies. Already the note of wanting has been sounded by Hus eell Sage and men of that substantial type. When the crash comes there w III, ol course, be a tiuaiulal panic. Level headed men everywhere recognize that this result is Inevitable and are preparing (or that final number on the prosperity program, and this fact In itself will hasten the day. P. J. Hard, manager of the Oregon Mining Stock exchange, who has recently returned from a trip to the financial centers of the east, has repeatedly stated in inter view that many men of means, being aware of this condition of affairs, are turn Ins their attention to mining Investments. 1 his same Information comes from vari ous other sources; financial and mining journals are commenting on the fact ex tensively. This is merely a logical result. In the first place, mining is the one indus try that no trust can ever control. l:or this reason, men of moderate means who do not care to enact the role of lambs in a big combine, are putting their money into mines. But there is a better reason than this for Investment in gold mines; no panic can ruin the owner of such stocks. The price of the paper, it is true, mav fluctuate, especially if the mine has not reached the stage of production, but gold itself is the one thing that remains steady and un shaken during the wildest flurry on Wall and Lombard streets. Eastern Oregon mining stocks are today the safest, as well as the most profitable "buys" offered the public. The present excitement over oil specu lation is already doomed to a brief career, wlille mining can never lose its power over men who have once experienced its fascinating spells. I he Capital hotel, under the manage ment of Mrs. Tedrowe, serves special Sunday dinners. Families should take advantage of this. Best table board in town. Try It. The large and commodious club rooms of Dtiuphy & Uertrldge are headquarters for mining and commercial men. W. R. Hawley SUMPTER HAMMOCKS Tho ln'Ht lino tiver dixpluyctl in SuniptcT Si 3li75, MM Pita M WithPirrll $1.15 JMuiri Wiat, With ViIimi S4.ll San With StwJ 3pru.tr u. N- tichiMi PiHow - S5.6I Cniui' mill Kxuiniiu1 Thorn W. R. Hawley SUMPTER GOOD THINGS TO AT E. P. Bergman & Compa'y GROCERS Mill Street, Wood's Building. I. O. R. M. EC.AN TRIIIC No. id. Improved Order Red Men, meet In regular council at I O.R.M. Hall at the tin Run.Tnirtlelrtllreath ol every Tuesday Night ol each moon. All Red Men visiting our hunting grounds are welcome. V. R. MlAD, A. J. Lamm. C ol R. Sachem. DR- J- W. VOGEL THE OCULIST Has established headquarters In Baker Clt) , at Room No. t, Lnndale Mock, and will be there at least one week In each month, and at Sumpter at least two days In each month. Watch lor local notice ol arrival. p A. b STARR, Attorney-at-Law EAT Center, cor. High St, Sumpter, Oregon C. H. PENNER Civil and Mining Engineer. U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyors (or Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho and Montana. Engineer! lor the Sumpter Townslte Company, Limited. Ondrrond ind Patent Survey. Blue Printing end Oriathtlnf. H. T. HENDRYX & CO., Mines Bought, Sold and Developed. Bargains In Sumpter District (juarti uaims. SUMPTER, OREGON W. A. SAMMS, ARC'IITECT, iiakcr cirv, : OKbCJON Rellableplans, specifications and estimates furnished w ILLIAM It. STROUT & SON 161 Bennett Ave,, Cripple Creek, Colo. Lstablished In ColoraJu In i 876 Mining Engineer, Assaers, Chemists. Standard Work, Personal Attention, Reasonable Prices, Forty Years Practice, Gold (crucible assay), yx gold, sli ver 75c; gold, silver, copper, $1,50. A liberal dis count on all bills over $10. A snare ol our work Is respectfully solicited, papqpnit E. A. CLEM & CO. MINING INVESTMENTS Prtitrtlat Inmlnid and Resorted an, MamiariPort- land Mining Stock Eiahiita 2$o ALDER ST. PORTLAND. ORE. CHAS. H. CHANCE ATTORNEY AT LAW Rooms 2 and 3, First Bank of Sumpter 3, first B Building, SUMPTER, OREGON L T. BROCK, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. Sumpter. Oregon. Special Attention Given to Surgery and lo DIs. eases ol Women, umce, nem uiock; Residence. Granite Street nea Mill. DR. TAPE Physician and Surgeon PROPRIETOR SUMPTER. GENERAL HOSPITAL Telephone Main tj. Sumpter. Oreoon. SUMPTER DEVELOPMENT CO. SUMPTER, OREGON Owners of all the choice acreage sur rounding Sumpter. Inside residence lots on easy terms. Apply to SEYMOUR H. BELL. Manager. INSURANCE. E.L. MANNING, REAL ESTATE City Recorder and Notary Public Collections Abstracts Agent tor Fyrlclde Fire Extinguisher. Sumpter CTOTT & SHELTON, r. stott J ' J. t. SHELTON Attorneys at Law. SUMPTER. OREGON W. H. W. HAMILTON. Mining and Consulting Engineer. Mining Properties Examined, Reported On and For Salt. Moreingand Neat Code. Box tit. SUMPTER. OREGON E, T. FREEMAN Public Stcrcgrephr All Kinds of Work Done at Reasonable tfllC Room ; First Bank of Sumpter Bulilng ' Basche Hardware Co. . . . Sumpter GENERAL DEALERS IN Shelf and Heavy Hardware Iron and Steel Pipe Mining and Mill Machinery Agents for HERCULES " Powder Fuse and Caps C. C. Basche MANAGER H7' Jw I ! fROCK CREEK. . S fpRINC King ' T HE TO EQUAL FULL SIFTER PATENT FLOUR T H. SHOEMAKER PRO KAINZfl, OREQCW. NOW TO EQUAL 'A Sumpter Forwarding Company AGENTS SUMPTER ORE. 1RANK J. DAVEY ASSAYER AND CHEMIST Control Work a Specialty 01 CCNTCft. ST. BAKER CITY, OREGON I I V Y'y&c&ff'' HMMMMMtSMM ;