THE SUMPTER MINER vol,. II. SUMPTER, OREGON, MAY 22, 1901 NO. 37 i MYSTERIOUS MURDER. TOUNG MAN KILLED AT NORTH POLE MINE. Pound in tils Bunk, hli Head Beat to a Pulp with a Club Negro Cook Arrested on Suspicion No Positive Evidence of his Guilt Coroner's Inquest Being Held This Afternoon. Ira Jelison, a young man about twenty two years of age who has been working at the North Pole mine boarding house, died at the hospital here last night at n o'clock, as the result of wounds on the head which he received last Saturday night, Inflicted by some unknown person. Su nday morning he was found In his bunk In an unconscious condition, his head being badly bruised and mutilated, having evidently been beaten with a club. He was brought to the hospital here and placed under the care of Dr. Anderson. At that time his head was so badly swolen that it could not be determined whether or not the skull was fractured. Though unconscious most of the time, he could be aroused and would show signs of mental activity. Last evening symtons of a fractured skull were devel oped and Doctors Tape and Anderson operated on him, removing six pieces of the skull bone. He lived three hours after the operation, having made no statement regarding his injury. Sunday evening Constable Baker and Justice Felix went to the mine and ar rested Jack Miller, the negro cook at the boarding house, on suspicion of having commuted the crime. On instructions from the county attorney, he has been held in jail here, awaiting the result of the Injurifs to Jelison, no warrant having been Issued against him. What evidence the officers have of his guilt, If any, has not been made public. It Is stated, how ever, that it is entirely circumstantial In character. There is considerable mystery surrounding the case and those who would naturally be supposed to know most about It are doing the least talking, which Is doubtless very proper. Monday the club with which the murder was com mitted was found in the kitchen of the boarding house. Coroner Snow arrived on the one o'clock freight from Baker City today and Is holding the Inquest this afternoon. The first session was held over the re mains, now In Case & Co.'s undertaking parlors, after which the coroner left for the mine, where another session Is in pro gress and the important witnesses are be ing examined. The verdict of the coroner's jury Is be i ng waited for with much interest by the public at large. The time has not been set for Miller's preliminary hearing. Praire City Mao Held Up. W. J. Donaldson, of Prairie City, came in yesterday with two passengers en route to Baker City. He reports being stopped by an armed man on Burnt river moun tain the night before, who had taken his rig for the stage. Donaldson claims that the night was so dark he could not see more that the outlines of the man, who was hidden behind a large boulder near the road, but that when ordered to stop he did so and while answering the highway man's questions about the stage, he was qui etly secreting what money and other valuables he had, expecting to be ordered out and with his passengers be searched. He was allowed to proceed, however, without unloading and on meeting the west bound stage notified the driver, who had among his passengers two armed men. From last accounts nothing more was heard of the would-be stage robber, and It Is a question whether Donaldson might not have been mistaken In the man's Intentions regarding a hold-up. DR. TAPE LEASES HOT LAKE. Will Take Charge June t and Build a 100 Room Modern Hotel. Dr. Tape returned Monday afternoon from Hot Take, Union county, where lie has been making numerous visits recent ly, presumably for the benefit of his own and Mrs. Tape's health, but in conuersa Hon with the Doctor en route home, he produced a document from the depths of one of his long professional coat pockets ?nd said: "There Is the lease to the en tire Hot Lake property, with an option to purchase same and we will take charge there on the first day of June." By "we," the Doctor meant himself and Mrs. Tape, whom everyone acquainted with her knows to be a first class professional nurse and none better fitted to be In charge of such a place as the Hot Luke Sanitar ium will be, for It is the Intention of Dr. Tape to so call the place hereafter. The medicinal virtues of the Hot Lake waters are becoming well known, as is proven by the crowds who go there to be benefitted by them. In fact, the writer knows that the place Is too crowded tor any reasonable comfort at this time, but the accommodations will be bettered as soon as possible, by the addition of a new ioo-room hotel building with modern equipment, lighting plant, and as the water of the lake can be used for heating purposes, generating its own steam, that part of the apparatus can be run at a small expense and be in use the entire year when needed. Dr. Tape desires it to be understood that he will not give up his Sumpter hos pital on account of his new connection at Hot Lake, but he has an arrangement about completed whereby a prominent and competent physician will enter into pait nershlp with him here and take full charge of the hospital, to which he will be able to give a certain amount of his attention also. Healy's Rich Placer Ground. P. D. Healy returned today from the Pine creek placer mines, east of Bridge port and about forty-four miles south of Sumpter. This Is the property which Mr. Healy and P. J. Griffin purchased last fall and have put In excellent condition for work at this time, which Is being done with the aid of five men and two giants. A partial cleanup was made this week and to see some of the gold taken there from would make some peoples eyes stick out a foot. One nugget shown at THE MINER office was as large as a Saddle Rock oyster and weighed nearly $50. A hand full of others vary from the size of a pea to that of a peanut. Just west of the ground mentioned Is where the $108 nug get was recently found. Mr. Healy says they will work Into the month of July (U their property. ail For Bids. Bids will be received by the under signed for a contract to be let for a $o-foot shaft to be sunk on the Crlzzly Gold Mining company's property near Granite summit. Bids will be opened May 20, 1001. Address Grizzly Gold Mining Co., B. O. box 183, Sumpter, Oregon. TALK OF THE TOWN W. R. Hawley Is In Baker City on business today. Henry Spauldlng and wife are visiting In Baker City this week. Neil J. Sorensen wen to Hot Lake on a business trip this afternoon. The Sumpter band orchestra will give a dance at Bourne Friday evening. Dr. Brock went to Whitney and Gelser Sunday on professional business, return ing Monday. Manager McCallum, of the Bald Moun tain mine, made the round trip to Baker City today on business. Mayor and Mrs. Robbtns went out to the Concord mine Saturday afternoon. They returned home today. Attorney C. H. McColloch returned Monday from Willamette valley points after an absence of one week. T. T. Danilson returned this forenoon from Ontario. While there he sold his fruit ranch, located near that town. M. E. Balne returned home Monday from the Burnt river country, where he had been on a mining deal that was con summated J. B. Wilson, representing Collier & Son, New York publishers, is calling on the Sumpter book worms this week and Is doing a good buslues. Jim Cornfield returned a few days since from Hot Lake, apparently entirely cured of rheumatism, with which he had been suffering for months. Mr. Paradise, foreman of blacksmiths for the Sumpter Transportation company, cut his knee with an ax Saturday and Is now forced to use crutches In walking. F. A. Williamson has moved his depot for the Huzelwood Ice cream, and other confections and cigars, to the new Mill street stand, opposite the Opera house. Mrs. J. H. Brown will leave tomorrow or next day for Malheur City, near which place her husband Is mlnnlng. She will mrealn there for several weeks, possibly during the summer. Joe Mlkel returned from California Monday. He has acquired some oil lands there that he hopes will "pan out big." He will spend the summer here looking after his mining Interests. A. P. Goss received a telegram several days since announcing the death of his father at Hudson, Wisconsin. The de ceased left Sumpter several weeks since, having been unwell most of the time dur ing his visit here. H. T. Booth, state manager of the Pa cific Mutual Lite company, of San Fran cisco, returned Monday from an extended visit to Canyon City and John Day towns, having had a pleasant and an un usally profitable trip. E. A. Worswlck, brother of Mrs. Brock, arrived in Sumpter Thursday from his home In Bellevue, Idaho, and accepted the position of assistant cashier In the Bank of Sumpter. President Goss Is fortunate in securing the services of so valuable a man. J. F. Alden, formerly of the Sumpter Grocery company, came up from his Starkey Prairie ranch last week, bringing several head of horses which had been wintered there foi local parties. His fam ily will soon join him there to spend the summer, at least. The morning passenger train on the Sumpter valley railway brought In 58 passengers today. This was a few more than usual, but the travel this way has been heavy for the past week or ten day and will doubtless increase as the weather grows warmer If It ever does. John R. Cassln, secretary of the Alamo Mining company, arrived from Spokane Monday afternoon, and went out Immedi ately to the mine, being met here by W, H. Jackson, employed by the same com pany, at Alamo. It Is supposed his visit has something to do with the probable In stalling of a mill on this property. Gus Trelwald, president of the Star Brewing company, at Portland, was up visiting his general agents In this part of the world last week. Manager Sterling, of the Sumpter Forwarding company, handles the product locally and supplies all the outside towns reached from this point, doing a large shipping business. David Wilson left today for Ontario, where he lives and Is putting up some new buildings. The supply of brick on har' ,t the new hotel here has been ex hausted, but a new kiln Is being burned and will be ready in a week or ten days. Meantime there Is plenty of work to keep busy the men now employed on the hotel structure. The school board at Its meeting Satur day evening reelected Mrs. Holland and MIssGilllsple teachers for the next session of the public schools, and also selected Miss Hattle Eckersly, of Cove, Union county, as one of the teachers. The com mencement exercises will be held In Ellis' Opera house the evening of May 31 when an attractive program will be pre sented. S. G. Murray, western manager for the IngersollSargent Drill company, left Saturday for Idaho points. Including Sil ver City, where he had sold to the Trade Dollar two electrically driven compres sors; the power to drive which is gener ated by the waters of Snake river. To the same company he also sold twenty drills of his firm's make, and to the War Eagle Mining company, near Silver City, a class "A" five drill compressor. Elk and Moose Deal Closed. Several weeks since Till: MINER men tioned the fact that W. C. Calder had bought for Tacomaaud Portland people the Elk and Moase mines, located on Bald Mountain, between the mine of that name and the Mammoth. Monday he succeeded In buying the remaining Inter est for the same parties. As soon as pos sible work will be commenced on the property under Mr. Calder's direction, and a producing mine should be the result, as the claims are contiguous to two divi dend payers. Questions of Burning Local Interest. A meeting of the long dormant Business Men's league is called for this evening at the Sumpter Townslte company's office. The oblect of the meeting Is to start the ball rolling for a Fourth of July celebra tion, to discuss what shall be done re lating to placing the merits of the camp before the Intesnatlonal Mining congress which will hold a session In Boise In July, to consider the possibility of constructing a road to the Burnt river country and tackle a few other prblems of local Interest. Prompt attention to orders for cut flow ers and floral pieces. City Green House Baker City, Oregon. Dunphy & Gertridge's Club saloon Is the popular resort for mining and com merclal men. Only the best brands of liquors and c gars at the Club saloon of Dunphy & Gertrldge. Always reliable Giant powder.