COVERS THOROUGHLY THE GOLD FIELDS of the INLAND EMPIRE EASTERN INVESTORS IN OREGON MINES Pay for AND READ IT '" """"iJ TALK OF THE TOWN. Arthur Scout, of Kearney, Nuhraska, !n visiting IiIh friend, I). I.. Klllcn. DeNuffu A Muzxyuru moving into their new brick, building. They Imvu tliu MwcllcHt cigar Htoru in cuntem Oregon. Mr. I). W. Ilaird anil mother, Mr?. C. Ilernlpou, of linker City, wcru giii'MtH ycterduy of Mr. and MrM. .1. II. Kng- llltlll. Hun. . I. II. Haley, of Pendleton, ar rived In town thin forenoon. Ho in In (ereHleil in Inith tliu lied I toy anil (iolconda. Dr. W. I). WimmI, of llillnlH.ro, thin nlate, who Ih InlereMliil in Neil .1. Snren mcii'm placer iniucM, vihiled thoprnKrticM Mcvcrul duyn hlncc, .1. W. SitIImt, of I .a (iraniln, Ih In town tiMlay, on IiuhIuchm connecteil with tint Kind Hunk of Suuiptcr, in which iiiMtitu lion ho iiwiih a I'onlrol. Attorney Itntler, of linker City, wum in Sumpler Sunday anil .Monilny, cuu cunning with .1. A. Howard on porno ileal that they am keeping' ipilel. Them Mill Imi log loading content here Suiiilay afternoon at - o'clock, for fLtMlu nlile. The I'onteHlantM will he William Seott anil V. A. Green uguiiiHl William linker ami Allinou .Ioiicm. Dr. ami Mrn. Ilrm'k anil Mrn. Itoy II. Miller left yeMtenlay afleriiiKin for lint Lake. The DiN'tor will mail a pnMT he fore the KiiNleru Oregon Medical annici iitioii, that uieittH them IIiIh week. MrM. Ilimanl ami little daughter, of I'emllelou, are Hpt'iitliug several ilayH in Sninpler, having accompanied Seemtary .1. A. Howard, of IniIIi the Iteil Hoy ami (iolconda cnmpauicM, on Mm hint trip here. The Similiter Valley llnllwny company Inii fully paiil itM Mreet Improvement taxed, amounting to ahnut fKI. Attor ney HiihanlH went at tliu eomprtny with a legal el ii h ami got tliu money. Ami thin in tliu only way to deal with tliu Olltllt. MIhh Alpha JuukiiiH, formerly an op erator in tliu local central phono oflico, ih vinlting with her many Sumpter frlemlM. Shu recently returned from a yeur'M vixit with rulntiven in California, where nliu ucnt for tliu henetlt of her health. .1. W. I.urkiii, tliu managing owner of tliu Cougar, anil V. II. Townxend, iiIko connecteil with that mluu, weru in town yeMtorday. It Ih rcMirtcd that prepara tioiiM am iM'ing made to work tliu Cougar on a very much more uxIuiihIvu hciiIo than wit licforo. M. K. Swan came up from linker City today to help out the Handle Hardware company for u couple of weekM, during u riiNh of hiiHltiCHH. Ilu wiim with tliu com pauv hem for two yearn, and a month or mi ago accepted a mihH1oii with the hraiich limine at linker. Colonel. I. T. (iraynon returned thin foreuiMiu from Portland, accompanied hy Dr. A. II. .Morrixon, rector of Trinity church in that city, mid will ho the gucHl of the Colonel at tliu Alpine mine, in Cahlu Cove diHtrict, where hu will en joy a few week vacation. Mr. and Mm. .lolm Cageii, Mr. mid Mrn. J..I. lli'iini'Hiy ami Mr. and Mm. I'. D. Ilealy left yeHterdny for Thomp honV hot xprlngH, near I'rairiu City, where they will camp for Noviirul wii-kn; except Mr. llenueHMy, who will return in n feu iIu.vh to clone an important min ing deal. Mr. mid Mr. A. W. KIIIh, Mix Amy llalneH, of linker C ty. and llnrley WimmI left Monday for a Uniting and camping trip into tliu liilln. They will I hi gone a week. Mm. WimmI had oxK'cled to Im olio of the party, hut her iinter, who liven in Nevada, arrived unexHetedly RIVETED PIPE and GIANTS For Mining or Power Plants and Water Works it & & Wrought Iron Pipe Cast Iron Pipe BOWLES & STROW SEATTLE, WASHINGTON PORT LAND, OREGON ClTWhcii mu-wcritig thin uihcrt icemen t pleiu-e mention thin aor. the day lufore, to vinit with her for some dayn. A. W. KIIIh received Heveruldayn wince word from WiiHhington that u (intent hud Imi-u granted him on a window mIuuIc which hu Invented. The applica tion tor thlH patent wan made a year ago. The feature of tliu Hliado Ih that It can In) either rained from tliu bottom or lowered from tliu top at will. Mr. mid Mm. Null J. SoreiiHcu return ed Hovoral ilayn since from a trip to For ent Grove, accompanied by MIhh Helen Pciiuoi, of Portland, who will bu tliu guuHt of Mm. SoreiiHuti fornoverul weekH. Null brought hack with him an intereHt ing Indian curio found near Korent ( i rove, a Htono lant lined for making moo enninn. A party of HtockholdtTH in tliu Oregon Monarch, connlnting of J. A. and II. I.. McLaughlin, of Lincoln, Otto 01 b ton, of Nebraska City, Nebraska, und Robort Demurell, Kcd Cloud, Minnvoota, ar rived in Sumpter yesterday. They will visit the Monarch mid other mines in tliu district, remaining here several days. Timber and Homestead Flllop. Timber and homestead filings, as well ns Haul proofs, can bo made before Charles II. Chance, United States com missioner, office in First Bank of Sump ter building, Sumpter, thus saving ap plicants expciiHu of n trip to I .ft Grandtj. Tho celebrated Gundo's '"the beer of good cheer" nhviiys on draught ut Dun phy's Tho Club. Leave your order tor anything in the reading line with DoNeffo & Muzzy. Something to doMnd Miwder. iiioii Giant Shoes on Our Hands that should be on your feet. Little prices and big values will make the transfer. SPECIAL PRICES On men's and boy's shoes, 'till certain lines are gone, will be a saving on your foot account. At $2.50 the Brown Queen Bee is the best shoe for the price and ladies' feet. Yours for a shoe trade, Hobson Mercantile Company Books and Stationery I have added to my stock of Cigars and Tolmccoes a largu number of (Mipular novels, tliu leading puriudittilriiiiiil a complete line of stationery ....The Elite Cigar Store... L. HARRIS, Proprietor Mining Blanks Quarts and Placer Loca tions, Tunnel Claim and Water Right Locations, Proof of Labor, Affidavit of Discovery Work Mining Deed, Option to Purchase, Quit Claim Deed, Lease . 2 FOR SALE BY THE SUMPTER MINER