THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, July i6, 1902
The Sumpter Miner
I'UIKISHIII lvrlY ttlllMMlAY IIV
J. W CO N NULLA
Irnlftru at thr il'!fttce In Sumpter, Oregon, lor I
tranmllin through thr mall at ternnj cum
matter, i
One Year
Six Muntlu
MIHW.IMI'TION WAtl'S
AIWAYS IN ADVASCI!.
. .. .$joo
1.1
A mi.mmi broker frmii tint fiint who
miih hi Siintpter a few iliiyn dnee, in die
4'iihhIiik wIverlMiisr with tin) writer,
rounted tin' eaMern llnanriiil, miliiiiu
mill iuvi'Hiinu' journal to 11 ilclieatu
Iirown. Hi' hiiIiI th.it whi'ii yon cei in
out) of llio-i' i.iifrH 11 Mire or two ilcot
til to iiiiMHi'riMi! iiierlc iiIhuiI certain
foiiipuiiii'H iiinl lln'.r .ro.i-rtici, you run
rely on tlin fuel that thuy li on black
mail. MoM of tlii'fi'iini'KtioiiH an' writ
ten in tin' Iiiiiiic nlliri1, ami it i a ten to
out' mIioI that if an iinfaoralli' ri'p rt In
printed, the company Iiiin refilled to Ih
lilcil; if favorable, thiHii'ii.l Iiiih Im-i'ikoii-Hiiimiiali'il,
to tin- patixfai'tioii of tin'
publirdicrH. Thin Im-Iiik tliu cane, it Ik
almiiHt a urc thinu' tlial tin-owm-r of a
wurliih'HK proM'rty will pay for itn laud'
utiou and tint owner of a valuable one
will not; tin-en piilihlicd "report"
tdinuld Im- "fopiH-ri'il," i:eryoiie known
Hint there ciitcru Journal hao no ex
pei'ial fat'ilitlex for xeeuriiic information
repinlinu nihil ami that they will not
lni'iir the larne cxpciii-u of himiii; an en
mincer tnal.e mi examination ami leport.
Their iiliHwelh to ipieriex me then-font
of no aliie to tin- proHpeetiw- hive-dor.
Tin: lire inxiiianre rale inSiiinpterhax
mixer heen reilui't'tl xlnee the water xyx
tern wax inxtalleil. It iiexcr will he un
til the piopeity ownerxof thix town yet
together ami make xoiue uuiteil effort to
net pllxh that end. The rarillf In-
Mirance I'niou i-oiic of the liH'-l hide
pemleiit irritatinnly iu-olriit truxtx in
exixleuee, ami reyanlx a protext fioni an
individual with aiiiiiM Ml, ami the ait
of a newxpaer In xeicini: xiieh protext
with xiiperi-illoiix contempt. The only
way to ileal with thixi-oiuhiiiation ix. to
Ho at it with 11 loinleil dub, in the form
of another eoiiihiuatiiin. If the t-itieux
ofSumptei who i'ii rry iiixiirauie at the
piexeut cxoihitiint late will unite ami
demand a reaxunahle reduction, lucked
hj a bonded arremeiit to eanrel their
poliilex unli'xx the tlemaml ix granted,
the inxiiiame iiiralex will ictfiird xiieh
aftinn with neither nmueinciil nor eon
tempt. It will lv treated with the ill
moxt ii'xpei't. Thlx town liax alieaily
pahl ten tituex ax mueh In ilixiiraure
premiiiuix ax the tile Ioi-m-i haxi
amoiiiiteil to ami it ix time fur xome xori
of ii'iiMinalile, halfway decent treatment
to lie extended to it hy the eolupanic-'
aluiiil huiui,xx hcr.
Uxi'lll'iMl the autlinritiex of the entire
M-hiiul IhiuiI, Cato.lohux ix now doiuc
cxaillv what the taxpaxeix of Sumpter
xoteil xhotllil nut U'llolie, ill leferenee to
ci'hiMil hiilMliux. He ix liaxlnn the ohl
xchool lioiixt) re pit I red ami an addition
hiiilt thereto. At the. recent m-bool elec
tion $1,500 wax voted for a new liiilldlnir,
on tlie promixe of the hoard that it
xlimild 'e of hrii'k. On mi informal bal
lot tliu hrick hiilldliitf proH)xition car
ried by an overwhelming majority. On
the informal Imllot the plan to erect an
addition to tliu prexeut bulltliiiK received
only xix voice. No ImiiiiIx were voted for
thix ptiroxu, mid an attempt to xell
them will doiihtlexx Ih) unxtiri-exxfiil, for
they will not he worth the pacr tliey
are printed on. .IoIiiih Ih all ronjr and
he ean't ho rlKht under any clreiiiiiNtun
eex. Tin effort of the American to make
thix whole trauxaitioii look xtrailit and
regular, to apologize, for .lolmx' action,
wax a ridieiiloiix failure, u tranxpareiit
nioxuto inilure .lolmx to relnxert hlx nil
xerllxeinent in that paier, which wan
ordered out xome xxeekx xlnee liecailxe
tlie nmnatseineiit tliereof xhowed a die
portion to nxxert itx inilependenee, of
which raxh ait it now repentx ami ix
auxioiix to grovel in tlie ditxt for llxedol
lam a month or lexx.
Shoexof all klnilx at Neill Mercautilu
roiupany x.
Ilarrixoii can tell you why all lucky
utrlki") urn made with (ilant Powder.
GOOD THINGS
TO
ii
EAT
f
AT
E. P. Bergman &
Compa'y
GROCERS
Mill Street, New Building.
SUMPTER
LIGHT POWER
COMPANY.
A FULL LINB OF
Electrical & &
t Supplies
Wiring Neatly Done.
The finest light
plant in eastern
Oregon j j j j
SEYMOUR H. BELL,
Gan'l. Mgr.
''''
The New Olympia
i
B. L. McLAIN
MILL
WRIGHT
tRCCTION OP QUARTZ
MILLS A SPECIALTY
Sumpter j Oregon
CAPITAL HOTEL
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
C A. C STAKR.
Attonieyat'Law
Onlcr. cor. Hlch Sl. Sumrler. Oregon
E. A. CLEM & CO.
MINKS - PKOSI'KCTS - STOCKS
111.11. m 11-. .. KHiiufiUi .n( Inw.tl m.rk.l
wrur u iui iii "i i'iw'Tii - .". ...-."-
uuolitlonon Mocktin rrojuclne mines nj oil
welU. Lxccllcnl orro'H",Uy lor profil In low
prkcJ tlocks.
llllClllllll. of Com. 1okti..xniiOkkiion.
fa
i:, I.. HAIISI.R. I'MOI'HII IOH
Fine Old (1884) Her
mitage Whiskey.
IINI.ST IIRANDS Ol-
WINES, ALES
and PORTERS
OLYMPIA BEER
bottle or draught
FINE
CIGARS
U Ml w Mm 1 1. oil'. I'. O. MIMITLR
'.'
, r. i-:. iioiison.
I Civil and MIiiIiik EiiRlneer.
I U. S. Of puly Mineral Sutvror lor Oregon, En.
1 Rlnrer tor Ihe City ol Sumpter.
Unfroni in Pttinl Surtifi. Ilti Prlatln
ma OriiMln.
CHAS. H. CHANCE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
City Atlemty U. CommlMlomr
Uoom 2 and
SUMPTER,
3, Flrbt Bank of Sumpter
HlllldillR,
OREGON
American Brewing and Crystal Ice Co.
E. SIBER, General Manager.
Manufacturers of
Fir Class Draught and Bottled
Also Ice Made of
Distilled Water.
lost modern equipped plant in the state.
Ml ordeis promptly attended to.
in is. BAKER CITY, OREGON.
ER
T. BKOCK, M. D
Physician and Surgeon.
Sumpter. Oregon.
.,.-!. I Aiivnilon Cilven to Surcerv nJ to 01s.
ak ol Women. Orhce, Nelll llloclc HtM
liitnlte Street neir Mill.
tIJence.
DR. PEARCE A ANDERSON
Physicians and Surgeons
PHOI'KlbTOKS
SUHI'UR OIMKAL IIOsl'ITAL
First bank
of sumpter
(,N.0.-0-.T0)
Capital Stock 20,ooo
orriCLHS.
J. II. RofNns I'retUenl
J. W. Scrlt-er Vlce-l'reiUenl
R. II. Miller Oihler
IHRECTOK.
J. XV. Scrlber R. II. Miller
Clark SnyJe J. It. Robblnn
Trutwii'ts a General Banking and
Exfliiiiigo Business
Teleplione
Suhi-iek.OheUon.
Ol I ICI', Main 181.
j HOM'ITAL. Main )8.
MIRACE.
UEM trSIATE
E.L. MANNING,
City RecorJer anj Notarv Public.
Collection
Abstract
Agent lor I rlclJe Hre Utlnsulher. Sumpter
THE .
SUMPTER MEAT
MARKET
AUSTIN MEAT CO. Props.
J
Butcher and Packer
Fresh and Cured
Meats and
Sausage of all Kinds
SUMPTER, OREGON
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