COVERS
THOROUGHLY
THE
GOLD FIELDS
of the
INLAND EMPIRt
EASTfcRN
INVESTORS
IN
OREGON MINES
Pay for
AND READ IT
TALK OF THE TOWN.
(limit Thnruhurg, ' firimilt', Im ii
lllcir In Sumpter today.
II. .1. t'ohhi, u (irecuhorn IniNlut-HH
lllllll, WIlMIl SlIlllpItT IrilllHll'Ilt lllht Week.
.foil it llrouii .lr., ii Spokane mining
limn, paid Siuniti'r ono of IiIh iicriixliriil
xlnltM IiimI week.
MrH. A. I. iiHH in nt lit'r ulil home In
.Miniii'MiilM, where hlic will remain until
lifter llie hnlidavH.
John .1. ItlggN, fipri'iiiiiii on tint ex
tenniu iiiiiriiiciiii'iitH now Mug made
at Olive lake, Ih veiling IiIh family in
Sumpter.
Till llldll'." of till) Epimiplll linilil will
givtuiii afternoon tun in tlitii'liuri'li next
Saturday afternoon. Tea mid cake li'ii
ii'iilH. IImtvImhIv iiixitnl.
Hubert Wilcon, of tint OiMt I'urnitiiie
roiiiiiiiiy, in buck from Ihirkeu where he
Iiiim been lining iiHH'HHiiiiint work on
Hitim iroHrtl(w lie in Intercfled in.
.1. Frank Sheltnn, of the Niel .1.
SnreiiMtu Co., went to I'urtliinil yenter
day in ii-HpniiHo ton telegram from IiIh
principal. lie expectn to Ui absent tun
(lllVH.
M..I. ItoclHina returned on Monilay
from a trip to the King Staff mine near
Maker Oily, ami loll yenterday for a low
dayn mow mIiiw Jaunt in Hie Green
lioriiH.
From llic HrM of Nnvemlier until !-
C'I'lllU'r II, Kill,',, Snellen of HIIOW Ml at
tin California mint. Tin tneiiHiire
mcntH were made liy Mr. .McFwcn,
manager.
Iluker City people evidently believe
in reciprocity. Already a movement 1h
on foot to entertain a numlHro( Sump
ler'n forcmoHt citioiiH at a dinner in
tint near future.
From tliitiiiimUr of mining machinery
men who llt (IiIh locality, any ouu
ran judge that a wonderful era of de
velopment in in prourCNH In the mincN
Mirroundiiig tliin city.
Col. S. W. Itay, of I'ort Arthur,
t'auada, who won an important llguro in
thin ycclinn about three yearn apt, Iiiih
Wen in theSumptcrdiNtrict ami iciuitv
for the hi f I week or more.
Seymour II. Hell Iiiih returned from a
liiixty trip eiibt, extending liin jouruev
an far cant an New York. C. I.. Still
man, of CoIiiiiiIiuh, Nchraxku, and T.
S. llutcliiiigH, of Marinette, WiHCouHti,
leturncd will) Mr. Hell.
M. I.. l.ohmilc, one of the oldcM of
old timerH connected with iniuiin: in
tint far went, wiih a Hojouru in Sumpter
IiihI week. Mr. Loluuiie ha leeu urn
til lately Hiiperiuteiident of the Maxwell
mine, one of the Neil . I. Sorciihcu Co V
piopcrtic.
F. .1. IVrklnx, who ha made thin city
IiIh headiiiarteri for nunc time, hue
gone to I'ortlaud whole hi family re
fide. From that point he ccctt to
uo cud for the pnrpoco of raii-lug capital
to develop Houiit of the holding he ac
quired while here.
Mcthodi.t Church Ujr.
The ladien of the Good liilcut HK'iety
ii' tint MethodiM church will hold their
iiiiuual harar in tint Sumpter opera
Inline on the I'lli ami ISlli of thif
month. It will lt open on the after
noon of the 17th and in the evening of
the, iKth. Each evening a nhort inmtical
program will bo rendered, and on Iho
hecoud night an udmlHHioii feu of ten
ceiilH will hu charged. Among tlm
iiiiiueroiiN attraL'tioiiH, the following
IwmtliM will hu in uvidencu, prenided
over hy the ladicH named: Art, Mm.
Stafford; dnmcHtic, MrH. ISartholf ami
MrH. KicharilH, handkerchiuf, MrH. H.
I.. N'cill ; doll, Mrn. llepKi; candy, MrH.
Kuhler. Thu dining room, or rcfrcHh
incut hooth, will Imi under thu HUicr
vIhIiiii of MrH. M. W. Wheeler. Young
ladicH of the Hociety will uhhIhI iIiohu
named above.
NOTICE TO THE
PUBLIC
All timechecks marked "Not
Transferable" presented on or
after January i, 1903, by
others than the parties to
whom they are drawn will
be charged 10 per cent for
their collection.
Oregon Smelting and Re
fining Company
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SILVER
and
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WARE
JEWELRY
CLOCKS
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CHINA
SOUVENIR
ARTICLES
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GOLD AND SILVER ASSAYS FREE
Every Subscriber to THE MINER who
pays' $2.00 for One Year in advance will
be mm an assay for told and silver free.
vs will be made bv
These assay:
ROBBINS & ROBBINS
Whose reputation as Assayers, Mineralogists and Mining
Engineers stands second to none in the Northwest.
HOBSON MERCANTILECOMPANY
A I way h keep a full line of
Staple Dry Goods and Groceries
enK'cInlly nuited for thu
dent faniilv.lrade j j j
OUU MNi:s OF MEN'S
WOMEN'S AND CHILI)
KEN'S j j j J J J
SHOES
tiro from fautoriea of the
lMHt production!) in
America. Our linen of
Ladies 7i Wear, Ctrsits, Skirt-
waists, Skirts, Hosiery
tM$Mi) Ml
IS lv nvr mat any on
Ihr. whodld'ntllki
THOMSON'S
"Qlove-Fittlng"
CORSETS. '
HOBSON MERCANTILE COMPANY
and ovury day urtlcleH are
just what Ih wanttnl by the
nioHt careful buyer. Re
member wo keep the
HoodH that nre good and
thu prirea are right J J
A Few Reasons.
WHY YOU SHOULD BUY YOUR
FURNITURE AND CARPETS OF US
Wfiurrvuvcrviliint: in tlm I'uriiiture and Caret line that can be
bought in the larger i-ith-H giving you a large Mock to select from.
We buy from the rat-lem fai'turiva in carload lotn, coiiHequently we
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can mli at the lout'Ht prhvH. Our long realdciicu in Sumpter Iiiih bh-
taiuiHiuHi our repuiauon lor iioiu'hi priceH aim inir iifiuiug. i
now carrviint an S,lHXI ntock of CarH.-tc and Tax.HtrieH ranging in
iirive (miii :IA centM to$l.iir per yard. Vinit our Htore and nee our
liumuniH) Mtock wlietheu you wlnli to buy or not, J J J J J J
Case Furniture Company
UNDERTAKING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
Mill Street Sumpter, Oregon
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Wholesale
and
Retail
Druggists
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