COVERS
THOROUGHLY
THE
GOLD FIELDS
of the
INLAND EMPIRE
EASTERN
INVESTORS
IN
OREGON MINES
Pay for
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TALK OF THE TOWN.1'" HI'"J t'hriHtiniiH with the fonner'n
' parcntf. He Hiiyw then1 i u decided
Dr. S. M. Mnultou returned ttnlay
from u vlwit to Sum Kriiiiclt-co.
(iriinl Tliornhurg, inityor of (irmiito,
whm ii triimdfiil in Stmiptor ycnterdiiy.
(J. A. .lohnw, attorney ol linker (Jity,
came up fr-im thereon thirf fiiornhiH
train.
Willliiin Sm Inn, of tint iuiv' fain iih
Snow Oeck ininiM, arrived in tin city
yiiHlcnliiy.
Iiih. A. Ilmv.ird, ceerctary of the
(iolconilii miiii'H, relumed toluy from a
week Hojoiirn at hlxold home in I'einlli-
ton.
Ni'il.l. Son-linen ri'tnnu'il ychtcriliiy
from ii trip to the Friday mine nl IVurl,
liliiliu, Ho rcpoitH everything there iih
working wiioolhly.
Were t hero more good SnniiiriitiiiiH in
town like thnpowho npriukle iifIicm on
(Vntitr Htri'i't MiiltnviilkM, thurii would ho
Ichu danger of broken IIiiiIih thin cold
went her.
Mnyor-clcct McColloeh returned
yi'hli'rdny from I'ort Inml, where lie
Hpcnt tint holiday wllli Iiih fiiinily. lie
wiin ilrrompiinii'd liy one of Iiih foiih on
IiIh ri'tnin.
Arthur IMllhrick, who Iiiih been nt the
Iii'iIhuIimiI IiIh (lck wife ul linker (Jity for
M'xenil diiyn, came up from below thl
morning. Mm. I'lilllirlckHionilltlon Iiiih
greatly iiiproed.
.Morrin Siillivnu, who in henvily ll -loicrlcd
in the inini'Hof the. (ireeiiliorn
1'iiiiip, mine down tcHtcrdny to npcnil
the New Yenr in Suuipter. He brought
IiIh funilly with him.
Walter .louex, of A latin, mill MIch
Nellie Donahue, of 1'orlliilid, ill rived in
town today to vixit .Mr. mid Mix. II. W.
Donahue for n few diiyn. Minn lliiiuilmo
in ii xihter of Mr. I'niiiihuc.
Claude Itoe, who iiiiule rlieh u cucechc
in liN mining venture while heie dur
ing the xnminer, i now nt Kenruey,
Nehiili-kii. lie will lciio Iheie foi
Sumpter on (he 5th of .liiiiuury.
('. W, I'nnllcld, .in old Siimplerile,
hill who Iiiih been mining for oer u
yeur on the I'uelilo moiiutiiiiiN, lliuney
county, lefi on Mouduy for Chicago,
wlieie ho gnc nil mining hiixiiifi-H,
t'luuleH II. Chiiiue, T. II. Dnnphy,
I.. .1. Ilnclwood, .liiM'pli Sio Idiiid, S. S.
I.ili'hlield, It. II. Siiii) i mid I., i:.
IIiim wcionmoug the Miiuptcntcs who
joined the KlU in llnkei City thin week
II. .N. t'nnlcx, rcprcM'iiting the
Spokmie hiiuii'h of the Nilliwiu
Mnchiiiciy eonipiiny, Iiiih tirrixed here,
coming fin die purpose of nit-lulling the
drill mid eoiiipieHMirpliiut ul the lllue
llird mine.
W. II. V, llnmiltoii leliliued from
the Ailiintie icnhoiml ccvcnil iIiiv fIiicc.
lie hiivn he ih not Mijing ii word iiIhiiiI
whnt he luvoiiiplibhed on thin trip in u
mining' wny, further limn tluit m'xciiiI
i lew 1 8 nre hcuiling"
The llrnl lite iiliirm for idxtccn
moutlii m i in out in nuipter on Ium
Situnhty night. After the depnrliiieiit
li.ul turned out, it wiin found Unit u Hue
li.nl burned out on u Iioiim on lower
Criieker htreet. No damage wiih done.
Mr. ami MrM. (;. II. Chance lme re
turned from I'ortlmid, where thev went
change of Hcntilneiit in Portland relative
to eiiMtcrn Oregon mining, favorable to
thu great iudiiNtry.
Mr. and Mr. I.. M. ' Welnli mid Mr.
mid Mr. Scout entertained u number of
their friend, at progreHnivo whint hint
Sutiiidny evening in honor of Minn
Hawthorn. A. II. Ilrowue and MrH.
Smith carried off thu limitim of thu even
ing for making tint iiiomI progrcHHioiiF.
I'rofecMiir .1. K. Snylur, 8UX'rieiiteud
cut of thu Spokane public hcIukjIh, com
pleted iiiih of IiIh terlodicul vImIIh heru
and departed for IiIh home yuHturday.
The profuMMir ih ipiite heavily iuterent
eil in thiH cection. Hu Ih ii Htockholder
mid director in thu company owning the
Old AriiHtra mine.
.1. II. Drown, printer, promoter mid nil
round hiiHller, left on Monday 'm train
for a weekH vihit in Malheur county,
where hu Iiiih coiiHiduralilu oil IiiiuIh.
It Ih hojied Iiih lioldingH there will make
him a t-eciuid lloekefellir, I ut then' Coil
Oil" Ih mi good uiitured mid generoiiH, hu
would give nil Iiih wealth to IiIh friumlH.
Some noticeable improvement have
Im-cii niaile lately in the lobby of thu
Hotel Sumpter. Thu counter Iiiih been
moved ho an to giui more ollicu room
for the clerk hi attendance. Folding
tlooiH have U't'ii hung between the lobby
mid billiard room. Other cliutigcH for
greater convenience aru in conteiupla-lion.
Shoe of nil kiuiln at Neill Mercantllo
company h.
No lietiilnclieH from Oiiint powder.
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JEWELRY
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GOLD AND SILVER ASSAYS FREE
Every Subscriber to THE MNER who
pays $2.oofor One Year in advance will
be given an assay for (told and silver free.
These, assays will be made by
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
enpeciiilly nulled for the
bent familv trade j J J
OUH UNfeS OK MKX'S
WOMEN'S AND CII1U)
ItEN'S J J J J J
SHOES
are from faetorien of the
hcHt prodiictioiiH in
Ainoricn. Our lineH of
Ladies Wear, Corsets, Shirt-
waists, Skirts, Hosiery
Vii i'u -... .
, , . . ..y,i moi any ona , ., .,, . ,
M-5V who did'nt like "". "V,""' " V Y.
mj0mm THOMSON'S moHtcarefulbuyer8.'lte-
MwtTMiW2ittlnr member wu keep the
Ijiuvc--aiiinj5 KOO(lH thttt lir u.()dnnd
CORSETS. t,,u prlw'H nre rinlit j j
HOBSON MERCANTILE COMPANY
A Few Reasons.
WHY YOU SHOULD BUY YOUR
FURNITURE AND CARPETS OF US
We ciirrv everything in the iMirniture and Carpet line that can be
bought In the larger citicH giving you u large xtock to nelect from.
We buv from the emMcm fuctorien in carload lotn, coiiHequently we
can Hell at the InwcHt pricen. Our long recideiue ui Sumpter has ch
tulilifhed our reputation for lioueHl prices and fair dealing. We nre
now carrying an fS.000 Flock of Carpcto and TnpcMrieH ranging in
price from :kricentN to fl.tiTi per yard. Viidt our clore and cee our
immense HtiH'k whcthci you winh to buy or not, jt jt J J J J J
Case Furniture Company y
UNDERTAKING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
Mill Street Sumpter, Oregon
21lercei Dnia o.
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Whol
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