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TALK OF THE TOWN.
Hoy II. Miller returned on Monday
from a tri to Knluin nnd Portland.
J. D. Fawcett, of thu 1'avcho mi no,
registered at tho Hotel Sumpter today.
V. W. Itohhlna left on Monday forn
fuw dayt visit with IiIh family in 8o
kauo. F. H. JjicIc, onu of Haker City'H min
iK oK!ratorN, camu up from below on
Sunday.
Frank N, JonkliiH, formerly- a typo of
Sumpter, vumu up from Iiakcr City
yesterday.
II. A. .Stewart, one of the city dadti of
Alamo, huh a visitor in thu metropolis
on Sunday.
V. C. Cutlur, a IiiihIiiuhh man of
linker City, reentered at the Hotel
Sumpter on Monday.
J. C. Wooley, miuo owner, livery man
and town marshal of Granite, wiih in
.Sumptur on Sunday and Monduy.
Another bltf loail of suppliuH waa
Hhlpied to tlio Iron Dyko miuo, at thu
head of MuNumoo K"h:h, yuHterday.
Minn Klllu (irizzlu, night hullo girl at
thu Sumptur telephone station, left last
week to visit friends at Milton, Oregon.
II. W. TomiliiiHou, of Portland, rep
resenting thu It. U. Dun commuruial
agency, wiih in thu city during thu week.
.1. V. Dolan, who had IiIh foot badly
cut with an ax, at thu Iron Dyku mine
several days ago, Is rapidly recovering.
T. H. Kunnurly, superintendent of tho
Gold Coin iniueH in thu Greenhorn,
wiih in thu city thu latter part of lust
week.
Managar Schumacher, of tho I'arrutt
Mining and Smelting company of
Hutte, Ih looking over the Sumptur din
trici. Claudu Hou Ih now at IiIh old homo in
Kearney, Nebraska, llu Ih no longer
connected with llrowu and Molir of
thin city.
Oncar Towuoond, late manager of thu
ilaby McKee and Last Chance mines,
le(t on Saturday for Colorado, wheru ho
will hereafter reside.
Nell J. Sorenmtu left Thursday after
noon (or 1'ortland, whence ho weut on
ImtdueHH connected with tho Highland
(Sold Mining company.
AIhiiiI twenty KuightH ol 1'ythiiiH of
Sampler loft for Granite (IiIh afternoon
to attend i mudou of tho Law ton lodge
which will bo followed by a lmuiUot.
A Valentino hoc i ill will I to given hv
tho Kpworth League at tho Ojierii Iiuiipo,
on Saturday evening tho Nth instant.
Admlsidou twenty-live centn. Itefrenli
inonls. Tho hint Ihmio of tho Prairie City
Miner states that the Dixie Meadow h
Gold Mining company Iiiih purchased a
new sawmill plant for their camp. It
will lo initialled in about a week or ten
days.
Zoeth Honour, of thu Standard mines
at tjunrtihurg, raiiiu up from Pendle
ton on Suuda.vaud remained a few days.
Ho in planning to commence operations
on the Standard as noon as climatic
conditioim will permit.
Jack Front haa interfered to a certain
extent with aomo of the ipiarti inilla in
the Greenhorns. Particularly with thu
Parker mill juat erected on the Virginia.
Thia plant could not Htart up on ac
count of tho wator pipea freezing.
Kverett Urown, of the firm of llrown
& Mohr, la now in Now York state. Ho
will return to Sumpter in a few weeka
in company with several peraona of
nieana who in all probability will be
come identified with the country.
J. J. Honneasy haa received word
from hia Milwaukee associates that they
are prepared to put a force of men at
work on the Cracker Croulo claims aa
aoon bh tho weather will permit, and
keep them steadily at work developing.
Ilrowno and Smith havu added to
their officii apace In tho Hotel Sumpter
by acquiring one of the rooms formerly
occupied by the Oregon Smelting and
Refining company. A door haa been
cut through thu partition between tho
roouiH.
F. M. Lucore, wife and brother, of
Lincoln, Nebraska, are hero looking tho
country over Mr. F. M. Lucoro Ih the
car accountant of the Iturlington and
Missouri railway for Nebraska, with
olllco at Lincoln. Ho requires seventy
live men to assist him.
Later reports are to tho effect that tho
cavu in at thu abaft of tho Columbia
minu was' much more serious than at
first slipped, and tho cost of repairing
damages will bo tremendous. Tho
steam and water pipes on tho 200 foot
level weru broken and it Is supposed tho
minu will fill with water
Tho tripple compartment shaft on the
llonuimi minu at Geiser, is said to bo
down over 1000 feet. To show tho
ease wltli wlilcli milling development
can bo carried on in thia country, it
should bo stated that this shaft waa
sunk at tho rate of two feet and ten
Inches every twenty-four hours.
For Lowney's candies, lino chocolates,
lion Imiiis, Key West, Havana and do
mestic cigars, tobacco, pocket knives,
stationery, elder, fruits, etc., do not fail
to call at Sturglll's. Mill Street, near
Granite.
Tho celebrated Guild's "tho beer o(
good cheer" always on draught at Dun
phy'a Tho Club.
Shoes of all kinds at Neill Mercantile
company's.
Mining doods for sale at thia office.
JUST ARRIVED
A full line of Knives
and Forks, Tea
Spoons and Table
Spoons. Just the
thing for hotel and
boarding house. Dur
able and cheap.
Call and see them.
HAWLEYS
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OF SUMPTER
Capital Stock
$25,000
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J. H. ROBSIN8, . President
J. W. SCRIBER, . . Viee President
R. H. MILLER, ... Cashier
H. S. DURGAN, - Assistant Cashier
Safety Deposit Vaults Gold Dust Bought
Does a General Banking and Exchange Business
A FINE LINE OF
.. GROCERIES ..
ALWAYS IN STOCK
Fresh Vegetables Arriving Daily. Prompt Delivery.
Give Us a Trial and We Will Please You.
E1DLIN & STARBUCK
Opera House Sleek
Phone 351
SUMPTER. OREGON
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pays $2.oofor One Year in advance will
be given an assay for gold 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.
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