Wednesday, February n, 1903
The Sumpter Miner
'TRICKS IN ALL
TRADES," ETC.
NEW TODAY
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PUBLISHED EVBDY WEDNESDAY BV
JAMES LOOIE
Entered al Hie pottuMcF In Sumpter. Oregon, for
transmission tlirciuirti the malls ai second class
mailer
Eastern Brokers' Fake Meth
ods of Buying Oregon
Stocks.
SUIISCMIHTION NATES
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ALWAYS IN AIIVANCE.
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THE SUMPTER MINER
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Till! Stall) It'niflatlvc Iiiih (ho-mmI thu
inhcritiuiio tux luu. Ah Ioiik iih they
ln not uiiiict 11 iiiuiifiiri! taxing liicoiiifH,
niiuHi.iH!r men will liavi tliul iniirh Ivhm
to uurry Ihrin.
At IiihI iiHMiirniu'cM ari) at liiiml tluit
thu mining ami hiiMiichH iiich'm coin
inltti'c, appointed early in Di'ii'inlicr
aro to iiii'ol, appoint mill romniitlrrH
ami traiiHiu't mit-h nthi'r Ituniiii-HM iih may
bti iIuuiiiimI iii'ciHiiry.
Tiiimy 'I'm: Mi.miii jjivrM tlm joyful
nnuH tluit an cxIi'iiniMt iniintifm'tiirliiK
plant will Imi i-hIiiIiIihIiimI in SmnjittT nn
ilcr ciirtaln ronilitionn. Ah IIiIm conrnni
in iln initial HtiiKi'H will oxpcnil f l(M,il(0
ciihIi, anil will rri'iitn a pay roll whirh
That "tlicro aru tricka in nil trnilr-H
I'xri'pt ourH" 1 now Mug verified in
I relation to thu iiivorito cuMern ureon
IllilllllH HtOukH. SlIIIIO Of tllL'HI! etockH
I Inivu of Into hucomo ho popular with
i thu iiivt'ntlnjr public that broken in
wvurnl ciiHturn rllies, notably Denver,
Now York anil Chicago, who have none
for hiiIu are HHteinatically endeavoring
to pound down thu price, at thu mime
time. napiiiK a benellt for theniHelveH.
Yi-Hturduy Tiik AIinkii received n
telegram from a Denver broker, re-
iiientiiiK that an ailvurtlHeineiit bu in
MTteil in thu paper today offering 100,
000 hliareH of Golconda at Ilfty cento.
Thu thing looked "IIhIiv" on the facu of
it, iih UiIh Htoek in Helling rvailily
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jjoen without Haying that thu eiiterprin- t,,r-v ""Wiinl. of the Golcoinlii eonipnny,
Jul. In of llilnelle itill ,.,,,. In.,, ll.lu WIIH HIIOWII UIU lUlegrillll, lillU H8KUII
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plum when il i" ill night.,'
With ail the natural iiilvaiitageH that
IIiIm city mhhi'hm'h, then) in onu feature
which might bu cIuhm-iI iih artilicial,
that Iiiih been for hoiud minim overlook
ed. That iH thu formation of koiiiu kind
of an organization. A lloanl of Trade
or u Chamber of Commerce, hoiiiu
NyHtutn of a unit which can I hi need iih
thu mouthpiece of thu community
when iH'ciiHiou requires Thu bumnchH
people of thu city have ho many per
rioual niatterH to look after that they
think thuy have no Hint) for uffiiira of u
public nature. They chain them hcUch
down tu their di'Mkn too dimly. Thuy
would enjoy tbiM lite moru if thuy niut
occuHionally and exchanged idcim with
other biiHineHH pcoplu.
IIi.al'kmaii.inii and attouiited black
mail in proponed bilnincHH detilri In get
ting to bu tiMi common in thu mining
dintrictH of thu went, .Sumpter Iiuh not
riuffored kh much from thu cowardly
viiiiiruH who do thin kind of htisinen ai
hoiiiu other HoctioiiH, yot lately a horde
of liungry human wolves have been do
ing all that audi low minded creatures
can do to blackmail a deserving and
ouurgetic man who for iiioiiIIih haa Ihhjh
oiitleavoring to bring a large sum of
jnonoy in to the district. With woltlsh
nature, tbewi despicable creatures aro
cuttiug uach others throats in their
zeal to throw nil obHtaclea in the path
of progrcHH. In u short time Tiik Minku
may give the full detailH of a black
mailing Hcbeuie of which il ban all thu
facts, w!iich willcauHu a Htrong wave of
diHgiiht to paxH over thin section of coun
try. PROMENADE CONCERT AND BALL
White Swan Baud ol Baker City Will En
tertain Here on 18th Iostant.
Ouu of thu moHt pleHHing features of
linker City, in thu aHHocialiou of
musicians termed thu while Swan Hand.
It ia really worth the tune mid excnne
of it trip to thu Shire town of linker
county, to U) entertained by thin Hiierb
imiHical organization. However Simi
liter hoIu who have not had an oi
Hirtunity of litening tu thu atraiua of
inutile produced by this congregation of
home artists, can bu gratified by attend
ing thu grand promenade concert and
bull to bo given by them in thiscity on
thu IH iuntaut. The nrico of admission
Iiuh been placed al llfty cent. Tickets
can be obtained at thu Sumpter Drug
Store.
how any onu man in Denver could have
ho largo a block of thin Mock. He ex
priced thu opinion that lie didn't havu
that or any amount of Golconda and
explained thu trick.
He naiil that for hoiiiu time pant a
Chicago tlrui Iiiih been iidvcrtiHlug to
(ell Itetl Hoy at a liguru coiiHiderably
Ichh than thu market price. Thu com
pany Kent a representative around to
uncertain what Htock it wiih offered at
thU Hiicrillcu price; who wiih informed
that It hail till been Hold, and thu
gentleman waH urged to buy hoiiiu other
Htoek, "jiiHt an good and inuclicheitpcr,"
accoriling to thu Htory of thu fakir.
The purK)ho wiih evidently to estab
libit connection with a;oplu who are in
veatiiig In mining HecuritieH, in thu
Iiom) of working off hoiiiu drug on thu
market.
Several wcoka hiiicu iiik AIinkk whb
rcqueated to insert an advertisement
offering Cracker-Oregon "at a bargain."
Thu man was informed that if ho would
hoII for leaa than thu market price, no
advertlHement would bo needed to dis
pone of it ; that an olllcer of the com
pany would take it. No reply to that
proposition haa yet been received.
Timber and Homestead Filing!.
Timber and homestead filings, as well
as final proofs, can be made before
Charles II. Chance, Unltod States com
missioner, office in First Bank of Sump
ter building, Sumpter, thus saving ap
plicants expcnHO of a trip to I-a Grande.
All Boys when once they
wear the above shoes want
them again.
See our new stock of
MEN'S SHOES
for $2.50, 3.90 and $5.00
HOBSON
MERCANTILE CO.
DR. J. H. DAVIS
DENTIST
Portland Prices
Over Uiiche Hardware Co. Sumpter, Oregon
F.
A. E. STARR.
Center, cor. High Si,
Attorney-at-Law
Sumpter, Oretoa
Only the liest brands ot liquors
cigars at Douphy's "The Club."
and
L
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This fellow feels happy.
He used Giant Powder,
the best powder on earth.
T. O. HARRISON, Agent
J. J. Murray
VGTIHINARY SURGEON
AND DEN 1 1ST
Graduate of the American Veterinary
College, New York City.
Office at McKwen's Liverv Stable.
Phone -iW.
F. E. HOBSON.
Civil and Mining Engineer.
U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor for Oregon,
glneer lor the City of Sumpter.
En-
Uii'erireiil ail fateat teretis.
aa Drsaiatlef.
It Matlaf
QHAS. H. CHANCE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Cllf atteraei U. I. Cammlaaleaer
Rooms 2 and ), First Bank of Sumpter
Building,
SUMPTER,
OREGON
U T. BROCK
W. H. VOSS
BROCK & VOSE
Physicians and Surgeons.
Special Attention Given to Ear, Eye, Note, Throat
ani Skin Dlteaaet. Uety Hot air ap-
paiatui for Treating Rheumatlim.
Wilton Block, Sumpter, Oregon.
INSURANCB.
E.L. MANNING,
RIAL HTATS
City Recorder and Notary Public.
Collet rlone
Aestracta
Agent for Fyrlclde Fire Eatlnguleher. Sumpter
fJ)R. PEARCE A ANDERSON
Physicians and Surgeons
PROPRISTOKS
1UMFTSR QINIRAl HOSPITAL
SUMPTIR, ORSOON.
, . 1 Orrict. Main ill,
Tetepboae hospital Main ii.
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
GOOD THINGS
TO
EAT
I
AT
E. P. Bergman &
Compa'y
GROCERS
Mill Street, New Building.
. . THE 1
SUMPTER MEAT
MARKET
Us
AUSTIN MEAT CO. Props.
J
Butcher and Packer
Fresh and Cured
Meats and
Sausage of all Kinds
SUMPTER, OREGON
E. A. CLEM & CO.
MINES . PROSPECTS STOCKS
Write ua for list of properties and lowest market
quotations on stocks In producing mines and oil
wellt. Excellent opportunity for profit In low
priced stocks.
416Chatn. of Com. Portlakd,Orkkn.
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