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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1903)
8 THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, July 8, 190 SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION. Sport s and Festivities Galore- Glorious Fourth. PERFECT IN DETAIL. O. V. Hold Board on Third Good Drills Excellent ConUtti ladtfta Atact Day Big Events Vast Crowds of Ptoplt Program Well Carried Out Success Attends Everything Com mlltees Deserve Great Credit. Tho (llorloiiH Fourth hart cotno mid Koiiii. It hurt "vkiiIhIioiI Hko a wreath of iniHt at iivo. " Tho Third 1h mIho n umttorof hirttory. LikowiMi tho Klfth ami Hlxtli. It vim omi joyoiiH, Klailrtiimo, mlrlliHomo fimtlro ouoiihIoii from tint Initial iIiihIi nut of tint lio.v 1111 tho Third, clear down tho Ioiik, KlHturJiitf lino of civontH to thn hot llnirth inailo liy HHIh and Kuno In an oxtoiiiioraiiooitrt drilling oontimt Monday hIkM. Tho colohra tion wan it hiiucohh llnanulally, jiolltloully, morally, rullftloiirily, uiul rollootrt Kront o rod it on tho variuiiH coiiiinlttooH which took part in tho Kroat work. A viiHt concourse of iooio wiiM horo, viirioiiMly ontl mated nt from 10,000 to 00,000. Thn Minor iIooh not know how many tboro worn, and It dnon not roHiimo to vontiiro Hh oilnion. Tho nlllclal 'niint Ih not yot In. Hut it doort know that thorn woro urnwdrt and crowd. Thoy t'aino In train loadu from llnkor Cly, (Iranltn, lloiiruo, Whitney, Alamo, in fact from every point within a riidiun of llfty miloH. Many who could lint alfnrd IiiiIiih or private convoyaiu'crt walked. J til t thoy uot horo and upon! their tlinroiiKliliriMlx. Npuco rorlildrt a ilotiillod of tho varloiirt ovoiitn pulled nlf, hut it In jiirtt li nay that thoy occurred iiccordliiK to iidvertifomeiil, everything, ami tvon uioie, in tho IiIIIh IioIiik hIiowii, nun ticket ndiiiittiiiK to tho entire performance. To take up tho pro. itram In it chroiiuloKical order, tho Third wiirt W. O. V. day, and thin order f urn i hImmI tho itmuHointiut ami niitortaiumout for tho croud. It wiirt done in itnod tdinpo too. KvorythliiK iih liko cluck work. A IiIk ciowd of thece people wiih horo. Tliey came from and uelKhlioiitiK camprt,, xtroiiK. Tho auxiliary Women of Woodcraft, money liko Lack of ilortoriptluu which weio linker City 400 or 500 order, t ho came iiIho. Thoy woro clad In Klait ton and all Morlrt of ii'K'alia. They looked lluo. Iloth tho men and women In full uuiforiiirt gave exlilliition drllU on thn Htroot In tho aftorunou of tho Third. It wiitiKund work ami lionutl ful to He, oHpecially tho ladiert all riookod out marchliiK In perfect order. Horn arc tho HiIium that happened on tho Third; W A. M. Concert liy Sumptcr'Hakor, Queen linuM liraud; l::iu, parade !y Wood- Hpeakem' and moil of World and Women of Wood William Urobilin and OoorRO Cole, 10 1-5. Thirt was followed by a chopping context In which Hilly JohtiHon took the money, 810, in .'l:.'IO. Tho cithern wero Hilly Scott, 1:17 1-5; ChurleH Tlblw, 5:.'10; lil liy (Jroon, 5:.'I0; UoorKo Iinrkcl rode, 1 :5H. Tho jikIkoh in both wore Frank Hoot and Henry WolkhiK. In tho nftornoon tho W. O. W. ladiert' nail driving contest was tho llrnt event pulled off. In thirt Mrs. SiimiiiiMiii Mitchell, of Mystic Circle, linker City, took first prizo, an em blem pin, driving JI9 uailrt, hitting each H(iiaroly on the head, In tho allotted time, threo mluutoa; Mrs. uorricK, or au 1-ranciHCo, took hoc oud, a 8'J.ri0 nmlilom pin; scoro, 'A'2ib. OtherH: Mrs. Carolyn Nop- pie, linker City, 28 ?4 ; Mrs. E. llrowu, Huinptor, 32; Mrs. K. Hott nor, linker City, 25'.'.. Judges, Dr. DeorliiK, Kx-Shorllf of Union couuty, and Jlonry Walking. Titno koopor, (i. W. Derrick. 2 P. M. W. O. W. ritualistic drill ami floor work. Tho W. O. W. Uniform rank team, Queon City, took drat prizo for floor work. Thirt was a bountiful gold mounted captain's Hword. Following wiih tho Womon of Woodcraft's competition ritual iHtlc drill. Tho Sump tor Cirolo got first, captain's Hword; Mystia Cirolo, linker City, second, sllvor loving cup. The exhibition drills wero next, of which mention has boon niado. li.'lO Sluglo rock drilling con tost. Johns, first ninuoy, 8100; holo 20 Inches; Wnttors, second, 825, holo Hi 15-1(1; Andrew, 10 Ji. 7:110 Firomou's coutost. Hebo company No. 2, of Sumpter, mado a wot tortt in :0 socouds and clalmod the prize of 850. No other entries Iu tho evening a graud ball was given under tho auspices of tho or der. This, liko all other events, was a muccohh. So closes tbo first chapter. The Glorious Fourth, tho anni versary of tho Nation's iudopeudeuco, opened most auspiciously. Tho weather was perfect, and vast crowds of people came from all directions. The program was carried out to perfection In every detail. Tho grand parade started about 11 o'clock. It was a splendid proces sion. There woro tastefully aud artistically arranged tloats, which deserve extended mention if Hpnco , would permit. The well drilled W. i (). W's and tho circles wero iu lino laud everything was cleverly executed. Mayor McColloch acted as marshal of tho day, with W. 1). II. Dodson, J. II, Stoddard aud A. P. (loss as as sistants. Tho liberty car, drawn by I six horses, was beautifully decorated. .Miss Carrlo Spalding umdo a most charming (loddcsx of Liberty aud 1 Sam Campbell wasn't so slow as Uncle Sam. Misses Stevensou aud Stlnson wore lunlds of honor to tho (Soddess, aud four little boys appro priately costumed reprosecuted tho original cabinet. The procession formed on Mill Street across tho rail road, and tho following order was ' oliHcrvcd ; ' Sumpter baud (tho linker City baud failed to show up) Liberty car,- (iuard of honor K. of P., and win ning W. (). W. team, of Huker City, I (ioldeu Circle, U20, Mystic Circle, of Forest Circle, committee carriage, llergmaii's tloat, Club saloon tloat, oraft; 10:00, exorcises at K. of P. Degree of Honor tloat, Caldor aud Hall, aud address by Mayor McCol loch; 11:00, wood sawing contest, prize, 10 cash. Charles Tlbbs and Hilly Boott won in !I5 4-5 seconds. Other scores were, lleurgo Harkel rodo aud John Lome 115 4-5; Hilly lireeu aud Jack Tadlock, 48 :i5; Durkee, wood haulers, Stove Jack sou's dairy, prizo bull. The procession marched aud couu tormnrched'ou tho main streets of tho city, disbanding on Mill and Uranlto streets Iu front of the speakers stand. Dr. K. W. Mueller read tho Declar- 1 EVERY INVESTOR SHOULD KNOW. That the West is the place to buv Western stocks, I don't care if it's Golconda, Red Boy, Cracker Jack, Cracker Oregon, or what is it it stands to reason that I, being right in the heart of the Northwest Mining Dis trict, should be able to supply you with any stock desired. This business is done through my brokerage department, which, by the way, handles more stock than any other firm in the West. I want to place the name of every reader of this paper on my mailing list. A postal card will do, requesting my market letter regularly. YOU HAVE READ Of the development of the Victor Group, in the Cracker Creek District, in the recent issues of this paper. Same has been bought by a strong Eastern company, and the stock will shortly be put on the market by the CRACKER CREEK GOLD MINES COMPANY An elaborate prospectus in now in the hands of its printers. As soon as it is off the press you should re ceive a copy. Drop a' postal to me today, and I'll mail you one in due course of time. I shall act as the Company's Fiscal Agent. ADRIAN G. HANAUER BANKER AND BROKER p. o. Drawer 1726 Spokane, Washington L'lJ T?T7 A Beautifully Illustrated "rvJ iJZi Pamphlet of 16 Pages Showing OREGON'S Great Dividend Paying Mines Any person contemplating a mining invest meat should not be without the information contained in this valuable oamphlet. 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