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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1904)
10 THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, February. 24, 114 R:H. MILLER BUYS BANK OF SUMPTER 1 ' 'V- .' Mow to Get Iiiteinest If you wish to deposit money for a specified time and get interest, bring it to this bank ind tnkeHniDfour Time Certificates 1 v Cash Transaction Involves a : Siim More Thar Fifty Thousand. I1 1 I H n 1 ' Roy II. Miller, 'c-asbler'bf'tue First National .bank, for himself aud associates, well known Spokaqe capitalists, havo bought from A. P. doss' the Hiitik of Sumpter aud are In . possession today, film Durgan, who has been assistant uaibler of, the First NutlonJilJ.iU.WlHlunelll'thnt poHltlon aud has charge of tho' Hank 6t Bumpier, 'n't aas'hlo'r. It. II. Miller In tu) now proHldtiut. Tho traiiHftir luiiludoa tho bunk building and- all the iibhoIh of the business, Including uotUN receivable, luvplrljigii Htun between dliO.UOQ and HO.qcfo. ItC,w8'n .cash, transrtotlou nndTth )iiu)jriu.ouId today pay every dollurOoT'doputdUlf ueoo'ssnry". I'roHltlfiiIllhtrinHjs;. V. "I will nut never inv uouueotlnn with tlio First Xiitio'niil, doing 'oho'of bo p'leasori to Yonru that A. P. Hois tno larger. .'HtnQgnldurH. 'Too two luniks will bo oullro'ly, separate',, Mh Uurgauboluu lii'uimrgo of the hank of Bumpier. Later on It will bo reorgan Jzejl,.and; . Incorporated, with power iof irauhaut a loan and trust, iih well hh 11 general bunking business, with a capital stock. of not Josh than fiO.OOO. I found the ulUirti of tho bank In an excellent condition, aud felt uo hesitancy in investing my own, or having my friends Inveat thier money In tho enterprise.' ' Tbia transaction, bringing new bank lug capital to Sumpter, as it dooH, certainly greatly -strengthens tho local banking, business, aud will prove to be "a decided benefit to the commorolal iutornsts of tho town, liny Miller's connection with tho transaction gives to It stability and tho coulldouco of tho public: hi a long connection with tho First National and its predecessor having won fnr him not only tho esteem of business men horo by his cour teous treatmout; but their faith In his abllltty by his cool, love) headed deulsi vo way of doing business. Oitizous of Bumpter gouorally will . - . .... ... will' remliltt. horo. Ho iihs TOservod a suit (if nllloes In the building for a term of two years, aud .will there conduct a general -Wokei ago aud tire, lusuranco business; haudliug real- estate aud mines. , He has always- shown his faith in tho town and .the district, by iuvostlug bis money here, aud says that bis filth was never strongor. SUPREME COURT DECISION ON WATER RIGHT CASE. K. O.i Halter,-appellant,' Tarsus J. II. Garrett, respondent, from Oiook county, W. L. B, radshaw, Judge; re versed aud remanded. Opinion by Chief Justice Moore. This was a suit to edjblu Interfer ence with (low of water lu Trout creek, iu the eastern part of Crook county. Plaintiff was a prior appro prlator aud defendant sought to matutalu his right to take' water by alleging that plalutitr stood by xileiitly aud saw him spending money lu building ditches to divert water frum the creek. The decree lu the court below, among other things, awarded defendant enough ,WBter at all times to irrigate his orchard, ,iuid garden aud ordered that when the supply Is iusuUloleut for both liners it shall be divided so that each .will hare enough, for, thelr'gurdeus aud urchaidri. Tm decree did nut specify the amount, which cither party Is en titled to. Tho. supreme court holds that a person entitled to the use or water cannot be deprived thereof by merely seeing another constructing a ditch and- making no objection thereto uutil the division Is completed, fur ho may believe that the second appropriator Intends to take the stir plus water. ''The- plaintiff, being the prior appropriator, is entitled to the use of' all 'thV 'water in Trout creek, if. peoessary, to .irrigate bl crops, orchard and garden, but what quantity may be required ia diffloult to determine 'from, the transcript." The court refuses to consent to- an estimate of eight to twelve Inches to an aore. The opinion remarks that care must be exercised. In, using water and that the right of the prior ap propilatorHmust be protected, but only to the extent of his reasonable' use, after supplying which, the sur plus should be distributed to subse quent claimants lu the order of their respective appropriations. The case Is remanded with Instructions to take further testimony iu relation to the hunutlty of witter necessary and to nard rights accordingly. Exchange, 1 . Mnrn Rurtit Dlvnr Mnnnts vivi v if 111 111 nifu ifiviivj. 1 .Mr. Strickland arrived from llurnt river hint oveulug with a wagon load of'beef, 'uitter aud vegetables, which he sold hero for cash, spent his money with Sumpter merchauts, buy ing groceries, drygoods aud hard ware. He left for home about noon. This is his tlrst trading trip to Sump ter, but will uot be his last. doom aud board at Sumpter Ho;el for 10 per "veek and up. 1 u onniv.vr junribn ?,"' I ','., .jumter,' ortfcrioN. j iKV:l .u! . t. dOSS, Prcildint and Cathlrr Sydney S. Foster. Ant. Caihttr- I f'.N"', K'' ' ' "'' 'ilntr " Capital Stock - Surplus, $1000 $25,000 orriccaa J. W. SCRISER CD. W. MUELLER, R.'H. MILLEftr -H. S. 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