The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-09-13

I've secured were there here any houses to
let, but there are absolutely none. THE
MINER was forced to go into an old shack
which was until ten days since used as a
hay barn.
An army Of carpenters are, however,
working from sun up till dark in vain
effort to supply this demand, and the writ.
er can not here resist the temptation to
ring in that hackneyed expression about
the "hills reSounding with the music of
saw and hammer" There are score or
more of buildings now in course of cree.
,on, but in every instance they are being
built for a special purpose; in most cases
the owners themselves will occupy them.
Contractor /. N. Larsen, recently from
SPOKANE. is erecting two business houses.
One is for Mr. Montague on the corner of
Granite and Cracker streets, 2sXoo feet,
two Slo.ieS nigl, to cost s., 900. II twill be
occ upied as a saloon and lodging house.
Tl. otle: Is iJf Mr.. kleia, Oh Cracker
street, 24X5o feet, two stories, to cost
$500, TO DC occupie by the owner.
MRS. (. w. Stanley is having built on
North street a IS room lodging house, 26X
so feet, two stories high, at a cost OF ST..
900. y. n. Walton is the contractor and
Ms. K. -. Sthrieoer the fortunate tenant.
}. Il. Ers<ine /, building for himself, on
Aupurn street, "A two story 2,X4o house,
which he had intended to use as black
smith shop, but listened to money talk and
was induced to rent It temporarily for a
feed store. Besides his own labor, he is
investing 800 in the enterprise.
Two lots west this, o. Bruhtel Is hav-
ing erected a 500 house, 2oX2o, which he
viii use as a bakery. It is as high as
church, but only one story. S. II. Sum.
merS Is the contractor.
On the same block, corner of Mill
street, n. B. Griffin is having built two.
story lodging house, Iox74 feet, at a cost
Of $500, L. Arnold, contractor.
Mrs. Z. Z. Britten is having an addi.
ton to her Mil street lodging house con.
structed, aox24 feet, to cost $500.
Contractor a. n. Shortridge Is doing the
wOOk.
At the corner Of Granite and Mill
streets, T. h. Neil is having erected onthe
lot for which he recently paid $1,000 a
building which he will occupy rs gen.
erai MERCHANDISE store. II Is 2SxSo
iret, tvo stories high and will cost $500,
JACK HazlewoOd. builder.
Contractor J. &. White is building for
T.. J.. Johns the first private warehouse
To De erected in Sumpter. II Is located
near the railroad track at the Cracker
street crossing, Is 4ox7o feet and will
cost 5000.
Inc stone foundation has been laid on
Mil street for the first brick block to be
constructed in the city. A. p. Goss, of
ST. Paul, Minnesota, will be the owner
AMI will occupy II as a bank. The build
ing will be 2sxso feet, and letter
iron Mr.. Goss is expected every day by
MS agent here, Attorney c. II. McCul-
lo.h, instructng him whether to let the
,ontract for one or two stories. There is
already finished a solid rock foundation
Tor the vault. Tne building will be trim.
med with grey stone and have an artistic
iroht, wit, large plate glass windows, 10.
Gated on Mill street.
Though the above Is the first brick on
which work has been started, il Is still an
open question as to which will be the first
completed, as the Basche Hardware Com.
pany, of Baker City, which recently
bought the business Of w. K. Hawley,
foosthsr with his buildinU and lot will