Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
A Serious Accident at the
Lightner.
SUSPECTED THIEVES ARE PLACED under ARREST
Giant Powder Caps Explode With
Serious Results. They Stole
Canned Fruit.
cALAvERAs COUNTY.
respect. San Andreas, March 81, 1900.

II the rivalry between the various
gunclubs in this county continues, it
would be advisable for the club that
would take the lead, to send for DR.. B.
h. Foreman, of lone. At recent
target shoot at that place, shooting at
a Columbia target 200 yards, with
rife off hand, he made score of nine
points in possible of FIVE. On the
Columbia target the center shot,
which must be within one-inch circle,
counts one, Immediately without that
circle, two, and so on, the shooter
having five shots. Foreman $ shooting
is said to equal the worlds record, so
far as known.
A man by the name OF Kelley, a
nephew of the well-known liveryman,
Pat Kelley of Sonora, was severely
injured in the Lightner mine last Sun
day. A large rock fell upon the un-
fortunate man, striking upon the
lower part of the abdomen little upon
the side, badly bruising and tearing
the skin and. tissues. DR.. Pache was
called and found the wounds very Sc
we're and dangerous. Latest advices
say that the man is paralyzed from the
shock and his recovery is very doubt
full
James Starr. who was arrested Tor
the stage robbery near Hodson, a
short time ago, was brought before
Judge Cooley Tuesday for prelimi-
nary examination, and plead guilty,
telling fully and freely the whole story
of the holdup. He laid the whole
blame to whisky, said he had been on
protracted spree, and having parted
with all his money, became desperate,
and committed this unfortunate crime.
Willie Black had quite bad accl
dent this morning above Avery. He
was engaged in helping his grand
father, William Murley, to peel poles
with sharp ak, and in striking, the
AK slipped and hitting the pole side
ways, glanced and struck the knee
little to the side of the cap. 1t is not
known at present just how bad the cut
is, though it is not thought to be very
serious. The cut is quite deep and
about two inches long. He is at home
now and suffers no pain.
Citizen San Andreas March 81. 1900
The sale of the Calaveras Big Trees
has been consummated. Luther
Whiteside has made good his bond of
800, 900, due tomorrow, and MIR.
Sperry has transferred the property to
the Big Trees Company. The money
has been paid into the Union Bank at
Oakland. In the Superior Court here.
on Thursday, Mr.. Sperry gave some
oral testimony necessary to clear the
title, upon which the judgement OF the
court was recorded as to the title.
Thereupon the deeds to the property
were passed.
Mr.. Sperry is to have the privilege
of the use of the buildings and of look
ing after his personal effects for one or
two seasons, or as long as the Big
Trees Company owns the property.
The government will now have to deal
with the new owners.
On Wednesday John Raggio, of San
Andreas, acting for the other stock
holders in the newly organized Angels
bank, completed the purchase of the
lot on Main street, Immediately ad
joining the Sickle store. There is
two-story frame building on the lot,
which will be moved away and then a
handsome new bank building will be
erected there. The improvement will
be substantial one and will prove an
ornament to the town.
Victor Peterson, the Poloma mer-
chant who so mysteriously disappeared
from his home two weeks ago last
Thursday, is still missing. Since he
left the barber shop not trace of him
has been found, despite the efforts of
the Sheriff,s Office. No reward has
been offered, the wife having refused
to do so.
Echo Angels Camp March 2S 1900.
A gold-filled, hunting case watch was
stolen from the room of S. Brown, at
the Commercial hotel last Wednesday.
A man named Charles Davis, was ar
rested at Mokelumne Hill last Thurs
day charged with the theft, but
search of his person soon developed the
fact that he was not the right man,
and he was accordingly discharged.
TUOlUMNE COUNTY.