Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-05-31

Jose, to the Grand Lodge for site for
a new home, free of cost and all incum-
brances, the grand master to be author
lied to accept the gift OH behalf of the
Grand Lodge; and that the Grand
Lodge agree in that event to commence
the erection of the new Odd Fellows
Home on or before September 1, 1902.
SAN LUIS oBIsPo.
Little Mary, aged about s years, a
daughter of Jose Bettencourt, was
spending the day at the Bets residence,
near Cayucos. When the family went
out to do the afternoon milking she
was left alone in the house with play
things. Having need of another nilk
pail, a boy went into the house and
found Mary lying on the floor in pool
of blood, dead. The family was sum-
moned, and on Investigation found a
bullet wound over the right eye and
another in the back of the head. By
her side was 22-caliber rifle with an
empty shell in the barrel. 1t is sup
posed that on being left alone she
found the loaded rifle behind the door,
and while playing with it discharged
the weapon, the bullet passing entirely
through her head and lodging in the
wall, where it was afterward found.
SAN JOAQUIN.
A firebug is at work at Lodi. At an
early hour in the morning fire of in
cendiary origin totally destroyed the
carriage and blacksmith shop of I. J.
Hill. Only prompt action by the fire
department saved the whole block from
destruction. During the fire an odor of
coaloil was noticeable about the burn
ing building. This is the second time
an attempt has been made to burn out
the corner on which Hill is located.
The loss is 500, with an insurance of
$3.50.
SHASTA.
The smelling plant of the Mountain
Copper Company of Keswick is to be
operated wholly by electrical power in
the near future. 1t will require about
1900 horsepower.
A well developed case of smallpox
has been discovered at Anderson, south
of Redding. The victim is ex-senator
Frank III. Sprague, who lives in Happy
Valley, west of Anderson, and has been
sick for several days in town, but the
nature of the disease was not realized.
He was Immediately moved to pest
house.
SANTA CLARA.
A two-story dwelling at College Park
was burned together with its contents.
1t was owned by John Angis and was
occupied by Mrs. George B. Wilson as
a students clearinghouse. All were
absent at an entertainment, and the
origin of the fire is not known. The
loss is about $4,000 and the insurance
unknown.
Professor John J. Halsey, dean of the
faculty of the Lake Forest University
of Illinois, widely known as a teacher
accepted call to the chair of these sci
ences at Stanford University. He will,
however, have charge of both depart
ments for a short time only, it being
proposed to separate and divide them
in the near future.
SAN DIEGO.
Rouque Hernandez, a Mexican, was
found guilty by jury in the Superior
Court of San Diego of murder in the
first degree. The jury recommended
that the murderer be sentenced to life
imprisonment.
A well-dressed man shot himself near
Diego. The physicians think that he
cannot recover. From the little that
can be learned of him, his name is r.
Settle and he came from San Francisco
a few days ago. He said he was tired
of life. In pocket was letter which
he directed should be opened after he
was dead. 1t has not been opened.
SACRAMENTO.
Governor Gage has appointed Will
lam H. Mills of San Francisco honor
airy commissioner to the Pan American
Exposition at Buffalo.
Thomas Dennison, laboring man,
was knocked down and run over by a
flat car at Roseville Junction and had
both hands cut off.
SANTA BARBARA.
The election to vote $50, 900 forty-year
bonds for the eXtentiOn of the Santa
Barbara city water mains and pipes,
and the establishment of another reser-
voir and site for the same, resulted in q
victory for the bonds on May 9th.
TUoLUMNE.
Machinery is being placed ON the old
Anderson mine, near Algerine, Tuol-
umne county.
Theodore Dangatti and J. A. Nc
Laughlin were instantly killed at the
Golden Gate mine at Sonora by the
premature explosion of blast.
TULARE.
An explosion of acetylene gas in the
home of Harry Brown at Lemon Grove,
partially wrecked the house. Mrs. j.
F. Avernells dress caught fire and
she narrowly escaped being burned to
death. Both of Browns hands were
badly burned.