Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-04-05
fen, the teacher, has secured warrant
for the boys arrest.

for the boys arrest.
SANTA BARBARA.
The first passenger train, consisting
OF three Pullman cars, over the new
road from Santa Barbara to San Luis
Obispo took place March oath. The
run OF 10 miles over perfect roadbed
was made in exactly three hours. A
stretch OF 100 miles lies along the beach.
NEVADA.
Hllda Williams, the four-year-old
daughter of James Williams, and Clar-
ence Gill, the five-year-old son of Thos.
gill, were drowned in pond of water
near Reuben Thomas diggings, north
OF Grass Valley. The children were
playing near the water and both fell in.
RIVERSIDE.
William s. Glib came to Riverside
on a visit from his home in the country
and found his wife in drugstore wait
ing for an electric car. He approached
her unawares, and before bystanders
could interfere succeeded in giving the
woman such brutal beating as to rem
der her unconscious for some time. A
large crowd of angry men soon congre-
gated, and only the timely arrival of
the police prevented Gibbs from being
given coat of tar and feathers. The
lrate husband claims his wife left home
without telling him. He is well-to-do
horticulturist.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Damon Massanoba, who shot eight
times at his wife, Anna Massonabe, on
the afternoon of January 18th, was sent
to San Quentin for three years and six
months. Massonabe is 81 wears old.
and Judge Cook took that fact into
consideration in passing sentence. Mas
sonabe was at one time wealthy, but
through misfortune and drink he has
most of his money.
Mrs. Margaret Hansen, aged SO years,
after making repeated threats to kill
her two small children and herself,
upon the request of relatives has been
removed to the Receiving Hospital.
Her unfortunate condition is said to be
the direct result of the neglect and cru
city of her husband, l.. J. Hansen. He
is furrier by trade, but has done little
work in the last two years. The two
children of the couple are Louis, 20
months old, and Harry, years old.
That the large estate of the late Mrs.
Almira S. Townsend, the enthusiastic
friend and generous patroness of the
will not he distributed with
out contest has been made apparent
by the filing of petition alleging proof
of destroyed will and praying that it
be admitted to probate. The petitioner
is Joseph w. Coburn, brother of the
deceased, who is in quest of an alleged
rNfG NrIr T.,
ter and stairbuilder, and has been res
ident of the Mission for several years.
SHASTA.
Cyrus Lanyon, a pioneer resident of
the old diggings district, was victim
of mysterious assault. He left Red
ding on the o'clock Oregon express,
alighted at Central Spur, four miles
north of that town. LANNON'S grown
son was on the east bank awaiting his
fathers arrival to convey him home.
Just as the elder Lanyon alighted from
the train the son was Mortified to see
tall, slim stranger slip up behind as the
train was pulling away and strike him
over the head twice with bag of rocks.
The motive evidently was robbery.
Lanyon fell with groan. His skull
w
and on the top of the head. The sons
Little hope of the victims recovery is
SISKIYOU.
Several hundred acres of land has
been bonded in Willow Creek valley,
and company is soon to be formed to
bore for oil.
Wesley Dollarhide, notorious char
acter, was shot and instantly killed at
Klamathon by Deputy Sheriff George
had attacked and badly stabbed Jack
Norris, brother of the deputy, in sa-
loon, and when the officer arrived Dol
Iarhide attacked and cut him badly on
the hand. The officer thereupon drew
his pistol and fired twice, one bullet
causing the instant death of the dis
turber. Jack Norris, it is thought, will
recover.
SACRAMENTO.
A largely attended meeting of the
and dealers of Sacramento
county was held in the city for the pur-
pose of memorializing the railroad COM
pany against the proposed increase of
the rate on hops from this coast to the
seaboard. w. E. LOvedal pre-
sided and f. b. Flint acted as secre-
tary. The memorial adopted states
that if the freight rate on hops be in
creased from 81 to S1.50 per 100 pounds,
Californians cannot raise hops in COM
petition with the East and foreign
countries.
SUFFER-.
The people of West Suffer, especially
those living or owning land along the
Butte slough, are vigorously taking the
necessary steps that will insure prompt
action on the part of the Commission
ers of Public Works in regard to erect
ing weir at the mouth of Bird slough
to prevent the overflow of water from
the Sacramento river.
SAN JOAQUIN.
Frank Garcia, a farm hand, was in
stantly killed on the Wilkins ranch,
northeast of Linden. He was working
with several horses and was knocked
down in such manner that one of the
stepped on him.
TULARE.
The wife of r. w. Woods, assistant
station agent at Goshen, while taking
a bath upset lamp and set fire to the
house. The fire threatened the town
and the railroad oil tanks. Mrs. Woods
was severely burned.