Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-08-02
Of Interest to the Ledger's
Many Readers.
LARGE BRUSH FIRE NEAR CLINTON THIS Week
A Burglar in the Cellar.-Scarcity Of
Skilled and Unskilled Laborers in
the Mountains.

DIR. P. B. Aiken returned from San
Francisco last Monday.
Mrs. L. ]. Fontenrose returned this
week from trip to Seattle.
Any reader of the Ledger might Sc
cure the $4,000 prize if they try for it.
Don't forget the tan shoe sale is still
going On at the Jackson Shoe Store.
E Judge Rust, who has been in San
Francisco for some time, returned a
few daysago.
Pay your subscription to Ledger and
take a guess in the $4,000 prizes. See
Acknowledgement
W. F. Detert, who has been spend
ing week or two in San Francisco,
returned last Monday night.
VIM. D. Francis, clerk of the Central
hotel, will, in few days, be partici-
pant in the gaities of wicked San Fran
cisco.
For home use, for bar use, for every
body's use, Jesse Moore Whiskey is
always the best and is in most general
demand.
First prize SIS, 900, second so, 500, third
81, O0O-and so on down the line-to
readers of the Ledger. Try for one.
See advertisement.
Mrs. R. Lory left Monday morning
for Los Angeles, on visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Amerine, with whom
she will remain some time.
The brickwork of the addition to
the county hospital was finished last
Tuesday The carpenters are now at
work pushing the job to completion,
Mrs. S. G. Spagnoli, wife of the
county treasurer, her daughter Mrs.
Parker, and her son Bonnie, went to
San Francisco last Monday morning.
Miss Emily Angove left last Sunday
morning for Grass Valley, Nevada
county, where she goes for an extend
ed visit to her sister, Mrs. E. II. Arm
strong.
A kiln of $50, 900 brick has been burn
ed on the Stark place, between jackson
and the Kennedy mine. A very good
burn has been secured. Another kiln
of the same size is to be burned.
Mrs. Mary Evans leaves tomorrow
for a visit to Los Angeles and other
southern cities. She will be joined at
Stockton by Mrs. r. E. Mcconnell,
who will accompany her on the trip.
A burglar got into the cellar at the
residence of Mr.. Edward Zumbeil last
Tuesday night. Mrs. Zumbeil grabbed
a light and revolver, and went after
him, but he took french leave and got
away.
DIR. Boyson's horse became frighten-
ed last Sunday evening at Suffer
Creek, at newspaper which man
was holding, and started in run,
breaking the traces. He ran into
post, but did little harm.
o. o. Buck. Beirne, Ark, says: 1
was troubled with constipation until I
bought De Wits Little Early Risers.
Since then have been entirely cured of
nay old complaint. recommend them.
Kerr's Pharmacy, Jackson.
Frank Reisdorft just returned to-day
from three weeks fishing and hunt
ing trip in the mountains. He brought
home about dozen trout with him.
Nearly everyone in town are enjoying
some of the speckeled beauties.
John Nuner, the proprietor of the
Central hotel, was absent from his post
of duty last week, visiting old friends
and scenes in San Francisco. He
comes back to resume the duties he
temporarily abandoned, and will con-
tent himself to remain at home until
his next vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lory here,
left for their home in Harrison, Idaho,
Monday morning. They were accom-
panied by Miss Maud Lory, who in
tends ito remain in Idaho for six
months. Mr.. Thompson is engaged
in the newspaper business in Harrison.
Charles Camello, a miner at the
Oneida mine, got intoa fight last Sat-
urday, and received lick on the side
of the head that laid the flesh open and
caused him to present a rather dilapi-
dated appearance. He was on the
streets explaining just how it was done,
and of course said the other fellow was
to blame.
w. H. Davis, the Suffer Creek
photographer, passed through jack
son last Saturday on his way to Vol
cano where he was employed to take
photograph of the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Keffer, at their home
there on last Sunday. There were
twenty seven members of the family
present, including father, mother,
children and grandchildren. They
had gathered there from every part of
California. 1t is the first time Mr.. land
Mrs. Keffer have ever had their entire
family under their roof at one time.
''Bob'' Stevens, who has room at
John Chinn's place on Main street, got
an overdose of whiskey last Tuesday
night, and got himself into jail. It
seems that Stevens was in his room
sitting on chair when Chinn passed
and saw that he was drunk, and told
him he had better go to bed. He re-
scented Chinn's interference, and getting