Amador ledger., 1902-05-23

An Austrian miner named Natalie
Obilovich was killed in the Stickles
mine at Angels on Tuesday last. He
was "a years of age, and single man.
He was a member of the order of
Druids. The remains were brought to
Jackson Wednesday, and the interment
took place on Thursday, deceased being
a member of the Greek church, in
which cemetery the body was buried,
the Rev. S. Dabovich officiating.
Fl, 5. Hudson, U. S. internal revenue
agent, arrived in jackson Thursday
morning, and inspected the premises of
all retail liquor dealers and others
liable to special taxes, to see that the
revenue laws were being complied with.
Mr.. Hudson is general deputy, his
jurisdiction reaching beyond the limits
of this revenue district. So far as we
have learned he found nothing out of
the ordinary run. He will visit other
towns in the county on the same
business.
J.F. Parks, superintendent of the
Kennedy, is making a tour OF mining
regions in Montana and other mining
states, for the purpose, it is reported,
of looking up the most modern hoisting
and milling equipments, and thereby
secure information which may be of
value in the new hoist and mill to be
erected at the Kennedy. Improve
ments are constantly being made in
such works, and it is proposed that
the new Kennedy plant shall be up-to-
date as far as practicable.
Joseph Enos died in the county hos
pital on Tuesday last. He was one of
the oldest pioneers of Amador county.
He was in California in 1847, and set
tied in the neighborhood of Drytown
in 1S49. He lived in that section for
many years. For the past ten years
he has been resident of the county
hospital. He was subject to fits, which
slowly undermined his strength, and
entailed constant watching on the part
of the management. He was born in
Portugal, and aged about 50 years at
the time of his death.
Frank Blake, the boss of the taking
gang that was jailed some months ago,
was liberated from the county Jail
ThI1redau of Ioef raalr IJ;s b,otbo,
fakirs-one plying the sore foot game
and the other initiating a dislocated
hip-were waiting for him just beyond
the Zeila mine. The trio, as soon as
they joined forces, made a straight
shoot to get out of the county. They
were warned that if they were caught
plying their fake schemes in this neigh
borhood again. they would be given a
long term of imprisonment.
Last Sunday the Sunday closing
movement went into effect in jackson.
All the stores and both butcher shops
were closed all day. AS far as the gen.
eral stores are concerned, the closing
is no Inconvenience, and receives the
unanimous support of the community.
With the butcher shops, however, it
is somewhat different. In the heat of
summer it will be found rather difficult
to keep meat from Saturday until
Monday outside of refrigerator, and
every family is not provided with one
of these contrivances.
The Ray Martyr vaudey lie company
gave a performance in Loves hall
Monday evening to small and unen-
thusiastic audience. The company has
been playing in hard luck lately The
manager, Brophy, is in the clutches of
the law at Sonora The company got
stranded in Stent, and Brophy travelled
to Stock ton with a horse and buggy
belonging to Lyons livery stable, and
arrested in Stockton and taken to So
nora. With the manager at the head
of the outfit, the show was denounced
as bum affair, and it has not improy ed
with decapitation.
Herman Cramer, the district man
ager of the New England Mutual Life
Insurance Company, who has made
Jackson his headquarters for some
time, will move to Stockton in a few
days. He will make that city his head
quarters in the future. This step is
rendered necessary on account of the
addition OF Stanislaus and Tuolumne
counties to the district under his con-
troll, which heretofore took in Amador,
Ell Dorado and Calaveras. He will
hereafter, however, make frequent
visits to Jackson and other portions of
the county in the interest of the COM
pany.
1t is reported that the promoters of
the proposed new bank in Jackson
offered Chris Marelia $4,000 for the
brick block on the corner of Main and
Court streets, which offer was refused.
This does not bear out the conclusion
that property values are on the decline
in town. The property was bought Is
years ago for four thousand dollars,
and probably as much more has been
expended upon it since. On the Main
business block values are we'll sustain
ed. On other streets, however, prices
do not rule anywhere near as high as
three or four years ago.