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Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
PINE GROVE.

Tuesday evening as Henry Griffin
was returning home in his wagon, hav-
ing Mrs. Ben Griffin and child with
him, at point in the road near John
Andrews place, the wagon went into a
chuck hole, causing the vehicle to tilt
so badly as to throw Mrs. Griffin, who
had her child in her arms, off her seat.
Both mother and child were thrown
out, but luckily escaped without injury.
The place in the road where the acci-
dent occurred is a dangerous one, and
ought to be looked after.
AS Jess and Charles Fisher, were
driving home from New York Ranch
Wednesday morning, one of the boys
got off to fix something about the har-
ness. While doing, this, one of the
horses got capering around, and man.
aged to get loose from the buggy, and
scampered off to its home at New York
Ranch, carrying the neck yoke with
him. The boys were thus left stalled
midway between the starting point and
destination. How they tided over the
situation we have not heard.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Was 1t Incendiary.

Last Saturday evening the vacant
house on the Kessler ranch, near Girls
Meiss' place, and recently purchased
by George Yager, was destroyed by
fire. How the fire originated is un-
known, as the building had not been
occupied for a couple of weeks.-Echo.
1t will be remembered that at the
sale of the above mentioned property,
on account of delinquent taxes, lively
contest arose between the rival bid
ders, George Yager OF lone and George
Kessler, who had made the place his
home. Yager's purse was longer than
Kessler's, and it was finally knocked
down to him. 1t would appear that
the dwelling was thereupon vacated by
Kessler, and disappeared in smoke a
few days thereafter.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Temperature and Frost Damage.

A. G. McAdie, of the San Francisco
Weather Bureau, gives the following
interesting information, which should
prove of value to all orchardists:
Prunes in bud are injured by temper
ature of 80 degrees for some hours;
prunes in bloom and later when the
fruit is setting are injured if the tenn
perature falls to 81 degrees. Almonds
in bud may stand % degrees, but in
blossom or when the fruit is setting 30
degrees is a dangerous temperature.
Apricots are damaged when the fruit
is setting by a temperature of 80 de-
grees. Grapes are injured at 81 de-
grees. Olives in blossom are injured
at 81 degrees.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Missionary Convention.

The Sacramento Sub-District Mis-
sionary Convention will be held in the
jackson M. E. church on March 9th
and 25th, 1902, with the Rev. w. S..
Matthew, D. D., chairman. The pro-
gram of exercises is as follows:
Monday-7:3O p. m, opening devo-
tional, led by Rev. A. c. Duncan, Sut-
ter Creek; 500 p. m, missionary SER
mon, Rev. w. c. Howard, lone.
Tuesday--9:O0 a. m, devotional, led
by Rev. G. w. Beattie. Pine Grove;
$3.50 a. m, "The open door emergency
now upon us, Rev. G. B. Smythe, as
sistant corresponding secretary, Mis-
sionary Society; 1000 a. m., 'Is our
church able to contribute 81, 500, 600 for
missions (home and foreign) in 1902, -
Rev. M. G. Harris, D. D., superintend-
ent of Japanese mission; 1880 a. m.
Importance of each pastoral charge
reaching its apportionment and how, "
Rev. A. G. Duncan; HOO a. M, "Sys-
tematic and proportional giving" Rev.
w, G. Howard; 11:30 a. m, ''The OBJ
legation to prosecute home missionary
work, =" Rev. VIM. Burchett, Amador:
1900 M, lunch; lis p. M, devotional,
lev by Rev. A. Jaggers, Plymouth;
1:30 p. M, 'The obligation to send the
gospel to the heathen," Rev. g. w.
Beattie; 200 p. M, ''Relation of the
pastor to the cause of Missions" Rev.
A. Jaggers; 2:3O p. m, Relation OF
the presiding elder to the cause of mis-
sion," Rev. W. S. Matthew; 800 p.
m., "Women's home missionary So
ciety," Mrs. Jennie G. Winston; 3:45
p. M, Method of taking missionary
collection" general discussion, led by
Rev. A. G. Duncan; Ais p. M, 'Our
national indebtedness to foreign mis-.
sions," DR.. M. G. Harris; 900 p. M,
dinner; 1880 p. m, devotional, Rev.
W. G. Howard; 500 p. M, missionary
address, Rev. G. B. Smythe, D. D.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Change in Volcano Mail Schedule.

New regulations governing the ar
rival and departure of the mail between
Jackson and Volcano have been issued
by the postal authorities, which went
into effect March II. According to the
new time table the mail leaves jackson
daily, Sundays excepted, Is minutes
after arrival of the mail from lone, but
not later than $40 p. M, and to arrive
at Volcano three hours later. To leave
Volcano except Sunday, at p. M, and
arrive in Jackson at $50 p. m. From
April 16 to December IA, the mail will
leave jackson as above stated, but the
down trip from Volcano will start at
$3.50 a. M, the stage arriving in Jack
son at $50 a. m. The new schedule is
not received with favor by the mail
contractor.
John Grillo was down from Volcano
Wednesday looking into the change in
the time schedule. He is the present
contractor. The change that took
effect this week does not bother him
much, but the order for the change
next month is worrying him consider
ably. To start from Volcano at $3.50
a. IN. and get to Jackson between and
7, and then start on the return trip at
$50 the same evening, he says is utter
ly impracticable with his present equip
ment. 1t would involve keeping double
the number of horses, and was never
contemplated under his contract. He
has forwarded to the postal authorities
at Washington statement, showing
the hardships which the proposed
change would entail, and it is probable
that return to the old summer sched-
ule will be made.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Veil A. Macquarrie, the Attorney, Ar
rested for Passing a Bogus Check.

Neil A. Macquarrie, the jackson at
torney, was arrested by sheriff Greg
ory on Sunday morning last on charge
of passing bogus check on the Red
Front store. 1t seems that on the 22d
of February Macquarrie went to the
store and purchased small bill of
goods, amounting to between one and
two dollars, and rendered check in
payment. The check was on the
National Bank of Stockton for the sum
of $50, was drawn in favor of Mac
quarrie. and signed wv. Singleton. I"
Macquarrie indorsed the check, and
received the balance, after deducting
the amount of his purchase, in cash.
The check was forwarded to Stockton,
and was promptly returned, with the
that no such person had
an account there. Macquarrie was
notified of this outcome, and told the
clerk that he must look up the man
Singleton. He claimed the check was
given to him in payment for legal SER
vices rendered year or more before.
The discredited document was there
upon turned over to the district at
torney and sheriff for further investi-
cation. Both officials went below the
middle of last week, and the check was
submitted to an expert in handwriting,
with the result that the entire check,
with the endorsement thereon, was de-
clared to be the work of one person.
Sheriff Gregory returned from the
city Saturday evening, but waited
until the following morning before
making the arrest.
The accused was taken at once
before Justice Goldner, who fixed the
amount of bonds at $500, which the
defendant was unable to furnish, and
was consequently placed in jail.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Accident at Kennedy.

Charles Corin, while being lowered
in the south shaft of the Kennedy mine
on Tuesday morning last, met with an
accident which will incapaciate him
from work for several weeks. 1t was
o'clock, the time of changing shifts.
The skip contained II persons. Charles
Corin and miner named Frank Fran
chisnni, commonly known as Big
Frank, were standing on the bale.
They were bound for the 2300 level. 1t
is the business of one on the bale to at
tend to the bell wire. Frank under
took this duty. Reaching the 2200
level he somehow got the idea that it
was the 2300 level, and reached for the
bell wire, and in SO doing he lost his
balance and knocked Corin off the bale,
causing him to fall against the footwall; :;
Frank falling on him, but retaining his
foothold on the bale. They both clung
to the rope: aud while thus holding on
were dragged from the 2200 to the 2300
level Corin was in most perilous
position, being bumped from sill to sill,
with the weight of his companion upon
him also. Knowing that life depended
upon his effort, he heroically held on
to the rope, and in this way travelled
100 feet. He had his left arm broken
at the wrist, and was badly cut and
bruised about the back and arms.
Under the circumstances he was for
tunate to escape as he did. He re-
turned home, and DR.. Gall was sent
for and dressed his wounds. The doc
tor says it will be six weeks before he
will be able to resume work. Frank
escaped with few scratches, which
will not interfere with his work.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
A FEARFUL FALL.
A Miner Falls Down the Kennedy
Shaft $500 Feet.

A terrible accident occurred at the
east shaft of the Kennedy niue on Fri
day evening, March IA. 1t was nearly
II o'clock, the hour of changing shifts.
The men were all gathered, prepared
to take their places in the skip.
Among them Davidde Ricci, new
man, who had been working only about
three weeks. Rieci was the second
man to get on the skip, and stood on
the bale of the skip, the skip being on
a level with the collar of the shaft.
The witnesses all testified that there
was no crowding. For some unex-
planned reason the unfortunate victim
stepped off the skip onto the platform
of the shaft on the south side. He
seemed to be in drowsy state, but
whether he had been drinking or not
there was no evidence to determine.
He seemed to be in good health, and
did not complain of being sick. He
stepped from the collar of the shaft
into the other compartment, and fell
headlong. The shaft is 2600 feet deep,
but the other skip was at the 2500 level
in the compartment down which he
fell, and the body-Or rather all that
was left of it after this fearful descent
was caught therein. The shaft is
perpendicular one, but he must have
struck the sides several times in his
flight. His fellow workmen were
simply paralyzed for the moment as the
awful nature of the tragedy dawned
upon them. The employees were set to
work to recover the remains. This
task occupied several hours. The
trunk was found in the skip at the
bottom, battered beyond all semblance
of a human being, and stripped of
clothing. Most of the head was gone,
and little was left of the limbs.
Coroner GrittOn held an inquest
over the remains on Friday evening in
Jackson, before the following named
jurors: Thomas Joy, Emile Bardouin,
VIM. Brewer, o. G. Keffer, George
Love and G. NJ. Huberty. Three
witnesses, namely, Joseph Bastian, L.
Sellineer, and w. Stark, testified SUBJ
stantially to the facts as stated above,
and the jury returned verdict that
deceased came to his death by acci-
dentally falling into the shaft.
Deceased was "a years of age, and
leaves wife and one child in Italy.
He had been in this county about one
year. The funeral took place on Mon
day, Rev. Father Gleason officiating,
and the body was inferred in the
Catholic cemetery.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Laid to Rest.

The remains of Zack Kirkwood were
committed to their final resting place
in the Protestant cemetery last Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Geo. H. Van Vliet
officiating. There was very large at
tendance of mourners, as the deceased
was one of the most widely known men
in Amador county. He crossed the
plains early in the SOS, and first set
tied in Placerville, but soon thereafter
settled on his homestead near Middle
Bar, which was the home OF himself
and family from that early period until
his death. For his genial ways and
straightforward dealings he was highly
esteemed by all who knew him.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
SUPERIOR COURT.
HON. R. C. RUST. JUDGE.


Application of E. D. Barney and
Martha E. Barney to adopt Curtis L.
Barney, an abandoned child-Order
for adoption made, and papers ordered
sealed.
Estate of r. odgers-Order granted
authorizing administrator to sell per-
sonal property.
Estate and guardianship of Thos. L.
Culbert, a minor-Order granted for
the sale OF personal property.
Con. South Spring Hill VS.. Keystone
Con. M. & M. Co.-Demurrer to strike
out continued until March 80,
Mamie Peirano VS.. A. Peirano-
Motion for change of venue continued
until March %.
Estate of Caroline Neu-Final dis
charge of administrator filed.
Estate of Edward Allen-Order made
dispensing with appraisement. Inven-
tory fled SSO.79.
Estate of Louis Francisco-Appraise-
property of s121. Is filed.
Estate of Joseph C. Fithian-Claim
of Amador Co. Roller Flour Mills of
s161.19. Order granted for sale of per-
sonal property.
81. E. Potter VS.. E. ]. Baldwin
Case tried; no one appearing for de-
fendant. Judgment for plaintiff for
amount claimed, S105.
J. Vandament VS.. South Eureka
Mining Co.-Demurrer argued. Briefs
to be fled and to be thereupon SUBJ
mitted.
NEW SUITS.
w. A. Norman VS.. Alice Norman
Action for divorce on the ground of de-
sertion. Parties were married in Ply
mouth September 1, 1895. For more
than one year prior to filing of COM
plaint, it is alleged, defendant left her
home, and has continued to live apart
from her husband without his consent.
c. P. Vicini is attorney for plaintiff.
John A. Votaw vs.. W. H. Routledge,
Mrs. E. A. Hydenfeldt, Victor E.
Montirichard and others-Suit for the
foreclosure of liens growing out of claims
for labor upon the Slaughterhouse
mine in Oleta district. for the following
amounts: George 1. Taylor, S74; A.
Gordon, S37 so; John w. Croft, $27;
John S. Bailey, S44; said claims having
been assigned to plaintiff. Judgment
is asked for $1S2.50, the aggregate of
above claims; also for S24 for expenses
in preparing and recording liens; and
5000 attorneys fee, and for sale of said
mining claim. W. J. MCGEE is at
torney for plaintiff.
Plymouth Development Company VS..
William Scoble, Jabez MINIS, F.
Alleyne Orr, Thomas Boyson and
others-Suit to quiet title to Lot No.2,
and S w OF N E sec 2, township
range 10, and S w of S E ! sec 35,
township range 10. W. ]. MCGEE is
attorney for plaintiff.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
A Fakir Gang.

jackson has been overrun with
fakirs, hobos, and crooks of all kinds.
But perhaps the most notable combi-
nation of this type of the travelling
fraternity struck town last week. The
troupe consisted of four persons, and
they had, doubtless by long expert
ence, worked their peculiar profession
to substantial and paying basis. They
were working the sympathy business
for all there was in it. The names of
those comprising this singular organi-
zation are Frank Blake, the boss of the
outfit, Mearl Webster, boy of Is,
whose plea for assistance was based on
number of sores-supposed to be
made to Order-on his feet; Mike
Murphy and Jos. Reynolds. The last
named is notable specimen of the art
of taking. When plying his calling he
walks with peculiar jerking, grating
movement of the left hip joint. 1t is
distressing to see his strange gait, and
almost impossible for the ordinary OBJ
server to believe that it is assumed for
extorting dimes from the public This
faculty of appearing to dislocate his hip
joint with every step is certainly the
most valuable asset in his business.
The three first named were yanked by
constable Kay shortly after they struck
town, and given short sentences. Rey-
nolds went on to Sutter Creek to ex-
plot that field, but missing his brother
copatriots, returned to Jackson, and
naturally sought them in the precincts
OF the JAIL and found them. He was
promptly arrested. A physician was
called in, who, after examination, de-
clared that there was nothing the mat
ter with the man to cause his contorted
walk; that it was all put on. A search
OF his person showed that like man of
business, he kept an itemized account
of his earnings. Receipts from one
town totaled $17, another SIS. Evi-
IDENTIFY business was rushing, and sym
pathy abundant. When away from
public gaze, it is said, he was able to
walk as naturally and gracefully as the
next one. He was given IL days, the
justice informing him that if he. ap-
peared before him in like role again,
he would not be so leniently dealt with.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Wagon Capsized.

A number of young ladies and gents
from Drytown attended the dance at
Amador City last Saturday evening.
AS they were returning home after the
dance in spring wagon driven by
Henry Allen, in the darkness the wagon
went over the bank just above Amador
City where the road forks to the
Bunker Hill mine, and the vehicle was
overturned. Two of the occupants,
Miss Mabel Granger and Miss Ella
Blakeley, were each unfortunate
enough to receive broken arm, as the
outcome of the accident. There were
about 10 in the wagon at the time, but
the Others escaped with trivial injuries.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
G. G. FoLGER. Postmaster.

F. M. Whitmore came down from
his mountain home yesterday. accom-
panied by his niece, Mrs. Beverly, and
children. Mrs. Beverly started for
Los Angeles this morning to join her
husband.
Give us daily some good bread. Pio-
neer Flour makes the best. A-S-tfs
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Working "a Hours A Day.

There's no rest for those tireless
little workers-Dr. Kings New Life
Pills. Millions are always busy, cur
ing Torpid Liver, Jaundice, Bilious
ness, Fever and Ague. They Danish
Sick Headache, drive out Malaria.
Never grippe or weaken. Small, taste
nice, work wonders. Try them. 25c
at D. B. Spagnoli
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Board of Prisoners and License Commissions

The following statement shows the
sums received by the sheriff for board
of prisoners for each month during the
wear 1901, and also the quarterly COM
missions allowed the tax collector on
lipanca oo1laotinnc.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
You Know WHAT You Are Taking

When you take Groves ,Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle showing
that it is simply Iron and Quinine in a
tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
The Best Prescription for Malaria

Chills and Fever is a bottle of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron
and quinine in a tasteless form. No
cure-no pay. Price SOC.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Uncalled-for Letters.

Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Jackson, Cal, Postoffice, for the week
ending March 81, 1902:
Rsde Andjelich Obren Angelic
C. E. Burrell Otterino Baggiana
Casaleggio Giuseppe Maria Chavez
Marchetti Angelo Luigi Porta
A. II. Sullivan
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
To Cure A Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. Csc.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

Anything in the grocery line that
you need can be found at Glavinovich's
He has large stock of canned fish,
salmon, salmon bellies, mackerel, bloat-
ers, ETC., at right prices. Try them.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean
bears the reputation of being the best
weekly newspaper in the world. We
have arranged specially to supply it
and this paper together for one year at
the low price of $3.50 for both.
Lemons, oranges, and bananas con-
stantly on hand at Caminetti's Mkt.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Night Was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate,
of Alexandria, Ind, "and could hard
ly get any sleep. l had consumption
so bad that if l walked a block 1 would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but,
when all medicines failed, three $1.00
bottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery
wholly cured me and 1 gained SIS
pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed
to cure chitis and all Throat and Lnng
Troubles. Price SOC and S1.00. Trial
buttles free at D. B. Spagnoli drug
store.
If you want to please your family
and girls-go to Louvre restaurant for
oyster cocktails, price Is cts. Oyster
loaf any time, day or night.
Appetizers, sardellen rings, Norway
anchovies, Russian caviar, pate de foie
gras, and etc., etc., at Caminetti's Mkt.
Whisky that suits, that does you
good, aids your digestion and appetite.
is the pure stuff Moore" rye or
bourbon.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

Take medicine. Carpenter and black
smith shops amt in it, by looking over
5000 samples. Suits to order from s.
up. We are going to the White
House,
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

Nothing will please an invalid as well
as package of those fancy cakes from
Caminetti's Mkt,
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

L, J. Glavinovich is closing out sew
eral lines of ladies' shoes which will be
sold at reduced prices. Must make
room for spring stock. f5
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Piano for Sale or Rent.

An Upright Piano to rent or for
sale. Inquire w. o. Clark, Drytown.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
,ense collections:
@MAvo

This signature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative BromO-Q Quinine Tablet.
he remedy that cures q cold I'm ONE day
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
Stops the Cough
and Works OF the Cold.
Dentistry.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold
In m day. No cure, no pay. Price Is cents
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04

boys and girls can live up to them"
without becoming in the least prig-
gish. When one wholly ignores such
simple and ordinary rules of politeness
as these one is sure to be regarded
as rude and vulgar, and the better
class Of people look askance at rude
and vulgar boys and girls.
The second rule is one that, I am
inclined to think, many boys and girls
break most commonly. They seem to
feel that they are under no obligation
to be polite to parents, brothers, Sis
tiers and schoolhates. They reserve
all of their courtesy for strangers to
whom they can be very polite indeed.
But this sort of %politeness is, after all,
forced and unnatural and II does not
take one of very keen perceptions to
detect the fact that 1t is all "put on"
Real good manners are the result of
right and kindly feeling, and when
they spring from that source one is
habitually kind and polite to every
one.
When boys and girls are rude and
vulgar in their homes the ~pohteness
they effect outside their homes is oft.
en- such a glaring sham that no one
is deceived by it. One can see that
it Is not real. The boy who says
Thank yon" to only a chosen few
cannot say il with the ease and charm
of the boy who says Thank you to
everyone. The girl who is impolite in
her own home is sure to be awkward
and u%ngraceful in her attempts to be
polite when away from home.
We are told that it is practice that
makes perfect" and | am sure that
this is true in regard to really good
and pleasing manners. II requires
daily and even hourly practice to &C.
quire the grace and charm of real pc.
likeness and courtesy. One must not
lapse into rudeness to anyone at any
time, and in order to do this one must
feel kindly toward everyone. Bear in
mind the fact that kindness is the
most important essential of true cour
tesy.'
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-04
10 Cure A Cold In One Da,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
Z. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.