Amador ledger., 1903-11-13
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS
| OF THE WEEK
Short News Items of Interest to the
Ledger Readers. -Paloma Postofice
Changed to the Name of Fosteria.

pine on Oct. 81, was one o+the-pfopeef
omen of .Amador county, having ar
E*ed-hefe in 1854.
Pioneer Flour is the Lilly of the
Hallev," the ''Pearl of Perfection" :"
Mrs. Della German Jones left Sun
|ay morning to join her husband at
Vallejo, he having secured clerkship
b the navy department at that point
Olives, salami, swiss. limburger
fartin's cream and California cheese
Caminetti's Mkt.
G. W. Schacht, Dentist, Webb build
hg. Hours-9 to IL a. m; to 5 p. IN.
|aturdays to II a. m; to p. m.
Buckingham & Hect and United
Workman boots aud shoes at the jack
on Shoe Store.
The Little houses in the Webb
Jason tract have been rented to fami-
es recently from Colorado, and are
ow having new floors laid, preparatory
their occupation. Houses for rent
RE getting to be quite scarce in Jackson.
Geo. L. Wright aud Jas. Jay Wright
eft early in the week for San Fran
isco, the latter to be away week.
Feorge L. Wright expects to leave
hortly for trip to the east on busi-
ess connected with the Del Monte
hine.
. It is fact that the jackson Shoe
ftore has the best and most complete
ne of miners boots that has ever been
town. Go and see them.
Chas. Williams, who was IN A. Cami-
etti's law Office two or three years
go, but who has since been in the
fly, returned to Jackson the latter
art of last week, with the intention of
emaining here.
G. B. Ratio of San Francisco, has
een spending several weeks around
is former stamping grounds in this
ounty in the vicinity of Clinton. Dur
. hg his stay here he has had the annual
ssessment work done on two quartz
laims held by him in that neighbor-
ood. He left for his home again this
Feek.
At the shooting gallery last week,
". P. Sweeney carried off the first
rize-a Colts automatic revolver, of
Ihe latest pattern-with score of 90.
This is the best score yet made in these
eries of contests. The winner is a line
ban, employed by the Sunset Tele-
hone Company in repairing the lines
round town. For the second prize
IS, there were six ties, and five for
bird prize, $3.50. Charles Valvo fin
Ply secured the second prize. and A.
B. Camiuetti the third.
Nabisco means nobby and sweet
'ookies and crackers. No meal COM
| lete without them. [ carry fresh
lock. Phone for trial package
R. Cassinelli
James l.. Bentley, who for several
bonths conducted the Amador Demo-
rat in Sutter Greek in 1890, died in
an Jose November s. He was 48
ears of age. His death was caused by
presumption, which he is said to have
|ontracted while engaged in the news
Taper work in this county. For some
me he was employed as travelling cor
|espondent of the Pacific Coast Miner
Il San Francisco, and only about three
honths ago was through Amador and
|djoining counties in the interest of
hat publication. He was brother of
he Rev. Robt. Bentley. a prominent
reacher of San Jose. Z.
Our new line of felt shoes have ar
ived. Best quality and lowest prices
It the Jackson Shoe Store.
The postoffice at Paloma, in Gala
eras county, has been christened
Fosteria by the postal,department, and
Fill hereafter be known under that
|ame. No doubt this action will lead
10 corresponding change in the name
II the town. 1t is the policy of the de-
bartment not to have two postoffices of
he same name in one state. We do
lot know whether there is a postoffice
banned Paloma in California, but there
5 Palermo in Butte county, and this
vas considered so close to Paloma as to
be apt to lead to confusion, and hence
he change. Fosteria is a new post
|ffice, and does not abolish the Gwin-
nine postoffice, which is only a short
distance away.
The setting in of the winter rains has
bid off both traction engines for the
eason. Last Saturday the engines
made the trip from lone to Martell's.
rhe rain that day found one at Oneida,
Ind the other at Martell's. These
Eiants of the highway are helpless when
mud prevails. The rain caught them
hut as it were, and it was with no little
|rouble that they were finally got to
one, where they are now housed in
kinter quarters until spring. How
yer, all the mines heaeabouts are well
Implied with all kinds of materials,
|uel, logs and timbers. Horse teams
ave been hauling oil to the mines the
Past week, although the supply on
land is fully equal to the requirements
II three or four months steady running.
The auction sale of stock, fixtures,
tancilc ato Of PenrU &y Moon g oandU