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Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Narrow Escape From Fire.

The saloon and residence of j.
Capellini, at New Chicago, narrowly
escaped destruction from fire on Friday
night last. As Ben Thomas and wife
were returning about midnight from
attending lodge at Drytown, in passing
the Capellini premises. they noticed q
light in the basement OR cellar. The
premises were otherwise shrowded in
darkness, showing that the inmates
had retired for the night. Mr.. Thomas
fortunately was curious enough to in
vestigate the mysterious light, and he
soon discovered that the premises were
in danger of destruction from fire. The
alarm was given and the incipient blaze
soon extinguished. The damages
amount to only few dollars. The ire
was started in a peculiar way. 1t
seems that Capellini had filled a maca-
roni box with sawdust, which was used
for spittoon. This box was located
near the stove, so that the sawdust was
kept dry as tender. 1t is supposed that
some one threw a lighted cigar stump
into the box, and this set fire to the
sawdust. After smouldering for hours,
the fire eat through the box, and
burned hole through the floor of the
saloon, the falling cinders dropping
into the cellar beneath, and causing
the light which attracted the attention
of the passer-by, to whose timely ar
rival and investigation Capellini owes
the salvation of his property.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09

Here we have au increase of near
ly 80 per cent in one year. We are
not informed as to the quantity per
car load, but it is safe to assume
that they would average between Is
and 20 tons each. At the lesser
figure this would give 1900 tons for
the last year, or 20 tons per day
1t will be noticed that all interests
have contributed to the increase,
except the single item of firewood,
which has decreased. 1t must be
remembered that this is the record
of one station-the terminus of the
line. Placerville is just beginning
to reap the advantages of rapid and
cheap transportation, and there can
be little doubt that the volume of
business will continue to grow
steadily, although perhaps not on so
large scale as the past year. With
the exceptions of slate and lumber,
the resources of the country tribu-
tary to Jackson are fully equal to
the region around Placerville. To
make up for the lack of lumber and
slate, we have marble and granite
in immense quantities, which are
bound to become marketable pro
ducts with the advent OF railroad
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09

The following persons have beer
listed by the board of supervisors a.
liable for jury duty during the curren'
year:
Township IL. Arata, NJ Barsi, D
b. Brown, John Cuneo, H. A. Clark
Geo. Courtright, V. Chichizola, l.. D.
Caminetti, a. L. Coset, Jos. Drendel
P. L. Cassinelli, VIM. Daugherty. w
D. Dufrene. NJ. Scatena, Alex Scatena
Alex Eudey, E. P Raun, S. Ferrari
John Flaherty, H. w. Ford, W. O
Green, Chas. Gilbert, Thos. Peek. E
Garibaldi, VIM. Hanley, H. c. Ham
rick, Chas. G. Heiser, G. E. Harmon
Geo. Kirkwood, w. E. Kent, Pete
Labadie, J. a. LaughtOn, Oscar Myers
Geo. P. Murphy, Chris Marelia, Petel
Podesta, j. G. RAIDER, A. L. Stewart,
w. E. Spear.
Township flames Bagley, c. H
Campbell, j. 7. Clifton, James Cook
j. S. Cooley, F. w. Collins, ]. B. Fenk
j, NJ. Gregory, G. S. Joses, F. Kirk
F. A. Merrill, c. Tonzi, G. W. Walker
G. j. Yager, E. G. Amick, w. S
Afford, A, Brady, w. A. Courtright,
G. L. Crabtree, T. L. Cain, j. L.
Dooley. E. j. Diebold, E. c. Fithian
J. H. Heffron, Jos. Kidd, L. Al
Moberry, j. Muldoon, j. Newman, w
H. Prouty, John Riley jr., Frederick
wager, j. l.. Churchman, r. E. Hor
ton, D. A. Fitzsimmons, j. H. Richey
c. Childs, w. NJ. Hamm, j. S. Lucas,
J. H. Moore, d. B. Pardoe.
Township 81. r. Byrd, N. E.
Denend, G. r. Evans, Geo. Preston
O. NJ. Henry, Timothy Hanley, c. R.
Jordan, Andrew Howerton, A. w.
Kimball, Chas. Levazzo, ] G. Deayer,
Thos. Laverone, L. j. Hightower, D.
II. Hutchinson, E. c. Mccormick, A.
Uhlinger, Milton Bearce, W. H. Glenn,
Thos. Mckenzie, F. B. Joyce, Frank
Blakley, L. Foster, P. N. Peck, J. P.
Harker Jas. Toop, ]. H. Campbell,
J. F. Goodman, w. H. LESLEY, S. A.
Werley, Geo. Miller, P. I. Jonas, C. A.
Stirnaman, Jos. Pigeon, A. G. Adams,
Geo Ketfer, Frank Walker, w. 7.
Gillick, NJ. Robinson, R. o. Mexican,
i. H. Cook.
Township A. Thos. Bergman, ].
NJ. Benson, J. G. Bales, John Miller,
Robt. Christensen, Jos. Collier, c. j.
Castle, j. Dover ST., w. Depaoli, S.
Hughes, w. Parrow, S. S. Pratt, Jas,
Z. Riley, John Provis, B. F. Whit
field, John Waters, L. Socal, j. A.
Rose, j. E. Post, w. r. Mugford, C.
Eggleston, Richard Harris, W. Berry
man, Chas. Gillis, w. E. Whitehead,
John Mitchell, Gilman Gorton, John
a. Bennetts, John Howe Miller, VIM.
Taylor, John a. Phipps, VIM. Burns,
o. E. Martin, VIM. Hueg, Geo. Arne-
rich, Jas. Bastian, j. r. Tregloan, A..
L. Garibaldi, Robt. Ludt, Dennis
Kelly.
Township "a. Allison, Thos. Allen,
B. F. Antrim, Robt. Brown7J j. J. Bas-
tian, VIM. Ball, w. H. Blakeley, Geo.
L. Clark, w A. Carter, a. Darling,
E, Christotfsen, H. Dickerman jr., F.
NJ. Potter, John Grambert. c. Hilton,
Oliver Hart, G. H. Kemp, K. L. MARI,
w. c. Littlefeld, John H. Mathis,
Frank McCulloh, Jabez MINIS, Geo.
Noe, F. A. Orr, j. A. Hickey, G. l..
Torres, H. White, N. Wheeler w. S,
Weston, J. E, Walton, A. L. Wait, A.
Whittle, j. w. Withrow, J. H. White,
NJ. Butter, Chas. Kretcher, l. W.
Winans, c. j. Votaw, J. Uhlinger,
Jno. Piper, John Giannini.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
A Deep Mystery.

1t is a mystery why women endure
aBackache, Headache, Nervousness,
Melancholy, Painting
and Dizzy Spells when thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters will quickly
cure such troubles. 81 suffered for years
with kidney trouble" writes Mrs.
Phebe Cheriey, of Peterson, Ia, ''and
a lame back panied me so l could not
dress myself, but Electric Bitters
wholly cured me, and, although 7S
old, now am able to do all my house
work" 1t overcomes Constipation,
improves Appetite, gives perfect
health. On!y SOC at D. B. Spagnoli s
drug store.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Hospital Report.

For the month ending January l,
county hospital affairs are reported by
the county physician as follows:
Admitted-Thomas Rowan, aged 70,
native of Ireland, suffering from kidney
trouble.
James Wiseman, 81, California, de.
lerium
Fred Spangler, II, Virginia, debility
Henry Cox, 81, Tennessee, dropsy.
VIM. Carey, 81, Illinois, bronchitis
Discharged-Henry Cupett, Jane:
Wiseman, John Patton.
Deaths-None.
Number of patients jan l, 81.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09

A revenue law that is not, or can
not be equally and impartially en-
forced, ought to be wiped from the
books. The license collections show
that two weekly theatre licenses
amounting to $50, were sold during
the past quarter AS there were no
receipts from this source for the pre-
ceding quarter, this sum represents
the total collections from the show
business for the past six months.
Travelling shows are seemingly things
of the past. The few that do mus
ter up courage to strike Amador are
not worth bothering about from a
financial point of view,
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Blown To Atoms.

The old idea that the body some
times needs powerful, drastic, purga-
tive pill has been exploded; for DR..
Kings New Lie Pills, which are per-
fectly harmless, gently stimulate liver
and bowels to expel poisonous matter,
cleanse the system and absolutely cure
Constipation and Sick Headache. Only
25c at D. B, Spagnoli's drug store.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09

The senate has voted the liberal
allowance of $40 per member in the
way of patronage in the selection of
attaches, and the assembly s8 per
diem. At this rate the appropria-
tion for attaches for the session of
60 days will amount to $50, 400, while
the pay for members of both branch
es, at So per day, amounts to
S57. 900.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Summons.
In the Superior Court OF the county of Amadol
State of California.

In the Superior Court OF the county of Amador,
State of California.
Consolidated VolcauO-Amador Hydraulic Gold
Mining and Land Company, plaintiff VS. C. J
Decker, James Ward Hall o. S. Arbuthnot
E o Arbuthnot, and G. J. Roote, defendants
Action brought in tho Superior Court of the
county Of Amador State of California, and
the complaint filed in the office of the clerk OF
said county Of AmadOr.
John F. Davis, attorney for plaintiff.
YENHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CAL
L ifornia send greeting to c. J. Decker,
James Ward Hall, .. S. Arbuthnot. E. o. Ar
buthnOt, and G. J. Roote, defendants:
You are hereby directed TO appear and an
swer the complaint in an action entitled as
above brought against you in the Superior
Court OF the county of Amador, State of Cali
f0rnia, within ten days after the service on you
of this summOns-if served within this county
or within thirty days if served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that, unless the
defendants SO appear and answer, the plain
tids will take judgment for any money or dam
ages demanded in the complaint as arising
upon contract, or will apply to the court for any
other relief demanded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Su-
perior Court of the county of Amador, State of
California, this 29th day of September, A. D.
1902.
c. L, CULBERT, Clerk.
| iOr Court. By ]. r. HUBERTY,
dec5-2m deputy Clerk.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
........ JANUARY 9, 1908
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We look to the friends of the Ledger to keep
us posted concerning events of public interest
happening in any part of the county. Our reg
ular correspondents will be furnished with
writing material and stamps for this purpose
Births, deaths, marriages, accidents, amuse
ments, mining and other industrial progress
or coming into the county, are always accept
able. Give details of important items, nc
matter in how rough sharn. Avoid personal
remarks that might give ""Nnse. Visitors be-
tween towns in the COZ need not be men
toned, but visits from or TO places beyond the
county may be recorded.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
HOW A RAILROAD DEVELOPS
BUSINESS.

The report of the export trade of
Placerville for the years 1901 and
1902 furnishes a remarkable illus
tration of the tendency of a railroad
to develop the resources of the region
which it taps. According to the
Mountain Democrat the export trade
from that point was as follows:
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Ledger Roll of Honor.

The following sums have been received as
subscription to the Ledger since the last
report. This acknowledgment is equal to a
receipt for the respective amounts. II any per-
sons have paid during the past month whose
names do not appear in the list published here
with they will please notify this Office so that
the matter NAV he corrected.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Bad Indeed,

Losing flesh is indeed a bad sign.
Take Scott's Emulsion for it. For
weak digestion, for defective nourish-
ment, for consumption, take Scott's
Emulsion. 1t restores flesh because il
strikes at the cause of the loss.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Won Folding Bed.

Henry We'll of the jackson White
House has just received the following
from one of his numerous customers:
JACKSON, January 5, 1908.
[ hereby acknowledge receipt of
one folding bed which tiaket No. 1912
won for me in the White House annual
Christmas drawing, 1902 The bed has
proved entirely satisfactory, and l ex-
press my hearty thanks for same.
MRS. a. KUCAN.
Give us daily some good bread. Pio-
neer Flour makes the best
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09


The opposition to the reelection
of George G. Perkins as United
States senator dwindled to nothing
when the time for action came. He
was declared the nominee in repub-
lican caucus by a vote of 60 to /, the
lone vote being cast for Irving NJ.
Scott. Perkins ranks as one of the
most useful, active, and influential
representatives California has ever
had in the senate. 1t would be folly
to change under the circumstances.
California's interests are fully safe
guarded in the hands of Senator
Perkins.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09

believe the labor VS.. capital problem
is as far from a definite settlement
in New Zealand as it is in America.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
MARRIED..

BAL Sutter Creek, Decem-
ber s5 1902, by Rev. A. G. Duncan, Jean G.
Bales to Elizabeth Hooking, both of Sutter
Creek.
TOLMAN-DOWER-In Sutter Creek, January
l, 1903, by Rev. A. C. Duncan. George Tolman
to Elsie Dover, both Of Sutter Creek.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Fees Collected.

Fees were collected by county officers
during December as follows:
Clerk-From new cases, $13; county
clerk, SIS; superior court, civil, $25. so;
superior court, probate, $3.50; total,
SlO6.
U S Gregory, as sheriff, collected S..
D. A. Patterson, county recorder,
$243.2 .25.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09

The Sacramento Weekly r ecord
Union and Ledger for one year, only
81 so in advance.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
1t Girdles The Globe.

The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
as the best in the world extends
around the earth. It's the one per.
feet healer of Cuts, Corn5, Burns,
Bruises, Sores. Scalds, Boils, Ulcers,
Felons, Aches, Pains, and all Skin
Eruptions. Only infallible Pile cure.
25c box at D. B. Spagnoli's.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09

Don't forget to take good CHECKER
and raviola dinner every Sunday a
the Louvre restaurant. Meals only
25 cents.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Uncalled-for Letters.

Letters remaining unclaimed in the
jackson, Cal, postoffice, for the week
ending Jan. 8, 1903:
Francisco bertancln1 Pol Pavlich
D. J. Walker Nicola Faro
Iripho faVollch tcd) Marso Aleksich (cd)
Spiro Jokanovich Gugltelmo MoscbinoCcdI
G. G. FoLGER, Postmaster
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Special Small Ads.

Advertisements under this head, not exceed.
ing lines, will be inserted at SOC per month, OF
cents per line for less than one month.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09

CO This Mark Means Go
G2l QO A LlTY. E@
Redlick S Standard Good Shoes.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-09
Trial Jurors.

The following persons have been
listed by the board of supervisors as
liable for jury duty during the current
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TO PAY nERrS.
himsel

The st. Louis papers, which have
glo2ted so boisterously over the ex.
posure OF Kratz aud Others are ex-
ceedingly tender In the case Of ]. T.
Blair. They are telling US now that
Mr.. Blair is paying off what they are
pleased to call his debts-ln other
words, his steslings. The Republic
of the 23rd says:
"BlaiF's debts we're originally $780,
900, of which $3.50, 600 was due Jas.
Campbell, the st. Louis broker. This
debt was wiped out by Mrs. Blair
when she turned over her handsome
home "Stancote."
"The life insurance companies have
had special agents here during the
past week. Tue policies held by
Blair aggregate ut million dollars
aud should he die the companies
would lose out heavily. They would
be only too glad, one OF the represen
tatives said, to cancel th,se policies,
paying one fourth OF the amount due
10 case Of death. Mrs. Blair, it is
said, would rather pay her husbands
debts which amount TO about $780,
600 and cancel these policies and thus
relieve her husband, than TO have the
policies remain in full force aud
effect"
Now James Campbell has offered
%"Stsncote" for $50, 600 and James
has not been remarkable for liberalitY
toward other creditots. 1t is quite
singular that he Should be willing to
sacrifice the remaining $50, 900 And
it is not a little singular that the iu-
Surance companies should be failing
over themselves to settle and dis
charge the policies, especially since
Judge Phillips decision OF two cr
three weeks ago on the suicide statute.
The truth is that there is not a soli-
tary reason in the world to believe
that the Insurance companits have
made any offers OF settlement, in
Guiding the newspapers reports that
they have. Before James L. Blair
gets cut Of the Mullauphy hospltl a
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No state officer in recent years has
fulfilled the duties Of his office more
vigorously, conscientiously aud unob-
trusivelV than AttorneY-Gen. Grow.
He is not a candidate for anything,
not even re. ELECTION. He has been
offered four times as much as the sal
airy 0f his office tn attend to the
legal business Of two st. Louis
corporations. Within the past year
he has indicted, convicted and pun
lshed the Kansas City packing houses
for forming a combination in restraint
Of trade. He is after them again for
the same ofense. He has indicted
five members OF the legislature for
boodling, convicted two, and will try
Ziegler az the December term OF
court, If governor Odell will honor
the reguisition OF the state Of Miss
ouri. He saws wood and says moth
ing 1t may be a long time be-
fore Missouri has a man 10 his place
who is half his equal
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The idiotic behavior Of ten thous.
and people at the Goelet wedding is
a sickening and discouraging incident
Four hundred policemen we're not
able to keep at bay the crowds of the
curious who were mad to see an ordi-
nary heiress and an ordinary, very or.
binary, duke about to be married
There is no escaping responsibility
for the ll-breeding and wretched
''commonness'' which the exhibition
evinced. There is no denying that
people even moderately removed from
savagery should have been able to re-
strain themselves from making a
spectacle which was little less than a
national disgrace. A large part Of
the blame is to be laid at the door OF
the daily papers, and especially the
Sunday papers, which devote pages
to the most frivolous details of the
private affairs of the titled and the
rich. 1t is no excuse that newspaper
readers want to be fed on such gar.
bage. 1t is no excuse that upper
tendon gloats 10 the notorietY Of the
printers ink pot. 1t is simply a ns-
tional disgrace that our newspapers
generally are willing to devote so
much space to the t~rivlalities of the
vulgar rich aud the inconsequential
titled, whose favorite dentifriice and
the size of whose shoes are the facts
dealt out to US every Sunday as mat.
tiers Of great public interest and con.
Germ.
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There is something plaintive about
Mr.. Folks Carrollton speech. No
doubt he is temperamentally one Of
those men who find 1t easy to attri-
butte to themselves expost facto the
motives which they think ought to
have guided them. But it will be
hard to persuade those who know of
his intimacy with the St. Louis Star,
OF his daily confessions to it OF what
he had done and what he was going
to do, of what his witnesses had ties.
titled and what they were going to
testify, that he was intoxicated with
republican favor and republican
praise and that be was not confident
he could force himself upon the dem.
ocrats as a non-partizan redeemer. He
said not a word in answer to HAYES
charge that he bad sought to appro.
pirate TO himself all the credit prop.
erly due to an organized movement
for decent government IN St.. Louis,
that he HAD exchanged news for
praise, and that he had become the
%slanderer Of his party and those who
made him to further the ends OF person
al ambition. He had nothing to say
to Hawes'charge that instead Of being
hampered and thwarted in his work
Of prosecution he had been supported
as never a prosecuting attorney was
supported before 10 the history Of the
world 1t is too late for Mr.. Folk e
play for sympathy. He must fight.
aud II be can defend himself from
these Rrayer charges, the people will
gladly dismiss the smaller ones and
say, bravo. Meanwhile General Crow
Is going right on with his work and
neither telling grand jury secrets nor
enjoying republican applause
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"mental and physical wreck" all his
"debts'' will be paid in one way or
another. And not even the ingenious
Mr.. Folk will be able to find any
body who will testify that James L.
Blair ever did anything worse than TO
lecture Y. NJ. c. A. gatherings on
Business Integrity 1t is conf
IDENTIFY believed that this insurance
was taken out 10 the interest of GER
tain friends and has been kept up by
them for their own protection in their
efforts to keep him out Of the peni-
Tertiary.