Amador ledger., 1904-02-12

MISS CnflSJlnd 1(lCKefG returned u
the city Thursday morning, after a
short stay in Jackson.
During the week w. P. Peek has had
his residence across the creek wired,
and now the family are enjoying the
pleasures of electric lights.
Mrs. L. j. Fontenrose went to San
Francisco Sunday to attend the funeral
of her aunt, Mrs. Mary McGrath,
which occurred Monday morning.
Nothing will please an invalid as well
as package of those fancy cakes from
Nettles' Mkt.
Remember the Colonial evening to be
given by the New Idea Club at the Ma
sonic hall Monday evening, Feb. 22nd
Come and enjoy the fun, music, drill
and farce.
We have the celebrated Kingsbury
hats, best hand made hat; union labor,
Jackson Shoe Store.
Brozo Sculich had his hand badly
mashed at the leila mine one day this
week. The member was injured by
being jammed between the skip and
the side OF the shaft.
VIM Stout, brother-in-law to Prop.
Sam ]. Pearce of the Amador hotel, is
up from Sacramento on a visit.
Miss Henrietta Smith, the school
teacher In Camp Opra district, was
called during the holiday vacation to
her home in San Jose, on account of
the mortal illness Of her father, who
died in that city on the End of January,
at the age of II years. Miss Smith s
vacation was extended one week on ac-
count of this bereavement. She re-
turned to her school on the 9th of
January.
S. G. Spagnoli, ex-county treasurer
of AmadOr county, who sold his place
of business in Point Richmond recently,
is still in business in that town. At the
last meeting of the supervisors of
Contra Costa county he was granted a
license to retail liquors at his old stand.
NJ. w. Ford, the Main street black
smith, has been confined to his room at
the National several days this week
with malarial fever. He is getting
along nicely, however, and expects to
be around in few days.
Having been offered q situation in
San Francisco, Geo. Wishard, the
carpenter recently employed at the
Kennedy, left Tuesday morning to ac-
cept same. AS soon as he is settled. Mr..
Wishard will be joined in the city by
his family.
The health officer, DR.. Gall, reports
that in January three cases of scarlet
lever were released from quarantine at
Wieland, one of which commenced dur
ing the month. AT the filing of the re-
port on February ], there was not a
case of contagious disease in the county.
A new adornment in the shape of a
beautiful pair of black tail deer antlers,
graces the walls of the sheriif's office.
The deer was killed last fall by Mr..
Norman, and the relic of the hunt has
just been mounted by a San Francisco
taxerdermist.
w. r. Thomas, manager Of the Cen
tral Eureka mine, Sutter Creek, went
about a week. Mr.. Thomas goes 10
the bay city to visit with his brother,
Stephen, who is suffering with tu-
lCulOoio III Ipo oGoSCSs COu
from exposure while on prospecting
trip to the Klondike some five years
ago.
Miss Pearl Pitois left Saturday for
Sacramento, accompanied by her
father, E. S. Pitois. From Sacramento
the Rev. Hugh Dobbius, Presbylera n
minister of Colusa, will accompany Miss
Pearl to his residence in Colusa, where
she intends to stay for some time, and
go to school, making her home with
the Dobbins family, formerly of Berk-
eley. Mr., Pitois will make a flying
trip to Colusa.
While out on quail hunt one day
last week, Joe Cuneo, who lives near
Amador City, in passing the home of
his best girl, stopped for battle
royal with Sir Cupid, in which he came
off little the worse for wear. Instead
of using his customary darts and niepc-
ing JOe's heart, the little god of love,
in the excitement, missed that mem ber
of his anatomy and shot off the poor
fellows great toe. At last accounts he
was getting along as well as could be
expected.