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Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
Calvin's Petition Filed.

The petition of H. D. Calvin of ANA
dor City to be placed on the election
ballot as an Independent candidate for
the Office of supervisor in township
four was filed in the county clerk
Office on the 18th instant. 1t contains
"a signatures, all residents of Amador
City precincts. The following are
named in the petition as an auditing
committee for the candidate: GiacomO
Garbolino. g. F. Burns, George Petrin-
ovich, w. Mclaughlin, James Whelan.
A question has arisen relative to the
validity of this petition. The election
law provides that petition for a place
on the ballot as an Independent candi-
date must be filed not more than fifty
nor less than 20 days preceding the
election. AS the election falls on No.
VEN ber 8, the dates within which petit
tions of this nature should be filed are
between Sept f9 and Oct. 20. The
petition of H. D. Calvin was filed one
week before the time allowed by law.
The petition evidently falls under the
prohibition of the law in this regard.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
The Trespass Law.

The law relating to shooting on
private grounds is as follows:
Sec 627 Every person who, upon
any enclosed or cultivated grounds,
which is private property, and where
signs are displayed not less than three
to the mile along the exterior bound
aries thereof forbidding such shooting
or hunting, hunts, pursues. takes, kills
or destroys any quail, partridg ge,
pheasant, grouse, dove, wild duck,
snipe, curlew, ibis. or plover, or any
deer, without permission first obtained
from the owner or person in possession
of such ground, or who maliciously
tears down, mutilates or destroys any
sign, signboard, or other notice for
bidding shooting on private property,
is guilty of misdemeanor.
The disastrous fires which have oc-
CURED OF late in this county have
brought into strong relief the necessity
of enforcing the above provisions OF
law for the protection of landowners.
Printed notices in accordance with the
above may be had at the Ledger office.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
After Their Back Salary.

Justices and constables have been
athirst for back salary ever since the
decision CT the supreme court was rem
dered upholding the deci ion OF the
superior court of this county that the
law is constitutional, in that it is not
an increase of compensation but merely
change in the mode of payment. The
officers concerned do not take much
stock in the finding of the lower court
to the effect that no increase of COM
pensation is involved, which finding the
higher court would not go behind.
They believe, and no one now dis
putes, that there is considerable COM
ing to them to make up the difference
between the amount which they have
drawn as fees during the past Is
months, and the sum they are entitled
to under the salary bill engineered
through the legislature for their
special benefit In the case OF one JUS
tice it is stated that during the eighteen
months he has drawn fees aggregating
$l8-an average of 81 per month.
Under the salary law he is allowed $50
per month. So he will come in for a
rake down of 1922. 1t is likely that
some of the cOnstables will get more
than this to square the account for the
Is months. The attorneys were to-
gether Tuesday, to come to an agree
ment as to the amount coming to each
took the ground that there was no
salary fund on which he could draw a
warrant, and that the supervisors
would have to provide a fund therefor
before he would issue his warrants. It
is also contended that the supervisors
should pass upon the amount due each
officer, by first ascertaining the amount
each has received as fees. The con-
stables have drawn not only fees
under the old law. but mileage. which
they we're entitled under the old sys-
TEN, and also under the new law.
The supervisors it is claimed should
segregate the items, and determine, by
entry upon the minutes, the exact
amount coming to each officer for the
past 18 months. After this start is
made the township officers will draw
their salaries probably as other county
officers, without putting in a claim
therefor to the supervisors. They will,
however, have to present their bills
for mileage as heretofore.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
Tables Turned;

One evening last week Walter Lucot
swore to complaint before justice w.
L. Rose of Sutter Creek, charging one
Jack Hall with battery. The warrant
was properly served, and time agree
able to both parties set for hearing.
When the time arrived the complain
ing witness made it convenient to be in
another part of the county. His honor
feeling that his court had been imposed
upon adjourned court until another
day, and issued bench warrant for
the dilatory witness. Monday evening
the case was called, and the constable
produced the plaintiff. When asked
by the court his reasons for his prev
ious actions he was unable to give sat-
isfactory reasons for his absence, and
the court held him in contempt and
imposed a fine of $40. The evidence
against Hall being insufficient the case
was dismissed. This is as il should be.
When q person will swear to warrant
charging another with having violated
the law, he should be made to appear
and assist in prosecuting the case, or
be taught that courts of justice were
not instituted for the purpose of assist
ing in mating out petty revenge.
Fresh picked olives of the season
just received; 65c per gallon, Nettes'
Market.
Rutterick Patterns at Redlick's.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
Standard Electric Wagon.

peculiarly constructed truck ar
rived in town last Saturday. and was
left at GarbariLi's S machine shop for
repairs. 1t came from the Bay Coun-
ties power plant at Colgate, and was
used in hauling some of the heavy ma
chinery used in the construction of the
electric plant at that place. The
wheels are made of wood only, except
of course the tires and boxes. These
wheels are about inches thick on the
outside, and about two feet at the CEN
ter. At first sight one would conclude
that they were made by saving out a
section of tree, and boring hole in
the center for the axle to work in. An
examination, however, shows that
their construction is of far more COM
plicated character. They are built of
great many pieces of lumber, spiked
together diagonally. Fully 200 feet of
lumber and many pounds of nails are
used in each wheel, and the whole
banded together with pair of tires,
each over inches wide. Garbarini
Bros. are now at work making wheel
for this truck and otherwise repairing
the wagon. 1t will be used to haul
some of the heavy machinery to the
electric plant at Electra. Four pieces
of the new dynamos are said to weigh
% tons each. They will be hauled by
wagon and animals to the plant; as
many as 80 animals will be required to
pull this ponderous machinery. A
special wagon has arrived at the
lone depot for hauling some of this
freight. 1t has small wheels, less than
two feet in diameter. 1t will remain
at lone until the machinery which it is
intended to haul arrives from the east.
Some of it is not expected to be here
until Novem ber
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
SUPERIOR COURT.
HON. R. C. RUST. JUDGE.
NEW SUITS,

Frank Reeves VS.. Permelia Reeves
Suit for divorce on the ground of
cruelty. Parties were married in Los
Angeles, May 81, 1890, and residents of
Amador county for over three months.
Complaint alleges that defendant has
repeatedly, without just cause, abused
her stepson, Simeon Reeves, in the
presence OF plaintiff, his father, and
against his objections; that he has been
so worried by defendants acts that his
health has beer endangered by reason
of such conduct That there is in the
savings banks in the name of defendant,
the sum of 5000. also 800 in her hands,
all community property. Plaintiff
prays that defendant be enjoined from
disposing of any of said property, and
also for release from the bonds of
matrimony. ]. w Caldwell, attorney
for plaintiff
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
Baseball at West Point.

Ell Reys VS.. West Point played an
amusing game last Sunday on the
latter's diamond, and the score of 81 to
| 10 shows the amount of work the
| players had to do before the final score
was made. All sorts of rumors are
afoat as to the cause of the Ell Rey's
defeat, and charges and counter charges
are being made against the various
mem bers of the team as to where the
| fault lies. Que report has it that
Sockey, who never drinks anything
stronger than Hire root beer"
found a milkable goat on the road, and
INDUCED too freely of goats milk and
became intoxicated thereof before the
game began. Another is that Brad
shaw called for beer and was by mis-
take given a bottle of cognac and a
beer glass, and as he never does things
by halves he filled the mug and insisted
thereafter in playing the game all by
himself. The most feasible one is that
Grillo and Cavagnaro had each taken
too large dose of anti-fat on the prev
ious day. aud were not in condition.
The fact is that after having tho game
by a score of IA to at the end of the
5th inning, they were fairly beaten out
by the West Pointers, and every player
of them is loud in his praise of the
treatment they received at the hands
of their cOnquering foes after the game.
NOTES.
Merkel returned with his pockets
full of pie.
Bradshaw stubbed his big toe and
nearly cried.
Cavagnaro won the shoe-string (wine)
as the best batter.
The score was left at West Point.
Our boys had no use for it.
Sanguinetti could not discover who
threw the game.
Tam got too funny for anything.
Santirfo thought it was raining, and
the thermometer was 1110.
Cavagnaro could not catch a ball
after the 5th. The batters sent them
all into the field.
The boys feaste1 on pie and cake
after the game Sunday.
The West Point guys were the first
| that ever ratified Grillo.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
Discharged.

The preliminary examination of Jos.
Lucane on charge of felony was held
before Justice Goldner on Tuesday and
Wednesday last. The defendant was
charged on the complaint of George
Drendel with setting fire to stack of
hay on the Drendel place near Clinton,
some two months ago. The quantity
OF hay thus destroyed is variously es-
timated at from SO to 1876 tons-the
last named figures being the estimate of
Drendel. Mr.. and Mrs. Drendel were
absent from the ranch at the time of
the fire. but Drendel's boy-a lad of u
or l3-testitied that he saw defendant
light match and set fire to the hay
stack. On the other hand, defendant
proved a complete alibi by three wit
nesses. He was not on the premises
at the time the fire occurred. On this
showing the court refused to hold him
for trial.
The defendant is still in Jail, as he
may be wanted as a witness in another
case. In October last the dwelling of
George Drendel, also the barn and hay,
were utterly destroyed by fire, Drendel
being absent in San Francisco at the
time. The property was heavily in
sured. A reward of $3.50 is outstand-
ing for information leading to the con-
viction of the incendiary. This reward
is offered by the insurance companies.
There is little room to doubt that the
fire was wifully started. Lucane is
believed to know something about it.
and furthermore is not averse to telling
what he knows. Sensational develop
ments are looked for in short time
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
The Assemblyman Proposition.

The democrats have not yet settled
upon candidate for the assembly in
this district. They seem to be feeling
their way cautiously on this point, be-
lieVing that with fairly acceptable
candidate they may possibly overcome
the strong republican majority in this
district. They believe-and there is
no question there is good ground for
their faith-that G. H. McKenney is
not as strong before the people as he
was last election. The lone Echo-a
democratic paper in McKenney's home
town-has declared in favor of Nc
Kenney. 1t tsweeps away the straight
laced party argument that it is neoes-
sary for democrats to vote for demo-
cratic candidates for the legislature
because United States senator will
have to be chosen by that body, by
saying that there is not the ghost of
d show for democrats to carry the
legislature. The argument is two
edged. If democrats can afford to
throw off on their candidate on such
pretext, the republicans can do the
same, justifying their action in refus-
ing to support one who has been in
strumental in passing measures detri-
mental to the interests Of the tax
payers, by saying the republicans will
surely carry the legislature, and the
loss of one district will count for little
in the general outcome. The Ledger
does not believe in such preaching. 1t
does not, and will not. advocate any
man whom it does not believe worthy
of confidence, under the plea that
party policy demands that every candi-
date for legislative honors should re-
ceive every partisan vote because of
national issues involved. The truth is,
it devolves upon the party to present
candidates in every way worthy OF the
confidence and support of the voters.
The weightier the issues involved the
greater care should be taken in the Sc
lection of candidates. Indeed, in the
interest of both patriotism and party
ism it becomes solemn duty some
times to rebuke the bossism and auto
cratic drift by voting against candi-
dates foisted on the ticket in the face
of popular opinion,
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
Notice of Assessment.

DEL MONTE MINING AND MILLING COMPANY.
Location of principal place Of business, Jack
son, Amador county, California.
Location of works, Railroad Flat Mining Dis
trict Calaveras county, California.
NJ Office IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
IN a regular meeting of the Board Of Direct
ors, held on the 9th day of September, A. d 1904,
an assessment of five cents (5cl per share was
levied upon the subscribed capital stock Of the
corporation, payable Immediately in United
States coin, to the Secretary OF the said Com
pany, at his office in the Marelia Building on
Summit street, in jackson, Amador county,
California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 10th day OF October, 1904,
will be declared delinquent and advertised for
sale at public auction, and unless payment is
made before, will be sold on Monday, the 9TH
day OF November, 1904, to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with the cost of advertis-
ing and expenses of sale.
By order of the Board of Directors
JAS. JAY WRIGHT, Secretary.
Offlce in the Marelia Building on Summit
Street, jackson, Amador county California.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Give us daily some good 3read Pho
neer Flour makes the best.
Why doesn't Wondeily come, we
want Singer right away.
When you wish the finest favored
coffees and teas, remem Der that w. j..
Nettle keeps only the best
Good mines of all kinds wanted In
quiring parties. S. G. Trayner, Sut-
ter St., San Francisco, Cal.
DR.. A. M. Gall returned Sunday
evening from his visit of two weeks to
the city to participate in the Knights
Templars conclave.
Luzon shoes for men s2 10 at. Red
lick's.
Alonzo Jones was down from his
wood camp near Hams station last
Saturday. He has been appointed a
deputy clerk for registering voters in
that section.
The divorce mill is doing fairly well
in Amador county. In the past two
months only four suits have been
started in the superior court. All of
them are divorce cases.
Never Rip boy S shoes 81. IS at Red
lick's.
There were five prisoners in the
county jail in the early paat of the
week. Two we're liberated on pay
ment of the balance of fine; one paid
$15, and the other, Antoine Sanchez,
paid SO.
Buckingham & Hecht miners boots
S4.00 at Redlick's IS.
Jas. Jay Wright went to San Fran
cisco last Saturday morning, partly on
business for the Del Monte Mining
Company and also for vacation. He
expects to return the early part of
next week.
We are indebted to Geo. Mcmillan,
the expert Photographic artist of Jack
son, for picture of the reunion of
pioneers of this vicinity at Charley
Peters cabin on the 9th of Ssptem ber.
The group consists of twelve OF the old
timers, among them being Charles
Peters, A. Caminetti, James Meehan,
j. M. Myers, Geo. G.. Folger, John
Martin, w. P. Peek, w. Showers and
several others. They are Photographed
in the act of partaking of lunch after
the fashion of '49 times. The table of
planks laid across trestles is loaded
with the choice dishes of early days,
with the implements of business-picks,
shovels. and gold pans-ln the fore
ground. The photograph is so we'll
taken that the individuals comprising
the group are easily recognized. The
picture ought to be secured as a souv-
enir of early days and pioneer settlers.
The Chronicle of last night publishes
long statement in reference to charges
pending before the M. E. conference at
Pacific Grove against Rev. F. A. Nor
row. 1t is we'll known that this COM
munity has been stirred to it's centre
by ministerial troubles. Definite
charges, it is now said, are to be pre-
ferred against the rev gentleman be-
fore conference. The Chronicle re-
porter seems to be at sea on the SUBJ
ject; first saying that the conference
will defer action until next year owing to
technical defects in the presentation of
the charges, and afterwards saying
they will probably be looked into by
special commission. Rev. j. W.
Phelps is doing his utmost to have the
matter cleared up by the only body
qualified to determine the issues.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
Women Quarrel.

One day last week two women of
Amador City engaged in hand-to-
hand encounter. Hair-pulling was one
OF the main features of the affair. We
have not heard whether some good
looking man was the cause of the diff
ficulty, or whether it was the new
woman's" idea of settling their differ
ences of opinion regarding unionism
and -unionism. Be the cause what
it may it was out of the ordinary, and
is only one of the many strange things
that has happened in prosperous little
AmadOr of late.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
From 14s to 90 Pounds.

One of the most remarkable cases of
a cold, deep seated on the lungs, caus-
ing pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Cert
rude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind, who was
entirely cured by the use of One Min
ute Cough Cure. She says: The cough
ing and straining so weakened me that
l ran down in weight from 14S to go
pounds. tried a number of remedies
to no avail until l used One Minute
Cough Cure. Four bottles of this
wonderful remedy cured me entirely of
the cough, strengthened my lungs and
restored me to my normal weight,
health and strength. Sold by City
Pharmacy.
Ledger and Chicago Inter-O cean, 81. so
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
Runawa ay.

A young man named Ballard, from
lone, met with an accident on the road
near the Mountain Spring house We'd
nesday, and as a result of his injuries
DR.. Adams amputated one finger of the
right hand. He was driving one OF
Crabtree's livery teams, when it be-
came unmanageable and ran away. In
the mix-up Ballard's finger got caught
in the brake and was badly torn and
broken. The young man walked %
miles to Jack Dufrene's, and was then
taken into lone. The team was looked
after by other parties.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 010l0l0l0l01010109 On
Hotel For Sale.

The Adams House, Plymouth, ANA
dor county. A large and commodious
building with 20 bedrooms, parlor,
waiting room, kitchen, dining room,
sample room, and the incest barroom
in Amador county. Hotel and bar now
doing a good business. Large lot.
Property must be seen to be appreci-
ated. Owners desire to retire from
business the only reason for wanting to
SELL For particulars call on or address
Mrs. Ella Adams, Plymouth, Cal. 7-tf
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
For Sale.

One Splendid secondhand buggy,
one upholstered cart, and one set OF
single harness. Prices very reasonable.
For particulars inquire of G. D. Smith,
Amador City, or at the Ledger office.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
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 it
strikes to the cause of the loss.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
Pay Day at the wildman.

On Monday Superintendent Ross of
the Wildman Mahoney properties
handed the employees check for five
months back pay, and assured them that
the balance would be paid during the
month. The men, as we'll as all Sutter
Creek, are now jubilant over the pros
poets of these properties being opened
up in the near future on larger scale
than ever. Mr.. Ross is confident that
he has charge OF one of the best prop
ositions on the mother lode.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16

In gold production AmadOr ranks
fourth, being outpointed in this re-
spect by Nevada with 50, 458, O47; Gala
veras 81, ,9O4, 125; Tuolumne ST., 1872, 572.
or these four leading counties in
precious metals, Nevada shows a
notable increase over 1902 of S311, 8O5.
Calaveras fell off to the tune of $780,
653, and Tuolumne 500, 266. 1t is
worthy of remark that Amador is not
credited with any coal output, although
value of S265, 1888 is given for this
mineral as the output of the state,
being unapportioned to the counties.
Probably part of this belongs to
Amador county.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
Amador's Mineral Output.

The state mineralogist has just issued
Bulletin No. 33 showing the mineral
output Of the various counties for the
year 1908. According to this Amador
contributed S1,639.Sl9. as against
81, ,679, 113 for the year 1902, showing a
falling off of $50, 292. The value of the
different mineral products last year is
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
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Bears the HThe Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sf &azzzn
The Railroad.

The construction work on the ex-
tension of the railroad from lone to
Martell's is progressing steadily. The
graders have got beyond the first cross
ing of the lone wagon road, near Mil
ler's station. The work of laying
sleepers and track has been started.
A lot of railroad iron has reached the
lone depot. The track iron is all new.
1t was thought for while that second
hand track might be utilized on this
work. A comparison of prices, how
ever, between good second hand and
new iron showed that the difference
was so trifiing that it was DECIDED to
adopt all new iron. 1t is confidently
expected to have the line in running
order as far as Martell's by January.
We are informed that while little
has been done in the way of a definite
survey and securing rights of way from
Martell's to Jackson, the road will be
pushed to the county seat without de-
lay. A preliminary survey has been
made. The topography of the county
reveals but one natural route, namely,
by way of Oneida mine and Jackson
Gate, and thence through Bright's to
the east of town and the Zeile mine.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
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 a
tasteiess form. No Cure, No Paw. soc
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16
...15c...

Tennis Flannels, solid
color, check or striped;
double f1eeced. We are
always looking for the
best at the smallest cost
to our customers. This
season we have improved
our quality of plain and
striped tennis flannel,
giving you the best make
at, per yard
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Amador ledger., 1904-09-16

Exact change given at Potters cash
store, Plymouth.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16

Nothing will please an invalid as well
as package of those fancy cakes from
Nettles' Mkt.
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16

All new subscribers to the Led ger,
and old subscribers paying up back
dues, or in advance, will be entitled to
guess in the presidential guessing
contest, in which s25,0 will be dis
tributed to the successful guessers.
The capital prize to the one guessing
nearest to the correct total vote cast
for presidential electors at the forth
coming election is $4,000 Here is a
chance to make fortune, and it don It
cost cent. For every $3.50 paid on
subscription account one guess will be
allowed. This, however, excludes
other premium offers in the shape of
papers or magazines.
All orders given prompt attention at
Potter's cash store, Plymouth.
1t pays to travel miles to trade at
Potter's Plymouth,
Amador ledger., 1904-09-16

We also have a fall line
of fancy Waistings, fresh
from the mills; nothing
later for shirt waist suits;
all wool, and sell for
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