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Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
WORKMAN ASSAULTED.
William Willis, an Employe of the Ere
mont, Maltreated on his way to
Work, and Told to Leave the
County

The first outrage in connection with
the labor trouble at the Fremont Con-
solidated mine occurred Wednesday
morning. The victim was William
Willis, and the assaulters are two
union men named Thad Mclean and
L. Durbano, both from Colorado. Nc
Lean had been in Amador some months,
working at the Keystone. On the
morning of the assault he drew his
wages coming to him, 800, and quit.
saying he was going back to Colorado.
Durbano is also a refugee from Col
orado; he was an employe of the Key
stone, and had been in Amador only
seven days.
Willis is or was a member of the
Amador City Miners Union. He was
an employe at the mine at the time of
the shut down. He lives in Amador
City, and has wife and four children.
When the mine started up Sunday
with non union help from the outside,
he applied for work and was taken on.
Unlike the other workers, who were
boarded and lodged on the company's
ground, Willis undertook to travel to
and fro between his home and the mine,
as he had done before the labor trouble
occurred. Wednesday morning he left
his home, near the school house in
Amador to proceed to the mine, which
| is over a mile distant. Reaching the
top of the hill overlooking the town,
| he was stopped by two men, who pro-
ceeded to beat him over the head with
pistol. After beating him into sub
mission they marched him to the main
Drytown road, gave him SO to pay
his stage fare, and told him to get out
of the county; that if he did not leave
they would kill him. The blows on
the head-thanks to a thick lining in
| his hat-did not inflict serious injury.
| He reported what had occurred as
soon as he reached Drytown, his assail-
ants withdrawing as soon as the road
was reached. The stage which he was
expected to board had left before Willis
arrived so he could not leave. He had
no intention of leaving. He was badly
scared, and was in hiding in Nc
| Wayne's store when the sheriff reached
Drytown.
Superintendent Goodall, of the Fre-
mont mine, finding that Willis had not
shown up for work as usual and hear
| ing rumors that he had been waylaid
and beaten, telephoned the facts to
Sheriff Norman, who Immediately left
with deputy Jackson to look into the
matter. The assailants told Willis
that they were acting on their own re-
sponsibility; that the union as such
had nothing TO do with the attack.
| Durbano held Willis, while Mclean
pounded him over the head with a gun
The officers failed to find the two men.
1t is supposed they are in hiding. One
was reported to be at work in the Key
stone mine Wednesday afternoon. He
failed to come up at the change of
shift. The officers are confident of
capturing the men.
Sheriff Norman returned home
Thursday evening, without either of
the men. Durbano is supposed to be
in the Keystone, and Mclean hiding
in or near Amador City. There is no
question, whatever may be said to the
contrary, that determined effort is
being made to screen the thugs.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
slaughtering Doves.
RITCHEY, july II.

hITCHEYi July II.
A week ago we read with pleasure an
editorial concerning the dove season.
Truly. any one who has observed the
habits of these birds is forced to
one of two conclusions concerning the
enactment of the present laws and
''open seasons" Either the laws we're
framed and passed in the interest and
to suit the pleasure of city sports, or
else our state legislators are what we
once heard witty, sensible old man
call them-''The most learned fools
that the political bosses can fnd.''
The first brood of young doves can
fly we'll now, but every old pair is busy
either Matching or feeding the second
brood. Is it possible that it is not gen
orally known that doves raise two
broods of young each year? Do not
the people know that young doves
must be fed like young pigeons until
they can fly on pigeon milk, .
partly digested food which the old bird
pours from its bill into the open bill of
its young? Do you not know, you
hunters. that whenever you kill an old
dove at this season, you condemn to
death by starvation and thirst the
helpless young ones in its nest. Think
of it! Oh, if you could be made to
hunger and thirst with no relief for a
couple of days, you might realize the
untold torture you needlessly infiict on
the most harmless of all birds.
The bag limit is so. That is nothing
short of criminal sanction of ruthless
slaughter What family could eat fifty
doves at a meal? Ten would be all
sufficient for any family of ten civilized
human beings. But even supposing
the bag limit were 25, it would be at
least within the pale of decency.
We were talking with farmer who
owns farm near here, and who has
signs all over his place warning out
hunters bee he wishes to keep the
doves on bis farm, as they live not on
grain but on the seeds of weeds, mus
tard and rape particularly. Disregard
ing the warnings dove hunters hide
their rigs and sneak in over back
fences. He told us that since July Ist
he has picked up more than 100 doves
in his fields which hunters had wound
ed so that they died, and he added,
almost every tree has a nest with
little ones dead from starvation in it, .
He told us that henceforth he would
send the constable after any one he
caught hunting on his place. And we
hope he will. Everywhere we went it
was the same. We interviewed mum
ber of farmers and land owners. All
were indignant at the way the hunters
slaughter the doves. All were agreed
that the dove season should not open
before August 18th, and that the bag
limit should at least be reduced one
half Many expressed the wish that
the doves be protected at all times;
that it be made unlawful to shoot one
at any time.
The meadow lark that destroys hun
dreds of acres of grain every spring is
protected, while the gentle dove that
does no harm to anything is being
rapidly exterminated. We do not see
one now where five years ago there
were five hundred. Let the slaughter
be ended. Get our legislators to sub
stitute lark for dove and dove for lark,
and thereby serve the best interests oI
the people. POLLY AND [.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
FLouNDERINe DEMOCRACY.

The guiding spirits of democracy,
in the so-called declaration of prin-
ciples, commonly known as a plat
form, have presented the most strik-
ing example of abandonment of prin-
ciple for policy ever witnessed in a
national convention. Their action
carries the idea that they met, not
for the purpose of formulating a set
of political truths in plain and un-
mistakable language, upon which to
invite the support of citizens in
accord Herewith, but rather for the
purpose of stringing together a lot
of phrases, purporting to deal with
the issues of the day, but which
might be twisted to conform with
the individual views of any voter.
The convention acted, not only upon
misapprehension of human nations,
but in violation of common honesty.
Its platform fabric was deliberately
built on the theory that men love
darkness rather than light. 1t is
true that some men are built that
way, but they are not numerous
enough in this country to elect a
president. We do not believe that a
political organization which seeks to
build itself up from minority to a
majority party, will accomplish
much bya brazen- faced endorsement
of such doctrine. Outside of po-
litical manipulators-men who make
business of political intrigue for
the purpose of gaining their own
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22

There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be ineurable.
For great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease, and prescrib-
ed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be a constitutional
disease, and therefore requires consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J.. Cheney
q Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only consti-
tutional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and muscous surfaces of the svs-
tenn. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Address, j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
DOCUMENTS RECORDED.

1.-THE following instruments have been filed
for record in the recorders office since our last
report. We publish a complete list of docu-
ments recorded, and must decline to accede to
any request to suppress any document from
these columns. Don't ask us to do SOL
DEEDS.
Sterling Hammack to Perry Lepley,
OF Is block l, Amador City, $i12.
Perry Lepley to John Casella, lot Is
block l, Amador City, s..
Hannah Bundock and Mary Mahoney
to Stephen Gurovich, lot Is block 6,
Sutter Creek, 81.
Frank Massoni to Giovanni Belluom-
mi ct al, Sci of SW4 sec 80 t 6 n IL
e, 40 acres, So.
Giuseppi Mori to Giovanni Belluom-
ini, NJ NE4 and SCI NEI sec Z 5r II
e. 120 acres, S..
Mahala Upton to r. T. Upton, 100
acres Plymouth district. S10
John Zubilich ct al to f. E. Moore
lots l, 2, 8. block 25, Plymouth, $500.
Chas. S. Mcdonald to Mary D. Haw-
kins, lots 6 and 8, block 80, lone, $780,
CERTIFICATES OF REDEMPTION.
Vic F. Rocco, lot 13 block 8, Jack
son, house and furniture, S25.35.
Thos. Clark, lot block 2, Webb
Mason addition, Jackson, S30.3S.
MORTGAGES.
A. j. Grain and Susan Grain to j. F.
Andrews. so acres near Plymouth,
$3.50, year per cent.
LEASE.
John H. Campbell to Oscar E. Myers,
320 acres pasture land, years, 1926 per
year.
SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGES.
John, joseph and Louis Poppi 10
Francis and Mary LIE Doux.
]. B. Bastian to Arthur Stone.
Lorenzo Oneto to Marea Garibaldi
ct al.
ESTRAY NOTICE.
j. H. Ringer, lone, has in his pos
session II hogs, rs lbs. each, 5 pigs, Is
lbs. each. Mark-hole in each ear
MINING LOCATIONS.
w. Fl. LESLEY, Lost Mexican quartz
mine, Oleta district.
P. M. Lozano ct al, Never Sweat
gravel mine. Camp Opra district, 80
acres.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
SUPERIOR COURT.
HON. R. c. RUST. JUDGE.

HON r. c. RUST. JUDGE.
Estate of Josiah Gundry-July % ap-
pointed Tor hearing petition of Jabez
MINIS for letters of administration.
Estate of Naomi E. Luttrell-Returu
OF sale OF personal property for the sum
of 1915.
Estate of Mary lone Frates-Laura
K. Mullen applies for letters; July %
appointed for hearing.
Estate of Matteo Dotto-July % ap-
pointed for hearing of final account
and petition for distribution.
People VS.. Antonio Avanzino-The
district attorney asked for a dismissal
OF the Information, stating that the de-
fendant was about to be deported to
the country from which he came. Case
dismissed.
A. E. Timms VS.. H. W. Brown
Judgment for plaintiff; by consent
plaintiff to take nothing for his iudg-
ment
Estate of Francesca Luporini-C Carlo
Luporlnl appointed administrator.
NEW SUITS.
William E. Stewart VS.. Starbird
Consolidated Gold Mining Co,-Suit to
quiet title TO the southeast quarter of
southwest quarter of section . town
ship 5 range IL, 40 acres. Plaintiff
claims title by prescription, having
been in actual, peaceable possession of
said property for over five years; the
defendant corporation claims some title
thereto, and suit is brought to deter
mine the rights of the respective
parties.
l.. N. Martell VS.. NJ Barsi-Suit to
cancel lease of the Martell station prop
erty. Complaint sets forth that de-
| fendant leased the above property
January 8, 1908, for term of six years
at the yearly rental of $780, The lease
gave the lessee the first option to pur-
chase the premises. On the 10th of
April the defendant was notified that
the lessor was offered $4,000 for said
premises, and that she would on or be-
fore the 18th of April, 1904, sell to the
party offering said sun, unless on or
before that date the defendant should
avail himself of his privilege to pur-
chase. Defendant failed to take up his
option, and the promises were there
upon sold to L. N. Martell, who now
brings suit for possession of the prop
erty: also for termination of lease and
for treble rent for unlawful detention
of the premises.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
kerr's Pharmacy, Jackson.
Cleansing A1nador City.

On Monday last the filthy condition
of Amador creek was brought to the
attention of the board OF supervisors
who requested the district attorney to
look into the matter and take such
steps as he thought proper to change
the stream from cess pool of filthand
disease to one of purity and beauty
According on Tuesday Mr.. Vicini
wended his way to the little village OF
Amador and found here people fully
alive to the fact that something must
be done to better its sanitary condition.
Coal oil, turpentine, assafo5tida and
salt were being used to drive the germs
of contagion from this center of filth.
Some thought the flies should first be
exterminated, others believed that the
mosquito was the spreader of all dis
ease and advocated putting them into
pen made of wire gauze and cropping
their wings to prevent their escape. A
boarding house keeper suggested that
all bed-bugs and heas be requested to
leave the town at once, or placed under
a boycott for an indefinite period of
time. A thousand and one other sug-
gestlons were made in rapid succession
and the district attorney stood silent
as sphinx, not being able all the while
to get in word edgeways, At last he
spoke and his sentiment was approved
by all. The creek should be flushed
out with 1000 inches of water. Remove
the filth and the filthy insects and dis
ease germs would go with it. Superin
tendent Lynch at once agreed to fur
nish men and implements to loosen the
sand and other distractions in the
creek. The law officer agreed to fur
nish the water and no doubt by to day,
(Friday), noon, the little city of ANA
dor is one of the cleanliest towns in the
county. What Amador has done
other towns can do. The creeks that
run through jackson should be thor
oughly cleansed occasionally. One oil
them is now in filthy condition. Ty-
phoid and malaria are always present
where filth reigns supreme.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
IN MEMoRIAM.
JACKSON. July IA. 1904

oAOhoONs July IL, lSU3.
We, your committee selected to pre-
pare resolutions on the death of
Brother Henry stark, respectfully sub
nit the following:
Whereas, The Supreme Chief Ranger
who doeth all things well, has again
seen fit to lessen our ranks by the re-
moval of Brother Henry Stark, and
Whereas, The deceased brother by
his many manly virtues had endeared
himself to the Individual members of
this court. his family and friends.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the members of
Court Unity No. 1896, A. o. o. F., do
hereby extend to the bereaved family
our earnest sympathy, and express our
deepest sorrow at their irreparab BILE loss.
Resolved, That the charter of this
Court be draped in mourning for the
usual period of time, and be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of the Court.
and copy sent to the bereaved family
and to the press for Publication.
JOHN HOSKINS.
THOS. LEMIN.
JOHN SoBEY.
Committee.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
IN MEMoRIAM.

To the officers and members OF Jack
son Lodge No. 1873, A. o. U. W.
The undersigned. appointed COM
mittee to draft resolutions on the death
OF brother Henry Stark, beg leave to
submit the following:
Resolved, That in the removal of our
brother this order has lost an esteemed
member; his family devoted husband
and loving father, and the community
an upright and honored citizen.
Resolved, That we extend to the be-
reaved family our heartfelt sympathy,
and hereby express our sorrow at the
great and irreparable loss that has be-
fallen them.
Resolved, That as further mark of
respect our charter be draped in
mourning for the customary period,
also that these resolutions be spread
upon the records of our lodge. and a
copy sent to the family, and also to the
press for publication.
jackson, July 21, 1904.
A. II. KUHLMAN.
G. A. GRITToN.
GEO. A. GORDON.
Committee.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
CAMP OPRA.
CAMP OPRA, July II.

OAMP OPRA, July II.
Miss Lena Yager, who taught our
school for three years, is up from Los
Angeles visiting friends here.
Master Wallace Vanderbilt came up
from San Francisco week ago to visit
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
F. Wharf. He expects to remain a
week longer. Then he will return to
San Francisco accompanied by his
brother, master Willie, who has been
with his grandparents since early
spring.
Mr. F. A. Horton has had quite a
severe attack of chills and fever, but is
improving.
Several young cattle have died in this
vicinity recently, presumably from
black leg.
Property owners are kept busy run
ming hunters out of their fields these
days, for they disregard the notices so
persistently that people are growing
angry. We do not want any fires at
this season of the year. T. H.
New line of busters just received at
Peter Piccardo's harness shop.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22

SelnSn 0nQS-Sucn a course Will COM
mand scant endorsement. 1t is
libel upon human nature. 1t will
ALLEVIATE instead of attract voters.
The democratic party at ST. Louis
was in a dilemma. It generally
manages to work itself into trap
at the critical time The money and
tariff issues have been deemed vital
for years. The platform makers at
st. Louis engaged in the impossible
task of framing document embody-
ing many subjects that would satisfy
everybody. 1t was to be elastic
enough to conform to the views of
the. several factions in the party.
Such task has never been sue
cessfully accomplished in the po-
litical history of any nation.
1t was party suicide to attempt
it. No individual republican or
democrat expects to meet a plat
form that exactly corresponds with
his notions. There must always be
a difference of opinion within the
party lines. 1t is only on what are
deemed leading issues that the mem
bers OF political organization are
expected to agree. Outside of vital
points, both republicans and demo-
Gratis entertain divergent views 1t
must always be so. Human nature
is SO constituted that no two persons
can think or believe exactly the same
on more than one subject. On one
paramount proposition voters must
array themselves on one side or the
other--either for or against. But
when number of propositions are
introduced, which is always the case
with a party platform supposed to
embody a national policy, differences
must not only arise, but be tolerated.
The individual voter must array
himself with the party whose plat
form comes nearest to meeting his
ideas on essen tial points. 1t is a
vital matter, however, that the
party in its platform deal honestly
with the individual member, by set
ting forth the various planks in clear
and decisive terms. This is just
what the st. Louis convention tried
not to do, and succeeded admirably.
They preferred deception to straight
forwardness. They sacrificed prin-
ciple, and took the straddle-every-
thing path. Their presidential
candidate FASTENED to protest
against money plank that aimed to
accommodate everybody. He clear
ly announced himself for the gold
standard. He stands with the re-
publicans on that issue, while the
platform upon which he was nomi-
mated stands for nothing in par
ticular The candidate, not the
platform, therefore constitutes the
issue on this matter. Democracy
has succeeded in making itself the
laughing stock of the country in a
pre-eminent degree. Democrats of
conviction are falling away from a
party. without convictions. The
populists will have nothing to do
with it; the labor unions refuse to
be drawn into its folds by meaning
less platitudes. The truth is the
democrats have lost heart before
the fight has fairly commenced. We
expect to see Roosevelt elected by a
larger majority than that given for
Mckinley four years ago.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Weak Hearts

are caused by Indigestion. If you
eat little too much, or if you are sub
iect 20 attacks of Indigestion, the stom-
ach xpands-swells, and puffs up
against the heart. This crowds the
heart and shortens the breath. Rapid
Eeart beats and heart disease is the
final result. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di-
gests what you eat, takes the strain off
the heart cures Indigestion, dyspepsia,
sour stomach, and contributes nourish-
ment, strength and health to every
organ of the body. Sold by City
Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Kerr,s Pharmacy

asks the readers of this paper who are
suffering with indigestion or dyspepsia
to call on them at once and get bottle
of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. If you knew
the value of this remedy as we know it,
you would not suffer another day.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is thorough
digestant and tissue-bullding tonic as
well. 1t is endorsed personally by
hundreds of people whom it has cured
of indigestion, dyspepsia, palpitation of
the heart and stomach troubles gener-
ally. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests.
what you eat. 1t is pleasant, palatable
and strengthening.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate
Under Execution.

PY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
- out OF the Superior Court OF the State of
California, in and for the City and County of
San Francisco wherein George L. Kaedipp
plaintiff, and D. c. Morrison ct al, defendants
upon judgment rendered the 10th day of June
1904 for the sum of three hundred and sixty-four
(364.0O) dollars, United States gold coin with
interest thereon from the date thereof at the
rate of seven per cent per annum till paid be-
sides costs amounting (at the date of said writ
of e4ecution) to the sum of seven and 75-lOO
dollars, did on the 21st day of June, 1904 levy
upon all the right title, claim and interest of
said defendant, F. j. Taylor, therein named Of
in and to the following described real estate
situate, lying and being in the County of ANA
dor, State OF California, and being more psrtic-
ularly described as follows The SE14 of SWIl
and SW14 of SEA of Section SO and fraction OF
said section of about 30 acres being in the
SEA OF SE14 and certain piece being 10 rods
wide and One-half mile in length, being
north of the SEA of the SW4, and north Of
SW4 and of the SEA of said section all in
Section Sc, T. N, r. 10 E., NJ. D. NJ. contain
ing l25 acres more or less.
Public notice is hereby given that will. on
Saturday. the 30th day of July, 1904 at 10
O'Clock a, m. of said day, in front of the Court
House door of the County of Amador, sell at
public auction, for United States gold coin, ali
the right, title, claim and interest of said de-
fendant, F. j. Taylor, of, in and to the above
described property or so much thereof as NAV
isfy said Judgment with interest and costs
and accruing costs, to the highest and hest
bidder.
Dated this 9TH day of July, 1904.
jlys4t T, K. NORMAN, Sheriff.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Start an Herb Garden

Fortunes in GINSENG, GOLDEN SEAL and
SENECA, ali valuable medical plants. Easily
grown and hardy throughout the U. S. Always
ready market and demand increasing. Room
IN your garden to grow thousands of dollars
worth. We sell roots and seed. Plant in fall.
Booklet and magazine telling all about it lc.
Write today. OZARK GINSENG co,
Dept w Joplin, Mo.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22

A number of Jacksonites went to the
plant Thursday for a days outing.
Their voices were in good trim when
they returned.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
To Cure A Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box Csc
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22

Piccardo sells bis saddles low,
And that's the reason they all go.
They are pretty, light, and nice to
ride,
And never hurt your horses side.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
MARRIED,

GOARD-BARTLE-InJ jackson, July 16 1901
by Rev. F. A. Morrow. Sydney Goard to Miss
Annie Bartle, both of jackson.
BACON-SMITH-In Stockton, July 10, 1904
Charles Bacon to Miss Minnie Smith, both of
Sutter Creek.