Amador ledger., 1905-12-22
LOCAL NEWS

l.. Schieneman, the piano tuner
left Monday morning for the city
He has not finished the work here
and will return the second week il
January. Parties owning pianos will
please reserve their tuning for him.
Come in and make your selections
of the beautiful sets before the rush
at the City Pharmacy.
The travelling library which has
been in use by the people of jackson
for the past three months was shipped
to the state librarian at Sacramento
last Monday. A new library of 5(
volumes will be up this week, when
borrowers can take out books as here,
tofore. Any person can get list oi
the books included in the new library
on application to the secretary at the
Ledger Office.
For the sweetest oranges and the
sourest lemons call on Pete Cuneo,
successor to +. Cademartori.
The fees collected in the Office oi
the county recorder for the month oi
November amounted to S84. %. Ii
the county clerks Office for the same
month the fees amounted to S31. 75
as follows: New cases "a, county
clerk .25, superior court civil, $40,
probate $3.50.
Court Jackson, NO 148 of Foresters,
at the meeting held last Thursday
presented @. II. Crocker with very
handsome badge, as a acknowledg-
ment of services rendered by him
in a legal capacity, for which he
declined to accept any monetary
consideration.
Mrs. Alex Eudy, and infant son
came up from San Francisco Satur.
day evening. Mrs Eudey's mother,
Mrs X. j. Adams accompanied hel
daughter, and will spend a short
visit in Jackson.
A full line of holiday goods al
right prices at City Pharmacy.
Mr.. Oates, of the clothing depart
ment IN the jackson Shoe Store came
up from his store in Lodi Tuesday
evening, and left for San Francisco
Thursday morning to spend Christ
mas with his family.
Masses will be celebrated on Christ
mas day at 8 and 10 a. m. Last
mass Missa Cantata. Augmented
choir.
A fine lot of crockerY for sale at
cost at Pete Cuneo's, successor to f.
Cademartori.
q. A. Gritton, county treasurer,
left Wednesday morning for Sacra-
mento to settle with the state for the
first Instalment Of taxes of the
current year.
Miss Loretta Meehan is still con-
fined to the house from the effects
OF her long siege of sickness. She
is steadily improving however, but
will be several weeks before she can
resume her duties in the recorders
office.
Fl. S. Talon is installed as a
clerk at the Globe hotel, during the
temporary absence of Mr.. Hedgepath,
who is expected to return in about E
week.
James Jay Wright left for Oakland
Monday morning, to spend the holi
days with his relatives in that city.
The hills around Pine Grove were
covered with a mantle of snow Wed
nesday morning.
The San Francisco papers speal
in complimentary terms of the per
formance of Merchant of Venice il
the Majestic theatre last Monday. il
which Miss Hilda Clough, one ot
Amador county's fairest daughters
took the leading lady character o.
Portia. 1t was an amateur perform
ance for charity, and drew an i'm
mense house, composed largely of the
elite OF the city.
George LeMoin, has sold the Lod
hotel to a company represented by j
W. Daugherty. The purchase price
is stated at $4,000. Mr.. LeMoin ha:
been running the hotel since 1898
Richard Webb, of the Ledger, bough
the place at that time for $500, anC
leased 1t to LeMoin with the privilege
of purchase at $40, 900. payment to be
made in annual instalments of moi
less than $780, At the expiration o
ten years he paid the balance of the
purchase price and received the deed
Since that time Lodi has been on
boom. The hotel stands on the bes
business site in town, but the build
ing is frame two story one, and NO
in keeping with the progress of th'
town. A fine modern hotel is urgent
ly needed. The owner was hardl,
able to bear such financial under
taking, and concluded to sell, making
a very handsome profit on his invest
ment. A company will be formed t.
erect three or four story bricl
building. The new owners viii
take possession the first of the year.