Amador ledger., 1905-07-14
LOCAL NEWS


Mrs. G. NJ. Kelly and daughter,
[elen, left Thursday of last week
eek to spend several weeks with
lends in San Francisco.
jackson had a close call from a
lsastous fro last Sunday. The water
as off from the town all day-from
in the morning until in the even
pg. Moreover the day was tierceIy
ot. In the morning the fire bell
bundled an alarm. Some grass iu the
par OF the old Enterprise barn
hught fire. 1t was noticed Just as
BON as ii started, and there was sufii-
ent help on hand with wet sacks,
&c., to beat it out before il had got
by headway. Before it was extiu-
lished it was close TO a frame roar
3uilding. There is a lot of frame
uildings i'll that section. aud if the
re had got firm hold on one of
hem, iu the absence of water, it
ouId certainly have gone hald with
he town.
The state superintendent of schools
as just apportioned the sum of
F382.0 to Amador county on the
asis of 1889 census children.
Fees have been collected in the
ounty offices fol the month of June
E follows: Recorder, S92. 80. Clerk IS
ttice for new cases S14; clerk IS fees
$50; superior court S39; probate
B8. 80; total SlO6. 40
A. l.. Anthony, the principal of the
Jackson school, has not and will not
e engaged. We know nothing of his
Hbility to impart instruction. II is
fnly matter of justice 10 him to say
bat since his arrival in jackson he
las conducted himself i'll every respect
b keeping with his profession, and
las won the respect of all. lie is
lot man to be nodded to the furt b.
rance of aims of any clique, and
herein he has shown himself a man
Il independence and worthy OF con-
Idence. He has taken more pains to
teep the public posted in regard to
ehool matters than any teacher Jack
pn has had within our recollection.
Ne hope he will remain in Amador
ounty. We can i'll afford to lose men
4 self-Ieliant and Independent char
cteI, such as he has proven himself
b be-.
1t is rumored that W. II. Green
algh has been engaged to teach IN
he jackson school as principal for
he next term. Report has it that he
Fanted from the trustees Sl10 pei
bontb, and it has been published
hat he is to be paid 500 per month.
fhe selection of teachers for the
ackson school had not been re-
|orted TO the school superintendent
q the early part of the month.
We are told that small fish of the
rout variety may be seen in the mid
lie fork of jackson creek 1t is many
Fears since such thing occurred in
his stream. For some months, owing
o the absence of all forms of mining,
perfectly clear water has been run
hing in this creek, and this immunity
rom pollution is responsible for the
temperance of the fish tribes.
Mrs Richtmye1 last Sunday had the
;ank at the head of the pipe line that
supplies the town with water thor
oughIy cleaned out and repaired.
The water supply was cut off for
,welve hours, not entirely on account
Of this work, but partly because when
5he water was again turned in break
occurred in the main pipe line. This
leak was not fully repaired until
Monday afternoon.
DIR. W. N. Bardue, who is inter-
ested in the Amador Queen No. and
Empire mines in Murphy's gulch,
came up Sunday evening, to look
after his interests here.
The grass fire near the Fremont
mine destroyed several poles of the
American River Electric Company on
Tuesday of last week. The break was
repaired by Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs Lowenthal left for San
Francisco Monday morning. MI
Lowenthal has been employed at the
copper mine on the Consumes river,
but work having been temporarily
suspended, he returns to the city.
DIR g. A. Herrick and family returned
from Los Angeles Sunday evening.
The doctor has been for the past
month attending the state board oi
dental examiners, of which body he il
a member and also secretary.
Saturday was one of the hottest days
experienced in jackson. The ther
mometer registered 10 in the officeI
of the Kennedy and Argonaut mines
In many places it registered from 1O'
to 10. For four days in succession th'
mercury went over the 100 mark.
l.. j. Fontenrose left for the lax
region on Sunday last, accompanied
by James Meehan and others. He ha
been in feeble health for some time
and his trip to the mountains is il
hope of being benefited by the chang
of air and climate.
For fine stationery, go to the Cit
Pharmacy.
A daughter of Mrs Scapucci Wa