Amador ledger., 1906-08-31
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He returned Monday. He is engaged
in gravel mining on his town lot in
Wallace. He has sunk several holes
to bedrock, and all of them prospect
handsomely. He is taking out on an
average between 81 and So per day.
Ice cream at P. Cuneo's tomorrow,
and every day thereafter.
Miss Hattie Heminghofen of Mokel-
umne Hill, is visiting Mrs. H. w.
Jones.
j. K. Huberty and family returned
home Sunday evening, after a So
journ at Pacific Grove.
Prof. Lee Worley, while arranging
for his show at Vallecito last week
Tell from ladder, and broke one of
the small bones of his ankle. He has
been greatly Inconvenience in his
work since. Prospect.
G. W. Swain, the contractor of lone,
has secured a contract to build a
bridge at WatsonviIle, Santa Cruz
county. Accompanied by Ben Davis,
he departed Tuesday of last week to
commence the work.
Mrs Lille French started this
morning, with her two sons, Lewis
Love and Johnny Love, for Stockton.
Lewis will take business course in
the Stockton Business College.
Johnny has been suffering the after
effects of typhoid fever, and his
mother is taking him down in hope
that the change will prove beneficial.
Next Monday being a holiday
labor day-the board of supervisors
will meet on Tuesday for regular
business.
Rev. e. +. Winning will next Sun
day close his second year as pastor
of the Methodist church. His morn
ing theme will be strength for SER
vice. and in the evening he will
speak on ''what of the coming year,"
All are welcome. All seat free.
The Ladies' Aid Society will serve
labor day dinner and supper next
Monday in Odd Fellows hall, meals
% cents. All friends of labor should
report at the hail at least twice Oh
labor day.
This week James Mortimer the sign
painter of this city received the sad
news of the death of his father, II.
W. Mortimer, which occurred at
Auckland, New Zealand, on the 18th
of July, 1906. He was IS years of
age, and emigrated to New Zealand
IN 1859. For 80 years he was in the
employ of dry goods firm in Auck-
land. Prior to going to Auckland, he
served in the Crimean war, and car
rled medals for services at AZov and
Sebastopol in that great struggle.
He leaves a wife, and j. Mortimer
is the ony issue of the marriage Mr..
Mortimer left for the city to execute
power of attorney before the British
consul at San Francisco, granting to
some party ia Auckland the author
ity to act for him in regard to pro-
perty matters. 1t is said the deceased
left an estate valued at something
like 800, 900, which will GO to the
widow.
Fred Croker, a real estate man
from San Francisco, arrived by Mon
day stage, and will remain here for a
week, the guest of W. H. Geenhalgh
1t is reported that E. V. Zumbiel,
secretary of the Argonaut Mining
Company, is dangerously sick IN San
Francisco, suffering from heart
troubles. His wife is with him.
Mrs Kate DelahIde and son, left
Wednesday morning for Oakland.
Wallace Jones left Sunday for
Sacramento, where he will spend a
week or two with his uncle's family
L. K. Jones, superintendent of the
Sacramento division of the Southern
Pacific.
Dudley Laughton was passenger
Wednesday, bound for Sacramento to
attend the state fair.
j. Barton left Saturday morning tc
visit the state fair at Sacramento his
first visit to that annual attraction
during his residence. here from
pioneer times.
On labor day, Monday next, Ice
cream will be sold during the whole
day in the basement of II. Learn
saloon, near the north bridge, Mair
street.
st. Augustine's church-divine ser
vices will be held Sunday morning
next, also holy communion will b.
celebrated, at IL a. m. VIM. Tuson
rector.
W. S. wager, one of the operator
of the Standard Electric Company a
Electra, returned last evening iron
visit to the east His mission Their
is explained by the fact that he d1t
not return alone, but accompanied b
his bride, one of the fair daughter
of Bloomington, illinois. They vii
make their home at Electra.
Mrs E. Fisher. wife of Wells Far
go's messenger, leaves tomorro
morning with her daughter TO
7 Colorado. where they will spend tn
winter.