Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-11-30
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On Wednesday the dispositions of
fifteen witnesses in the case of Ernest
K. Wood vs.. the Globe Democrat
Printing Company of st. Louis, were
taken before justice q. II. McClory.
Wood is suing for 100000 damages,
alleged to have been sustained to his
character at the hands of the COM
pany in libelous article appearing
In their paper some time ago. Ernest
K. Wood was formerly resident of
this town and ran for the office of
district attorney OF Calaveras county
on the republican ticket in 1898,
being beaten by only a small major
Ity. Afterward Wood removed to st.
Louis, and later was elected to con-
+gress from the twelfth district of
Missouri, running on the democratic
ticket. 1t was claimed that his cleo
ton was not legal and contest was
made. No decision was reached, how
ever until last May, at which time the
republican was seated; Wood in the
meantime served two terms in con-
gress.. The libel suit grew out of
articles appearing in the Globe Demo
GRAFT derogatory to his good character,
hence the taking of dispositions as to
his reputation while a resident of this
town. The dispositions for Wood we're
taken by A. Barry, while Snyder &
Snyder looked after the work for the
Globe Dem ocrat. Prospect.
The supervisors of Calaveras, ANA
dor and San Joaquin counties will
meet Sunday at Mrs Hills place near
Camanche to consider the question of
bridge across the Mokelumne river.
The proposed bridge would be near
the junction of the three counties
and if built it will be done by the
joint payment of the same. 1t Is
hardly apparent to us that CaIaveras
would be benefited by such a bridge
commensurate with the cost. There
is already free bridge at Camanche,
which seems to be sufficient for the
needs of that portion of the county.
1t looks as though the main use of
such bridge would be by the people
of Amador who wish to go to Stockton
for business. Prospect.
On Tuesday morning at about 9 As,
the little, and only child of Mr. and
Mrs l.. A. Moberry, Miriam Catherine,
passed away at the family home in
this city. The little girl was two
years and twelve days old. The cause
of death was an intestinal obstruction,
caused probably by the little one
having eaten some almonds which had
fallen from trees growing in the yard.
Little Miriam was playing about in
the yard last Sunday morning, where
her grandfather, j. W. Surface, was
| cleaning up the leaves from about the
trees, and about IL O'Clock IN the
forenoon. began to complain of pains
In her bowels. DIR. Adams was soon
summoned and everything possible
was done, but the obstruction remain
ed in the bowels and her death ensued
in less than 4S hours from the time
she first began to complain Echo.
Last Saturday evening, as Il. G.
Downey was driving one of John
Muidoon's teams, conveying a drum
mer and his trunk of samples to Jack
son, he met with an accident in which
he had his collar bone broken. At a
place near the Kennedy mine, where
the two roads are; one a couple of
feet, or nearly so, below the other, a
man who was coming up the grade,
driving fast, ran into one of Downey's
horses. causing him to jump from the
upper to the lower road. Of course
the wagon followed-one wheel at
least, and the rig was overturned, Bob
Downey having his collar bone broken
in the accident. Bob's face was con-
siderably skinned. The commercial
man was not hurt as he had chosen a
soft place to fall-faIIing on top of
Downey.-Echo.
d. Mccall has been at F'allon,
Nevada, this week. he and Jud Jones
are interested in the big mercantile
establishment being installed here. =
Echo.
Geo. Snyder our rising and newly
elected assemblyman, left for San
Jose last week to visit and recuperate
after his strenuous campaign and also
to be married to Miss Berenice Shultz,
who will be remembered as the
popular and vivacious young lady who
taught school at Washington Flat
last year.-Angels Record.
Good for everything a saIve is used
for and especially recommended for
piles. That is what we say of De-
Wits Witch Hazel SaIve. On the
market for years and stand by IN
thousands of families. Get DeWitt's.
Sold by f. W. -Ruhser.