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Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
Officers Installed.

On the 10th inst. at jackson. Ratb-
bone Lodge, No. 166, K. of P, in
stalled o9cers. There was a fine
entertainment. Past Chancellor DR..
A. M. Gall, in behalf of the members
of the lodge and with few appro-
PIRATE and we'll chosen remarks. pre-
sented the outgoing chancellor com
mander, DR.. h. e. Endicott, with an
elegant solid gold mounted fountain
pen as slight token of the Iatter's
efficient administration as presiding
officer of the lodge. a banquet closed
the social phase, with w. S. Williams
OF lone as toastmaster and A. Camt-
netti as the principal speaker Of the
evening.
Excelsior Parlor, No. 81, N. S. q.
W.. installed officers on the 10th inst.
and had an entertaining program and
tine banquet. The following are
the new officers: President. VIII Il.
Jones; first president, A. l..
Stewart; second vice president, DR.. J,
F. Wilson; third vice president, l..
j. Glavinovleh; marshal, j. q. Gar
barlni; inside sentinel. James l..
Fontenrose; trust, George A. Gordon;
l.. f. Phillips, y. NJ. Gall,
X. E. Endlcott.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
Butcher Business Sold.

Alex Eudey and j. Mare on Mon
day disposed of their butcherlng busi-
ness to d. Mattley and Geo. Thomas.
They have been offering the same for
sale for some months. Mr. Marie has
been very anxious to close his inter
ests here, and go to GoldfeId, Nevada,
where he is Interested in some min
ing leases with f. W. !Ruhser and
Others. Finally George L. Thomas,
the old established butcher, was
asked to negotiate a sale and made
arrangements with David MattIey to
that end. Mattley bought the busi-
ness, lease and personal property at
the shop, for 5000, and g. l.. Thomas
purchased a few head of stock and
other things that he needs in his busi-
ness. Mattley, we understand, will
close his butcher shop at the north
end of Main street, and move to the
Eudey and Marie location. The
transfer will take effect on the first
of February. jackson will again
revert to two butcher shops, instead
of three. There is a fair business
for two places, but not enough for
three. The slaughter house used by
Eudey and Marie is rented from W.
f. Detert. Mr. Mattley did not want
that. 1t is likely that George Thomas
will continue to rent 1t and use it
for sIaughtering purposes in his busi-
mass
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25

full girl of II Was the first to succumb,
Mrs Ferrasdbj. 46 years of age. in
robust womailb ood, was the second
victim, while Mrs Canonica, also in
full vIgor of adult age, appeared in
affected until nearly three days after
eating the supposed infected food.
While Ter II year old daughter, was
the last to fall sick. The poison is
taken up by the blood, and through
the circulating fluid is conveyed
throughout the system. There Is no
known antidote for such poisons.
In these cases medical aid was not
called until over "a hours had
elapsed from partaking of the alleged
poisonous food. In that time the
poison had ample time to work
through the system. Medical skill
was powerless. Emet1cs and purga-
tIves failed to eject the poisonous
substances and that was all that could
be done.
The first symptoms we're pains liz
the stomach. These we're not present
il all the cases. Iha secondary
symptoms we're dizziness and sore
ness of the throat. The muscles of
the throat became contracted or
paralyzed, the patient was unable to
swallow or speak. and the breathing
became difficult. These conditions |
we're not Intermittent, but continuous, |
and finally through the paralysis of |
the muscles of theIrespiratory organs,
the breathing apparatus was forced |
to standstill, the victim died of
strangulation. In the case of the boy
victim, it is reported that the heart
beats we're distinctly felt tor over
five minutes after breathing ceased.
By Wednesdays stage there arrived
relatives and friends of the stricken
family, to attend the last sad rites.
A. Cottina, father of, the Ermini
Cottina, reached here from one of the
mining camps in Southern Nevada.
Paul Sonognini, from Reno; Mr.
NJ ottini. nephew of Mrs Ferrasci,
from San Francisco, and s. Marti
gnoni from Lodi, half brother of
Tobia FeTrasci.
The funeral of the Ferrasci family
was held this morning from the
Catholic church. The two hearses
conveyed the remains of Mrs Ferrasci
and Ermini Cottini, and the casket
the remains of the boy
and girl were carried by pail bearers
from the undertaking parlors to the
church, and thence to the graveyard.
services we're held by Rev.
Father Gleason. The caskets we've
laid side by side IN one grave. The
mournful cortege was very large, and
several were prostrated by the trying
ordeal.
The funeral of Mrs Canonica is to
be held this afternoon.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
How It Struck the parrnt.

Here is the latest parrot story. A
certain retired general Of the Indian
army possessed parrot and also a
very irascible temperament. The par
rot was valuable bird, but was rather
q nuisance by reason of its extreme
talkativeness. One day while the gen.
eral was writing his business letters
the parrot kept up continual chatter,
very disturbing to the writer. At last
the general could stand it no longer,
and, jumping up, he seized the cage of
the unhappy bird, which he whirled
vigorously round and round, at the
same time shouting furiously. Then
he set the cage down again, and ST.
lence for some time ensued. At length,
however, feeble voice came from the
interior of the cage
General" it inquired In quavering
accents, "where We're you when that
cyclone struck us?"-London Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
THE "BONE AGE" IN KANSAS.
In Early Days the Plain Was Strewn
With Buffalo Skeletons,

with Buffalo Skeletons.
The pioneers of Kansas will never
forget the buffalo bone age" When
central and southwestern Kansas were
settled the prairies were strewn with
buffalo bones. Those were hard times
in Kansas, and the gathering of these
bones enabled the early settlers to live
while they were getting their claims
''broken out" for the producing of
crops. Nine-tenths Of the pioneers of
that section of Kansas and there
weren't many at that-had literally
nothing but team and a few house
hold goods that they had hauled from
the east in single wagon. OF course
there were no buffalo, for this was in
the late seventies, but their bones
strewed the plains, and these bones
were the only thing that had a COM
mercial value, and they were utilized.
They were hauled in great wagon
loads to the nearest railway, often
from sixty to hundred miles away,
and sold. The horns were the more
valuable, and they went first, but the
rest Of the skeleton soon followed.
There were no fortunes made by these
early bone hunters, for large load of
buffalo bones brought only from $5 to
$S at the railroad towns, but the pro,
ceeds from load enabled the settler
to buy little -four, coffee and occa-
sionally meat and lumber. - Kansas
City Star.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
School App0rtionment.
jackson, Cal, Jan. 81

jackson, CAL, Jan. 81. 1907,
Boards of School Trustees, Amador
county.
Ladies and Gentlemen:-I herein
report to You the second apportion-
ment for the school year commencing
July l, 1906, to the funds of your school
district. This apportionment Is of
State money and is to be recorded to
the credit of tie State fund by your
district clerk.
The State Superintendent reported
to me Sl909l,3Q to be, due the School
FUND of Amador county.
10 this amount l added the un-
apportioned balance, $50 26, giving a
total of Sl9H7. otfet this totalsl appot
tlon sl906l y, leaving a balance of
s56. 34.s
Ihe next apportionment Will be of
county money, and will be made
about the 10th OF May, 1907.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
*Indicates joint districts.
respectfully submitted,
W. Fl. GREENHALGH.
Supt. OF Schools, Amador county

Nearly every person who Is subject
to attacks from the stomach suffers
from morbid dread of dietic
treatment for relief, that is three
touEths starvation, and one-fourth
toast and milk. On the other hand
YOU can eat as you please and digest
the food by the aid of a good digest
ant, thus giving the tired stomach
equally as much rest. Eat what Won
please and take little; kodui for
Indigestion after your meals. 1t
dlgests what you eat. Sold by +. W,
.Ruhser.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
Held to Answer.

Spiro Gurovich wss examined DC
fore A. Goldner Justice of the peace,
yesterday mcIning, on a charge Of
murder, committed near Drytown in
September last, IN the shooting TO
death of Jesus Acuneo. The defend ant
was unrepresented, aud said that he
did not want an attorney. lie did
not take the stand. He was held to
await trial without bonds.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
AMADOR.

Mrs L. Ii. Richards left for San
francisco Wednesday morning.
Miss lille Wise and Hazel Wise.
are visiting friend in Bunker Hill.
Mrs Stone is on the sick list.
j. Batise was passenger on the out
going stage Wednesday morning.
Lester Gatten spent few days OF
last week with his folks,
DIR. and Mrs Miller left for Ply
mouth, Sunday morning.
>. Rogers spent few days of last
week with friends here.
The band gave a concert Monday
evening, and everyone appreciated it
immensely. They have made a good
beginning for the New Year, aud we
hope they Will keep it up. Inquirer.
M. l.. Smith, Notary Public. and
Stenographer; Office Mareiia Bldg
Court street; telephone No. Alb.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
RoyaIty's Game,

Cards have always been a royal
game. Queen Elizabeth played cards
and lost her temper over them fire.
Quently. She was no Anne of Austria,
to play "like a queen, without passion
of greed or gain" In her reign was
commanded to be played "at Wynd-
sore a Comedie or Moral devised on
a game of the cardes," which resulted
In the performance by the children of
her majesty's chapel of Alexander and
Campaspe," in which the pretty lines
occur:
Cupid and my Campaspe played
At cards for kisses. Cupid paid.
London Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
Removal Notice.

On and after the 1st of February
the butchering business heretofore
conducted by d. Mattley at the Forth
end of Main street, will be moved to
the premises heretofore occupied by
Eudey and Marie, next to the post
Office.
ID MATuTI NV
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
Unclaimed Letters.

lnJackson post office, January %, 1907
PauIe Danilovic, Miss Irene Fisher,
A. FredIani ~, z. f. Daggett Charles
RandIes, Made Sassate, Miss Mary
Williams (pc), Don Gesusurbieta.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
To Cure a cola In one Day

lake Laxative Bromo Quinine LAX
lots. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. +. W. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
Rainfall.

During December and January so
far rain has fallen on 26 days. On an
average every alternate day has been
rainy. 1hls we believe beats all
record for two consecutive months.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25

Clear up the complexion, cleanse
the liver and tone they system. You
can best do this by a dose or two OF
D9Witt's Little Early Rise1s. Safe.
reliable little pills with reputation
Ihe pills that everyone knows. Re
commended by f. W. Ruhser.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25

When the cold winds dry and crack
the skin box of salve can save much
discomfort. In buying salve look for
the name on the box to avoid any
limitations, and he sure you get the
original DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Sold by f. W. Ruhser.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-25
Central Eureka Wins in the Highest
Court in Suit With East Central
Eureka.

A press dispatch from Washington,
dated Jan. 81, says:
The supreme court to-day handed
down decision confirming the judg-
ment of the California supreme court
IN the case of the East Central Eureka
Mining Company and others, plant
IFS in error, against the Central
Eureka Mining Company, This was
a case of defendant holding under
a mineral patent against a plaintiff,
the holder of an agricultural patent
to quiet title to the mineral ledge
underlying the farm of the plaintiff.
This case was tried in the SUPERIOR
court OF this county years ago, and the
Central Eureka won easily. 1t in
volved the right to a strip of ground
east OF the Central Eureka, and the
lateral right of the mining company
to follow the pitch of the ledge cut
side its boundaries. There was little
doubt all along that the contention of
the Central Eureka would be finally
upheld by the highest tribunal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-20
Parhamites in Zion City Arrest
ed For a Most Cruel Murder
Of Aged Woman
CHILDREN WERE PARTICIPANTS
Attempted to Cast Devil Out Of Body
of Invalid Helpless From Rheuma-
tism-visorous Treatment Kept Up
Until Woman Dsd-Five Parhamites
Under Arrest.

Chicago. Sept. 20.-Haro1d MITCHELL
Mrs. Harold Mitchell, Mrs. Smith and
Walter and Jennie Greenhaulgh, mem-
bers of the religious sect of Parham-
ties. are under arerst in Zion City ac-
cused Of torturing to death Mrs. Lee
titia Greenhaulgh, aged "a, a cripple
from rheumatism for twenty years, to
show their belief in, the religion they.
profess. Walter and Jennie Creme
haulgh are children of the victim.
| Parhanite was founded about year
ago by Charles F. Parham, and num-
bers about two hundred persons. The
members of the sect originally be-
! longed to Dowie's church, but believed
! In the gift of tongues and especially
, in diabolical possession. It is their
theory that sickness is an evidence OF
/ possession Of the body by evil spirits.
/ The condition of Mrs. Greenhaulgh
convinced the persons arrested that she
| must be in possession of the devil
and they determined to exercise the
evil spirit. The five knelt by the bed
side and after prayer, commenced their:
work. The arms of Mrs. Greenhaulgh,
stiffened by rheumatism, were jerked
and twisted about in order that the
devil might be driven out. The cries
! of the aged woman were considered to
/ be those OF the evil spirit and were
greeted with triumphant shouts.
After this course of violent treat
ment Mrs. Greenhaulgh became 30
weak she was incapable of making any
motions Then her neck was twisted
and the treatment kept up until the
/ woman finally died.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-20
CNCAGO UNIVERSITY
OIL S|OCKA0DER
Big Baptist School Possessor OF
5000 Shares of the Rookie
teller Octopus
JOHN D. Hobbs s1oeooo,ooo
Hearing in New York Bringing Out
Financial Status of the Trust-H. H.
Rogers Friends Deny He Has Lost
Millions - His Health is Inn
proved.

New York, Sept. 20.-John d. Rocke-
feller now owns 247,6s2 OF the s'a'ooV
shares Of the Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey, according to the testimony
of w, H. Tilford, treasurer OF that
company, given in the federal action
at the hearing in this city TO-DAY. As
Standard Oil stock was last quoted az
$500 per share. Rockefellers hololiiss
are worth nearly sl09,OO0, 900.
The holdings of William Rockefeller
were stated by Tilford to be ll,ioo
shares, and those of H. H. Rogers IT,
O20 shares.
The University of Chicago owns o.
900 shares of Standard Oil company
stock.
kellogg succeeded in getting, upon
record today evidence which tenoeo
/ to snow that the Standard Oil COM
pany had made an agreement to fur-
nish certain independent companies IN
and about Iitlspurg with crude Oil on
condition that tnelr output Of oil re-
tined for exporting purposes should De
turned over to the export department.
Of the Standard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-20
A Judge on Judges.
(PittSh,,rg Gazette)

Judge George Grey of Delaware al
the recent dinner of the Farmers club
at Senator Cameron's farm near Lam
caster, Pa, talked of the former
American fondness for titles.
ut is fondness that has now al
most disappeared said Judge Grey
1--WE have become more cultivated
people and we have learned to value
titles at their real worth.
But in the past 1T was different
Take my own title, the title of judge
for instance was travelling in the
country in my youth, and one day al
q. hotel table there sat beside me a
man whom everybody addressed as
Judge
when the Judge got up and went
away, said to my neighbor on the
other side:
els that gentleman a United States
Judge, or a local judge?
"He's local jedge sir was the re-
ply. He was jedge of hoss race last
week."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-20
A Water Wheel Drain.

popular Mechanics Magazine.)
Two thousand acres of Michigan
marsh land have been reclaimed by a
system which is declared to be new.
The new drainage consists of two
principal facts-namely: a monster
water wheel and a series of high and
wide dikes, with broad and deep
bitches between. The dikes are twenty
feet high above the normal stage of
water in the river, and the bitches are
sixteen feet deep and thirty four feet
wide at the bottom. Under the power
house and cutting straight thru the
dixie there is a sluiceway four feet
wide and thirty feet long by sixteen
feet deep, constructed of concrete. In
this f1ulne the water wheel is set, It's
shaft adjusted so that It's wood pad
dies are within quarter of an inch
of the smooth, fiat walls and bottom
of the fiume On the outlet end, where
the wall is rounded to conform to the
circumference of the wheel for dis
tance of six feet from the bottom
the end of the paddles slip along tho
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-20
WANT FEWER ELDERS.
Northwest M. e. Conference Thinks 1t
Has a Surplus.

Sioux City, Sept. 20.-The second
days session of the Northwest Iowa
Methodist Episcopal conference devel-
oped some interesting matters. Rev. DR..
W. c. Wasser Of Clear Lake, intro
duced a resolution to reduce the num-
ber of presiding elders from five to four.
the intimation being that the job now
is too much of sinecure. The matter
will be voted on Saturday.
Having finished the allotted SIX
wears as presiding elder, Rev. Hugh
Hay Of the Sheldon district was pre-
sented with gold watch and chain
by the ministers of his district. Rev.
G. w. Pratt of Rock Rapids made the
address. The northwest Iowa minis
ters are .evincing little interest in the
New York plan of electing presiding
elders by popular vote of the minis
ters and it may not come before the
conference, altho the secretary has
been requested by the New York con-
ference to present the matter.
Rev. G. c. Fort of Ft. Dodge and
Rev. w. A. Black of Sac City, are
among the pastors who are making a
canvass for the delegateship to the
general conference.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-20
Man on Trial For Murder of
Mrs. Gentry Recites How the
Woman Committed Suicide
COMPOSED WHILE ON STAND
Declares He Fled From Scene Be-
cause He Thought He Would be
Accused Of the crime-Relatives
Prevented His Giving Himself Up
Claims to be Of Royal Blood.

Chicago, Sept. 2O.-Frank j. Con-
stantine on trial for the murder OF
Mrs. Louise Gentry. took the stand In
his own defense today He showed
absolute composure while on the
stand, and gave his testimony clearly
and without hesitation.
He declared he had descended from
italian royalty. He said he had heard
the Gentrys quarreling many times
and that they lived unhappily. On the
day of the tragedy he said he went
into his room to shave and found Mrs.
Gentry there making bed. he tolo
her he was about to leave the city ana
she asked him to take her with MIN.
He positively refused. She then, ac-
cording to his story, picked up razor
and cut her throat. He declared ina.
he carried ner down to the door OF
DR.. Doharty's office, pounded on tne
door and then left her standing there'
while he ran for another doctor.
He said he noticed, while hunting
for the second doctor, that there was
blood on the sleeve of his coat, and ne
thought if he returned he would De
accused of murder and would not re-
ceiye Justice in the courts because ne
was a stranger in the city. he then
fed from Chicago. Constantine de-
clared he had always wished to give
himself up, but had been prevented
from doing so by members OF MS
family
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-20
Charity Naturally Painful.


General Booth, the head OF the Sal
walton Army, was discussing the anti
suicide bureaus that his church had
opened.
kindness and charity" he said. "are
factors of these bureaus. The charity
will be of the right kind, trust. Their
are, ycr know, two kinds of charity,
and too much of it is like the bar
ter s.
."There was poor deacon in Wae-
wlcl. who had no money and needed
To be shaved, and he went from bar
her to barber, but none of them, de-
spite his holy Office, was willing to
shave him for nothing.
",n the end, tho, he found barber
who, on hearing his tale, said gruffly:
".sit down there. in that chair
"Suddenly the BARRIERS dog in the
adjoining room set up a terrific how'-
ing.
BE still there!' cried the barber.
And he muttered anxiously: What can
they be doing to him?
''Alas,' said the deacon, I shouldn't
wonder if some one was shaving him
out of charity"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-20
Amount of improvements made in
1907 before opening Of fair $116,521.45


The state school for the feeble mind
ed had a strike on at one time which
was only settled by an increase of
wages for all hands. The circum-
tsances, pathetic but humorous, We're
told at a Masonic banquet by Hon.
John Cownie. 1t is far better for the
inmates of the school that they work,
the work serving to keep them exer-
cised and at the same time resulting in
saving to the state in expense. But
many of the feeble minded will not
work unless they are paid wages. They
have the idea that they should have
some compensation. 1t has been the
policy for years to pay these wages,
tho they do not run more than ten to
thirty five cents month, a mere nom
inal sum to satisfy the feeble minded
that they are getting wages"
One of the boys read in a newspaper
of strike and took notion he would
strike He was shoveling coal in the
heating plant and threw down his
shovel and refused absolutely to work.
He was getting the muniticent sum of
twenty five cents a month. Mr. Gown
lie reasoned with him that the state
couldn't afford to pay more. He rea-
soned that it would have to. He told
MIR. CoWnie that he had bought an In
gersoll Watch and owed fifty cents on
it and that he had other necessary ex-
penses, such as buying a little candy
now and then.
Finally Mr.. Cownie made the propo-
sition that they compromise on raise
to thirty-five cents a month with the
agreement that the boy was not to tell
another soul in the institution. The
boy agreed.
The next morning when Mr.. Cownie
got up, there was mob of $50 boys
and girls at his door. They were all
on a strike He reasoned with them
that it would "bust the state up"
Let her bust" chirped one little fell
low The strike couldn't be settled till
every child was given an increase of
five cents q month.
Governor Cummins spoke at Allison
and independence this week and next
week. September IS, he speaks at Os-
ceola and September 26, at Ackley.
The Specen ol Seiitlol AiAisoii oeloi Z
the editorial association at Dubuque, Is
taken by politicians as an indication
that Senator Allison expects to take
the stump in the coming campaign
and speak in many parts OF the state.
His friends maintain that he Is thor
ooughly restored to health and will be.
able to appear in most of the princi-'
pai cities Of the state.
Wednesday, October 2. is the birth
day of Hon. Charles Aldrich, curator OF
the Iowa historical department. Mr..
Aldrich will on that day be 70 years
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-20

Id. Mr.. Aldrich has been looking and
ceiling quite well of late. His mind
S as clear as that of d man thirty
years younger and his memory is
marvel to all who talk to him. Every
day Mr.. Aldrich sees all the newspa-
per men from the Des Moines dailies
and many visitors to the building in
addition to conversing with all OF
them, directs the work Of his depart
ment with a master mind. There is
probably no man in Iowa who. mas
been more closely identified with the
history of the state thru the years
that were ripest in history than Mr..
Aldrich and his grasp of these historic
facts has made him of more value to
the state than can ever be recon-
pensed in dollars and cents.