Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-11-08

IN MS gallery among his many other
curious collections. Elk sheriff Graves
of CaiaVeras county, while working
at his mine in Alpine county, found
the copy pasted on an old out of the
way cabin. The reward offered was,
$1,000 and was issued by Governor
Haight in 1869 for the arrest and con-
viction of the men who murdered
Medina and several others at a way
side house a,few miles east of Bellota.
The copy had remained on the cabin
for thirty eight years. Stockton In
dependent.
About the 9th of November it is
announced that a comet of great
briIIisncy maybe seen in the eastern
sky from the vicinity of jackson. 1t
will appear to the best advantage
about midnight, and those who care
to remain up that late will probably
be we'll repaid for their trouble.
This comet was discovered by young
amateur astronomer at the University
of Wisconsin, and as soon as the dis
covery was announced to the world,
it Ecaused intense interest. as no
comet was due on the celestial time
table at this season.
John Dohman and wife have remov-
ed to Plymouth, where they will re-
side in the future. -Placsrvill Mig
get.
Mrs G. H. Dunlap has returned to
her home in lone, after a pleasant
visit with Mrs Judge Arnot in this
Placerrille Nugget.
John Mccullough, an old resident of
the Forest Home district, passed
away suddenly few days ago at the
summer cattle range. He was 70
years old and had been gathering up
cattle during the previous day getting
pretty tired. lie went to bed at
night DOT feeling very we'll and was
found dead in the morning. He had
always been sturdy, wiry man, and
had not been sick to amount to any
thing during his life. He was the
father of Frank S. Mccullough. The
old gentleman was we'll known in this
part of the country and had many
friends who will be panied to learn of
his demise. Echo.
On Sunday morning last three men
who are residents of the Mount Echo
district we're caught in the act of
dragging off four hogs which they
had killed. The hogs belonged to
William Gilbert and were raised as
pets about the house by his wife.
The hogs had been shot not far from
the house aud Mr. Gilbert, having his
attention attracted by the shots and
the barking of the dogs, went out to.
investigate and found the three men
dragging two of the hogs away. Will
Gilbert took all three of the mems
guns and carried them to his house
and put them away. The fellows
went after their guns and were refus-
ed them uutil they had paid $3.50 for
the hogs they killed. There had been
nine of the hogs and only two OF
them showed up at the home pen
alive. These are not the only hogs
that have been missed in that vicin-
isy- 1t is claimed that one person in
that neighborhood has taken hogs to
market after dark aud sold them. 1t
is rumored that the case for hog kill
ing will be settled by the parties who
killed the hogs paying for the dead
swine. Echo.
Mrs Christiana Leach, the widow of
the late Amos Leach breathed her
last at the residence of her daughter,
Mr. GiIchrist, Sunday morning at the
ripe old age of 50 years, a months
and % days. She had been resident
of lone for 81 years. She is survived
by four generations of descendants.
Christiana Wisler was born in
Chippewa, Canada, June 4, 1918; was
MARI led to Amos Leach June 6, 1886.
They and their family crossed the
pld1HS W OdlllOruld III 1oot anu locdL-
ed in lone in 1855, since which time
this town has been the family home.
Mrs Leach was the mother of eleven
hildren, seven of whom, five daugh-
ers and two sons, survive her. She
leaves also many grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon, the services being
conducted by Rev. II. W. Dobbins
and the interment being in the lone
cemetery. Echo.