Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-08-23
LOCAL, NEWS

A commotion was created on Main
street Sunday evening by runaway
The horse of F. Cademartori, which
was standing in front of Mrs Ounce s
store, waiting for goods, started at a
lively clip for home. Everyone
thought from the gait that the We
hicIe would be Knocked to match
wood. But the animal was thorough
ly acquainted with the road, and
managed to turn all the corners like
an EXPERT. and brought up at home
without the slightest damage.
Mrs Pierce, mother of MIS- DIR.
Phillips of this city. died i'll Berkeley
on tuesday OF last week of heart dis
ease. The deceased was visitor in
jackson some time back, and was
greatly esteemed by all who knew
her.
The scarcity of school teachers was
never more aoutelY felt than now.
Amador county is short about six.
There are that many schools that have
not engaged teachers for the coming
term. The same scarcity prevails all
over the state. The school superin-
tendent is receiving inquiries from
different points asking if there are
any teachers to be had. Amador at
the same time is calling for help from
other counties. The dearth of school
marms is assuming a serious aspect
1t is thought that the only solution is
a raise in the salary schedule. ANA
dor, paying the lowest salary for
schoolteachers. naturally the drift
of teachers is outward rather than liz
ward.
John Trevaskis, employed at the
Kennedy, left with his family yester-
day murnIng for Sacramento, on a
vacation of two or three weeks, for
the benefit of his health.
Mrs Rose Podesta left Saturday
morning for Santa Cruz for a vaca-
ton.
Mrs Chss. CORN was over from
Camp Seco early this week, and re-
turned home Tuesday, accompanied
by Miss Eva Chinn, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs Bodlnnar, in
Amaodr City for the past six weeks.
Mrs E. V. Zumbiel returned home
Saturday evening after an absence of
b throo months in fbo aoot risijtDo w
latives in Ohio, Kentucky and IlIi-
nois.
John Greenhalgh. brother of school
superintendent Greenhalgh, started
last Monday from Seattle for the
Copper river country in Alaska, 200
miles above Valdez. Rich gold mines
are reported in that country.
Ed. Trevaskis, who was hurt in the
Kennedy mill last week by car load
ed with sulphurets running over his
leg, is getting along nicely, but it
will be month yet before he will lie
able to return to work.
western Assay Co. :: Gold OF Silver
Assay 81. Accuracy guaranteed. Ore
mailing furnished on application.
Lewis E. Spear. Mgr, Is Telegraph
Avenue. Oakland, CAL
Notice to creditors in the bank
ruptcy case of j. AlcCutchen appears
in this issue. The meeting will be
held in Sacramento September 7,
after which matters will move rapidly
toward a settlement of the matter.
Jack Traverse, an employee of the
Kennedy mine, was caught in a
machine Tuesday. suffering a severe
Iaeeration of the right arm from the
elbow to the wrist.
Mrs j. II. Turner and two children
left yesterday morning for Sierra
City, Sierra county, to visit with re-
latlves there for two or three weeks.
Furniture for sale. Call next to
court house, Mrs Nj. Newman. aul6-2t
Robt. l.. Love came up from Oak.
land Tuesday evening, called here or
account of the illness of his sister,
May Love. She has been in poor
health for several years, and under
treatment IN sanitariums in Sar
Francisco and elsewhere, without
permanent relief. lie attending
physician recommends that critica
operation is likely to give relief
Her brother came home for the pur
pose of making arrangements therefor
Il. S. Petols and son, Whitney, re
turned from Sacramento last tuesday
after a four days trip. He visited
his son George, who is fireman foI
the 5. z. Co.. and doing we'll. III
stopped at Forest Home over nigh
with his son julius. who is workin.
at the copper mine and incidentally
Julius with Roy Gritz are running
skating rink at that place.
Mrs E. S. PetoIs neIce. Miss Nor
two weeks visit with her cousins
Pearl and Violet Petols. Miss Field
has been employed for the last tw
years in the mail order department
of Weinstock, Lubin 4 Co. She j
taking her yearly vacation
E. S. Pitois while in Sacramento
visited his sister, Mrs j. W. Gilbert
who is very sick with malaria fever
She is slightly on the improve.