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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
KNITTED HIS WIFE
Arthur Burris, CoIored, Makes
Assault With Pocket Knife at
Major Riches Home.
VICTIM FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
Young Man is Captured Later by Pc
lice in Davenport - MARRIAGE
Was Union of Two Races.

Arthur Burris, colored, this morn
ing about s o'clock. assaulted his wife
formerly Miss Minnie Won Hoerbecl,.
white, and inflicted a wound over hoc
left eye with large pocket knife The
quarrel took place in the rear of the
residence of Major c. S. Richie. Seventh
avenue and TWenty-third street. where
the young woman is employed. Bur
ris escaped after the incident. but was
traced to Davenport and arrested by
the police there and brought back 80
this city. What charge will be made
against him remains to be seen. hi
wife being unable to make a complaicr
against him this morning.
Not Unconscious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burris had been talk
ing together for some few minutes III
the rear of the Richie home wheG
those in the house heard a scream.
and running out found Mrs. Burris IL
ing on the ground, unconscious, AMI
with a cash nearly an inch long over the
left eye. She was picked up and a
physician in the HeighborhoOd inn
mediately summoned In addition t.
the cut inflicted BY the .fnife, Mrs.
Burris sustained bruises about the
head, alleged to have been inflicted by
her husband and others about the
body, received in falling to the groun1.
Did Not Live Together.
The couple had not lived togethe",
and Mrs. Burris had been employed ut
the Richie home for some months. II
is said that they had Quarrelel ofte b
They had been married less than a
year.
When arrested Burris had in his
pocket a large pocket knife which
still was spotted with blood, though a
pocket handkerchief stained with blood
Indicated that an effort had been made
10 remove the blood from the knife
blade
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
Did Not Live Together.
River RiCletS,

The Helen Blair was up from Musca-
tine. The David Upton and Ruth were
down, and the w. w, Lily, David Tip
ton. and Charles Il. Pearson were up
The stage of water was $40 at 4.
m ana 5.45 at noon.
The st. Paul went south.
The steamer Quincy arrived in port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
Sociable bv Y, M, C, a,

Thursday, Aug. Is has been set rs
the date of the lawn sociable of the Y
NJ. c. a. to be held at Long View park.
Among the entertainment features will
be a band concert. Refreshments viii
be served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
EtzelI,

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert c. Etzell, 423 Third stree
died at O'Clock this morning, death
following a two days illness with sum
mer complaints. Funeral services vii
be held from St. Joseph's churcl
Wednesday afternoon at oclocl;
Burial will take place at Calvary Gem
etery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
A Good Investment.

The greatest health regulator is
bottle of good beer taken with meals.
Cross-Country is the best obtainable.
Telephone West SO old, or 60S9 new.
ROCK ISLAND BREWING CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05

United Presbyterian.-The Kate Hill
Missionary society will meet tomor-
row evening with Miss Buettner. 522
Twenty-fOurth street. Regular week
ly prayer meeting will be held Wednes-
day evening. followed by meeting of
the executive committee of the Young
Peoples society. The young people
annual basket picnic will be held
Thursday evening at the Watch Tower
The Ladies' Aid society will meet Fr;-
day afternoon with Miss Carse. 1924
Fourth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
IN THE CHURCHES.

First MethoGist.-The official boa Il
meets this evening at o'clock at the
pastors study. The Daughters of thu
Covenant serve picnic supper at tn =
Watch Tower this evening at o'clock.
The Home Mission circle meets IL
monthly session tomorrow evening at
7:45 at the'hOme of Miss Ida Bowen in
South Heights, the Silver Circle being
invited to meet with them Wednes-
day evening the regular prayer meet
ing will be held followed by meeting
OF the Sunday school teachers and one
of the committee on conference ente.-
tainment. Thursday evening the W0-
mans Foreign Missionary society will
serve a picnic supper on the church
lawn at 6 o'clock. Friday evening at
100 the Epworth league will hold it
monthly meeting at the church and the
committee to nominate officers will be
selected. Saturday evening the reg l,
lar choir rehearsal will take place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

TSOClety news. written or teIephoned
to the society editor Of The Argus, viii
be gladly received and published. But
In either case the Identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility Written notices must bear sig
nature and address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
bitterness Here.

whether or not Mr.. Neal and the
Davenport breweries are on friendly
terms, there certainly is no kind feel
ing existing between Mr.. Neal and the
Rock Island Brewing company. Mr..
Neal himself admits it is a personal
fight with him against the Rock Is.
land company. and this explains why
it was made defendant in five of the
cases started Saturday, Mr.. Neal being
even obliged to take in Walcott in or
der TO reach two of them.
"Mr. Neal blames the Rock Island
Brewing company for having him in
dicted recently by the Rock Island
grand jury on the charge of attempt
ing bribery, and has declared open wal
against them
''ThOse who question Mr.. Kemmerer'
sincerity make reference to the report
that some time ago he sold off his prop
erty at Fifth and Brady streets, known
as the old Eldridge block, to a part5
representing the breweries, for a fab
ulous price, stated to be $35 ,OOO.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
To Remove Fruit Stains

To remove berry and fruit stains
from table linen, stretch tightly over
tub and pour boiling water on the
stain until it disappears Put into tue
and wash. Then iron with an electric
iron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
Money In II.

"Rut whether or not the breweries
are back of the present movement, it
is generally asserted that there is mon
.ey in the practice of closing saloons,
sO-called or otherwise
"The law provides the plaintiff in
each injunction case against a saloon
shall be allowed $25 for each case.
this amount to be a lien against the
property until paid. By enjoining both
the proprietor of the saloon and the
owner of the building, practically two
cases are made out of each injunction,
which would mean $50 for each case.
Saturday Messrs. Neal and Kemmer-
er started q cases. AT the rate of $50
each, even though they We're not paid
for their services, this would mean
$1,250 for Saturdays business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05
QUESTION MOTIVE
6. w. Neal and T. n. kemmerer
Charged With Insincerity in
Filing Saloon lnjunctionS.
PROFITS ARE ATTRACTIVE
Bitterness of Attorney Toward Rock
Island Brewing Company Suggest
ed as Further Explanation.

The steps taken by T. II. KemmereT
and c. w. Neal in Davenport Saturday
in the beer war being waged there, in
fling injunctions against 81 saloons,
are said by some to be for other than
sincere motives. Captain Neal claims
that the purpose of it is to regulate the
saloons, and force them to eliminate
certain Objectionable features. On the
other hand, il is said by some that the
fact that the closing of saloons is profit
able, and the bitterness between Cap
tain Neal and the Rock Island Brew
ing company because of the indic:-
ment against Neal with John LoOney
and William Cation for conspiracy TO
eXtOrt $4,000 from the company and
TO bribe Mayor McCaskrin. may have
been influences which moved the COM
plainants to file the injunctions.
IL Not the First.
The Davenport Democrat of yester-
day has the following concerning the
motives which prompted beginning OF
the suits:
This is not the first crusade started
by Messrs. Kemmerer and Neal against
the local saloons which has been set
tied. and this fact has caused many
leading business men to question the
sincerity of their motives at the pres
ent time.
In certain quarters it is even init
mated that the Davenport breweries
are back of the present crusade against
the saloons. This sounds strange. but
those who are making such assertions
offer as an explanation that the time
has come when something has 10 be
done quickly in order to head off the
statewide movement for the enforce
ment of the mulct law Realizing this.
and feeling no personal consideration
for the salOOnkeeperS by reason of the
warfare the latter have started against
them, the DrewerieS decided the best
thing TO do was to start an apparent
reform movement at home and thus
keep representatives of the anti-saloOn
league away from here: by so doing an
enforcement of the mulct law in all its
leXacting terms would be avoided. These
same parties claim that Messrs. Neal
and Kemmerer and the two local brew
| cries have thorough understanding
with each other on the matter and
that it is the saloonkeeper and not the
brewers who will be made TO suffer BY
reason of the crusade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-05

But a second widespread abuse to
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
WiIdman Mine Sold.

Last Friday the Wildman mine was
sold by the sheriff, on an execution
issued on judgment obtained in the
superior court of San francisco, in
favor of JAS. s. BrownelI for the sum
OF s2074. 80. Mr. Brownell came up
from San Francisco to be present at
the sale, and bid in the property for
the amount of the judgment and
costs; the total amount being S2313. 84.
The sale had been postponed from
time to time extending over a period
of three months, in the expectation
that a settlement would be effected
without forced sale. The sale in
cludes the Wildman Mahoney and
South Mahoney, and Lincoln mines,
also reservoir and mill sites. Mr.
Browpefl is the western agent in San
Francisco of the FIue VannlDg Ma
chine Company. He left again for
San Francisco Saturday morning
The company have one year in which
to redeem the property. No doubt it
will be redeemed before the expira-
tion of the time. John Ross, the
superintendent has been working hard
30 get capitalists to take hold of the
property, and it was reported that he
had succeeded in that direction.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
Stabbing Scrape.

A stabbing scrape occurred at the
Kennedy mine on Monday evening
last, the outcome of ill feelings be-
tween the Italian and Austrian
miners. 1t seems that on coming up
from the day SHIFT, Rafelli Fannuchi,
an Italian, and Nj. Chrovich, an
Austrian, met in the wash house.
tannuchi commenced abusing Chro-
vich, and said that when he got out
side he would fix him. The latter
said he was not afraid, but seemingly
was'not seeking fight. Going out
side the Italian started to quarrel,
and drew miners candlestick, which
he jabbed into the left leg of the
other man, below the thigh, int1ictIng
painful but not dangerous wouEd.
Chrovlch also shows wound on the
face, which he claims was inflicted
by the same pointed instrument in
the hands of the irate italian. Fam
uchi was arrested by sheriff Gregory
and lodged IN the county jail, where
he is awaiting examination on a
charge of assault with intent to com
NIT murder. The assault was wit
messed by numbe of other miners,
and the weapon was taken from the
hands of assailant. Nevertheless, he
stoutly denies that he used candle
stick, or any other weapon. The
defendant will have his examination
IN a day or two.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
Another Pioneer Passes
To His Long Home

Reuben M. Ford, one OF the oldest
settlers in the neighborhood of Lower
Rancheria, died on Sunday morning
last. He was a pioneer of that sec
tion. He was treasurer of Amador
county for two successive terms. He
was often referred to Honest
Reuben" on account of scrupulous
integrity. He was a native of Ken
lucky. 81 years of age.
He had been failing for two years,
but was confined to his bed for about
a month preceding his death.
R. M. Ford was born in Kentucky
in 1925. From thence, when quite
young he moved to Missouri, IN
which state he married his first wife,
two children being the issue of the
marriage; w. r. Ford, who died
several years ago, and a daughter,
now Mrs Jas Patyon, living at
Rancheria. In 1852, he with his wife
and family came to California, COM
AAG oSA Ooo bhO PAoldof anu dIIiY0u
this county on the 18th of August the
same year. He first settled in Vol
cano, at that time in it's prime as a
gold producing camp. About six
weeks after reaching this state his
wife died, and was buried in the little
cemetery in the mining camp. In
1862 he moved to Lower Rancheria,
taking up the old homestead which
has been his dwelling place ever
since, except during the time he was
county treasurer. In 1870 he married
his second wife. No children we're
born of this marriage, and his wife
died at Rancheria a few years ago.
The remains we're inferred in the
Oak Knoll cemetery of Amador City
on Tuesday, the Rev. S. Ii. Phillips
of Shenandoah valley officiating.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
GRAND JURY REPORT.

The grand Jury met last Friday
after an adjournment since Decembar
and presented their final report a.
follow; all the members being pre-
sent, except s. G. Wheeler, who was
excused on account of sickness:
70 the Hon. K. @. Rust, Judge OF
the superior court of the county OF
Amador, state of California.
We, the grand jury of Amador
county, impanelled on the 3Oth day
of November, 1906, beg leave to sub
nit the following report of our pro-
ceedings. r. .ol,
We have, in accordance with your
Instructions, visited the county hos
pital, and found it kept in good
order. Everything is neat and sys-
tematic. There are 46 patients in the
hospital at the present time. Ad-
mitted during the month of Novem
Der. g.; died, g.; discharged 4; COM
mitted to asylum, /. 1l II
We recommend that the board of
supervisors erect new fence IN front
of the hospital building.
We visited the county jail, and
examined it, and found it in good
condition. We found eight prisoners
in the county Jail; three awaiting
trial-one for murder, one for assault
to murder, and one for grand larceny
and five serving sentences as
follows: two for battery, and three
for misdemeanor.
We visited the treasurer's office.
and counted the money in the trea
sury, and found therein s36, ,O6O. 10,
which amount agrees with the
auditors books. We found the
treasurer books to be kept in sys-
tematic order.
We visited the several county
offices, including the offices of the
district attorney, superintendent OF
schools, assessor, county recorder,
county clerk and sheriff, and ex-
amined their books, and found them
all to be kept in neat and systematic
manner.
We recommend that the board of
supervisors clean the mud from the
macadamized roads, and cease from
putting the mud-from the ditohes on
the road, and to remove such mud as
far as possible from the road that it
will not wash back into the bitches
again; ana would suggest that they
use only broken rock and gravel on
the roads wherever practical.
We visited the three drug stores.
and found two drug stores kept a
record OF all poisonous drugs sold,
and one had misplaced his book of
records. We also recommend that
the district attorney enforce the law
that all drug stores keep record of
poisonous drugs sold in Amador
county, and to whom.
We extend our sincere thanks to !
the conrt and the several county
officers, and to the ]anitor, for the
many courtesies shown to US.
Respectfully submitted,
John Lithgow, foreman.
V. j. Chichizola, Secretary.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
A Grand Larceny Charge.

A man named John McGregor, a
resident of Plymouth, was arrested
the latter part of last week on
charge of grand larceny. 1t is alleged
that he took the sum of S31O from,
the pocket of James Huot. Huot had
been on mission to Indian Diggins,
sent there by his father to buy mules.
who gave him the coin, and also
a check for larger amount to make
the purchase. He failed to buy the
animals, and on his way home stopp-
ed at Plymouth, visiting saloons ID
company with McGregor 1t is said
that he exhibited the money once or
twice. At night Huot got his horse
from the stable to start tor home.
McGregor was there, and mounted
the horse behind Huot, ostensibly to
ride home, he living on the outskirts
of town. He went, so it is said, a
quarter of mile beyond his home,
and then fell off, but told Huot to 60
on, and he would walk home. Huot
rode some distance further, and also
was laid on terra tirma. He then
discovered that his coin was gone.
He went back and saw McGregor, who
denied all knowledge of the coin.
Sheriff Gregory went the following
day, and placed McGIegory under
arrest on charge of grand larceny.
No coin was found upon the accused,
and it does not appear that he spent
money the night before more lavishIy
than usual. Huot went out with a
candle on the same night to the place
where he was unhorsed to see, if any
missing coin had been jolted from his
pocket; but found none. lie is
satisfied that the money was extracted
from his pocket.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
SUPERIOR COURT.
HON. Il. c. RUST. JUDGE.

/
Bona Bracco vs.. Board of Super
visors-On petition for writ of man
date to compel the board of super
visors to issue permit to carry on the
liquor business to petitioner. Notion
to strike out petition was argued by
district attorney for respondent, and
W. G. Snyder for petitioner, and
submitted.
Samuel d, Robinson VS.. Geo. G.
Allen ct al.-Demurrer submitted.
Estate of E. s. Potter. Continued
until February 16.
Estate of ]. Ii. Bonham. -Continu-
ed until Feb. 16.
Estate of Josiah GundrY.-Final
account and petition for discharge
fled. Feb. 16 set for hearing.
Estate of Francis A. Howard. =
Final account and petition for dis
charge of administrative fled; Feb. 6
set for hearing.
New Cases.
Estate of William Henry Russell. =
Feb. l appointed for hearing petition
of Elizabeth Jane Symons for letters
of administration, and for the revoca-
tion of letters heretofore issued to
q. M. Huberty.
Frank German vs.. 4. W. Kelly
Complaint fled and summons and
writ of attachment issued.
Ella Westfall vs.. John Westfall-
Complaint filed and summons.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
Criminal Returns.

Township l, A. Goldner justice. =
James Morrow, misdemeanor; ad-
mltted. to bail, and thereafter pleaded
guilty, and paid fine of s..
Spiro, Gurovioh, charged with mur-
der by Lucio Acuneo. Preliminary
examination had, and defendant held
to answer before superior court.
Township 81. Ii. Gartlin, Justice
Geo. W. Kirby, charged with assault
with intent to commit murder by
Dana Eicke. Preliminary examina-
tion had, and defendant held to
answer with bonds fixed at $1,000.
Township g. A. W. Robinson,
judge JAS. Garibaldi, charged with
violating game law; jury trial had !;
verdict of not guilty.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
An Appeal from the Jail.

The following unique appeal for
a new outfit of clothing was received
by the board of supervisors at their
meeting last Monday, being written
by a prisoner in the county jail,
named Stevens, who is in for mis-
demeanor:
Jackson, Cal, Feb. =, 1907.
70 the Board of Supervisors-Sirs:
Being unfortunate enough to be
kangarooed in your Jail on S75 fine,
forced on me by one of your ignorant
Justices of Peace, ami having my
clothes torn in strips by some of your
imported citizens, and not having
the money to buy more, and being
unable to do manual labor, am COM
PEELED to ask your board for clothes
to show myself in public. at the
present my clothes coat, shirt, and
overaIls-are in rags. If 1 cannot get
them frcm your board, will have to
beg the same from some of your
genuine American citizens.
Respectfully and sincerely,
JAMES STEW EMS.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
uocuMENIs REcoRpEo.

The following instruments have been file,
for record in the recorders office since our las
ments recorded, and must decline to accede Il
any request to suppress any document from
these columns. Don't ask US to do So
Deeds--Josie M. Sheehan to Blue
Lakes Water Co., 80 acres in 26 and
34-5-10, So. a
Mary Seetena to Pasquale Scatena
an undivided one-half interest in part
of lot 3 block g.. jackson, $40.
Domenico Devencenzi to Raceo
Molinari, an undivided one-half in
terest in l50 acres in % and 26-7-l2.
$40. 49,.
Clara Campi to Julia Caminetti, lot
Z block 8. jackson, So.
Rosie Michigan to Julia Caminetti,
lot ! block 8, jackson, 81.
Free Methodist church of Sutter
Creek to Z. s. Goodman. lot l block
II, Sutter Creek, $500.
K. M. Ford to Sarah Frances Pay
ton, l6O acres in 27-7-1l, deed of gift.
Mary Scatena to Vincenzo ralenti.
lot 10 block II, jackson, $40.
K. M. Ford to r. NJ. Ford, 200
acres in 24-7-l0, love and affection.
X. M. Ford to Sarah Frances Pay
ton, 80 acres in 24-7-l0, acres in 25
7-l0, 70 acres in l9-7-l1 and one-tbird
OF all personal property, love and
affection.
Certificate of Purchase-J oslo Nj.
Iurcot files certificate of purchase
tor 80 acres in 26 and 34-5-lo as state
school land.
Bill of SaIe-U, S. Gregory to
julius Piccardo ct al, good will.
stock and fixtures in building on lot
. block Z, jackson, $40.
Satisfaction of Mortgages-MoItino
to DavaIIe.
Talenti to Scatena.
Plymouth Parlor, N. s. G. W. to
Shields.
Declaration of Homestead Mary
Scatena declares homestead ON part
OF lot 8 block 8, jackson, valued at
$1,000. 's.'''a =
Trust Deed-Christian Meiss ct al
to Geo. W. Lorenz ct al. 2dO acres in
q and 2S-7-9, $500.
Patent-U. S. to Domenico Devin-
cenzi, 150 acres in 26-7-l2 as agricuI-
tural land.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08

republican ticket of that early period.
1t is curious specimen, and tells its
own story. There was no account
taken of scratching in those days.
Men lined up on that side voted for
principles, not for men. We repro
duce the ticket here, an exact
counterpart In the length and width
of the ballot used, without using
the black letters Of heading. Here
it is:
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior,

DepdFblneuC OF Gne Anterior,
Land Office at Sacramento, Calf.
Feb 6, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Albert
A. kimba of Volcano, Calf, has
filed notice of his intention to make
final FIVE year proof in support of his
claim, viz: Homestead Entry No.
7030 made Dec. %, 1900, for the S W
a of N w 4 Sec. %; N = of N E d
and S E a of N L "a, Section 80,
Township I N, Range l3 E., M. D.
M, and that said proof will be made
before the U. S. Commissioner for
Amador at his office on Wednesday
March 20, 1907.
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation OF the land, viz: 4.
f. Is. Joyce, j. z. Harker, James
Toop and q. A. Sturnaman, all OF
Defender, Calf.
JOHN f.. ARMS rRONG,
feb. 3. Register.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08
Attachment Suit.

The store of e. w. Kelly, mems
furnishing and dry goods, was closed
by sheriff Gregory last Saturday, on
attachment suit commenced by Frank
German, a brother IN law, for some
thing over $500 due on promissory
note. Another attachment from a
firm in the city has also been levied.
The total amount of the two claims
is over $500. 1t is expected that the
board of trade will take hold of tine
matter for the benefit of all the
creditors. The store is still closed.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-08

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Amador ledger., 1907-02-08

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