Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-10-11

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Mrs l.. J. Fontenrose is in Oakland
visiting with her son James, and will
be gone about week longer.
Judge K. G. Rust and James E. Dye
are in the city, where they have been
Attending the grand lodge of the
Masons, which has been in session
for the past week.
As general rule most of the cattle
men have their stock down from the
high mountains by the first of this
month, but this year the weather has
been so unusually fine that they have
stayed little longer, though there
has been two storms already this
month. 1t is expected that they will
be down in another week or more.
According to the bill passed at
the last legislature, October 18th. is
the day that licensed hunters may
start in to shoot valley quail. This
year the fifteenth falls on a Tuesday,
so not very many will be out the
first few days, but when Sunday
comes around nearly everyone in
town able to carry gun will be out.
Quail season opens on October 18th,
and closes on February 10Th, while
dove season closes on the day quail
season closes aud not as it used to on
February 10Th. The bag limit for
quail is twenty-fiv in one day, and
it is unlawful to sell or exchange
them.
George Harris, who left here few
days ago for Grass Valley, returned
last week. He finds the conditions
around here better than in Nevada
county. He will probably conclude
to stay here. Mrs Harris remained
here during his absence.
John Rule, who has been employed
in the railroad shops in Sacramento,
returned to this city few days ago.
He found plenty of work-too much
of it in fact; and that was one of the
reasons for his quitting. He former
ly worked at the Kennedy. lie is an
expert mechanic
A miner whose name we could not
find, came near being suffocated in
the Gwin mine this week. He was
engaged in cleaning out a tank in
the underground workings, and was
overcome by gas fumes, supposed to
be of paraffine nature. Assistance
was rendered in time, and DR.. Gall
summoned. lie rapidly recovered.
George Clark, an old timer, who
has been resident OF this section
from early days, was taken to the
hospital Tuesday morning. lie has
been living at the Chapman place on
Water street for a long time. He
was seized with stroke of apoplexy
on Tuesday morning, and was taken
to the county institution to be cared
for. He is over S4 years of age, and
has been growing very feeble of late.
He died this morning, and the re-
mains will be buried Sunday after
noon under the auspices of the Odd
Fellows.
Serafino Scapucino, thirteen year
old boy living with his parents about
a mile this side of Volcano, had his
arm broken last Thursday in a very
simple manner while on his way to
school. He was walking with some
other boys, and they started to
throwing rocks at each other, when
one of them hit young Scapucino and
fractured the bone.
Thos. Ii. Barrett has sold his ranch
near Pine Grove to parties from San
Francisco, who have taken possession,
and will make the place their per
manent home. They intend to Guilt
vate portion, and use the rest for
grazing.
Mrs Dolvras Cone died at Middle
Bar Saturday, October 5, and was
buried Tuesday in Mokelumne Hill.
She was 30 years of age.
In the program of the social given
| by the Rebekahs for the benefit of the
Orphans home at Gilroy, the name
of Marie Weller was omitted. She
sang 1.-THE Sailor'' and also gave a
piano selection.
| Miss Emma Boarman, Mrs j. A.
Laughton and Mrs JOS Fleming, will
leave Sunday morning for Santa
Barbara, to attend the grand chapter
of the Eastern Star, They will be
gone two weeks or more, and will
take in San francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego, stopping at Bakers
field on their way homo.
In September issue of the Pacific
Hardware journal appears a picture
of W. j. Spotswood, president of the
Spotswood, Heller Co., dealers in
heavy hardware, carriages and black
smiths supplies. He is very we'll
known here, having travelled through
this county for sometime, besides
which he married Miss Gertrude
Boarman, one of Jackson's most
popular young ladies.
Ia John Garbarini has purchased the
interest of A, Arata in the plumbing
firm of Garbarini Il Arata. The latter
has gone to Sacramento.
Tuesday morning two year ole
Melvin Cunning swallowed a wire
nail an inch and a half long, and a:
yet he has had no relief
: l.. f. Stinson has been appointed by
Governor Gillett to the position o.
chief clerk at Folsom prison with {
salary of $500 year.
The Churches.