Amador ledger., 1907-03-29

home in Pennsylvania He is Grand
Army veteran, and was dangerously
wounded in the hip in one of the
battles of the civil war. He has been
drawing a pension ever since the
close of that struggle. He is 81 years
old, and came out to California to
view the goodly land of sunshine and
flowers, and 1t has been raining
almost incessantly from his incoming
until he left-a period of three
months.
Mrs Ople Harper has been confined
to the house for the past week with
rheumatism In one arm, from which
she has suffered greatly.
N. Ii. McGary got back Sunday
night from a prospecting tour OF
several months in southwestern New
ada. He is very favorably Impressed
with opportunities held out III that
region, and will return in a short
time. His prospecting was in new
fields mainly, all the country in the
neighborhood of the established
camps being taken up with speculat-
ors. lie is interested with others in
a number of mining claims located as
the outcome of the visit of himself
and companions to that region.
Word was received early this week
that Frank Taylor, eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs b. f. Taylor, was critically,
i'll with pneumonia in Tonopah. lie
went there several months ago to
engage in the foundry business. This
is the second attack of pneumonia he
has had since he left here.
D. r. Wilson. Dentist. Hours 0 a.
IN. to p. IN. Phone-Oftice, black
444: residence. Black 39I; jackson.
Constable Laverono took los. Bird
to the Stockton Asylum last Sunday.
lie had quite an experience In getting
the patient to the institution after
reaching the overfiowed city. In
driving to the asylum grounds, the
vehicle had to pass through water
reaching to the hubs in the principal
streets.
The Standard Electric Company,
after putting forth their utmost
endeavors, in hiring every available
man, succeeded in repairing the
breaks on the line of the ditch, so
that water was again flowing into the
Tabeaud reservoir on Monday. Both
upper and lower bitches were out of
March 16 to March %. The damage
was something unprecedented. The
entire side of the mountain seemed to
slip down in several instances, bury
ing the canals under huge piles of
rock and earth. Immense quantities
of giant power we're used in getting
rid of the debris. Ihe breaks extend
ed from Spring guleh almost to the
head of the bitches. The mines were
shut down from Saturday until Tues-
day, also the power supply to San
francisco.
Lewis Love, who for six months has
been attending the Stockton Business
College as one of the successful con-
testants in the prize scholarships
offered by the Ledger over year ago,
has about completed very successful
course in that school. Recently he
won the prize as the best writer OF
imitation print. He has written his
mother here that he mas been offered
from $50 to $40 per month to work tor
San Francisco firm as a card writer,
and wants his mothers consent to GO
there. He will probably 60 there.
Grand shoe sale starts on April 1st.
at the store formerly occupied by Max
Ladar, the tailor f. McCutchen.
Two real estate men have been in
town for several days, Offering for
sale lots in tract at Half Moon Bay,
some twenty miles from San Fran
cisco. The line of the new rail- DAD
| now in process of construction will
tap this tract, and on the strength OF
this the lots are to rapidly increase in
value. As rule the people of this
section do not readily bite at boom
| ing schemes. 1t is not business
proposition to buy lots on the repre-
sentation OF interested parties, supple
mented by map drawings. The only
safe way is to personally inspect whai
is offered before purchasing.
Ladies' come and get shoes for al
your children, l am going to sell yor
good shoes at one-half the regular
price, Fred McCutchen.
Some of the jackson boys who re
Eeently moved to the lowlands, accord
ing to reports current, have met witt
some novel experiences since the!
left. W. e. Kent, Who is managin,
the Mccall store OH Market street
was in the full swing of the flooded
district. The store was covered witt
water to considerable depth, and hi
way homewaId cut OF for awhile. X
} w. Ketchan, who bought place n
Woodbridge, is said to have sprinte
up tree to escape the flood waters
The foothiIl section has decide
: call on the sitution in a winter sue
as We are having.
Will give you shoes cheaper tina
3 you ever bought in your life ne'
week, Jackson Shoe Store.