Amador ledger., 1907-02-15
Another Pioneer Gone.

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On Wednesday January l6, at his
home near Oleta, passed away another
pioneer and we'll known citizen ot
this county. In the person of L. @.
Showers. Deceased was born IN Rolls
county, Missouri, February II, 1884.
Making him Y year and IL months
old. His mother dying when he was
13 years of age, he crossed the plains
with his father In the year lS49,
arriving in Oleta In 1852. de return
ed to his old home in Missouri in
1859, also in 1894 and 1904. He was
Of family of eight children, he
being the last to 60, his sister dying
about three months ago. He was
elected surveyor in 1865, and super
visor of Amador county in 1886. He
was married in 1858 to Miss Narcissus
Showers of jackson.
Deceased Is survived by his wife,
three sons, namely II. 4. Showers Of
jackson, Neal and Tom Showers OF
Oleta, and two daughters, Mrs l.. j.
Moore of Stockton, and Mary Whsley
of Oleta. also six grandchildren,
George and irwin Moore. Hazel,
Thomas and baby Whaley, and Mar
garet' Showers. all of whom deeply
teel the loss of a kind father and
loving husband. He was uncle to
John RAIDER of jackson. He was
respected by all who knew him.. The
funeral took place in Oleta Saturday,
January 10, under the directions of
undertaken Scoble of Plymouth, and
was largely attended. A Friend.
K. l. Kerr, who resigned his posi-
tion as secretary of the Kennedy
mine, to 60 to Goldtield, and who.
has been operating lease in that
camp with number of other jackson
men, returned to Amador county the
latter part of last week. He caught
a cold. and the doctor told him he
had better get out of that camp for a
while. The weather has been very
bad there, and he concluded to
return for few weeks to this county
to recuperate. he has lost ten
pounds in weight, but nevertheless he
is looking we'll, and expects to return
to the famous gold camp in about a
month. Heis greatly elated over the
prospects of the claim he Is interested
in. They have enoountered Red Top
lead, giving 800 ore. which they are
now preparing to ship to the smelters.
At greater depth they expect to
encounter the Mohawk lead. One
hundred dollar ore, after paying all
expenses will leave profit of fully
$50 to the ton.
A messase received this morning
states that Miss Gertrude Murphy
died of consumption to-day in Oak
land. She is neice of Mrs NJ. New
man, and has other relatives In this
county. She was 16 years of age.
Phflias Cote and Geo. Steppe were
at Plymouth one day this week tigur-
ing on contract to rebuild and en-
large the store of Rosenwald & Kahn
at that place. There will he $1,000
brick burned at Plymouth for the
work. Ell Dorado Republican.
The funeral of Mrs Dominick Burke,
mother of supervisor l.. Burke, took
PLACE In Sutter Greek Wednesday.
The remains we're inferred in the
Catholic cemetery. There was
large attendance not only from Ply
mouth, but every town In the county,
many from Jackson going over to pay
the last tribute of respect to the de-
parted The Rev. Father Dermody
ottioiated.
Between twenty and thirty Italians
have been having MaIdi Gras caIni-
val during the past week, parading
the streets each evening in mask
costume and calling on friends.
The affair lasted until Wednesday.
Mrs Web Smith of the Kennedy
mine, is visiting relatives in sPlacer-
Vile, Ell Dorado county.
Steve Ferrari of Butte City. return
ed home last week for weeks vaca-
tion. He has been employed for
several months In construction work
Oh the Ocean Shore railroad from
Santa Cruz to San Francisco. He
has charge of gang of workmen on
the Santa Cruz end. He returned to
his work last tuesday.
We again call your attention to our
grand special sale, Saturday for lace
curtains at the jackson Shoe Store.
Ross Morgan, the civil engineer,
formerly of Sutter Greek, sarrived in
Jackson Friday evening on legal bust
ness. He left again on Saturday for
his home in Oakland.
LOST-In jackson, February II, a
gold watch fob, with Native Son
emblem engraved thereon, and ribbon
attached. Finder will be rewarded
by leaving same at Gem saloon.
Miss Prouty, teacher at the Ken
nedy, had an attack of measles, a
couple of weeks ago, and went to
Stockton, leaving Mrs Caldwell in
oharge of the school. The teacher
returned fully recovered. and resumed
/ her place in the school room. Nov
several cases of measles have develop