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Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
Souvenir Postal Cards.

W. Ii. Greenhalgh has Just had
printed, under authority of the board
of supervisors, 10. 600 souvenir postal
cards, for free distribution at the
national meeting of teachers in Los
Angeles next week. The cards were
forwarded TO Los Angeles early this
week. They represent ten views of
Amador county scenery. including
the power plant at Electra, Kennedy
mine, Keystone mine, Fremont mine
and hoist, logging team, Com
mercial hotel at lone, W. M. Amick 8
residence and orange trees, birdseye
view of jackson, and others. One
thousand cards of each kind were
printed. The object is to attract
attention to this favored section of
California, in the hope tor drawing
some share of immigration. This is
merely first effort in this dir eotion.
1t should be followed up by other
efforts. What is needed Is pamph-
let, illustrated with suitable cuts,
setting forth the facts concerning
Amador. We are not gathering
population because we are doing
nothing to that end. We are content
to remain Iistless and indiff erent,
while others are working like beavers,
and getting away with the prizes. A
fair and concise staten lent of what
the homeseekers can get here would
help materially in the upbullding CT
Amad or county.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
The Fourth
In Jackson

jackson celebrated the fourth in
quiet way yesterday. Withal it prob
ably gave more real pleasure to those
present than many more pretentious
demonstration In honor of the ma
tional birthday witnessed in the past.
1t was intended as a hoE:e affair-to
afford some enjoyment to the stay at
home crowd. And as such it was an
unqualified success. The affair was
nnder the management of the jackson
social and athletic club and the Uni
form Rank. Subscriptions amounting
to something over 500 had been col
lected from citizens to provide prizes
to be contested for in the various
amusements, which were the exclusive
attractions of the day. Literary ex-
erc1ses, procession, Grafton, we're
conspicuously absent. The jackson
band discouIsed music, and this was
the sum total in that line. There we're
few from outside the towsnhip, but
the city and its surroundings are
ample to turn out an imposing crowd
of pleasure seekers.
The fun commenced in the afternoon
at the baseball grounds of the club
beyond the leila mine Here ball
game was played between the jackson
team and nine from lone. There
was also blue rock sh00iiup for var
Ious prizes near by. In the ball game
the Jacksons won, alter a hard battle,
with score of to 3. The event of
throwing the hammer was decided at
on the ball ground, G. Dalporta sue
ceedIng in pitching it the furthest,
and took the prize of So. There was a
big attendance to witness these sports,
The baseball score was:
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
South Eureka Mining Company.

ooueh Guichd hluiuR company.
Office and principal place of BUSH
ness located at 925 Franklin street, in
the City and County of San Francis
co, State of California. Mine located
at Sutter Creek, California.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meetlug OF the Board of Directors of
said South Eureka Mining Company,
a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of California, held
on the LIST day of July, 1907, an assess
ment (No. 54l of three (3) cents per
share was levied upon the subscribed
capital stock of said corporation, pay
able Immediately to its secretary,
l.. W. Pryor, at the Office of said com
pany in room 8 of the building desig
mated as No. 925 Franklin street, in
the city and county of San Francisco,
State of California. Any stock upon
which this assessment shall remain
unpaid on the 10th day of August,
1907, will be delinquent, and will be
advertised for sale at public auction,
and, unless payment is made before,
will be sold on the second day of Sep
TENDER, 1907, at the hour of eleven
O'Clock a. H., to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with the costs of
advertising and expenses of sale. :.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
l.. W. PRYOR,
Secretary of the South eureka Min
ng Company.
Office in room at 92G. Franklin
street, San Francisco, California. j5
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
PINE GROVE.

We were visited with heavy ST over
on Tuesday, which laid the dust nice
ly for the time.
Our town is beginning to put on a
Fourth of July appearance. and red
white and blue reigns supreme.
A. Jones made a business trip to
jackson on Tuesday. The Gold Top
mine is running full blast. A valua-
BILE gold nugget was picked up one
day this week.
Dame rumor tells us that parties
we're up from below, looking at the
Reward mine. We hope the property
may look favorable to them, as it
would improve times not little.
Mrs Ada Berry was quite sick for
several days last week, but at the
present writing the lady is better.
Mrs Edna Mckenzie of Volcano,
sister OF Mrs Berry, spent several
days IN Pine Grove this week.
Miss Ethel Walker has gone to
Oakland, for short visit with re-
latives. Grizzly.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
SHENANDOAH VALLEY.

July 3. Bessie, the young daughter
of j. f. Brumfield of this place, was
the victim of vicious attack by a
stray steer on Tuesday of last week,
aud escaped a terrible death Ey the
narrowest margin. The young girl
was crossing the road between the
dwelling house and the barn, when
the animal charged her. Two or
three deep wounds ewere inflicted in
her side and chest, just missing the
vital organs. She was also severely
bruised on her left side and arm.
She has been under the care of DR..
Peek of Plymouth, and is in fair
way to a speedy recovery from her
fearful experience.
q. j. Votaw and daughter, Mrs
Fred wager, we're called to Forest
Home last week by the critical sick
ness of their cousin, John A. Votaw.
N. b. Shilling, who died suddenly
of heart failure in San Francisco,
with his brother Joseph Schilling,
was the owner of the old Williams
place in this valley, and had many
friends here who deeply regret his
untimely death. The family has the
utmost sympathy of all in this double
bereavement.
Robert Davis is now able to be out
of the house for the first time in near
ly two months, and his complete re-
covery is only matter OF time.
Mrs Alice Moore and little son. have
returned to San Francisco, after few
weeks visit to relatives in the valley
and other parts of the county.
Robert Loree of Los Angeles, is
visiting his grandparents, Mr. and
MIS- Robert Brown in the valley. His
father, Prof. Warren Loree, who
taught this school and some others in
the county about twenty years ago, Is
now principal of the high school at
Long Beach, with nineteen or twenty
assistant teachers.
The weather remains somewhat ca
and those who like variety
should be we'll satisfied. Shan.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
AMADOR.

Mr. and Mrs G. ellis are spending
a few weeks in Santa Cruz.
Mr. and Mrs s. r. Dunlap left Tues
day morning for Santa Cruz, and
other seacoast towns.
John Noce left Monday morning
for Nevada.
Miss Idele Whitehead returned
home Monday night.
Miss Mae Kelly left for Oakland
Tuesday morning.
The band boys gave dance on the
Sd of July in Suffer Creek.
Mr. and Mrs j. Eudey we're given a
reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Palmer in Bunker Hill last Tuesday
evening. A number of young folks
attended, also Misses Hazel Hammock,
Ida Read and Cora WrIggIesw orth of
jackson. All report having spent an
enjoyable evening. Observer,
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
FRIDAY .JJT1Y < 1oo7
Amoug the bllIs pass.d mnn,r -,

Amobg the bills passed mouLn after
month by the board of supervisors.
our readers will notice a claim for
postage stamps. Postage is a necessary
adjunct of any governmental body. or
OF any business for that matter.
whether public or private. No doubt
large numbe of stamps are needed
IN the transaction of the business of
Amador county. The bill for this
Item foot up between $40 and $40
monthly. This means from 1900 To
1oOO two cent stamps used on an aver
age each month. This will give an
average of 81 OF fifty stamps per work
Ing day. The offices of tax collector.
clerk, school superintendent, assessor
and recorder must use postage Iiber-
ally. We do not say, or wish tn inti-
mate, tnat the amount is needIessly
heavy, bat We call attention to this
matter particularly ON account of the
manner IN which the bills for postage
are presented to the board of SUPER
vlsors. Formerly 1t was customary
for the treasurer to put in the bills.
Inc stamps are obtained through his
on1ce. But he naturally did not take
kindly to heing charged with the
whole amount, as many got the idea
that he was personally using the full
amount. Then the present method
was inangurated, namely of putting
In the bill in the name of comfy
o1ncers. No individual official is
mentioned. but the bill is allowed
Tor all of them punched together as
county officers, postage, s25.', Ii
the former method was Objectionable
and illegal, the new way is equally
SO; indeed it is more indefinite and
Objectionable. As it reads the claim
comes from no one in particular.
fhe law on. this point says:
Sec. 4O71. No county officer shall.
except for his own services. present
any claim, account or demand for
allowance against the county, nor in
any way advocate the relief on the
claim or demand made by another.
II an Individual county official is
prohibited under the law from vre-
senting claim, it follows as logical
conclusion, that the officials collect
lVely have no authority to do so.
Ehere are sound reasons for this re-
strlction. To permit officials to he
interested in, or present claims in
dlVldually or collectively, would
tend to abuses. An expert employed
IN one OF the northern counties to in
Vestlgate the books, found that the
treasurer had been presenting a claim
Tor postage stamps, and in his report
ne contended that the practice was
illegal, and should not be tolerated
Inc taxpayers would like to know
more definitely how this mass of post
age stamps is distributed, and fasteu
upon each officer his particular share
OF the burden. 1t must be remember.
ed that the amount does not include
postal cards, which are usually oh.
tanned by the printer, and the cost
thereof included in his printing bill.
This amounts to considerable in
course Of the year.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
Superstitious.

A we'll known New Yorker, while
dining at his club one evening, OBJ.
served that his order of oysters ON the
shell was not complete, there being
only eleven bivalves instead of the
dozen it was his custom to order. On
rejecting that his waiter, an Irishman,
was newcomer, he decided to let the
matter pass, but when on the next
evening the same thing occurred he
became trifle impatient.
See here" exclaimed he to the wait
er, what do you mean by bringing me
eleven oysters when 1 order twelve
This is the second time that this thing
has happened"
Sure, sir" quietly responded the
Celt, 81 didn't think you would want to
risk being thirteen at table, SIR"
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
When Life Is Wasted.

Life is wasted every time one gives
away to gloomy, selfish angry or re-
vengeful thoughts; when resentment
or a grudge against man or fate Is al
lowed to find root in the heart; when
the temper is let fly loose over a trife;
when one goes to pieces nervously
when obliged to repeat a remark and
the voice is allowed to rise in anger;
when one forgets that loose temper
is a sign of vulgarity and lack of cul-
ture.-Philadelph Press.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
Julius Caesar.

The consensus of learned opinion Is
to the effect that history's all around
greatest man was Julius Caesar, the
originator of Roman Imperialism. Gaze
sar was great as general and great
rs writer and speaker, but greater
as a statesman. Could he have been
spared the assassin's dagger and been
permitted to live ten years longer he
might have set civilization ahead a
full thousand years.-New York Ameri
can.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
MARRIED..

SCOTr-OWENS.- In Stockton, June
-27, 1907, James A. Scott. son OF r.
K. Scott Of lone, to Miss Mabel N.
Owens of Stockton.
SHAMROCK BOSHAW-In Plymouth
June %. 1907, by John Blower, just
ice of the Peace, George E. Shar-
rock to Rebekah M. Boshaw, both
of Plymouth.
LUGOT-CORROTTO. - In Suffer
Creek, June 20, 1907, by Rev.
Thomas Dermody, Walter Thomas
Luoot to Lucy Corrotto, both of
Suffer Greek.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA.
The GeiSha, Loves Hall, Tues
day, July is, at $50.

The New Idea Club has secured the
home talent aggregation of lone for a
repetition in jackson of The Geisha, ,
which so delighted the lone public on
the 9th OF June. Do not miss this,
The best entertainment of the season.
Synopsis. A party of English tour
lists, guests of lady Constance Wyune,
on her yacht, are travelling in Japan.
They visit the famous teahouse own@
by Wun Ill. A garden fete is in prcg-
ress, and the English visitors join
the Geisha in entertaining. Molly
Seamore, one of the English girls who
is always getting into trouble, mas
querades as geisha. OnIi, a wealthy
Japanese nobleman, falls in love with
her. He orders the tea house and all
the geishas sold, and he purchases
Molly and carries her off a prisoner.
Her English friends find out her
difficulty, and through Fairfax, an
Eng lish officer, she is rescued. The
play closes with rejoicing over the
rescue, and the resulting marriage OF
Molly and Fairfax. The cast will be
as follows:s
O'MemosaSan, chief geisha Violet Wood
Juliette Diamond, French maid,
May Farrel
GeIshas-
Ma Mi, wave of the sea Verne Kelly
O'HaGa San, Blossom, Mildred Isaacs
O'Kiku, chrysanthemum, Bessie Scott
.O'KInkoto Sar, golden harp,
Margaret Marchaut
homuraska, little violet,
Fran ces Butford
English lady guests
Molly Seamore = UrzuIa Adams
Marie Worthington Veda Woods
Ethel Hurst Rita Randall,
Mabel Grant Elsie CIark
Louise PIumpton OI1ta Cooner
English officers M. S. The TurtIe,-
Reginald Fairfax Wilbur Randall
Dlck Cunningham Luther Marcbant
Arthur Cuddy Ira Smith
0eo. 6rimston Wesley SiboIe
fred cross Arthur Winters
Chas Blakeley Raw Scott
Jim Southworth Loren Haolev
'oe 0reenleat Robt McCall
Wung Hi, chinaman Geo Erates
Accompanist Jessie McGau
Director Manager May G. FerrsI
Admission rs cents. Seats reserved
at the City Pharmacy after Saturday.
July IL, at 8 a. m. for 25o extra.
Children under II, l5c at the door.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

1t is not within the power of the
county supervisors or the city fathers.
by simple notice signed by them
to give permission for violation of
any ordinance duly passed by them
1t shows a lamentable weakness to
make any attempt to that end. CITY
trustees cannot temporarily hold M
an ordinance, and say the people are
authorized to violate between certain
specified hours. Ordinances can only
be amended or changed by another
ordinance, passed in legal form. 1t
brings local government into con-
tempt for the lawmakers to say the
provisions OF their law can be ignore d
Tor certain period. The NOW it's
law, and now it isn't" proposition is
new wrinkle in local government
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

AS an almost invariabIe result of q
change in the Office of assessor. there
If considerable dissatisfaction with
the present assessment valuations
Many changes have been made. nearIv
all In the direction of swelling the
TOLL. Ibis has been done bv the
omclaI Tor the purpose of eoualizinp
the valuation. No matter how land.
able the motive, any attempt to dis
tribute the burden of taxes mora
equltably will sureI yraise a storm. If
is mistaken notion also that an in.
crease OF the assessment means lower
Ing OF the tax rate. The history of
Amador county is sufficient refntat-
ION OF this notion. We had two-thirds
OF Inc property values 20 years ago.
ana the rate per 500 was gIess then
team now. The outcry-borp of the
sociallstic element-raised during the
political campaign against corpora.
lions not bearing their fair share nj
taxatlon,- should be given little
weight Whatever may be said Of
corporations that are paying regular
dividends, and likely to continue m
DO SO for many years. the case nj
mining companies is of an eutirelO
olHerent character, and should he so
treated for assessment purposes. II
the socialist doctrines are d1rected
against the mining companies. and
carried into practice it will prove the
greatest calamity that this county
has experienced. 1t is not progress
out retI ogression. 1t is all very we'll
for hy-aways to preach socialism. and
practice the same by getting ont of
Amador as soon as their aspirations
for Office are bIighted, but those who
have property interests at stake take
a very different view of the situation
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
Misled,

Mrs. Gadsby-Tll get even with Mrs.
Cable. Mrs. Gibby-What has she
done to you? Mrs. Gadsby-She told
me that Mrs. Guffy wasn't at home, so
I hurried over to make a call on her,
and she was at home, after all.-Cin-
cinnati Leader
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
Summary.

Base on balls-Of Arditto g Left
on bases--Ione 5, jackson I. Struck
out-By ArdItto 8, by Miller 7.
Passed ball-McCaIl /. Hit by pitches
-Fortner, Mccall, Burris. lime of
game-1 hour and % minutes. Umpire
r. l. Kerr. Scorer K. W. Scott.
Runs by Innings.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
oTfMist' fs Early Risers
The famous little piIIs,
Criminal Returns.

Township 2.-T. II. Gartlin, justice
All Wah accused of selling liquor to
Indian; fined Sl79, or l79 days in Jail.
Township IA. W. Robinson, just
ice-G. Dlvecco, killing game out of
season, pleaded guilty, fined s24,
which he paid.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

The whole nation is amazed at fine
revelations of corruption in connec-
ton with the municipal government
on San Francisco. But the stricken
city of the bay does not monopoIize
the graft business. Probably nearly
every county government would be
found more or less tainted with the
same spirit. We believe a thorough
investigation by grand jury not
AFRAID OF work. and uninfiuenced by
any other desire than the public veal
might find profitable field in ANA
dor county.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
Friends Now.

Tom-Have you had any spats with
your girl lately? Dick-No. We're
great friends now. Tom-How's that?
Dick-We've broken off our engage
ment.-Philadelph Press.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

Mrs A. Yoak was taken very sick
lsaC Friday at her home at Butte
City. She has been unconscious
most OF the time since. Word was
received to-day that she is 10 a very
critical condition. with little hone
of her recovery.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
DIED.

WADDELL.-In the county hospital,
June p, 1907, Robert WaddeIl, a
native of Ohio. aged 70 years.
VOTAW.-At Forest Home, July 1,
. 1907, JohnA. Votaw, native ofAus-
tralia, aged A years.
SCHILLlNG. - In San Francisco,
June %, 1907, Nicholas b. Schill-
ing, native of California, aged 40
years.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

Acknowledgment blanks for nota-
RES, specially printed for Amador
county, may be had at the Ledger
office. Price SOC per packet of so.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

NJ. d. Nixon, for the past twenty
years proprietor of the American Fix
change hotel IN Sutter Creek, left
yesterday for San Francisco to re.
main. He has purchased the Grand
Pacific hotel on Ellis street, between
Powell and Mason, and will give that
hotel his personal attention. He will
retain the ownership of the American
Exchange and Suffer hotels, but Mrs
Nixon will be in charge. Former
supervisor Edward b. Moore, who
sold to Mr. Nixon years ago, will be
chief clerk of the hotel in Mr. Nixon,s
ABSENCE He has been a resident of
Copperapolis since he sold to the pre-
sent oWner.-Amador Record.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

When you wish the finest favored
co1ees and teas, RENE m Der that w. j.
Nettle keeps only the best.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

1t is less to suffer punishment than
10 deserve it.-OYid.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels, cause chronic constipation.
Doan's Regulets operate easily, tone
the stomach, cure constipation, 25c.
Ask your druggist for them.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

|
About four O'Clock the crowd COM
menced to stream into town, where
the rest of the amusements were
booked to come off on Main street.
For three solid hours the interest in
the sports was maintained untiagging-
Iy.
The different contests and the win
ners were as follows:
Throwing hammer, S5Eand 81. son.
Dial Porto 63 it. in; C Coil 60 it. 10
in.
Putting shot. So and 2.5O-R. Scott.
81 it. 9 IN; A. Marcucci, 81 it. IN.
Throwing base ball, s5-BagIey of
lone.
% I'd. dash So r. Burrows.
% I'd. dash, SD. Brignoli.
Boxing, Sd. Solar and j. Brig
noli, draw.
Boxing, sc. Rugne, j. Carrara,
draw.
Standing board jump. So, Prouty, 9
it. 4 in.
KnnnIng board jump, s5-R. Phelps,
left. 21ain.
Bicycle race, So and 2.5U-Dave
Oneto, lst; Matthews. I'd.
Vaulting, $3.50 and 2.5O.-R McGee
lst.; X. Scott End.
100 yd. dash, 81. so and 2.5O-BagIey
lst.; Connors I'd.
Relay race, $40. 1st team Burrows,
Prouty, Scott, Brignoli. c
I'd team-Drew Caminetti, r Phelps,
B Caminetti, Winters.
A creased pig was turned loose, a
Prize for the one who succeeded in
catching him. There was an exciting
run. the brute being mauled badly by
the pursuers in the excitement of try
ing to hold him. He was finally
captured by an Austrian whose name
we could not learn.
Fireworks on Main street was the
diversion of young and old alike up
to IL O'Clock at night, and a few
bombs we're exploded after that hour.
Early in the evening the dry grass in
Jones field was set on fire by a de-
scending skyrocket 1t burned over
hfty feet or more, but did no parti
cular harm. The alarm of fire was
raised, and quite commotion reign
ed for time.
The ball in Loves ball was largely
attended-the biggest crowd that has
been seen at a ball here tor mapy
months. A number from the outside
attended.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05

Ledger & Chicago Inter- Ocean. so. SO
J..F. Wilson. Dentist. Hours 9 a.
IN. to p. m. Phone-Otfice, black
444: residence. Black 1874: jackson.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
L. oETTINeER 8. N. KNIGHT
KNIGHT & CO.
FoundrysMachine Shop
Suffer Creek. Cal.
Suffer Creek. Cal.

BUILDERS OF WATER WHEELS OF
- latest and most approved patterns, and
all kinds Of sheet iron pipe. Every description
OF mining and milling machinery made at the
shortest notice. We desire to cali the attention
of blacksmiths and other workers in iron to the
fact that we keep constantly on hand large
and complete stock Of bar, refined and Norway
iron, gas pipe, gas fittings, etc.. which we will
sell at the LOWEST CASH PRICES
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
BORN.

POSCLE. Near lone, June %, 1907,
to Ed Postle and wife, SOP.
SCHMlDT.-In lone, June 80, 1907,
to the wife of Eric Schmidt, a son.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-05
BANKING.
Do You Do ANY =?
If Not. Why Not?

Did it ever occur to youithat a
bank account even though it
may be a small one, is the safest
means of doing business? Your
checks are the first receipts for
all bills paid and your funds will
be neither lost or stolen from our
vaults,
1t only requires a minimum
balance. of S.. 90 with US, and we
will obligate ourselves to keep
your finances straight and furnish
you with the necessary check
books and deposit books free of
charge. I
If you are not accustomed to
banking, just call and talk it over
with us.