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Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
Notice of Assessment.

Valparaiso Gold Mining Company.
Location of works jackson Mining
district, Amador county, California.
Location of principal place of bust
ness jackson, AmadOI county, Cali
fornia-
Notice is hereby given that, at a
regular meeting OF the Board of
directors OF the Valparaiso Gold
Mining Company, held on the 5th
day OF February, 1908, an assessment
(No. y of one (lc) cent per share
was levied on the subscribed capital
stock OF the corporation, payable
Immediately in lawful money of the
United States, to the secretary at the
office of the company, at the store of
VIM. lam, Main street, Jackson,
Amador county, California.
Any stock upon which this assess.
ment shall remain unpaid on the 18th
day of March, 1908, VIII be delinquent
and will be advertised for sale at
public auction, and unless payment
is made before. will be sold on Satur-
day, March %, 1908, to pay the delin.
quent assessment together with costs
Of advertising and expenses of sale.
WILLIAM TAM,
Secretary of said Valparaiso Gold
Mining Company.
Office of Company, Main street,
jackson, Amador county, California.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07

usual, and was found later lying on
the floor, having fallen off the benoss.
An inquest was held, the verdict be-.
ing general debility and heart
trouble. The funeral was held from
the undertaking parlors Sunday
afternoon. The Native Sons and
Daughters turned out in body. lie
leaves daughter and son, and
brother, who are living in San Fran
cisco, and one daughter in Stockton.
lnterment i'm the Catholic cemetery
Mrs Hubbell is seriously i'll, suffering
from asthma. Her daughter, Mrs
George Wigglesworth of Jackson is
here taking care of her.
Mrs Goodno is also very i'll with a
severe attack of the grippe.
Frank Sorocco went to San Francis
co last Friday morning on business
interests, returning tuesday evening.
DIR. Goodman has purchased the s.
j. Shelor ranch east of town, and
moved his family up from the Forest
Home place.
Mrs Agnes Templeton returned to
her duties in San Francisco Sunday
morning, after a pleasant visit of six
weeks here with her family and
friends.
Z. Dabovich, cashier of the bank
here, was an outgoing passenger Sun
day morning for the bay city.
II. II. Seibe went to Oakland Tues
day, upon receipt of telegram, stat
ing the death of his mother, Mrs l..
Seibe, at that place on Monday.
II. Morris arrived here Tuesday
evening from Napa, and will look
after the drug department in the
absence OF Fl. Seibe.
Mrs j. Bernardis and daughter went
to Sacramento Tuesday morning.
Last Friday evening al informal
reception was given at the NJ. f..
church to welcome the new converts.
a program was rendered and an ap-
propriate address by the pastor, and
served after which the
organization of an Epworth League.
Florence Shealor went to San Fran
cisco Monday morning.
Sutterite.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
Notice of Assessment.

Oleta Gravel Mining Go. Location
of principal place of business, Oak
land, California, aud office of the
company at Room No. 249 Bacon
Building, Oakland, California. Loca-
ton OF works, Amador county, Cali
fornia.
Notice is hereby given that at "A
meeting of the Board of Directors
held on the 18th day of January, 1908.
an assessment No 9. of one-half
% of one ~ per cent per share
was levied upon the capital stock of
the corporation, payable Immediately
in lawful money of the United States
to the secretary of the company at
the office of the company, Room 249
Bacon Building, Oakland, California.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the 9th
day OF March, 1908, will be delin-
quent aud advertised for sale at
public auction and unless payment
is made before, will be sold on Mon
day the 9th day OF April, 1908, to pay
the delinquent assessment together
with the costs OF advertising an eX-
penses of sale.
BV order of the Board of Directors.
Il. b. 5. YORK,
Secretary of said Oleta Gravel Min
ing Co.
Office of company. Room 240 Bacon
Building, Oakland, California.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
SUFFER- CREEK.
An Observer.

: Andrew Riggio, an Italian aged
about 10 years, and employed as
Waterman at the Wildman mine,
was found deadsin the engine room
at the mine last Thursday evening on
the 30 inst. at about p. m. lie had
been ailing for some time, but still
continued his duties as usual. About
g p. m. he spoke to some friends and
seemed to be all right, except that he
mentioned he did not feel as well as
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
Timber Land Act June 3, 1873
Notice for Publication. 2074

United States Land Office. Sacra-
mento, Calf, Dec. A, 1877.
Notice is hereby given that in com
pliance with the provisions OF the act
of Congress of jane 3, 1878, entitled
IAN act for the sale of timber lands
in the States OF California, Oregon,
Nevada, and Washington Territory, I"
as extended to all the Public Land
States by act of August 4, 1892, John
A. lonzi, of lone, county of Amador,
State Tor Territory of California,
has this day fled in this Office his
sworn statement, No. 2Ui4, for the
purchase of the Lots J., 9, 3 and
and SW a of NV 4 Sec. ., Il. I NJ.
X. l3 E., and SE a of Sc d, of Sec
tion No. 30, in Township No. s N,
Range No. IL E., M. ID. NJ, and will
offer proof to show that the land
sought is moro valuable for its tim
Der or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before the register and
receiver at U. S. Land Office III Sacra-
mento, Calf. on Tuesday, the 18th
day of Feb, 1908.
He names as witnesses: L. Gebhart,
G.. Henderson and A. L. Toni of
lone, Calf, and Bert Martin Of
AmadoI City. Calf.
Any and all persons claiming adj e
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
Office on or before said 18th day of
Feb. 1908.
JOHN Il. ARMSTRONG, register.
Not coal land.
First publication Dec. 6, 1907.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
AUkuM.

Feb. 3-My young and esteemed
friend Robert Davis died at the resi-
dence of his parents in Shenandoah
on Sunday evening last. 1 will leave
the history of his short career on
earth to he written by some Native
Son or Daughter, of which he was a
worthy member. Doubtless they will
contribute a filling tribute to his
memory. l offer in memoriam this
little stan2a carrying forth senti-
ment that possibly some will be loath
TO concur in. 1t is needless to take
up any form of religion, for at best
they are only an ethical theory that
can in no way be now substantial
ed. The act of creation is beyond
conception aud that world renowned
thinker aud philosopher and evolu-
ZIONIST. Herbert Spencer said in
summing up the creation of what we
call nature, "that it was an unthink-
able proposition. man says he
knows when in reality he don't know
what even controls his own being, or
his own destiny. 1 am one of those
who do not believe in death for to
MY mind death is life and only an
advancement, in other words it is one
step forward.
Across the grave where death ne'er
goes
His spirit fled to it's repose,
Where in the lave OF lethe he'll find
4 balm of God the superfine.
No terror awaits the soul in ease
That floats across Elysian seas,
But along the waves where thought
hath fed,
10 mingle with the countless dead.
TO merge where in the stream of life
Bounds onward out of human strife
Where tumult dies amid the roar
That in anthems BURST from shore to
shore.
Why weep for him that's laid away,
That's cast away the garb of clay
All the ills that brought him pain
Meier will rack again his fevered
brain.
He'll see no more in fevered dreams
The penciled forms that come in
CLEANS,
But immersed in higher thought of
life
He'll review the backward field of
strife
Of strife as dead as human laws
Replaced by God 8 that hath no flaws,
Where in the power of God divine
Hath opened up the super fine.
Robert Carter, who was driving
team for the Last Chance mine, was
brought home sick with la grippe.
Mamie Vessel. the daughter of a
respectable half bred Indian of this
vicinity, died Saturday last and is
buried to-day.
Mrs Chas. Bell is visiting with her
son, Hugh and wife OF Oleta, this
week. Giddy Dick.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Samuel W. Bright de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, Carleton L. Bartlett,
administrator of the estate of Samuel
W. Bright, deceased, to the creditors
OF and all persons having claims
against the said deceased. to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within ten months after the first
publication of this notice to the said
administrator, at the office of Robert
q. Bole, Esq, Brown Building, Court
street, Jackson, California, the same
being the place for the transaction Of
the business of said estate, in said
Amador county.
Dated, January 10, 1908.
CARLETON II. BARTLETT,
Administrator of Estate of Samuel
W. Bright. deceased.
Robert q, bole, Attorney for ad .
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
Applications for Grazing Permits.

Notice is hereby given that all
applications for permits to Craze
cattle, horses and sheep within the
STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST
during the season of 1903, must be
tiled in my Office at Sonora, Calf
on or before March IS, 1908. Full
information in regard to the grazing
fees to be charged and blank forms
to be used in making application will
be furnished upon request.
s. j. FLlNTHAM,
ia 11-4t Acting Supervisor.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
Left Out In the Cold.

Elder discussing the new minister's
probation discourse)-In my opeenion
he wasna justified in dividing folk into
the sheep and the goats. wadna just
say, Jamie, that | was among the
unco guild, an wadna say that you
were among the unco bad. SO whar
do we come in? He'll no do for us,
jamie. Wen no vote for him.-Lon-
don Punch.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07

you've heard her; you say?" re.
marked Mr.. Dudley. "Ah, she Ger.
tainly has the gift of song"
"Well, / hope that's what it is" re-
piled Miss Knox. II should hate to
think she paid anything for it."-Phil.
adelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
DrEo.

DAVIS. In ShenaNdoah valley, 1anu-
airy rs, 1903, Robert 1. Davis, a
native of California, aged % years,
6 months and 10 days.
VOORHEES,. In Sonora, February 8,
1903, Frank Arthur VOORHEES,, a
native of Michigan, aged about fSSty
years
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
PINE GROVE.

Feb. 5.-Old Sol is presenting a
smiling face to-day, which we heart
lily enjoy after season of rain.
Rev. John Appleton is expected to
arrive home to-day from San Fran
cisco.
Henry Zumalt came up from below
the latter part of last week, 10 assist
in packing and making final move
to their new home near Petaluma.
Mrs f. bradshaw left for Oakland
on Monday, called thither by the ill
ness of a sister. Her son Clarence
accompanying her as far as jackson.
Mrs X. Liversedge went to Jackson
on Saturday for weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs Phelps, and her
mother Mrs Clough, who has lately
arrived from Pacific Grove. Alpha.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
Same Old Misery.

oppose dar wuz a turkey fer every
man In de country"
"Wouldn't make any difference, fer
dey'd have wings. enough to fly out er
reaeh. Atlanta Constitution.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07

A mans misfortune is like shoe
n 40 large, 1t trips him up; II to-
small, II pinches hlm.-HOrace.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07
Card of Thanks.

The Episcopal people ans thor
friends are very grateful TO Ds. Glib
bons for the lecture for the benefit
Of the church, and also to DE. Gall
and the Knights ct Bythias for their
kind efforts in making the lecture a
success.
DIR. h. E. Endicott and Fred b..
LEMON went TO Gait this morning,
and will return Sunday evening.
They took their guns along, intend
ing to go out hunting ducks.
ISIS Rose Ratio went to stockton
this morning, where she will meet
Mrs VOORHEES, and Gilbert. From
there she will accompany them to
Oakland.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-07

Pioneer -four is the best have no
other.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24
ACQUIRES A FEW
FOSTER MOTHERS

Pa was a hero after capturing the
two tigers and the lion after they
had inhaled gas from the gas bag
OF the air ship, because the crowd
didn't know how II was done. Every
body thought Pa had scared the Wild
animals with the airship until they
were silly. and then hypnotized them,
and got them into cages, but when
the wild animals came out from I'M
der the influence of the gas and be-
gan to raise the roof, and bite and
snarl, the whole camp was half scared
to death, and they all insisted on Pa
going to the cages and quieting them
by his hypnotic eye. but Pa was too
wise to try It on wild animals, and
he had to confess that Il was the gas
bag that did the work, and they made
Pa fix up q gas bag under the cages
and quiet the animals, and when the
employees OF the expedition found that
Pa was not SO much Of q hero as he
pretended, Pa was not so much OF q
king as he had been. except In the
minds of the African negroes who
were at work for us. That old negro
who had 60 wives fairly dotted on Pa,
and the wives thought Pa was the
greatest man that ever was, and the
wives fairly got struck on Pa, and
wanted to take turns holding Pa in
their laps, until the giant husband
OF the 60 big black females got jeal-
GUS OF Pa, and wanted to hit him on
the head with war club. but Pa
showed him a thing or two that made
him stand without hitching.
The black husband had a toothache
and asked Pa to cure him OF the pain,
and Pa had him lie down on the
ground, and he put some chloroform
on a handkerchief and held 1t to the
mans nose. and pretty soon the ne
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

gro was dead to the world, and the
wives thought Pa had killed their hus-
band with his mighty power, and they
insisted that Pa marry the whole 60
wives. Pa kicked on It, but Mr.. Ha'
genbach told Pa that was the law In
that part Of Africa, and that he would
have TO marry them.
never saw Pa so discouraged as
he was when the oldest wife took his
hand and said some words In the ne
gro dialect, and pronounced Pa mar
ried to the whole bunch, and when
they led Pa to the mans tent, fol-
lowed by all the wives, half Of them
singing a dirge for the dead husband,
and the other half singing wedding
hymn, and Pa looking around scared
and trying to get away from his new
family, 1t was pathetic. but all the
hands connected with the Hagenbach
expedition laughed, and Pa disap-
peared in the tent Of his wives, and
they hustled around to prepare ban
ouet OF roasted zebra and boiled rhi-
noceros.
We went to the tent and looked In.
and Pa was the picture OF despair,
seated in the middle Of the tent, all
the female negroes petting him. and
hugging him, and dressing him in the
African costume.
They brought out loin clothes that
belonged to the chloroformed husband
and made Pa put them on. they
blacked his arms and legs aud body
with some pokeberry juice. ~ he
looked like q negro. and creased his
body and tied some negro hair on bis
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

Niger by the toe" and before ! got
to the end of the first verse, the great
giant said: Maybe you are right"
and he fell to the earth in a fit, prob
ably from the effects of the chloro'
form, but everybody thought / had
overcome him by my remarks, and
then they jumped on the husband and
held him down while Pa escaped, and
for Pas safety they put him In cage
next to the newly acquired tigers and
lions, who were cross and ugly, but
Pa said he had rather chance 1t with
them than with that crazy husband
who had accused him Of alternating the
affections of his go wives.
The next day everything was fixed
ND with the husband Of the 60 wives,
his toothache was cured, and he quit
being mad at Pa, and we all went to
a river about a mile from camp to
catch a mess OF hippopotamuses.
The usual way to catch the hippos
is to let negroes go out in boats and
give the hippos chance to swim
under the boats and tip them over,
and after they had eaten a few ne
groes they would come ashore and lie
down in the mud for a nap. and they
could be tied to wagon and hauled
to the cages.
Pa was to superintend the boat
excursion, because the hippos would
not eat a white man. Pa forgot that
he was made up like negra and SO
he went in the first BOAT, with six
negroes who had been purchased at
S. apiece for hippo bait.
When the boat got ont In the mid
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24
No Danger Of MlIltarlsm.

The opening of the war college at
Washington gave opportunity for
showing the characteristic American
spirit. This was fltly illustrated In
what was said by Secretary Of State
Root, who Is regarded as the father"
of the war college because he. while
secretary OF war, gave impetus to the
movement which has resulted In the
completion OF the structure. There
was nothing inconsistent, said Score
tary Root In effect, in q nation devoted
to peace possessing at the capital
such an institution as this. The neces-
slty for military instruction was never
more apparent than now, In the light
Of the demands of modern science.
And the country. however friendly re-
lations may be with others, that neg
lects proper precautions assuredly Is
not wise. Secretary Root added: I'VE
are not q military nation, and never
shall be. We are warlike enough 10
rise In defense OF our rights. We are
singularly like the English, and singu.
larly unlike most Of the nations Of the
continent Our ideas are political and
not military. We do not therefore ma
turally run into the mold of military
organization" Fears Of the United
States being swept into the vortex OF
'militarism" are absurd, declares the
Troy IN. W Times. But preparations
for effective defense are based on the
soundest principles and the purest
patriotism. Secretary Roots address
at the war college struck a note to
which the common sense of the coun.
try responds with promptness.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

head over his bald spot, and by gosh,
when / saw Pa transformed into Q
negro l looked at myself In q mirror
to see II I had turned to q negro. ]
held the mirror up to Pa SO he could
see himself, and when he got good
look at the features that had always
been his pride, he shed q few tears
and said: Booker Washington, by
gosh," and when the wives were pre-
pairing to bring In the banquet Pa
said to me: "Hennery, let this be a
lesson to you. Don't ever try to be
smart, and don't be q masher under
any circumstances, cause you see
what II has brought me to. When you
get back to America tell Roosevelt
that l died for my country" Well.
they brought in the wedding feast,
and all the wives helped me and Pa,
and Mr.. Hagenbach, and the COW boy
that throws the lasso, and the fore
man, and we ate hearty. and all was
going smooth when there was a COM
motion at the door Of the tent, and
in came the former husband, who had
come out from under the influence Of
the chloroform, and he was crazy and
had O club.
He had been told Of his death, and
the marriage of his wives to the old
man who owned the gas bag, and he
wouldn't have II that way.
He knocked some of his wives down
and some tainted away, and then he
started for the man who had usurped
him in the affections of his 60 wives.
Pa was scared and started to crawl
under the tent and escape into the
Jungle, when l saw tkat something
had to be done, so / got right In
front Of the crazy husband and look
ing him square In the face, began
to chant, "ene-mene-miny-mo, catch a
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

die Of the stream. and the hippo heads
began to pop up out Of the water.
with a look who's here" expression
on their open faces. Pa turned psle
which probably saved him, for when
the boat was upset. and the hippos
took their pick Of the negroes, and
the water washed the pokeberry Juice
of Pa he was as white as the drioen-
enoro. and when the nearest hippo
got his negro in his mouth and start
ed for the shore Pa climbed on his
back and rode ashore In triumph,
grabbing the. husband Of the 60 wives
by the arm and pulling him on board
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

A Kansas school teacher Is in trou.
BILE because she pasted strips Of court
plaster over the lips Of a boy who
would whisper in school. Now the
father Of the boy has hired lawyers to
see whether the constitution provides
for such forms Of punishment, and II
not to make the teacher share a part
of her salary with the boy to soothe
his ruffied feelings. II the teacher
wins out before the courts what o
large field 1t opens up! What fine
thing 1t would be, for example, II those
running for Office could paste broad
strips of court.plaster over the mouths
of their fool friends! They could feel
comparatively safe with only their
enemies running at large. Many
homes might be- happier II the man OF
the house when he wanted to sit
down for an evening Of quiet medita-
ton could just seal in this way the
lips of the dear and devoted wife who
wanted to spend the same evening
telling him of his shortcomings.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

The mulberry, "wisest OF trees" az
Pliny termed 1t, really likes Lon
don," and fruits profusely even in the
grounds OF the Charterhouse, at murky
Smithfield, London mulberry trees are
mainly derived from fad Of James
l.. who wanted to found silk-growing
industry. With the proverbial folly Of
a pedant, the British Solomon intro
duced the black mulberry, disliked by
sIlkworms. instead Of the white varie-
ty, which forms their food. The black
mulberry had been planted by Cardi'
nal Pole at Lambeth in 1856. and
there were still older specimens In the
garden Of Syon House. According to
q pretty Greek legend. all mulberries
were originally white; but mulberry
tree was growing beside "Ninny's
tomb" when Pyramus and Thisbe
died there, and the blood Of the lovers
turned the fruit to its present color.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24
Tragedy of Vanishing Forests.

There are some men. in public life
who profess to believe that trees grow
about as fast as they are used and that
It is foolish to worry about the future
and try to make provisions for 1t. This
opinion is sometimes heard in the
halls OF congress. secretary Of Agri-
cultural Wilson, who has given the
subject much attention, says: I'VE are
now using in one year as much wood
as grows in three, with only 20 years
Of virgin growth in sight" This Is an
alarming prediction, but Chief Fores-
ter Pinchot thinks 1t is too favorable.
He says the country is now consuming
100000, 100000 feet of lumber, board
measure, annually, which will exhaust
our supply Of timber in IA years. We
cannot afford TO run out Of American
lumber in IA, 20 or 80 years, declares
the Philadelphia Press. The waning
supply must be replenished. Our bare
hills must be reforested on a large
scale. When the necessity Of this is
demonstrated SO that the most incred-
ulous must believe it, the Indifference
to refsrestation will give place to zeal
and spasmodic efforts here and there
will be succeeded by comprehensive
and continuous work of tree planting.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24
WILLIS WOOD THEATRE
1.-THE DEVIL"
All Week, Opening Sunday Night, Dec.
10, Matinees Wednesday and
Saturday.
1.-THE DEVIL"

Mr.. Henry w. Savage's production
of 1.-THE Devil" the sensationally sue
cessful comedy, by Frantz Molnar. un-
doubtedly has been the most widely
discussed play Of the season. Also 1t
has been the most widely copied. Man.
agerial pirates everywhere have been
stealing parts Of 1t and presenting YER
sions which compare with Mr.. Saw
ages production of "The Devil" as
the whang! twang! bang! of rag.
time pianist compares with Pader-
ewski concert. Julius Herzka, the
friend and collaberateur Of Herr Mol.
mar, who staged THE Devil" in Wen
ma, came 10 this country for the ex-
press purpose Of directing Mr.. Saw.
ages production, and we have Herr
ka's wor for Il that 1.-THE Devil' to be
done here next week is an exact re.
plica Of the Viennese presentation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-12-24

Doctor-You should 60 to Europe
and see how people eat over there.
Dypeptic-I do intend to so, but not
until have saved enough to be able
to Join them.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.