Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-29

LoleDnone BLACK Alb.
Mrs DIR. Robertson, for many years
resident of this city, is confined to
her bed in San Francisco, with a
critical illness.
About twenty from jackson attend
ed the funeral of Mrs j. l.. Fonten-
rose in lone on Tuesday.
D.. Mattley mas just harvested his
hay crop on the hill overlooking the
town. The yield is very good. In.
deed, from all appearances, it is
better than last years. crop. Other
farmers in this vicinity report similar
conditions. The hay is all being har-
vested in excellent condition, the
weather conditions being favorable.
The fears about shortage of bay,
and consequent high prices have been
dispelled.
Miss M. A. Hooker, who has been
ia charge OF the school in Milligan
district since Christmas time, lett
Saturday morning for her home in
Los Angeles, where she will spend
her vacation.
A. u. Show of Suffer Creek, has
just received fine line of ladies' ties,
which will be on display there.
Mr. and Mrs Thos. Burrows return
ed Sunday evening from Los Angeles,
where he went to attend the couven-
ton of K. of z.
There are several cases of whoop-
ing cough among the children ia
this city. ~
The nickelodeon has made a de =
cided bit as a popular place of anus
ment. 1t has taken hold of the
people, and is thronged nightly. John
Ratio, the proprietor, has had the
walls, which we're white and reflected
light to some extent, repainted a
dark green, which will help to show
the moving pictures to better advant-
age. He has also received ten dozen
OF folding chairs to displace some of
] the benches. 1t was next to impos
sible to get the patrons to sit close
together with the benches; but with
chairs each patron is restricted to one
chair.
superintendent w. h. Greenhalgh
returned Monday evening from trip
to Monterey county on private busi
mess.
M ost of the schools of the county
have already closed for the summer
vacation. The few that are still
running will close the first week in
June. jackson school closes June 5.
The city sprinkling wagon will
commence operations on the first of
next month-neXt Monday. The
business people on Main street will
be especially grateful thereat. For
months the dust has heen kept down
by hose attached to the fire plugs.
A record will hereafter be kept of
the water used for streets, as the city
pays SO much per load.
With proper care, and no greater
than is necessary anywhere, the soil
of these foothills will grow to per
lection anything adapted to the tenn
perate region. This week we were
shown monster rose, of the red
variety. 1t measured SIX inches
across and sixteen inches in circum-
ference. 1t was grown in the garden
of Mrs Barker on the Peek addition.
We learn from one who has recently
visited the Napa asylum, that May
Love, who was committed there a
month ago, is improving. She has
spells at intervals, but otherwise
seems rational enough. The doctors
there will study the case for a month
or two, before deciding upon definite
action.
Jos Glukfeld of the Red Front
Store, went to San Francisco to
spend few days on business.
Mrs DR.. Wilson went to Lodi to
visit with her cousin for a week.
Mrs Angelo GIoyannoni came up
Saturday from her ranch on the lower
Sacramento river, and will spend a
couple of weeks visiting relatives.
DomenicU Gianinni, who has been
in the city for couple weeks, return
ed Monday.
Jim Camerlo and Cheso Dial Porto,
who went to Long Beach, to attend
the convention of the X. of r., re-
turned Tuesday from the south.