Amador ledger., 1908-02-28
Clipped from Exchanges.


phone line from Jackson in Amador
county TO their residences on the
Middle Bar. There is also a box at
the Big Bar Bridge and one at Butte
City. It is great convenience for
the several families residing in that
vicinity aud the Stewart boys are to
be commended for their enterprise. -
Calaveras Chronicle.
The funeral of the late Teresa Cere-
Chino was held from the Catholic
church in lone on Tuesday, February
18th, Father Kearney of Jackson,
officiating. The deceased was a
native OF Genoa, Italy, and was born
Aug. II, 1854. She leaves a husband,
four children, two sons and two
daughters, and two sisters and five
brothers to mourn her death which
occurred on February IA, at St.
Mary's hospital, San Francisco. -
lone Echo.
William Sozzi, who resides at the
Big Bar bridge on the Mokelumne
river, had his shoulder dislocated
Saturday last and was otherwise
bruised up by having a large log roll
on him while he was engaged IN cult
ing wood on a steep hill side. DR..
Endicott of jackson, was summoned
by telephone to attend to his injuries.
-Calaveras Chronicle.
While playing upon the Adams
ranch near lone last Tuesday, the in
FAINT son of Charles Enos was serious
Iy burned in brush fire. Mr. Enos,
who lives at the coal mine, was visit
ing Mr. Costa on the ranch while the
latter was burning brush. Three
children were playing about when the
three-y year old son of Mr. Enos, evil
IDENTIFY thinking that the soft, white
pile of ashes would make fine place
in which to roll and tumble and not
knowing in his childish ignorance
that they covered mass of red hot
embers, rushed into them shouting
with glee. He threw himself or fell
and was burned seriously about the
hands and arms and lower limbs One
of the men working near saw him fall
and hurrying to his assistance, carry
ing him to the house. Fortunately
for the little sufferer DR.. Adams was
on the ranch at the time. The bul rs
hn q
pain relieved. His early recovery is
expected, although he will probably
carry the scars thu ough life. Echo.
The action by Ira Hill Reed VS..
Hickey and Lamb, filed last Saturday
in the clerks office presents some
interesting features in the history OF
the renowned Reed Drift mine. The
complaint is a clear cut statment OF
plaintiffs ownership with previous
development and successful opera
tions up to April 20, 1907, when the
property was bonded on option for
sixty days, to Hickey and Lamb,
through j. Z. King, at the agreed
price of $50, 900. 1t is further recited
that twenty days after securing this
option the purchasers paid over the
first payment of $40, 900 and demand
ed the execution and deposit of their
deed to the property with the Bank
of California, as provided in the con.
tract of sale, until the whole pur-
chase price should be paid In quarter
~ instalments of $500 thereafter
that on making this first payment
May IL, 1907, Hickey and Lamb tool
possession and worked the mine fol-
their own use and benefit and or
January 18th last, after taking OH
$40, 600, quit work and claiming The
right to be relieved from making
further payments of $40. 500, the bal
ance due, after a second payment
made September 30, 1907. by throw
ing up their contract and returning
the property; that although plaintif
has fully performed all the condition.
of the contract on his part and Il
ready and willing to give a good title
Hickey and Lamb have abandoned
the property and by shut down havt
and will suffer the WORKS to cave il
and to flood whereby the mine vii
suffer great injury and damage. TIT
complaint therefore prays Judgmen
against Hickey and Lamb for th,
unpaid balance and of 8l9, 800 TO
costs and for the appointment Of
receiver. Prospect.
Louis Costa of Valley Spring, th
proprietor of the celebrated mInera
water. we'll of that place, was in San