Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-02-07

William Doyle of Hunts gulch rode
into town last Sunday, and met with
an unpleasant and painful mishap.
On Broadway the horse stumbled and
fell, both man and beast being rolled
in the mud, which is superintendent
in that thoroughtare. Beside sprain-
ed thumb he came out of the ordeal
unburt.
Peter Luke of Hunts gulch was
seized with hemorrhage last Mon
day while on his way to jackson. At
Scottsville his strength failed him,
and Jerry Dri coll drove him to the
hospital, where he has been under
treatment ever since.
Miss Mary Mcdonald returned to
her home in Oakland on Wednesday.
She had come up to attend the
funeral of Patrick Dryer.
The local football team intended to
have the boys from the Sacramento
high school come up and play a
game here on Washington's birthday,
but the expense of the trip would be
over 500, so they have given up the
idea. The railroad refused to give
the boys reduced rate, though it is
customary under such conditions to
make some reduction.
The receipts of the recorders office
during the past month we're Sl65. 70
in comparison with s123.50 during the
same period last year. This shows
that the business of this office has
been picking up during the past
couple of months. as the last two
months the receipts have been larger
than for number of months prior
to that.
Owing to repair to the power line,
the electric current was shut off
Wednesday from ten in the morning
until three o'clock III the afternoon.
The installation of the big dynamo
just received from the manufacturers
is proceeding carefully. 1t is a work
that demands the utmost care. and
cannot be rushed.
Lawrence Burke, son of the super
visor, was visiting his aunt, Mrs
Perry Lepley, from Friday until
Tuesday, when he returned to Ply
mouth with his father.
Miss Maude Miller, who has been
quite sick at the National hotel for
the past month, and mother, returned
to their home in lone yesterday
morning.
The following hunting licenses we're
issued during the past month: Steve
Vigna of San Francisco; Leslie Dony,
James K. Vose, NJ orris Ghilino, John
j. Haley, James Il. Arditto, Charles
Wallenburg, Robert E. Mccall,
Harper b. Taylor, Herman W. Mathis,
Paulo Marcuoci, Joseph Wesley Sibble,
Peter Cuneo, w ii Powell of West
Point.
AS result Of the fire at the Sum-
NIT house near Suffer Creek, the
wires over which the power is carried
tor lights in this town we're burned
from their supports, putting out the
lights here about 1880. They were
out the greater part of yesterday.
DR.. Aiken of the Climax mine
couple of weeks ago presented Mr.
VOORHEES, of the National hotel, with
pair of elk horns, which have been
hung in the main office of the hotel.
Gilbert VOORHEES, arranged eighteen
small electric lights on the prongs of
the horns, so that they make a very
line appearance at night when all
lighted up. The horns themselves
are almost perfectly formed.
Persons wishing to join a Fraternaf
order which gives insurance, aoci-
dent and disability benefits will be
interested in tho Universal order of
Foresters. Mr. Osborn, who is stop
ing at Mrs Thomas Lemin's will be
pleased to give full information to
those Interested.
On Sunday evening, Feb. 9th, G.
A. Barr will present Miss La Sale
in the romantic comedy drama,
Scouts Revenge. The engagement
runs three nights and the bill will
be changed each evening. On Sun
day there will be a grand concert in
font OF the opera house by the com