Amador ledger., 1908-05-22

association at their recent meeting In
San Andreas amended their bylaws
so as 60 read that reward of $500
instead of 500, be paid for the arrest
and con eiction of party or parties
stealing cattle ia Calaveras and AL.
pine counties. Chronicle.
1t is reported that a rich body OF
ore was encountered in the shaft OF
the Ritter mine at Mountain Ranch
this week. The company who are
working on this promising property
are going ahead In a workmanlike
manner and are entitled to reap q
good reward. This mine was worked
many years ago by a French company
on small scale bnt large fortune
is said to have been taken from the
small vein. Prospect.
Conrad Mosner, buyer for Warren
Rose the Angels Camp butcher, pass
with nineteen head of fine beef cattle
purchased from Barnett Bros in
Amador county. Citizen.
The committee of the present grand
jury appointed to select an expert to
go over the books for 1907 of the
county officers, met last Saturday and
selected Jas. b. Luddy for the posi-
ton. Mr. Luddy commenced the
work last Monday. No better selec
tion could have been made and the
work will be done in a thorough
manner. Citizen.
Assistant United States district
attorney last week brought suit on
behalf of the government against -. L..
McAfee, e. s. and II. S. Snmme rs
and Others to cancel patents to lands
in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties
Tor alleged fraud in securing same. 1t
Is charged that they homesteaded pro-
perty, knowing that it was mineral
instead of agricultural land. Citizen.
j. 5. &. Davis the veteran post
master at Esmeralda, received serious
injuries few days ago by being bad
ly burned. He was sitting with his
back to the open lire and fell asleep,
when his coat caught fire severely
burning him about the back. The old
man is living alone and is in rather a
serious condition, being unable to
attend to the duties of the Office.
Prospect.
We are sorry to state that A. A.
Swithenban whom we made mention
in our last issue as fast recovering
from his attack of pneumonia, has
had backset and was taken back to
Suffer and placed under the doctor IS
care M onday last We earnestly hope
that no serious results will follow his
relapse. Chronicle.
Frank Courtmarch, former resi-
dent of this place, bad the misfortune
TO break his ankle while out prospect
ing at Round Mountain in Nevada.
We did not learn how the accident
occurred. Mr. Courtmarch is at pre-
sent in the Miner g hospital at Round
Mountain. -Calavera Chronicle.
The sheriffs of California will con-
vene in MERGED on May is, in annual
session of the association. After
transacting routine business they will
board a train of the Yosemite Valley
Railway tor pleasure trip to the val =
ley .-Exchange.
Il. Ii. Brincker, the postal inspect
or, has finished his Official investiga-
tion at the Angels postofiice and re-
turned to Stockton. He states that
there is shortage in the accounts at
that office but is not at liberty to
state the amount. 1t was undoubted-
Iy this shortage which led to the
tragedy in tho death of A. q. Madison,
the popular postmaster who took his
own life recently. independent.
Captain W. A. NevIlls has PAID off
IN full the mortgage on the Rawhide
mine held by Il. W. Patterson of
Fresno. The acknowledgment of
satisfaction was filed for record
Thursday. democrat.
Mrs Adellne Holt, well-known in
Sonora and a relative of Lyman g..
Tibbits of Columbia, came to her
death in San Francisco last Friday
night. In passing down the gang
plank of a steamer that had been
cruising around the battleships in
the bay she was crowded off and fell
into the water. Although rescued
almost Immediately and hurried to
the emergency hospital, where physi-
clans labored over her, she died an
hour later. Death was due to shock.
Democrat.