Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-02-28

spread on the county road at Ken
nedy Flat Fraser is having some Of
the rock broken by the rock breaker
while it was at the top of Sutter Hill
spread on the road near the picnic
grounds.
VIM. G. Snyder returned Sunday
evening from Turlock, Stanislaus
county, where he had gone few
days previous to attend to some legal
matters. lie expressed himself as
being greatly pleased with that part
of the state.
T.. l.. Culbert returned Sunday
evening from few days stay in San
francisco, where he had gone on
business.
The ladies' of the Catholic church
intend to give an entertainment in
Loves hall on St. Patrick's day,
March II, for the benefit of the
church.
II. NJ. Farwell, superintendent of
the j ose Gulch mine at Butte Basin,
returned Tuesday evening, after an
absence of over week in Oakland.
1t is believed that considerable
further prospecting will be done on
this property.
An Austrian miner named Geraca,
had his hand severely crushed by
getting it caught in some of the ma
chinery while working in the Gwin
mine several days ago. The tip of
the second finger of the right hand
had to be amputated, and the hand is
badly injured otherwise. DIR. Endl-
cutt is attending the case.
S. Miller, who has been druggist at
the SpagnoIi drug store, has resigned
mis- position, and has been succeeded
by W. j. Peters, formerly of the City
Pharmacy. He went up to Volcano
Sunday, on neurological eXpedi-
ton, and returned the following day
to this city. He departed for San
Francisco Wednesday.
VIM. j.. McGee's law Office is now
in the Grant building, rooms Alb and
Ala, at the corner of 7th and Market.
Tel. Market 10. N204t
WoIkmen have already commenced
to quarry the rock for the Oneida
schoolhousc.
The board Of supervisors will meet
in regular session next Monday. 1t
is understood that printing rates will
be established, and all printers and
publishers in the county have been
notified to be in attendance, and
so that equitable rates may be Sc
cured. The present schedule has
been in force for more than ten
years, and it never was right, nor any
way near right, not even when it
was adopted
Every part Of the county is sutfer-
ing from the continued dry spell.
For dry winter, so far, it beats the
record. The rain we have had has
fallen at timely periods, but there
has not been enough, at Hams,
station there has never been more
than tour inches of snow on the
ground at any time this season.
This is unprecedented. In the high
Sierras there is considerable snow,
but nothing like last winter.
Tomorrow night the Knights of
I'ythias will go to lone to institute
lodge there. There will be about
forty or fifty charter members to
initiate. after whicn they will elect
their own officers. 1t will be called
the lone Lodge. The /. a. n. has
arranged to run a special train to
lone, the local members having pro-
missed that forty of them would go
down, the stage is to leave here at six
O'Clock tomorrow evening. lnclud-
ing those expecting TO go down from
Suffer Greek, about fifty Will be at
the train.
The city authorities have spread
considerable fine gravel SSalong the
road fronting the cemeteries; also IA
large oak has been removed from the
roadway in that neighborhood, pre-
sumably to give better chance for
the young seraggy, and unacclimated
trees planted for shade purposes Ia
make a showing.