Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-22

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Peter Holtz came back from Ram
sey, New, Monday evening. He was
injured by cave in a mine in that
camp some months ago, sustaining a
fracture Of the shoulder blade. A ftel
being treated in the hospital at Reno,
he came here during the process of
recovery. AS soon as he felt strong
enough, he went back to work in the
Nevada camp. But it seems the
shoulder has been source of
trouble, and he has been compelled
to come home for further treatment.
n. f. Smith, printer in the Dis
patch office for several years, has de-
parted for other fields. He INDUCED
in too much fire water on publication
day, and this was too much for the
management to overlook. A little
jag weekly on the off days in the
early part of the week, mightsbe for
given. but press day in newspaper
Office ia not to be desecrated by the
whiskey bowl. So Smith and the
proprietor agreed to separate, and the
jour, an old veteran in the art pre-
sentative, took the road in the direc-
tion of Sutter Greek.
The rainfall for the present month
to date has been unprecedented in
the past twenty years. Nearly fifteen
inches of rain has fallen since com
mencement of the month, within an
inch and half of the total rainfall
for the whole of last season. In
March. 1907, the rainfall amounted to
II 81 inches, which is the highest pre-
cipitation, with the exception of
the present record breaking month,
since we have kept record.
A Chinaman named All Lee Cow
died in the county hospital on the
18th instant. He was received into
that institution on the 4th of this
month, having been brought from
lone. suffering from inflammation of
the bladder. he was so years of age,
and native of China. For some
years he has been renting piece Of
land near lone owned by Virgiio
Podesta, on which he raised potatoes
and other vegetables. peddling the
product in jackson and other towns.
The three year old child of Chas.
Glenn and wife, which was brought
to jackson for medical treatment on
Thursday of last week, died at the
Dlckens'E residence on Tuesday.
The remains were taken to Pine
Grove for interment, where the
funeral took place on Thursday.
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graph dept, Hibernia building, Mar
ket and Jones sts., San Francisco.
For nearly whole week, and in
deed for almost two weeks, the resi-
dents of the south side of jackson
creek below Stony creek, have been
unable to come to town, on account
Of high water. This is tho longest
spell Of embargo Of traffic known in
chat section for years, and demon
strates the necessity of a bridge
across the creek near Ellis place.
The recent high water washed away
considerable of the embapkment lead
ing to the footbridgo at South Jack
son, opposite French Bar road. and
within the city limits.
An Indian named Riley Aleck, be-
longing to the Pine Grove camp, was
arrested Wednesday near Butte for
beating his wife. He aud his mahala
with pack animal were travelling
along the Mokelumne Hill road, the
equaw belonging to Mokelumne Hill
Aleck was belaboring his squaw IN
great shape. Neighbors who witnessed
the abuse, among them Geo. Murphy,
eXpostulated with him, and insisted
that he quit. lie told them he would
beat her all. he pleased, and became
abusive to the peaeemakers for inter
fering. Thereupon the sheriff was
Informed, aud repaired to the scene
aud took HIM in custody. The
mabala is disinclined to testify
against her umbra. at the arraign-
ment yesterday Aleek pleaded not
guilty, and seemed determined to