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Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
A WILD BOAR
KILLED NEAR JACKSON
The Vicious Brute Rips open a
Valuable Dog.

On Thursday of last week w. ID.
Dufrene had an exciting experience
with a wild boar on his ranch In
Camp Opra district, about seven miles
southwest of Jackson. Wild hogs are
rarely met with nowadays. Indeed
the ranchers in the valleys believed
the species about extinct. Dufrene
himslf thought so until he met the
adventure we are about to relate. lie
visits his land occasionally to see
after stock. On this occasion he went
on horseback, accompanied by his
dog. The dog was of the hunter kind
and priced very highly by It's owner.
The dog got nosing around small
thicket of brushwood on the ranch,
and set up a furious barking. Sud
denly the usual bark gave place to
cry of pain, and Dufrene knew from
the nature of the cry that something
had happened to the dog. He pro-
ceeded towards the olump, on foot,
and when near it the faithful dog
came crying piteously towards him,
his entrails trailing on the ground.
The dog had been disem boweled in
contest with some wild animal, which
Dufrene thought at once to be a boar.
In Its mortal distress the dog display
ed it's sagaoity. The wound inflicted
by the boar's tusks was so terrible,
that the larger portion of the bowels
were trailing at first. interfering with
the dogs walking. 10 aid him in
this dilemma the dog had actually
managed to throw portion of the
obtruding intestines over his back,
and IN this plight came pleading to
his master.
Dufrere was so worked up by the
loss of his dog, that he resolved to
give chase to the cause of this mis-
chief. He mounted his horse. The
only weapon he had with him was 3S
callber pistol. He determined to
tackle him with this armament.
Skirtiug the thicket he soon came in
sight of;the boar-a formidable brute
with tusks four inches long. The
boar was com bative too, and ran
ferociously toward the horseman,
evidently intent upon attacking the
horse. When within twelve feet or
so Dufrene fired. His aim fortunate
ly proved true. The ball struck him
between the eyes, killing him almost
instantly. The dog he was compelled
to shoot too to put him out of his
misery.
Dufrene brought portion of the
boar's jaw to town as trophy of his
adventure. 1t shows the formidable
curved tusks, the powerful fighting
battery of the boar. He had never
before seen wild boar in that Sec
zion, nor had the settlers around as
far as he knew seen or heard of one.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
OAs TO FRI Ia
Bs.,s tbs 7The Kind You Have Always Bought
' s''; !; ''' 1N: 4;
40. O. F. Installs Officers.

jackson lodge of Ancient Order of
Foresters installed officers for the
ensuing term as follows: Henry
Chapman, chief ranger; Samuel
Phear, sub. chief; James Maddern,
senior woodward; Phillip rrenery,
junior woodward; Theodore Beauch-
min, secretary; Frank Simcich, trea-
surer; William Lime, senior beadle !;
W. Ii. Kelley, junior beadle. High
chief ranger Hogan of San Francisco,
and Matson of Stockton were the in
stalling officers. After the ceremonies
a sumptuous banquet was served, and
everyone present had thoroughly
enjoyable time.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
Criminal Returns.

Township l, Goldner, Justice
Germano Guisto, battery, fined 500,
paid.
Bozo Radonich, petty larceny. fined
500 or 100 days in Jail, defendant is
in jail.
Mary Doe, Jane Roe, Susan Black,
Sally Green, search warrant issued on
affidavit of A. j. Laverone of petty
larceny.
Germano Guisto, felony, assault
with deadly weapon, dismissed on
motion OF district attorney.
Township 5-Jaoob jackson, mis-
demeanor, disturbing peace. Fined
$50, paid.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
Church Notes.

Order of services at the Methodist
Episcopal church as follows: Sun
day school at . p. M, preaching ser
vices every Sunday to commence at
IL a. m. and I 80 p. M, prayer meet
ing every Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services.
EPISCOPAL.
Regular services will be field in st.
Augustine's Episcopal church rs
follows:
IL a. m.-First ana third Sunday
in each month.
1870 p. m.-Seoond and fourth Sun
day IN each month.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
SUFFER- CREEK BANK
CRIMINAL CASES.
Defendants Discha rged and Re-
Arrested.

The cases against jackson Dennis,
president, and Peter Dabo\ ich, CASH
Ter of the defunct Sutter Greek State
bank, on charges of embezzlement,
we're heard on demurrer before the
superior court on Tuesday and We'd
nesday last. There were three charges
against Dennis and two against Dabo-
vich. Homer W. Wood represented
Dennis, and W. q. Snyder appeared
for Dabovich. Both defendants we're
present for arraignment. DemurIers
and motions to dismiss were inter-
posed, and argued pro and con at
length. The main objection urged
was that the time limit, as fixed by
the statutes, between the filing of the
indictments and the arrangement had
been exceeded. The law, it was
urged, requires that defendant must
be arraigned within sixty days of fill
ing the indictment. In all csaes be-
fore the court, except one of the
Dennis cases, it was admitted that
more than sixty days had elapsed
since filing the indictments. 1t was
commended, however, that owing to
the death Of Judge Rust it was made
impossible to have the arrangements
in time, as there was no Judge of the
court, and efforts to have a Judge
assigned temporarily from another
county had been unsuccessful. The
court, after hearing the matter,
ordered the indictments in the two
Dabovioh cases dismissed, also in two
out of the three Dennis cases. The
other case did not fall within the
statutory limitation. The defend
ants we're at once re-arrested. Dabo-
vIch got his bondsmen Wednesday
night and was released. Dennis was
lodged in jail, pending the securing
of bonds for his release in the sum
of $4,000 on each charge. these
cases will have to be started anew,
either before the grand jury, or by
preliminary examination before the
justice court.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
The Electric Power Shortage.

In response to a communication
from district attorney Vicini, regard
ing the shortage of electric power
supply recently in Amador county,
the Pacific Gas and Electric Company
has forwarded the following reply,
which was read before the supervisors
at their meeting this month:
Mr. Q. p. Vicini, district attorney,
Amador county, jackson, Cal, Dec.
IL, '0S:-I beg to acknowledge receipt
of yours of the Sd instant, advising
that the board of supervisors of Anna
dor county, at a regular session held
on the Sd day of Novem Der, 1908,
made and entered an order requesting
you to correspond with this company
with reference TO its purported action
in generating electric power in your
county, and conducting 1t through
and out of said county regardless Of
supplying light to its inhabitants
and regardless of furnishing power to
its chief Industries, and note that you
principally refer to incident occurring
in the month of October of this year,
whereby certain quartz mines and
mills we're compelled to cease opera
tion for the above reasons.
In reply thereto, desire to advise
that, undoubtedly, the situation re-
garding the development and sale of
power by this company in Amador
county has not been, and is not thor
oughIy understood, either by the
board of supervisors or by our
customers in said territory.
The facts of tho case are that dur
ing the past two years had Amador
county been dependent entirely upon
the plant located IN said county,
chat greater cessation of operations
would have occurred than has actual
ly happened, due to the shortage of
water in the storage reservoirs of this
company in Alpine county, and the
minimum flow of the, rivers from
which we derive portion of our
supply. The plant at Electra would
have been out OF service prior to
November LIST of this year had not
conservation of water been obtained
by borrowing current from our
sources to supply your industries and
your cities during the dry period.
1t is of common knowledge that
climatic conditions existing during
the years 1907 and 1908 have been
phenomenal in the shortage of water,
this being particularly true of the
present year, when all the streams of
California flowed less quantity than
in any other year of which record
has been kept.
Our company is not desirous of
depriving Amador county of its
rights in the matter of supply OF cleo
trio energy for light and power rur-
poses, and it has at no time discrimi-
mated against your county.
Present conditions would indicate
that you will have from this time on
no further cause for complaint, as
all of our plants are In condition to
furnish as near as can reasonably be
expected continuous power.
Very respectfully,
John G. Britton,
Vice President and General Manager.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15

Woman loves clear, rosy complex
ion. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies
the blood, clears the skin, restores
rdddy, sound health.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
Lame Shoulder

This is common form of muscular
rheumatism. No internal treatment
is needed. Apply Chamberlain's lini-
ment freely twice a day and a quick
cure is certain. This liniment has
pruven especially valuable for mus
oular and chronic rheumatism, and is
sure to give quick relief. Chamber
lain's Liniument is also most excel
lent for sprains and bruises. Price,
% cents; large size 90 cents. For sale
by Jackson Drug Store Spaguoh,
Prop.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
Fever Sores

Fever sores and old chronic sores
should not be healed entirely, but
should be kept in healthy condition.
This can be done by applying Cham
berlain' s Salve. This salve has no
superior for this purpose. 1t is also
most excellent for chapped hands,
sore nipples, burns and diseases of
the skin. For sale by jackson Drug
Store SDagnoli, Prop.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
Stomach Trouble Cured

If you have any trouble with your
stomach you should take Cham ber-
lain's Stomach and liver tablets. Mr.
j. p. Klote of Edna. Mo-. says:
81 have used great many different
medicines for stomach trouble, but
find Cham OerlaIn's stomach and liver
tablets more beneficial than any other
remedy | have ever used" 'For sale by
Jackson Drug Store, Spagnoli, Prop.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
Every Mother

is or should be worried when the
little ones have cough or cold. 1t
may lead to Group or pleurisy or
pneumonia-th TO something more
serious. Ballard 3 Horehound Syrup
will cure the trouble at once and
prevent any complication. Sold by
Ruhser's City Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
License Collected.

The license collector reported to
the supervisors at the January meet
ing the following collections for the
quarter ending Dec. 81:
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15

You can get your Billheads,
Letter Heads, etc, printed at
the Ledger for less than you
can buy blank stock for else
where.
TRY 1T.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15


q. z. Vicini,
K. g. Bole.
j. j. Caldwell,
ID. b. Spagnoli,
w. q. Snyder,
Ernest b. Spagnoli,
A. Caminetti,
W. j. McGee,
Committee.
Each mem Der of the bar then spoke
briefly, but feelingly and in eulog y
of the deceased, namely A. Caminetti,
W. j. McGee, G. p. Vicini. Il. T..
Bole, j. W. Caldwell, W. q. Snyder,
Ernest b. d. Spagnoli. Judge Wood
closed the exercises with appropriate
remarks. and order ed the memorial
resolutions spread in full upon the
as permanent record of the
court, after which the court was de-
clared adjourned out of respect to the
memory of the departed jurist.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15
MEMORIAL SERVICES TO
THE LATE JUDGE RUST.


apart by the superior court for
memorial exercises in respect to the
memory of the late Judge h. q. Rust.
The exercises took place in the court
room at o'clock, Hon. Fred V.
Wood, superior Judge, presiding. All
the members of the bar and other
officers of the court we're present,
also number of private citizens.
ID. b. Spagnoli, as president of the
Amador county bar association, spoke
briefly in honor of the memory Of
the departed.
9. =. Viclni then read the follow
ing tribute to the one who was so
long identified with the bar and bench
of Amador county:
ION the 18th day of Novem Der, 1903,
the eve of our national Thanksgiving
holiday, when we we're preparing to
give thanks TO God for the blessings
and comforts of life, our beloved
friend and neighbor, Richard Church
Rust, sticken with a recent illness
at his home In Jackson, California,
laid down his life and went to receive
his reward. He lived an honorable
and useful life. Death came to him
when he was apparently in the prime
of his career, having reached the age
of but fifty three years. All of his
life was spent in the state of Cali
fornia. Industry and energy were
always conspicuous traits of his
character. Shortly after his admis-
sion to practice law he attained sue
cess in his chosen profession. The
official position he held in Amador
county were those of district attorney
and judge of the superior court. He
was especially fitted for the discharge
of the duties that devolved upon him
as a public officer. AS district at
torney he was eminently successful,
and in the position of judge of the
superior court-which he held at the
time of his death, his abilities as a
jurist were signally displayed by
abality, integrity and perseverance,,
which enabled him to solve most In
tricate problems. He was tried for
almost thirty years In the practice of
an exacting profession, and never
was found wanting in any of the
essentials of lawyer, a jurist, or a
man. The high regard IN which his
memory is held by his brethren at
the bar is fully shared by the people
at large, who have always regarded
him as an honest man and a just
Judge.
We mourn his untimely death at
the threshold Of new term of office,
the unanimous choice of his constitu-
ents, not only as personal loss; but
also as a public misfortune. We
realized that it was a great privilege
to have known him and to have been
associated with him. We miss his
kindly nature, which endeared him
to us, and realize that this commun-
ity has lost a citizen prominent in
all our social. religious and fraternal
relations; man OF public spirit,
who, to the extent of his ability,
was always ready and willing to con
tribute work time and money to the
aid of every good cause.
We extend our heartfelt sympathy
to his grief stricken family and other
relatives, and mourn with them the
loss of this truly good man, who
was to the bench one of its brightest
ornaments and to the law one of it's
ablest opponents.
Amador ledger., 1909-01-15

Pioneer flour is the best; have no
other.
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muring Poor. Poor. I so sorry and
slowly shaking her head and lightly pat
ting the big. limp hand where it lay out
side the blanket. McWha half opened
his eyes. and their faint glance fell on
the top of Rosy-Lillys head as it bent
over his hand. With wry smile he shut
them again. But to his surprise he felt
rather gratified At last he opened his
eyes wide, felt his bandaged head, and
called for drink of water. To his sur
prise he was answered by Rosy-Lil!y, so
promptly that it seemed as If she had
been listening for his voice. She came
carrying the tin of water in both hands;
and lifting it very carefully she tried to
hold 1t to his lips. While THEY were FUN
bling over 1t Jimmy Bracket hurried in.
followed by the boss, and Rosy-Lilly s
nursing was superseded The boss had
TO hold him up so that he could drink.
and when he had feveriousy gulped about
n quart he lay back on his pillow with n
huge smile, declaring weakly that he was
all right.
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'le got off mighty easy, Red. said the
boss cheerfully, "considern' the heft G.
the knot at hit We. But YOU McWhas
was always hard to kill
.McWhas hand was dropping loosely over
the edge of the bunk. He felt the child $
tiny fingers brushing it again, softly AMI
tenderly. And the sensation was so novel
that he quite forgot to reply to the boss
pleasantly.
During the two days McWha was kept
prisoner he had nothing to do but
smoke and white He whitfield diligently.
but let no one see what he was making.
Then borrowing a small tin cup from the
cook, he fused over the stove with some
dark, smelly decoction of tobacco juice
and ink. Rosy-Lilly was consumed with
curiosity. especially when she saw him
apparently digging beads off an Indian
tobacco pouch which he always carried.
But Jimmy Bracket did not let her go
near enough to get enlightened as to this
mysterious occupation.
On the following day McWha went to
work again, but not till after breakfast
when the others had long departed. Ros.-
Lilly. with one hand twisted in her little
apron, was standing in the doorway as he
passed out She glanced up at him with a
coaXinS smile. McWha would not look
at her. and his face was as sullenly harsh
as ever; but as he passed he slipped some
thing into her hand. To her speechless
delight II proved TO be a little dark brown
wooden doll daintily carved, and with
two white beads. with black centers, cum
ninSiy set into its face. for eyes
RosyLilly Rugged the treasure to her
breast. Her first proud impulse was TO
run Ia Jimmy Bracket with it, But a
subtler instinct Withheld her Somehow
from the way the gift had been bestowed
she felt it was meant to be kind of
secret. She carried it away and hid it in
her bunk, where she would go and look
at il from time to time throughout the
day. That night she brought it forth,
but with several other treasures. SO that
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Johnson noted that she allowed herself.
now and then, a swift but wistful glance
toward McWha's bunk, where his big
form lounged in a gloom Of smoke
For time now Rosy-Lilly left Nc
Wha alone so markedly that it looked
as if Valley Johnson or Jimmy Bracket
had admonished her on the subject. She
continued, indeed, to cast at him eyes of
tance. and such appeals rolled off Nc
Wha's crude perception like water off
muskrats fur. He had nothing "agin'
her. as he would have put 1t. only she
would keep out of his way.
Nearly a week went by before Rosy
Lilly saw another chance to assail Nc
Wha's forbiddnS defenses. This time
she made what her innocent heart con-
CURED to be Il tremendous bid for the
bad-tempered woodsmans favor Incl
dentally, too she revealed a secret which
the boss and Valley Johnson had been
guarding with guilty solicitude ever since
her coming to the camp. 1t CHANGED that
the boss and Johnson together We're kept
away from camp one night till near morn
ing. laying out new landing" over on
Forks brook When it came time for
ROsy-Lilly to be put TO bed, the honor
fell, as matter of course, to Jimmy
Bracket. Rosy-Lilly went with him will
nSly enough, but not till after a mo-
Eent Of hesita ton, in which her eyes wan
dered involuntarily to the broad red face
of McWha behind its cloud of smoke
AS nursemaid Jimmy Bracket fiatterej
himself that he success, till the
moment came when Rosy-Lilly was to be
tucked into her bunk Then she stood
and eyed him with solemn question.
whats wrong. me Honey bug" asked
Bracket anXiously.
You haint heard me my prayers,' re-
piled Rosy-Lilly. with a touch of severity
in her voice.
Eth? What's that" stammered Brack-
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white deerhide moccasins, she tripped
forth into the big noisy room.
At the bright picture she made, her
flax gold hair tied in a knob on top Of
her head. that it might not get tangled.
the room fell silent instantly and every
eye was turned upon her. Unabashed by
the scrutiny. she made her way SedateIy
down the room and across to McWha' 5
bench. Unable to ignore her, and ansr:
at the consciousness that he was embar-
raised, McWha eyed her with a grim
stare. But Rosy-Lilly put out her hands
to him confidingly.
I'm goin' TO let you hear me my
prayers" she said, her clear, baby voice
carrying every syllable to the furthest cor
ner of the room
An ugly light famed into McWha' $
the child rudely aside.
That's some O. Jimmy Bracket 5
work. he shouted. IT'S him put 'er W
to it." The whole room, Durst into roar
of laughter at the sight of his wrath
Snatching his cap from its peg he strodo
furiously out to the stable, slammng the
door behind him.
One day, however fate concluded to
range herself on Rosy-I.illys side \
dead branch. hurled through the air by
the impact of a falling tree, struck Red
McWha OH the head, and he was carried
home to the cabin unconscious. bleeding
from long cash in his scalp. The boss,
something of surgeon in his rough-and-
ready way. as bosses needsto be. washed
the wound and sewed 1t up Then he
handed over his own bunk to the wounded
man. declaring enthusiastically that McWha
would come around all right
1t was hours later when McWha began
to recover consciousness; and just then,
as it happened, there was no one near him
but ROsyLilly. Smtten with pity, the
child was standing beside the bunk, mu:-
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plaintive minor; some are sentimental or
religious to the last degree. while others
are amazingly vulgar But from the hour
OF Rosy-Lilly's arrival in camp, all the
vulgar chanteys were dropped, withou,
a word said by any one, from the wood
mems repertoire.
During the songs, the smoking and the
lazy fun Rosy-Lilly would slip from ono
big woodsman to another, an inconspicu-
GUS little figure in the smoke gloomed
light Of the oil lamps. Man after man
would snatch her up to his knee, lay by
his pipe, twist her silky yellow curls
about his great blunt fingers. and whisper
voolfolk tales or baby nonsense into her
pink little ear. She would listen solemny
for minute or two, then wriggle down
and move on to another of her admirers.
But before long she would be standing by
the bench on which sat Red McWha with
one big knee usually hooked high above
the other, and his broad back reclined
against the edge of bunk. For few
moments the child would stand there
smiling with perennial confidence, wait
ing to be noticed. Then she would come
II McWha were not ensrossed in song, it
would soon become impossible for him TO
ignore her. He would suddenly look
down at her with his fierce eyes, knit his
shaggy red brows and demand harshly,
well, Yaler-Top, an what dye want?'
II Rosy-Lilly felt rebuffed for the mo-
mcnt by McWhas rudeness she seemed
always to forget 1t the next time she saw
him. But on one occasion the discom-
future was McWha's. She had ELECTED the
customary rough demand. We'll. Yaller-
Ton. what d'you want?" But this time
she held her ground, though with CULVER
ing lips.
"Yaller-Top amt may name 'tatll,' she
explained with baby politeness ITS Rosy
Lilly: n l jes' thought you might want
me to sit on Yer knee little teeny'
mint
the room with a loutish grin. Then he
flushed angrily. as he felt the demand Of
the sullen silence. Looking down again.
with scowl at the expectant little face
of RosyLilly, he erowled:
We'll, not as / knows Of" and rose to
his feet, thrusting her brusqucly aside.
To cloak his embarrassment he slOuched
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EFT. startled quite out of his wonted COM
posture.
Don't you know little girls has to say
their prayers afore they goes to bed?'
she demanded.
NO" admitted Bracket truthfully
wondering how he going TO get out
of the unexpected situation
VALLEY Johnson hears me mine" con-
tinued the child. her eyes very wide open
as she weighed Brackets qualifications
in her mericiless little balance.
Here Bracket was misguided enough to
grin, bethnking him that now he had
the laugh" on the boss and Valley. That
grin settled it.
II dess you don't know how to hear me
say 'em, jimmy she announced mex
orably. And picking up the skirt of her
blue homespun "nightie,' so that she
showed her little red wooden socks and