Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-04-23

failed to return Friday evening. All
sorts of reports we're floated as to the
meaning of the stoppage. A break.
down was the explanation OF some.
Others would have It that the motor
was being fixed up with a boot, so as
to he able to carry a reasonable
quantity of baggage, and that a larger
vehicle was to be put on the road.
j. h. Jenkins, the we'll known
piano tuner, will be in jackson for
the next few days. Orders may be
left at McGary's store.
Miss Ray Sicily left yesterday
morning for San Francisco.
The automobile stage failed to con-
uect again Wednesday. 1t is reported
that the line is to be abandoned, as
it was evident that with, one stage
daily trip each way could not be
made.
John Drendel early this week sent
his brother -in-law, Jones, over to
Forest Home to bring home colt 7,
m onths old, that had been pasturing
there. He tied the colt behind the
cart, and started homeward in that
fashion. The animal trotted behind
in good shape, until near the Central
House, when it suddenly reared up,
and fell striking on its head on a
rock in the road, and died in few
minutes thereafter. No doubt its
neck was broken by the fall. 1t
was large and valuable colt.
The Argonaut has recently install
ed telephone system connecting the
underground workings with the sur
face. 1t is of much benefit 10 facili-
tating the conveyance of messages
and orders. 1t does not do away with
bell Esignals, altogether, but is found
very convenient in many ways. The
Argonaut aud the Bunker Hill are
the only mines in the county pro-
vided with underground telephones.
The ladies' exchange will be at
McGary's store tomorrow, April 81.
Mrs II Williams and Mrs ~. Wriggles-
worth will have charge. Call on
them for cakes and other deIicacies.
Tomorrow will be a fete day in
Sacramento. The attractions will IN
clude athletic events, marathon races,
airship electric water carnival. Elk
cursion tickets will be issued on the
various lines of travel.
Mrs l.. Vogeli returned last evening
from two weeks visit to Sacra.
mento.
Alex Adams of Pine Grove, will
leave tomorrow for TuoIumne
county. He has taken a contract to
get out 1900 railroad ties. for road
that is being run from the Sierra
railroad into the sugar pine county.
The contract will take all summer to
complete.
Johny Chinn, youngest son OF j.
Chinn, has been suffering from an
attack Of fever tor the last three or
four days, and confined to bed.
Tickets will be sold at MartelIs
over the Amador Central railroad for
the May day picnic in lone at one
fare rate for the round trip; tickets
good for return on the following day
May End.
A message was received this week
that Mrs Jeanette Solinsky, daughter
of Frank Peek of Mokelumne Hill
and granddaughter of w. 2. Peek of
this city, is suffering from pneu.
monia at her home is San Francisco.
Her mother has gone to the city to
attend her.
John Band, an employe at the Zeila
accompanied by his wife, left Monday
for two weeks vacation.
Mrs Zum biel left this morning for
a weeks visit in Sacramento and San
Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs Fred LEMON have been
offered a position in the Preston
School at lone. They have the
matter under consideration.
Word has been received here that
Mrs Geo Mexican, who lived in this
city for many years. died in Prescott,
Arizona, early this week. Death was
the result of an attack of erysepeIas.
The death of her husband was
CHI onicIed in these columns last
week. Mrs McKean was then i'll. and
the passing of her husband was un-
known to her. She followed him to
the grave within a week.
The county clerk of Sacramento on
Wednesday issued license authoriz-
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