Amador ledger., 1909-04-30
From Our Exchanges.

w. L. MOhee OF Jne MChee huhboi
Company of Quincy, ILL.,, has heen at
Canine for several days past for the
purpose of securing a quantity OF
El Dorado county's matohless sugar
pine for shipment to the East, where
it is much priced for interior finish
and cabinet work. He went out to
the valley this morning and will
spend some weeks on the coast before
going home. Nugget.
"They say' electric lights are a
sure thing for lone this time. Mr.
Downs has bought the line and has
had force of men at work tor some
time setting new poles and stringing
new wires. This work IS nearly com
pleted between here and jackson,
and If "they say' is not mistaken we
will be able to snap on the lights
ere many days. 1t will be great
convenience when we get it. .- Echo.
There is quite tendency among
many of our citizens to cut out some
bad habit and the good spirit seems
to be working overtime. Moyar Bur-
den and Il. l.. Rehm got together and
soIemnly agreed to quit smoking
And as a penalty for violating the
compact the guilty one is to forfeit a
twenty dollar gold piece, which goes
TO the informer. Watch the Mayor
and the dry goods merchant and earn
a piece OF easy money-Sonora Demo-
erat.
Considerable prospecting and some
placer mining is now being done
around Indian Diggings. j. j. Craw'
ford and brother of Oakland are ar
ranging to work claim belonging to
q j ohm Culick, which has been pros
pected with most encouraging results.
There is much good gravel ground
in that vicinity, and also some pro-
missing quartz leads. The present
summer promises to witness great
revival of mining around Indian Dig.
gings, Grizzly Flat and FaiIplay.-
Nugget.
An old man about 70 years of age
arrived in Placerville yesterday on
foot and carrying small roll OF
blankets, an nld-fashioned army
carbine weighing about % pounds, q
lantern and miscellaneous lot OF
camp Junk very much the worse for
wear. He gave every evidence of be-
ing demented and was charltably
taken into custody. The old man
gave his name as Bramsky, and stated
that he was oD his way to Illinois in
search of two sisters whom he had not
seen in half century. AS it would
he impossible for him to get over the
mountains now, he will he detained
at the county Jail or hospital for a
time in hopes that proper food and
rest will restore his mental condition
to normal. Nugget.
Mention was made last week that a
Chapter of the Eastern Star would
soon be instituted in lone, and last
evening was the important occasion.
MISS EUIud OUHTLDdu VI
district deputy, was here and per-
formed the official ceremonies. Fol
lowing are the officers elected for the
first term Worthy matron, Mrs d.
b. Pardoe; associate matron, Miss
Elizabeth Joses; worthy patron, q.
j Yager; secretary, Mrs Emma Joses
treasurer, Mich. Hammer; conduct
or, Veda Woods; associate conductor
Ida Williams; warder, Mrs tayettt
Mace; sentinel, f. F.. Greenough
After the institution ceremonies {
bountiful collation. was spread in the
banquet room and a season OF feast
ing and genial intercourse enjoyed by
all. The chapter starts out with {
good charter membership and they
feel that it will be an instrument FOL
good to them lI.-Echo.
THDnM 0IIT THE lime