Amador ledger., 1909-12-03

coffee, ham sandwiches, tamales, and
chocolate every evening".
lanes Meek has been working the
creek bed behind the National hotel
with pan and rocker for several days.
He says he was able to make 81. so per
dav with pan, and with rocker or sluice
boxes should be able to earn several
times that amount The creek bed has
not been worked for gold for a number
of years.
Robert Mounter, who has been work
ing at a mine i'm the state of Nevada for
about a year, returned home over week
ago. The mining boom in the Sage
brush state has largely petered out
A gentleman named Wells, from Den
yer, and representing Colorado capita
lists has been in this county for over a
week, PARTLY in Suffer Greek and a por-
tion of the time in Jackson, looking UP
the records in regard to the old Eureka
miRg i'm Sutter Creek, which is owned
by Mrs Hattie Green of New York. He
has been pursuing his business very
quietly. We do not know the exact pur-
pose of his visit but the suppression
prevails that something is Ekely to fol-
low in regard to the resumption of work
on This property, which has been idle
for over thirty years.
led cream, peanuts and popcorn
always at the Acme Candy !Parlor.
On the 27 inst. the tax collector paid
il to the treasury, on account of property
taxes collected prior to that date, the
sum of S34, ,4l0l3. This of course was
not the final settlement prior to the first
installment becoming delinquent. A
large sum was taken in or the last day,
Monday, the 10Th.
Mrs T. Ryan, wife of the county re-
rOrder is suffering from mild attack
of scarlet fever. Two of the children
had Just recovered from the same dis
ease, and the quarantine had been re-
leased, when it was discovered that the
mother was afflicted, and quarantine was
re established.
Prof. Gerome's dancing academy he
gins Friday night, December B and fol-
lowing every Friday and Mondays.
Glass in afternoons, by appointment, ty
leaving word at National motel, room l.
in anex. Learn to dance and be grace
ful at |. o. O. F. Hall.
State superintendent Of schools, Ed
ward Hyatt, spent several days in this
county the past week, at the special in
vitation Of county superintendent W.
H. Greenhalgh He visited number
OF the schools in the county, such as
were located within easy distance Of
railroad facilities. This is the first in
stance Of a state superintendent officially
visiting the schools of this county The
state superintendent is not required to
visit schools That Mr hyatt has in
terested himself in his work to such an
extent is certainly commendable. He
was in Suffer Greek Tuesday, and in
tended to visit some schools in lone
valley as we'll as the Preston school of
industry.
Grand social dance by Prof. Gerome
/. O. O. F. Hall every Saturday COM
mencing December llth. Good floor
good music. Admission 75c. Ladies
free. All welcomed.
MRS Caldwell and her brother W. J.
Peters moved Tuesday into dwelling
house on Stump street recently vacated
by C, Wrigglesworth.
Cactana Giannin, who lives on the
Belluomini ranch mile south of Jack
son, fell off the stone porch OF the
house, cutting cash in his head
which required the services OF DIR.
Endicot. The wound was nothing
serious, and the patient is doing nicely.
A man named TAYLOR was received in
to the county hospital last Friday,
suffering from a broken rib. He Was
staying at Jack Dufrene's on the lone
road. He accidentally fell from a loft
in the barn, but thought his injuries
trivial, and therefore did not seek
medical aid He got worse however,
and was forced to come to the hospital
for treatment He is under bonds to
appear for trial in El Dorado county
for some scrapc in the vicinity of
Ham station last summer,