Amador ledger., 1910-01-14

Miss Eva Delets left for Sacramento
last Saturday where she is to take a
years. course in Atkinson's Business
college.
Millers Best Flour is 81 per cent
hour-that's why it's the best.
A man named Alex Barlow was
brought to the hospital this week from
beyond Plymouth. He is suffering from
cancer and general debility, inciden. to
old age.
Sam Richard, miner working at the
Argonaut. was stuck in the tleshy part
of the leg by falling timber last Tues
day, cutting an ugly cash, which re-
quired number of stitches to close.
He was attended by DR.. Endicott He
is getting along as well as could be ex-
pected, but it will be several weeks be-
fore he is able to return to work
AT the time of the accident Richard,
who is tmberman at the mine, was
working at the 1900 level. The truant
timber struck him in the right leg, be-
low the knee, causing an ugly cut two
thirds round the leg and tearing the
flesh from the muscles. The ankle of the
left leg was dislocated. The wounds are
quite serious, and will confine him to
his bed for weeks He was removed to
his boarding house at Pascoe's at the
Kennedy Flat as soon after the mshao
as possible.
Opie Harper returned from San Fran
cisco the middle of last week. He
went there to consult specialist in
regard to the impaired sight of one eve.
The physician gave little encouragement
of cure. A double cataract has formed
over the eye, and its removal by an
operation was deemed inadviasble.
Full sheet posters have been issued
from the Ledger Office for grand mas
querade ball TO be given in Amador
City on Saturday, February 5 under the
auspices of the business men of that
town. Tickets to ball 81; spectators
SOC Masks and costumes may be
selected after February LIST at the Anna
dor hotel.
Sheriff Sibley o; San Joaquin county
was in this county early in the week
suspenaeting witnesses for the Emma
lie DouX trial, which is set for trial in
Stockton at an carly date.
The sentence of death pronounced by
the court on verdict of guilty rendered
in the former trial was set aside by the
supreme court, and the case sent back
for new trial. 1t is claimed that all
the material witnesses used in the
former trial will be available at the en-
suing trial.
E. Lucot and bride have moved from
Suffer hill to Jackson, occupying the
dwelling owned by Mrs Vogan on Peek
Hill.
The government stroke' a phrase
applied to the work, Sinking which is a |
prominent feature Of eployes in public !
work, was Strikingly exemplifed in the
vicinity OF Jackson the other day. A
couple Of men supposed to be at work
Of the public road were noticed seated
by the roadside about half-past nine
O'Clock in the morning They had
fire lighted in the roadway, and were
leisurely preparing coffee. 1t was
keen frosty morning. and they evidently
needed something stronger than the
"governent stroke" to warm the ply
steal frame, That is about what the
taxpayers are paying their money for
under tine present fool law.
Miss Kate Driscoll has resigned her
position as teacher in the Lodi schools
and has a position doing department
work in the Haywards grammar school.
Joe Jones, the well-knCwn Chinese |
cook, after lingering illness of more
than year, died on Sunday last. He
had been resident OF Amador county
for the past ten years, with short periods
of absence, when engaged in business
in other parts of the state. For some
time he was connected with the Olym- |
pus and Louvre restaurants but for
the past year had been incapacitated for
business owing 10 failing health, He |
was one of the most expert Chinese
cooks in the state, and at one time
employed in that capacity in the family
of the late Jas H. Bldd, formerly |
governor of California. The funeral
was held Monday, interment in the
Chinese cemetery, one mile north of
Jackson. He was SO years of age and it
is said leaves wife and one child In |