Amador ledger., 1910-07-22
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Creek. where he will reside in the
future and continue in the practice of
his profession, having received the ap-
pointment of physician for the South
Eureka mine, which employs about 300
men. The doctor was very successful
in his practice in these parts, and his
rollicking, jovial good nature and
never failing bonhomie won for hi
many friends whose best wishes but
sincere regrets go with him to his new
field.
Mr. McBain, the engineer and black
smith at the Queen mine near Rich
Gulch had a close call for his life Mon
day last. He was at work in the com
pressor room at the time, when the
belt that runs the machine broke. This
took away the resistance from the
water wheel, which soon attained such
a speed that it flew all to pieces.
Buckets from the wheel as we'll as the
wheel itself were flying in every
direction, pieces Of which knocked off
the boards on the side of the building
and landed some thirty feet away.
One of the flying missiles struck Nc
Balm on the arm cutting quite cash,
another mashed his finger, while still
another piece grazed him on the chin.
1t was a regular bombardment of fly
ing pieces of cast iron and all done so
quickly that McBain had no chance
to get out of danger zone. While it
was close call, still as we look at it
from fatalst's point of view, it had
to be and McBain's time hadn't come
as vet. Citizen.
Another of our old pioneers Mr. Nim
rod Foster passed away July 4th and
was buried at lone cemetery July 9Th.
Mr. Foster was born in Knoxville,
Tenn, July 3rd 1881, moved to Mis-
souri, with his parents when six years
old and crossed the plains for Cali
fornia with an OK team in 1853, land
ing in San Joaquin county in Septem
Der of that year. The next spring he
went to Lancha Plana, where he mined
a few years, then went to Frazier
river during the excitement there. He
located on farm three miles west of
Lancha Plana late in the fifties, where
he resided permanently until his death.
He was a good citizen, a good neigh
Dor and was respected by all with
whom he had dealings for his integrity
and worth. He was married to Martha
M. Diebold March 22nd, 1868, who
survives him as do six children, Mrs
Joe Kid, lone, Mrs G. B. McGill,
Stockton, Sophie M, Martha A.,
Joseph G. and Frank w. Foster of
Camanche. Prospect.
From the Deer Valley section comes
complaint regarding the appearance
of new weed which threatens to be-
come a veritable pest. 1t partakes
somewhat of the nature of the com
mon tar weed, but grows more rank
ly. 1t is most prevalent along the
public highways traversed by migra-
tory stock, but no animal except goats
will eat it. Other Vegetation is killed
out by the weed. Nugget.
The little six or seven-year old son
of Mike Mitrovich, who lives on Demo
crat hill, will be a manipulation of big
schemes when he grows up, if he is
ever anything. Tuesday last he was
seen by little Amy Hutchinson going
to town with bulging purse in his
hand, and when asked whittier he was
bound with so much purse, replied that
he was going down to buy up all the
candy in town, and asked the girl to
accompany him-the first step toward
forming combine or trust. He had
found the purse on the floor at his
home and was elated over the prospect
of his first financial coup, that of cor
nering the candy market. Opening the
purse he displayed a twenty dollar
piece. five and some silver, shown g
that he was we'll heeled for business.
The little girl would take no stock in
his scheme and told him he had better
take the money to his mother, but as
he couldn't see 1t that way, she asked
him for a part of the money. He
readily gave up the twenty ands some
silver which Amy took to Mrs Nit
rovich with an account of ! the youth s
caper, while the hoy went on to make
his purchases. The mother was quick
ly on his track and when overtaken he
had already spent 25 cents for candy
while the rest of the money he had
hidden under rock by the roadside.