I'm sure that "below" or "down below" must be Sacramento. Well, anywhere below the Sierra foothills. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Joe and Pam Hajny <[email protected]> To: 'Steve Illum' <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 12:12 AM Subject: RE: [CAAMADOR-L] Ugh! Toil! More Dispatch thrillers . . . >Where do you suppose "below" or "down below" is? I've seen that several times in the articles I'm reviewing also. > >--pam (related to Caminetti, Burke, Martin, O'Toole, Hodges, and Matthew, among others) > >-----Original Message----- >From: Steve Illum [SMTP:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 6:54 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [CAAMADOR-L] Ugh! Toil! More Dispatch thrillers . . . > >Like someone suggested in the past, this is a tough job. I don't know why >anyone would ever want to do it, except that it is so intriguing. I'm only >into April of my first year of 3 on my film. It's so hard to pass just >anything up, so I keep willingly tripping on this twig or stone along the >path. > >April 1, 1893 (34:34) . . . April Fool's Day, incidentally. I hope they >weren't pulling our leg with these articles . . . . > >Married at Stockton, March 25th, 1893, Mr. Dave Arditto of Amador City, to >Miss Lily Newsom of San Francisco. > >Died --- >At Willow Springs (Where's that?), March 25th, 1893, Mrs. Jane Thorpe, aged >80 years, 4 months, 10 days. >At Aqueduct City, March 25th, 1893, Louis Ludenkens, a native of Germany, >aged about 62 years. (prominent guy!) >In Ione City, March 27th, 1893, Isaac Waddell, native of Maryland, aged >about 69 years. > >Mrs. Mary Kreichbaum (I think this is our Kirschbaums, but spelling >variation.), of Oakland, came up last Monday night to visit her sister, Mrs. >J. Quirolo. > >A man named Warren Kirkendall was brought over from Sutter Creek last >Tuesday by Constable Turner and placed in jail for safekeeping while >awaiting trial before the Justice Court of that place on charge of cutting a >barbed wire fence in that vicinity. > >(Sorry, some of these things are hard to step over. Seems that some of our >ancestors kept the local constables & sheriff quite busy.) > >A man named Geo. Abbott was brought up from Ione last Monday by Constable >Heffren, to serve out a term of 10 days in jail for allowing his goats to >trespass upon another man's ranch. He was given the alternative of paying a >fine of $20 or going to jail for 10 days and he concluded to give the jail a >trial. > >Sportive Drummers --- One day last week a couple of clothing drummers, >claiming to represent some firm from below, came to town armed with two or >three trunks of sample goods and a wagon and team. They came presumably for >the purpose of drumming up a little business in their line. But, as >business was rather dull, they conceived the idea of "scooping up the town" >by getting up a footrace and winning a few dollars. By a little sharp >management they finally succeeded in getting up a race with one of our quiet >looking boys, for $200 a side. They happened to be a little short of ready >cash at the time, however, but the managed to raise the required amount of >"spondulix" by giving a bill of sale of their team and stock of goods to a >certain party in town which they expected to redeem the next day. The time >for the race was set for Sunday afternoon, and the sportive drummers were on >hand with a full expectation of replenishing their exchequer to the amount >of the stakes. The race came off at the appointed time, but the >swift-footed Jackson boy proved too much for the traveling racer, and came >out ahead, winning the money, and leaving the disconsolate drummers "flat >broke without money or horses or goods with which to make another raise. >After pondering for a short time over the general uncertainty of things >especially here in the foot-hills, they took their departure for the city >again, with a little more experience than they had when they came here, >although not quite so much worldly wealth. It is not known whether they >will return or not, but probably they will seek other fields of operation. > >Mr. L. Ludekens died at his home in Aqueduct, last Saturday at 11:30 p.m. >Mr. Ludekens visited Volcano the Wednesday previous, and told his friends he >thought he was slowly improving; made known his calculations --- but alas! >Man builds a collossal temple of his renown, and behold, triumphant time >hurls it with all its grandeur, to the dust. Mr. Ludekens has been acting >in the capacity of (County) Supervisor, the expiration of his second term >nearing at the time of his demise. Quite a number will attend the funeral, >which will take place Tuesday, at 11 o'clock. > >A stabbing affray took place last night between Dr. Nichols and a young man >named E.G. Turner, a blacksmith lately from Amador, in which Turner was >stabbed in 2 places, 1 being under the ear and the other in his ribs, but >the wounds are not considered dangerous. The quarrel seems to have been >over a buggy that Turner had made for Dr. Nichols a couple of years ago. It >is said that Turner knocked Nichols down 3 times before he was stabbed. > >April 8, 1893 (34:35) > >In Memoriam --- L. Ludekens (long article) > >Married --- Huberty - Gubbins, In Sacramento April 2nd by Justice W.A. >Henry. Adam Huberty of Sunny South, Cal to Kate Gubbins, of Jackson, Amador >County. > >Died --- In the county hospital, April 1st, 1893, Peter Sefiovia, a native >of Chili (really must be Chile?), aged 76 years. > >Died --- At Jackson Gate, April 6th, 1893, A. Norton, a native of Maine, >aged about 71 years. (another prominent guy) > >Chas. Ginocchio is building an addition to his dwelling house on Water >Street. > >Luke Perlanda has recently moved his saloon business from the Campi building >to the Sanguinetti building on Main Street, where he will be pleased to see >his old friends and customers. > >Two young men about 18 years of age were arrested by Constable Kelly last >Monday for vagrancy. One of them gave the name of John Wren and the other >that of Wm. Kelly. They were given 10 days in the county jail. > >A man sho says his name is John Smith (Sure!) was arrested by Constable >Kelly last Wednesday morning for drawing and exposing obscene pictures. He >was taken before Justice Goldner and pleaded guilty to the charge and was >sentenced to 90 days in jail. > >A man named Regiro Carbono, was brought over from Amador last Monday by >Constable Fortier, and lodged in jail on a charge of having stabbed his >brother in that place last Sunday. > >Dwelling House Burned --- George Newman of Newmansville (Where's that?). >The house was occupied by Mr. S. Mounter and family. (long article) > >We are pained to learn of another accident which has befallen Robbie >Stewart. While playing on the school ground at Charleston (Where's that?), >he and several other boys and girls were sittong on a curved pine tree; the >tree broke and they all came in contact with the ground. Robert was the >only one hurt, he having sustained a fracture of the shoulder. Robbie has >scarcely recovered from the severe blow he received five weeks ago playing >baseball. Robbie is an exemplary boy, and we are sorry to see him the >victim of so many misfortunes, but he is gritty and cheerful under all >circumstances, which will aid him much toward recovery. > >April 15, 1893 (34:36) > >Died --- Near Antelope, April 11th, 1893 Sidney A. James, native of >California, aged about 25 years. > >Died --- In Volcano, April 12th Mrs. Catherine M. Jonas, native of County >Cavan, Ireland, aged about 68 years. > >Died --- In Plymouth, April 18th James L. Davis, native of Ohio, aged about >57 years. > >Sheriff Gregory took a crazy chinaman to the Napa insane asylum last Tuesday >morning. > >Robbie Stewart who was badly hurt while at school by the breaking of a limb >in the top of a tree in which he was perched, is now slowly improving. This >should be a warning to the small boys at school not to be led into any of >these daring exploits by larger boys. > >April 22nd, 1893 (34:37) > >Born --- In Jackson April 15, 1893 to M. Newman and wife, a daughter. > >Found Dead --- We learn that an old man named H. Flint was found dead in his >cabin at Oleta last . . . (long article) > >Mr. Boydston was bitten by his dog, last Wednesday. > >One of the Wieland Robbers Caught --- A young man named Robert Masterson, >one of the parties implicated in the robbery of the store at Wieland on the >night of the 17th of March, was brought up from Modesto last Monday night by >Sheriff Gregory and safely landed behind the bars to await the action of the >Court. He was arrested by Sheriff Purvis of Stanislaus county on a >description sent out by Sheriff Gregory of this county. The fact of the >arrest was immediately made known to Sheriff Gregory, who went down on >Saturday and brought the prisoner up on Monday night. The Sheriff says >there can be no doubt that he is the right man, as his description tallies >exactly with that given of him by Mr. Dunn, and when arrested he had in his >possession the gold watch which was taken from the store on the night of the >robbery. Furthermore the prisoner has virtually admitted his guilt. > There are yet two other persons who were connected with the same robbery >who are still at large and who are supposed to have some of the jewelry and >other plunder in their possession that was taken from the store, as well as >a horse which was stolen the same night from Mr. Frank Tabeau who lives near >Wieland. The names of the other two men are Herbert Colbern and Alex Knox >but as the Sheriff has good descriptions of them, he feels confident that >they cannot long escape arrest. They both reside near Modesto and are well >known to the officers of that county. Sheriff Gregory has been untiring in >his efforts to capture these robbers and does propose to give up the chase >until they are safely landed in jail. It is certainly to be hoped that he >may succeed in bringing them to justice, so that our community may not be >troubled with their exploits again. > >Ione City: > >Drowned In A Well --- At Michigan Bar Thursday about noon, a four-year old >daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heffernon was drowned in a well. The mother >of the child was visiting a near neighbor Mrs. Lowe, and the little one was >with her. After being at the house awhile the child was missed. At first >it was thought she might have returned home but this not being the case a >search was commenced and resulted in finding the child's body in a well at >the Lowe place. From indications it was evident the little one had been >playing around the well and that the rotten curbing had given way and >precipitated her into the well. The body was not found until an hour and a >half after the child was missed. > >April 29, 1893 (34:38) > >Born --- In Jackson April 23rd, 1893 to the wife of J. Mattly, a daughter. > >Married --- In Lincoln, Placer County April 23rd, 1893 Mr. Ed Kay to Miss >Sadie Dippel, both of Jackson. > >Married --- In Amador City April 27th Mr. Thomas Richards to Miss Carrie >Hamsly. > >Died --- In Jackson April 25th, 1893 Casper Hartman, native of Germany, aged >about 41. > >Signing off again, > >Steve > > >==== CAAMADOR Mailing List ==== >Amador County, California CAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~caamador/ >