The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26

report says that during the year 1906 there were p stock fire insur- ance companies doing business in the State, nine mutual fire insurance companies, five farmers mutual aid associations, 33 legal reserve life companies seven mutual life com i panies, l l accident and misc5ilane- ous insurance companies and 26 ffa- tcrnal insurance societies. The eX- perienee table of the fire insurance companies shows the loss ratio for companies over the period of 2G years to be 5S.S per eentum and the expense ratio to be estimated at 3 per centum.
 Seven additional suits have been filed by Prosecuting Attorney Rho ion of Pulaski county against in surancc companies for alleged viola tion of the antitrust statute. The companies involved are: The r. X C. Insurance Company of Dallas, TcXas; the Commonwealth lnsHr- ance Company of Dallas; the Sea board Fire Insurance Company of Galveston, the Orient lnsurancs Company of Hartford, the Scottish Union and National Insurance Com pany of Dallas, the Franklin Insur- anee Company of Wheeling, Va, and the Fire Association of Philadel- phia. \ ptal of $14, 4,000,o00 is de maHJed.
 The cold winds and the rain th1t has been sweeping over the State for the past week have had q rUinous effect on the farming industries of the western section. The fruit has been damaged. the corn that ha= been ploved over and worked out has been killed for the most part and from present appearances the wheat and oat crop will be failure this year. The cotton crop will have to be replanted altogether. 1he strawberries are ripenil. fast, how ever, and there is an unusually large supply this year.
 The State Board of Railroad Incorporation met recently and eX- amined and approved the articles of incorporation and granted charter to the Antoine Valley Railroad. The road is capitalized at $150,O00, di- yided into l 1,50O shares of $l00 each. The road, which will lay entirely within Clark county, will extend from Graysonia, situated on the Gurdon and Fort Smith Railroad, to Philadelphia, distance of about 2f miles. The corporation has 15- year franchise.
 One of the most beautiful as well as being one of the most valuable pearls ever taken from an Arkansas stream Was taken to Little Bo.k recently. It was found near Cot tcr. oa White riye9. It is q raaud pearl, pure white, mstrons aod 0ilt- oat 1av and weighs a0 grains i The owner took tito Little Rock te find d buyer and finally sold 1t 10 2 local ieveler of that city for fEooQ
 The White River Zine and Lead l Company las filed articles of ineor- poration and agreement in the office of the Secretary of State showing a capital stock of $300,00o, of which S3, 3,000 has been subscribed by the corporation. The stock is divided 1 into l2,000 share of SD each. The headquarters of the concern will be | at IeIlyilio
 Several Eastern capitalists have been prospecting in the vicinity of Pike City with a view of selecting point at which to bore for oil They are satisfied that oil in paying quantities can be procured at depth of less than l, ,000 feet.
 Ben Davis was killed by a failing limb while working in the timber near Bellmore recently. The llmI struck him on the head, crushing hh skull
 NIr. Peoples died at his home il Lamar recently of cancer of the face He was prominent figure and well known in Johnson county.
 Lee McFalls, well-known an( prominent citizen of Humphry