Amador ledger., 1908-03-27
Clipped from our EXCHANGES
From Nearby Counties.

of insurance on business property
and have signed and forwarded petit.
ton giving the improved facilities
here for preventing fires, and request.
ing reduction of present rates,
which are 70 per cent higher than
before The San Francisco disaster.
Max Mierson, president of the board
OF trade, has received word from the
board of underwriters that a new
schedule of rates for property outside
of San Francisco and Los Angeles
was now being formulated, other
places to be considered in order of
their Importance, and rated on exist
ing conditions. Mt. Democrat.
We learn that Alex Brown chairman
of the board of equalization, who
has been seriously i'll in Stockton
with pneumonia is rapidly recover
ing. Mr. Brown was confined to his
home for several weeks, first with an
attack of the grippe which later de-
veloped into pneum onia Prospect.
Mrs George Dunlap left Monday
morning for Gardnerville, Nevada, at
which place her husband, Geo. Dun
lap, has been working for several
months. Echo.
VIM. L. Eddy and wife of lone, left
Friday morning. Mr. Eddy is going
to Klondlke, Alaska, where he ins
tends staying three years. Mrs Eddy
will accompany him as far as Sacra-
mentu, where she will visit friends
for few days, when she will return
to lone. Echo.
The preliminary examination OF
Dick Martin, charged with an assault
to commit murder, was held at Mil
ton Tuesday and Wednesday last be-
fore Justice Marsh. District attor-
ney Keith appeared for the people
and A. Caminetti for the defense
The man who was shot didn't seem to
want to prosecute the shooter very
bad and and the justice accordingly
ordered him discharged. - Calaveras
Chronicle.
Little Violet Nuner, the three year
old daughte OF Mr. and Mrs Dan Nuner
of Central Hill was severely bitten in
the face by savage dog last Satur-
day. The dog which had been Oh the
premises but few days aud as we
heard the story attacked the child
wholly without provocation sinking
his fangs deep in the flesh about the
nose. A physician was summoned
and it was found necessary to take
eleven stitches to close the wounds,
so badly was the face Iacerated. The
child Is getting along nicely now
Prospect.
About six thirty o'clock Wednesday
night there was brilliant meteoric
display in the southern heavens. The
heavenly visitor passed across the sky
from east to west, appearing first as a
large ball of fire which divided into
two parts, these finally breaking up
like Fourth Of July rocket. The
whole southern sky was lighted up
for several seconds. Prospect.
We learn that the Tatton marble
quarry located about two miles south
east of Douglas Flat has recently been
sold to Ii. q. Cutting of the Point
Richmond Land q Canal Company
The price paid is said to have been
$4,000. 1t is contemplated to COM
mence work at once, shipping the
rough stone from the quarry to Point
Richmond, where extensive works
will be erected for polishing and cult
ing the marble for it's various uses. -
Prospect.
Another of lone's new enterprises
is the lone Fire Brick Company,
located about one mile south of town.
This is going to be an immense con-
Germ, and will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $50, 900 to thoroughly equip
and install it. At present time they
have only one kiln In operation,
which has capacity of 10000 bricks
per month, but two more are in the
course of construction, each of the
same capacity as the first The com
pany intends building seven of these
kilns, and when tho plant is finished
it will have a capacity of over 400,
600 bricks per month, and will give
permanent employment to 40 or 81
men. The company has l2O acres of
land and over the entire area of this
land is body of the finest material
in the world for the manufacture of
fire brick. 1t consists of a mixture