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I'jj/tVV. is? i:': f&>: 1 mm •V & fO z?Pei -w HHNNA PIONEER EXPRESS. WARD WELL A THOMPSON, Pub*. PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA NEWS OF THEJVEEK IN EPITOME Digest of the News Worth Tellinf Cos* densed for the Busy Reader. WASHINGTON NOTES. After an hour's interview with President Taft, John Hays Hammond definitely declined a tender of the ministership to China. Consul General Robert J. Wynne at London has resigned, and Consul John L. Griffiths at Liverpool will be nominated to succeed him. President Taft may be asked to par don ex-Sheriff John P. Shipp, whom the federal supreme court recently found guilty of contempt in connec tion with a Tennessee lynching. An executive committee of the fed eral department of state is at work on the program of the congress of hy giene and demography, to be held in Washington in the autumn of next year. Capt. A. M. Knight of the United States cruiser Washington has been ordered to report at Washington, D. C.. to become president of the special board of navy ordnance, according to dispatches from Tacoma, Wash. The supreme court has advanced for argument on Nov. 2 the cases of the Great Northern and Chicago Great Western roads against the 6tate of Minnesota. These cases in volve the validity of the gross earn ings tax law and were decided against the roads by the Minnesota supreme court. PERSONAL. Justice Guy C. Scott of the supreme court of Illinois died at Galesburg, 111., following an operation for appen dicitis. Rev. Dr. Peter Thomas Stamford, a negro minister and writer, is dead at North Cambridge, Miss. He was born at Hampton, Va., in 1860. Clarence Herbert Freeman, former national checker champion, is dead at Providence. R. I. He gained a na tional reputation in 18S4, when he de feated Wyllie, a famous Scotch play er. Prof. Frederick W. Putnam, pro fessor of archaeology and ethnology at Harvard, has resigned. He has reached the age of retirement and is the fifth professor to resign from Har vard this year. Seth W. Cobb, former congress* man and prominent in civic affairs at St. Louis, especially in the obtaining of a government appropriation of $5, 000.000 for the Louisiana Purchase exposition, is dead. Mahlon Donovan is the champion bear hunter of Sullivan county, New York. Donovan, who is one of the most famous hunters and guides in that section, killed two large bears with one shot from his rifle. John Latsch, senior member of tha Winona firm of Latsch & Co, whole sale grocers, and widely known throughout the Northwest, died at Winona after a week's illness. Al though it was realized that his con dition was serious, the end came sud denly. He was seventy-seven years old. Edward E. Coyle, for the last ten years a newspaper correspondent at Washington, died at Baltimore. He was thirty-five years old. He knew intimately many public men and en joyed a pleasant personal acquaint ance with the late President Mc Kinley, President Taft and former President Roosevelt. CRIMES. Charles J. Fix, treasurer of Erie county, New York, made public the fact that he had discovered a shortage of $36,550 in his office through the alleged peculations of two clerks. Fritz Zerbert, a farmer, was killed by Benjamin Deckenhardt, a farm hand, at Murphysboro, 111. The men had been building a house and had a dispute about lumber. Deckenhardt escaped, with a posse pursuing. Arthur and Andy Franklin were shot to death In Laurel township, a remote section of Madison county, North Carolina, in a four-cornered duel in which the Franklins were ar rayed against the Tweed brothers. Capt. Flynn of the secret service announced that he and six secret service men raided an alleged coun terfeiting plant four miles from Wil ton, Conn. Three men were arrested and a complete plant for making sil ver coin swas confiscated. EH Hill, a farmer of Iowa City, Iowa, shot and wounded his wife and young son and then himself. The boy Is probably fatally hurt, and the wife is in a serious condition, but Hill in flicted only a flesh wound on himself, ifte shooting follbwed a quarrel. A." Q. Gunther of Los Angeles, Cal., widely known In mining circles in the West, fired a bullet into his brain in a botel at Memphis, dying instantly. He left a note saying ill health and business responsibilities were too touch for bim. Mrs. Maude Diltz, a young widow, who recently moved to Lima, Ohio, from Waynesville, was shot and kill ed at her home by John Beam, a well known lawyer and real estate man, from, whom she rented the property. Jealousy Is believed to have been the cans*. -Sr A'" v-v _£, 1 -,t ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT For the Year Ending Dec. 31, A. D. 1908, Of the condition and affairs of the Ham burg-Bremen Fire Insurance Company of Hamburg, Germany, organized .under the laws of the State of Hamburg, Em pire of Germany, made to the Commis sioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, In pursuance of the laws of said state. Manager. F. O. Afield. Secretary, Ci'as. E. Mitchell. Principal office in U. S., 10 Liberty St., New York. Attorney f*r rorvice of process in the State of Nort'i L'akota: Name, Com/nir-sioner of Insurance. Location, Bi.sm.irck, N. D. Organized or incorporated in the year 18r-4. Commenced business January 1, 1855. Capital. Amount of capital stock paid up in full $205,000.00 Assets. Railroad bonds and stocks (par value $1.200,000.00) $1,296,062.50 State, city, county and other bonds (par value $891,000.00) Other corporation stocks (par value $120,000.00) Cash on hand and in bank... Premiums in course of collec tion and transmission Total assets 407,978.55 109,916.66 53,516.07 159,937.88 .$2,027,411.66 2,304.58 $2,025,107.08 Liabilities. Gross claims for losses adjusted and unpaid $118,170.00 Losses resisted by the company 34,200.00 Total gross amount of claims for losses $152,370.00 Dedi.ct reinsurance and salvage claims thereon 10,200.00 Net amount of unpaid losses.. $142,110.00 Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding risks 1,308,578.96 Due for commissions and brokerage 2,973.84 $1,513,662.80 All other liabilities, state, county and municipal taxes, due or accrued 32,000.00 Total liabilities $1,545,662.80 Receipts. Premiums received during the year in cash $1,598,935.26 Interest and dividends re ceived during the year 77,872.94 Received from home office.... 2,080.16 Total receipts $1,678,8SS.36 Disbursements. Losses paid during the year... $978,610.00 Paid for commissions and brokerage 325,G72.39 Paid for taxes 172,205.39 11,602.18 Amount of all other disburse ments 303,534.59 Total disbursements $1,791,GS4.55 North Dakota Business. Total risks taken during the year Total premiums received dur ing the year Total losses incurred during the year Total amount of losses paid during the year $373,959.00 S, 150.20 2,712.08 2,722.08 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, Office of Commissioner of Insurance, I, E. C. Cooper, Commissioner of In surance of the State of North Dakota, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true abstract of the original statement now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of this office at Bismarck the 1st day of April, A. D. 1909. (Seal.) E. C. COOPER. Commissioner of insurance. STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, Office (if Commissioner of Insurance. Company's Certificate of Authority. Whereas, The Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance Company of Hamburg. Ger many, a corporation organized under the laws of Germany, lias filed in this office a sworn statement exhibiting its condi tion and business for the year ending December 31, 1908. conformable to the requirements of the laws of this state, regulating the business of insurance, and. Whereas, The said company has filed In this office a duly certified copy of its charter with certificate of organization in compliance with the requirements of the insurance laws aforesaid Now, therefore. I, E. C. Cooper, Com missioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, pursuant to the provisions of said laws, do hereby certifv that the above named company is fully empow ered, through its authorized agents, to transact its appropriate business of Fire Insurance in this state, according to the laws thereof, until the 31st day of De cember, A. D. 1909. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Bismarck, this 4th day of January, A. D. 1909. (Seal.) E. C. COOPER, Commissioner of Insurance. ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT For the Year Ending Dec. 31, A. D. 1908 Of the condition and affairs of the Ger man American Insurance Company of New York, organized under the laws of the State of New York, made to the Com missioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, in pursuance of the laws of said state. President, William N. Kremer. Vice President., Louis F. Dommerich. Secretary, Charles G. Smith. Principal office. No. 1 Liberty street, New York City. Attorney for service of process in the State of North Dakota: Name, Commissioner of Insurance. Location, Bismarck. N. P. Organized or incorporated. March. 1872. Commenced business ii'tach 7, 1872. Capital. Amount of capital stock paid up in full $1,500,000.00 Assets. Value of real estate owned by the company Loans on bonds and mort gages United States stocks and bonds Railroad stocks and bonds.. State, city, county and other bonds Bank stocks Other corporation stocks .... Cash on hand and in bank.. Interest due and accrued.... Premiums in course of col lection and transmission... «-4 *SC W "s- 1 1 A $£? Receipts. Premiums received during the year in cash $6-836,780-88 Interest and dividends re ceived during the year.... 526,782.13 Rents received during the year 51,680.82 Amount received from all other sources 8,129.70 Total receipts $7,423,373.01 Disbursements. Losses paid during the year. $8,811,265.51 Dividends paid during the year Paid for commissions and brokerage Paid for salaries, fees and other -charges Paid for taxes Amount of all other dis bursements Unadmitted assets $1,650,133.51 161,000.00 122,850.00 8,107,442.00 1,455,902.00 503.5n.00 846.210.00 735.846.51 45,071.40 1,168.045.32 Total assets .. $14,787,077.83 Liabilities. Gross claims for os ad and unpaid $74,872.00 Gross claims for losses upon which a on a been taken 667,570.00 Losses resisted by the company .... 100,957.00 a a claims for loss es ....$843,339.00 Deduct reinsurance a a a claims thereon .. 233,354.76 Net amount of unpaid losses. 610,044.24 Amount of unearned premi ums on all outstanding risks 6,695,700.48 Due for commissions and brokerage 41.715.90 $7,347,400.62 482.654.58 All other liabilities Capital .. .$1,500,000.00 Surplus 5,467,353.63 6,967.308.63 Total liabilities .. .$14,797,077.81 Miil Net amount of unpaid losses. Amount of unearned pre miums on all outstanding risks Due for unpaid dividends Due for commissions and brokerage 450.000.00 1,269,643.02 581.561.17 133,588.98 485.881.27 Total disbursements $6,731,939.95 North Dakota Business. Total risks taken during the year $3,755,811.00 Total premiums received dur ing the year Total losses incurred dur ing the year il amount of losses paid Tota during the year 81,822.40 52,010.02 53,487.12 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, 1 Office of Commissioner of Insurance, I, E. C. Cooper, Commissioner of In surance of the State of North Dakota, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true abstract of the original statement now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of this office at Bismarck the 1st day of April, A. D. 1909. (Seal.) E. C. COOPER. Commissioner of Insurance. STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, 1 Office of Commissioner of Insurance, Company's Certificate of Authority. Whereas, The German American In surance Company of New York City, a corporation organized under the laws of New York, has filed in this office a sworn statement exhibiting its condition and business for the year ending December 31, 1908, conformable to the requirements of the laws of this state, regulating the business of insurance, and. Whereas, The said company has filed in this office a duly certified copy of its charter, with certificate of organization, in compliance with the requirements of the insurance laws aforesaid. Now, therefore, I. E. C. Cooper. Com missioner of Insurance of the. State of North Dakota, pursuant to the provisions of said laws, do hereby certify that the above named company is fully empow ered, through its authorized agents, to transact its appropriate business of Fire and Tornado Insurance in this state ac cording to the laws thereof, until the 31st day of December, A. D. 1909. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Bismarck, this 4th day of January, A. D. 1909. (Seal.) E. C. COOPER, Commissioner of Insurance. ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT! For the Year Ending Dec. 31, A. D. 1908, Of the condition and affa'rs of the New York Plate Glass Insurance Com pany of New York, organised under the laws of the State of New York, made to the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, in pursuance of the laws of said state. President. Major A. White. Vice President. Alfred L. White. Secretary, J. Carroll French. Principal office, 42 Cedar street. New York City. Attorney for service of process in the State of North Dakota: Name, Commissioner of Insurance. Location, Bismarck, N. D. Organized or incorporated, 1891. Commenced business, March 19, 1891. Capital. Amount of capital stock paid up in full $200,000.00 Assets. Loans on bonds and mort gages Railroad bonds and stocks... State, city, county and other bonds Other corporation stocks .... Cash on hand and in bank... Premiums in course of col lection and transmission .. SS.OrtO.OO 28'!,4 jb.4o 112.041.78 252,676.24 78,120.04 J0S.933.00 $862.s:il.ll 1,580.72 Total assets $801,214.39 Liabilities. Gross claims for losses adjusted and unpaid $5,460.09 Total gross amount of claims for losses $5,460.09 53,100.09 276,918.43 0,000.00 35,410.60 All other liabilities 537,449.27 Total liabilities $S61,244.39 Receipts. Premiums received during the year in cash $523,416.92 Interest and dividends re ceived during the year 29,514.89 Amount received from all other sources 12,864.09 Total receipts $565,795.90 Disbursements. Losses paid during the year. $222,752.90 Dividends paid during the year 24,000.00 Paid for comm:ssions and brokerage 183,411.51 Paid for salaries, fees and other charges 40,202.04 Paid for taxes 7,200.73 Amount of all other disburse ments 33,370.48 Total disbursements $519,948.66 North Dakota Business. Total risks taken during the ^year $41,149.00 Total premiums received dur ing the year 1,471.09 Total losses incurred during the year 539.31 Total amount of losses paid during the year 717.71 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, .1 Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I, E. C. Cooper, Commissioner of In surance of the State of North Dakota, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true abstract of the original statement now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of this office at Bismarck the 1st day of April. A. D. 1909. (Seal.) E. C. COOPER, Commissioner of Insurance. STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, Office of Commissioner of Insurance. Company's Certificate of Authority. Whereas, The New York Plate Glass Insurance Company of New York City, a corporation organized under the laws ot New York, has filed in this office a sworn statement exhibiting its condition and business for the year ending Decem ber/31, 1908, conformable to the require ments of the laws of this state, regulat ing the business of insurance, and, whereas, The said company has filed in this office a duly certified copy of its charter with certificate of organization in compliance with the requirements of the insurance laws aforesaid. Now, therefore, 1, E. C. Cooper. Com missioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, pursuant to the provisions of said laws, do hereby certify that the above named company is fully empow ered, through its authorised agents, to transact its appropriate business of Plata Glass Insurance in this state according to the laws thereof, until the Slst day of December, A, D. 1900. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Bismarck, thla 4th day of January, A. D. 1009 (Beal.) E. C. COOPER, Commissioner of Insurance. rf fit. A ABSTRACT^ OF STATEMENT For the Year Ending Dec. 31, A. D. 1906. Of the condition and affairs of the Hart ford Fire Insurance Company ot Hart ford, organised under the laws of the State of Connecticut, made to the Com missioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, in pursuance of the laws of said state. President, Chas. E. Chase. Vice President. R. M. Blssell. Secretary, Thos. Turnbull, Principal office, 125 Trumbull St., Hart ford, Conn. Attorney for service of process In the State of North Dakota: Vame, Cor.iwfssSoner of Insurance. Location, Bismarck, N. D. Organized or Incorporated May. 1810. Cosuqenced business August, 1810. Capital. Amount of capital stock paid up in full $2,000,000i00 Assets. Value of real estate owned by the company $1,055,187.75 Loans on bonds and mort gages 448,000.00 United States stocks and bonds 12,050.00 Railroad bonds and stocks... 13,374,039.99 State, city, county and other bonds 964,443.34 Bank stocks 028,840.00 Other corporation stocks 106,000.00 Loans on collateral security. 14,500.00 Cash on hand and in bank... 935,289.68 Interest due and accrued. .. 177,282.54 Premiums in course of col lection and transmission... 2,404,612.88 Rents due and accrued 1,358.57 All other sums due to the company 13,211.86 Unadmitted assets 11,098.45 Total assets $20,445,915.06 Liabilities. Gross claims for losses adjusted and unpaid $191,148.55 Gross claims for os which no action has been taken. 953,993.18 Losses resisted by the company .. 117,393.93 a a claims for losses $1,262,535.66 Deduct reinsur ance and salv a a thereon 93,785.30 Net amount of unpaid losses. $1,168,750.36 Amount of unearned pre miums on all outstanding risks 12,022.473.87 All other liabilities.: 182,000.00 Total liabilities $13,373,224.23 Receipts. Premiums received during the year in cash $14,071,455.83 Interest and dividends re ceived during the year 676,823.11 Rents received during the year 61,745.71 Amount received from all other sources 2,412 50 556.25 Total receipts $14,812,993.50 Disbursements. Losses paid during the year. $7,828,359.57 Dividends paid during the year 600,000.00 Paid for commissions and brokerage 2,593,683.26 Paid for salaries, fees and other charges 2,031.965.99 Paid for taxes 470,608.39 Amount of all other dis bursements 128,308.96 Total disbursements $13,052,920.17 North Dakota Business. Total risks taken during the year $6,407,147.00 Total premiums received dur ing the year 124,053.24 Total losses incurred during the year 84.7SG.38 Total amount of losses paid during the year 71,329.02 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I, E. C. Cooper, Commissioner of In surance of the State of North Dakota, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true abstract of the original statement •low on file in this office. In testimony wiiereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of this office at Bismarck the 1st day of April, A. D. 1909. (Seal.) E. C. COOPER, Commissioner of Insurance. STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, Office of Commissioner of Insurance. Company's Certificate of Authority. Whereas, The Hartford Fire Insurance Company of Hartford. Connecticut a cor poration organized under the laws of Connecticut, has filed in this office a sworn statement exhibiting its condition and business for the year ending Decem ber 31, l'.MR. conformable to the require ments of the laws of this state, regulat ing the business of insurance, and, Whereas, The said company has filed in this office a duly certified copy of its charter with certificate of organization in compliance with the requirements of the insurance laws aforesaid Now, therefore. I, E. C. Cooper, Com missioner of Insurance of the State of Ncrth Dakota, pursuant to the provisions of said laws, do hereby certify that the above named company is fully empow ered, through its authorized agents, to transact its appropriate business of Fire Insurance in this state, according to the laws thereof, until the 31st day of De cember, A. D. 1909. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Bismarck this 4th day of January, A. D. 1909. (Seal.) E. C. COOPER, Commissioner of Insurance. ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT For the Year Ending Dec. 31, A. D. 1908, Of the condition and affairs of the Pio neer Life Insurance Company of Fargo, N. D., organized under the. laws of the State of North Dakota, made to the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, in pursuance of the laws of said state. President, L. B. Hanna. Vice Presidents, Jas. H. Mathews, E. Y. Sarles, R. E. Barron. Secretary, Wm. A. Scott. Principal office, Fargo, N. D. Attorney for service of process in the State of North Dakota: Name, Insurance Commissioner. Location, Bismarck, N. D. 19OTganlZed °f incorporated' Amount of capital paid up in cash Surplus fund unassigned 's ^iT1* Sept. 18, Commenced business, Sept. 30. 1907. Capital. $100,000.00 39,645.40 Assets. Loans secured by deeds of trust or mortgages on real estate Loans secured by collaterals. State, city, county and other bonds Cash on hand and in bank.. Interest due and accrued.... Net amount of deferred and outstanding premiums Amount of all other admit ted assets Unadmitted Assets: Agents' balances $377.35 Bills receivable and premium notes .... 4,491.10 Furniture and fix tures 1,644.48 Stationery and books. 1,563.25 Total unadmitted assets... Total assets Liabilities. Met present value of all out standing policies—American 8% per cent Amount of all other liablll-' ties Total liabilities $37,850.00 52.039.00 65.08 46,960.87 1,361.68 1,204.48 256.23 8,016.18 $147,763.47 Iacone. New premiums.s....$18,134.00 Renewal premiums.. 8,453.60 Total .$21,587.78 re paid tor relnsur-, ance 316.05 •'V* Total premium income ... Interest and dividends re ceived Income from all other sources Total income Expenditures. Cash paid during the year for commissions and sala ries Rents paid during the year.. Taxes paid during the year. Cash paid for advertising... Amount of all other cash ex penditures Total expenditures Miscellaneous. Whole number of policies written in North. Dakota during the year, 312 Total risks taken during the year in North Dakota Total premiums received dur ing the year in North Da kota $21,271.73 1.442.71 37,280.97 $59,995.41 $14,990.01 720.00 307.81 709.65 5,374.11 $22,102.48 $638,000.00 834,500.00 21,587.78 STATE OP NORTH DAKOTA. !l Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I, E. C. Cooper, Commissioner of Insur ance of the State of North Dakota, do hereby certify. that the foregoing is a true abstract of the original statement now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of this office at Bismarck the 1st day of April, A. D. 1909. (Seal.) E. C. COOPER. Commissioner of Insurance. STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, I Office of Commissioner of Insurance. Company's Certificate of Authority. Whereas, The Pioneer Life Insurance Company of Fargo, N. D., a corporation organized under the laws of North Da kota, has filed in this office a sworn statement exhibiting its condition and business for the year ending December 81, 1908. conformable to the requirements of the laws of this state, regulating the business of insurance, and. Whereas, The said company has filed in this office a duly certified copy of its charter with certificate of organization in compliance with the requirements of the insurance laws aforesaid. Now, therefore, I, E. C. Cooper, Com missioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, pursuant to the provisions of said laws, do hereby certify that the above named company is fully empow ered, through its authorized agents, to transact its appropriate business of Life Insurance in this state according to the laws thereof, until tlie 31st day of De cember, A. D. 1909. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Bismarck, this 4th day of January, A. D. 1909. (Seal.) E. C. COOPER, Commissioner of Insurance. ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT For the Year Ending Dec. 31, A. D. 1908, Of the condition and affairs of the Insur ance Company of North America, of Philadelphia, Pa., organized under the laws jf the State of Pennsylvania, made to the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, in pursuance of the laws of said state. President, Charles Piatt. Vice President, Eugene L. Ellison. Secretary, T. Howard Wright. Principal office, 232 Walnut St., Phila delphia, Pa. Attorney for service of process in the State of North Dakota: Name, Commissioner of Insurance. Location, Bismarck, N. D. Organised or incorporated April 14, 1794. Commenced business in 1792. Capital. Amount of capital stock paid up in full $3,000,000.00 Assets. Value of real estate owned by the company $3S3,400.00 uns on bonds and mort gages 418,353.48 Railroad bonds and stocks... 7,100,458.85 State,# city, county and other bonds 1,475,718.51 Bank stocks 58.00O.0O Other corporation stocks 249,8A».00 Cavil on hand and in bank... 917,387.51 Interest due and accrued.... 53,362.50 Premiums in course of col lection and transmission... 1,297,608.95 Bills receivable, not matured, taken for marine risks 2G,052.63 Reinsurance claims on losses paid 20,800.70 Unadmitted assets 7,064.38 Total assets $12,014,002.03 Liabilities. Gross claims for losses adjusted and unpaid $130,187.22 Gross claims for losses upon which no action has been taken 687,783.19 Losses resisted by the company, .... 27,759.5'J a a a losses $845,730.00 Deduct reinsurance an a a claims thereon... 152,750.00 Net amount of unpaid losses. $692,980.00 Amount of unearned pre miums on all outstanding risks 6,458,927.76 Due for commissions and brokerage 80,000.00 Due for reinsurance pre miums 26,249.21 Total liabilities $7,258,156.97 Receipts. Premiums received during the year in cash $8,001,525.10 Interest and dividends re ceived during the year 429,263.38 Rents received during the year 20,516.99 Amount received from all other sources 10,906.81 Total receipt $8,471,212.37 Disbursements. Losses paid during the year. $4,008,110.01 Dividends paid during the year 360,000.00 Paid for commissions and brokerage 1,792,706.77 Paid for salaries, fees and other charges 835 044.96 Paid for taxes 182,580.79 Amount of all other dis bursements 80,932.02 Total disbursements $8,118,684.45 North Dakota Business. Total risks taken during the year $1,087,293.00 Total premiums received dur ing the year 44,402.43 Total losses incurred during the year 20,177.58 Total amount of losses paid during the year. 25,681.76 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, 1 Office ofTlommissloner of Insurance, I, E. C. Cooper, Commissioner of In surance of the State of North Dakota, do hereby certify that the foregoing a true abstract of the original statement now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand ana affixed the seal of this office at Bismarck the 1st day of April, "Nseal1.)09' A $7",890.00 218.07 18.108.07 E. C. COOPER, Commissioner of Insurance. STATE? OP NORTH DAKOTA, I Office of Commissioner of Insurance. Company's Certificate of Authority whereas. The Insurance Company of North America pf Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation organised under the laws of Pennsylvania, has filed in this office a sworn statement exhibiting its condition and business for the year ending Decem ttttL MOB. oanSorxnula to. the wnnir^. ments of tRe laws oTfHls state, regulat ing the business of Insurance, and, Whereas,. The said, company has filed in Jthls office a duly certified copy of its' charter with certificate of organisation In compliance with the reouirements of the insurance laws aforesaid: Now, therefore, I, E. C. Cooper Com missioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, pursuant to the provisions of said laws, do hereby certify that the above named company is fully empow ered, through Its authorized agents. to transact its appropriate'business of Fire. Marine-and Inland Insurance in this state., according to the laws thereof, until the Slst day of December. A. D. 1909. In testimony whereof, I have herr- ito set my hand and seal at Bismarck, lis 4th day of January, A. D. 190ft (Seal.) E. C. COOPER. of Tncjnronrtjs BRETON TWO-8TORY BEDS. Many in Peasants' Huts, Richly Carved and Ornamented. Tbe Breton peasant has some ch&rmlng qualities, courtesy, good hu mor, detachment from the prosaic tsldo of life, but the virtue of cleanliness is not for him. The cottages are frequently very dirty, and the approach to them is Bctrettneg over a pile of refuse. Ttttw is nothing of luxury in a cot tage interior, but you may generally count on ttwo things to beautify even the poorest. One Is the white coif of its mistress (always spotless, however dirty anything else may be), and the other is the brass trimmings of the armoire, usually polished to a degree of brightness that is positively daz zling. Some of these armoires are really beautiful, with elaborately carved panels, and in many cases are heirlooms that have been in the fam ily for generations. Then there are the beds—one of them, of which the mistress is very proud, will be mod ern, wil very coarse Nottingham lace curtains draped over it. You give it a few complimentary words in order to satisfy its owner, but what you really want to see is the "lit-clos" in the far corner, and if it is a "lit-clos a deux etages" you are more than content. Some of these 'lit-clos" are things of great beauty, like the armoires, and the carvings on the sitting panels are enough to make a collector green with envy. To Stop Hiccoughs. Dr. Louis Kolipinski reports the ar rest of persistent hiccough by depress ing the tongue. A patient was at tacked by' hiccough which had per sisted for four days before being seen by a doctor. He complained of the fullness of his throat, a condition which he thought the result of the hiccough. He was directed to sit up, and with a large spoon handle the tongue was pressed down and back with steady force to allow inspection of the fauces. Firm pressure on the tongue with the hope of further noting the action of the palatial muscles was continued, when to the doctor's sur prise and the patient's astonishment and joy the hiccough ceased. When the hiccough returned the patient himself stopped it by using the spoon handle.—London Globe. Johnny Couldn't Help It. The teacher of one of the rooms in a school in the suburbs had been train ing her jvupils in anticipation of a vis it from the school inspector. At last he came, and the classes were called out to show their attainments. Thf- arithmetic class was the first called, and in order to make a good impression the teacher put the first question to Johnny Smith, the star pupil. "Johnny, if coal is selling at 1 pound a ton and you pay the coal dealer 4 pounds, how many tons of coal will he bring you?" "Three," was the prompt reply from Johnny. The teacher, much embarrassed, said, "Why, Johnny, that ain't right." "Oh, I know it ain't, but they do it, miss." Who Columbus Was. In the afternoon in all the schools a part of the time was devoted to the study of the life and deeds of Columbus. An amusing reply was given by one of the pupils. A teacher had told the class of the wonderful voyage of Columbus and how he insisted on con tinuing the voyage after the other men were clamoring to return. Then she asked: "Who was Columbus?" with the view of hearing how well they had followed her talk. One little hand went up. "Well, Johnny, who was be?" asked the teacher. "Columbus was the gem of the ocean." was the answer. He Knew Where He Belonged. One stormy morning, during tho cruise to the Pacific, an officer of the battleship "Missouri" was making "his tour of inspection. While crossing the forecastle he encountered a coal-pass er leaning on the rail In the throes of mal de mer. With a gruff voice he demanded, "Here, here, my man, where do you belong?" The seasick man's,hand went to his cap in an attempt at salute: "Cleve land, Ohio, sir," he replied. A 8pirlt In Prison. Mrs. Noah cried. "To think I daren't take a feather for my hat with all these lovely birds aboard," she wept. Thus we learn that Tantalus had an easy time of it. Information. Tommy—Paw, when you was done by congress," is gross" swearing? say, "It "by con- Mr. Tucker—Not necessarily, my boy but it often causes a lot of iMit" j. Vv*-