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Timber Lake, So. Dak.
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OFFICES
TIMBER LAKE, S. D. ISABEL, S. 0.
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RAYMOND L. DILLMAN
Attorney-at-law
Genera! Practice. Office in Advo
cate Building:.
Timber Lake, So. Dak.
Land Co,
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CONDENSED FROM ANNUAL. STATE
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For tk« Tear Billing December SI,
MIO.
Of the condition of the
AMERICAN 81RETY COMPANY
Of the state of New York made to the
Commissioner of Insurance of South
Dakota pursuant to the laws thereof.
President. Henry D. Lyman Secre
tary, H. B. Zevely Incorporated April
14, 18S4 Home office New York City.
I. CAPITAL STOCK
Capital stock paid up In
cash 12,500,008.00
Amount of ledger assets,
December 31st, 1909 7,774,160.46
II. INCOME!
Total premium reoeipts. ... 8,448,611.98
Interest and rents 523,057.07
Profit on sale or maturity
of ledger assets 18,346.25
From all other sources.... 7,545.46
Total Income $2,9Sw,
III. DISBURSEMENTS
Net paid policy holders.
To stockholders for inter
est on dividends
Commission to agents....
Salaries and all other com
pensation of officers and
home office employees..
Salaries, traveling and all
expenses of agents arid
agencies not on commis
sion account
Inspections
Taxes. Insurance depart
ment fees, licenses
Rent, legal and real estate
expenses «ind taxes on
property
Losses on sale or maturity
of ledger assets
All other items
560.70
395.11
000.00
800.59
376,
223,
203,610.08
629.
16,
220.42
610.29
60,714.11
325,256.87
20,
777.20
060.50
202,
Total disbursements ....$2,161,344.16
Balance $8,602,
IV. LEDGER ASSETS
Book value of real estate.
unincumbered ..3,166,
Loans on mortgage on real
estate.
373.00
047.91
1971
166.67
Book value of bonds ana
stocks owned ..3,sod,
Cash in office or deposited
in banks "s'i80O7
Premiums In course of col
lection
996.10
4i29'359.23
Total ........ $8,60
NON-LEDOBR ASSETS
fgterest and rent *0
373.00
222.08
Total assets .. v*8,?=?'«ao'5?
Deduct assets not admitted 157,632.55
Book value of ledger as
sets over market value. 241,433.4i
Total 399.066.02
.Total'i'admitted assets...$8
V. LIABILITIES
Unpaid claims and ex
penses
Total unearned premiums.. 1
Commissions to agents....
Due and accrued for sal
aries, rent, advertising,
agency and other ex
penses
State, city, county or other
taxes and assessments..
Advance premiums
Other Items
,243.529.06
826.467.48
377.822.93
16,215.70
11,500.00
40.624.76
19,947.20
48,585.02
Total amount of all 11a
bllitles. except capital... -,340,103.09
Capital actually paid up In 2,500,000.00
Surplus 'over' ail 'liabilities 3.403,365.97
Total liabilities .$8,243,529.06
VI. PREMIUMS
Premiums In force at the
date of preceding state
ment yi'L"
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2,955.946.94
D6Ce"!ber.
2.684.137.63
BUSINESS "IN SOUTH DAKOTA FOR
THE YEAR 1910. ......
Premiums received
Losses Incurred I',,,-.,
expenses incurred
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
Department of Insurance.
Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas, The American burety Com-
Ser
any. a corporation organized un
the laws of New Vork ha?
nied In this office a sworn statement
exhibiting its condition and business
for the year ending December 81. 1910
conformable to the requirements oi
ths laws of this state regulating th
business of insurance and.
Whereas, The said company has Hied
IB this office a duly certified copy of
Its charter, with certificate of organ
isatlon, in compliance with the require
ments of the insurance law aforesaid:
Now, Therefore, t, O. S. Basford, Com
missioner of Insurance of the State of
South Dakota, pursuant to the provi
sions of said laws, do hereby certlf*
that the above named company Is fully
empowered, through its authorized
agents, to transact its appropriate busi
ness of Fidelity, tf"r«iy'n®urRla'
Employers Liabtlitr Title Guar
ihty insurance in this state accord
ing to the laws thereof, until the last
lay of February, A. D. 1912.
In Testimony whereof, I have here
unto set tny hand and official seal at
Pierre, this first day of March A. D.
1911.
(Seal) O. S. BASFORD.
Commissioner of Insurance.
CONDENSED FROM ANNUAL. STATE
MENT.
For the Yenr Ending December 31, 1910.
Of the conditions of the
NIAGARA FIRE INSURANCE COM
PANY
Of the state of New York, made to the
commissioner of Insurance of South
Dakota pursuant to the laws thereof.
1'resident. Harold Ilerrick Secretary,
George W. Dewey Incorporated July,
IS30 Homo Office, 25 Liberty street.
Amount of capital paid up
in cash $1,000,000.00
Total ledger assets Decem
ber 31, 1909
6,567,222.20
INCOME.
Totnl premium receipts.... 3,161.210.91
Interest and rents .-. 245,783.15
From all other sources.— 1,234.46
Total income $3,398,228.52
DISBURSEMENTS
Net amount paid for losses. 1,477.189.35
Paid to stockholders....
rommissions or brokerage
Salaries, fees and all other
charges "of officers, clerks
agents and other em
ployees
All other disbursements...
475,000.00
592,961.30
810,611.90
320,888.89
Total disbursements ....$3,176,651.44
$6,038,799.28
Balance .........
LEDGER
Mortgage loans on
estate, first liens
Bonds or stocks owned and
loans on collateral 4,493,281.86
("ash in office and banks.. 322,993.09
Other ledger assets 505,524.33
Total ledger assets $6,038,799.28
NON-LEDGER ASSETS
Interest and rents due and
accrued 20,296.24
Market value of bonds and
stocks over book value.. 195,169.14
Gross assets $6,254,264.60
DEDUCT ASSETS NOT ADMITTED
Agents' balances.......... 5,227.22
Total
Total amount of all lia
bilities except capital.. .$3,197,909.45
Capital actually paid up In
cash 1,000,000.00
Surplus over all liabilities, .-2,051,127.99
nolders
plus as regards policy
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Premium? received
Expenses incurred
Losses paid
Losses incurred
835.207.00
33,756.03
5.034.45
6,924,93
8,929.93
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
Department of Insurance.
Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas, The Niagara Fire In
surance Company, a corporation organ
ized 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, 1910.
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 organ
ization, In compliance with the require
ments of tile insurance law aforesaid
Now, Therefore, I, O. S. Basford, Com
missioner of Insurance of the State of
South Dakota, pursuant to the provi
sions of said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
?mpowered, through its authorized
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fronts,
to transact its appropriate busi
ness of Fire and Tornado insurance in
this state, according to the laws there
of until the last day of February A. D.
1912.
In Testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and official seal at
Pierre, this first day of March A. D,
1911.
(Seal) O. S BASFORD,
Commissioner of Insurance.
Lakota Wotanin,
Kol apel a wotanin wowapi kin
Timber Lake el opeton peye taku
qey as oyake lo.
June 16 qon hehan sp ayola
niakoce kin ekta maka cancan na
tipi wanjikji ki imni keyapi.
Ralph White moutian cunwent
ku wan Sally eciyapi ca pejito
Wjakpala kin hel vtakuyc wanglale
eyaya na he anpetu iyohi waonkta
pi.
Sunkan wan Black Bill eciy api
ca Wm. Black Fox yuha ca 4th of
July qon heh an one mile ohiy a
tokalieya ten yards ecel okihanpi
na parte ska kin okihe keyapi.
Timber Lake el Aug. 15 na 16
kin han Inyan woslahan na hinhan
wakpa oyanke etan wasicu tapa
kapiccope base ball e tan tnazaska
opawige tute uma ohi ye cin he ota
•qu pi kte lo.
Woska te eti pi kin ecun han
Aehaka isni cum wintku wan Mrs.
Ida Rattle Thunder eciy api (fata
naku Leo Primeau cinca wan ta
lena tinwahe waste tehan pi kin he
ca ca ta pi.
Moreau River eciyatan (icahi)
na (nab kan) naku wanjikji kel
Inyan cunkaske cl ipi canke lila
wawicaqu pi canke nake talo kin
hug ena ayustan pi na napepi key
?pi-
Wicasa wan keyecu he caje yat
an na heyapi oyate wan waniyank
aun we blihe iciy ayo ey api canke
maka owicaqu na tnazaska icu qon
hena wicaqu na lehanl locin na
Ceca, Hece, Kolapi la wiyukcan
pa.
Lecala 4th' of July qon hehan
oyate kin liia wiyuskin pi na Bull
Head oyate kin waskate wanji lila
waste yuha pi na he wasicu ko
iyokipipi na wahba yela ayust an
pi na ku taku mniwakan eciy ape
laka lieca naku wanice selececa
eyapi..
Little Eagle hetan wiyohbe yata
kiy a cukaske kin iwotoy a owi
caqu pi sm kin ahe olota icunh an
maz aska on wicatin kte laka lila
sk anpi icunhan naku keyapi wan
jikji wanila kel maka kin etan tak
ul watin kte eyayi keyapi anpetu
kin hejeuhan lowanpi na.
Inyan wakagapi kin makoce kin
lila peji ota naku owoju kin lila
waicaha na South Dakota eciyat
an maku kin lila puz a ca slod
yayapi peji wanica ca waniyetu kin
tegi kte selececa key api can ke
wamankaskan yuha kin hena Iny
ansa pasltanpi iwazuyatan na pepi
ca waste ky key api.
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ASSETS
real
717,000.00
5,227.22
Total admitted assets $6,249,037.44
LIABILITIES
Net amount of unpaid
losses and claims 321.179.62
l.'nearned premiums 2,777.577.98
All other liabilities 99,151.85
3,051,127.99
Total $6,249,037.44
RISKS AND PREMIUMS
In force on the 31st day of
December of previous
year 677.622.71M0
Net amount in force De
cember 31, 1910, deduct
tag re-insurance 528,909,680.00
BUSINESS IN SOUTH DAKOTA FOR
Tllf, YEAR 1#"
GOOD SHOW.
Purchaser—These seats an In tile
back row. Is there any chance of
exchanging them after I get inside?
Theater Ticket Seller—Sure!
After the show begins you'll be able
to get any seat in the house!
THE FIUM.
"What happened after the acci
dent?"
"I don't know. There seemed to
be a film before my eyes."
"I see. The moving-pictuie peo
ple had reachcd the scene."
WOMAN'S ORDER.
"My husband thinks I ought to
eat something substantial for lunch."
"Mine, too. Let's order something
tnaiuiish."
"Very well. Have thqf iqj
planked charlotte rone?"
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS
WANTED—A girl at Hotel
Cheyenne.
See F. L. Martin for choice re
linquishments.
Interest paid on time deposits -at,
Stock Growers State Bank.
For Sale—Good milcli eoH. In
quire of H. B. Darling.
The Central Lumber Company
has a change of ad in this issue.
Coca Cola, the popular drink,
at our fountain.—McCarthy Drug
Co.
Dr. Robert's complete line of
veterinary remedies. McCarthy
Drug Co.
Mrs. Janies Woodring arrived
Wednesday. Her. husband has
been here for the past month.
Ed. L. Milligan has moved out
to his claim across the lake—or
rather the place where the. lake
ought to be
Earl Connor made an auto trip
to Cheyenne Agency Wednesday,
John McBride and M. P. Cahill
accompanying him.
For Sale—Half or whole interest
in blacksmith shop. Good estab
lished business. For full particu
lars call upon C. A. Youmans.
Four large rooms together with
the toilet, on the second floor1 of
the land office building have been
secured as rest rooms for ladies
during the coming celebration.
Auditor Kent and Commission
ers Flower and Fett of Timber
Lake, were visitors in this city the
first of the week. The former was
here to assess the property of the
railroad company, and the latter
gentlemen were inspecting the
highways with a view of ordering
improvements where needed, ect.—
Eagle Butte News.
John McBride took up the mat
ter with Supt. King, while at the
Agency Wednesday, of allowing
the Indians to come to our anni
versary celebration and participate
in the parade, ball games and
races. He gave his consent which
was upon conditions that have been
made known to the committee and
which it will undertake to see are
complied with to the letter.
We are informed that Marshal
Butts has been thinking some of
quitting his present occupation and
go on the stage as a juggler, but
while giving a semi-private exhibi
tion Wednesday afternoon for the
benefit of some of the boys, he had
cold water thrown on his enthusi
asm and it is now thought prob
able that he will give up his aittr 7
bition in the jugglery direction,-
The band promises to be in good
working order for August 15 and
16. Messrs. Craige and Adding
ton of Cheyenne Agency, two ex
cellent cornet players and Mr.
Weeks, a brother of Leslie Weeks,
who is a fine slide trombone play
er, have already been engaged and
possibly two or three others may
be secured. These gentlemen, to
gether with our local boys should
be able to rip off some soul-in
spiring melodies on those days.
Standing Committees For First AnnNer
sary Celebration Aug. 15-16.
General Committee: R. ti.
Dillman, chairman P. E. Green
man. treasurer R. B. Smart, sec
retary J. J. Holley, O. J. F«tt,
Logan Fain, J. L. Parrott, Ed. L,
Milligan, Dr. C. W. Driesbach.
Advertising Committee: JJ".
Holley, Dr. C. W. Driesbach, Lo
gan Fain.
Music Committee: R. L. Dill
man, P. E. Greenman, Ed.
L.
Milligan.
Committee on Speakers: R.* Ij.
Dillman, R. B. Smart.
Sports Committee: Maurice P.
Cahill, O. J. Fett, P. E. Green
man, Ed. Ward, Dr. C. W. Dries
bach.
Finance and Auditing Commit
tee: P. E. Greenman, B. M. Her
man, Ed. L. Milligan. i
Transportation Committee: *V.
E. Smart, Alex. George, J,:«&j
Parrott.
Water Supply Committee: DetK
nis Gilmartin, V. R. Lancaster,
W. H. Waterbury.
Committee 011 Privileges: R. s
T. Holihaa, £. M. Herman, John
McBride.
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