The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-30
THE RECEIVERS CATS.
One Of tho Many Credits in the Columbus
Life Accounts.
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Lie Accounts.
49, Louis Globe Democratl
Representatives of tho State Insurance
Department engaged In going over the ac-
counts Of Mr.. Alexander, the receiver OF
the Columbia Life, have found charmi in
work which doesn't often develop in sucb
Jobs. 1t came about somewhat In this
way; One day Mr.. Relfe, In running down
the entries showing the credits Mr.. Alex
ander had allowed himself, stopped with
his finger on four monosyllables, and pom
dered. The amount involved was insig.
nidcant, but the attorneylwas puzzled.
"Mllk-for-the-cat- cents,
he repeated half aloud. Then he stopped
and went into executive session with him.
self for five minutes. At length he got up
and went over to Colonel WilliGms' pri
vate office and showed him the curious
entry. 1t was too much for the Superin
tendent. Deputy Knott spelled 1t out and
grinned. The problem was referred to
Actuary Harvey, who Is supposed to IN
derstand what nobody else can explain in
the insurance business, but he gave 1t NJ
with mystiaed expression. Relic wen
back to the accounts, but thG'
"millS .for-the-cat" weighed on his
mind and he shut up bis desk and
loft for home early. The next morning
he had just spread out the papers on hi
desk and had made ready for fresh star
when Colonel Williams stood at the door
way and said; "By the way, Relic, dc
you know that was funny thing In Alex
ander's accounts? / didn't think much
about il when you showed 1t TO me, bu5
after got to bed lay awake an hour,
wondering what in the world that milk
for.the-cap meant.n "WelI, went you
an hour better,n groaned Relfe, and b.
turned to the books with the air Of a mar
who meant to dodge an unwelcome topic.
Knott sat down TO his desk that morning
and shifted about uneasily for five min
utes. Then he got up and went over to
the actuary's place and asked; 81 say,
Harvey, what dye s'pose AlexandC'
wanted Of 'milk-for-the-catP OF course
he didn't buy genuine milk for q real cat,
did he, and then charge 1t up against the
Columbia assetsp Harvey shook his heal
morosely and refused TO be seduced into {
discussion.
About the middle Of the afternoon Relic
walked out with his finger on another
entry in the account, and laid the booh
down before Williams FIRST, then before
Knott, and then before Harvey. There ]
was Milk.for.the.cat-20 -20.cents." Every
one Of 'em turned back the pages to be SUR
that Relic wasn't ringing in the old entry
on them, and said something forcible h.
express his astonishment.
Shortly after dinner Relic struck Il
again. "Mills.for- the-cat.twenty cents"
The next day he caught II three times, and
the fourth day out the mysteri Gus entry
showed up five times, the amount varying
from fifteen to forty-fve cents. There wa
council of the Insurance Department OF
the State Of Missouri 1t was decided that the
peace Of mind Of four officials called for ex-
PLANTATION. Alexander was sent for and
asked about the cat. There wasn't
tremor in the old gentleman's voice nor
the least nervousness In his manner.
"Milk-for-the-catp Oh, yes, he re
membered all about those items. Mice
were bad in the Insurance Building, and
so he got cat or two, and then, to stimu
late them to good service, he bought SOM
milk for them occasionally.
Wheu Alexander had gone there was c
brief discussion. 81 suppose" remarked
Williams, she was waiting for an order
Court to discharge those cats" Relfc
said he would take off all those milk item,
as he went over the books, and Harvey
promised to enrich life insurance statisti
cal literature with set Of table shown.
how many cats could be maintained 3,
each one-thousand policy holders at the
rate Of expenditure for milk established
by Receiver Alexander.