Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-05-12

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n thiD pFoclamAti0n.
Ihs Crop Report.
THE following ID the crop bulletin
By the Government Weather Bu.
reau III Huron, showing crop conditions
ii south Dakota for the week ending
May 2.
Tho week has been more or less un-
been cloudy with frequent rain or snow
and cold. There was frost and ics
nearly every morning. The tom pera-
ture VAS considerably below the aver
sgo and there WAS comparatively little
sunshina Over that portion Of the
state lying eAst Of the Missouri River
the amount Of rain and snow was con-
below the average, but II APP
that thore Is Adefictency OF MOST
ure In the Black Hills region.
Seeding has been considerably 70.
tarded. In some Of the southern cOun.
ties this work Il finished and the grain
10 sprouted, but taking the state - .
whole, seeding OF oats, wheat, and bar
ley 10 probably but half completed.
Warm weather and sunshine are
much needed. There IL some report Of
grain In the ground rottlng and mould.
ing. but this complaint Is not BY any
means general
There 10 NO apprehension expressed
Of the late seas0n affecting the wheat
crop, but It will tend to reduce the
acreage devoted TO this cereal. Much
of the bottom lands continue too wet to
work. The prospect for grass with
seasonable warmth and sunshine was
never better.
Report ON Insurance Compaoies.
SrArE AUDITOR HiprLE has just 10
sucd . preliminary report showing the
amount Of business transacted BY the
various Insurance com anie s doing bus
mess In this state during the past year,
ending Jan. /. The reports are com.
piled from the annual reports which
are required to be filed with the Audi.
tor. The report shows that foreign
fire companies have written $al, 1884,
456g 80 In risks: premiums received.
*462, l42. SO: losses incurred. Sl2a. O10 AZ;
losses paid, $l41,8 3l. 40. Foreign life
companies have written Sc, 732, 479. 80 In
risks; premiums received, 1851, 9os. Of;
losses incurred. SEQ. 73a. y3; losses paid,
$50, s4a Az The ratio Of losses paid to
premiums received fot the year 1896
was 47.9 per cent; 1891. A. !. and 1892,
30 8, by foreign fire companies. Same
for foreign life insurance companies wa
for 1880, $40 per cent; 1891, 37.7, and
1892. TIA
The following additional insurance
companies are authorized to do busi.
ness in this state for the year 1898:
American Employee Liability Insur.
ance Company, Bankers Life Associa-
tion, Columbian Fire Insurance Com.
pany OF America, Greenwich Insurance
Company. Northwestern Legion Of
Honor. National Masonic Association.
Guarantee Fund Life Association, Lon
don Guaranty and Accident Com psny.
Msnnc1po''s Musua' Hno nsui@ueo
ON pany; fonnsy.yAn'a Mususi LlIo'
q odd fe'iOws 0nnulsy nssociA'ion
wiz T.k No Focl,.hnes,.
p,,, = Ev.,,,xvp Mvvp. -. .,,n.,.
.nta am.s :.
'-0u ms us.s"so : = o"S' ~ "eH"s
covarrirc the hanks ~ tia atata ua
has stremrthened the oath renuired al
the bank officers and has made 1t OK.
ceedingly dangerous for them to ialsify
the retnrns. Tie will hereafter require
oil directors to comply with h law
prescribing that they personally exam
Inc b accounts. . practice which Is
said to be decidedly In ad-
dition TO tho usual questions asked 81
the regular examinations he Will pre-
sent . new set not Intended to be pub.
iished with the statement, but designed