Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1899-01-06
! sECRETARY's REPORT.

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treasurer.
sECRETARY's REPORT.
Annual report Of the secretary of the
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
OF Lincoln county, s. D., for the year
ending the 9th day Of December, 1898.
There are now 916 policies in force.
which are held by 798 members, who
carry a fetal amount insurance Of One
Million. Fo,ty-one Thousand. Three
Hundred and Forty-five Dollars,
81, ,O4l. .845.
Ninety mine members have been ad-
ded to the company during the last
wear. and an increase in the amount of
insurance OF *l57. .O2l.
In order to meet the heavy losses sus-
tained by the company the last year,
the board Of directors have made two
assessments, Of one Mill on the dollar
Of amount insured, each time. Nearly
all Of the members have paid the same.
The following 26 losses have been ad-
justed and paid during the year:
Thos. T. Brady. of Lincoln township.
. dwelling house destroy BY fire. $3.50.
G. E. Guptill, Of Canton township. .
barn. granary, grain and machinery de-
stroyed by fire, $3.50.
Thos. Thorson. of Canton township.
. dwelling house destroyed by fire,
$500.
John Tollefson, Of Norway township,
. dwelling house with some contents
destroyed by fire, $500.
Nels E. Strand. Of Lynn township.
dwelling house damaged by lightning.
4j.
John M. Iverson, Of Lvnn township.
barn damaged by lightning, A.55.
Ole Oyerseth, Of Norway township.
. steer killed by lightning, $s2.
Mrs, M. NJ. Cable. Of Eden township.
8 steers killed by lightning, t65.
John Hatletvedt. Of Highland town
ship, granary damaged by lightning.
t3.05.
Ol0f Howe, of Grant township. dwell
| ing damaged by lightning, as.
Geo. Steevers. of Perry township. >
COW killed by lightning. $25.
A. A. Arnold. Of Canton township, .
horse killed by lightning. Us.
John g. Ness, of Lynn township. .
COW killed by lightning, rs.
John Schoen. Of Fairview township,
barn, granary and cattle shed destroyed
BY fire, $3.50.
Daniel Koons. Of Lincoln township,
dwelling house and furniture damaged
By hre. $s5.
Andrew s. Haugen. Of Highland
township. barn and some hay destroyed
BY fire. t49s.
School district No. "a. Eden township,
school house damaged by lightning,
$l7.25.
VIM. Moore, Of Eden township, .
dwelling house damaged by lightning.
es.
Uric Olson, of Highland township. 2
steers killed by lightning. $50.
Cornelius Fslde, of Eden township,
one horse and COW killed by lightning,
332.
B. E. Ketchum, of Canton township,
8 stacks of barley destroyed by light
ming, $47.7O.
Nick Miller, Of Delapre township.
bsrn damaged by lightning, IS.
E. L. and Marion Cable. Of Eden
township, house damaged by fire, 1886
Arne Thorson, of Lincoln township,
barn, hoghouse, grain, ETC., destroyed
by fire, $s06.5o.
c. N. Overgaard, Delaware township,
horse killed by lightning, so.
W. j. Byrnes, of Pleasant township,
barn destroyed by fire, $75.
Making total amount of losses paid
during the year of s3. s0s.4O.
Besides this there are two other
small losses reported which have not
been adjusted as yet. The amount of
both of them is about $50.
Respectfully submitted,
MATH HANSON,
Secretary.
TREAsURER'S REPORT.
Treasurer's report Of the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company, of Lincoln
county, 8. D., for the year ending.
n>o o. 1909