Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-04-21
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For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Attention Farmers

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the county this week attacking the
Topeka. a home Institution, by some
one representing Minnesota cQmpa-
ny, and connecting Herewith F. Fl.
| Hilliker, we have examined the ere
dentials of the Topeka company and
| find that Mr.. Hilliker does not figure
| in this company, that the company is
duly chartered, and not only that but
carries license from the State Insur-
auce Commissioner. The following
shows what backing the Topeka COM
pany has:
"We are the Farmers Association,
purely mutual, each member having
an equal interest in the Association
with every other member, and we
have received the commentator Of
the Insurance Department of the
State because we have deposited there
$40, OO0.O 90 of security, as guaranty of
good faith and that the officers of said
Association will, in all respects, con-
duct the business of said Association
according to law, and faithfully ac
count to members of said Association
pay all losses strictly in accordance
with the bylaws of said Association
and the laws of the State"
To Whom 1t Nav Concern:
We, the undersigned, hereby certi-
fly that since the formation of The
Farmers Mutual Hail association, of
Topeka, Kansas, John v. Abrahams
and J. j. EverIngham have been di-
rectors of the same, and that since
dersigned, Frank II. Foster, w. f.
Bagley, III. E. Wentworth and F. De
Obert have been the remaining Board
of Directors of said company. the
charter of which provides that the
number of directors shall be six; that
the said John v. Abrahams has been
a resident and citizen of Shaw
nee county since 1898; that the said
Frank Ell. Foster has been resident
and citizen of Shawnee county since
the Bird day Of April, 1882; that the
said F. DeObert has been a resident
and citizen of Shawnee county since
July, 1871; that the said II. e. Went
worth has been a resident and citi-
zen of Kansas for the last nineteen
years and a resident and CITIZEN of
Shawnee county since 1888, that prior
to 1877 the said j. J. Everingham was
engaged in the electric lighting bust
ness as part owner of large plant
and one of the proprietors of a gener-
al electrical supply store, and in that
year he moved to Lawrence, Kansas,
becoming general agent for a whole
sale electric company and remained
there about two and One-Ealf years
when he moved to Omaha, Neb., con-
| tinuing in the same business; that
early in 1897 he accepted a response
BILE position in the Auditor of State
at Lincoln, Neb., and remained there
until July 1, 1S99-he being at that
time at the head of the Insurance De-
partment of the State under said
Auditor; in January, 1900, he moved
to Shawnee county, where he now re-
sides; that the said w. f. Bagley was
for 35 years farmer; four years Of
which time he was resident of Clay
county, Kansas, and for twenty years
prior to April, 1899, he resided at t.
lantic, Iowa, and for seven years he
was engaged in the grocery business,
at the expiration of Which time he
was engaged exclusively in life and
fire insurance business. and real es-
tate business; that in April, 1899, he
moved to Lincoln, Neb.. and remain
ed there, and engaged exclusively In
the life insurance business until JAN
uary, 1900, when he moved to said
Shawnee county. Kansas, where he
now resides; that the officers. and on
ly officers of the company consists of
the president, y1ce-preSident, Secre-
tary and treasurer: that the said
Frank III. Foster is president, III. E.
Wentworth is vice-preSident, said w.
F. Bagley is secretary, and John V.
Abrahams is treasurer, that each of
the subscribers hereto certify that to
the foregoing facts as they apply to
them respectively, as absolutely cor |
rect, and as applied to each other up |
on the best of their Information and |
belief.
In witness whereof, the undersign-
ed have hereunto set their hands this /
Bird day of April, A D. 1900
Frank III. Foster.
John V. AbrafamS,
H. E. Wentworth,
J. J. EveringlIam.
+. DeObert-
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We, the undersigned. John v
Abrabams i EyerinpIlan H. F. /