The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-09-04
Kendrick, Ida, Aug. %, 1908

Kendrick Gazette.
by Dear Sir:
have received many requests from
Modern Woodn,en Of America Of var.
ious campo, asking whether my sons
q. b. TRULY Insurance claim was
rejected and take this method Of ans
wering all who are interested In said
claim The following are the facts so
far as / understand them:
J. b. 1rull was taken sick some time |
in the last Of April 'O3 and lived until
the 9th of May 1903. DR.. Taylor Of
Nez Perez attended him until death.
1t was thought by some he had small
pox tut DR.. Taylor said it was not
smallpox but some other disease. In
making out the proof of the immediate
cause Of his death, DR.. Taylor rs the
attending physician, was called on
f,r sworn statement as il required in
in such cases by the order. DIR. Taylor
gave the required certificate and swore
that his immediate death was caused
by ury thaemia. The report went to
the head camp as is required by said
organization. Some person made 1t
their business to write q very confiden-
tial letter tc the head camp, stating
that j. b. Trull died Of smallpox be-
yond doubt and the head camp
seemed to believe this confidential let
ter more than they did the report of
the local camp at Greer, Ida, Of which
my son wos an official member. They
held up the claim until they could
send out an investigating committee
to see this confidential correspondent
and gather further statements f.om
other parties as to the cause of ]. B.
Trull's death. The parties giving
these statements knew just about as
much about smallpox as I do and
know nothing about it. To further
show that they did not act in good
faith with J. B. Trull in their official
paper sent by his local camp, the cause
of his death was ignored and the yer
roneously published the statement that
he died of smallpox. This shows very
plainly that they did not care to pub
llsh the facts in their official paper
relative to the death of q brother
Woodman. They also stated that Mr..
rrull made waiver in his applica-.
ton for his insurance, and therefore
are not liable for his insurance in case
he died with smallpox. But the fact
remains that he did not die of small.
pox according to the death proof, yet
they published it in their official paper
that he did die of that disease. Now
does any one believe that such actions
as these are fair or brotherly, or even
gentlemanly, to publish such state
ment OH u dead brother and then act
on the publication as though it was
true in order to avoid the payment Of
his claim? After they raised the ques
tion of smallpox it would be- necessary
or them to establish the fact that Mr..
rrull was not vaccinated before he
joined the WOodmen and before he
died in order to claim the benefit of
the waiver, even if they are entitled
To such benefit, which / doubt. The
parties giving these statements know
just about as much as I do about
smallpox. This confidential cores
pondent Is a member of the same or
ganiZatiOn that my son was, SD 1t is
evident that they have traitors in
their camp who tried to stab u brot her
after he was in his coffin, though the
head camp exposed him by showing
his tier. This looks like u fine kettle
of fish. J. b. Trull paid all his dues
and was square on the books for have
his receipts. But his claim was re.
jected. They did not seem to pay any
attention To ANYTHING but outside
statements, and they spent rs much
money to avoid laying y dead both
er's claim as. the claim would amount
10. Such is the history and result of
b. Trull's efforts to lay up some
thing for his old father in his old aye
in case the father ontlived the son.
The organization got his money and
he gets u stab III his coli II from q
brother member and the head camp
)approvcs of the stab by taking the
statement Of the person who made the
stab aud acting accordingly instead of
being governed by the official report
i"f the local camp, Of which J. B. Trull
was member.
l have been advised to collect the
same through the courts of the
country. III do SO hope every NJ.