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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

of the laws of said state. Attorneys TOR
service of process in the State of South
Dakota Information furnished by Com
missioner of insurance. Incorporated
June 4. 1860 Commenced business De-
ccmber i. 1871.
CAPITAL.
Capital stock actually paid in ~ ooo %
pR fa5F or ASSETS OF S The COM
PANY.
Book value of real estats.... 1892 10
Cash in office ............... 2,22lt2
Cash Oh deposit ............ IS, So
Agents balances ............ 800. -! 10
Mortgage loans on real es-
BOOK valna of bonds ...... 4,532, So. ID
Total assets ........, So, 246 ,o25. SO
Market value of stocks and
bonds over book value..... 212Sl3.S1
Gross assets ....S So, SIS, 939. 20
Deduct assets not admitted;
depreciation of real estate "a 951 ~
Total admitted assets 80. SO, iS39s1.1 rs
LIABILITIES
IaSscs and claims Vet unpaid. 1881 O9i.1I
AmoGn. of uncarned premi-
miums all outstanding
risks 1881 ,6G5 81
Other liabilities ............. 100000
s3,s12, 100. %
Capital paid up in cash. ... 1.ooo.GDo.0o
Surplus over liabilities.... l,6I] 22I5O
Total liabilities ..i........ sc, 4s3,9s7.7s
INCOME OF THE COMPANY DURING
THE YEAR.
Total premiums for the gear s4.423, 63o. 70
Receipts from rents. and in
terest 252.9s4 OF
Total receipts ..............s4.6 7G, 643. rs
EXPENDITURES OF THE COMPANY
DURING THE, YEAR
Losses paid Observation-Disclosures 2,s9s, 90
Dividends or interest paid
stockholders ............ 120,90OOO
Commissions paid to agents. e32,ol42l
Salaries and fees paid to Of
ficers aud employees 1880. 314, 523 81
'' expenses .,..............e.. 5,os3.91
Taxes, licenses and insurance
departments fees ......... 100, 1904
Loss on sale or maturity of
ledger assets ..,.-........- 1OS.3 81
Other expenditures .......... go. 1868 81
Total expenditures ....... 81. 78T ,33332 81
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
CAPITAL.
Capital stock actually uaid In
T V'NFI t'''t5'I u
LIABILITIES.

Net amount of losses yet un-
paid Gnc!uding losses resist
ed, Sl9,232. 10 :.
Amount Of unearned premi-
unnS on all outstanding risks
Salaries or commissions due
agents .....
Other existing claims not in
cluded in above ............
Surplus ..........
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11
Net amount of risks in


Risks r"insured during the
year 1lT3y3 $40
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

Risks outstanding at the
date OF preceding state
ment ..............
Risks written since proceed
ing statement ............
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-11

Total risks .....,...........
Risks Cancelled, and expired
during the year ....
Risks reinsured during The
year -.''... -.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09

demonstrated here in the meeting of
Of several days ago, and that at any
meeting it is, and would be, toss
up as to picking the winner IS ac-
knowledged by all who are supposed
to be we'll posted on bowling. Our
boys speak in highest praises OF the
treatment received at the hands of
the Fort Collins team, and mention
in particular the elegant banquet
served Immediately after the game.
The boys from here who composed the
Greeley team were Rissler, Wieb-
king, Kimball, Blinn, Lofgren and
Stilwell. Blinn rolled the highest
individual score for Greeley and Of
the game. Edwards led the Collins
team. Blinn's score for a single
game was 2l5 pins. The same two
teams met again on the Brunswick
alleys in this city last Saturday even
ing and the Collins team carried off
the plum by l53 pins. The Greeley
team taken as whole were badly out
of form and at no time in this game
did they have Il chance to beat the
Collins team with the game they
were playing. The work of Edwards
of the Collins team was the best ex-
hibition seen on the Greeley alleys
this winter, barring none, and while
he did not succeed in landing the
high score, he rolled good even
game throughout and wound up in
each game with good high score.
Herring of Fort Collins made the
high individual score of the evening
for a single game with 237 pins.
Rissler rolled pa pins in the last
game, the highest Greeley score.
while Kimball rolled the fastest and
most consistent game.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09
GEO. B. BERGER DEAD
Took Chloroform Last Thursday
Afternoon at Asmus' Barn.

The lifeless body of George b.
Berger, the well known blacksmith,
was found in one of the back stalls
of the Asmus & Son livery stable
last Thursday afternoon. Beside the
body an empty bottle with chloro-
form label was found. He had evil
IDENTIFY been dead some time when
the body was discovered by S. ID.
Moore. Suicide was apparent. and
nothing in the inquiry of Coroner
Macy discovered any other cause.
The chloroform was purchased at a
local drug store at about noon of the
same day that it was taken.
The only reason that might be as
signed for the act was the prospect
of losing his eyesight completely.
Some time ago Mr.. Berger lost the
sight of one eye by a silver OF red
hot steel from piece he was forging
flew into the eye. and destroyed the
sight. Some financial obligations,
and the hopelesSness of his meeting
these should he become totally blind
made the man somewhat respondent
according to the statement of friends.
Deceased has living a wife and
two daughters, Mrs. Florence Miller
of Greeley, and Mrs. Edna Phillips
of Eaton.
The deceased was born in Pennsyl-
vania April II. lS4S. He moved to
Iowa City, Iowa, with his parents
when a Young boy and there spent
most of his early manhood. In 1873
Mr. Berger was married in Mime
apolis, Mimi. to Miss Elnora Cowles
and with his wife made bis home in
Iowa City until 1883 when the fam
lily moved to Greeley. where he has
since been engaged in the blacksmith
and implement business. He re-
Gently built home on Tenth avenue,
Normal hill and had only enjoyed it
a few months.
The funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon in the Methodist
church. The services were under
the auspices of the Woodmen of the
World. of which deceased was Il
member.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09

at the Agricultural college at Fort
Collins. Experiments for improving
sugar beets, now being carried on by
the government formed portion of
DIR. TOwnsend's lectures. Among
other things he said there is no beet
parasite in Colorado. 1--WE aren
said the doctor, trying to improve
both the seed and the beet and are
trying to eliminate fungus and in
sects pests. My work is almost
wholly with the fungus, with the
disaese of the plant. There are two
or three of this class of pests in the
United States, but you are not both
cred much with them in the west.
You have the disease knownas curly
top in some isolated localities. We
have been working upon this for
about three years with little progress.
AS yet, We do not know the cause.
One thing has been demonstrated
and that is that the disease never
occurs two succeeding years in the
same locality. We have been trying
to produce, artiticially, similar con-
ditions in our effort to find the cause
but have met with little success.
THE development of a single germ
is one of the objects which we are
seeking to attain. This will do
away with the hand thinning of the
beets, which now constitutes about
twenty-five per cent of The cost of
growing. We are also trying to in
crease the tonnage per acre and have
made some progress by fertilization
and selection. The average tonnage
of the whole United States last year
was seven tons. This is very low"
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09
Bowlers in Fort Collins

The Goodman & Wasley bowling
team went to Fort Collins Thursday
afternoon and had it rubbed into
them to the extent of 304 pins in the
three games. The Greeley boys were
entifely out of form and what ordin-
arily would have been easy spares"
for the G. & w. team turned out to
be rank failures. That the Greeley
team is easily in the class of the
Fort Collins bowlers was thoroughly
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09
WILL FIGHT BILL
New Irrigation Measure Being
Strongly Opposed.

Despite the fact that the people
of Colorado are demanding irrigation,
fight is developing in the house
against the district irrigation bill,
which permits the organization of ir-
| igation districts and the issuance
of bonds, as in Il school district, and
is fathered by Church of Jefferson.
There is no other irrigation meas
nre before the assembly that is of so
much Importance to the people of
Colorado as this bill. as it is one that
will result in the extension of canals
and the creation OF scores of new ir-
rigation companies. 1t means the
reclamation of a vast area of arid
land in Colorado and the consequent
increase in the number of tillable
and productive acres in the state.
1t is said that antagonism to the
bill is coming from ditch compaE-
les that want to control and prevent
ing independent companies. 1t is
believed. however that the bill will
be forced through the Legislature.
Il believe the bill will be passed by
the senate,' said Mr.. Church today.
"Of course, it will be fought by sym
dicates and others seeking Il monop-
oily but this is one bill that comes
directly home to the people and l
cannot understand why any member
can oppose it. Opposition to it means
that the members who vote against
it may as we'll retire politically. par
ticularly in sections of the state
where there is much arid land.
1.-The bill allows people in a dis
trict to form under the state law
an irrigation district. The com
pany is formed and incorporated and
the company issues bonds to furnish
it with money to construct the canal.
Under the present law this cannot
be done
Directly associated with the bill is
II. b. 66 by Bromley of Adams,
which permits the exchange of state
timber lands for government valley
or plains lands. These government
lands can be made tillable, while III
exchange the state gives timber re-
serves that the government can care
for and which means that the tim
Der in this state will be protected.
The passage of this bill will add ma
terially to the agricultural lands in
Colorado.
These are the two big bills for the
people, the legislature believe, and
it is confidently predicted, notwith-
standing the fight being made on the
bills, that they will go through
Denver Post.
The greatest slaughter of cotton
wood trees ever known in Greeley
has been going on this winter. 1t
is probable that when the sun raises
the thermometer to l02 next sum-
mer trees will not seem SO obnoxious,
even though those that are left for 4
few weeks scatter bit CT cotton on
the streets.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09
A STOCK COMPANY
Ball Fans Meet Early in Season
and Form an Organization.

The Greeley Baseball association
met last Friday evening at the call
of the chairman and perfected plans
whereby the association was organ
iZed into stock company and will
be known as the Greeley Base Ball
association. The capital stock of
the organization is $1,000, valued at
one dollar each. 1t is the intention
of the association to place 400 shares
of stock upon the market, leaving the
remaining sol shares at the disposal
of the board of directors to be placed
on the market later on providing it
is deemed necessary or wise upon
the part of this board, who have at
all times the directing power of the
organization. The board of direc-
tors are composed of Arthur Peralta,
president: Charles Lofgren, secretary,
and c. II. Weber, treasurer Season
tickets will also be sold as we'll
the next two months, from which it is
hoped to raise considerable money to
be put into fund to be known as the
general fund and from which it is
expected the board of directors will
meet the ordinary run of expense,
saving the capital stock for reserve
fund. The plan on This style is an
exact pattern of the one that has
been in use at Rock Springs, Wyo.
for the past three years, and which
has proven so satisfactory and profit
able to the team as we'll as the Or
ganization, the players playing on
the percentage plan, receiving fifty
per cent of the 60 or 40 per cent OF
the gate receipts as a pay for ser;
vices, to be divided as the players
themselves see fit, the stockholders
receiving the remaining fifty per
cent of the 60 or 40 per cent as inter
est on money, less the expense OF
running association. Dividends will
be declared upon the first day OF
November of each year, and the or
ganization being Il permanent con-
Germ, stockholders can demand divi-
dends or leave them from year to
year at the disposal of the board OF
directors. Judson Lohr was elected
permanent chairman OF the associa-
tion. The manager and captain Will
be chosen later on by this board OF
directors. Charles Lofgren, G. IL.
Weber and f. f. Bevan were APP
pointed committee to draft constl-
tuition and by laws the same to be
acted upon at the next meeting OF the
association, which will, in all proba-
pility, be called for the latter part OF
this week. Those wishing TO secure
stock in the above association can
secure same of Charles Lofgren, who
has for the present, the disposal OF
this st naE
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09
No Beet Parasite Here.

DIR. G. O. Townsend, sugar beet
expert of the United States agricul-
tural department, recently delivered
a series Of lectures at the short course
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09

You can waste lots of time in shop
ping and sorely try your patience, II
you have not first read the store ads.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09
IT
THE FREAK MARRIAGE BILL
NEARER PASSAGE
Did Not Die in Pigeon-hole as
Per Program-a Greeley
Mans View on Mat
monial Contract

Chairman Sherwin of the House
on judiciary allowed the
bill providing for marriage by con-
tract to get to the printer, so that
every member of the House and Sem
ate may secure the bill and read ideas
of matrimony as advanced by a citi-
zen of Greeley. 1t was not proposed
that the bill be printed. 1t was
to be pigeonholed and that was to
have been its death.
Thf bill was introduced last Tues
day by Townsend of Weld, at the
of NJ. b. Knowles, an
old citizen of Greeley. Townsend
was told that he would not be eX-
pected to boom the bill, but that it
should be printed so that the people
of the country might read it and
realize that Colorado was fully as
progressive as Morocco or New York.
where the marriage contract goes.
Knowles is a retired capitalist and
is an old citizen of Greeley. He is
about 50 years old and one of his hob
bies is that this standing up before
the preacher or some municipal
officer and saying a few words in
order to be married. is all rot, sir:
Just rot. He believes that if you get
a license, SO as to make a record and
then go before somebody and sign
contract that it is much better than
talking about having and holding.
loving and obeying and AL that rot.
rot. sir.
Ex-State Senator J. W. McCreery
drafted the bill for Knowles. Know
les told his ideas on the matrimonial
question and the former senator re-
duced them to writing. AT first
Knowles sent the bill down to Town
send written by his own hand, but it
was posted back with the remark
that it should be properly submitted.
Then, in his hour of need, Knowles
turned to McCreery and the latter,
hearing the voice in the. darkness,
answered.
Townsend put the bill in by re-
Quest" and called attention to the
fact at the time. He did not want
his name connected with the meas
ure. He Says that he believes in
the ld-fashioned way of getting mar
ried, and does not see any reason for
a change at present.
Myron b. Knowles, father of the
ten years marriage contract bill, was
born eigthy-two years ago today in
Grafton, n. ii. He is Il typical New
Englander, of stocky build, and looks
the picture of health. He came to
Greeley in 1870 with the colony and
with the exception of eleven years
on a farm near Fort Lupton. has re-
sided in that city since. He has
been married sixty years. and the
aged couple reside with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. f. f.. Clark. Ten chill
dren were born from this union,
four of whom still live, the first
born. "a son, was shot in an en-
gagement during the civil war, he be-
ing a member of company X, Twenty
third Wisconsin volunteers.
Mr. Knowles has ever been inde- |
pendent in politics, but with demo-
crat leanings, and latterly lie has
imbided somewhat Of socialism.
When a young man he was moder-
ate drinker of spirituous and malt |
liquors., but on coming to Greeley as a |
member of Union colony he became
an abstainer-th thinking he was in
honor bound not to drink liquor
anywhere as temperance was a fun |
iamental principle of the colony
and bylaws. Denver
Post.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09
Bye Bye William Wasley.

William 2. Wasley, the veteran
clothing man, member of the Good
man & Wasley clothing company has
sold out MS interest in the business
to Mortimer Neill, for long time
bookkeeper in in the Greeley Ma
tional bank. Tie change will take
immediate effect. Goodman 4 Was
ley have been partners in business
for the past five years, and some
months ago the partnership was
turned into Il stock company, the
two gentlemen retaining the con-
trolling interests. For some time
it has been the desire of Mr.. Wasley
to retire from business. and now see
ing an opportunity to sell to sue
ceSsor who will in every way be a
valuable member of the company
he makes his adieu to the clothing
business.
You can waste lots of time in shop
ping and sorely try your patience, IL
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09

'mer. Geo. J. Spear.
lg. F. II. Badger.
Beer. r. b. Rugh.
rkey. S. F. Martin.
lschild. +. A. Bons.
'on. Chas. Rasmussen.
ton. c. f. Newton.
lie. Chas. K. Carter.
ier. Byron Newton.
ELL. DIR. G. w. Graham.
lie. DR.. G. II. Pogue.
II +. A. Gates.
lyher. w. G. Thomas.
w. ii. ID. Milligan.
reery. j.. a. Crabb.
nth. Geo. Nj. Houston.
aum. G. Rugh.
!. II. ID. Parker.
Jams. ii. Timothy.
Is. G. A. Granger.
+. III. Reynolds.
ZEN. ID. G. Thompson.
Ter. j. +. Fezer.
nahan. A. A. Woodbury..
). NJ. p. Henderson.
son l. Il. lngle.
irts. DIR. j. w. .Fuqua.
crest. DR.. j. G. Hughes.
ID. J.. March.
heon. f. S. Pinney, ST..
NJ. A. Lyons.
ing. j. M. b. Petrikin.
ingle. DR.. +. f. Stockovel i.
+. w. f. kinSella.
ard. ID. T.. Gray.
les. FL. Allnutt.
iele. II. A. Leiper.
II. +. S. Carrlthers.
but. Bert l.. kittle.
II. c. II. Clark.
!. G. l. Faulkner.
Is. II. c. Spillman.
nan. j. ID. Potter.
G. X. Weber.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-02-09

The ONO. club will enjoy their
bi-weekly hop in Academy hall this
evening, the ball having been changed
from Wednesday evening, the usual
meeting night.
Alaska forum., 1905-03-18
All Kinds of Chore Work : PROMPTLY ATTENDED CAP. COLLINETTE

court expenses except the salaries of the judges, clerks, attorneys and mar shals have heretofore been paid out the funds collected by the court from var ious sources and set aside for that pur- pose. But under the new law this has all been appropriated to the Alaska fund. Nor can the courts proceed with business until the money for expenses is available. They can contract no debts against the government and the only course open to them under existing conditions is to cut down the expense. This means the discharge of all deputy clerks, stenographers and help of all kinds not paid directly from Washing ton. NEWS.
Alaska forum., 1905-03-18
Vail From Valdez.-.No Funds

VALDEZ, Feb. II. There. is great danger that esdistrict courts of Alas ka will be tied up by the lack of funds as result of the passage offthe Nelson bill late last month. The bill provides that all license and other moneys col iected in Alaska, except fines, shall be turned into the Alaska,fund, to be spent m building roals. etc. This does not leave enough money for court expenses to pay the salary of one janitor, to say nothing of the other court attaches. In fact. unless an appropriation ia made shy this congress, the ent1re machinery
 the courts will be blocked. All the
Alaska forum., 1905-03-18
A CARD

Having succeeded to the gents fur niehing business formerly conducted Ly Traeger & Falkenberg, solicit con tinuance of the liberal patronage given. the late firm by the miners of this dis trict, which will be appreciated.
 CHAs. A. TRAEGER. '1d}er.'' The battle of Lexington was fought April 19. TITS, and hattie of Bunker Hill, June i7. 1775.
 .+St. Patrick. 7
Alaska forum., 1905-03-18
Alaska Central Affairs

SEATTLE. A syndicate of Eastern capitalists, headed by A. c. Frost, of Chicago, and Henry c. Osborne, of To-. ronto, came into complete control of the Alaska Central Railway company yesterday at the annual election of trus- tees The members of the syndicate are also the new owners of the Tanana Railway Construction company, which has the contract for building the Alas ka Central from Seward to the Panama river, APO miles, and a branch to the Metamuska coal fields.
 The new trustees elected are as fol- lows: A. E. Frost, H. C. Osborne, G. l.. Francis, of Toronto, Frank Thomp- ,n, of Montreal, George Turner, of Spokane; w. c. Poland; of Chicago; J. K. Ballaine, of Seattle; Jas. A. Haight of Seattle, and Oscar c. LaDaree, of Spokane. The trustees elected the fol- lowing officers: A. c. Frost, president H. c. Osborne, vice-president: w. B. \. .t# = ea
 Poland, until recently peri tende mt of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, gen eral manager and chief engineer; G. l.. Francis, treasurer, and Jas. A. Haight, secretary.
 The completion of the road will be pushed with all speed. The read will be built this year to the head of Knick Arm, and 150 to ZOO miles additional each year until the Tanana river is met. Twenty miles of road was built last year, as far as Lake Kenai, and trains are operating over that much of road. Ten crews of engineers will be put in the field immediately in addition to- the ones already working on the line.