Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-04
Over Thousand Dollars Left
by Man Without Heirs
Paid to State
interesting Story Of lnsur.
ance Money Which Had
No Legal Claimant

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Three years ago Otto Schmidt was
killed by accident. He held a
81 800 life insurance policy. There
was much trouble over this money,
which under the law was the other
/ day paid into 4 the state treasury.
The following receipt sent by Treas
| urer Peterson to States Attorney
Wineman of Grand Forks tells the
Interesting story as follow:
4 Whereas, on the oath day of Au-
i gust, "A. b. 1904, at the city of Lari-
1 more in the county Of Grand Forks
and state of North Dakota, one Otto
/ Schmidt was accidentally caught in 4
1 the machinery of a gasoline engine,
and from which injuries the said OF
Ito Schmidt thereafter, toWit:: on the
same day died, and
Whereas, at the time of his death
the said Otto Schmidt carried "a pol
/ icy of insurance against certain ac-
cidental injuries in the Travellers
Insurance company Of Hartford,
i Connecticut, for the sum of fifteen
hundred dollars (s1,50O.OO), in case
Of death payable to one, William
Schmidt, the father of said Otto
Schmidt, or in the event Of his prior
/ death, to the executors, administra-
tors or assigns of said Otto Schmidt,
and s,
T. Whereas, said Otto Schmidt died
leaving no heirs or relatives in tie
United States capable Of inheriting
said property, j. B. Wineman, Of the
city of Grand Forks and state Of
North Dakota, was appointed spe-
cial administrator Of said estate, and
thereafter made demand upon said
| Travellers Insurance company of
| Hartford, Connecticut, for the pay
| ment of said sum of fifteen hun
dred dollars ($1,5o0.00), which de-
.mand was refused, and thereupon
said special administrator brought |
suit against such insurance company
to recover said amount, which mo-
| tion was duly tried in and fors the
county Of Grand Forks, North Dako-
ia, and resulted in verdict in favor |
of said special administrator and
against said insurance company, and |
upon the trial of said action it was
proven that due and diligent search |
was made to discover the where
abouts of said William Schmidt, the
father Of said Otto Schmidt, in the
city of Berlin in the empire of Ger
many, where he is alleged to have
resided, and that said William
Schmidt died prior to the death of
said Otto Schmidt, and
Whereas, said J. B. Wineman was
thereafter appointed administrator Of
the estate of Otto Schmidt, deceased,
and duly administered said estate in
pursuance Of law, and rendered
final account Of his actions as said
administrator in the county court of
| the county OF Grand Forks, North
Dakota, showing his receipts, dis
bursements and expenses as such adj
| ministrator, and showing a balance
| in his hands after all costs and ex-
penses had been paid in the sum Of
twelve hundred sixty-eight dollars
and forty-one cents $1,2sS.41) and
/ Whereas, under the laws OF the |
state of North Dakota said property
escheats to the state:
Now, therefore, I, A. Peterson,
treasurer of the state OF North Da-
kota do hereby certify that ] have
this day received from J. B. Wine
| man, administrator Of the estate Of
Otto Schmidt, deceased. the sum Of
twelve hundred sixty-eight dollars
and forty-nne cents ($1,268.41l, in
accordance with the provisions Of
section 1921 Of the revised codes of
the state of North Dakota for the
year 1905.
| Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota,
this 10Th day Of June. a. D. 1907.
{SeaD a. Peterson,
Treasurer Of the State of North
Dakota e
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