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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-19
ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the ear Ending December 3Ist,
A. ID. 1906.
OF the conditions and affairs OF the
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

Organized under the laws Of the Kingdom
of Great Britain. made to the Commits
sioner OF Insurance OF the Stale OF
South Dakota pursuant to the laws
thereof. Managers. Law Brothers. Chi
cago, Ill. Incorporated, May 3lst. lS45.
Commenced business in U. s. IN 1851.
Principal Office In u. s., No. 80 Wall
street, New York city.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-19
24,479.60O.W
Size,
1a7o7.5o4.M
100000
10000
3,6SS.8
s.642.74
STATE or SOUTH DAKOTA.

~ AkN VA
Company's Certificate IF Authority.
Whereas, The National Life Insurance
Company, a corporation organized under
the avs of Vermont. has filed In this
office q sworn statement exhibiting it's
condition and business for the year
ending December 81. 1906. conrormabIel
to the requirements of tho laws OF this
state regulating the business Of insur-
ance, and,
Whereas, The said company has filed;
In this once a duly certified copy OF its
charter, with certificate OF organization.
in compliance with the requirements OK
the insurance Law aforesaid; y
Now. therefore. I, o. s. Bssfcrd, Com
missioner OF Insurance of the Stnto of,
South Dakota, pursuant to thu provisions
of aid laws. do nereby certify that the.
above named company Is fully ernpow-.
cred, through its authorized agents, to,
transact its appropriate business OF Ilfo
insurance i this state. according TO the
Laws thereof, until the thirty-f-st day or
December, A. ID. 1907.
n sesttTriony whereof I have nereuntc'
ser nv hand and os7cial seal at Pierre,
this 21st day Of February. A. d. 1907.
- ". )
Com missiorer Of .nsurancs.
BY T. a. Schubert. Chief Clerk.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-19
yss,2so.7S
202.O32.53

AND ciaams ...... S3S,2SO.75
Total unearned premiums. -. 202, 032. So
Total amount Of oil liabili-
ties, except capital. ...... $330,3l3.2S
Capital actually paid up In
C69n <Ov,OVo'oo
Surplus over all liabilities. 141, 285. 43
-----
Total s67..57s.71
vi. RISKS.
In force on the 31st day
OF December Of previous
year $o2,ooo,ooS.VV
Written or renewed during
the year .............. "a, ee5. 1890
----------
Total $50, S4s. 728.OO
Deduct those expired and
marked off as terminated. 81, S63, I11.oO
------------
In force at the end OF the
year s54,4e5, 00o.oo
Deduct amount reinsured. $500, 591.00
~-----------
Net amount in force. sac. 122, 1890
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH
DAKOTA DURING THE YEAR 1906.
admitted IN 1e0T.)
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16
COagresa' short Term job.

The short term session ee congress.
which l. usually regarded as u per.
EunetoFy session and tame In 81 far
aas Important legislation IL concerned.
may prove to be a strenuous one II all
the recommendation OF the executive
are taken In hand. Il may be assumed
that some Of the presidents views can,
not Immediately be carried into effect
by the enactment Of national Iegisla.
ton. Nevertheless the schedule OF
work suggested includes questions sur,
6eiently urgent 10 occupy the months
remaining to the Flfty.niuth congress
Probably not all Of the important Tea.
lures " legislation to which the execu.
Give asked attention win be considered
IN tho shape presented In the message
when the Legislators get to work Many
Of them. however. are based upon con.
-ditlons which cali for relief The pres,
'ent currency laws are believed to need
revision speedily. and labor disputes
have a constantly Irritating effect upon
general business. with the broad Gues-
ton Of labor 10 involved that Of child
labor The matter of citizenship for
Porto Rlcans. the treatment OF aliens
withln the United States proper. meas
ures TO suppress lynching and TO regu.
late divorce touch upon public senti-
mont and cannot be settled without
lengthy deliheratiOn. Although final ae-
zion upon these and other subjects out
lined. some new and some laid over
from last session. may not he reached
before midnight Of March & there Is
time TO disclose the drift Of opinion aud
to uncover Whatever Obstacles may
stand IN the way OF Improvement.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16
UNI Confonnded Cucumber.0.

&NMae CWMtOu@uou CuCump0Ps|
indigestion breeds crime. At least
that Ii what some out and out scion
eist now declares aud many scientific
ssoclologists believe. That dyspepsia
creates In the human mind thoughts
bordering upon crimlnallty most men
and women who have met the beast
face to face will testify. II every.
body knew Just what actual lndlges-
tlon Ia, perhaps there would DO no need
OF science to oxpound It's capacity for
breeding mischief ''That cOnfounded
cucumber I've eaten and can't digest
OF the school recitation Is often recall
ed In the hour Of acute distress, but tho
moment the Inner man gets to working
smoothly again the lesson Ia forgotten.
One trouble about avoiding mdlgea.
stlon-and no one really intends to DO
criminal or even harbor criminal
thoughta-ls that II IL 30 dlttlcult to
diagnose and still more dlfEicult to
trace 10 the original cause. for, after
@Ata Wv ANNAhNNi was NANuN thS ENAl
criminal In the recitation drama.
school children and workers In the
backwoods sometimes ind It next to
Impossible 20 be bright or amiabls
after lunchlng freely on hard boil
cd eggs. for instance. But II will 70.
uuire something more reyeFed than
wcasnCo to lndlct and afterward con-
ASlet hard boiled eggs In criminal
court. And 30 with numerous things
people eat because they stay by the
stomach, Perhaps after all the cucum.
Der and the hard boiled eggs only fnd
weak and imperfect stomachs to work
mischief upon, In that case the place
70 reform ls farther back. We should
cultivate stomachs that refused to be
'crlminallzed by anything which sensi.
ole folks would think Of swallowing.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16
A HARD JOLT.

That the state senate should refuse
TO recount the votes In contested
precinct and seat the member elect
oy unanimous vote IL about as hard
a Jolt as the republican machine ever
received In Kootenai county--ln fact
u must have been very humIllating TO
We'll and has supporters TO receive
Buch little consideration when they
were sure that republican senate
would unseat democrat to make
room for republican. IL ought
70 teach the operators OF the machine
that there IL still honor among men OF
their party, even though they may
have thought otherwise. The public
has agined high opinion Of he mem.
Gers OF the senate from their prompt
action In this contest and the unan-
unity with which the members voted
Tor honesty and fairness rather than
taking only bipartisan view OF the
case. The vote speaks we'll for the
honor and integrity Of the senator's
and BY that one act they have proven
themselves men Of high character who
can DO trusted to do that which they
think Is right and in tho interest Of
tie people. In saying this the Press
but voices the statement OF the peope.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

Wild dogs never bark and 80 always
bite.
A gray horse lives the longest, g
black one the shortest.
A coon's fur is so thick that II can
rob bees without being stung.
A blue eyed cat IL always deaf, but
ell deaf cats are not blue eyed.
An Asiatic squirrel climbs a tree like
q telegraph pole climber. II has large
horny scales on Its tail for the purpose.
The flying fox or tropical bat win
pass the night drinking from the yes.
sells In which cocoa IL distilled and go
home intoxicated In the early morning
or sleep 1t on at the foot OF the trees.
The big snowshoe rabbit or northern
hare is something OF a dresser. It
wears white coat In winter and a
gray one in summer. the better to con-
ceal itself from its enemies by looking
as the ground looks In the two seasons.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16

An agricultural department official
says that recent tests show that there
are $40 pounds Of fermentable sub
stance In a ton of green field corn.
stalks, which will yield about half Of
their weight in absolute alcohol. In
round numbers a ton Of stalks will pro-
duce 100 pounds Of alcohol. or 200
pounds Of proof spirits. AS a gallon Of
alcohol weighs nearly seven pounds.
there should be fifteen gallons Of alec
hol In a ton OF stalks.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16

II was very Appropriate that Senator
Hart, Mormon bishop from Fremont
county, should present the name OF
Borah for United States senator. 1t
y case Of the eternal fitness Of
things. Bishop Hunt presided in the
house during the election with his
alsual suavlty
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16

Congress viii probably be asked
shortly to sanction the concentration
Of our military posts 50 as to bring the
garrisons convenient to transportation
At present the posts are widely scatter
ed, with few troops at any given point
This system, which grew up when we
had a broad frontier to guard, is now
said to be obsolete.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16
RObt. w. Collins
Real Estate, Insurance, Loans


$105O.-One acre of No. garden
land, with a good 6 room house.
Good outbuildings. Some nice frnit
trees. Spring water.
S16O0.-An 8 room plastered house
with clothes closets and pantry.
Good cellar and outbuildings. Lot
50x132 feet. Some nice shade and
fruit trees. Good location.
A SNAP
$550.-A a room house with cellar
and outbuildings. City water; some
shade and fruit trees.
$1050.-Takes this new 4 room
house. Lot 52x120 feet.
$95O.-A 8 room plastered house
with nice porches. Good outbuild-
ings. Corner lot, 55x14O feet.
$90o.-A corner lot 5Ox129 feet
with 5 room cottage. Good out
buildings. City water.
$10O0---A beautiful lot on 4th
street Close in.
$475 will buy two lots, one a cor
ner.
$250.-A corner lot 55x15O feet.
Lots in any part of the
city and new additions
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16

"Johnny. DEAR" called Mrs. Fergu-
son from the foot of the stairway, ITS
9 O'Clock. Time for you to get up"
"AlI right. nav" answered Johnny.
Then he curled himself up for anoth-
eF nap.
Talk about your useless nOlses" he
muttered sleepily.-Chicago Tribune.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-16

Was Late.
Miss Ascum-Miss Sere tells me she
IL only twenty three. Doesn't that seem
strange to you? Miss WIse-Yes; very
strange. II would seem to indicate
that she wasn't born until her tenth
birthday or so.-Exchange.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
WoMAN's MINING EXCHANGE
TO HOLD RECEPTION

when> the people of Los Angeles start
to show visitors good time they gen.
orally go the limit, and the women do
their share.
1t has been only a short few months
ago that the woman's mining and stock
exchange was organized in this city. but
the following invitation has been mailed
to each one of the delegation from God
field:
You are cordially invited to attend
RECEPTION
given by the ladies of the
wcman's Mining and Stock Exchange
Wednesday, Evening. September Eighteen,
nineteen hundred and seven,
from eight to ten
Room 21S
Citizens National
Bank Building
The woman's mining and stock ex-
change is something new in Los Angeles,
and the only one OF its kind in the world.
It is strictly business proposition where
women can list their stocks or buy. 1t
Is run on a high order, dealing only in
bank mining ard other first class bonds.
No member of the exchange can pro-
mote property not listed on the exchange
and to list stock, bondss or property there
is listing committee whose duty 1t is to
Investigate before 1t can be placed on
the board.
While it Is strictly womans exchange,
corporations car own seat, but must
be represented by woman A large per
cent Of the women belonging 10 the ex.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
PRIEST is CONVICTED
OF DOUBLE MURDER
Pittsburg Jury Finds chicagoan Guilty
In the Second Desree-church-
mans Past Life Is Laid
Bare
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 17.-Ludwig Szozy-
giel, the Roman Catholic priest from Chi
cago who has been on trial for the muir
der of Andrew and Stephen StarzsyrAskl,
brothers, was convicted Of murder in the
second degree by jury which returned a
verdict shortly before oclock tonight.
The fate of the prisoner was given to
the jury late this afternoon, following a
bitter argument by counsel.
To protect himself from the supreme
penalty of the law the priest unburdened
his past life, frankly confessing his many
shortcomings, especially his drunkenness.
During his testimony he admitted that
Francesca Shrow, his housekeeper, who
was in the house when the double murder
was committed, had accompanied him to
this city from Chicago 1t developed the
housekeeper occupied the same room with
one of the Starzcynaslxi brothers. Follow
ing this admission District Attorney
Goehring remarked: There you have the
motive"
The priest said he supposed 1t was cor
rect that he had killed the brothers, but
that it was done in self-defense and that
he was drunk at the time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
BANK OFFICIAL DEFINES
PRINCIPLES OF MINING

w. c. Patterson, vice president of the
First National bank, who is always
lestened to closely on account of his wide
experience and sound Judgment in mat
ters financial, delivered speech which
contained among other good things the
following we'll defined principles relating
to banking and mining:
"The word bank as originally used
was derived from the German word 'banc,
meaning bench or table for changing
money. 1t is a beautiful study in evolu-
ton to consider one of our great modern
banking institutions as compared with
the original 'banc' or bench.
1.-The function of bank is the safe
custody of the money of its patrons, and
it's honest and secure investment. Its pri-
mary auty is to it's stockholders and de-
| positors
"A bank should always maintain a re-
serve of available cash sufficient to thor
| oughly safeguard it's patrons and COM
| mand unquestioned confidence. Any other
course, in my judgment, Is criminal
ION the other hand that bank is lack
ing patriotism and public spirit which will
not within conservative restrictions foster
| legitimate and wei: conducted enterprises.
| Both banking and mining operations
| partake of the nature of the men who
| manage them. If the manager of bank
| is reckless and visionary, the bank will
| share in his peculiarities. If, as l have
said on recent occasion, the patron saint
| of the banker is Shylock, no liberality OF
| public spirit may be expected. true
banker, and likewise a good bank is
broadminded. patriotic and properly con.
servative.
MANY mining projects do not commend
themselves to bankers for the reason that
they, are largely speculative and vision.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
OIL PROFITS
HALF BILLION
fContlnued from Page one.l

Continued from Page One.)
company of New Jersey exchanged its
stock for the certificates of the trust
share for share.
II think So" replied Mr.. Pratt.
Mr.. Kellogg asked John G. MTlburn,
chief counsel for the defendants, to pro-
duce all liq,udating certificates issued by
the liquida.ing trustees which had been
turned into the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey. Mr. Kellogg also asked for
all assignments of legal title given by
those who received the stock of the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey.
Mr.. Pratt was excused for the time being.
Frank B. Kellogg. who is in charge OF
the governments case, has obtained many
books and papers from the Standard OIL
company, which has enabled him to pro-
coed expeditiously with the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18

their signatures in the guest book. The
| list, with sentiments, follows:
| Strickland w. Gillian, Baltimore, Md,
"Brite and Fare; Mrs Gillian. MA
| told me to say / had a good time I;
Thomas A. DAILY, Philadelphia; William
R. Rose, Cleveland, Ohio; Eliza e. Rose;
f. w. Schaefer, Cleveland, Say, dis
blaze ISIS paradise; Judd Mortimer
Lewis, Houston. Texas. TOO full for ut
terance''; Gretchen Huffy. Los Angeles;
j. Huff. Norfolk, Va; Robert LIE Penn
berton, st. Mary's, w. Va. THE truly
rural member from the hills of West Vir-
ginia is in love with Pasadena and the
good hearts that are in ye'; Duncan M.
Smith. Chicago Daily News, This beats
work.; Mrs. D. M. Smith; Francis
Graves. St Joseph. Mo-. Samuel e. Kiser,
Evanston, ILL.,, "Of all my wishes this is
the best; may the sun always shine on
Sunnycrest'; Mildred May Kiser; Edwin
A. Oliver, Yonkers, N Y, Still doing
bachelor stunts; w. ]. Hampton, New
York city, ME, too; Lena A. Hoga-
boom, San Pedro; Arthur Chapman, Den
yer Republican, Bob Burdette, we're In
your debt: but in our love We'll pay 1t
yet-you bet; Lillian e. Chapman, Jack
Chapman. Arthur F. Chapman; Dick
Graves, St. Joe; A. ]. Taylor, Los An
geles, 1.-THE day was fine, the lunch de-
nciouS, tne noSt ana HOSTESS great anu
will never be forgotten by the horde who
ate'; Frank T.. Starlight. Los Angeles,
Hes preacher. author. bard. and yet
we love him best as Bob Burdette"; Will
liam Ganson Rose, New York city, II
have read this column and 1 feel like
Lcho canyon; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wolfe, Colegrove. From the chapparal
to Sunnycrest; that's going some; Mrs.
w. H. Cline, Los Angeles.
Mrs Norman Bridge of Pasadena
served coffee at the luncheon and Mrs.
Jacquette Hunter Eaton of Chicago was
also a guest
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18

ary. Many corporations are based on
prospects, rather than upon proved
value.
can exchange such as you have organ
lied may do much toward eliminating fake
claims from public notice, by forbidding
any security to be listed which is devoid
of actual demonstrated merit.
Mining is as legitimate as any other
business, but like banking, its enterprises
partake of the character of the men VINO
promote them.
1.-THE sources from which the actual
wealth of the world is derived and aug
mented are mining, horticulture and ag-
riculture. They take from mother earth
elements which have been hidden and I'M
available until brought forth by the
brain and Drawn OF man. The net results
from successful mining are greater than
from agriculture and horticulture, for
the reason that in the latter instances the
exhausted soil must be replenished by
| fertilizers or rotation of crops, whereas
the mining operation leaves only a
worthless hole, which may be abandoned.
Banks should be so run as to be at
| tractive to commercial, manufacturing
| and mining projects, and these In turn
should be so conducted as to command the
| confidence of bankers.
GAS no man can be entirely independ-
! ent of other men, so no enterprise, wheth-
er it be banking or mining, can live to
| itself alone. They are necessary to each
other and interdependent.
| SIT gives me pleasure to welcome the
advent of the Los Angeles-Nevada min
| ing stock exchange, andI predict as re-
suit of this occasion a closer and more
| helpful comingling of the interests of
Los Angeles and the rich mineral districts
| OF Nevada"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18

change are business women of Los An
geles.
The president, Clara Shortridge Foltz,
is one of the best known women on the
coast. She is an attorney and has prac-
ticed law in many cities in California.
The secretary and treasurer4 Mrs. An
ma L. Briggs. is known as one of the
shrewdest business women in Los An
geles. She has the reputation of having
turned some of the largest deals on the
coast.
is the only man connected with the ex-
change. He had fifteen years experience
on Wall street and the exchanges in
Boston. He is to be married tonight at
7 o'clock and the happy couple will be
present at the reception rendered the
Goldfield delegation at the woman's stock
exchange from 8 to TO-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
.JOKESTERS
ON LUN7


OF day. He gave the jokes to Dockstader,
who sprung them that night on his au-
dience. They took and next day Dock
stader sent Mr.. Oliver written forgive
ness.
Owing to a mistake on the part of the
street car conductor the humorists got
off the car near the Raymond hotel and
the delightfully."- cool rooms of the Bur-
dette home were more than appreciated
when the tired bunch of newspaper
writer's and their wives finally arrived
there.
Punch was served by Mrs. f. e. Wolfe
of Colegrove. Lunch was then served or
the south porch of the Burdette rest
dence. The visitors were shown what g
variety of fruit is obtainable in this
section of Southern California, and II
short, the delightful Burdette hospitality
made enjoyable every moment for every
member of the party.
Aller the lunch the party was photo
graphed, and then the members were
taken for an automobile ride to tn,
show points of Pasadena. The route il
general followed by the machines wal
south on Orange Grove avenue from tn
Burdette residence to the Garfield place
then the park of the Busch estate wa
Viewed. The automobiles then wen
across to Grand avenue, down Grand l.
Arroyo drive, back to Grand. down Nortl
Orange Grove avenue TO Marengo. Oh
Afarengo to Center. Euclid and through
the business section of Colorado to tn
Maryland
There the party rested for the remain
der OF the afternoon.
Leave Tribute
While at the Burdette home xhe mem
bers of the party were requestedNto writ
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
Has Forty-six Teacherc

Special to The Herald
SANTA MONICA. Sept. 17.-Notwith-
standing that there still remain many
students to be enrolled before the new
school term will be fairly launched, the
classes opened this morning with an at
tendance far in advance Of any previous
years beginning of study.
With a staff of forty-six teachers
Principal Robok will have six grammar
schools and one high school to give at
tention to. the number of classes in each
of the schools having been added tc
since the close of last term and at each
of the schools one or more new instruct.
ors have been installed.
The handling of study books by mem
bers of the student body is new de.
parture that had its beginning today and
is expected to turn enough profits into the
exchequer of the scholars 10 pay all the
expenses connected with the pursuit Of
Outdoor athletics at the school.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
STANDARD MUST FILE BOND
OF 100000 IN CHICAGO
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press-
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE Standard on
company of Indiana, in order to obtain a
stay of an execution against its property
to satisfy the fine of s29.24O,0OO recently
imposed by Judge Lands, must furnish
bonds to the amount of $6,000000.
This was determined today by Judge
Grosscup in the United States circuit
court, much to the chagrin of the attor-
neys on both sides. The counsel for the
oil company had commended for bond OF
not more than $1,00O,00O, while the attor-
neys for the government had demanded
that the bond be as high az the fine i'm
posed by Judge Lands.
Judge Grosscup ordered that two bonds
must be filed and approved by the court
before the supersedeas shall issue, one
for $4,000, 000 covering the property of the
company at Whiting, Ind, the other fol-
50, 100000 to cover the property of the com.
pany elsewhere.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
LONG BEACH BOASTS OF
ANOTHER NATIONAL BANK
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 1.-THE City Ma
en- Green, w. J.sCox, Ellis Hakes and A.
opened it's doors in it's temporary quarters
in the postoffice building.
DR.. w. B. Schurer is president, DR.. w.
r. Price vice president, ]. c. Pursley Sec
ond vice president and B. F. Tucker cash
Ter, with directors F. M. Douglass, Steph-
The temporary quarters of the bank will
B. Snow.
The temporary quarters Of the bank viii
be retained until the completion of Its
new building across the street.
Long Beach now boasts of the FRS
National Long Beach National, State
Citizens Savings, Long Beach Savings
and the Exchange National.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
NEGRO ATTACKS LABOR
AGENT ON TRAIN

n p Ochoa. labor agent for the Ben
uenev company, contractors for the sup
nlv of section hands to the Southern
Pacific company, was attacked and cut
seriously in both wrists by negro last
night whom he attempted to eject from
a chartered car on the Ell Paso traln
leaving here at 80 o'clock. ochoa was
taken to the receiving hospita, Wnere
DR.. Cook gave him surgical atreh'ion'