New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-29
NEWS Of minnesota,
Insurance Figures.

Insurance Figures.
Minneapolis. A total of nearly
100000 was spent by Minnesot;
residents for life insurance durins
1906, according to the preliminar,
life report of the insurance depart
ment.
The report shows that during TIT
year the level premium or old line
companies wrote 49, 43 policies ag
gregating $27,271, 455. The number o
policies in force at the end of the
year were III, 200, with an aggregate
value of $199, 1877, $40. The losses in
Cured in the state were 81, 1928, 79s
and the premiums received amounted
to 81, 2O2, 656.
The report shows that during the
year the net mortality was only u
per cent of the expected mortality.
For these same companies load.
ing expense portion of premiums" is
given as $129, 947, 754 and actual ex.
penses paid sos, 1888, 800. These
figures are for business in all the
states of companies doing business in
this state.
The report on the assessment life
and accident associations shows 10, 424
policies written in the state during
the year, aggregating So, 100, 300, and
20, O83 ip force at the end of the year
aggregating s., 100, 300, and 20, 083 in
force at the end Of the year aggrega-
ting $40, 493, 1916. These companies re-
ceived in premiums S163, 1856 and paid
losses amounting to $64,987.
P. 0. Burglary.
Mendota.-The vault and the safe
doors of the postofice were shattered
with nitroglycerin by burglars at 8
O'Clock in the morning and $3.50 in
cash and stamps were stolen.
The postoffce forms part of the
general store of E. Bernier & Sons.
The safe blower got into the building
through rear window. The safe in
which the money was deposited is in
closed in large vault expressly built
for the purpose of securing the funds
of Uncle Sam. The thieves lined the
door of the vault with nitroglycerin
and blew off the door. They evident
ly thought the plumber was within,
but they were confronted with safe
inside the vault. This also was
charged and blown open.
Mr.. Bernier says that the total
amount taken was about $3.50 to $3.50.
He says that about $50 in money and
stamps belong to the government.
Murder at Tenstrike.
Tenstrike.-What later may prove
to have been a cold-blooded murder
has been unearthed at Tenstrike in
the finding of the body of John John
son in Gull lake.
Early in February John johnson
and Peter Matihison hired out to
William Fellows to cut timber and
they established their camp near the
lake. The men were busily engaged
for five or six weeks cutting logs on
the Fellows claim, two miles from
town.
At the time of the disappearance of
Johnson, Matihison also disappeared,
but two weeks later he returned for
his clothes and money. He said that
he had been sick in the hospital; that
he and his partner were going to
locate in the West, and that his part
ner had gone. Matihison has not
been seen in this vicinity since
Plenty Of Fish Eggs.
ST. Paul.-The Minnesota game and
fish commission has this spring brok-
en- the record of any game and fish
department. in the United States for
the number of pike eggs collected in
any one season, and expects to be
able little later to claim the nation
al record for the largest number OF
pike fry ever raised in any one state
during a season.
Samuel F. Fullerton, superintendent
of fisheries, says the work of collect
ing pike eggs is now over; that the
pike eggs collected at conservative
estimate number $50 300, 900, and that
estimating that only half of these will
hatch, the game and fish commission
will later have 40, $50, 900 pike fry
for free distribution for restocking
waters thruout the state.
Hanged Himself
Thief River Falls.-J. H. Werstlein
cattle buyer of this city, hanged
himself in his barn. He is believed t6