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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-06-18
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT
For the Year Ending Dec. IA. D. 1908.

OF the condition and AFFAIRS OF the Hart
ford Fire Insurance Company Of Hart
State Of Connecticut, made to the Conn
missioner of Insurance Of the State Of
North Dakota, In pursuance Of the laws
Of said state. 2fs64s "a
President. chas. E. Chase.
Vice President, r. M. Bissell
Secretary, Thos. Turnbull
Principal Office. 125 sTrumbull st., Hart
ford, Conn.
Attorney. for service Of process in the
State of North Dakota:
Name. Commissioner OF Insurance.
Location, Bismarck, N. d.
Organized CIR Incorporated May, 1870
Commenced business August, 1910.
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ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT
For the Year Ending Dec. 81, A. D. 1908,


OF the condition and affairs of the Insur-
ance Company of North America, of
philadelphia, Pa, organized under the
laws Of the State of Pennsylvania. made
State of North Dakota, in pursuance OF
the laws of said state.
President, Charles Platt
Vice President Eugene L.. Ellison.
Secretary, Z. Howard Wright
Prncipal office, $50 Walnut ST., Phila-
dcphia. Pa.
State of North Dakota:
Name, Commissioner Of Insurance.
Location. Bismarck, N. ID.
Organized or incorporated April IA, 1904.
Commenced business in 1892.
Capital.
Amount Of capital stock paid mn 49,.
up Ill lull. ................. $5,OUO,OUO.OO
Assets.
Value of real estate owned
by the company. $685. 10000
:, ga ;! :;.::::::. 4 IS
bonds .........:.....:...... 1,475,71s51
Bank stocks Observation-Disclosures. 5S,OOOOO
Other corporation stocks.... 249,s550O
Cash on hand and in bank. 917,387.51
Interest due and accrued. 53,382.56
Premiums in course. of col
lection and transmission. 1897, GOS.95
Bills receivable, not matured,
taken for marine risks. 2G,O5263
Reinsurance claims on losses
Unidentified assets .......... 7,O84.3S
Total assets .............. .s12, Oh, o62 SO
Liabilities.
Gross claims for
losses adjusted
.s and unpaid n,s I'D. CO.. :s1so1s7.22
losses upon which
no action has
been taken ...... 6S7,
Losses resisted by
the company go. 27,759.59
Total gross
cunt Of
CT inns for
Deduct reinsurance
and salvage
claims thereon. 152,15O.OO
Net amount of unpaid losses 92,9SOOO
Amount Of unearned pre-
risFs ' =" 81 ou'. e.45s.s277e
brokerage ................. 100000
miums .................... 26.24s.21
Total liabilities ............ 1928, 1887
Receipts.
the year in cash: -. ss.ool,525.1s
Interest and dividends Se-
ceived during the year. 429, 80
year ........... 2o.51e.ee
other sources .............. 19s0es1
rota, receipts .......... ss.47l,2l2.s7
Disbursements.
Losses paid during the year. a, 906, 1901
Dividends paid during the - :.
brokerage ...:...:.:.......: 1.7e2.7oe,77
other charges ............g ss5.O44.ss
Paid for taxes. .............. 1S2.SS0.7o
N bursements =: ................ so.sa2.02
Total disbursements ....... ss.11s. ss4.45
North Dak0ta Business.
Total risks taken during the
Total premiums received dur. .
retai los losses incurred durin. 49,.
Total i s amount Of ioss.. paid $1,000
during the year. ......... 2b.6S1. 10
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA ! 4
| Once Of Commissioners of Insurance:
o. So4fn al
do hereby certify that the foregoing js .
| true abstract OF the original statement
now on file in thu office. ~ s
| set my hand and ahixed the seal Of this
once ct Bismarck the Let day Of April,
| A, d. 1902
@ Commissioners Of Insurance.
| STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA ~
| Once Of Commissioner OF Insurance. {
Company's Certificate Of Authority.
Whereas, The InsurAnce Company OF
!, North America Of Philadelphia, Pa,
3 Pennsylvania. hasE| 9led. ina this efnee .
sworn statement xhthitipE IT. cgna! tton,
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Capital.
Amount Of capital stock paid
IN in full. r. OOO
Assets.

Assets.
Value of real estate owned
by the company. ........... $1,O55 1875
Loans on bonds and mort
cages ::..,......: ..:........ 44s.ooooo
bonds ...................... 12O5O.OO
Railroad bonds and stocks... 13.374,O39.99
bonds ................... ee4,44s.34
Bank stocks ................. 02Sa4OOO
Other corporation stocks..... 100 100000
Loans on collateral security. 14,5OOOO
Cash on hand and in bank. 935, $50 68
Interest due and accrued. 177,2S2.64
Premiums in course Of col
lection and transmission. 2,4O4,812.Sy
Rents due and accrued. ..... 1,35S.57
All other sums due to the
company .................. 13,211.se
Unidentified assets .......... 11,O98.45
Total assets .............. $50, AS, s15Oe
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North Dakota Busine

Total risks taken during the
year Observation-Disclosures.
Total premiums received dur
ing the year ..............
Total losses incurred dur
ing the year ...............
Total amount Of losses paid
during the year ...........
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s2.O25,1O7.OS
Liabilities.

Liabilities.
Gross claims for
losses adjusted
Losses resisted by
the company .... 34,20O.O
Total gross amount
of claims for
Dedl ct reinsurance
and salvage claims
thereon lU,StO.U
Net amount of unpaid losses. s142, 1000
on ali outstanding risks. 49,. 1.ses,57s.ss
brokerage .................. 2,97s.s4
s1,51s. es2. 80
All other liabilities. state,
county and municipal taxes,
due or accrued. ............. 3o,OOO.OO
Total liabilities ............ 81. 545, 662. so
Receipts.
Premiums received during the
Interest and dividends re. ~
ceived during the year. II,S72.4
Received from home office.... 2,OSO.18
Total receipts .............. 81 CTS, sss. SO
Disbursements.
Losses paid during the year.. S97S, $1,000
brokerage .................. 325,672.s9
Paid for taxes. Observation-Disclosures. 172, 265.3 80
11,6O2.1S
Amount of all other dsburse-
ulentS ................ oOo,0of.05
Total disbursements $4,000. 81, 791 ,6S4 80
North Naknfo Ruc;nocc
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$519,94s.60
Total disbursements ...... s.
North Dakota Business.

Total risks taken during the
year ....;.........,..:..:.. .s41.149.ot
ing the year, .............. 1,471.oe
Total losses incurred during
the year ..:...:.:.........:. 5ss.s1
during the year .....,..... It'll
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STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, ! !,
Once Of Commissioner of Insurance.
surance Of the state Of North Dakota,
DO hereby certify that the foregoing - 2
true abstract Of the original statement
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
SGT my hand and afixed the seal OF this
ONCE ct Bismarck the list day Of April,
A. D. 1909.
Commissioner Of Insurance.
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STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, I
I. E. C.. Cooper. Commissioner Of In
eurance Of the State Of North Dakota,
DO hereby certify that the foregoing is q
true abstract Of the original statement
now on 'fleSin this ONCE.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal Of this
ONCE Ct Bismarck the LIST day Of April,
A. D. 1909.
(seal.) e. C. COOPER,
Commissioner Of Insurance.
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Receipts.
Disbursements.

Losses paid during the year.
Dividends paid during the
year ................
Paid for commissions and
brokerage
Paid for salaries, fees and
other charges .............
Paid for taxes. .............
Amount of all other dis
bursements .........,......
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Receipts.


Premiums received duri1g
the year in cash. ........
Interest and dividends re-
ceived during the year.
Rents received during the
year ...............
Amount received from all
other sources ..............
Total receipts .............
Disbursements.
Losses paid during the year.
Dividends paid during the
year ..............
Paid for commissions and
brokerage ................
Paid for salaries. fees and
other charges .............
Paid for taxes .............
Amount of all other dis
bursements ......"........
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Premiums received during
the year in cash.
Interest and dividends Se-
ceived during the year. 80.
Rents received during the
year SO. go. 80. 80. 500: !:
Amount received from all
other sources ..............
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$e92,9sO.W
e.45s,e27.7e
100000
2e,24s.21
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Amount of capital stock paid
up in full ................. 81 500 10000
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12

violence his deceased person. but with about fifty
yards OF very fine piano beautifully Coled about
his neck mention this fact in order TO contrast it
with the comparatively coarse. lunpv exeCutiOnarv
did all their thinning of Little Pete's ranks with
hatChets
Through all this carnage Little Pete walked as
unconcernedly a deacon passing the plate He
gave orders; his varlets and slaves in the Hghbind
ing game executed them. y thousand hatChets
We're waiting for him every hour of the dav and
night; but the dead-gane little ChinL prOvled
around needless unafraid. He had thirty wives and
thirty servants in his San Francisco Chinatown
home He a millionaire being the hacker of
about halt the tantan and other games of his breed
in San Francisco
AS a matter Of fact, Little Pete didn't have much
time to speculate to how long the other gang of
Hlghblnders intended to let him live; for he was
too busy Speculat1ng on the ponies. All Cinnamon
like horse racing; but Little Pete was a bug over il
At that, probably has a right to be bus, over
any KIND OF game that he can beat Little Pete bear
the pony game around San Francisco almost TO a
standstil The old Bay District track was running
then and the buzz used TO be that Little Pete had
halt the owners and trainers racing horses on that
track bought up What's Little Pete betting on
was the bg question among the plungers all the time
at that race track The WIzened Chinl would bet
twenty or thirty thousand dollars 10 race without
turning a halr-whatever that NAV mean He
would lose such a bet-he did lose EN- once in a
great while when his frane-up with an owner or a
trainer went Wrong-with all the SI1,1ir lair, of a
Celestial Pittsburgh Phil and some trimmings of
his own. And he could win bumper bets like those
and mostly he won erl-with as little visible excite
neIt as Is eXhbted by the statue of Horace Greeley
IN Printing House Square.
HAVING now briefly outlined in mere skeleton
form something 10 the whonesS of this Little
Pete OF whom YOU inland turtles appear never 10
nave heard. II nudge along to where and how got
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12

WTHEN Little Pete marked
w some important Chink in
dividual of the rival Highlander
outfit for death. that so marked
nifty Chink usually was found
lying all neat and serene in one
or other of the Chinatown
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
By Clarence L. Cullen
Drawings by Peter Newell

of Highbinders who thirsted
for Little Pete's gore with a
parChed, consuming thirst. and
the two gangs fit and fought in
and around San Francisco with
a ferocity and speed that forced
the Chinese undertakers of that
town to put on three eight-hour
shifts.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
TURK O'FALLON AND LITTLE PETE
TURKOFALLON,p prowler
of isolate seas and piCa-

room in sequestered
lands, brought his fine piece of
Chinese carved Jade back from
the pawnshop for the fourth
time in four months. He never
permitted the Jade work of art
to remain in longer than he
could help. Always it was the
first of his spouted possessions
10 come out after Lady
Fortune had cast a negotiable
smile in his direction.
The Jade piece was a rare and
beautiful ornament, and, no
doubt, of far greater intrinsic
value than any of us, lacking
connoisseurship as to Chinese
art, had any means of suppos-
ing 1t was a superblv carved
piece of solid Jade Of perfect
color, more than a foot high,
..,,J - or,,,,1 I,-,.,.I, !, o., =, l ~, / !,
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09

The farm upon which Jeffer-
son Davis was born, near Fair
view, KY, was dedicated to the
people of the South last Thurs
day. Confederates and citizens
of all opinions joined in making
the event one of the most memo
rable in the history of Kentucky.
Mr.. Davis was born 1O1 years
ago, and his remains sleep in Mis-
sissippi soil. Col. Bennett H.
Young, who was to have deliver
ed the principal address, could
not attend on account of press
ing business in Chicago, n a d
Col. William A. Melton, o f
Louisville, read Mr.. Young's
address.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09
jamestown.

We have had plenty of rain
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Tanner,
and sen Ray, of Mckinney KY,
attended the funeral of their
grandmother, Mrs. S. A Patter-
son. Monday and also Mr.. Will
liam Owens, of Junction City.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Flowers
and family, of Columbia, who
have been visiting Mrs. Flowers
mother at Bart, KY, passed
through this city on their way
home last Tuesday.
Mrs, Corinne Hart of this city,
who has been sick for a few days
is reported much better at this
writing.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09
Under the proper heading Mr.

Under the proper heading Mr..
G. P. Burress announces his
candidacy forssthe office of Circuit
court clerk of Adair county, SUBJ
ject to thelaction of the Demo-
cratic party. Mr.. Burress is a
native Of Taylor comfy, but he
married an Adair county lady, a
daughter of Mr.. j. H Reynolds,
becoming a permanent citizen of
this county more than five years
ago. He is a gentleman of cor
rect habits, and has been en-
gagged in the lumber and stave
business for quite a number of
years. He is we'll qualified for
the position he seeks, and should
he be nominated and elected he
promises to make an attentive
officer. He is fairly well ac-
quainted over the county, but in
due time he proposes to meet all
the voters of Adair, and in the
meantime he asks his friends to
give publicity to his candidacy,
and to use all honorable means to
secure for him the office.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09

The Senatorial muddle in this
the 10th district, composed of
the counties of Adair, Cumber-
land, Clinton, Russell and
Wayne, Hon. Lilburn Phelps and
Hon. L. T. Neat both claiming
the nomination, will come up be-
fore the Republican State Cen
tral Committee next Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock, at the
Gait House, in Louisville. Mr..
Neat says he feels sure that the
committee will decide in his
favor, and Mr.. Phelps is as equal
ly confident that he will win out.
In t n e language of Uncle
Dan, "Just wait and see".
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09
AbSher.

Farmers are about through
setting tobacco.
Misses Eula and Bertha Mar
tin and brother, Alvin, attended
the meeting at Pleasant Hill, and
report a nice time.
Several from this place were at
Mt. Carmel last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Knifey
and children, of Knifey, were
the guests of Mr.. J. D. Absher
and family Saturday.
Misses Bursha Vaughan and
Rebscca Brockman, spent Sun
day at Mr.. Robt HUMPHREYS.
Quite a number of people from
this place were at Bear Wallow
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Dilling-
ham and Mr.. w. A. HUMPHREYS
and son Fred. were at Tabernacle
last Saturday.
Miss JudeIl Robertson who got
her arm broken some time ago is
improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. R. Thomas,
visited Mrs. Ethel Russell Sum-
day.
Mr.. ]. B. Grant the Watkins
agent. was with our people Mon
day.
Mr.. Osey Dillingham; and sis
tiers, Bertha and Audra, were
the guests Of Mrs. M. A. Brock
man Saturday night.
Mr.. VIM Cave of Holmes con-
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09

his wife and children and a plot
was ma de up between him and
the sterious woman. That
all there is to it.
The above was written last
Friday. Sundays Courier-Jour-
nal contained an article, stating
that Crum had been caught with
a woman in the mountains of
West Virginia, and that the kid
naping was arranged by Crum
and the woman. 1t is also stat
ed that Crum had been visiting
the woman for fifteen years.
Crum was brought home by his
brother.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09

The Republican committee for
this the 29th Judicial district,
met in this place Friday night,
the 18th ult., and named Hon. ].
C. Carter, of Monroe county, and
Hon. A. A. Huddleston of Cum
berland county, as the nominees
of said party for Circuit Judge
and for Commonwealth's Attor-
ney. There were no other can
didates before the Committee
and it did not take it but few
minutes to do its work. The
meeting was harmonious.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09
Clear Water Farm.

We have had plenty of rain all
through the month of May, and
farmers have gotten behind with
work.
The health of this community
is not very good at present.
Mrs. Joe Allison, who has been
confined to her bed is reported
better.
Miss Lula and Lille Turner, of
Columbia, were visiting at Mr..
R. N. Burton's last Sunday.
Mr.. Chester Antle and wife,
were visiting at Mr.. J. /. Currys
st Saturday night.
The decoration at Bear Wallow
was largely attended on the 29th.
Mr.. D. w. Moore and family,
of this place attended the Decora-
ton at Carmel on the 3Oth.
Mr.. O. d. Hadley, of Russell
county, visited Mr.. R. N. Bur-
ton, last Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. J. M. Turner preached a
very interesting sermon at Oak
Hill, last Sunday.
The Sunday school at Oak Hill
is progressing nicely.
Mrs. Sarah Curry was visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Irwin Burton.
last Monday.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09

Mr.. J. H. Smith of Fonthill,
business in our town
last Friday.
Miss Katherine Simpson spent
last week at. Russell Springs.
DR.. w. E. Lester has returned
to his home in Liberty KY.
Quite a number of people of
our town attended the Sunday
school convention at Cave Spring
last Sunday.
Mrs. O. B. Bertram and family
returned Monday from a visit
with her sister, Mrs. Eliza Bert
ram at Albany KY.
Mr.. Vernon Holt, who has been
Store keeper and guager at
Maupin, KY, returned home last
Wednesday to spend a few weeks
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H. Holt.
The Miss Alva knight and
Mary Snow Patterson, visited til
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09
Mr.. Reuben Marcum was in
Columbia last Friday.

Mr.. Reuben Marcum was in
Columbia last Friday.
Mrs. A. T. Stephens of Somer-
set is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Holt.
Miss Roxy Falkenburg is visit
ing relatives at Bart, KY.
DIR. ]. F. Baugh was called to
Mershons, KY. on account of the
serious illness of his sister, Miss
Eliza Baugh.
Miss Willie Winfrey, spent last
week with her sister-ln-law, Mrs.
Charles Winfrey, at Russell
Spring.
Mr.. Joe Williams, of Mont
pelier, was in our town last Fri
day. 1885,
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09

family of Mr.. Frank Woodbridge
last Friday night.
Mr.. A. Webb and wife, of
Carthage, Tenn, passed through
our town last Wednesday.
Mr.. C. O. Rowe made our
town last week.
Last Sunday morning about
$50 o'clock, Miss Effie Clayton
was married to Mr.. Liston Law
less, of Owensby. They were
married at the home of Mr.. L. 0.
Phelps, of this place. After the
ceremony they went to church at
Pleasant Hill.
Mr.. C. c.. Bernard left Friday
for Spokane, Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Snow at
tended the funeral of Mrs. S. A.
Patterson.
Mrs. Charlie Meadows, daugh-
ter of Mr.. D. Wilson, who has
been very low with consumption,
died Sunday the 23rd. The re-
mains were taken to Sunshine
for burial.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09
A good deal is being said abou

A good deal is being said about
the mysterious disappearance of
Jasper Crum, of Martin county.
A woman put in an appearance
at Crum's house, armed with a
revolver. Crum was kidnapped
from his wife and children, not
a word heard from him since.
The mystery is very easily ex-
plained. Crum wanted to shake
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09


While a circus was giving an
exhibition a t Frankfort last
Thursday, B. c.. Bowers, who
was one of the performers, was
shot and dangerously wounded
by a Frankfort negro named
John Maxey. There was no
cause for the act. The negro
was arrested and lodged in Jail.
Before daylight a mob visited
the jail, took Maxey out and
hanged him. Bowers was an
Elk. .,+,r
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09
WE'D, JUNE 9. 1909.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
.ee..."
FOR c1RcU1TrCoURT CLERK

We are authorized to annouce G. p.
Burress candidate for the Office of
Circuit Court Clerk of 'Adair County,
subject to the action of the Democratic
party. s. *
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09

Mr.. F. A. Fox, who for four
teen years was Secretary of Ken
lucky Sunday-School Associa-
ton, died last Saturday. He
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09
FOR JAILER.

We are authorized to announce G. G.
Jeffries, a candidate for Jailer of
Adair county, subject to the action of
the Democratic party.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09

Notions, Hardware and everything else can
be found at my place of business, and corr
daily invite you.
For the large trade have received i'm
the past, accept my grateful thanks.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09

dition remains about the same.
Mr.. Ray Page bought of w.
P. Dillingham; some sheep price
unknown.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-09

was well-known over Kentucky
and had many acquaintance in
Adair county.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-03
Killed With own Gun.

While hunting rear Stroud station,
three miles from Isdland, Monday,
Grover Napier, a we'll known miner,
was accldently shot by his own au-
tomato shotgun at O'Clock, and bled
to death two hours later. The con-
tents of the shell entered his stomach
and leg. He was poking the butt Of
the gun In the weeds TO find a rab-
bit that he had wounded. The gun
was discharged when he Jared it
against the ground.
MFR. Napier was accompanied on his
hunt by James Mitchell, who carried
his friend to a house and called a
physician, but the man died before
his arrival. He was rs years of age.
His mother survives. Napier worked
at the Green river mines.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-03
ARNOLD.

Mr.. Norton Evans, who has been
aick for smetime is no better.
Several from here have been at
tending church at Baize-own.
Rev. Arthur Keissinger preached at
Mt. Liberty Church Sunday and Rev.
S. T. Evans preached Sunday night
TO a large crowd.
T. r. Daughferty and wife, Ban,
KY, have been visiting at Mr.. Harvie
Daughertys.
Mr.. Harvie Daugherty travelling
salesman for Stratton & Ters.egge
Company, has just returned HON from
Butler ,Grayson and Edmonson coun-
tics, and reports business very good.
Some parties belonging 10 the
Farmers Union have delivered theli
tobacco ct Caneyville. KY. with
very unsatisfactory returns. Prics
was 81, 50 and Sc. this is not a very
good showing for Farmers Union.
| Success 10 The Republican. ''@ca