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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
nAnQrfmAnf of Inc,iraAa

o1ENl Of SOOl1 DAADIA,
Department Of Insurance.
aCQmnany's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas, The National Life ms. Co,
a corporation organized under the laws
Of Vermont has fled in his office a
sworn statement exhibiting its condi-
ton m business for the year ending
r~equirements Of the laws Of this state
and.
Whereas: The said company has filed
In this Office a duly certified copy cf
1 y: charter It with certificate Of orssni-
ments of tho Insurance law aforesaid;
Now; Thersfore, !. Q. 8: .Basford..
OF South Dakota. pursuant TO the pros
visions Of said laws. do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
empowered. through Its authorized
nss3 Of Life Insurance in this state, 40
3sth day OF February, A. D. 1911.
N testimony whereof. have here.
unto set my hand and official seal 1t
f!asxrs. this LIST day of March. A. B.
5lSsai) o. S. BAsFoRp.
Commissioner of Insurance.
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
Denartment Of Insurance

Comrany's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas. the Michigan Millers' Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Co. a corporation
organized under the laws Of Michigan
has filed in this Office a sworn state
ment exhibiting It's condition and bust
ness for the year ending December 81,
1909, conformable to the requirements
Of the laws of this state regulating the
business Of insurance.; and,
in this office q duly certified. copy Of
cation, in compliance with The REQUIRE
ments Of the insurance law aforesaid:
Now, Therefore, I, Q. S. Basford. Com
missioner of Insurance of the State of
South Dakota, pursuant to the provi-
sions Of said laws. do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
snsg ed t rsn Q its its , antheTized
business Of Fire Insurance in this state
the 28th OF February, A. d. 1911.
In testimony whereof. I have hereun-
to set my hand and official seal at
Pierre. this LIST day Of March, a. D.
1910.
(Seal) Q. s.. BASFORD.
Commissioner of Insurance.
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Policies In force Decem-
pu GsI - In. IN THn srATn s.SS2 s Sosi22I
DAKOTA DURING THE YEAR 1909
R0lfAiea. on lives Of citi-
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CHARGE
AGAINST IOWA man
J. r. TUNTLAND CHARGED WITH
ADULTERY BY HUSBAND OF
MT. VERNON WOMAN
UNDER $1,000 BONDS.

On the charge of adultery with
Magda johnson, wife of John w.
johnson OF Mt. Vernon, j. R. Tunt-
land was arrested at Aberdeen
Thursday and arraigned before JUS
tice F. G. Drake Friday. The
defendant waived examination and
was bound over to the November
term of circuit court under bonds Of
$1,000.
The complaint merely set forth the
alleged conditions which brought
forth the charge Of adultery between
the pair. It has been stated that the
man has been working around Mt.
Vernon and there became acquainted
with the woman. It is believed that
they lived together in Mitchell for a
while and later went up to Woon-
socket together. Tuntland is from
Iowa.
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or ths eoaNditIooNnsNssNX
Organized unlerlsthe laws % the state
0f Vermont, made to the Insurance.
Department of tho State OF South De-
President. Joseph A. DeBosr; Score
tafy, Gsinan ID. Clark: Home Office,
116 State ST.. Montpelier. Vermont;
Incorporated, Nov. 10, 1AAs; Com
menced business Feb. ], 1859.
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Order to Show Cause ON Filing Pc
tition to Sell Land.
In County Court. Special term
1910.
State of South Dakota, county of
Dawson ss:
In the matter Of the estate of
Thomas Moore, Deceased,
On reading and filing the petition
of Frank j. Moore, administrator,
setting forth the amount of personal
estate that has come to his hands,
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rotary, Seymour NJ. Ballard; ]
Office, SAG Broadway. New York
Business 1916.
]. CAPITAL STOCK.
Amount OF Ledger Assets
Gas per BALANCED Decem-
9 s1st of previous
80 '''''i II. INCOME. ~ ~
Total premium income 1913 625.t
Consideration for supple
mentary contracts not In
volving life contingen-
pisidends left with the ~
Gross Interest and Rent: 24.ss4,s
Increase in book value Of
Ledger Assets ......... 6,S75,1
Profit on sale or maturity
OF ledger assets ....... 1925
From other sources ...... 1891
Total Income .si11,o25,s
Net arnos t paid for losses
And matnred endow-
For anaulties involving life
contingencies 5000. 80. 1,705,6
surrender values ......... 13.576,S
Paid for claims on supple
mentary contracts NOT In
volvfng life contingent
Expense Of investigation
and settlement OF claims. 1874
to agents ............. $780,
Salaries and allowances for
agenclAl. managers, ag-
ents and clerks ...... 1881
Agency supervision, travel
Ing and all other agen-
cy expenses ........... 1865
Medical examiners fees
and inspection Of risks. so4,7
Salaries and all other COM
home once employees -. 1888
Rent. including amount for
company's own occupan-
Ady y legal ; 0tS'O
printing and stationery,
and postage ........... 1891
Furniture, fixtures and
SAFE ......... .......... OH
Insurance, taxes, licenses
and department fees $50. 943,a
Taxes, repairs and expen-
COS on real estate go. 1912
Decrease In book value Of
Ledger Assets .......... 4,342,9
Loss on sale or maturity Of
All is otEsr disssa 71s,ss
Total Disbursements ...s6!,366,4
balance -. ..........5sg,so4,d
Book value OF real estate
uninoumbered ... ). ..$11,71S,6
Mortgage loans on real as
tate. first liens 69.74S.2
Loans made to policy hold.
IASSARn mn fh1aGE rnvn~ ~r,so taa Haf{
policies assigned as col.
...... ...... S9,952,5
In force ..:.:...:...... 4.seo.s
1sok value Of bonds and
n IS IL trust : compan t4o4's5s''
6 Es ssssssssy e J 5atssss. s's' Il
casas q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: 1851
sl q ss.s one. s:issss:::: a ts:s
Total ledger assets ..s5se,6o4.s
lntsrsst and Rents due and
Not amount Of uncoliected ''0s0
and deferred premiums. 7.0e6,6
p G51ss H' XssETs Nor s'Ss983; M5Ts
Branch ONCE debit ball
..o les v.la. 81 ledger s asset. llS's
svsr market value $500. s.444.l
Total. ........ 8 $3.50
Total Admitted Assets. 36s9. 1852
Y. liabilities.
Net reserve -. !. . 1896 .oS1.1
aRresent valus Of amounts
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MLs ANNUAL. STATEMENT
{ the Near Eudiaw December Slst,

A. u. I8NR,
OF The conditions and affairs of the
MICHIGAN MI..I.Es1S' MUTUAL FlRE
INSURANCE COMPANY
Organized under the laws of the STATE
of Michigan. made to h Commits.
sioner OF Insurance OF the State of
South Dakota pursuant to the laws
thereof. President. Robert Henkel;
Secretary, A. D. Baker: Home Office.
Michigan; Incorporated, Nov. 1881;
Commencsa business, Nov. 1881.
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CHAPTER XIII.
Woman's Gratitude.

The princess was sitting on one of
the benches of the upper deck, attired
in the costume of Little Russia, with
the Japanese parasol turned toward
the sun, over her shoulder Hardy
had rather avoided her since the Incl
dent of the brigands, as he felt that
any attempt at friendship on his part
would be taking advantage of the
service he had been able to render
her-a service which, he assured him
self, he would have performed just as
eagerly for the humblest peasant
woman on the boat. The Romanovna,
in fact, had been nearly Frustrated
since that dreadful happening, re-
naming in her cabin until now, under
the care of her maid.
Monsieur" she said to Hardy, who
was promenading the little deck He
threw away his cigar, removed his
hat and bowed very low. He noticed
that she was still pale and that her
eyes looked unnaturally large. "Parlez-
vouz Francois, monsieur?" she asked,
sweetly, with a perfect Partisan ac-
cent
"Un peu, madame" he replied. "but
unfortunately, very badly"
"Ah, but you do speak it," she cried
with animation, you speak it we'll or
at least well enough to enable me to
express to you my undying gratitude
l owe you my life, monsieurl Pray,
sit down here beside me. owe you
my escape from a horrible, a hideous
fate"
Hardy sat beside her on the bench.
You owe me nothing, madame"
he said; there was no great danger
for me, really. The-the obligation is
all on my side. There is not a muz-
hik or Bouriat on the boat who would
not have done the same thing. They
are all envious of my great good for
tune"
Il owe you, nevertheless, my life,"
she insisted, "and you have my undy-
ing gratitude, as / said. do not
know how l shall ever be able to re-
pay you'll"
Hardy frowned
Il did not do it with any thought
of repayment of any kind, madame"
he said. You will best recompense
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CHAPTER Xl.
UP the Amur.

Up lHC HfluIs
The blackened ruins of Aigun and
its grisly story of men and women
slain in that swoop of the Cossacks,
that awful picture of fire, slaughter
and rapine, and the thousands tram
pied by horses, cut down by the
sword, or driven to death in the turbid
Amur, illustrated in Hardys mind,
one phase of the advance of Russian
civilization; another and more pleas
ing phase was symbolized by the large
white gymnasium of Blagovestchensk,
the first building of that progressive
modern city that could be seen from
the decks of the Alexsay.
The imperial mail-steamer, on which
they embarked about dark, was a
much smaller boat than the AleXsay,
and of lighter draft. There were only
six first-class cabins, all forward, and
the poor princess was obliged to
squeeze into three of these, the gener-
al taking the other three. Hardy man
tged to obtain an upper berth in a
second-class cabin aft, but was soon
driven out of this, as the Russian be-
hSuth hlll SlllOhSu SOIle ullHy DTdHu
of cigarettes all night, lighting them
every five minutes with old-fashioned
sulphur matches, the acrid fumes of
which, mingled with the smoke, arose
in sitting clouds to his nostrils and
filed the entire cabin. The Russians
much to Hardy's surprise, kept the
door and window tightly closed and.
though he arose several times to open
one or the other, his fellow passen-
gers Immediately shut it again.
He arose at last dressed and went
out on deck, taxing his blankets with
him. The air was balmy and he soon
fell asleep, lulled by the breathing OF
the engine and the whispering Of the
waters But he was not allowed tc
enjoy his repose long, for about mid
night the passengers and the baggage
were changed over to another steamer
that drew trifie less water and was
unfortunately for the comfort Of the
passengers, all save the princess anC
the general of smaller holding ca
pacity. This new steamer brough
down the disquieting rumor that the
Amur and the Shilka, which latter
river formed the waterway higher up
we're rapidly falling
Here, too, they took on a detach
meEt of Rouriat cavalry in faded
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GOQ! was Lnere, ne ran as ne never
ran before. Rounding a little turn in
the road and clump of trees, he
came suddenly on a sight that thrilled
him with rage and sickened him with
fear not for himself, but for the prin
cess. There she was, struggling in
the arms of big Chinese, one of that
half-savage tribe that inhabits the
wild regions of Manchuria. The beast
had lifted her in his arms and was
running toward the woods with her.
while another carried the maid. Two
other Mongolians, with long war bows
in their hands, completed the strange
picture. Hardy shouted again, and
the four Chinese wheeled about and
regarded him with startled malignancy
that turned on the instant to amuse-
ment.
Those four great brutes beheld one
rather small, dark man, of dapper ap-
pearance, despite his weeks river
travel-a slender, dark man in blue
serge suit and negligee shirt, who me-
chanically adjusted his gold pince-nez
as he advanced now at a slower gait.
long arrows to the strings and, with a
sudden lift of the left foot and a
widening of the arms, they let drive
One arrow whizzed by Hardy's head
and the other pierced his clothing,
making nasty scratch on his left
side. Then the pistol cracked twice
and the two Chinese fell sprawling,
tIyif hull oh l,aIx ~ IL
other two promptly dropped the faint
ing women and started to run. Hardy
aimed deliberately at the one who had
seized the princess and fired 1t was
a long shot, but the bullet took effect,
as a scream of pain testified.
Neither the princess nor the maid
evinced any signs of reviving, but
lay there huddled on the ground as
though dead Hardy ran to the edge
of the bluff and there, as good fortune
would have 1t, was the generals lotka
and the general himself strolling
along leisurely on the sand. The
American shouted so loudly and flung
his arms about so wildly that the or
derly, the two muZhiks and even the
6ONCi lOl llllllotll WSIe SOOH SCIdLu-
bling up the steep bank toward him.
The Romanovna had revived by the
time they all reached her, and sat in
the tall grass putting up her abundant
hair, woman fashion, and looking
about with awakening eyes. She was
as pale as a ghost and held out her
hands appealingly. Hardy and the
general helped her to her feet, and it
was the American who supported her
until her trembling limbs regained
their strength. The general surveyed
the dead Chinese, and then, standing
squarely in front of Hardy removed
his cap and made a low bow.
At the next station they found a
small government boat, the Pushkin,
awaiting them, that drew only one
foot of water. 1t had been sent down
by the authorities to pick up the gen.
eral, and Courtland Hardy, execution
leader, was taken on board and one
of the four cabins was given to him,
although one of the greatest heiresses
in all Russia was thereby compelled
to occupy room with her maid.
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me if you will dismiss all thought of
obligation. 1t would pain me to think
that l had imposed any such imag-
mary burden on you. l am more than
repaid in my own satisfaction. l trust
you are quite recovered from the
shock"
But you were wounded! The gen.
eral tells me that you were wounded.
Do not deny it," she commanded,
it. 1t is fortunate the arrow was not
poisoned"
mot wounded" replied Hardy;
merely scratched"
The princess fixed her eyes on him
for several moments.
Il have always insisted" she muir
INJURED, that the American gentlemen
compare favorably with those of any
country in the world, and now 1 know
it. Pray do me the honor to sit here
and talk with me a while. We will
change the subject, if you desire. How
do you like our Russian"
Hardy talked with her for an hour
or So She spoke slowly and distinctly
for him, and he found, under such de-
lightful auspices, his French was a
much more practical and useful ac-
quirement than he had thought. They
talked of the increasing activity of the
Chinese marauders, of the possibility
of war with Japan, of the wild flowers
of Siberia, of Russian and American
society. He found her intensely patri-
otic, and firm in the belief that Rus
sia could crush Japan in a month,
should hostilities actually break out.
AS they were thus engaged in con-
versation the general approached, and,
bowling before the princess, proposed
zakouska to Hardy.
"Ah, monsieur" she laughed, do
you know the great Russian institu-
tion Of zakouska?"
yes" he replied, ut was about the
first Russian word l learned, and |
have heard it more frequently than
any other since"
"Then," she said, rising and taking
the generals arm, 1--WE will have "a
kouska in my cabin. VIII you do us
the honor of joining us?"
Certainly" replied Hardy, with
alacrity. Il find it most delightful
custom!"
And all day long they steamed up
the winding and yellow Amur through
virgin solitudes of rolling prairie,
through interminable stretches of
primeval forest, with medieval Rus
sia on the right and ancient, prehis-
toric China Oh the left.
The grinding and jarring of the lit
tie steamer on the sand was now a
matter of hourly occurrence. Oc-
casionally a large river boat would be
passed. highfoundered and dry, either
deserted or occupied by a few pas
sengers, patiently waiting for the wa
ter to rise. Many rowboats drifted
by, laden with more fortunate Rpeople,
going with the swift current rather
than against it. To these the captain
shouted continually: y
"iiow is the water in the ,Shilka %
And ever came the same reply:
Failing, slowly falling"
At midnight they ran upon a sand
bank and had such difficulty getting
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-04-14
SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy, a fashionable Boston
society man, lost his wealth. was Tilted
by girl and sent by a friend to take
charge Of an American Trading Company
Japan he met Staplcton Neville, sup
posedly al Englishman. They agreed to
80 together to Russia. Because of sus-
times molested by the Japanese Hardy
was arrested and found upon his person
were papers showing maps of Jap forts.
Hardy was proven guiltless. On train
he met AisOme Sano, daughter of a Jap
merchant. In Neville's shoes Jap found
pictures of forts, proving him to be a
Russian spy Hardy departed for Rus
s'a on a steamer, which was wrecked
shortly afterward, He was rescued by
Russian steamer. on reaching Vladi-
VostoI he was we'll treated. He started
for Siberia, meeting Princess Romanovna
on the train. Hardy boarded a vessel for
Anur Hardy showed the princess his
cXpcrtness as a rifle shot.
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dirty and dusty uniforms, returning
from some murderous and unrecorded
raid into Manchuria. They seemed
half Chinese and half North-American
Indian, and they swarmed on every
available portion of the deck.
The ship was off again at dawn,
feeling it's way cautiously to avoid
the shallow places. There were six
first-class cabins on this boat, also,
Hardy learned, which were given over,
as matter of course, to the princess
and the general.
AS she continued her course for sew
eral days, it was necessary for Hardy
and Smulders to pre-empt places on
the deck for lying down, for the time
comes at last when a man must sleep,
and not being provided, like horse,
with four legs, zone on each corner"
he finds it necessary to measure his
length on something.
1t was necessary now to test the
depths of the water constantly. Two
men, one on either side of the PROV,
sounding by means of stakes attached
to ropes, swaying rhythmically as they
cast their wooden spears, chanting the
depths "Chetyre, chetyre-polovena,
! pyat!" (Four, four and a half, f1ve!)
passed, the little captain made a trum-
pet of his hands and shouted across to
it's commander: "How much water is
there in the Shilka?"
The disquieting rumor that the wa
ter was rapidly falling was gaining
| confirmation by each report. Once
! the men with the poles cried: "Tres-
polovena" (three and half, and the
steamer scraped on the bottom At
Pokrovka, dreary Cossack village
near the junction of the Amur and the
| Shilka rivers, they found a smaller
mail boat awaiting them that drew
J but three feet of water. They changed
| over again with multi-lingual hula
baloo and a grand scramble for places
all save the general and the princess,
who moved leisurely into the first
class cabins, like the superior beings
they were.
The next day they stuck fast on a
sand-bank, and a boats crew carried
the anchor far up the river and
dropped it, attached to a stout haw.
ser. Then, by means of the windless
they deliberately warped the steamer
loose. At dark of the same day they
grounded for good in 21A feet of wa
ter, few yards below great tramp
steamer firmly imbedded athwart the
channel. There was no hope of go
ing either up or down for many days
h to come. The peasants took the mat
ter philosophically; they would sim
ply live where they were, rent free
buying their bread and milk of the
Cossacks. When God saw fit to send
water they would go on.
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off that Hardy thought they were
stuck for good. 1t was necessary to
wake up the passengers, with the ex-
ception of her highness, the princess,
and drive them all over to one side of
the boat to list her After an hour of
most exciting work, during which the
captain dashed forward and back on
the bridge, gesticulating with his en-
tire body and shouting like mad
man, they got off and were under way
again, only to make another hours
stop for wood. This time, as before,
a bewhiskered muzhik was sitting on
the bank by a flaring fire. He could
be seen very distinctly from a great
distance, and as the steamer ap-
preached the officer in command
shouted at him again and again. The
soundness with which he was sleep
ing, with head upon breast and arms
folded upon knees, gave rise to con-
siderable amusement among such of
the passengers as were awake. The
plank was laid and several of the crew
ran up to him. One of them pushed
him and he sprawled over.
Hes dead!" announced the sailor.
"Dead?"
yes, sir; transfxed by an arrow"
He put his foot upon the mans
breast and, seizing something, pulled.
A moment later he held up In the
light of the bonfire a Chinese war ar
row; then, throwing it to the earth,
he stopped and wiped his hand upon
the grass.
Toward morning they stuck on the
sand again, in a wide part of the river.
with dense forests on either bank.
The steamer drifted about and blocked
up a narrow channel through which
they were attempting to pass. The
sand came level with the surface Of
the water on either hand. The captain
tried in vain all the expedients known
on the Amur; he attempted to lift the
boat around by means of mast
planted at her side in the river; he
sent the anchor up stream and es-
sayed to drag her through bodily by
means of the windlass; he added to
this power the pulling force of wood.
en- windlass, set up on one bank Of the
river, whose long cross bar was
manned by half the boats crew, but
without success.
What is the matter?" the princess,
coming out on the deck about nine
o'clock in the morning, asked Hardy.
we are stuck for good" explained
the American. 81 hope you slept
well?"
'Jxcellently, thank you! But hope
we are not stranded, as have invited
some friends to a house party at my
Country place near Moscow"
A rowboat drifted into the mouth OF
the channel and lodged against the
side of the steamer. 1t contained four
dead, one of whom was priest in
long robes. He was lying fiat on his
back, with his head lolling horribly
over the side, his venerable beard
floating in the water. All were
pierced with arrows. The general of
fered the princess his arm and coz
Quoted her below.
''ZakouGka?" he said, patting her
hand
CTo BE coNTINUEDl
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CHAPTER XII.
To the Rescue.

But what would the general do, the
military governor of Irkutsk? For, as
everybody knew, he must be at his
post on certain date. and the White
Car would not be apt to take the will
of God into account. Within two days
the generals Intentions were made