The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-02-25
A TRAITOR
KICKED OUT
YELLOW STREAK IN r. e. WILL
LlAMs COMES TO LIGHT.
FIRED BY LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Caught In the Act OF Secretly Working
Up Movement to Transfer a Thriv.
ing Norfolk Company to Omaha,
Secretary Is Tossed over Transom

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ing Norfolk Company to Omaha,
Secretary is Tossed over Transom.
X. h. Williams Is no longer secre-
tary of the Elkhorn Life and Acct
dent association of Norfolk. He was
summarily fired at meeting of the
directors last evening. He has been
guilty of what the officers consider
gross treachery to the company, and
when he refused to comply with the
request to resign he was simply kick
ed over the transom and the transom
locked behind him. j. b. Maynard,
vice president and auditor of the
company, was placed in charge as
secretary until other arrangements are
made.
Trick to Move to Omaha.
Mr.. Williams was caught in an eff
fort to remove the headquarters of
the company from Norfolk to Omaha,
without the knowledge, consent or
sanction of single officer of the com
pany except himself. A few days ago
he surrepticiously sent out circular
strongly advocating the removal, and
asking policyholders to vote upon the
question as to whether the headquar-
tiers of the company should remain in
Norfolk or be removed to Omaha.
While these circulars purported to
come from the office OF the company
and were sent out on company station
cry, as matter of fact they were sent
from some other place, so that his as
sistant in the office did not even
know what was going on. He very
carefully neglected to mail single
copy of the circular to any policy
holder or member of the company in
this city.
News Comes Like Thunderbolt.
The first known of the attempt to
move the company was yesterday af-
ternoon, when one of the officers re-
ceived from q policyholder in an out
side town. letter containing copy of
the circular and return postal card,
asking what was meant by the move.
The audacity of the scheme came
as thunderboIt to the officers OF the
company and meeting was hastily
arranged for last evening, when Mr..
Williams was confronted with the evil
dence and asked what he was trying
to do Mr.. Williams very cody told
the directors that he proposed to move
the headquarters and If they did not
like the situation they might all re-
sign.
He is Instantly Fired.
They declined to see things his
way, but on the other hand requested
him to resign instanter. When his
resignation was not forthcoming the
board discharged him and elected j.
b. Maynard as secretary Mr.. May
lard Immediately took possession of
the office and ordered Mr.. Williams to
keep out
The Elkhorn Valley Life and Acct
dent association was organized six
years ago as a Norfolk institution and
has been doing splendid business
having at the present time over $50,
900 in first class securities in the
hands of the secretary Of state, and
considering assets and liabilities II
ia one of the strongest companies II
not the strongest in the state.
A Norfolk Company.
It is Differed by some of Norfolk's
leading business men, DR.. p. H. Sal
ter being president and medical di
rector; ]. B. Maynard, vice president
and auditor; T. +. Memminger SECOND
vice president; Jack Koenigstein
treasurer; Burt Mapes counsel. These
men, with George d. Butterteld o
Norfolk, DR.. Morris of Wisner, and J
c. Osborn of Battle Creek, constitute
the board of directors. d. w. Ziegle
is superintendent OF agencies.
There is no criticism of Mr.. vii
liams' method of handling the bust
ness of the institution.
1t is a mutual company participates
in by policyholders residing all owe
the northern part of the state, and be
ing an institution that is making good
the officers who are all interested il
the upbuilding of this city and tn
northeast part of the state and fos
tering as many sound enterprises Il
this section of the country as possible
are particularly enraged over the a
tempt to remove the company t
Omaha.
The annual meeting of policyholder
is to be held next week, when ne'
secretary will be elected 1t was q
this meeting that Mr.. Williams ev
IDENTIFY intended to spring his proxie
to remove to Omaha, and if he had ne
been caught at it Norfolk would hav
lost another first class institution.