Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-11-24
COMPLETELY ExONERATED
The Claims Made Against the
Northwestern Life Insurance
Company of Aberdeen not
Substantiated.

Sometime ago the editor was sur
prised to learn that the officers of the
Northwestern Life Insurance Com pany
of Aberdeen had been cited before the
commissioner of insurance to show
cause why their license to solicit insur-
irregularities. We say surprised, for
Mr.. Hutson was raised in the same
town with US back in Iowa, and we
had always known him to be abso-
lutely straight and square in all his
dealings, and had so found Mr.. Bryant
in our dealings with him since he came
to this state. We watched with inter-
est the outcome of the proceedings and
were not at all surprised at the out
come. 1t was proven at the hearing
by the fact that the matter was drop
ped at the request of the people who
asked for the investigation that it was
only a desire on the part of some COM
p%etitors to head off two gentlemen who
were making a real live of this
part of the state for insurance and were
making good. The gentlemen are the
officers of the company, the president
and secretary, and they know more
about insurance probably than any
other two men in South Dakota. They
have a good company, which has passed
the inspection of the insurance COM
missioner and the laws of this state,
and during the summer just past these
Svo men did a splendid business among
the peonle of the northern Fart OF the
state. We are glad to print the endorse
ment given them by the insurance COM
missioner and believe that the attempt
to injure them in the nearing that was
had will revert t. their good and to the
benefit of their company, as most of
our people believe in the square deal"
The following is a copy of Mr.. Bas-
ford's letter:
ITO Whom 1t May Concern:
at having been reported to me that
the facts and circumstances connected
with a recent hearing given by me to
two certain officers of the Northwestern
Life Insurance Company, of Aberdeen,
South Dakota, who have been accused
of what is known in insurance circles
as twisting was being used to the
detriment of the company and the two
officers against whom the charge was
made, in the interest of a square deal,
give here a statement of the facts ir
the case.
coral complaint was first made to me
at my office in Pierre. | assured the
complainant that if he would have his
oral charge supported by two or more
afidavits | would give a hearing in the
matter at which both sides might bt
represented, and, if the complain
should be supported by evidence,
would cancel the certificate that haC
been issued to the accused parties
under which they were permitted t.
write insurance. Two affidavits were
\ filed with me, and a day of hearing
fixed at Aberdeen. At the request o
the accused the hearing was postpone
to the 5th day of October. On said ST
day of October, there appeared befor
me both the accused and accuser. TIL
accuser, who made the complaint, di
there before me personally Withdraw
all complaint and charges against tn
defendants. The deputy attorney ger
eral of the state, being present at m
request, / asked him what further pre-
cedure / should take. He advised m
that there was nothing for me to d