Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-01-23
DAK'O' A
MUTUAL
The Dakota Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of Watertown Make.
a Splendid Showing.
GREAT FUTURE FOR COMPANY
Stockholders, Officers and Agents
Of the Company Partake Of D.
Delicious Banquet.

Tuesday evening n1nety-four stock
holders, officers and agents of the
Dakota Mutual Life Insurance com
pany, Of Watertown, sat down at a
banquet at the Lincoln hotel
The menu was most delicious and It
was q merry crowd OF men who par
took of the choice viands Of that
popular hostelry and listened to the
sweet strains of the orchestra. There
seemed to be a feeling of good cheer
with everybody present and all listen
ed with deep interest to the speeches
made by various members of the
party. a.
John w. Martin acted as toastmast-
er and several gentlemen responded
to the various toasts. .ts
John B. Hanten the president of
the Dakota Mutual Life gave an ad-
dress Of welcome to the guests and
his speech was very we'll received
by all. 1t was timely and to the
point.
George w. Case also gave a. very
good talk and his remarks were we'll
taken by the large assemblage.
Ex-g gov s. II. Elrod Of Clark, also
spoke at some length. His talk was
forceable and showed that he had the
welfare Of the caaipas, y & heart ssss
A nunbersof other gentlement spoke
and all in all it. was one of the most
enthusiastic meetings this company
has ever had
1t would take pages OF this paper
to state what the gentlemen said IN
regard to the affairs of the company,
but suffice it to say that they all
spoke very highly of the company and
it's officers. r.
Members present at the meeting
were as follows: ss
A. H. Aslakson, Candy, MINI; F.
L. Bramble, Watertown; q. Blanken-
burg, Henry, S. D.; A. F., Bateen, Viii.
low Lakes, S. D.; d. M. Bannister,
Watertown; Geo. H. Baxter, Water
town; E. P. Blocker, Watertown; j.
B. Conrby, Doland S. D.; w. B. Can
non, Watertown; J. H.. Conley, Water.
town; Farnk Dudley, Bismark, N. D.;
Helen NJ. Dudley, Bismark, N. D.;
Gustav Denecker; belmont, s. d.; 8.
D. Dickenson, Watertown; Samuel H.
Elrod, Clark, s. D.; E. F. Freyer, Do.
land, S. D.; Albert N. Forcht, Hazel,
S, D.; F. D. Greene; Miller, S. d. ;
John B. Hanten, Watertown; H. g.
Harvey, Watertown; w. A. Hamil
ton, Mellette, S. D.; M. e. Hart, Madi.
son, S. D.; w. A. Hicks, Carpenter,
IS d; R. E. Hubbard, Henry, S. D.;
A. G. Hestad, WaIertown; D. F. Jones.
Watertown; b. R. Keyes, Henry, S. D.
4 w. B. Lawrence, Doland, S. D.; e.
H. Lawrence, Doland S. D.; B. D. Lo
vail, Elkton, s d.; E. d. Lacy, Water
town; ]. w, Martin, Watertown; NJ
Mathiesen, Henry, S. D.; J. O.. Mel
ham, Watertown; John McLaurin
Hazel, s. D.; S. S. Nortgaarten, Madi.
son, Mimi; B. B. Pierce. Henry, S
/, d.; j.. O. Peterson, Hazel, S. D.; ]. fl
PECK, Hazel, s. D.: w. A. Ritchlag
Huron, S. D.; ]. c. Southwick, Wa.
tertown; F. s. strohbehn, Wagner, s
D.; John scanlon, Bradley, S. D.; b
A. SyversoD, Watertown; r L. Stone
Marietta, Mimi; and H. d. Walrats
of Watertown.
officers Elected.
Officers elected for the following
i year are as follows: q Fl Z.
John B. Hanten, president; John w
Martin. vice president; D. M. Bannis
ter, second vice president; H. NJ. Fin
nerud, medical director; F. L, Bran
i BILE, secretary and treasurer, and =
d, Lacy, actuary.
The board Of directors for the fol
lowing year are:
H M Hnnerud, John B. Hanten
n e. Bramble, q. r.. Keyes.E Az sy
verson, John Scanian, John Martil
and Gustav Deneeke Ter
An agency meeting was held Wed
nesday, under the direction@pf ". T
Robeson. superintendent of2agents, 9