The Dickinson press., 1914-08-15
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Adjusters have been finishing with
the hail losses Ia the vicinity sof Dick
inson Tie past week and IL looks now
as though the PRESS ), estimate Of
two weeks ago OF $3.50, 900 sto be paid
farmers who insured with agencies
way. H the South Heart, Belfeld,
Gladstone, Taylor and Richardton
agencies were included the hail loss
drafts for this season would foot up
$500, 900 to $3.50, 600. Some are IN
Sclined to think that the total losses;
settled through the Dickinson agen-i
scies alone will total approximately
5000,
Among the companies having some
of the heavy losses in Dickinson
agencies are: Home $25, 600; Twin
City, $50, 600; Waseca, $$25, ,00O;;s Pal
antne, Peoples National, II American,
Security, Orient, Commercial Union,
Sc. Paul Fire & Marine, Anchor,
Narthwestern National, Northern:
sFme 81 Marine and Mid ddlewest.
4 The Northwestern Fire Marine.
paid $18 / 600 at South Heart alone. SB.
%. Thorkelson, cashier Of the First.
State bank OF South Hear, is local
agent and spent the most OF the past
week taking Adjuster Fred Roth of
Waseea, MINI, around to fix up the
losses. The heaviest damage came
from the north and just south OF the
town. $SSss
Losses have been adjusted all the
way from 5s per cent up, now and.
then a person getting Ia total loss,
and the old line comp anies, as. far as
known, are making prompt settle
ments. sl;
One Of the heaviest individual los
ses is the g. s. Langdo lon loss Of
nearly Sc. 900.
The hail insurance companies were;
hit hard in Stark county this year.
and it is possible that some Of them
will be a little shy about accepting
this class Of business another season.
From all reports it does not look as
though the business in North Dakota
had been profitable this year. s s3s II
One of the peculiar things which
came up this season in the hail busi-
ness ia this part Of the state was the
gamble Of Albert Cheska, who resides
in the DaglumS country He had 75
acres OF wheat and 15 acres OF oats
and gave every gency in the county,
not requiring cash IN advance, q
chance to write policy on his crop.
Some ID comp had the IlEk llil-
Till several of the agents in Dick clinson
found what the part was doing and
cancel lei. leaving him with about 40
different policies. The fun started
when losses were reported and adj
justers commen need going TO the farm.
Agent No. made an adjustment Of
40 per cent loss on wheat and 40 per
cent loss on oats. No. 2 saw q band
g per cent loss and Nos. and e
came in some where between, and
Chaska declared war against all adj
justers. The fifth man to go 0utsw
wise. He had been III the business
for 20 years and while his company
was willing to pay. the entire damage
and q little more, the man would not
consent to any hold up game. He did
not let ON that he was an adjusterI
and the farmer told him all his
troubles, admit tting that some of the
adjustments were high He thought
they should have round the same loss.
The fifth adjuster then made known:
his business and they made a careful
gexaminat lion Of the damaged crop and
settled on 15 and 25 per cent. It Isl
quite possible that the other conpail-
les will reconside and come to- this
figure as a. compro omise. .ss 8
AS near as can be- esascertained at