The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08
sixty YEARS AGO
. IOWA STATE BEGAN |!
July e. Was Anniversary o. Issuing
Of First Policy Which 10 Now
Souvenir In Directors
Office.
DOING A BIG BUSINESS,
keokuk 10 Proud Of lnsuEanoe Com
pany Which 10 Oldest In stats
and one Of the Strongest
In the Country.


insurance company in the state OF
Iowa, q company which through al
the years OF Its organization has been
one of tho nrmest and most snbstan-
tial institutions OF the city. II 10 the
Iowa State Insurance company which
for sixty years has been doing busi-
ness not only In Keokuk. but through
out Iowa and Missouri. Tho solidity
and reliability of the company has
never been questioned. It has con-
ttnued with increasing business from
year to year.
July Is Of this year was tho six
tieth anniversary Of the date Of issu-
ing the first policy. The original poi
icy, and Interesting souvenir Of the
pioneer days Of the insurance busi-
ness IN Iowa, now hangs upon tho
wall In the directors room OF the
company's office. The property COW
cred was a brick dwelling and house
hold goodies belonging to J.. w. Ran
kin, father Of Mrs. John N. Irwin.
The building was situated on Blon-
deau street. between Sixth and Sew
enth, on q part OF the property on
which the Masonic building 10 now To-
Gated.
From the date Of issuing that first
policy, steady stream Of policies
has gone out from the office Of the
company to protect the property Of
Its patrons in the states of Iowa and
Missouri.
Keokuk Proud Of Company.
None stand higher in business CIR
cles and in the community than does
the Iowa State Insurance Co. 1t II
known az clean aggressive COM
pany and Keokuk looks upon It with
pride, as one of her finest and largest
Institutions.
The Iowa State Insurance company
was Incorporated In the year 1855 by
q. n. Harrison. John w. Rankin. A.
Bridgman, William T. Turner. George
B. Smith, b. r. Ford, A. b. Chitten-
den, R. p. Creel. John McCune, G. Gar
ber and G. II Perry. Tho first Of
fioers were elected the same year ana
were: 81. Perry. president: John W.
Rankin. vice president: w. r Turner,
secretary, and A. Bfidgman, treasurer.
The above were the substantial
men Of old Keokuk. Today. % when
the company was founded. ana also
during the interim, tho company has
maintained the highest degree Of ef-
ficdency among the executives IN,
charge. The present officers and d.
rectors are:
Ofncers-WnIiam Logan. president;
w. N. Sage. assistant to president;
A. Fl tombstone, vice president; Wells
N. Irwin: treasurer; @. O. Tucker,
secretary; ]. I Annable, assistant Sec
Rotary; J.. O. Davis, counsel.
Ddrectors-Wllliam Logan, A. b.
tombstone. Wells NJ. Irwin, q. g. Tuck
er, J. O. Davis and w. N. Sage.
Patrons Arc Pleased.
There is an old business saying
that satisfied customer is the best
advertisement. This old saying holds
good In the insurance field, where the
Iowa state Insurance company II con.
cerned. The great popularity Of the
company grows out Of the fact that
tho wise and equitable conception Of
the organizers has been held In trust
and carefully applied by the present
officials and trustees. That IL why
the Iowa State is able to hold its pa.
irons. Once a patron, always a patron.
SO well pleased are the policy hold
ers that they are standing advertise
ments for the company and hundreds
and thousands Of now policy holders
are induced to join the ranks Of this
old, safe and reliable institution "
listening to the words OF commenda-
ton from those who have for years
tested its integrity and promptness In
paying all losses and shared in the
profits OF its business. The profits