Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
MILLIONS PAID TO
POLICY HOLDERS
LEGAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANIES MAKE GAIN or
$2fs,3s5,a52 IN ASSETS.
EVENTS At STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and important happenings
Of the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for this Conven-
fence o. Busy Readers.
g. Paul.

| It. Paul.
Legal reserve life insurance compan.
les made a gain of $21s,328, 852.s5 In
assets In Minnesota In 1916. and more
| than 5000, 900 was paid beneficiaries
| by 81 legal reserve life insurance COM
panies licensed to do business In the
| state. The similar losses paid the
year before was only slightly In excess
of 100000. The figures are from
q bulletin issued by 8. ID. Works. state
commissioner OF insurance and based
on the annual reports Of the compan-
les listed. |
A total of 35.7s0 life insurance poll
cies totaling $64 ,590.74 were written
| by those companies In 1915. against
32,70s policies Of SIS, s71. 622.71 in 1914.
and the grand total of policies held In
| creased correspondingly fsom 18l.lSs
policies totaling 1881 ,4ss. 62s.s3 to 70<.-
220 policies OF $342.4b7.732.2
More than $40,0O0,o00 gain In this
class OF life insurance In force was re-
garded as an indication of the growing
| prosperity and providence on the part
| Of the people Of the stats-
| Observe "cieanup Day"
In accordance with the Governors
| recent proclamation designating
Cleanup Day" throughout the state.
hundreds OF Minnesota towns, working
under the auspices Of the state fire
marshal's department. did their spring
house cleaning. 1t was the biggest
cleanup day In the history Of the de-
partment. according to Il. w, Harga-
dine, state fire marshal.
| Mr.. Hargadine and his aides sent
approximately 5000 large posters to
fire chiefs In the state, calling atten.
tion TO the day. Every mayor receiv.
cd Z copy OF the proclamation. Many
local proclamations were issued. Six
Of MIR. Hargadine's deputies worked
with the mayors and fire chiefs In the
campaign.
| The spring cleanup In a most efYec-
tive and to fire prevention" said Mr..
Hargadine. The towns went into the
work with unusual enthusiasm this
| year. and the results show In better
sanitary conditions and a greatly do.
creased fire hazard"
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Training Fer Educators.
Special training for principals Of con-
aolidated schools I'm Minnesota. which
| will be featured ut summer schools
and is compulsory under present regu.
cations. Is the subject of u bulletin
mailed by G. q. Schulz. state super
intendent OF education.
| Courses In school administration and
supervision. provided at the summer
session ut the University Of Minnesota,
June IL to July 81. the bulletin advises.
must be taken by all principals of con.
| solidatsd and graded schools, and be-
six weeks.
Consolidated school principals who
do mot hold permanent Endorsement are
required to take the courses In agri-
culture and manual training at the col.
| lege OF agriculture. To obtain perma-
nent Endorsement as principal Of 4
consolidated school, applicants must
take four summer sessions work.
placing emphasis on industrial work.
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May Oppose Federal Measure.
The proposed Federal Inheritance
tax law. giving each state 40 per ent
OF the amount collected In that state.
may meet with vigorous opposition
from Minnesota. Attorney General
Lyndon 4, Smith has received from
Sydney Anderson, representative fron
the First Minnesota district. request
for information a. to the Minnesota In
heritance tax law. Minnesota collect
ed $l.iA2.6S9,44 In Inheritance taxes
for the year ending August !. lSlS.
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Big Discrepancies Found.
Discrepancies between the scaling By
the ofics OF Surveyor General G. E
| Sinclair of Minneapolis and check seal
Ing done In the office Of State Audito,
| J. O. A. preus are declared by the lat