Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-04-19
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The state insurance department. &C.
cording to figures, did a larger amount
of business for the year 1916. than
for any former year, with total re-
ceipts Of insurance taxes of 1862
$3.50 of this approximately $4,000
was fire marshal tax for the mainte-
nance of that branch of the depart
ment. The increase of receipts over
the previous year was $4,000. The
department has collected fees so far
since the first of January, amounting
to $24,57S.95. The highest receipts
for any one day being $3.450.60 for
the first day of March. Up to the first
Of April the department had licensed
266 insurance companies, and issued
certificates to 9,908 agents in the
state. New companies which, have
come into the state since the first Of
January are: Agricultural Life com.
pany. Bay City. Mich, American Ma
tional Fire, Columbus, Ohio; Fitch.
burg Mutual Fire. Fitchburg. Mass;
Lincoln National Life, FIT. Wayne. In.
diana; New England Mutual Life, Bos.
ton, Mass; Old Line Insurance com
pany, Lincoln, Neb.
Several Demands Made.
Several demands have been made
on the state live stock sanitary com.
mission under the new dairy inspec.
tion law, and DR.. Pilkington, of the
commission, has gone to Milbank to
make a test of the dairy herds sup
plying that town with milk, for traces
of tuberculosis. Under the new act
the commission is required to make
the inspection upon petition of three
patrons of any dairy supplying the
public with milk, and to destroy any
tuberculosis cattle found in such herd
The next inspection will be made at
WATERFOWL, and other cities in the
eastern part of the state will be look.
ed after. The commission holds that
application from the city authorities
of any city Is sufficient notice under
the law to warrant the inspection.
The bill carries an appropriation of
$4,000 to pay for cows killed on &C.
count of tuberculosis. aud the work
will be kept up as long as the fund
holds out
German insurance Companies.
The state insurance department has
issued the following bulletin in regard
to German insurance companies
which have been doing business in
this state: "This department will not
take any action against German in.
surance companies operating in this
state at the present time. in view OF
the proclamation of President vii.
son; and the views Of eminent attor.
nsys who hold that the existence OF
state Of war will not invalidate
their insurance contracts. We believe
that the united branches of foreign
countries are practically to all intents
American companies as their depos
its, Investments and transactions are
under the same supervision as, the
American companies. and as long al
their deposit capital in this country
10 kept tntact and they are in solv
eut condition and transact their bust
ness in accordance with the laws Of
this state, their authority will not be
revoked. w. N. VanCamp, insurance
commissioner"
Fish Hatchery Closed.
The state game department has fol
the present closed the fish hatchery
ut Rapid City. and moved the same t
. point near WATERFOWL. At RAPID
City the work was that Of Matching
trout eggs. and at the Watertowr
plant other game flah will be Matched
+. A number Of the trout fry have beer
taken to the spring brooks in thu
eastern part Of thu state and will b,
PLANTED in that section Of the state