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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-11-22

FROM ANNUAL STATEMENT
For Year Ending December 3lst, 1916
Bankers Insurance COMPANY
Of Montana
Home Office, Helena
l.. CAPITAL STOCK
Capital paid UP in eashs so0oooo.
Increase of Capital -. 6S00.00
Total Premium ReceiptsS 43,995.2a|
Interest and Rents -. 662.12
From all other sources 7.56S.71
Total Income .i.;:,;;S 52,l2s12
Paid policy holders ....s N2s.257.os
Commission to agents. 6,341.91
.penses ............... l74e4os
Total disbursements. 57.S79.42
Balance ". LEbaER .AssErs}' 0'4S''Ss
Collateral loans 49,. 1000 G
Bonds and stocks .,.... 1,150.oo
Cash in office and banks 55.551.14
Premiums in course OF
All fo5 stSsT Items i;;: ::: ss, 1888
Total Observation-Disclosures l5O,465.5s
.N-LED1E SSElS
Interest and rent ......S 441.35
Total assets .........S $50, 906.93
Dsast assets not adj ., 7ssso
mltted ............'..$ e5,ioo.oo
Total admitted assetss e7,12s.aa
1.nna,a claims y; LI an6 ~
unsarasd ,premiums +.sisi:.5i
Total liabilities. ex-
cept, capital...:.......s 5.5s2.61
Capital paid up in cash 100000
Surplus over all liabili-
tlsS 1,o4V.lE
Total liabilities ...... e7.123.33
Supplementary Statement March Z, 1917
Ledger Assets .........S 164,S67.34
TT Gfal eTess ASSES assets 80: 1855. s sds:5s
F H5ssll Admitted Asset: l ss:iis:s}
Total Liabilities except --
surplus over ali liabili- 's'..'
Capital paid UP in cash loo.ooo.ooo
Company. Certificate. OF Authority
Whereas, The Bankers Insurance
S0%dnaptEk; e laws a eo Of Montana, G hss tilsd
hib,tinIg its condition and business for
the year ending December 81. 1916,
BUS bnsln less 81 ms ssass 's & 'As
Whereas. The said company. has hled
Of it's charter with certificate Of or.
Eanization. in compliance with the re-
quirements Of the Insurance law afore-
Now. Therefore, l.. W. N. Van Camp.
conarnisstoner Of Insurance OF the
State Of South Dakota, pursuant to
certify that the above named COM
pany is fully empowered. through Its
authorized agents, to transact its ap.
propriate business Of Hail, Tornado
and Crop Insurance in his state, &C.
cording to. the laws thereof. until the
In testiomny whereof. I have here.
ant set my hand and official seal at
Pierre, this Eleventh day Of April, A.
W. N. VAN CAMP,
COMMISSIONER Of Insurance.
(Seai) BY F. c. MUELLER,
Chief Clerk.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The Probate Court for the County OF
Van Buren,.

In the matter of the estate of
John ID. Sherman, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that four
months from the 1st, day Of Deem
Der A. ID. 1917, have been allowed
for creditors. to present the claims
against said deceased to said court
for examination and adjustment, and
that all creditors of said deceased
are requested to present their claims
to said court, at the probate office,
in the Village of Paw Paw in said
county, on or before the 9Th, day of
April A. ID. 1918, and that said claims
will be heard by said court on Mon
day the 9Th, day of April A. d. 1918,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Dated, December 1st, A. d. 1917
VIM. Killefer
45t3. Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Wesley J. Thomas to Charles. Il.
Kelver, Pei. Sec. 5, Paw Paw-$1.OO
Leland r. Warner to Adelia E.
Ferguson, Pei. Blk Is, Paw Paw-$1.
Orley M. Vaughan Jr. to Charles
F. Stein G. w. Pei. Secs. IA & 10,
Covert-$1.00
o. M. Vaughan & w. to A. Green
stein, 20 acres, Sec 10, Covert-$1.OO
A. l.. German & w. to Earl F..
French G. w. 40 acres, Sec. l, Ant
werp-$1.OO aSIA
Juliette Misel to Clarence f. Misel
& w. 40 acres, Sec. II, Columbia
$1.00
Edgar B. Longwell ct al. to V. E..
Ferguson, Pei. Blk. 10, Paw Paw-$1.
Simeon Huff & w. to Roy Huff, 2
acres, Sec IL, Keeler-$1.00
Mary M. Shaw & H. to Emma A.
Lowden, Pei. Blk. 13, Syndicate Park
$1.00
Tobias Beach G. w. to Rena V.
Beach, Pei. Sec. 81, Waverly-$1.00
V. C. Decker to Francis Reames e.
w. Lot 1, Blk. 1, Grand Junction-$1.
Frederick f. Phelps to VIM. T.
Creig, Pei. S1a acres, Sec. 9, Law
rence-$1.00
Harriet j. Stevens to Henry d.
Wright e. w. Lot 10, Blk. 33, Paw
Paw-$1.00
Asa M. Bent & w. to Susan M
Tyler ct al. Lot 8, Blk. 13, Decatur
$1.00
Norman Langley to III. N. Robert
son e. w. 80 acres, Sec. 10, Hartford
$1.00
Amos Davis e. w. to Thos. Wani-
eek, Pei. Sec. 20, Antwerp-$1.00
David Elijah Cleveland to Mary
Cleveland, Pei. Blk. 2, Bakers AID
Lawton-$1.00
Mary A. Keith to Henry Ferguson
ct al. Pei. Sec. 81, Bloomingdale-
$4,000
Robert McNaimes & w. to Ferna
Tennien e. H. Lots 16, g. IL, Blk. 1
Gobleville-$64.00
Leo Krutzinger ct al. to Frederick
Krutzinger, Pei. Secs. is & 16
Columbia-$1.00
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
ORDINANCE NO. II.

An ordinance to amend Section IL
of Ordinance No. 80 of the Village
of Paw Paw and to amend Rule 16 of
the regulations of the Paw Paw
Water Works, amended section to
read as follows:
The Village of Paw Paw ordains !:
SECTION IL.
Commencing December l, 1917, the
minimum charge for water supply
through a meter-whether the meter
is owned by the consumer or village
shall be $3.50 for each six months or
fraction thereof, and all bills for
metered water shall be due and pay
able at the office of the Village Clerk
the first day Of June and December,
respectively, of each year.
The rate of the first 10000 gallons
Of water used shall be Is cents per
1 900 gallons or fraction thereof, ex-
cept that the minimum rate shall be
$3.50 for each six months as herein
before ordained.
The rate for the second 10000
gallons of water shall be 16 cents per
1 zoe gallons or fraction thereof.
The rate for the third 10000
gallons of water shall be Ia cents pei
1000 gallons or. fraction thereof.
/ The rate for all water used in ex-
cess of 10000 gallons shall be Il
cents per thousand gallons or Fraction
thereof.
In case of the failure of any party
to pay the meter rates within 80 days
Of the time when due, it shai be the
duty of the Village Clerk, after hav.
ing given five days notice, to inn
'mcdiately cause the water to be shu,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
Legal Notices.
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The Probate Court for the County OF
Van Buren,.

In the matter of the estate of
William H. Holt, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that four
months from the Goth, day of Novem-
Der A. d. 1917, have been allowed
for creditors to present the claims
against said deceased to said court
for examination and adjustment, and
that all creditors Of said deceased
are requested to present their claims
to said court, at the probate office,
in the Village of Paw Paw in said
county, or or before the LIST, day of
April A. d. 1918, and that said claims
will be heard by said court on Mon
day the 1st, day of April A. d. 1918,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Dated, November Goth, A. d. 1917
VIM. Killefer
45t3. Judge Of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
PROBATE COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Estates Of
Eliza j. Williams, decd. No claims
filed. Order closing hearing on
claims. Final account of Executor
filed. Waiver issued.
Emma A. Baker, decd. Order APP
pointing l.. E. Van Antwerp Admin
istrator. Bond issued.
Luther G. Convey, deceased. Hear
ing on petition for appointment OF
administrator adjourned.
Isaac H. Cass, decd. Order APP
pointing Auxiliary Administrator.
Band issued.
Alvin Chapman, decd. Testimony
of freeholders filed. License to sell
real estate issued.
Alwyn M. Prouty, decd. Testi-
mony of freeholders filed. License
to sell real estate issued.
Anna Schuding, decd. Order en-
tered allowing claim of Carl Schur-
ing.
Marian Ayers, Incompetent. An
nual account of Guardian filed.
Arthur Decker, Minor. Annual ac-
count Of Guardian filed.
Seymour Boyer, decd. Annual ac-
count of Administrator filed.
William H. Holt, decd. Will and
Datition 70 Drobota Will 6lad Waiy
er of Notice and consent to allowance
filed. Will admitted to probate and
Charles H. Holt appointed Executor
Bond filed and Letters issued. War
rant and Inventory filed.
Eunice Branch, Minor. Annual ac-
count of Guardian filed.
Burdette H. Alden, Minor. Release
of Guardian by ward filed. Order
discharging Guardian.
Edwin Copley, decd. Petition for
appointment of Trustee filed. Waiv-
er of Notice and consent to appoint
ment filed. Order appointing Earl
f. Copley Trustee. Bond issued.
Anna b. Sorensen, decd. Bond
filed and Letters of Administration
de bonis non issued to Harry J. Sor-
ensen.
Ellen M. Smith, decd. Petition for
Determination of Heirs filed. Hear
ing December 31st.
Mary Moon, decd. Final account
of Executor filed. Hearing Decem-
Der 31st.
John Robbins, decd. Final account
of Executor filed. Hearing December
31st.
Lucille M. Bridges, decd. Petition
for appointment of Administrator
filed. Waiver of Notice and consent
to petition filed.s Order appointing
Charles C. Giddings Administrator
Bond filed and Letters issued
Order appointing Appraisers and
hearing on claims. Claim day, April
| LIST.
James Young, decd. Bond filed
and Letters of Administration issued
to Clarence Young. Order appoint
ing Appraisers and hearing on claims
Claim day, April 1st.
Mary Young, decd. Bond filec
and Letters of Administration ISSUED
to Clarence Young. Order appoint.
ing Appraisers and hearing on claims
Claim day, April LIST.
Mary l.. Romeroy, decd. Bone
filed and Letters Testamentary ISSUED
to George T. Pomeroy. Order appoint
ing Appraisers and hearing on claim.
Claim day, April LIST.
John d. Sherman, decd. Petition
for appointment of Administrator
filed. Waiver of Notice filed and s
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07

Village Council on the recommen-
dation of the committee on fire and
water.
All ordinances, rules and regulations
controvening the provisions of this
amendment are hereby repealed.
We do hereby certify that the fore
going Ordinance No. II was adopted
by the Village Council of the Village
of Paw Paw at a regular meeting held
on the 18th, day of November, A. d.
1917.
Glenn f. Warner
President.
Harold ID. Spicer
44t2 Clerk.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07

45t3.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07

off or the village shall lose It's lien
upon the premises.
If meter at any time fails to
register the quantity Of water used,
the quantity shall be determined by
making an average for the last three
readings preceding the discovery of
the defect in the meter, and the
charge shall be made in accordance
with such average, and under no cir
cumstances shall be subject to alter
alton.
No deduction shall be made by the
Village Clerk for any meter bill for
any waste or leakage or for any other
reason, except by direct vote of the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
Catarrh and Bronchitis

Mrs. Rosa A. Kiss, 31S Clinton
Place. Kansas City, Missouri, writes:
Il was very sick with Catarrh
and Bronchitis. ] also had a cold
In the head. / used Peruna and am
well pleased with the results. II
mas done me great deal of GOOD.
l do not need any other medicine. I
can cheerfully recommend it to any
one who is troubled with catching
cold frequently or any one who has
a chronic cough or chronic catarrh.
Those wishing further particulars
concerning my case may write me.
Be sure to enclose a stamp and I
will answer"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.

Elmer d. Stratton, So, Paw Paw
Jennie Eastman, 40, Paw Paw.
Bion Whaley Huschen, "a, Cicero, Ill.
Doris Christine Johnson FL Paw Paw
John Matthew Baumgartner, Fl,
Mattawan
Lucy Jane Hahn, 10, Mattawan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07

Earl Verele Newcomb, 81, Gobleville
Elma Leta Sweet, %, Gobleville.
Alexander F. Height, SO, Decatur
Harriet A. Wolford, So, Bangor.
James Edwin Quartermas, Paw Paw
Anna Matilda Lupnitz, Paw Paw.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07

Ralph B. Deal e. w. to Augusta
Matthews, Pei. Blk. 5, Locota-$1.00
Robert ID. McNames & w. to Ed
Messenger ct al. Lots 1 & 2, Blk. 1,
Gobleville-$160.0
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
RuCtiOneer

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed TO be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced IL a.
local disease and prescribed local rene
dies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment. pronounced IL incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by +. j.
T,.eney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market II is
taken internally. IL acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
ease IL fails 10 cure. Send for circulars
dnd testimonials
Address: +. J. CHENEY g. CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
ManeuW.rinq Of Wings.

Riches make to themselves wings
and fly away. So sometimes does love.
So sometimes does wisdom. How
would IL do TO take all possible pre-
caution by clipping the wings?-Ex-
change.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07

o. Kenyon appointed Administrator.
Bond filed and Letters issued. Or
der appointing Appraisers and hear
ing on claims. Claim day, April 9Th.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-12-07
CIRCUIT COURT.

DEGREES filed:-
Frank II. Chesebro VS.. Charles j.
Herman and Aaron w. HERMAN.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-12
MUSTER OUT GUARD;
new RECORD Achieved
Today Is Also Pay Day for Men Re-
turning to Civil Life.

BY sunset every District Guardsman in
the city is expected TO be mustered out
Of Federal service and again in civilian
clothes. Then the only mark Of their
well-rendered service on the Mexican
border will be telltale sunburn and even
this will quickly be lost
Mastering out activity Will begin
promptly at 1880 and be concluded as
quickly as possible. Troop A. OF the Dis
trict Guards, who were mustered out Of
active service within twenty-four hours
aftey they returned, achieved q record
never before made. Actual mastering
OUT is a very simple matter and with
the preparation OF the Third Infantry, Is
expected to be effected in short order.
Today is pay day for the militiamen.
and this is another cause for Jubilance.
While the majority of the boys already
either have positions secured or ''staked"
the remaining few refuse to feel worried
until they have been drained Of this last
pay.
prepared for the Guards at the L Street
Armory on the evening of March p, It
was said last night, will be completed by
the middle of the week
Henry Lansburgh. chairman OF the
finance committee. sent last night $50 let
tiers to Washington business men urging
contributions from 81 to SO. and expects
to speedily make up the necessary S2,O0O
expense. He already has $40.
Progress Of the work of securing en-
ployment for the soldier lads will be re
ported by Winfield Jones, chairman OF
the Chamber of Commerce Guardsmen's
employment committee, at q meeting OF
that body tomorrow evening
The Washington herald., 1917-03-12
YALE IS CONFRONTED
BY Huge WAR DRAIN
Revenues Threatened by Exodus Of
Students to Enlist.

New York, March 1.-Ready to give q
great part of its students and the serv-
ices of its faculty and Laboratories to
this country IN case of war, Yale Univer-
sity is now facing q grave financial crisis
in the event OF an outbreak Of hostilities.
according to reports received today at
the headquarters of the Yale Alumni Uni
versity Fund Association. in this city.
With at least one-third of their under
graduates believed to be preparing to
rush to arms at the first call. the college
authorities at New Haven anticipate a
corresponding cut in the main tuition and
room rent items of their income, with
practically no way of cutting down the
heavy overhead expenses of their educa-
tional plant. Unless all the graduates Of
Yale rally to support their university in
such a patriotic sacrifice, its very exist
ence may be threatened. the alumni who
have already given 900 for its running
expenses, are informed.
With the enlistment of only a third of
their $3.50 students, a reduction of over
s25O,00o in the annual revenue that helps
maintain this $4,000, 900 educational plant
would result from lost tuition and rent
fees alone. Since contracts for life, or a
term Of years, are made with almost all
Of the teachers OF the faculty, any fur
ther desertion of the campus for the mil
either the suspension of Yale's activities
or her support by graduate subscription
through the possible period Of war.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-12
PORTRAIT PAINTERS
open EXHIBIT HERE
Annual Event of National Association
at Corcoran Gallery.

The annual exhibition Of the National
Association of Portrait Painters opened
at the Corcoran Gallery Of Art yesterday
and will continue until March 30
Among the striking pictures is Lam
merche." by Cecilia Beaux; portrait OF
Frederick A. Guild. by the late William
VI. Chase: portrait OF an Artist, by the
late Thomas Eakins; portrait OF Lady.
by Lydia Field Emmet: portrait Of Die
gito Roybal, by Robert Henri; portait OF
Rear Admiral Walter c. Cowles. by Ellen
Emnet Rand; portrait of Miss Owings.
by Helen NJ. Turner; portrait Of Miss
Ellen Barker. by Douglas Volk; portrait
Of Daniel Chester French. by Robert Von-
non; portrait of Col. Weir. by J. Alden
Weir. and two portraits by Irving r.
Wiles.
The other exhibitors are: George Bel
lows, Louis Belts, Adolphe Borie. William
Cotton, Brenetta Herman Crawford, Earl
Stetson Crawford, the late Howard Gardi-
ner Cushing, Mary Foote. Charles Dana
Gibson. Ben Ali Haggin. Victor D. Hecht.
Henry Salem Huboell, Dewitt NJ. Lock-
man. George Luke. 8. Montgomery Roose-
welt. Leopold Sey1ert. William T. Smed-
ley and Eugene E Speicher.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-12
evolve GAS MASKS
FOR u. S. SOLDIERS
Secret Experiments Looking to War
with Germany Completed.

Gas masks will be furnished to Ameri-
can soldiers, in event Of war.
Since the Germans first used chlorine
gas as a weapon experiments have been
going on in Washington and other cities
under the direction Of army of1cers.
and a mask has been evolved which Is
probably superior to anything In use In
Europe today.
Much of the experimenting has been
done in Pittsburgh. where stations are
maintained by the Bureau of Mines and
the Bureau Of Standards near the Ar
senal there.
The oxygen helmets used by the mine
rescue men of the Bureau Of Mines were
evolved at this station and the expert
oxygen helmet men of the bureau, most
ly veterans of a score of mine rescues,
have been giving their help and assist
ance in the work and have been taking
most of the risks during the trials.
The Russians use charcoal and sand
in their mask as a filter, and have one
of the best in the allies armies, but 1t
leaks a trifle and men choke slightly and
often pull Off their masks in fright.
The regular oxygen helmets used by
the Bureau of Mines in mine rescue work
would be used by gas tankmen in the
United States army, if gas is used by
this government The gas tanks, which
are comparatively small are often struck
by shells and often many men are as
phyxiated nearby. The tankman is as
good as dead If his tank is broken.
The oxygen helmets are too heavy for
ordinary use as gas masks, but they are
probably the finest oxygen helmets used
in the world.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-12
Rev. J. Harvey Dunham Talks
of War Crisis in Sermon
on Brotherhood of
Friendship.

patriotism is the need Of the hour
said Rev. ]. Harvey Dunham. pastor Of
the Western Presbyterian Church. in his
sermon yesterday. depicting the spirit
that binds men together in the hour of
need. Quoting the poet, the pastor asked: {:
Breathes there man with soul so dead.
who never TO himself has said This is my
attachment to each other and to God is
but another ideal OF the brotherhood of
friendship"
Speaking of Saul's followers. the pastor
said: The men in Sauls band were
patriots. true lovers of Israel. every one
OF them. They were loyal friends, men
capable Of strong attachment to each
other and their King. Friendship says
Cicero is the only point in human affairs
concerning the benefit of which all with
one voice agree Behold how pleasant
and how good it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity. Saul's men were heroic
men. They were brave and daring. There
was masculine element about them.
There was not a ladylike man in the
band. They went with him in the very
sense of the word. Men are known by
the company they keep. They were men
of conviction and courage. And here we
have the fundamental principles for which
the brotherhood stands and the program
to which the brotherhood is committed
the conviction, profound and unshaken-
that Jesus Christ is necessary and essen
tial to the world.
Blessed is the man, who when the dark
rays come. has beside him little band of
men whose hearts God has touched And
blessed is the nation, which in a crisis,
In the presence Of foes within and with
out. has at the helm of state little band
of God-touched men. Gideon's band was
a little band. The men who held the
pass at Thermopylae were a little band.
The men who held back the onrushing
hordes at Liege were a little band. The
men who met in the friendly shelter Of a
haystack at Williams College 100 years
ago, founding the first missionary society
in America, were a little band. The men
who met in a dingy room in London in
1854. organizing a society for moral and
religious improvement, which later de-
veloped into the Y. NJ. c. A, were lit
tie band Of men,"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-12
TOURISTS TABOO CITY
BECAUSE OF war SCARE
Sightseeing Season on, but Visitors
Are Mighty Scarce.

The serious trend of international az
fairs has discouraged tourist travel to
Washington, and railways are carrying
fewer visitors to this city than they have
In many years.
A report was current last night that
government officials had requested the
railroad companies to abandon all ex-
cursions to the Capital and that the COM
panies had agreed to cooperate in this
respect 30 that as many strangers as
possible might be kept away.
Passenger agents and other railroad Of
fcials, as well as military authorities,
denied this rumor, and declared that such
a request was not necessary since condi-
tions would naturally restrict tourists
from coming here.
The effect Of the war scare on sight
seeing in Washington became apparent
more than a month ago. 1t was this
scare that kept many inaugural visitors
away. Had 1t not been for the fact that
inauguration day came when it did there
would be practically no sightseers here
now.
Washington Is about entering on its
most desirable sightseeing season. Spring
always finds more visitors here than at
any other period of the year.
But railroads expect to handle few
travellers because of the international
situation which has necessitated the clos
ing Of many public buildings to visitors.