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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-22

70 be convinced that the boyS
aSe doing their bit all that II nee
ossary Is to come to the SOUTH
DAKOTA STATE FAIR, Huron.
Sept. 8-13, and see their exhibits
and their work On the Judging
Teams.
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-22
u. S. Office. New York city

Conpany's Certificate - Authority.
whereas. The Indemnity Mutual Ma
rtne Assurance CO., Ltd, a corporation
organized under the laws OF Great
Britain, has filed In this office y sworn
statement exhibiting its condition and
business for the year ending December
81. 1878. confornlable to the require
ments OF the laws Of this state regu-
slating the business OF insurance; and,
Whereas. The said company has filed
In this office q duly certified copy o.
Its charter; with certificate OF Organi-
xation, In compliance with the require
ments Of the Insurance law aforesald;
Now, Therefore, !. wv. Van Camp.
Commissioner Of Insurance. OF the state
az South Dakota. pursuant to the pro-
Visions OF said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company IL fully
empowered. through its authorized ag-
ents. to t~ransact its appropriate BUSH
ness Of Marine. Inland and AutOmo-
bile Ipsurance In this state, according
/ to the laws thereof. until the last day
! or February. A. ID. 1920. n
In Testimony whereof, I have here
Mute sef my hand and official e ct
/ Pierre, this first day Of March. a. p.
w. ~. VAN CAMP.
Commissioners of 1nsuranco.
BY y. MUELLER.
/ tHeeD Chief Clog5s
II 1920
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-22
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Uno0 ANNUAL OTA1B4D1gR e
Year Ending Dscsbmsr ~. 1914
Imfer;al Assurance COMPANY
Of New York
Home Office. New York City.

Capital paid up In cash = 200. 900. 90
Ledger assets Dec. 81. IL l.O64.590.05
INCOME
Total premium receipts-$ 594.049.35
Interest and rents $1,000 42.251.40
Increase. value of ledger
From all other sources 372.oOo.OO
Total income -----S 1.ol2.s22.25
Paid for losses ---------s 24s.2s7.4s
Adjustment and settle-
ment OF losses $1,000 4,57s.65
Paid to stockholders 20.000.0O
Commissions or broker
age ------------- l25.272.ss
Salaries. agency and Of
hce expenses --------- ~. 1864
Inspections. taxes n fees 47,49l.71
Decrease in value Of led
ger assets ----------- IL, $50. 90
Total disbursements IS 5o7.124.s4
Balance -----s 1.57O.2S74s
LEDGER ASSETS
Bonds or stocks and loans
on collateral ----------$ 1,370.609.0 90
All other ledger assets - ,199.67S.46
Total ledger assets ---s 1.570.2s7.46
NON-LEDGER ASSETS
Interest and rents ------$ 15.703.21
Other non-ledger assets 413.4S
p GsDss rss AssETs NOT Ap 5iai11S:o
Agents balances and bills
receivable ------------$ 66S.97
Total admitted assets-s l.5s5,735.1S
LIABILITIES
Unpaid losses and claims3 40, 307. 90
Premium reserve ----- 497.955.42
Salaries. taxes and fees 27.5oo.00
Total. except capitals 574.762.42
Capita. paid up in cash 200. 100000
p -------------- elV,9iI.io
RusISEss IN SOUTH DsKoTX. ISIS:
Net risks written -------$ 229.9 99. 90
Net premiums received 1,921.00
Expenses incurred ----- S2S.42
Net losses paid -------- 1.32S.85
Net fire insurance in
Cempany's Certificate OF Authority.
Whereas. The Imperial Assurance
Company. a corporation organized un-
this office a sworn statement exhibit
ing Its condition and business for the
year ending December 81. 1918. con-
formable to the requirements Of the
laws OF this state regulating the bust
Whereas. The said Company has nled
In this office q duly certified copy OF
It's cnAIteF, Win csTtiHcate OF rSanlz-
alton. In compliance with the require
ments OF the insurance law aforesaid;
Now. therefore. /. w. n. vanCamp,
Commissioner OF Insurance Of the state
OF South Dakota, pursuant to the pro-
visions OF said la W do hereby certify
that the above named company Is fully
empowered. through its authorized
aGepts, to transact ito appropriate busi-
ness Of Fire, Tornado, Hail and Auto
mobile Insurance in this state. accord
ing to the laws thereof, until the last
day OF February. A. D.. 1920.
In testimony whereof. l have hereun-
to Set my hand and official seal at
Pierre. this first day Of March A. D.
1919. go
w. N. VAN CAMP,
Commissioner Of Insurance.
BY F. c. MUELLER,
(Seal.) Chief Clerk.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-22

This is an era Of mechanical power.
The latest models of farm machinery will
be OF exhibition at the SOUTH DAKOTA
STATE FAIR, Huron, Sept. 8-13.-newly
invented tractors OF all types and sizes;
plows, cultivators, silos, seed drills, in
fact every new thing Of value from husk-
ing pegs to threshing machines.
Big business appeals 20 the American
and he likes to do things on q worthwhile
scale. The amount Of food-stuN produced
in the United States the past two yeasD. IN
the face Of the most acute scarcity OF farm
labor ever experienced in thfs countr
demonstrat es the value of power ma
chinery. The properly equipped farm Of
tomorrow will employ both horse and
tractor power. They will Supplement- aad
conserve each other.
Are you planning to buy an AUTO? Here
you will dnd all the new models from
which to make your selection.
en- set aside for an exhibit Of autos, tyueks
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-22
IA
FROM ANNUAL STATEnENT
Year 8n0ing December 3lst. 1915
Home Lite Insurance Com
fany Of New York
Home Office: New York City
Home Office: New York City

Ledger assets Dec. 81, '17-S 1896, 4S6.27
INCOME
Total premium income--$ 5~,224.O37,7l
interest and rents 1880 l,699.5Sy. Il
Increase. value of ledger
assets ----------- l2.s65.50
from all otner sources 17S,171.25
-. 'i ESTABLISHMENTS ''ii''zss's'
Paid losses n endow-
Dividends and other bene-
fts to policy holders l,669,7S9.52
Commissions agency ex-
penses, taxes and fees S55 .63266
Salaries, Office and legal
expenses ---- %471.676 OF
Decrease or loss In value
OF ledger assets $3.50 13. FOG. 80
All Other disbursements Ia, 100. 90
Total Disbursements 5.49S, 221.23
I. LEDGER ASSETS
Book value Ofwreal estates 1900. 600. 90
Mortgage oana on real
estate 1.003.177.OO
Bonds. stocks and collat-
eral loans --- 2l.140. 631.7S
Policy loans and prem
ium notes ---------- s.1s3.o1s.sO
Cash in office and banks 4 $4,000
All other ledger assets 3,4OO.5S
Total ledger assets--s sS3.52s.7l
NON-LEDGER ASSETS
1nleTsst ano rents ------ 3sO,511.72
Ohcoiiecteo premiums 56l,336.96
Gross assets ------s 36,S71,4s7.39
Non-Admitteo assets 800 774,42o.5S
...-.----
lotai aomltted assetsS o6,091,O16.S1
LIABILITIES
Net reserve and disabilityS 33.5SS.136.00
AmQQpts Nol YET que on
supplementary contracts 290,639.00
Total policy claims 49, 417.66S.73
Commissions. salaries.
taxes and fees ------- S3,600.72
Dividends or pronts due
policy holders -------- 403,946.6S
All other liabilities --- 3S9.404.61
---
Total. except capitals 3o,173,395.74
Unassigned funds lsur-
-~sss> ssaSRaa~. --
Total SO, 097,O16.S1
BUSINESS II SOUTH DAKOTA, l91S
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Company's Certificate Of Authority
Whereas, The Home Insurance Conn
pany. q corporation organized under
the laws OF New York, has fled in this
office a sworn statement exhibiting
its condition and business for the
year ending December 81, 1918. con-
formable to the requirements of the
laws of this state regulating the bust
ness OF Insurance.; and.
Whereas. The said company has filed
IN this office q duly certified copy OF
its charter. with certificate OF organi-
zation. in compliance with the require
ments Of the Insurance law aforesaid;
Now. Therefore. I. w. N. VanCamr
Commissioners OF Insurance OF the state
of south Dakota. pursuant to the pro-
visions OF said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company 10 fully
empowered, through its authorized ag-
ents, TO transact its appropriate bust
ness Of Fire. Tornado. Marine, Inlani
Hail, Automobile and Sprinkler Leak
age Insurance in his state according
10 the laws thereof, until h last day
az February. A. d. 1920.
In testimony whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and official seal II
Pierre. thtn drst day Of March. =. D
". n. VAN CAMP.
fDoal) Commissioner Of ~IneurAnce
~ - G. MUELLER Chtef Cork.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
Was CONSTIPATED AND
A NERVOUS WRECK
Bedfast Fcur HOnths-NOw Up and
Gaining in Flesh.

-Four months go 1 was belfast
/ was badly conStipated, suffered
continually from chills and fever, and
was always taking cold, until my
nervous system was completely
wreCk ed. l suffered with neuralgia,
pains around nay head; soreness all
through my chest and pains under
my shoulder blades.
1t is all done now I am on my
feet and doing my own cooking, and
gaining in flesh right along. Nilks
Emulsion has certainly worked Won
ders for me."-Afrs. Frank Rhoder-
lex. Z. r. %. Decker. Ind.
Constipation is the mother of a
large family of diseases; The whole
salts and physics give only temper
airy relief and usually aggravate the
MiIks emulsion is a pleasant. nu-
tritiXe food and u corrective medi-
cine. It restores healthy, natural
bowel action, doing away with all
need Of pills and physics. II pro-
notes appetite and quickly puts the
digestive organs in shape to assim-
iIate food. As builder of flesh and
strength, Milks Emulsion is strongly
people and it has produced amazing
results in maUy cases of tuberculo-
sis OF the lunES Chronic stomach
trouble and constipation arc prompt
" relieved-usu al1y in one day. It
works like magic on coughs and
colds
This is the only solid emulsion
made. and 50 palatable that it is
eaten with a spoon like ice cream.
A truly wonderful medicine for
weak, sickly children.
No matter how severe your case
you are urged 20 Try 5fiIkS Emulsion
under this euarantce-Take six bot
lies home with yoE. use il according
to directions, and if not satisfied with
the results, your money will be
promptly refunded Price SOC and
SI2O per bottle. The Milks EmuI-
sion Co. Terre Haute. Ind Sold and
guaranteed by all leading druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
WitherspoOn.Dixon.

Miss Mae Dixon of near Aledo,
and Carl Witherspoon of Galesburg
we're united in marriage in Gales
burg New Years day, Jan. l. at 10
O'Clock a. m. The ceremony was
performed at the Methodist par
sonage, by Rev. Fred Lewis Dem
mitt. The young couple were at
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sta
ley Harbour of AledO. Immediate
" after the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served at the home
of Mrs. Charles Witherspoon, the
groom's mother. The young cou-
pie left the same day for a short
wedding tour after which they will
be at home TO friends in Galesburg
The bride is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Dixon, south Of
Aledo,
The groom is son of Mrs.
Charles Witherspoon of Galesburg
and has a good position in that
city. He was a resident of the
North Henderson neighborhood be
fore moving to Galesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
ALUMNI BATTLE
BEGINS SEASON
Local High School Team Plays Vet.
eran Basketball Lads at the
Y. M. C. A. Tonight.
RY tsFRY


The Rock Island nigh school viii
officially open the basketball sea-
son tonight when it meets an alum
| nj team at 1880 in The Y NJ. c. A.
sym. A game is scheduled with
Davenport for Friday or Saturday
depending On the day the Davenport
gym may be procured
The team that will play the
| alumni probably will be the same
as last Friday in the GaIesburg
game Although nothing definite is
known concerning the alumni team
The high school is confident of vic
tory. Early in the season hopes of
a winning team were very low, but
.ast Fridays victory over Gales
burg has raised the prospects a hun
dred per cent.
The basketball schedule has not
been completed owing to the fact
that most of the schools are so dis
organized on account of the enforc-
ed vacation from the flu. 1t is
known, however, that Moline will
play the Islanders on Jan. 81 here
and a return game on March s in
Moline Davenport will play here
on Feb. IA. The tournament will
take place in Galesburg on Feb. %
and March l.
Word has been received that
Saddler Harry J. Rosenfield arrived
safely in Newport News, Va, on the
Pocahontas. According to the tel
egram he sailed from France on
Christmas day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Doings in Mercer Countys Busy Capital

attending the state university, af-
ton at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. c. Weisel.
Mrs. John Walsten of New Wind
sor was a visitor in the City Sun
day
Miss Irene Mclaughlin returned
to her home in Alpha Monday
morning after spending a few days
at the s. B. Bolton home in this
city.
Miss Nina Isaacson returned to
her home in New Windsor after
spending a few days with friends
OF this city.
Miss Eunice Brokaw of Abing-
don, who has been spending a few
days with friends in this city, and
Miss F1oy Carroll of this city re
turned to Galesburg Monday morn
ing, where they resumed their
school WORK Knox college.
Mrs. Aida McFate returned to her
home at Viola Monday after a short
visit with friends of this city.
Lester Dahl, Clair Bowers, Glen
Hartman, Paul and Fred Bridg-
ford and Vern Moberg of this city,
all former members of the S. A.
I. C. division of the United States
army, returned Monday to Knox
college at Galesburg to complete
their school term for the following
year.
Stuart Brown of this city, for
merly a member of the naval train
ing station situated at Ames, Iowa,
which was disbanded some time
ago, returned to the Iowa State
university Wednesday to complete
his school year at that institution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
LETTER PROVES
HUNS PERFIDY
Message Sent By Prussian Mother
to Son Shows Effects of
German Propaganda
TAKFN FROM A PRISONER
Rock Islander Forwards 1t to This
City Translated Into English
BY Comrade.

That German propaganda was
spread in The Huns native cozntry
for the purpose OF cultivaung hate
for the Americans among the Ger
man people is proven in a letter
written by a Prussian woman to
her son in the German trenches on
Sept. 80. The letter was taken
from the German soldier by a Rock
Island lad, Dale Purcell, former
employee of the Central Union
Telephone company of this city. 1t
was forwarded by him to Miss
RosiIla Hays, 1901 Fourteenth
and-a-half street, after being trans
lated into English.
The letter clearly shows that the
underhand, lying work Of the Ger
mans was not only being executed
in this country but in their own
country as well. German peridy
is conspicuous throughout the
message the contents of which are
appended:
you ask about the situation. 1.
is very serious, my boy. The front
of the Bulgarians is broken and
they are beating a retreat. The
Turks are in a bad way also. AS
for us, the situation is very, very
serious and the home papers don't
hesitate to say and admit so. What
are we going to do now. is a ques-
ton to ponder over. Are the Eng
lish going to take care of US and
our mutilated men? Are they going
to provide for those who are too
old to work, or build factories to
which our men can come when
peace is declared? Not those ras-
cally pirates, who let 100000
women die il hunger in the con-
centration camps and who would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07

girls to leave the cars at night and
walk an extra block and the addi-
tional reason occasioned by cold
weather. The company, however,
states that it had arranged its af-
fairs in such a way as to make it
practically impossible % discon-
tinue the system until the time set.
Thomas C. Roderick. assistan:
general manager of the company
yesterday afternoon explained the
whole situation to Mayor McCon-
ochie. but added that he is now
going over the whole system and
that irregularities in its operation
winch have caused complaints will
be remedied0
The Rock Island mayor made his
request to the company after num-
erous requests from women WHO
stated that due to the many hold
ups in the city they were afraid to
leave the street cars more espec-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
Marriage Licenses.
Council Work Near Close.

Council Work near tIOSe.
At a meeting of the executive and
finance committees of the Mercer
county state council of defense,
held at the headquarters office in
Aledo Monday, it was voted to dis
band all committees of the organi-
zation except the executive and fl
nance committees. The work of all
committees was brought up to date
and the financial obligations or the
organization were discharged The
finance committee will serve for
the fifth liberty loan.
BY unanimous vote OF the COM
mitteemen, all citizens of the coun-
ty who are still delinquent in meet
ing any of the war obligations win
be given until a certain date to
meet those obligations. A letter
advising them of this date will be
mailed to each. The names of those
who fail to discharge their obi
cations in due time will be pub
lIshed and a list of all delinquents
or slackers will be furnished to
each soldier upon his return from
the service. Should any soldier
arrive home from the service and
for any reason not receive said list,
he is welcome and. urged to apply
at war work headquarters for such
a list While the committees dis
liked to believe there will be sin
gle Stacker in the county when the
work is finally brought to close,
the sentiment prevailed that in
fairness to the eight hundred Mer-
Ger county men who have been ov-
erseas or in readiness to fight ov-
erseas, they are entitled to know
and should be informed Of any
slackers who failed to support
them in service in one or more
ways.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07

not be ashamed to suck our. last
drop of blood.
Show No Pity!
do not forget, my Albert, that
we are the sons of WiHkind, the
descendants Of Hermann, that pow
erful German Prussian prince, and
of the heroes that smashed the
Romans in the Teutonburger field.
We must again be fired with the
spirit Of 1914. Those hordes Of
black, white, brown and yellow
dogs must fall; those blood drink
ers must be buried with US under
the ruins. So, show no pity TO-
them. We owe that much to our
great German ancestors of Ger
manic race.
'1f they come, those beastly
Americans, hurl whatever is at
hand at them. Defend yourself to
the last drop of blood. Think Of
the fair sons Of Germania, who
know not the fear Of death. Think
of our country, not only our men
aced fatherland, but our lands; our
mother tongue; our wives and our
children ALI these will be sub
merged Dy the C1Qe OF IQOSe amer
leans. Think of Frederick the
Great. who, when he was aban-
doned by all, resisted the entire
world and came out victor in the
seven years war. We may also re-
main isolated, but we owe it to our
children, and their children's chill
dren to bequeath them a Germany
as she is at present and not one
torn to pieces.
"ROgue Wilson"
SHOW these hordes of this
rogue, Wilson, what Teutons can
do against the whole world. Strive
that not a single one of these
rabble beasts, in the pay of thaa
william Of the White house, ever re-
turn home. The destiny of the
fatherland, Of our wives, our chill
dren, our mother tongue, out pat
Simony hangs in the balance. Your
duty is to kill and to hold firm I'M
til the terror seizes those white.
yellow, brown and black dogs of
The moment is very
grave. When we have finished with
them, the purging of our land may
begin and the abscess, which has
grown in the German Prussian
blood, may be ianced."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
HOLDUP MAN PUTS
PURSE TO EAR; NO
TINKLE; BEATS 1T

After he had stopped Mrs. P. A.
Barber, 80 East Grant street, Bet
tendorf, and had received her
purse, youthful bandit was at
tackled with a severe case of cold
feet" dropped the pocketbook and
ran, according to a report made to
the Davenport police.
The holdup took place on Grant
street, Davenport. Mrs. Barber was
stopped one block west of Brady
street by man who demanded her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
END SkIP-STOP
PLAN ON FEB. |
Impossible to Abandon System In
mediately as Requested,
Official Tells Mayor.

Skip-stop street car service will
not be discontinued until Feb. 1,
according to the announcement Uf
the Tri-City Railway company TO
Mayor William McConochfe. This
is done regardless of the desire OF
the company to comply with the
mayors request to discontinue the
present service Immediately be-
cause of the fear of women and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
Military Mention.

Private Joseph REIN, another
Mercer man wounded in service
overseas arrived home last week
from Fort Sheridan on a ten days
furlough.
Word has been received by
friends here that Private Albert
Stanley Bellinger, company K,
Three Hundred Seventeenth infan-
try, had been in base hospital for
four weeks, but is recovering rapid
ly. He was in the last big drive
that started the Huns toward Ber-
lin on the run and brought about
their begging for peace.
Personal Mention.
Lloyd Weisel of this city re-
turned Monday morning to Ann
Arbor, Mich, where he has been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07

money. She is not sure whether
he had a gun or not.
At any rate, she produced the
purse and handed it to him. The
bandit held it TO his ear and shook
it. When no tinkle of coins issued,
the holdup man dropped the purse,
gave a frightened glance at the
woman and ran south. II
Mrs. Barber picked up hep( peck
etbook, which contained a eonsid-
cradle sum in bills, and went. INTO
a house at 1928 Sheridan street,
where she told of the incident The
police were notified.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
'hink of Tt

Dion suits and OVercOatS SELL
4 20% reduction, when wool
3 ing is even higher today than
s1y months ago. We are assured
ana we believe good clothing will
befhigher. We simply have these
reductions every year in order to
keep our stock clean. All broken
sizes must go.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
Sweaters

Our entire stock Of Bradley
sweaters at 20%o reduction,
nothing reserved. Tom Wye
and Travelo also included in
these reductions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07

RENEW JAP SHIP CONTRACT.
Tokio.-Represen of jap
anese ship owners have agreed to
comply with an American request
for the renewal Of the contract for
the chartering of 10000 tons Of
shipping secured in Japan last year
for war work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07

tally since under the present sys-
tenn they are often forced to walk
an extra block to get to their
homes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-07
KILBANE MADE LIEUTENANT

Cleveland.-Johnny kilbane, the
featherweight champion, is a first
lieutenant in the United States army
reserve corps. The commission was
offered him as a reward for his
work as boxing instructor at Camp
Sherman.