The Ward County independent., 1921-04-07

ing one of the very best accountants
as well as one Of the most competent
credit men in the state.
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NORTH DAKOTANS INSURE
LIVES FOR $4,000 LAST YEAR
The annual report Of the North
Dakota insurance department has just
been issued. The total amount of bus
mess written in North Dakota during
the past year on the lives Of North
Dakota citizens shows $63,20S, 1888,
which was by far the largest amount
ever written in any one year in the
state. The Northwestern National
Life Insurance Company Of Minneap-
oils, led all others with a production
of $6,92S,665. This company has also
F., written the largest amount in North
Dakota for the past four years, with a
total of 23,444,665.
Mr.. S. G. Erickson Of the Crazy
Turner Agency, Incorporated, at Far
90, stated in an interview that the
Northwestern National attributed its
success in North Dakota to the fact
that the Company had been very lib
eral in supporting North Dakota, hav-
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dollars in this state.
Mr.. Erickson also stated that he was
in receipt Of official reports covering
results of all life insurance companies
in the United States, and that this
statement showed that the North
western National Life ranks first
among all mutual or protit-sharing
companies, in the percentage OF sur
plus, low death rate, and gains in bus
mess written the past five years.
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SOlien Child Injured by Auto
Elizabeth Solien, the six-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin So
lien, suffered serious injuries at SIN
o'clock Saturday evening when she
was run down by an automobile at the
south end of Sixth avenue, southeast,
bridge in Eastwood Park. The bone
of the arm near the left shoulder was
fractured and it is believed that the
shoulder blade was crushed. The. child
was taken to the office of a local sur
reon. who advised that the child be
taken to a Minneapolis specialist, Mr.
and Mrs. Solien took the child to Min
neapolis Monday afternoon. Inc
child's face was quite badly cut and
bruised.
The accident was witnessed by
Clvde Swigart of the Minot postotfice
He states that man he believes to DC
Mr. Nicholas, was driving the cal
slowly. The little girl and her sister
Catherine. were crossing the bridge
and when they reached the end the
little girl stepped directly in front OF
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car and Mr.. Swigart assisted HIM IN
taking the child to surgeons ot''ce'
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Funeral of Cardinal Gibbons Held
Thursday
The funeral Of Cardinal Gibbons
who died at his home in Baltimore, AT
the age of 81, was held last Thursday
Following the Cardinals death, the
body clad in the robes, was guard
ed by SAG men, in shifts Of one hour,
with twelve men to each shift. There
was no coffin and no flowers. The
body was laid to rest in the crypt un-
der the altar which was opened for
the first time since 1872. The body
was placed beside those of six other
bodies. The remains of the first to
be laid to rest in the crypt were those
of the first American Archbishop,
John Carroll, who died in 1916. The
solemn Gregorian chant was sung at
the funeral. The manuscript copy
of the music which was sent to Balti-
more was the first ever to find its way
out of the Vatican.
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Wilson Balerud Nuptials
Everett Wilson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John M. Wilson, and Miss Edna Bale
rud, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Balerud, surprised their many friends
by their marriage which occurred Sun
day afternoon at the Zion Lutheran
parsonage, Rev. J. R. Michaelson Of
ficiating. The bride, an unusually at
tractive young woman, wore frock OF
navy blue taffeta with hat and other
accessories to macth, and her flowers
were a corsage bouquet Of sweet peas.
The young couple were born in Mi
not and spent practically their entire
lives here. They are from two Of the
best known and most highly respected
families. The groom saw service
across the Atlantic during the late war
and since hostilities ceased, has been
associated with his father in operating
the Orpheum Theatre The bride has
recently been employed in the offices
Of DR.. Yeomans and Hanson. They will
reside at GIL Third street N. w.
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