White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-23
NEVADA STATE IN THE MAKING:
ELY, CAPITAL OF WHITE PINE

read tho item and asked If the in.
sured had left any family On being
,oid that Mr.. Bonner had left a widow
ana nye or six children he at once
turned to Mr.. Clark and instructed
MN to wire Immediately to the Utah
branch 10 secure proof of death and
10 mail a check to the widow imme-
oiately. The advertising value of
such an occurrence. of course was
nor overlooked.
AFTER visiting through the south
for the winter the writer returned to
nevada and found that Mrs. Bonner
nad III the meantime received check
from the insurance company for
s2,4bl.aO, the amount due after the
company had deducted the premium
Tor the last half of the year. which
had not beer paid by Mr.. Bonner.
As soon after his return as the
writer was able 10 again start his
pursuit OF insurance prospects he had
no trouble In signing up large mum
Der or his friends, as the prompt pay
inent made To the widow of Mr.. Bon
ner was well known and n strong
proof OF the necessity of life insur-
ance for men with families. Among
those who quickly placed their names
on the dotted line were Neil Monroe.
Sam Parkinson. NJ y. Garraghan.
Crane Gallagher. Harry Burkett.
Ralph Bassett. George DOYLE, Tom
Davis. John Carlson. John Magnusou.
Dan Kennedy and Newt Crosthwaite.
all OF whom took out policies OF from
$1,000 to $4,000. Billy Graham and
w. n McGill each took out an add.
tional $4,000 policy. while William
HAYES took n 700 policy and Ben
Strandman one for $4,000.
II was the large policies taken out
by Mr.. Graham and Mr.. McGill that
was a deciding factor in persuading
Mr.. Hayes to take out a policy. as his
sister was opposed 10 such action.
However. the writer caught Mr..
Hayes in John williamson office and
persuaded him to sign up. obtaining
his check for the first years premi-
um II might not be amiss TO saw
that Mr.. Hayes paid but three years
premiums before his death. which
came rather suddenly. and the insur-
ance money collected by his sister
materially aided her TO protect her
investments In Ely and to lay the
foundation for the $4,000 estate
which she left at the time OF her
death.
At the time Mr.. Hayes took out his
insurance Ben Strandman was EN-
ployed by him. Mr.. Strandman was
anxious to take out insurance but
felt unable TO do so at that time. SO
MI Hayes agreed to advance the first
years premium on a $4,000 policy
and to reimburse himself ont of the
wages OF Mr.. Strandman. This was
done and the following year. before
the next premium was due on Mr.
Strandmans insurance. he was sud-
denly claimed by death. With II. A.
Reipe. Mr.. Strandman had taken
some lumber up to a mine owned ny
Mr.. Reipe. the two men planning to
repair and retimber an old shaft. as
MIR. Strandman was n rough carpen-
ter and well qualified to do the work
On their arrival at the mine Mr.
Strandman went down to see Just
what work was needed. but he never
returned 10 the surface alive. as lie
was suffcated by bad air even before
he could cry out to Mr.. Reipe for
help The $4,000 cash insurance GER
tainly proved n blessing to the widow
and four or five little children who
were left alone at Georgetown. Just
below Eiy