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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-08
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT
For the Year Ending December H.

For the Year Ending December H.
A. ID. 1924.
OF the Bankers Life Company, 10.
Gated at Des Moines. in the State OF
Iowa.
Aggregate amount Of
admitted ts--$71,s03,669.62
Aggregate amount Of
liabilities except
capital and surplus),
including reinsurance
reserve ------------ 69.2s4,s90.se
Amount of fully paid-up
capital stock - Mutual
Surplus over all liabili
ties ------- 2.61s.77s.s2
Aggregate income dur
Ing the year--------- 25.os5,526.42
Aggregate d burs e.
ments during the year 17,S63,s25.75
NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS
Total risks written dur
ing the year-----$ 43,537.00
Total premiums receiv-
ed during the year 46.366.02
Assessments received 1S,937.60
Total losses incurred
during the year. 27.802.00
Total losses paid during
the ysar------------- 2s.so2.oo
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STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
Office Of Commissioner

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. ]
Office Of Commissioner
OF Insurance.
Insurance Of the State Of North Da-
kota. do hereby certify that the
foregoing Is a true abstract Of the
original statement now on file in
In Testimony Whereof, l
have hereunto set my hand
tSEALl and affixed the seal OF this
Office at Bismarck the first
day Of April. A. D. 1925.
S. A. OLSNESS,
Commissioner Of Insurance
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. !
Office Of Commissioner
OF Insurance.
COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHORITY.
Whereas, The Atlas Assurance
Company. Ltd. OF London, England.
a corporation organized under the
laws of the Kingdom of Great Bril-
tain has filed in this office a sworn
and business for the year ending
December 81, 1924, conformable to
the requirements Of the laws of this
state. regarding the business OF In
Whereas. the said Company has
filed in this office duly certified
copy of its charter with certific ca e
Of organization in compliance with
the requirements of the Insurance
laws aforesaid.
Now, Therefore, I, s. A. Olsness,
Commissioner Of Insurance of the
State Of North Dakota. pursuant to
the provisions of said laws, do
hereby certify that the above named
Company is fully empowered through
It's authorized agents. to transact It's
appropriate business of Authorized
Insurance in this state according to
the laws thereof. until the 31st day
March. A. ID. 1926.
In Testimony Whereof, 1
have hereunto set my hand
(SEAL1 and seal at Bismarck. this
first day of April. A. d. 1925.
S. A. OLSNESS.
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Il1s5I.sss.ss

. admitted assets. ..'llss..sssss
liabilities (exce
capital and surplus)'
including reinsurance
reserve ---------- 9.703.lssA
Amount Of fully paid up
capital stock ------ 5000. 100000
Surplus over all liabili-
ties --------------- 2.s60.s5342
Aggregate income dur
ing the year- 0,l3S,616.0l
Aggregate is b urse-
ments during the year S,S42,6S2.00
NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS
Total risks written dur
ing the year---------$ 6,sss.sss.oo
Total premiums receiv-
ed during the year. 26,320.96
Total losses incurred
during the year. ss,060.0A
Total losses paid dur
the ear----------- ss.o41.s3
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-08
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT
For the Year Ending December 81
A. ID. 1924.

OF the Atlas Assurance Company.
Ltd. located at London. England, in
the Kingdom Of Great Britain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-08
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT
For the Year Ending December IA.
A. ID. 1924.

OF the American Surety Company
Of New York. located ~ 100 Broad
way. New York. In the State Of New
York
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e,s7s,O42.5s


Aggregate amount of
admitted aSsets--$ 6,S79, O42.68
Aggregate amount of
liabilities (except
capital and surplus),
including reinsurance
reserve -------- l.251.226.s1
Amount Of fully paid
up capital Stock Nil
Surplus over all liabili-
ties ---------- 2,127,s16.77
Aggregate income dur
ing the year--------- 4,S10, mana
Aggregate d 9 b urse-
ments during the year 3,973,S32.55
NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS
Total risks written dur
ing the year-----$ 660,334.00
Total premiums receiv-
ed during the year. l.051.46
Total losses incurred
during the year-- 690.78
Total losses paid during =
the year------------- 2.4s5.7s
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admitted .209, 053.6S
Aggregate amount OF
liabilities Except
capital and surplus),
including reinsurance
reserve ----- 13.740.720.43
Amount Of fully paid-up
capital stock ------ 100000
Surplus over all liabili-
ties ----------------- 1.3ss,3ss.16
Aggregate income dur
ing the year--------- 4,020,4S7.30
Aggregate d / b urse-
ments during the year 2,793,646.S0
NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS
Total risks written dur
ing the year--------$ 1lS,21S.oo
Total premiums receiv-
ed during the year. e9,6S7.S0
Total losses incurred
during the year----- 100000
Total losses paid during
the year------------- 100000
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-08
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT

For the Year Ending DE
A. ID. 1924.
OF the Aetna Life Insul
panpany, located at Hartl
State Of Connecticut.
Aggregate amount of
mitted assets-------$2l
Aggregate amount of
liabilities kept
capital and surplus).
including reinsurance
reserve ------------21
Amount Of fully paid-up
capital stock ----- ]
Surplus over all liabili-
Aggregate income dur
Ing the year---------<l
Aggregate d is urse-
ments during the year {
NORTH DAKOTA Blu
Total risks written dur
Ing the year. Life---S
Total premiums receive
cd during the year.
Accident. Health and
Liability -A------
Total losses incurred
during the year. Life
Accident. Health and
Liability ----
Total losses paid during
the year. Life--------
Accident. Health and
Liability ----------
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-08
ABSTRACT OF ABATEMENT
or the Year Ending December 8

A. ID. 1924.
OF The Bankers Reserve Life
Company, located at Omaha. in the
State Of Nebraska.
Aggregate amount Of
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! ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT
For the Year Ending December H.
! A. ID. 1924.
OF the American Alliance inSur-
ance Company. located at ! Liberty
| ST., New York, In the State OF New
| I'll
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Abstract Or SIAIEMENI
For the Year Ending December 81.
A. ID. 1924.
OF the Alliance Insurance Com
pany Of Philadelphia, located at
Philadelphia. in the State Of Penn
OylVania.
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ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT
For the Year Ending December u

Commissioner of Insurance
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-08

OF the Aetna Insurance Company,
located at Hartford, I'M the State OF
Connecticut.
OD 20
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
Seven Reasons Why Acreage Of
Alfalfa in Wisconsin Gains Yearly

Wsconsns alfalfa acreage this year is the greatest
the history of the state according to the Blue Valley
Creamery Institute. For the 265OOO in alfalfa last
fall the year before only boasted $4,000 acres Five
years ago the total alfalfa acreage in the state but
10000 acres.
The manifold uses of this plant are being discovered
by an increasing number of farmers darymen hog grow
ers beef cattle feeders sheep breeders horsemen and
poultry alike The qualities possessed by this
greatest moneymaking hay plant in lvestockdom have
been enumerated by Prof John NJ Evvard Of Iowa State
College as follows:
FIRST-Alfalfa is palatable Animals Of all ages
and sizes like it.
SECOND-Alfalfa yields heavily Of digestible dry
matter high in protens vtamnes and minerals needed to
balance farm ratiOns.
THIRD-Alfalfa is of succulent nature 1t helps
in the development of the ANIMAL and great promoter
of axatveness.
FOURTH-Afalfa comes early and stays late. It
remains green during the hot dry summer:
FIFTH-Alfafa endures trampling and grazing WE'LL
particularly when the season dry and the soil not too
soft.
SIXTH-Alfafa is semi-permanent or permanent
crop If the soil and climate is will stay for years
SEVENTH-Alfalfa is legume. It gives the ami
mails the nitrogen that their bodies require and retains
enough Of it to enrich the SOIL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
Mt. HOpe-LancaSteT

Out Of 460 cows tested for July, rs
made 40 lbs. of butterfat or over; 20
of these reached the so lb. class.
Improbable COWS were disposed
of for beef
cows were sold for dairy purposes.
c. Brodt had high cow-a CIR. Hol-
stein making 75.5 lbs. of butterfat.
Little Grant Stock Farms CIR. Jer-
seys were high herd.
Following are the five high herds
Milk Bfat
Little Grant s. F. GJ 922.7 AIS
c. Brodt GG&H 906.0 1914
Walter Munson GJ&S 1855 S67
Herman Stagman G&PBH 1855 364
Joe Kasper GIG 1917 34.S
LYNN HARSH, Tester.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
Secretary of State Sounds
Warning to Auto Owners

Fred r. Zimmerman, secretary OF
state, in a statement today warns all
Wisconsin car owners who buy cars
which are already registered in Wis
consin this year to be sure to make
the transfer of ownership as required
by law.
The new automobile title law which
becomes effective January 1, 1926,
provides that Wisconsin registration
for 1925 will be sufficient proof of
ownership to entitle one to a certifi-
cate of title However, it is pointed
out that if the records of the secre-
tary of states office show that the car
belongs to someone else the purchaser
will be required to furnish further
proof of ownership.
The secretary says: eff you buy a
car which is already registered in the
state, you should obtain from the per-
son from whom you purchased the car
the registration card which came with
the plates. Have the seller sign on
the reverse side of this card, and you
should also sign your name and give
your address. Mail the card with the
fee of $100 to the secretary of states
office and you will then receive GER
tificate of registration for 1925 show
ing that you are the owner of the
car. This warning is given now to
save you trouble next year in getting
your plates and certificate of title"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
" MILK RICH 1 N
VITAMINE," SAYS
DAIRY EXPER T
Quotes Bible to Show That
Lacteal Fluid Was Chief
Food Of Ancients.

That the ancients had clear idea
of the high food value of milk even
though they were ignorant Of it's Wit
anime content, is contended by M. D.
Mum, president of the National Dairy
Council, who cites the fact that milk
is mentioned 40 times in the Ttble in
his support. Butter and cheese are
mentioned several times from Genesis
to Revelations, he says, and the cow
very frequently.
For instance" says Mr.. Mum, lin
Samuel 1928 we read: And Jesse
said unto David his son bring
these ten cheeses unto the captain of
their thousands and look how thy
brethren fare In Genesis 1873 we
find:'. and he (Abraham's ser
vant) took butter and milk and set it
before them Proverbs 30:33
saws: For the churning of milk bring
eth forth butter
"And while it is not probable that
the butter referred to was butter in
the sense in which we understand it
today, because of the climatic cOndi-
lions of Palestine, it does show that
the people of that period knew and APP
preciated the value of milk and milk
products for human consumption
Milking Religious Ceremony
The close relation between the COW
and human beings is pointed out by
Mr. Mum as follows: Coming down
through the centuries we find that
those races or tribes of people who
were most healthful and most physi-
cally and mentally perfect were the
ones that lived largely by their herds
and used freely of milk and its pro-
ducts. The Aryans, the earliest race
of which we have any record, even
made the dairy COW part OF their re-
ligion.
Later races deemed milk so vital
to their life that they deified the COW
in many forms and pictured her i'll
various consultations in the heavens.
With some the milking of the COW was
accompanied by religious ceremony.
Too, in many instances the most val
ued tribute victors in war eXacted
from the vanquished was the cow and
ofttimes her products, and the He
brews three thousand years ago ex-
pressed their hope of finding content
ment and the requirements of their
bodily needs in land flowing with
milk and honey
Arabs Liberal Milk Users
To-day conditions are very much
the same. Those nationalities who
live in countries where the dairy COW
is prominent are physically strong
and mentally efficient. And the differ
ence cannot be accounted for by eli
matte conditions, for the Arab, lib
eral milk user, both in olden days and
today, is a splendid physical specimen,
alert and active, capable of great en-
durance Notwithstanding the heat and
barrenness of the desert country in
which he lives. He is but a living
proof of the value of milk in the hui
man diet which, scientists claim, is the
most perfectly balanced food, especial
ly for growing children"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
Wholesome. repulsiYe.

wholesome, repulsive.
Then there are the smaller tools OF
the midnight fraternity. There are
buckets, jugs, quart and gallon meas
ures, tunnels and proof tests, all of
copper. Sacks of corn sugar, sack
of honest-to-g goodness beer, etc.
Many Slot Machines
But the collection of moonshine ap-
paratus is not all The display of slot
machines in varying stages of de-
molishment is gratifying. The imprint
of the head of an axe, or other blunt
and brutal instrument, is clearly Wis
ible on some of them.
After these have served their pur-
pose as exhibits in court it is hard
to guess what will become of them.
Probably Sheriff Livingston will con-
sign them to the oblivion they de-
serve, but of this the Herald is not
authorized to speak. AS they are now,
they possess a certain interest, but
neither ethical nor instructive. Selah.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
PARAPHERNALEA
OF WOONSHINERS
FILLS JAIL ROOM
Ingenuity of Lawbreakers
Reflected in Devices
to Make ''HOOtch."

Until conditions developed the ne
farious industry of moonshining in
Grant county, the front room of the
basement of the county jail had no
regular job. 1t was a sort of lumber
room, where decrepit furniture was
stored, and odds and ends were given
temporary harbor on their way to be
burned. And so it had been for a
score of years.
Then some ingenious Yankee in
vented the copper wash boiler with
a cupola on top-and the cellar par
lor came into its own. 1t jumped into
use, and became over night neces-
sary adjunct in the processes of law
enforcement. For all the stuff collect
ed has a use-much of it must be kept
as exhibits in cases that are to be
tried at the October term of court.
But it is as Museum of the Moon
shine Arts that the basement front
will live in history.
Wash Boiler Type
All told there are on display %
stills, in good preservation, except for
incidents and accidents of hasty re-
moval from their pristine environ
ment. For when a sheriff gets a still,
back in the woods, his first inclina-
ton is to get it out, and then some
thing may happen to break connec-
tions, or damage the beauty of the
thing.
Of these % stills, seven are of the
wash boiler variety. They look just
like the wash boiler that grandma
used, only where the handle was on
the cover a cupola has been built.
This cupola is big at the bottom and
tapers down to a small aperature to
connect with half-inch copper tube.
The steam made in the boiler passes
into this tube and is condensed into
liquid-commercial moonshine. And
that's the story of the wash boiler
still Then there is the drum style of
architecture, and the long drum, but
each has the cupola, or hump on it,
for the retention of the evaporated
"mash."
Use Crude Furnace
Whatever the shape of this engine
of DEATH" it must be so set on some
kind of a furnace as to get up steam.
In some cases gasoline stoves had
been made to enter into the devilish
enterprise, but generally the boiler
is put onto crude furnace, not Who'll
ly unlike those built in the woods for
boiling sap in the sugar bush. These
are fired with wood, and the copper
of which the boilers are made soon
become black and sooty and lose all
semblance of their natural beauty.
Then the mash will overflow, or boil
over, and leave a hasty mess over the
whole contraption. AS they appear in
the museum they are measly, I'M
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
Feeding 800 Lambs On
Canning Factory Farm

Already the canning factory has 902
lambs on its farm, north of town,
cleaning up the pea fields and taking
on flesh and fat for the early winter
market. These were bought in Chi
cago stock yards and shipped here
two weeks ago. AS soon as the sweet
corn is picked the lambs will be
turned into the fields and probably
will run there until ready for market.
AS it is, they are doing finely on the
pea fields.
For winter feeding, when ensilage
is the principal ration, rs head of cat
tie are bought, and are feeding on
pastures rented by the company.
Probably many more will be taken on
later. When these are brought in
they will be put into the corn fields,
and later on will be given all the en-
silage they need to carry them through
the winter and keep them a-coming
for the spring market. Pea silage is
a great growing ration, and the corn
will top them off, when the right time
comes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
July Improved Hay Crop
Is WiscOnsin's Weak Spot

In general the hay crop is the weak
est spot in the Wisconsin crop stu
alton In western counties-from Yer
non north to Burnett-timothy and
clover continued to improve in July
and turned out to be better than an
average crop. Alsike clover grew rank
in western Wisconsin after the heavy
rains. Earlier cutting and less rain in
southern Wisconsin made yields ex-
tremely short on many farms, and for
the region as a whole the yields are
about IS per cent below average. Old
hay from last year and many good
second crops will relieve the short
hay crop in this section. The second
growth of alfalfa was good
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
HELP WANTED
Young Men and Women.

IVUTIS -HVII uHU " VIIIOII'
Office positions, paying good salar-
les are open to young men and wo-
men efficiently trained. More than TO-
600 graduates holding Business Posi-
lions throughout u S. and Foreign
countries. School offers 40 different
courses, many of which are of College
Grade Grants degrees to graduates.
Two and one year courses. Fall Sem
ester opens September 9th Illustrat-
ed catalogue sent Free.
MADISON COLLEGE
Madison, Wisconsin 24c5t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
United States Potato Crop
y Percent Below Last Year

Potatoes made seasonal growth in
July. Top growth in most of the state
is good and thrifty. In the Ozaukee-
Milwaukee district conditions are no
ticeably the best in the state. With
the crop in the balance of the state
quite uniform in appearance, the con-
dition Of $500 indicates a crop in Wis
consin of 25 million bushels mil
lion bushels below last year.
The United States potato crop made
but little Improvement during July.
The August forecast is 953 million
bushels-22 per cent below last year
and 26 per cent below the 51year av-
erage production.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
PlOw Behind Binder
to Preserve Moisture

Pillow right behind the binder, or at
least disk, to preserve the moisture
and insure a big crop next year
Where rainfall is always a problem
the difference in moisture content of
early plowed fields and late is fire.
quently the difference between a crop
and none. according to Kansas and
Nebraska experiment station tests.
Even in fields where the combined
harvest-thresher was used discs
were attached to the big harvester and
the ground left sealed" to retain all
moisture Immediately the crop was
off this year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
Tobacco Crop 16 Percent
Below 5-Year Average

The tobacco prospect is especially
encouraging for tobacco growers in
Wisconsin. A heavy, leafy growth has
been made with every Indication of a
quality crop. Insect and disease dam
age has been at a minimum, and hail
damage has been confined to a small
area in Vernon county. Not since sew
en- years ago has the tobacco crop
had condition of 80 per cent on Aug
/. This year the condition is "a per
cent-13 points above the 5-year av-
erage for this date. On a greatly re-
duced acreage the forecast is 40 mil
lion pounds-16 per cent below the s.
year average crop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26

AUTO DIVES INTO RIVER
CHIPPEWA FALLS Narrowly es-
Gaping drowning when his automobile
skidded over an embankment into
the Chippewa river here Wednesday,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
GRAND MASTER /. o. O. f.
AT B0SC0BEL SEPTEMBER 2

Oscar Stegeman, Grand Master of
the state l. o. o. F., will be in Bos-
cobel, Wednesday, Sept. 2, and hopes
to meet all the officers of this dis
trict, No. "a. He is making tour of
the state in an auto, carrying his fam
lily with him. There will be closed
meeting in the forenoon; if the wealth
err is pleasant, basket picnic dinner
and an open meeting in the afternoon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
Takes 20 Tons of Water
to Grow One Ton Weeds

Cultivate to kill the weeds and you
save the moisture that would go to
produce the weeds. A ton of weeds re-
quires 20 tons of water to grow them,
according to experiment station fig
ures. The disc, the smoothing harrow,
the land packer or the roller all help
seal the water supply and hold it for
bigger crops next year when these
implements are used following har-
vest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-03
Worlds Oddities
Come To England

London, Feb. IA "a. p. by maiv
Many queer sargoes arrive IN .,'s
ports of Great Britain CURING ny
course of a year, but perhaps wy
Queerest was one from Mexico az,
ing December. This consisted OF -
tons of dried flies for use IN ta'
manufacture of paint. Dried nies a.,
so come from Brazil. but these ms
utilized in the mixing OF fooo io'
poultry and pheasants. .
Manifests of cargoes carried ~
steamers often make strange reaoins
to anyone but the initiated, ana w
average man, seeing that case :,
walrus whiskers was carried ID =
steamer would hardly imagine tne;
were to be utilized for tootnplcks
fashionable hotels. Frog skins az
shipped from India for bookDinainSS
purposes; "Tasmanian devils OLE
arrive, and from South Africa ~
Gently came case of diseases -
These included cultures OF germs :.
blackwater fever, malarial fevers an ~.
other kinds of tropical diseases io'
scientific investigation.
Snails and frogs come into LonuOaa
for use at Soho restaurants, 90
twice each year a vessel from oh ne
brings Chinese dried foods for Wv
Chinese population of England.
slug, sharks fin. the nest OF the s.
swallow, and other strange luAw -
are also imported in fairly @ss
quantities.