davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-27
Statement of Condition Of the
CONTINENTAL ASSURANCE COMPANY


Chicago. ILLINOIS,
go So. Michigan Avenue -.
On the 3fst Dav of December. 1884
H A. BEHRENS, President
Amount NET q I AssET5 Ba OF doMPANY
and not on .nteresD -.... 1.354 e9o g
Real estate unincumbered l.sOO' %
Bonds and stocks owned - &C., a.
market valuel ---.:- e'<si .oo%.uo
Mortgage loans on real estate
Free from any prior incun- ,so o-o .,
Ac 9Tae6s' securities Interest $500.
olSs d E:a5: ss policy loan. s S55
a. Ell S#S:4.. :. .: 3sS
Total net assets ......... SIS. g53 7O42 &c
LIABILITIES
Reserve or amount necessary
TO reinsure outstanding risks Slo.3s9 81 -
Losses que and unpaid 6lI q
Losses adjusted and not due. 402obz.O1
Losses unadjusted and in sus- 90.
Other liabilities Of the COM
peSY ..-...-....-.'- .....--- oi'oSS-oo
Total liabilities. sig. ~. Ell Is
CaplLa4 aeeggss 80 - =
surplus s.......-.-.. .'...s.-- <4fofoft-AV
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SIC. 953, 7O4 .26
Amount ntS retained By company. 2o.Oooo0
| STATE OF INDIANA
| Office Of Commissioner OF Insurance
I, the undersigned. Commissioner OF In
surance OF Indiana. her,b esrti-y that
| the above Is a correct copy Of the State
/ ment Of the Condition OF the above men-
| toned Companv on the 3ist dav OF
December. 1884, as shown by the original
| statement and that the said origina
| statements is now on file. IN this office
| scribe nv name end affix nv official seal
this Sth day Of July 1885.
| TSeall HARRY e McCLAIN.
L. Commissioner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-27
Louisville, Kentucky.
Fifth and jefferson Streets

Office of Commissioner of Insurance.
l. the u99deIrsdigned Commissioner OF In;
the above is a correct copy of the State
ment of the Condition of the above men
| toned Company on the 3lst dav Of
| December. 1884. as shown by the original
statement. and that the said original
statement is now on file in this Office
| In Testimony Whereof. I hereunto sub
| scribe my name and affiX nv official seal
| this 9th day of July. 1885.
| fSeall HARRY E. MCCAIN.
Commissioner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-27
Statement of Condition of the
COLUMBIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Cincinnati Ohio.


Atlas Bank Building.
On the 31st Day of December. 1884.
S. NJ. CROSS. President.
c. NJ. FREDRICKS. Secretary.
Amount Of capital paid up zoo 10000
Cash in banks ION interest
and not on INTEREST," ......S 68110.10
Real estate unincumbered .. 1872. 1851
DO market NV Value rs. w.. 257.753.7o
Mortgage loans on real estate
brance } 0' ''.' D'-o, ''' 1000. 1893 81
AN and rents ETC. ;''1 -. 13422759
Office ''''.- -'-C 500 90
Policy loans and liens 49,. 1.141. 8s7.52
and in process otS Of Collection 60. 645 %
Total net assets 1880. ..s4.395. 3O8II
LIABILITIES
Amount due and not due
banks or other creditors. OO.0O2eO
Reserve or amount necessary
to reinsure outstanding an so, m
Losses unadiusted and in sus- $50.
Bills RsH and accounts unpaid o. i.27a.45
nan panv '4aO'-t'-e '............... 62.4O1.24
Total liabilities O2O. $50. SO
Csnital .............. 200.050.00
Surplus .......... 173.458.70
AI psnv . a4-- ...".s 100000
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-27
Statement Of Condition Of the
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE
INSURANCE co.
Hartford. Conn.
Milwaukee. Wisconsin
TnIllsNiIIa KentIckv

PSBFPT " HIJNTTNGTON- President
FRAZAR B. WILDE, Vice President
and Secretary
AMOUNT Of capital paid Up s 100000. 90
NET ASSETS OF COMPANY
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
]. Osborne Etchison

J. Osborne Etchison, a well known
retired farmer and life long resi-
dent Of Montgomery County, died at
the home of his son Robert Etchisor
early Monday morning after brief
illness due to paralysis. He was 81
years old and son of the late Madi-
son Etchison.
He is survived by his widow, Mary
Virginia Etchison, and the following
children: Mrs. Denton Driver, Mrs. "
ID. Watkins, Mrs. Ollie Duvall, and
Robert Etchison, all of Montgomery
County, and Bowie Etchison of Balti-
more.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day at P. NJ, at the home of Mr.
Robert Etchison, conducted by the
Rev. John e. Fort, of Washington, D.
C., with burial in the Damascus
cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Resolutions On The Death
Of Emory C. WOOdfield

The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the Official
Board of Wesley Grove Methodist
Episcopal Church of Woodfeld, Md.
January 9th, 1886.
Whereas:-Emory C. Woodfield, a
faithful member of this Board, was
suddenly taken from our ranks by
an untimely death; and
Whereas:-he was an active work
er and useful member of the Church,
holding the position of Exhorter, and
magnifying his Office by abundant and
effective services; and
Whereas:-through the ministry of
sacred song and the practice of daily
intercession he was constantly extend
ing the range of his contribution TO
human welfare; and
Whereas:-he was interested in civ
ic righteousness, and though of a
modest, retiring disposition, his sensi-
BILE suggestions in several instances
were adopted and are still productive
of good; and
Whereas:-his decease leaves a
wife bereft of devoted husband. and
three children-the youngest a little
more than one year of age-of a fond
father; therefore be it
Resolved:-that while we grieye we
do not question the wisdom, or doubt
the love, of our heavenly Father.
Though we cannot fathom the mys-
terry of His divine dealings, we bow
in submission to His will and wait in
patience till He shall be pleased to
reveal more clearly His purpose. Be
it further
Resolved;-that we record our high
appreciation of his talents and the un-
selfish use to which he dedicated
them. We miss his counsel and en-
enlargement, but will endeavor to
carry on, profting by practicing such
of his precepts as we remember aided
by the everything influence of his
gentle spirit.
Resolved further:-that we extend
our sympathy to the family and as
sure them of our prayers in their be-
half and our purpose to stand by if
there be need.
Resolved:-that a copy of these
resolutions be entered upon the
records of this Board, copy sent to
the family, and copy to each of our
County papers for publication.
Roland Ward, President,
Irene Ifert, Secretary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
The Letter Box
Facts For The MOtorist
From A High Authority
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir: II
One ounce Of whisky in the human
system may cause an accident on the
highway, traffic experts at the TWEEN.
ty-third annual conference of Nation.
al Safety Council were told by DIR. H
A. Heise of Columbia Hospital, Mil.
waukee. His address was reported in
the New York Tribune of Oct. 2
1884. A man who attended the coun.
ell said that DR.. Heise's address al.
though entirely different from any
other given, was received with tire.
mendous applause.
The Doctor presented facts that
challenged the respect of hard-headed
police officers and keen experts on the
traffic problem.
Experiments have been performed
on volunteer drivers under DIR. Heise's
personal direction that led to his con-
clusion that some men could not drink
even one ounce of whisky and keep
their driving faculties in working
order. From five to eight ounces def
nitely impairs the average drivers
skill and makes him menace on the
high way, declared the Doctor. While
the volunteed drivers might perform
the routine acts of driving fairly well,
they were measurably slow or cratic
in applying the brakes, showed poor
judgment in avoiding obstacles in the
road, and were particularly clumsy
in backing the car.
"Most of them were blissfully un-
conscious of driving dangerously"
A survey of 119 automobile acct
dents involving injury or death to PIG
persons revealed that about 60 per
cent of the accidents and rs per cent
of the people injured or killed were in
the "alcohol accidents" DR.. Heise
said. He explained that "Alcohol Ac-
cidents" were defined as those in
which a responsible individual had
more than .02 per cent alcohol in
body fluid an amount (which has
been shown to cause psychological in
feriority and not necessarily drunk
eness."
The driver who is drunk is not the
real high way menace, but the driver
who appears to the casual observer to
be normal, and who has definitely
impaired his faculties by drinking a
small amount Of liquor.
Jamestown Subscriber.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Farm Bureau Will
Appeal For Sound
Business Measures
State Income And Inheritance
Taxes To Be Asked OF
State Legislature

"Sound and progressive business
practice" will constitute the basis of
the Farm Bureaus appeal for state
income tax and improved inheritance
tax legislation before the Maryland
assembly at Annapolis next month, C,
E. Wise, Jr., secretary of the Mary
land Farm Bureau Federation, said
this week.
Confronted with so immediate a
necessity of securing additional pub
lie revenue, the farm organizations, y
Mr.. Wise said, "can see TO valid
reason why so progressive common
wealth as Maryland should lag be-
hind its neighbors in tax legislation. "
A recent report covering study of
the Maryland tax field by the Grange
and the Farm Bureau, estimated the
annual yield from state income tax
at from $1,287,727 to $4,351 1922, de-
pending upon the rates imposed and
whether dividends from corporations
are included.
"a survey of the taxes imposed on
inheritances," Mr.. Wise said, "shows
that the inheritance tax as row adj
ministered in Maryland, is very
small compared with other states
particularly when compared with near
by states. The proposal of the farm
organizations" he explained, "is to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Girl Scouts Organized
At Rockville High School

A troop of girl scouts is now in
process of organization at the Mont
gomery County High School at Rock
vile. The troop leader is Mrs. Mar
garetta Moore Vogt of the local high
school faculty who is taking special
courses for the position.
A girl scout council, consisting of
Mrs. E. W. Broome, Chairman, Mrs.
George Wilson, Mrs. John Henderson,
Mrs. Raymond Karge, Mrs. Donald
DeLashmutt, and Mrs. Harry Morgan,
is sponsoring the local movement.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Wheat Production
Figures Released
By County Agent
o. w. Anderson Points Out I'M
pOrtant Items For A. A. A.
Program In 1884

1t will be of interest to those
farmers who are members Of the Mont
gomery County Wheat Production
Control Association to see the figures
relative to the cost of administering
the program in Montgomery County
during the year July l, 1888 to June
Both, 1884, which are as follows:
Income from Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration, based on ex-
pense statement rendered:
From July 1, 1888 to June
80, 1884 ........ 81, 767. O2
Pre- diem of Community Com
mittee, Field Work ....$ 1929
Pre- diem of Community Com
mittee Meetings ...$ 5000
Per diem Directors, Board
Meetings .s...$ $3.50
Per diem Allotment com
mittee ...$ HATS
Per diem Treasurer $ 60.75
Per deim Supervisors & CON-
pliance reports ..... $1,005.75
Per diem Extra clerical work S 9.25
Per diem Hall rents $ 500
Stationary supplies not furn-
ished by Dept. of Agr IS 14.O5
Check Taxes ..............$ IA
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Is Woman Destined
To Rule The World !?

If the shades of Mrs. Panl1hurst
were to survey the globe today, she
would find feminism far advanced
beyond her widest dreams. The fair
sex is on it's wayl The story of
what women have accomplished in
the international scene during recent
years, is told in an article which
will appear in the Magazine Section
of The Washington Star next Sum
day, February 8.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31

have the inheritance tax-rate in
creased and graduated, and to have
its provisions include direct, as well
as indirect, heirs. In other words, our
efforts are based on recognition of
the fact that this tax is not being
utilized to its fullest extent in Mary
land, and that great deal IF proper
ty which escapes taxation during the
life of the owner, also escapes the
state inheritance tax"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
$1,767.O2

4
o. w. Anderson, County Agent
says:
At the beginning of the year, thu
Board of Directors, one member o.
which represented each of the ten sub
divisions of the county was required
to prepare budget to be submitted
to the Agricultural Adjustment AID
ministratione for its approval. The
amount thus approved was TO be de.
Quoted from the total Wheat Allot.
ment payments to farmers in pro,
portion to the bushel allotted to them
by the Association. The Agricultural
Adjustment Administration then for
warded checks to the treasurer of
our Association in accordance with
bills which had been approved by the
officers of the Association.
"The budget for Montgomery Coun-
ty was set up on basis of one cent
per bushel. The farmer thereby re-
ceiving 28c of the zoe adjustment
payments. On this basis, $2,923.2O
was reserved for administrative ex-
penses. From the foregoing, it will be
seen that of this amount only 81, 767.-
.02 was expended, leaving an unex-
pended balance of $1,156.1S, which
will be returned to farmers in future
payments.
"The question, no doubt, arises why
so much more than necessary was re-
served for expenses in the beginning.
The answer is,-this entire program
was a new one and many forms Of
expense could not be definitely de-
termined. The largest item of ex-
pense was that Of measuring acreage,
and at the time the budget was pre-
pared, the regulations concerning
such measurement had not been de-
termined."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Mrs. Mary Lowe

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A.
Lowe, widow Of James W. Lowe, were
held yesterday. Burial was at barnes
town.
Mrs. Lowe died at the home of her
sister, Mrs. John Carter, Derwood,
following long illness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Ohio a. Sheer St.,.

From 1850 TO 1870 Ohio ranked FIRST
IN the nation In sheep production,
reaching it, high point in 1867, with
the enormous number Of more than
100000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31

The hearts Of trees in the Rocky
mountain national park region Of Colo
RADIO are nearer the west or southwest
rather than the center. probably due
to the force Of the westerly wind.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31

Although the fox IL cunning and
suspicious Of other jewellers in the
wilds, he il quick to discover those be
can trust
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Annual Report OF Rockville
Fire Department For 1884

The following is the annual report of the Rockville
Volunteer Fire Department for 1884, submitted by the
treasurer, Marbery Gates
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31

Brides are crowned with q garland
q NORWOOD By peasants In Russia 10
denote tie trials and bitterness II mar
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-28
TOUGH ON OIL IMPORTERS

press the up the cudgel against the
activity of the standard oil foreign oil fields result
Of the Ethiopian situation which recently to light
The Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger declared that Stan
dsd Oil Cpened prospect that Americans at distant date
might have shoulder rifles make Ethiopian concession
safe for American exploitation"
The Philadelphia Record demands know: 'Why should any
oil be anxious tinker with Ethiopia the Of
wahen the oil industry is in such chaos that all Of
troll laws price fixing schemes etc. have been edf Particularly
when the oil supply Of the United States has just been estimated
sufficient for at least another 100 yearsi Sheer venayi Not
all It the fruit Of habit the OutcrOppng Of the power OBJ
session which bets all Big Business But days Of piracy
the Of foreign trade and foreign nvestmenare nearly
@ver
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-28

enough royalties so that we made
at least one good royalty avail
able to every member of the or
ganization.
These royalties were purchased
ON the basis of speculation
ahead of the drill" Accordingly
they were purchased at fraction
of what they are worth today, fol-
lowing the completion of the Hall
we'll which looks like one of the
best wells in the north area of the
field. It lis variously estimated
from 100 to 200 barrels per day,
with every probability that it will
be AT LEAST a $50 barrel well,
if our report on Thursday is ac-
curate. .,
1t is one thing to buy royalty
that makes a PROFIT. It is an
other thing to ''be there" when the
drill arrives. We recall the days
when Hall royalty was available
at $1W an acre point-with no
takers. The reason there were no
takers was the fact that the Hall
was miles from production.
We remember when the Texas
company's discovery well was COM
pIeted EIGHT MILES south of
production. There were few people
who were BRAVE enough to in
vest their money in royalties BE-
TWEEN the Texaco well and the
field. We reasoned out that this
Texaco well was on the same
shoreline as the main Cut Bank
field. Accordingly, we stepped in
and bought royalties on thousands
of acres between the two, all of
which land is today proven as OIL
LAND, worth tremendous for
tunes.
It does not take many lessons
of this kind to teach us how to
make fortunes in the oil business.
The man who insists on a "sure
thing" is more frequently disap-
pointed than the man who will
step in the vanguard and accept
the odds to win or lose.
We must confess that there
MUST be some limits to Cut
Bank oil field, although they have
not been definitely established,
north, south, east or west. How
ever, each new extension means
a fortune to SOMEONE. That
someone" is of necessity the per-
son who owns royalty in the new
area, purchased at low prices
ahead of the drill.
The present trend is WEST
WARD. Operators have discover
ed that there is no known bar to
westward extension of the field,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-28

Routine drilling and completion
of new wells in Cut Bank field
mean PROFIT to the owners of
the leases and of the landowners
share of the oil, but when there is
an extension such as the compile
ton of the Montana Power-Hall
well, north of present producing
area-such extensions mean FOR
TUNES.
Members of this organization
and other successful royalty in
vestors have made their fortunes
as a result of buying royalties
AHEAD OF THE DRILL.
THAT is the reason that an ex-
tension to the field means FOR
TUNES to royalty investors who
have nerve enough to back up
their judgment with a small
amount of money.
The completion of the Hall we'll
means the proving up OF consider
able wildcat" royalties which we
purchased in times past, AHEAD
OF THE DRILL. We paid
wildcat" prices but at the time
we bought them, we were quite
confident that we knew that we
were likely buying OIL LAND.
This is the manner it came about:
We decided that there is y
north extension to the present pro-
ducing area of Kevin-Sunburst
field, swinging northeastward to
couple up the Jacobson we'll on
North Cut Bank, drilled two years
ago by Zip" O'Neil. We made
a careful study Of the district and
every active member of this or
ganization participated in the
council" to determine the prob
bable trend of the beach in which
the Cut Bank oil pool is trapped.
Out of the ideas of many we Sc
cured a composite, or rather Sc
veral composites. We then stepped
out and bought royalties in com
pliance with the various ideas.
Some thought the beach swings
on to the northwest, as indicated
by the general trend of the field
from northwest to southeast.
Others thought that it swings sud-
denly northeastward - EAST of
the Hall we'll. Others concluded
that it continues on NORTH
WARD, rather than either north
east or northwest, THEREAF-
TER swinging eastward. There
are definite facts which support
each theory. We have in our or
ganization some people whose I'M
Outstanding of this field is sur
prisingly thorough. We were as
tonished by many of the sketches
we received. Added together, this
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-28

Fortune Days Are Here Again

following the spectacular success
of the Tweedy well in the south
west corner. It was the Tweedy
well which caused operators to pay
as high as 500 an acre bonus for
Indian lands in a district which
six month ago was CONDEMNED" "
Now, none knows the potentialities
of the area to the west. With
thicker sands, closer proximity to
hydrostatic pressure and faultfng,
despite the possibilities of silted,
hard sands and possible lack of
porosity, the west area of Cut
Bank may yet be the part that
will write the REAL history of
this field. Undeniably, the coming
year win see the greatest activity
in the WEST area, in view of the
requirements of the leases pur-
chased at the recent sale.
In this auction of Indian oil
lands Wednesday, TWENTY
FOUR tracts were sold. Each
tract must be drilled within MIN
TY DAYS of the issuance of the
lease by the government. There
after a second well must be drilled,
before each lease is validated. This
means an early spring campaign
of TWENTY FOUR WELLS
and a drilling campaign of FOR
TY EIGHT wells during the year
1886. This, with the tremendous
possibilities of the Montana Head
hght-Allison well, now drilling
west of present production, and
other active and projected dew
elopment on the Blackfeet Indian
reservation points the way WEST
WARD for 1886.
Unfortunately for us, there
are but few tracts within the res
ervation on which royalties can
be purchased. No royalties can
be purchased on tribal lands, which
constitute the largest part of the
acreage. Many of the patented
farms, owned by the Indians, have
very doubtful title, from the white
mans viewpoint. 1t is therefore
difficult for us to get many roy
aIties ahead of the drill in this
"land of promise" where we know
that drilling will concentrate next
year. However, this is an example
of the situations which have crea-
ted the FORTUNES-the 100 to
! winnings-of Cut Bank oil field.
We have won on the south ex-
tension and now on the north ex-
tension. We turn to the WEST
extension. Any who wish to join
us may receive quotations on ac-
tive royalty properties in that dis
trict by requesting them.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-28
aNTPERs ARRESTED

Operation OF a gold recovery
machine on Clark's Fork river
brought arrest for James Windsor
and Elgin Allen. placer miners, near
Elgin, Mont Mrs. Eunice Walter
owner of the lease, filed the COM
plant, charging malicious damage
Of property.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-28

Don't whip aim, man-talk 70
him"
Driver (to horse. by way Of op-
ening the conversational" comes
from N'AwIeana. Where does you
all come from7~
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-28
ARGUES FOR FEDERAL CONTROL

Independent producers California who opposed the
Of federal oil control bill the last session congress the
boys who paying the bill" today Russell Brown Of
the Independent Petroleum Association of America recently
issued statement Millions Of dollars the purchasers Of
oil who buying for half price he and the independent
producers without weapon Of defense and must pay the
blu insists that the price Pennsylvania and Cali
might avoided had adequate federal control been
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-28

''Shs says she thinks she can
learn to love me"
Well that sounds encouraging
and stiil you don't look happy"
mo: took her out last night
and the first lesson cost me my
whole weeks wages"