The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1918, Page 8

‘PAGE.B> MONTANA LIFE ENDS BANNER YEAR IN PRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS Big Western Insurance Company Puts More Than Seven Millions on Its Books During Twel ve Months Last Past— North Dakota Did Its Bit North Dakota contributed liberally to making the twelve months last past a banner year for the Montana Lite Insurance Co. in the productién of new business. During that period there were written by the company in the several states it covers new poli- cles aggregating more than seven mil- long in volume—gn increase of more than a million ovef the former record year of 1916. 8. D. Cook, state agent for the Mon- tana Life, is an executive of wide ex- perience in the insurance field. His ambition has been to build a business that will remain on the books of the company. “One satisfied policy-hold- er,” says Mr. Cook, “is worth more to the company than 100 slackers.” The handsomely equipped state of- fices of the Montana Life, in the Dahl building on Main street are a nerve center from which Manager Cook’s energies radiate to every section of North Dakota, through the medium of an experienced and ambitious sales force. BE. C. Heckenliable, who has a large following among the farmers, is one of the captains of field forces who has proven his ability as a business-getter. J. A. Hillmer, whose hobby is “closing prospects,” #3 another valuable man to the Montana Life in North Dakota, and Prof. C. L. Vigness, who spent 12 years in the schools of Burleigh coun- ty, has proven so successful in his new field that after April 1 he will be in charge of a district office. The company is thoroughly estab- lished, with a loyal corps of local agents, serving every community in the state, and Mr. Cook looks forward to an even Ereatel degree of success in 1918. One year ago the Montana Life closed its books for the year with a production, in round figures, of six millions of issued business. At) the agency meeting which followed. Harry Cunningham, general mana- ger, said to his boys who constitute the agency force, “This year we'll make it seven miliions.” And they did. They adopted the slogan, “Seven millions of issued business for 1917.” They went after it and they got it. The 1917 state- ment shows a total of new issued, paid-for business for the year amount- ing to $7,011,515.00. The ‘Montana Life wrote last year the largest amount of insurance ever written by any insurance company in Montana, and exceeded the combined production of three of the largest companies do- ing business in this state. At the same time they brought the total insurance in force up to $20,598,402.00, increas- ed their assets to $1,925,369.94 and the surplus as to policyholders to $643,250.60. A. C. Johnson, president of the com- pany, is also vice president of the American Nationa? Bank of Helena, a financial institution of long stand- ing in which he gained the enviable reputation which he enjoys among financial authorities. He has given the same unselfish devotion to the Mon- tana Life that he has for many years given to his bank. Mr. Johnson is well known through- out North Dakota generally, and espe- cially in Bismarck, where he has many warm personal friends. | FRAZIER ON HONORARY BOARD OF STATE GOVERNORS OF THE U. S. JUNIO New York, Feb.. 4.—Governor Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota has accept- | ed appointment to a place on the hon- orary board of state governors of the United States Junior Naval Reserve, an organization engaged in training American boys for sea service with national headquarters at 18 West 58th street, New York city. This board which is made up of a number of the chief executives of selected states of the union will assist the reserve in an advisory capacity, particularly in the present work of extending its post and camp training system to every section of the country. In the two years of its existence the United States Junior Naval Re- serve has enrolled some 8,000 boys in its various posts and camps and today more than 35 of its graduates are in active service aboard American ships. Its.training work is carried on through local posts where boys of from 10 to 14 years of age are given their first incentive toward and training for sea service and waterside schoo] camps R NAVAL RESERVE where boys from 14 to 18 are given intensive courses in military drill, seamanship, navigation and academic schooling the equivalent of a high school course. These courses are de- signed to fit the boy for useful and | active service in either the navy or merchant marine. The work given ranges from a short two months’ in- tensive course of work to the full three | years course which prepares the ca* | det to become a third officer in the} | merchant marine. In the past two years the Junior Naval Reserye has established and} conducted three permanent waterside | schools; Camp Dewey on the Thames | River near New London, Conn.; Camp John Paul Jones at Corpus Christi, ™oxas. and. Camn Josephus Daniels at West Paul Beach, Florida. The work| is primaruy designed for boys who do | not have means to fit themselves for | definite careers in life although a few scholarships are kept available at the | various camps for pay pupils who wish | {9 have the advantages of the train- ing.. TWIN DAUGHTERS OF GOVERNOR MAKE HOLY RITE EXECUTIVE Every time that Governor Frazier or the janitor, or such other person as may have occasion to stoke the guber- natorial furnace in the North Dakota executive mansion seizes the trusty coal shovel which has played its share in'making it hot for a number of Flickertail chief executives he is con- fronted with the objuration: “SAVE THAT SHOVELFUL OF COAL FOR UNCLE SAM.” Governor Frazier’s shovel was one of the first in all the state to be tag- ged on “Tag Your Shovel Day.” His little twin daughters, Unie and Versie, eighth grade students in the Bismarck junior high school, saw to that. Bright and early on “Tag Your Shovel Day” they descended to the furnace room of the executive mansion and there firm- ly-and with due formality attached to the executive shovel its tag, one of 80,000 which now are daily doing their bit in North Dakota to save coal and win the war. «President A. W. Lucas of the Bis- marck city commission found a tag on his shovel on “Tag Your Shovel Day.” OF TAGGING THE MANSION’'S. SHOVEL not state. Mrs. Lucas is equally mys- tified. Perhaps there is a young hope- ful in the Lucas home who knows something about this mystery. Again, it is entirely possible that a neighbor boy, coveting this honor, did a little independent reconnoitering. The tag that decorates the coal shovel in the home of Col. C. B. Lit- tle, president of the First National bank, was affixed by Master Marion Folsom, son of L. L. Folsom, well known Bismarck jeweler. All over the city the game of “tag” is being played by enthusiastic boys and girls. Their own shovels have held their, first regard, and their next interest has been in shovels in homes of neigh- bors who are not fortunate enough to: have boys and girls of their own. A’ complete census has been made of these homes which have no children | in school, and every household in the capital city before the campaign is ended will have been tagged. A simi- lar movement is underway through- ! out the state, where 200,000 school | children have enlisted in the service | of Uncle Sam, to “save and win the war.” How-it got there, the president can- LEHMANN OUT ON BOND; 10 APPEAL 20-YEAR VERDICT Slayer of Adolph Wetzstein Fur- nished Bail in Sum of $20,000 Dickinson, N. D., “sv. 4—Adolph Lehman, wealthy rancher of ‘Richard- ton, charged with the murder of Math- ias Wetzstein last May,-found guilty of murder in the second degree before ‘Judge Nuessle at Beach and given a sentence of twenty years in state prison, is at liberty on a $20,000 bond, pending the filing of an appeal, | The case went to the jury at 5;30) 4. and @ verdict was brought in at 11:30 “the’same evening. The first ballot stood 11 to 1 for conviction of first degree but the lone juryman refused to swing over and the final verdict as given was the result. ~ The oe ‘was stubbornly fought from very beginning, both sides showing, ‘grilllancy ‘in conduct. More than fifty witnesses were called, many of character witnesses sored ex- from examination. by | a7 torney Burgeson, T. D. “G, L. Wadron; the defense| 34- y capable keeping of L. A. Ben Rigler. ceeding. This is the first instance of a murder trial in this county being won by the state. | were: George Oech, foreman; Har- old. Holthe, W. D, Bundren, E, J. Wright, Dominick Kukowski, ‘Herman Wojohn, R. O. Tangen, M. K. Bowen and Bert Brown. Proverb. Dryden. ‘The full list of Dr. Humphreys’ Remedies for internal and external use, meets the necds of families for nearly every ailment from Infancy to old age—descrived in Dr. Humphreys’ Manuai mailed free. PARTIAL LIST FOR +1. Fevers, Congestion. Inflammations imiehonns Worm Fever alte. rying, Wakefulness of Infants of Children and aduits z Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis 8. Toothache, Faceache, Neuralgia in Beadache, Sick Headache. Vertigo ip ege tase nec ap ae Weak Stomach is Croup, Hoarse Cough, Laryngitis << Ecseme, Eruptions. S. Rheumatism, Lumbago ie Fever and Adue, Malaria a aoe Blind, Bleeding. Internal External \@. Caterch, Infinenzs, Cold in Head 21, fora raepebberpoesel Difficult Breathing the Kidueya Nearly every man on the jury fol-' lows the occupation of farming. -They, Frank! Schrom, John L. Denton, S. R. Morris, | Whatever is, is in its causes just— HUMPHREYS’ | EDITOR CONNOLLY OF HETTINGER CO. HERALD IS DEAD | | One of Slope’s Best Known News- paper Men, Passes Away in the West WAS ON WAY TO COAST, HOPING TO FIND HEALTH Dickinson, N. D., Feb. 4.—John M. Connolly, editor and owner of the Hettinger County Herald at New England, died suddenly Feb- ruary 2, at Ogden, Utah.. He had been in poor health for two months and was en route to Los Angeles in company with C. C. Mead, Mr, Connolly was one of the best writers in the Slope country. His career as a newspaper man com- menced in his native town, Randolph, Vt., where he was engaged as corres- pondent for the Boston dailies prior to coming to Dickinson thirteen years ago to take the position of city editor on The Press, a place that he filled most acceptably for three years, He then joined his brother, Martin J. Connolly, in the purchase and publi- cation of the Herald at New England. Later Martin Connolly ,a former mem- ber of the state pardon board, took over the Slope County News and mov- ed to Amidan, However, the brothers were equal partners in both the New England and Amidon papers, and just recently had installed at the former | tion of Lebmann marks a bin tar county court pro-| @ Insurance plage one’ o fices. from Washington ‘: ¥ Atiounges the opening of his office: in the CITY NATIONAL BANK BLDG. Bismarck, N. D. February Fifteenth Nineteen hundted and eighteen GENCO-LIGHT The Ideal Electric Light and Power Plant brings to the Coun- try Home the comfort of city life. f ‘A wonderful labor-saver on ‘the farm.” Investigate and see it. GEN.GAS ELECTRIC PLANT CO., Inc. tae Po : latest model lino-| first of the year to assist in the Her- type machines to do work for both of-| ald office. She is a capable writer as A sister, Miss Mary Connolly, | well as operator, and will take up the G,j arrived the}owork where her late brother left off. DENTAL. ‘SURGEON _—_—_—_ SOM ae cia” we went over the top: ness in the state. A. C. JOHNSON, President. - (Vice President American National Beak, Helena) Issued in 191 Paid for: basis Insurance in force Dec. 31, 1917 Admitted Assets - Capital, fully Net surplus Surplus as to Policyholders $643,250.60 Securities Deposited With State of Montana $1,083,391.C0 Required by Law . John Connolly was 37 years of age| live east. Thomas Connolly, rother and is. survived by his father and| from Bkalaka, Mont., is accompanying mother at Randolph, Vt., as well as|the remains to the old home in the brothers and sisters, several of whom j cast. “The Man Without A Country” Auditorium FEBRUA'Y oth @By Freshman Class, Bismarck High School. Direction Ms Hinkley. @Spectacular Dramatization; iets atriotic. Entire Net Proceeds to Be Given to the Local RED CROSS —. Reserved seats on sale now at Knowles Jewelry Store Better Hurry! : -$ 7,011,585. - 20, 598, 402 paid - yp addition to legal reserve oH. 'S. D. COOK, General Age Bismarck, Dock Dakota 31,925,369.94 $250,000.00 393,250.60 One year ago the MONTANA LIFE adopted the slo gan “$7,000,000.00 Issued Business for 1917.” Thanks to the continued confidence and/loyalty of those who believe in the development and upbuilding of the institu- tions of the great northwestern empire and the splendid efforts of our agents who “‘carried the message to Gar- ith:our SEVEN MILLIONS. The issued business in Montana, the home state, largely: exceeds that of any other company; in fact the total issued business in Montana is greater than the combined production of three of the largest companies doing busi- | Montana Life Insurancess Co. "HELENA, MONTANA Se ivi R. ‘CUNNINGHAM, General Manager Ry (Former Insurance Commissioner of Montana) Ri