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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
7
Ledger shows assets of 2 078 710 67 dollars and total income of 1 820 579 76 with premiums receipts 1 669 520 00 and interest rents 30 615 50. Disbursements include losses 156 2 114 401 11 and agency expenses 114 401 11. Commissioner certifies company authorized to operate tornado marine and inland insurance in South Dakota on March 1 1916.
A financial summary covering the year ending December 31 1916 presents revenue, expenses and net results. The report highlights key income streams and cost centers, including operating activities and administrative overhead.
South Dakota Commissioner certifies North River Insurance Company of New York is fully empowered to transact fire, tornado, marine and inland insurance in the state until February 28, 1917. The sworn statement shows assets and liabilities as of December 1, 1915, with capital of 500,000 and surplus around 1.5 million. NRIU reports premiums, losses, and assets including mortgage loans and bonds.
The Northwestern Fire and Marine Insurance Co of Minnesota files sworn year end 1914 figures. It shows capital 400000, ledger assets about 1.914 million, gross premiums around 1.86 million, net income 400.7 thousand, and losses paid 90.28 thousand. South Dakota business notes risks written 34.314 million and losses 72.485 thousand. Commissioner O Brien certifies authority to operate in the state until February 1917.
The North American Accident Insurance Co of Illinois filed a sworn statement for the year ending December 31, 1915. It shows assets of 1,872,990.92 and total admitted assets 3 etc. It lists capital stock 200,000.00, liabilities including unpaid claims 164,770.38 and unearned premiums 181,060.07. The report includes premiums received 3635 losses paid 2460.63 and expenses incurred 8,384.45 with authority to transact accident and health business in South Dakota until February 28, 1917.
A Washington man shapes a bust of President Wilson while Mr. Hughes organizes a broader group to pursue the same goal.
A snippet from the New York Morning Telegraph hints at a re arrangement of consonants along the Galician front as towns are captured. It reflects a wartime linguistic note rather than a full event report.
Charles Bartlett of Sioux Falls and John Woodring of Prairie Center township, longtime Illinois infantry veterans, met again after 54 years apart and decades of presumed deaths. W. W. Waddell of Watertown arranged the reunion by bringing Bartlett to Woodring’s Doland area home, surprising both men.
South Dakota officials expect 40 tractor manufacturers to join a large plowing show during the September 11 to 15 event in Huron. About 60 percent of 94 firms will exhibit, with 40 acres of space and a 130 acre plowing field, housing an exhibit worth nearly three quarters of a million dollars. Secretary C N Mellvaine cites the heart of the agricultural belt and projects around 125000 attendees.
The Great Northern Railroad buys the South Dakota Central from GC Alman at a June receiver’s sale in Sioux Falls. The line 103 miles from Sioux Falls to Watertown will be renamed Watertown and Sioux Falls Railway with $1.5 million capital. Kalman remains president. Stebbins may head operations after June 30. Transfer requires substantial revenue stamps and county filings.
The piece contrasts a watchful waiter with a dumb waiter, exploring implications for American service and efficiency. It analyzes how automation and supervision shape daily work, highlighting tensions between human oversight and mechanical speed.
The fourth regiment trains in Redfield with many recruits from bulgarians Lodino and Pondoff join Friday Donald Kerrey from Flint enlists Glenn Wightman returns as cook. Five men disqualified for disabilities or parental objections. The unit prepares for U S Army physical exams and possible service in Mexico.
Ernest Thompson, a 1912 Wesleyan graduate, is in camp as a private in Company of Brook NES, facing barriers to U S army service.
Jamp Tasman South Dakota reports warm weather caused discomfort among the Guardsmen, especially third battalion after typhus inoculations. Dress parade planned Sunday at 4 PM for visiting thousands. Recruiting resumes with possible officer reassignment and depot battalion plans delayed pending orders. Minnesota and South Dakota units report muster rolls, transportation upgrades, and Fourth of July celebrations with prizes.
William Boswell a former Company F recruit from Adrian Missouri was arrested at 2 20 pm and to be brought before Judge W M Herbert on a charge of stealing a suit of clothes from a militia member. Boswell enlisted before the unit left for Field and returned to Mitchell after leaving town.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times notes reports that Japanese warships are seen near the Mexican coast. Aided by wartime sentiment, readers are urged to follow further dispatches for confirmation.
Camp Hagman reports the Fourth Regiment National Guard units mustered into federal service as war looms after Carranza declares war. Sixty five men of Company I sign enlistment for six years, with promotions and examinations noted. Soldiers receive candy from Wesleyan girls. preparations for border service continue amid rumors of major promotions.
A fragment notes anxious boys in Ichahi eager to reach a eunuch, with mention of a border context. The text lacks full details, but highlights an urgent, unsettled scene near a border area. Entities include Ichahi and eunuch, with unspecified authorities or dates.
Governor Byrne and General Morris approve raising a new regiment named the Fifth South Dakota Infantry with General C. H. Englesby as colonel and Captain Arthur J. Fuller as lieutenant colonel. The plan mirrors 1900s reorganization under a new army bill to bolster guard strength and veterans may join from the Spanish War.
An event in Oacoma attracts 150 to 200 leading men as Judge John G. Bartine Republican nominee for Congress in the Third District is toasted by friends from Lyman and neighboring counties. Democrats join Republicans in predicting his November victory and pledge support as fall campaign organizers begin.
Li Yuan Hung announces a compromise cabinet with Tuan Chi Jui leading the war portfolio and premiership while Tang Shao Yi takes charge of foreign affairs. Tang previously served as premier under Yuan Shikai.
London reports a broad Entente drive starting across the front from Ypres to the Somme river. The German line faces heavy pressure and a potential shift of forces toward Verdun as Italian actions add to the offensive.
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